Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
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12:52 pm - Bank Holiday Weekend - Fair Ye Well
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Was mostly spent either in the cinema or watching knights beat the hell out of each other.
All weekend they had the Knights down our Castle propper camping out and doing archery/squire training etc
PLUS battling in full knight gear, there was blood when one got bopped on the nose with a sword, i have video footage which is definatly going up here when i get 5 mins (along with all those other pics i still owe you) not of him getting bopped on the nose but two of them going at each other with shields and maces/flails/swords/axes and it aint no acting it's full on i'll smack you with my axe boyo. (They arn't welsh) Really violent. Bloody Fantastic!
Oh yeah there were ladies dancing and crafts and brass rubbing etc
Also anyone thinking of seeing 28weeks later, it's not as good as 28days later and beware cos there is way too much eye gouging for my liking.
Pirates was good but disapointing as a sequal/conclusion to the story.
The knights are back in june.........yay!
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Monday, April 16th, 2007
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9:35 am - Bonjour!
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Salutations!
I am back from france, a very long description of what i was actually doing over there will follow shortly once my brain has kicked in, in fact i may do a series of entries.
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
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1:30 pm - Bloody Hell
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A woman from work had a heart attack on the weekend and died. 33 years old. Leaves two children less than five years and a husband behind.
Bloody Hell
current mood:  shocked
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Saturday, February 10th, 2007
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8:56 pm - Attack of the Heart Part Deaux
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Is having a heart attack in fashion at the moment?
Mum's friend beryl has just had one, we had a phonecall earlier on, she's stable, in the cardiology ward of the gwent and is responding to treatment.
In other news, there is a little boy from up the road with bacterial meningitus who is "holding his own".
And the guy who got crushed in the paper mill machine, who broke every bone in his body and lost a leg, was up and wheeling about in a wheelchair. THAT is absolutly amazing, actually this happened before i had a LJ so i won't have mentioned it before.
Long story short. The paper mill closed down, and on the last day he fell into the machine and was crushed. EVERY bone minus the ones in his ears were broken. All internal organs were crushed. They had to amputate his right leg at the thigh. He developed a massive infection and they tried every antibiotic they had and it was the very last one he responded too. He's 24.
current mood:  okay
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Monday, December 11th, 2006
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9:49 am - zzzzzzzzz
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I am so very tired today.
Yesterday was the Victorian Christmas Fayre at the local castle.
Got up at 8.00, dressed in my costume went down to the castle just before 9. Couple hours of setting up, the harpist, musicians et al were holed up in the guardroom as you walk into the castle it's off to the right. They play for the banquit evenings and were dressed in their medieval costumes. Then through the portculis and you enter the castle grounds. The "ice rink" was set up to the right in front of the giant chess board. It was one of those fake ice things with that special plastic surface, it was packed all day long. The bbq people were set up down under the east wall next to the castle bar/cafe then the mulled wine and mince pies were set out under a marquee along the wall from the portcullis. There was a childrens christmas trail based on hans christian anderson stories set up around the walls starting from the left side of the portculis and the steps up toward the banquiting hall, round past the cobb tower, the other gate/tower, the massive keep which is on a hill with a deep moat (santa's grotto had been parked in front of the keep with a pen for the reindeer) then on round to the woodstock tower where artists and childrens activities were taking place over the three floors which leads back toward the skating rink.
My sister and sarah were dressed as victorian ladies also, long skirts and shawls, and rachel was dressed like a chimney sweep, complete with brushes. The hippy guy selling beads hugged her which disconcerted her a little.
The M-Theatre company were putting on performances all day in various locations of "a christmas carol" The M-Theatre company stands for the Merther theatre company and their ghost of christmas present had a very strong merther accent which was brilliant.
There were ghost stories and rhoald dahl readings in the dungeon of the keep and bits of dramaticness and a jester walking round. The reindeer came with three baby reindeers....awwwww. Santa had a queue streaching right back to the skating rink, some people queued for over 2 hours!
There were lots of people dressed up and included three ladies in victorian costume playing croquet in the drizzle.
I was on mulled wine and mince pies which people were given free with their ticket entry. Which was mostley pouring the wine in, heating it up and dishing it out "carful cos it's hot" and "help yourself to mince pies". It rained a bit but not heavy and more toward the end of the evening. People disipated at around 6.15 so i went and kept santa company for a while. He's a local actor who also does a brilliant "Ships surgeon" talk among others. So we had a lovely natter while on the lookout for any children as santa had taken off his beard and was having a bite to eat.
Also had a lovely natter with one of the actors from the M-Theatre who's a mature student from uni glam, i was standing with my friend from the welsh college music and drama and when he found that out we were treated to a number of off the cuff performances including some from twelfth night, the tempest and a christmas carol as well as why he wants to be a drama teacher and his life story. Used to be an electrical engineer then his wife left him 5 and a half years ago for another woman and he has two children aged 9 and 12. He was BRILLIANT.
Outside the castle there was a massive marquee where lots of stall traders were all set up and around that lots of other little stalls and food places. Like a little village all camped outside the walls of the castle. Selling everything from meat to coffee, crepes, jewellry, cakes, olives and assorted nuts, carved wooden things, stone masons, scarfs, hemp clothing, alovera products, wicker things, books etc. There was a hog roast and hot chestnuts.
7.00 i went up to the banquiting hall to watch the second performance of a christmas carol. It was excellent. By now it was freezing and raining. That lasted till 8.30 when the rest of the public then left. Bit of tidying up then home at 9.15.
There are some pics to follow when i get a chance to download them and maybe even a video.
zzzzzzzzzzz
current mood:  tired
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Saturday, December 9th, 2006
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10:30 pm - Update
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My uncle is still in hospital, waiting on transfer to cardiff.
Christmas fayre tomorrow, i have to walk around all day in the freezing cold in a victorian costume.
In other news, have been too busy to do my own christmas card, so i'm just going to have to buy some. Have managed to do some christmas shopping.
Am now 11 and a half hours up on my flexi.(i think a day off is in order) Concept for the annual report was agreed, (thank christ for that) is the office christmas party next friday - roll on cardiff bay!
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Friday, December 1st, 2006
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9:20 pm - One thing after another
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So my uncle is still in hospital. We thought he'd be comming out yesterday BUT, they are going to move him to Cardiff because he now needs an operation. We think it's for a stent but we're not sure, he's being subversive.
current mood:  sad
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Friday, November 17th, 2006
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11:17 pm - Presto, the big reveal........
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Is anyone going to international magic this year?
COS I AM!!!!!!!
ONE WEEK TODAY I SHALL BE AT THE INTERNATIONAL MAGIC CONVENTION IN LONDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
current mood:  bouncy
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Thursday, November 16th, 2006
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2:11 pm - paradoxical
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The paradox of hedonism was first explicitly noted by the philosopher Henry Sidgwick in The Methods of Ethics.
More than a few common proverbs capture the idea that when one pursues happiness itself, one is miserable; but, when one pursues some other purpose (e.g. a challenging career, a project important to humanity, a code of ethics, a religious commitment), one achieves happiness.
current mood:  creative
current music: gary numan - jagged
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Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
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10:40 am - In the Swim
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Went swimming again last night. Me and my sister and Rachel. Rachel is the daughter of the Assist Principal for the welsh college of music and drama in cardiff. Long story of how we know them. Lovely girl, studying law in bristol.
Also in work there is a guy who used to write for Tracey Beaker, he also writes prolifically for radio and some other publications. Well i am doing a job for him at the moment and was asking him about his other work etc, and he gave me lots of good advice and places to find agents and how to go about getting stuff published.........how exciting!
Also, on telling my sister this she pipes up, oh Alex's aunt reads manuscripts for bloomsbury, didn't you know? Alex is another girl we know who lives up in Tintern (her family moved from london and we got to know them through horses) NO I DID NOT KNOW! WHICH IS WHY SHE HASN'T YET HAD A HALF FINISHED NOVEL THRUST AT HER.
I'd better get a wriggle on. It's a tiny little world this place called earth.
current mood: creative
current music: Radio1
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Monday, November 6th, 2006
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9:34 am - American Gothic
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I spent most of the weekend either shopping or watching American Gothic.................
I *heart* the sheriff but i do not *heart* the deputy........(maybe a bit)
I remember now why i was so outraged at the time when they decided not to make another series. Bastards.(still got two disks to go)
Gail has just found out she's carrying the spawn of lucus and has gone a bit mental.
My friend is still waiting to hear if he has a perminant part in eastenders. His parents arn't moving anymore so it feels less like the end of an era. (is it ok to be a tiny bit pleased?)
And i made another bread and butter pudding, i is a pudding genius.
In related food items this morning it was a pea souper on the motorway.
current mood: artistic
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Friday, November 3rd, 2006
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8:36 pm - OMG
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He's not allowed to be in eastenders.
"I'm only in one scene" he says
there was me thinking it was in the background walking round the market
NO, THE NEW SODDING CLUB MANAGER
BASTARD
I can't watch it seriously now.......
In other news, had a bit of a full on giggle fit earlier, there were tears and everyfink.........my dad's home........
current mood: bouncy
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
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1:13 pm - Sink or Swim
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Went swimming last night 8.00 till 10.00 with my sister and the scary vicars daughter. She has a new kitten so i had a bit of a cuddle when we went to pick her up. It is the smallest kitten i have ever seen, jet black and a little bit mental. Now i'm not usually a cat person but this kitten is crazy, currently being called Noah/Diggory. But if you make a fuss of the kitten you have to make a fuss of the vicars self harming dog or else he goes off an self harms.........it's a long and complicated story.
Pool wasn't too busy which was nice, so had a bit of a streach did about 50 lengths. I used to be a very prolific swimmer when i was younger, and after i graduated uni i used to go three times a week in the morning 7.00 till 9.00.
My breathing isn't as rhythmic as it used to be but then again i was also playing the flute prolifically in an orchestra/windband/flute group and singing again prolifically, in a choir, senior choir and all the millions of dramatic groups i belonged too.
Probably going again thursday.
Of course the only drawback is the smell of chlorine which seems embeded in my skin no matter how much i shower. But i need to work off all those Leonidas choccies that i was given. Even the people in my office are struggling to get through the box.
It's all good.
current mood:  cheerful
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Sunday, October 29th, 2006
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2:36 pm - Cocktails and Chat
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OH MY GOOD GOD my feet ache and I'm absolutly Knackered but WHAT a BRILLIANT day i had yesterday.
Went down to london town to see my cousin and some fellow internet dwellers. Had a bit of a walk round hamleys toy store, well to be honest we only went there to gawp at the magicians.......
Then onto the cocktail bar where we spent most of the rest of the day.....
A light lunch and probably too many cocktails but wrangled 50% off everything (long story) from the barman who looked like Russel Crowe in the middle of mayfair just off regent street.
Back on the train at 8 and back home.
More to follow when i've downloaded some pics and can remember half of what went on, Sea Breezes and Long island ice tea's and rasmapolitons are very lovely, oh and cosmopolitans and (something) lemonades (it had wiskey in it) oh my liver........
current mood: bouncy
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Monday, October 23rd, 2006
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1:59 pm - GENIUS
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I was looking up d generation x, part of the WWE for a collegue whos' son wants a t-shirt and she knew nothing about who "DX" were, and we came across the following extract on wikipedia
Crotch Chop
The 2006 version of the infamous DX "crotch chop".When DX formed they began doing a gesture where they would put one arm on each side of their crotch and point down. This was known as the "crotch chop". There is an alternate version of the "crotch chop" where instead of pointing down on each side of their sides, they point down and make their arms in an "X" formation, over their stomach/crotch. However when DX reformed in 2006 Michaels said he felt uncomfortable doing the real "crotch chop" so he would do the alternate version, as he had become a born-again christian since he last D-Generation X incarnation.[1]
GENIUS, "he had become a born-again christian since he last D-Generation X"
the secret lives of WWE wrestlers eh?
current mood: amused
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Friday, October 13th, 2006
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11:03 am - In Dreams - Revisited - again
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ok another weird dream/s.
firstly i was in some kind of university or workplace , eddie izzard was there! there was something about a ladder i had to return to him and some photocopying of a release form i needed to do.
Then completely different after i'd woken up for a pee.
I was going to the supermarket, well there were three of us but i can't remember who the two other people were, maybe one was eddie again?
anyway we had to take two parrots each with us, on our shoulders. So there i am with my trolly and two parrots, a green one on my right who i was told was a bit smelly. And a white one on my left that sort of ended up as an eagle hybred. Well someone opened the window in the supermarket (yes this supermarket had windows, the old sash style ones) and the white parrot/eagle felw out of the window into the distance and sat on top of a church spire where he was struck by lightning (i'm pissing myself with laughter as i'm typing this) he sort of flew back outside the supermarket where he landed on the grass and was attacked by something (maybe cats or ravens)who ate him up.
current mood:  giggly
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Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
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10:09 pm - Karma
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Your actions and what you say and do define you.
current mood:  contemplative
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9:24 am - gnomes
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Well the gnomes that live round the base of my tree have formed themselves a "workers union". *Tisk*
Some of you may remember that a little while ago they picketed my tree demanding more beer. Well the upshot of that is this union which they hastily formed when i gave them a choice of, quit it or die.
All this union thing means is they get wednesday afternoons off which they use to sit round drinking beer until they are so drunk they pass out, snoring loudly.
I didn't think it was possible they could do less work but the union has proved me wrong.
current mood: chipper
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Thursday, September 14th, 2006
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8:56 am - sad news
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yesterday a very lovely lady who i have known since forever died.
She died suddently in italy.
Her husband died a couple of years ago and i think she died from a broken heart. I will miss them both.
current mood: sad
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
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9:32 am - Téa
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White tea. Apparently like green tea but does even more than green tea. Mellower than green tea too but i haven't found a decaff version yet. One of the girls in the office brought some in a couple of days ago. INTERESTING FACTS: "Black Tea" like regular teabags, the leaves are picked dried/steamed and fermented. "Green Tea", the leaves are picked dried/steamed but NOT fermented. "White Tea" the leaves are picked before/when they are just opening and still covered in a downy white hair, dried/steamed and NOT fermented. Green and White tea's are naturally lower in caffine and higher in anti toxicants.
ALSO when in the supermarket on monday, i bought some ginger and lemon tea which i have yet to try, but i have a bag with me today and shall be experimental. I LOVE ginger and LOVE lemon. Ginger is very good for maitaining a healthy digestive system and good for clensing the gut of nasty's (garlic is also good for this) and lemon is a natural antiseptic.
Thus ends today's lesson on Tea and stuff.
current mood: calm
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