In which I resolve to work on my work/life balance.
You know, just when I think I'm really doing well with this whole posting frequently lark, I go and ruin it. Every time I agree to work more than 10 days in a stretch, I get to the end and think "God, I'm not doing that again". Will some please remind me of this when the beginning of November rolls around and the begging phone calls start rolling in? A day off is finally upon me, and about bloody time as I'm fairly sure a bomb hasn't hit my poor little flat, but it certainly looks like it. I am officially calling this A Problem For Tomorrow.
Not only have I been neglecting my lovely f-list, friends, and housework, my poor hammies were in dire need of more than five minute rushed cuddles. So I've spent the evening pampering them, and I currently see eight very happy little faces. Langly is running on her wheel, Byers is snoozing with her head sticking out of her nest, and Grumpy Max, who is secretly becoming quite a cuddler in his old age (but don't tell anyone, you'll ruin his street cred) is sat in his sand bath. Maggie is munching, Albi has gone back to bed (What?! He was awake for a WHOLE HOUR today! What more do you expect of him, honestly?) and Charlie is having a wash in his tube. Quite frankly, I'd have thought washing in an open space would be easier than twisting yourself round in a cramped tube, but Charlie has decided that this is where he washes, and that is that. Frohike is monkey-baring from the ceiling of her cage in one of her 5 minute DO ALL THE THINGS frenzies that occur at least once a day. I must try and catch this on video at some point because it's the funniest thing. It's like she designs herself a little obstacle course and then just GOES. And finally, little Cas is peeking out of his cage at me watching what I'm doing as if to say "I still don't trust you, but you do give me nice things, don't you? Hmmmmm". I'll get him to be friends with me yet, he's a little more confident every day. Thus concludes the news from Hamster Headquarters.
Other things that have been making me happy:
- I finished knitting a hat for one of my little cousins, which was the cutest design but with loads of stitches on tiny needles, and I thought it was going to kill me. However, success is mine, another knitting project in the bag!
- Stephen Fry's Planet Word, which is the most wonderful little series about language and words and my most favouritest thing: Tell Them Stories. If you are in the UK I recommend whole-heartedly you catch up via BBC iPlayer, it's currently all on there. It makes my heart do achy things for uni and literature analysis and all this very clever stuff that I used to know just a very little about, and now I feel slipping away from me. And every so often I think, no, I mustn't lose this love of stories and fandom and knowledge, I must try harder, but time and energy are against me and ack, I don't know. It's lovely lovely lovely anyway, please watch.
- Supernatural, and the Supernatural cast, and all the cons that the Supernatural cast do, and watching all the vids from all the cons that the Supernatural cast do, and um, did I mention Supernatural?
- The prospect of a new Formula One race being added in New Jersey! I'd love to see F1 go back to America, and the idea of helicoptor shots with New York in the background is just breathtaking. yes please!
Finally, have some pictures from the pretty pretty Peak District. This is Longshaw Estate that myself and badforthefish had a womble around in the sunshine not long ago. I like where I live a lot sometimes:
Perfect reflection is perfect:
Jane Eyre esque moorland:
It's a very huggable tree, being hugged by a very huggable Michele! Hurray!
Hot Air Balloon ride at sunset, anyone?
Not only have I been neglecting my lovely f-list, friends, and housework, my poor hammies were in dire need of more than five minute rushed cuddles. So I've spent the evening pampering them, and I currently see eight very happy little faces. Langly is running on her wheel, Byers is snoozing with her head sticking out of her nest, and Grumpy Max, who is secretly becoming quite a cuddler in his old age (but don't tell anyone, you'll ruin his street cred) is sat in his sand bath. Maggie is munching, Albi has gone back to bed (What?! He was awake for a WHOLE HOUR today! What more do you expect of him, honestly?) and Charlie is having a wash in his tube. Quite frankly, I'd have thought washing in an open space would be easier than twisting yourself round in a cramped tube, but Charlie has decided that this is where he washes, and that is that. Frohike is monkey-baring from the ceiling of her cage in one of her 5 minute DO ALL THE THINGS frenzies that occur at least once a day. I must try and catch this on video at some point because it's the funniest thing. It's like she designs herself a little obstacle course and then just GOES. And finally, little Cas is peeking out of his cage at me watching what I'm doing as if to say "I still don't trust you, but you do give me nice things, don't you? Hmmmmm". I'll get him to be friends with me yet, he's a little more confident every day. Thus concludes the news from Hamster Headquarters.
Other things that have been making me happy:
- I finished knitting a hat for one of my little cousins, which was the cutest design but with loads of stitches on tiny needles, and I thought it was going to kill me. However, success is mine, another knitting project in the bag!
- Stephen Fry's Planet Word, which is the most wonderful little series about language and words and my most favouritest thing: Tell Them Stories. If you are in the UK I recommend whole-heartedly you catch up via BBC iPlayer, it's currently all on there. It makes my heart do achy things for uni and literature analysis and all this very clever stuff that I used to know just a very little about, and now I feel slipping away from me. And every so often I think, no, I mustn't lose this love of stories and fandom and knowledge, I must try harder, but time and energy are against me and ack, I don't know. It's lovely lovely lovely anyway, please watch.
- Supernatural, and the Supernatural cast, and all the cons that the Supernatural cast do, and watching all the vids from all the cons that the Supernatural cast do, and um, did I mention Supernatural?
- The prospect of a new Formula One race being added in New Jersey! I'd love to see F1 go back to America, and the idea of helicoptor shots with New York in the background is just breathtaking. yes please!
Finally, have some pictures from the pretty pretty Peak District. This is Longshaw Estate that myself and badforthefish had a womble around in the sunshine not long ago. I like where I live a lot sometimes:
Perfect reflection is perfect:
Jane Eyre esque moorland:
It's a very huggable tree, being hugged by a very huggable Michele! Hurray!
Hot Air Balloon ride at sunset, anyone?
