I've missed you!
*hugs you all*
So, lj seems to be working properly again! I would have posted yesterday but I was having a day away from my laptop (not really my choice, my Mum's) so I couldn't. (It also meant I couldn't write but I'm trying not to freak out about that too much yet.)
Anyway, it's been a while and I have quite a lot of news so I'll bullet it for you :D
- I go on holiday on Friday! I'll be away for a week without any internet/computer access so don't worry if you don't hear from me - I'm not ignoring you or anything, I just can't get online to talk. I'm really looking forward to the holiday, actually. The area and cottage where we're going both seem really lovely and it'll be nice to just relax, catch up on reading, go for walks and pub meals and visit the awesome book shop that's near the cottage. I'm going to try and get caught up on writing too - I'm going to need to do some leverage bb writing even though I was planning to get it done before I went because I just haven't made as much progress as I wanted to. Yeah, I'm quite worried about that!
- I went to the opticians the other day to get my eyes tested and it turns out I now sometimes need glasses. I only really need to wear them when I'm looking at things from far away so it'll basically just be in lectures at uni. Also, I have "very interesting" eyes. I have small optic nerves (hereditary - from my mum) and I also have some old scar tissue which my old opticians (I've just started at a new place) never noticed. He doesn't think it's anything to worry about so he just needs to check that it hasn't changed next year. My glasses should be ready on Tuesday so I'll try and post a photo.
- I had a bit of an argument on twitter with this girl I sort of know in RL. She was being so judgemental about people and it'd been building up for a while so I unfollowed and then she asked me why. I was really proud of the way I handled it though because I explained (intelligently, I think) the reasons why I'd unfollowed her, even though I still think she doesn't really understand. I feel better now tthat I've done it because every time she would tweet something like that I'd feel really uncomfortable because I knew it was horrible.
- We've been talking about possibly getting a puppy next summer :D It'll be another golden retriever, hopefully one that's actually related in some way to Kizzie. I know it's a while off yet and not even definite but I'm excited! It'll be so awesome to have a puppy around again and for Kizzie to have another dog to play with - it'll help get rid of some of her energy! We always said we wanted to get another one once Kizzie was a couple of years old so it looks like it'll be happening :D
- They're showing all the Harry Potter films on the tv at the moment, one every Saturday so we've been watching them in order which has been cool. Tonight is Azkaban which I haven't watched in ages so I'm looking forward to seeing it tonight. My sister and I were talking about all the different scenes that we would have liked to see in the movies that weren't included. Don't get me wrong, I love the films, I just think seeing some of the scenes we were talking about would be awesome. Some of the ones we mentioned were: the Weasley's going to the Dursleys', Dumbledore visiting Privet Drive, more about the whole Percy storyline, Sirius meeting H,H and R at Hogsmeade...there were more, too :D
- I finished The Two Towers! I'm reading The Return of the King now and then I'm done with the books and can start on the movies.