The ramblings of a me shaped thing.

ARGH!!

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:02:20 GMT

My back and neck have been getting progressively worse this week...resulting in thoughts as to how I am going to survive Summerfest. I hope that it is just my body adjusting to the unpacking boxes etc last weekend otherwise that's £18 spent for no reason and a thoroughly sucky Bank Holiday Weekend.

*sigh*

So...

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:45:57 GMT

Vodka? - Check.

Ice Cream? - Check.

FanFic? - Check.

1 year on...

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:25:20 GMT

... ... ...I don't really have a 'post' here I just wanted to mark the occasion.

I'm...

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:24:16 GMT

...not entirely sure how to deal with this.

I am...

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:07:10 GMT

...conflicted.

I...

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:10:22 GMT

...also forgot to mention that we have a new edition to the family:

a bonsai tree called Antares Ibleam Owen-Jones...

...because Ed won't let me have a cat.

Oh!

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:09:01 GMT

I forgot to mention!!

Someone hit my car at 90mph on Saturday. I was not amused.

I try so...

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:43:12 GMT

...so so hard now adays not to get angry...and sometimes I cannot quite get through it.

I need to sleep.

Wtf?

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:38:52 GMT

I went out to Iceland and I barely made it to the end of my road. There were smashed cars everywhere and I had to walk it the rest of the way.

Suffice to say, I barely made it back. Why did we move into a house with sliding doors and a picture window? Still, the back fence is concrete and the door's quite solid. I'm worried about Ed being at work, will he come home?

Will they saw Portsmouth off with chainsaws and just let us go? They could quarantine us fairly easily there are only 3 roads out.

Tell me LJers...am I the only one left?

One day early?

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:59:43 GMT

...this isn't like me at all :D

On Thursday 22nd May, gucf and I joined ramalam and his family for a lovely dinner in a restaurant which set off a panic attack and nearly converted me back to Christianity (or to be fair, any deity that would have listened)...After dinner, we went across the road to the cinema to see:

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

First of all, you have to understand my note taking in cinemas...I don't just write about the film, I end up with random thoughts in there as well...such as '"Don't stop me now" is my favourite Queen song' and 'Aslan scare me'. (Two things written on the paper from this day).

Disclaimer: This review is a lot shorter than my normal reviews due to the fact that I didn't write much in the cinema and the fact I can't remember much of the film apart from what I wrote down. SORRY!

What I wrote whilst in the cinema.
What I now believe it means 4 days later!

Good Music
Very pleased with the score, pleased enough to want to buy the CD when it's available. The music was well suited to each scene and at no point did it seem redundant.

Area 51 for keeping secrets
I enjoyed this as an idea, though I think the beginning was a little slow. Liked the homage to Raiders of the Lost Ark though, that made me giggle.

A bit 'wisecracky'
Having spoken to my husband on this point who has reminded me that all Indie's are "a bit 'wisecracky'" I can probably acquiesce on this point...however I still maintain it is MORE 'wisecracky' than previous films.

Air Maps!
Something which is one of my favourite things about the Indie films so I am glad they were put in :)

Several things I wrote one after the other:

♣ Did they just make Indie about Aliens?;
♣ Is this an X-Files crossover?;
♣ I will be unimpressed if that is a Spaceship!; and, a couple of minutes later...
♣ I am NOT IMPRESSED!

They made Indiana Jones about aliens! I can't get over this, Ed was saying that if they could have ghosts and 700 year old Knights then Aliens wasn't a stretch. However, for me, it is.

I could not grasp it.

I ended up watching it with no hope after that bit of plot had been revealed. I found myself thinking that maybe in 2008 what the public wanted was more science fiction and therefore in that climate Indie being about Aliens made sense, money wise, for the people writing the film. However as I have said, I just could not be sold on the idea and the film finished with me having to ask myself whether I enjoyed it DESPITE that gaping plot problem.

Artifact smashing = Bad
My inner academic being upset by history being broken :)

...
The bottom line is if you're looking to reminisce on all the wonders of Indie that you remember from your childhood (fantastic fight scenes over cars, hilarious quips, air maps :) etc then you won't be disappointed. There was a lot of stuff within the film which I enjoyed, I just couldn't get sold on the 'plot'.

I...

Fri, 23 May 2008 15:02:14 GMT

...annoy myself so much sometimes. *sigh*

I will do an Indiana Jones review soonly, however I reckon I can fob it off until Tuesday. (when ramalam, who is the only one who seemed to care I was writing a review, will be back from the GEF)

Still...on the upside...we're going on a picnic tomorrow which should be lovely :)

Interesting...

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:51:03 GMT

...in opening the window to do this post I have lost all will to do this post.

*sigh*

I feel...

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:34:55 GMT

...I should write about Springfest, but it would seem that I can't quite get past the "ZOMG SPRINGFEST!" enough to write about it.

So...er...The point is (!), I'll have to do it later.

Today...

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:29:56 GMT

...has been horrendous.

I have been on a rollercoaster driving between terrified and hysterically excited.

I am back to terrified again...I really REALLY hope I'll be okay by tomorrow.

I...

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:25:51 GMT

...am so furious right now.

On the plus side. Ear candles.

You know...

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:02:50 GMT

...I don't think I'm even ready for this post.

Also. Shut up. I can't remember my favourite poems and I don't know where to find new ones.

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:51:00 GMT

When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me;
Plant thou no roses at my head,
Nor shady cypress tree:
Be the green grass above me
With showers and dewdrops wet;
And if thou wilt, remember,
And if thou wilt, forget.

I shall not see the shadows,
I shall not feel the rain;
I shall not hear the nightingale
Sing on, as if in pain:
And dreaming through the twilight
That doth not rise nor set,
Haply I may remember,
And haply may forget.

~C. G. Rossetti.~

Yes, I know I'm 4 days late...shoot me :(

Inspiring Quotes...

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:11:15 GMT

...can come from the most unlikely places.

Las Vegas Season Four, Episode Six:

"When you are suffering, you should examine whether you can do anything about it. If you can, there is no need to worry...if you cannot, there is also no need to worry."

Concussion...

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:31:28 GMT

...sucks.

Just going to get that out there.

One more trip to the Doctors tomorrow. *sigh*

Tidying...

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:09:13 GMT

...the house has made lots of fun things float to the surface...

Lee: "Bellend!"

Lee: "Shut up you tart!"

Matt: "Bacon!"

Matt: "I didn't break it you gibblet!"

Me (to Lee): "I thought you were more reserved than Matt."
*pause*
*Matt and Lee fall about laughing*

Lee: "Has anyone got a needle? I need a needle to get Hannah's splinters out! I need a...oh hang on...I'm diabetic. I have needles."

Matt: "Wherever I lay my hat, that's my grid reference."

Lee: "If in doubt, smack it about."

Neil re: Pen "Obnoxious Bint!"

Matt: "It's like decaffinating Jesus!"

Lee: "I feel sorry for Paul sometimes...and then I talk to him."

Me: "Why aren't we on that path."
Jim: "Because it's a contour."

Lee: "The slate called me a stupid f*cking Geologist, so I'm hitting it with a hammer."

Jim: "Where's a good place to do a dip and strike without being killed?"
Danny:"Norway?"

Lee (eating a Toblerone): "Tob...Ob...B."

Hannah: "What if I actually get multiple personality disorder? Then it'd be all your fault!"
Neil: "Who are you talking to?"

"Welcome to proffesional Geology...it's like hell, but you can map."

Me: "Is it a Gneiss rock?"
Matt: "That joke was Schist."

Matt (re: Penny attention seeking again): "Pregancy scare."
Phil: "What an ugly baby."

Lauren: "Sleep."
Phil: "Peer pressure Lauren, stay the f*ck up!"

Matt: "I'm a Geohazardist, if you see me running, try to keep up."

Lee/Everyone: "Lookout! A Mallishag!"

I hated Spain, I nearlly jumped off a cliff, I quit Uni because of it...but from that list...I can see I at least had some fun.

Today I am reminded...

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:26:45 GMT

...of that glorious institution which is Fandom!Wank and how, despite the fact that it is mean and that I try very hard to see both sides of any argument...sometimes you just need to read the journal to get some perspective.

I am also reminded I used to have a bumper sticked on the back of the Skoda saying "Fandom!Wank"...and I miss it.

I think I'm back people.

The Fandom...

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:44:24 GMT

...called today.

I think it was a sense of nostalgia which did it but 119 pages (MS Word) of LotR RPS later and I feel quite content.

Not sure it's something I feel comfortable discussing on my LJ anymore what with gucf and ramalam taking the p*ss about it all the time...but I thought I'd post this all the same.

On the nostalgia front, makes me miss loki_fledermaus and i_is_another something cronic...but I suppose that was only to be expected.

Hey, maybe I'm just still concussed and I'm reading too much into all this. Also probable.

Something...

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:05:12 GMT

...someone posted on survivedsuicide:

SUICIDE SURVIVOR RIGHTS FOR THE NEW YEAR: For those whose lives have been changed by suicide.

We have the right to grief that is complex and long term, and which may be disabling. Death is a normal life crisis; suicide is an abnormal life crisis.

We have the right to be free of stigma. In many places, suicide still causes shame and survivors are ostracized. This impairs our grief and afflicts us as it did those we lost.

We have the right to grieve in a manner and time frame that works best for us. We don’t have to “get over it” or “move on.”

We have the right to regard our lost one as a victim. Suicide is caused by severe stress and pain. It is the fatal outcome of a process of debilitation. It is not a decision or choice.

We have the right to understand “why.” All who grieve yearn for those lost and search for them. We also seek the rationale for the act. We deserve full and accurate medical disclosure about factors that may have contributed to the death of our loved one. This should entail blood serum levels, neurological analyses and full toxicology reports.

We have the right to channel our experience to prevent suicide, aid the suicidal or other survivors, or to help others better understand the impact of suicide. Helping others who are at risk, especially other survivors, may be the best way that we can help ourselves.

We have the right to not be the same as we were before. Other ends to grief do not necessarily apply to us. We survive, we go on, we change, but we do not find “closure.”

We are “those left behind.” Victims of a tragedy that we could not foresee but feel responsibility for, and for which there is no closure.

We are parents, spouses, siblings, children, relatives, lovers, partners, companions, and friends of one who has died by suicide.

We suffer an especially acute, long, and painful grief. Our needs are not well understood. It is hoped that this statement will help others to better know us, more effectively support us, and, most of all, respect us.

Just thought I would share.

~H

So...

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:07:05 GMT

...coming home to a house full of smoke is quite interesting.

It lead to the thoughts "what would I save if the house was burning down" and "would I bother actually leaving the house if I was any iller than I am now?"

So...

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:01:46 GMT

...people are logging on to MSN faster than I can block them!

I am amused.