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Current Mood: cheerful

Hello kittens

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Current Mood: cold

Just back from two holidays in two weeks and i am now Vairy Tired Indeed.

Lanzarote was absolutely awesome. It was great weather, although everyone kept apologising for the wind, which was windy, but without which temperatures would have been in the high 20s... too much for me and likely to make me faint and swoon all over the place like a victorian lady.

We toured the interior of the island, which is basically a bunch of volcanoes and solidified lava, and i have some photos of me that look like they were taken on mars. We weren't particularly surprised to find out that Every Sci-Fi Film / TV Ever was filmed in or around Lanzarote, as bits of it look totally like the moon - a totally alien landscape.

We were nearly a bit sad because we felt that it wouldn't be very nice to go on a camel ride (felt a bit like taking a photo with a monkey on your hols - eeeeeevil!), but actually found out that the camel population is subject to massive government regulation (well the camel-riding tourist industry, obviously not the camels themselves as they would be unlikely to conform to our hooman laws) and the camels involved are treated very well indeed. According to our tour guide, they were originally imported to the island to help with agricultural stuff. The operators have to conform to strict animal welfare regulations, and the camels have a maximum number of trips they can make per day, and can only work for a half day - we saw one lot of camels trekking home at around lunchtime, which caused a major traffic jam and was most hilarious - they just get on with stuff in their own sweet time, and it's more like a camelly sniffing, licking and snuggling time than an orderly queue of them trekking along. I reserved judgement until I got to the place (which was a stop on our tour), and I was pleasantly surprised to see that all of the animals looked extremely healthy and happy, there was evidence of vet involvement and care (shaved patches on one where he'd had an injection, and disinfectanty/antibiotic stuff on another's big camelly balls) and the camel people only had to ask the camels to stand up/sit down etc and they did it - there was absolutely no coercion on their part, and there was clearly a lot of love and respect on both sides, there was nuzzling from the camels and laughing and petting from the keepers - which gave me a big happy.

Figuring it was pretty much akin to horse riding, we decided not to be sad and instead clambered upon a camel who took us up a volcano! wooo! wooo! he was very cool, and when the saharan wind came in, bringing a sandblast with it, he just flapped his mahoosive eyelashes and was completely protected. camels are ace, and now i want one for my very own (big house now has to have a handy desert bit down the garden for the camels).

Other holiday highlights included Jimmy Krankie (the entertainer lady with the unfortunate voice), reading books and drinking many cocktails, the Lanzrote Red Cross (hot surfers ahoy!) and being knocked over by lots of massive waves in the sea. whoop!

Sad times upon our return, because Lasermouse was finally defeated by her lump, although we are assured she lived a full and active life right to the last, with lots of nice treats. :(

We also came home to presents from Sasha Rat's parents, which were the most awesome things in the world, and led to a text that read "Zombie dog is now chasing Glittery Jesus across the top of the telly". I have interesting interior decoration taste, it would seem.

Current Mood: chipper

i have a big happy face! fallout 3: Game of The Year Edition has all of the expansion packs plus the base game - for £30, which is cheaper than buying the DLC separately - w00t!

i'll sell my old base game and buy the new one I think - does anyone know if that would mess up my saves (i've not finished the main fallout 3 story yet)? I'm assuming not, because the base game is still part of the GOTY edition. hmmm... *ponders*

anyway, i would have played through again (this time being evil, or at least neutral, rather than my usual paragon of virtue self) at some point, so i suppose it doesn't reeeeally matter.

i find myself really restricted by my morals when gaming. Fable II and Fallout 3 both give you the opportunity to follow the path of evil, but I can never seem to bring myself to do it. Boy has no issues with shooting innocent merchants in the head for their goods - me, not so much. I did manage to eat the chicks in Fable II, which gave me the coolest outfit ever, but lead innocents to their death? NEVER! i hope it's not a case of lady + gamer = lamer ;0) 

Current Mood: chipper

* do not watch frightening films, even if they seem funny and cool with your friends in the light, you will be plagued by visions every time the light goes off for at least a week. your neighbours will not help the situation, by providing knocking and rumbling noises in the night, and your phone will begin doing something slightly spooky, that is obviously just a little technical bug, but is absolutely too damn frightening when you see it happen and wonder who touched it to make it do the thing it did.

* think about shorter sentences.

* it's a shame center parcs isn't under a massive weather-proof dome, but it is still good.

* you can ride a bike! you can ride a bike really well, although you are not keen on hills/slight inclines. you enjoy whizzing about faster than 16 year old boys and actually feel quite hardcore. you also get to wear really emo stripy fingerless gloves when you are on a bike! woo! you should book a cycling holiday to holland or norfolk, but remember that it will definitely hurt your bum - padded shorts please!

* swimming is pants, but bobbing about in an aimless fashion and going down the slides is awesome. you definitely need a floating glasses holder so that luke doesn't have to be your guide dog.

* getting drunk and talking drugs, prostitution and politics with your boyfriend's dad is great fun, although his mum will now be forever suspicious of you and your liberal vision for england.

* paris hilton is actually brilliant. don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

* you have to wash all of your clothes and immediately pack again for lanzarote on thursday. *floop*

* writing rambles to yourself while full of codeine is also brilliant - you should make it your proper job!

Current Mood: ill

this morning, i am mostly helping sasha, ashe_black and sealedenvelope 's supercyoot ratty settle into her holiday home. She is definitely a relaxed ratty, as after a stressful journey over, she had a little explore and her tea and then went straight to sleep for a bit. This morning, when I walked in, she was fast asleep in her lush bag - very surprising as with our ratties, we didn't see them asleep for quite some time. I expect she is just used to being well looked after, and is therefore pretty trusting on the whole!

I woke her up and received many friendly fingerlickings, and after falling asleep in my pocket for a bit, she is now back in her house, commencing Major Building Works (courtesy of a paper bag and some Paperchase tissue paper). As her parents tend to let her free roam most of the time, I'm trying to ensure she has a house chock-full of interesting things to do, in between her supervised out-to-pl
ay sessions. She is super-chatty all of the time, squeaking away happily when she is doing pretty much anything!

emma_emily helped me to explain to her about her parent's wedding, but she didn't seem particularly interested! not high on a ratty's list of priorities apparently - unless it affects the number of treats that will be forthcoming (i expect it probably won't!).

Current Mood: excited

i will not do any spoilers, apart from this one thing - all of cycle 13 is shortarses! it's exclusively for those 5ft 7 and under! should make for an interesting season - i should have applied!!!!

;-)

how did i not know there was a new antm? i always check for new antm when i check for new supernatural, but because i haven't watched any new season supernatural yet, it just didn't feel like it was "time".

i have just found out there are 8 episodes! woo!!!!!!! 

Current Mood: cheerful

mr jazzington is right. LJ must not die!

and so.... a post!

this morning, i are mostly...

- being grumpy that it's the morning

- having a quiet little freakout that i'm going on two holidays in the next two weeks and i haven't done any washing or preparation and one of them is center parcs, and i don't know what i'm supposed to wear, because i don't think i own anything suitable for pony trekking! *eek*

- realising that i have left important stuff at people's houses and generally all over the place which i should get back before said hols

- watching the police dogs on the puppycam *aaaaaah*

- thinking about the coolest business project ever, which i am totally going to begin when i return from holiday in mid-november, even though it's very very frightening to think about. thinking also about people who may be able to offer me some advice, namely mr & mrs emma_emily and navzor and possibly raggedhalo too. 

- and that's it so far. i will shout it from the rooftops though - LJ MUST NOT DIE! 

Current Mood: optimistic

using the phrase "entering the labour market" excessively much in reports this am. sounds horrid. like slavery. oh, that's because it *is* slavery, isn't it? *shivers*

up the economically inactive baybee!

Current Mood: cheerful