I still exist! (more surprising than it sounds)

Also, after speading an hour doing the office-treasure-hunt of who-is-in-it's-a-Friday-afternoon-so-no-one, I have discovered that I only have one exam next week, not two. So, um, that's slightly better? It's on Monday, though ( Read more... )

It's been a pretty warm winter, all things considered. My bedroom still doesn't have 'proper' double glazing, however, and since I came in this evening I've been in my bedroom (by myself, as Alex has exams) with my legs jammed as far between the bed and the radiator as possible, with duvet on top. The bits of leg not in contact with the radiator ( Read more... )

At least, after I'd shaken off the two-hour nap I had this afternoon once I started getting feverish and emerged from under a duvet on Alex's sofa I decided to try going to the pub to meet everyone, and if I didn't feel like it by the time we got near my house, I could go there instead and lie back down. I think the glandular fever may be hitting. ( Read more... )

This is/was an epic thunderstorm. Blocks of hail so big that they bounced stones off of my neighbour's roofs. The cul-de-sac is flooded. Forked lightning and very loud thunder ( Read more... )

This chronic illness cat, so much

I am so glad for the rain last night, and really really hope that it doesn't heat up again later. I might even be able to have some tea this morning...

Writing this downtime is bringing back awesome memories of reading the Song of the Lioness and the Protector of the Small quartets. Especially the Protector of the Small, because I think Keladry did a similar downtime at one point ( Read more... )

• Being able to wash and dry a full set of bedding all at once on the washing line. (Standard proceedure for not-sunny weather is to wash the sheet OR the duvet cover and hang it over the top of the rack, and then the next week wash the other one. Pillow cases go in with clothes.)
• Socks, sandals, and sunhats
• Not having to cover every single inch of ( Read more... )

There has been much snow shovelling over the last couple of days. Also, after too-many days of shopping not occurring because we only had one car unburied and Steve's mum was at work, there is now curry in the house. Finally. How have I managed to live without curry?

Not sure when I'm going to be able to get back to York - it hasn't stopped snowing since about seven o'clock in the evening on New Year's Eve and we're under nearly a foot of snow - so no driving to the train station until the roads have been cleared. That'll probably start happening on Monday, but I don't know how bad it'll get before that. Steve' ( Read more... )

I dunno what it's like anywhere else, but here in Consett it's snowing quite heavily. Not only is Steve's sister currently at work and so hopefully not having to drive in the worst of it (trying not to think about it, hope she's okay), but I'm supposed to be getting a train from Durham to Tiverton Parkway tomorrow ( Read more... )