I’m already getting a bit sick of this laptop. The screens really dark and I can’t figure out how to lighten it. Its just generally slow. And the screen and resolution is so tiny I’m finding it hard to read things. Hopefully Alex’s mate can get my computer fixed by the end of this week. I’m not going to be online half as much as I usually am because I’m getting frustrated with this laptop. I’ll be on to blog almost daily but that’ll probably be it.
I’m going to my Nana and Grandad’s this afternoon with mum, Amy and Meghan. They have been on a cruise around the Mediterranean for the past month - lucky bastards - and they are back home today. I haven’t actually seen them since January so I really can’t wait to see them. I want to show off my tattoo too, haha. They never react as bad to my tattoo’s as my Dad does. I have orders off my mum to put Meghan in a dress to go and see them so I better had! I’m thinking of wearing a dress today, mainly because my shorts are in the washing pile and its too hot to wear jeans, haha.
Do you know how they do alcohol rehab? Well, they should do smoking rehab. I know the comparison in side-effects is now where near the same but trying to quit smoking is still hard. I just don’t have the willpower at the moment but I am trying my best. If I’ve not quit by the time I’ve come home from the Leeds Festival, I’m definitely stopping. Even if I have to get myself to the doctors to get something to help me with it.
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Well my PC died today. Yes, died. I don’t have a reboot disk though so I can’t do anything about it at the moment. Alex phoned his friend who’s a computer technician and he’s coming to pick it up either Monday or Tuesday. Hopefully he can get it fixed because I’m lost without a computer. Thankfully I have everything important on my external hard drive (photos, music, some software) so I won’t lose that much. I’m currently using Alex’s brother Matt’s old laptop. Its nothing amazing but it keeps me online until I get my computer sorted out. My wonderful sister has given me the offer of buying me a new computer and I can pay her back when I can. I think I may take her up on that offer :).
Anyone know of a diet pill that actually works? Haha, I could do with one right now. I’m trying my best to eat healthy but when shit like this happens (the computer) I head straight for the comfort food. I’m work it out at some point.
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As you can see, I gave in and changed back to the Unsleepable theme. I honestly love it more than any other theme I’ve ever used so it’ll just have to do for now. Sorry for the changes over the past week or so anyway. This one is going to stay for a while.
For the past two mornings, I have changed my morning drink from tea to coffee. I bought a jar of Nescafe Cap Colombie coffee when I went shopping on Wednesday. It is the nicest coffee I have tasted that comes out of a jar. I wasn’t going to buy any because its just over £3 and then I realised that I have no problem going to Starbucks and spending £3 on one drink so why was I hesitating over a whole jar? Its a bit silly really.
Damita is currently in the process of buying a house. I’m so jealous. A couple of months ago, Alex and I started looking into mortgage lenders to see how much we were able to borrow but it wasn’t enough to buy a house that we wanted. House prices are stupidly expensive at the moment and I know we are going to be renting until I have been in a job for at least three years. I’m starting to like where I’m living more now that I know that I have to stay here. For the past 18 months or so we have been looking for somewhere else to live but now we’ve decided to stay where we are, I’ve felt like I can settle down and just relax a bit. I’d move tomorrow if I had the chance though.
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Yesterday I decided that I wanted a to make my own Wordpress theme. Thats fine and everything apart from the fact that I just can’t do it. No matter how hard I try, I can never get it to look like I want it to. Plus I don’t know exactly what I want. I have two different designs that I would like but I can’t decide which one I actually want over all. I want either something like Zoot’s or something like Manda’s. Its so frustrating not being able to actually make something that I want. Its not like I have the time to sit here all day trying to figure it out too. Maybe one day I will figure it out. Until then, I’ll just have to stick with pre-mades.
Alex is finally off work today. He’s just finished his long week (Thursday-Saturday, Sunday off, Monday-Wednesday) and I’m so glad. He’s off work now until Monday and I’m looking forward to spending all that time with him. He’s still in bed at the moment and we have Emelye until 7PM tonight and then overnight tomorrow night so Sunday is our only full day together. I hope the weather’s nice so we can do something. Its going to rain on Friday but hopefully the good weather comes back after that.
I finished reading My Swordhand is Singing yesterday night. It was okay. It wasn’t the best book I’ve ever read. It was just a bit slow for me and the story took a while to get going. Plus there’s not much you can write about in only 194 pages. I’ve got my bookmark in The Girls by Lori Lansens but I haven’t started it yet.
I saw Jenn mention medigap in a blog the other day. I had to look it up to see what it was. I didn’t know there was something like that available. It makes me happy to be living in a country with the NHS so I don’t have to worry about health insurance.
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We have two nice days in a row! Whats going on?! I’m really pleased though. For someone who used to hate summer and would stay in from June to September, I’ve sure changed my tune. To be honest though, knowing British weather, next week it will be cold, windy and raining constantly. I’m just going to enjoy the sun while I can.
You know the one thing I do hate about the summer though? All the insects. I caught not one, but two wasps that were in my house yesterday. I HATE wasps. They’re such evil little bastards aren’t they? I don’t mind bee’s as they leave you alone as long as you leave them alone but wasps attack as soon as they see you. I hate all the flies too. Especially since my blood is the nicest tasting thing ever to them and once I get bitten once, thats it for the whole summer.
Alex and I watched episodes five and six of Lost Season 3 last night. Every time we stick it on, we’re just transfixed for the next however long it is we watch it for. Hopefully Alex isn’t too tired and then we can watch the next two episodes tonight so I can send the disk back.
While we were watching Lost last night, I think it was Kate who was in a hotel and Alex said that he’d love to stay in a hotel again. So would I to be honest. Alex and I haven’t stayed in a hotel together since June 2005. I think for our anniversary next year we will let Meghan stay with either my mum or Alex’s mum so we can stay in a hotel in Manchester for the night. The laughlin hotels look nice, its a shame they don’t have any ove here. I think we’ll stay in the Hilton. Its an amazing building and I’ve always wanted to stay in a Hilton hotel :). How I’ll feel about leaving Meghan overnight at someone else’s house when it actually comes to it will be a different matter but I really would love a night just me and Alex.
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Meghan’s not long got back from my mum’s house. She came to pick her up at 3.30PM and brought her back around 5.15PM. I’m not as unsettled as I used to be when Meghan went out without me. I never used to know what to do with myself when Alex/my mum/Alex’s mum took her out and I was left in the house on my own without her. When she went out today, I sat in the garden with a can of cold Diet Coke and my book and read for around half an hour. I then came in, checked online and watched the rest of 27 Dresses then washed the dishes before she came home. It all went a bit too quickly to be honest! I love her loads, don’t get me wrong, but I did enjoy the piece and quiet that leaves the house along with a whingy eighteen month old!
There’s a certain woman in our family (I won’t mention which as she might get a bit annoyed) that wears plus size clothing. I don’t know about anyone else but whenever I look at the plus size clothing, with that certain family member, we never seem to find anything that we love immediately. There should be a wider range of clothing for women of a larger size. I mean before I lost my weight, I could never find anything I liked and clothes shopping was just frustrating. I was going to buy this woman a voucher for Evans as a Christmas present. They always have a lovely selection of clothes. The only thing is, its a bit expensive. Alex talked me out of it as he said she wouldn’t want that but every time she comes round, she’s always complaining that she has no clothes. I’m not going to listen to Alex next time.
Well I better finally get off the internet. Alex will be home any minute and I need to get Meghan ready for bed soon. I’m hoping Alex isn’t too tired after work as Lost Season 3, Disk 3 came through the post today from LOVEFiLM. I’m so excited about watching the next part. I know we’re really behind but we’re slowly catching up, haha.
Oh, I have a website idea floating about. I’m not too sure about it yet but I can’t do anything until I paid via my paid blogging anyway. We’ll see ;).
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The weather is once again absolutely beautiful. I really want to get out today and do something but I have no idea what to do. Everything that I want to do is only accessible via car, which I don’t have. I rang my mum earlier and asked her to let me know if she’s going anywhere because I want to go with her. I don’t want to be stuck in the house on such a gorgeous day. I wish Alex was off work so we could go for a big walk together and take Meghan to the park. There’s nothing stopping me doing it on my own but I’d rather Alex be with me.
I really need to just go and get my provisional license so I can start my driving lessons. I keep saying it but then I don’t do anything about it. Money’s a bit tight at the moment though so its something I need to save for. Its not just passing your test and buying a car you need money for. You need to buy tax, auto insurance, the MOT and then petrol on top of that. Its an expensive thing owning a car but I can’t wait to have one.
My tattoo has been driving me mental for the past three days or so. Its so itchy and then when I scratch it (by rubbing it, don’t worry I’m not picking everything off!) it hurts. I’m hoping it fully heals in the next couple of days because I’m going to chop my whole arm off if it doesn’t stop itching. It doesn’t look to attractive at the moment either because its all flaky with the scabs coming off. What a lovely photo for you all! Haha.
I finished P.S. I Love You yesterday morning. I did enjoy it but I thought a part near the end was a bit rubbish. I’m now reading My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick. Its some teen vampire novel. I’m only on the third chapter but its not too bad. There are only 200 pages so I should have it finished by the weekend. I think I might start Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult after this one. I’ve been wanting to read it since I bought it. It looks so good.
I started watching 27 Dresses last night and I really love it. It has that stupid humor that I love - some of things I would say and do. I got to around an hour and a half but then Amy had to go home (she was with me last night) and as soon as she left, Alex came home from band practice so I didn’t manage to finish it. I’m hoping to watch the rest tonight. If Alex goes straight to bed after work, which I think he probably will, then I’ll definitely watch it. If not, I’ll probably have to wait until Thursday night. I also have P.S. I Love You to watch. I’m not expecting it to be as good as the book so I really want to watch it.
(Enter my contest! ;))
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I’m finally getting into P.S. I Love You. I can’t put it down now. I’m reading at any chance I get. I was thinking earlier that what I love about books is that I lose myself in it and nothing else seems to matter. But then again, I don’t like that fact that it does that to me. When I’m really into a book, its all I can think about and all I want to do is read. Plus the housework gets ignored and I can’t be bothered with cooking anything! I’m okay tonight though as Emelye has had a Sunday dinner at Alex’s Grandma’s house and she put some out for Meghan too so thats what she’s having for her dinner. Me and Alex can just have something out of the oven or I’ll give Alex some money to get a takeaway while he’s at practice and I’ll just have whatever we have in. I’m hoping to get it finished in the next couple of days anyway so I can get back to normality! I think I’m getting through it so quickly because its such an easy read. I’m used to books that you really have to read to understand. Its nice to have a bit of a change.
Alex and I were watching a program yesterday on MTV1 (I’m not telling you which one because I’m embarrassed to say that I watch it!) and this woman bought her husband a Ferrari. He was “Oooh”ing and “Aaah”ing over it and I really don’t like them. I’d much rather have a Cadillac. They’re so much prettier. On Cribs they are always going on about their Cadillac grills but just a regular old Cadillac with its normal grill will do me!
By the way, I’ve only had six entries to my contest so make sure you enter before it closes! You still have eight days left but if your like me, you’ll forget about it until its too late!
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