i currently have one person in my spare room and two on my sofa...sign of a good party? i had fun anyway! the only reason i am still awake is that i thought i may catch my family on skype but looks like they aren't around so i think i may just pass out now...

as usual i may have gotten a little carried away with preparations for my new years eve party...i just finished making pastry for the mini mince pies and mini apple & caramel pies that i will put together tomorrow...the filling is ready, the pastry is chilling! i made millionaires shortbread, and regular shortbread too...i also made marzipan for my ( Read more... )

i was on skype this morning talking to my mum and my niece. charlotte was showing me her wobbly front tooth and it suddenly came out!! i saw my niece lose her first tooth LIVE on skype! lol. she was totally freaked out poor thing, mum and i weren't sure whether the tears were due to the blood or the fact that she dropped the tooth and couldn't see ( Read more... )

yesterday i had my first mammogram. isn't getting older fun? anyway i had been regaled with stories about how horrible the whole experience was, how painful and uncomfortable, so i was completely psyched up for this. it was a total anti-climax. i've worn sports bras that have compressed me more, i've had boyfriends who have squished harder than ( Read more... )

i am an excellent wing man, just hooked up my new, very young neighbours with some girls at the bar...oh yeah!

i love steven soderbergh. just saw a screening of contagion and while it isn't my FAVOURITE of his movies, i did enjoy it, and the q&a session that followed. i recommend seeing it if you want some scary entertainment, cause this is a pretty realistic pandemic disaster movie ( Read more... )

i'm tired this week, too much going out in the evening and not enough sleeping! i am looking forward to an evening of relaxing with a dvd and a glass of wine ( Read more... )

the shuttle to the airport will be here in an hour and a half, i am pretty much packed, things are pretty neat round here, i just need to feed the cat, and myself and decide what i am wearing on the plane and packing in my carry on...
going home!!! so excited!!!

i was just at the supermarket, where two different men tried to pick me up...neither succeeded, though one almost got there, he was too slow though, he followed me to the line, but after i was done paying i left and he missed his chance, shame, seemed like a nice guy, but apparently i am not that interested right now ( Read more... )

so i got my grades back for the final paper that i rushed through, (i wrote it in 2 hours on monday morning so i could go shoe shopping and to the movies in the afternoon!) i got 100%, he called it thoughtful and well reasoned...i just want to see what the OTHER students handed in, cause i know mine was obvious and trite! lol ( Read more... )