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WOO HOO ***shakes booty and inadvertantly causes an earthquake in southern California. Whoops. Sorry***

I wish I didn't always have to be as well. It does seem like I've been going through alot lately. It's funny, as soon as I think I have mastered on growth period I get catapulted into the next.

To tell you the truth I'm a bit fried and tired. I need a break.

Good luck Om, I hope the new job works out. That goes for all the other new jobbers lurking around!


I'm getting totally and completely confused about universities. I've spent the last few hours browsing around attempting to decide on some possibilities.

This is a 4/3 year commitement, it will be where I will live, it will be an entirely new experience so I want to make the best possible diecision.

So far I have narrowed it down to something englishy possibly combined with something else, though not necessarily, somewhere in Scotland but possibly England and potentially Wales, most likely in a smaller place - not a city - but not definitely.

Goodness gracious me

*hugs Om, just because*

We just got back from 3 days of "hedge"* cutting at my in-laws' place, absolutely bloody exhausting. But very satifying to get it finished. We'll have to do the rest (it's a 2-part hedge) in a couple of weeks, that's going to be even more fun, as the exit for the septic tank happens to run right past it... So we've done "cuttong the hedge in the rain", next time it'll be "cutting the hedge knee-deep in old poo." Ewww.

Still, seeing the heap of branches grow and the hedge become reasonably-sized and neat once again, although now bare from all greenness was mucho satisfying. The final heap needed removing in several trips with a BIG tractor. I'll post pics or you won't believe it.


*hedge = what used to be a hedge before being left to grow wild for 5 years ("because the guy who used to do it died, you see, and he had a hedge cutter" - yeah, a basic one that costs about 60€ in any decent DIY store :neutral: ) and is now a tightly planted live of conifers that have reached 5m high and 4m wide.

yay Kat the green thumb garden destroyer!

Fairy if all else fails eeny-meeny-miney-mo is a legitimate and tested method of choosing between life changing alternatives. Its how I chose my uni, where I was going to spend a year overseas and my car. I've been happy with all the chooses because its just such a relief not to have to worry about it any more

Oh well, been to the interview, if they decide to, it would be a job as graphic designer, it's both exciting, and scary, because I have always been more of a webdesigner, but graphics is what I'm really into, it's just I don't know if I'm good enough. I guess that's for them to say.

Well, after a ridiculously long hiatus I have made my return to the boards.
It's been an insane semester, and I'm glad it's over.
I was also glad I dropped a class, since my others were filled with projects and papers. My fiction class required two 10 to 20 page stories by the end of the semester. And my Rhetoric class involved a portfolio that was very emotionally draining -- since I chose to write it all about my experiences with self-injury.

After going through this semester, I realized that I still have a lot of unresolved issues. And after almost relapsing I talked with my parents and decided to seek out some sort of therapy. Looks like I'm going to need a little more help than I thought to beat this, since it's still affecting me after two years.

So I've been dealing with that all semester. But it hasn't all been hard. Things have been wonderful with Evan, my new, close-range boyfriend. Things are also civil with Charles, my long-distance ex-boyfriend (he doesn't hate me. Which is all I really wanted!).
I've started playing D&D on a regular basis, and may start DMing a campaign within the next month or two.
Also, Evan and I are going to start working on a webcomic this summer, which I'm extremely excited about. I get to release my creative impulses in writing and art! Yaay!

So, that was my last few months. My main reason for not being able to post? My computer died. Literally. I needed to get my hard drive replaced, which took weeks, and a lot of money I didn't actually have. I also lost over a thousand music files. I'm hoping to take it in to try and salvage them, but there's no way of knowing.


I finally got off my butt and got a job. I worked in the cafeteria on campus for about six weeks, but then the Engineering library found my application in the database and offered me a job for the summer and fall.
Today's my third day at the library. It's a ridiculously easy job. Which works out for me.

So that's what my summer is going to be. Work at the library, a summer class in June, hanging out with Evan -- and writing that webcomic. And playing lots of D&D and such.

And being glad that I finished freshman year in one piece!
Hooray! Only three more years to go!

Congrats Hex. I had a class with a portfolio last year and while my topic wasn't as personal as your's it's still stressful because if you failed the portfolio you failed the class. I passed though so I didn't have to take the class over again. I also worked at the library at my school and it is ridicuously easy. I basically sat on the front desk computer and played the 30+ games of solitaire that they had.

I just got my grades from my final semester and I passed everything and I recieved a letter saying that all my community college classes transfer to Michigan Tech and they schedule all your classes for you so I don't have to worry about that. I did just send in my housing application and I'm a tad worried about that because most people send those in at the beginning of the year to get the rooms they want.

back hurt. can't sit up. husband typing. hedges suck.

Husband is a real little angle, he has now rigged up the laptop so I can type with it balanced on my tummy. I now know what to say to any doctor who tells me to loose weight. "nope, my tummy is just the right shape for balancing a laptop on."

We spent the last 4 days finishing the Hedge Adventure 2.0 and to finish off the weekend did a little light gardening. after all that, it was of couse by just bending over to pick something up off a chair that my back cracked and I ended up with a lumbago, otherwise known as a "fuckfuckfuckfuckthathurtIcan'tmovefuckfuckfuck".

Crap.

Such language Kat!

Nevermind I can imagine the pain and can fully agree with the sentiment.

Well, me and Dave have pretty much decided on all of the inclusions that will go into our house, from the outdoor colours, indoor paint, front door, electrical fittings, tiles in the bothrooms and the list goes on...

Would you believe how hard it is to choose between variations on the theme of white, off-white, beige, pearl, cream... etc... Its sucks.

Now we only have to finalise the kitchen, the tiling and carpets to the rest of the house and blinds/curtains.

Building starts in mid-June so it'll be all sorts of fun from there on.

Hang in there Hsing, it takes a while to get used to a change of town, you will get used to it, and in no time your little one will be having great fun with her new friends and hardly remember the old ones.

Well, I don't know when I'll actually find out anything significant, but i did put in for a new job at the potato plant, it would be a big step up if I get it. I'd be leaving the union but this job is way higher on the food chain. I'd have a title even, bacteriologist! The person who had the job before was very happy there for over 20 years so maybe it would be good for me, too. I think I'd be getting most weekends off and the pay is high enough that it would make up for not working so much overtime. I might actually get to have a life!

Yay bacteria-less potatoes and potatoes not having to work on weekends. Goodluck Tamyra.

Fingers crossed babe, hope it works out... Potatoes are the future !

Congtars, Tamyra!

You go, bacteriologist Tamyra !

Ooora, Ivanushka is back!

Well, I have some more news, not about the new job , but I'm almost positive I'm going to CONvergence in Bloomington this July 6th,7th,and 8th. Lois McMaster Bujold Is Guest of honor and John Kovalic of Dork tower and My Little Chthulu fame is also a guest of honor. It sounds like great fun, a friend of mine from Myspace offered me the chance to go and I have the vacation days already. My cousin who lives near there has said I can crash at her place and if I can get a room at the hotel for that Saturday I'm all set. The only thing that would make this even better is if I also get to go to Rapid City for the 4th, but so far the clean-up is scheduled for the 3rd and that would be hard to do and make the convention. If they change clean-up to the 2nd I'll be able to do it all. But If I have to choose, it'll be the con. If any Doormen are going to be there, I will buy them a beer or beverage of choice.

I have 2 bits of news this week.

I don't need to bankrupt as my ex has decided he doesn't want to. This means he wants to sell the house (which is in joint names) to pay off HIS debts. He has been told the debt is one debt and he can pay all (including the one in my name) or nothing! i'm happy with this choice as this will solve the problem of him contesting the divorce cos he wants the profits from the house! there will be hardly any profit and what there is i'm happy for him to have just to get rid of him.

The second is, i'm entitled to legal aid to get divorced. I don't earn enough to get rid of him so the legal system (ergo the government) will pay for it for me. I will finally be rid of my old life and can start my new one with no baggage, thank god i didn't have kids! I did feel a bit guilty about the legal aid but then it was pointed out to me (which made me feel old) i have paid tax and national ins for 14 years so why shouldn't i get something back. Ive never been on the dole or claimed a penny in benefits so just this once, i should let someone help me.......i can't believe my luck.

Congratulations Missy. *Hugs* Glad to hear things are going well.

Missy the relief you'll feel when this is over will make the trouble you feel now vanish, at least for most of the time. Never beat yourself up for getting a little help, it is one of the things we all need to learn to do. And if you have tears from time to time, well, I guess they do wash the junk inside away, go ahead with them when they come. Mine are fewer and farther between, I'm so glad you do have a new life in the works and that you are getting the boost you need to claim it.

So, Garner, babe, what are you gonna be wearing to the interview ? Got some new shoes ? Oh and don't forget to assort your handbag, details cout honey...

As in "a gorgeous pair of new shoes and assorted handbag"...

Garner, honey, you really should spend less time on gamer forums and start reading Cosmo. :biggrin:

Matching shoes and handbag... **sigh** Men.

My bag and shoes always match. I use a Tesco carrier bag and a ripped worn out pair of nike trainers. :lol:

Good Luck! with the interview Garner.

Does happy dance on Missy's behalf.

And don't sweat the legal aid... the governmetn and police let you down in helping you escape earlier, you may as well take their help to make it final.

I Aten't Ded.

And it's a holiday today, that's why I sat down to do some posting.

And I have so much catching up to do I won't even try.

And I've missed you and this place (which looks awesome by the way).

That is all.

**ignores everyone else and pretends the previous page does not exist and represses all urges to be a pedantic git, despite her natural talent for that.**

Hi Avgi, glad to see you !

Agvi, I've missed you, I hope you have been happily busy. Glad to get to visit the boards abit

Mal, something wierd be happening to the board. My post on the previous page was made well before Garner's announcement of jobhood, yet there it be. Looking all strange and out of place after a very amusing discussion of how to assort a single object*.

I think I'm losing it or the board is... I hope its the board.


*Yes it is impossible to assort a single object, even if you are trying to assort it with shoes. Assort is generally used in the case of variations of the same object rather than one item of multiple objects. Hence, you can have an assortment of handbags and shoes but not an assortment of a handbag and a pair of shoes...Just ask Grace.

**smacks spicky with any large available fish**
You're losing it.

Heh i hadn't thought of it like that. thank you so much. *Guilt flies away*


On another good note "yaaaay Garner" I'm sure they will love you. Although i would grow the friendly beard back, you don't want to frighten them.

My last college exam ever is finished Yep, totally getting locked tonight!

**sulks** s'not my fault, blame the damn French... **kicks Rinso**

...And that's how the 100 year war began!

Hoo, I hope you get unlocked again Jackal, so you can enjoy the summer!! Congrats on making it through,Now on to glory or what ever you want.

*Smacks Kat with fish back*

Learn how to spell my name frenchie...

fish smacking! next thing you know there will be smiting and *stabbing*, goody