Thanks very much for the birthday wishes. They've been very much appreciated! I had a nice birthday with my friends in Basel - except they managed to come down with a nasty stomach bug toward the end of my stay ... and I managed to pick up on Wednesday and today. Bleurgh. Feeling a bit woozy and weak - but it's a memorable way to bring in my ( Read more... )

I really love this song by the Killers. There's such poetry and heartfelt sentiment embued in every line.

( The week has been a bit topsy-turvy. )

I'm not inside the hype of Harry Potter fever like a crazy fangirl ... though I can appreciate how exciting/exhilarating/bittersweet it must be for those of you who are; or disappointing, depending on whether you know about the reviews already out there and the other stuff swirling around the internet - but I’ve certainly read, heard and seen a lot ( Read more... )

Thanks for the kind words yesterday - I feel something of an LJ glow infusing my frozen fingers! So much so that I'm posting today - phew! (Or the half hour that's left of it...)

One of my major life tasks at the moment is to get rid of my mountain of stuff. You know you're caught between a rock and a hard place ( ultra warning beginning here: talk about underwear in a totally non-funny/non-sexy way )