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[May. 13th, 2011|10:57 pm] |
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GRR - the one thing I hate about IJ is that I get notifications once a year or so to say my account is inactive and to reset it. Okay, so this is a mainly lurking account as I use other ones for RL, but surely the active/inactive could be set by logging in times, rather than posting times. I log in every week on this account but just don't post. Grrrr. |
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| Bloody Snow |
[Dec. 22nd, 2010|10:13 pm] |
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Came back to Wales today - we have had barely any snow where I am, but were really affected by delays and cancellations from other areas. Over half the trains were cancelled and the rest had long delays - I waited for 40 mins for a train that was late and by the time it came I could barely open my fingers to pick up my cases! Luckily I have warmed up now. |
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| Why do I never back-up? |
[Jul. 11th, 2010|02:52 pm] |
Last weekend my PC died - it had been going for a while, but it finally gave up. Rather than getting a new one I decide to see if a new hard drive will fix it, so I got one, fitted it yesterday, sorted out graphics card problems etc... and yay, have a working PC again. I go to find my back-up disk, and find it's corrupted, and then I remember that the last time I tried backing up, which was a few months ago, I got a few error messages. My computer was playing up anyway back then so I figured it was that causing the back up issues and so I decided to try again later.... and then I never did. So I now have a non-functioning hard drive, a corrupt back-up which is no use - none of the info can be pulled off it.
Luckily I haven't started my new degree yet (that's in September), so I am getting an external hard drive before then and making sure I bak up regularly. Most of my photos are on facebook so I can retrieve them again, ITunes have made all my downloads available again and most of my documents weren't important. My CV is on my laptop and I have only made minor changes to it, so that is fine.
But...... 3 years worth of fandom bookmarks are gone. I lurk in multiple fandoms, always have. I don't really participate but I am heavily into fandom. Actually, some of my bookmarks were from my old PC, so they could be up to 8 years old. That's all my fanfic bookmarks - HP, Buffy, Angel, Dr Who and Torchwood - and I am talking of thousands of stories bookmarked. All my other random fannish links to sites, to journals, to rec pages. Hundreds of icons saved by creator, random fanvid links. Oh, and loads of pics from fandomsecrets and lolcats and silly stuff like that. In essence, my entire internet life for the last few years.
I bookmark everything of interest to me, and was actually doing a major re-organisation of all my links when my computer died.
So pissed off with myself at the moment. Need to start collecting bookmarks again. And then, I need to make sure I back-up every week, without fail, cos it's dumb not to. |
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| World Cup |
[Jun. 27th, 2010|08:45 pm] |
Germany deserved it. England were a mess. I wish people would just accept that! The goal shouldn't have been disallowed but England had a pitiful defence anyways so it didnt matter in the end. |
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| Alastor Moody lives.... |
[Jun. 22nd, 2010|05:54 pm] |
Just down the road from Chipping Sodbury.
So, I'm in work today (I live like a mile away from Chipping Sodbury) and I am asked to take part in this online course about safeguarding within education, particularly work-based learning. So I get the laptop out and go online and am going through this course, covering the legislation around safegaurding and the procedures and other background info. The next screen is titled "Indicators" and they intro says that the next scetion will help identify possible signs of abuse, followed by :
Constantly be Vigilant!
So not the best English, but oh God! I squeed. Then giggled, then ducked behind my screen when everyone looked at me. Of course, when typing my notes up later this particularly section was renamed "Constant Vigilance".
So, Moodty didn't really die - he just lost his eye and then retired to writing online courses surrounding child welfare. |
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| England v. USA |
[Jun. 13th, 2010|12:00 am] |
Despite not being English (I'm Welsh), I did get roped into watching the match today. I live in England and the majority of people I know here are English so I guess it isn't that far-fetched, but damn - I never thought I would watch an England match with people expecting me to support them. Usually I am an "I support two teams - Wales and everyone England plays", but that attitude around here would result in my being shunned and possibly hurt, so I kept silent on that count. Still, I watched it. I think I died of boredom half-way through the second half - I prefer rugby, it's so much more exciting than footie.
The best part was when my landlady was trying to think of a player's name and could only tell me that he was tall and lanky. I knew the name but couldn't remember it, and after a few minutes thought "Oh, wait a minute - it's Crouch", followed by my immediately correcting myself "No, Crouch is in HP - he's not a footballer, don't reveal your geekiness". Anyways, I decide to go with Crouch, it's right and a short while later Crouch is actually brought on. Cue me being excited that I was correct and then imaging Crouches Sr. and Jr. playing footie for England - they could have replaced the Neville brothers.
ETA : Great, when re-reading that to check for spelling I saw Neville and confused the Neville brothers with Neville Longbottom. Damn my brain making nerdy links. Oh well, I have three members of my HP team now, who else can I accidently form linkage between?
Oh, and when USA brought on Holden I perked up a little thinking he was cute, and then I googled him and now I am confused - some pics of him have him looking really cute, but all the close-ups I can find are all awful - proof the footie camera lies!
How long til this is all over?? |
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| We have a new PM |
[May. 11th, 2010|09:10 pm] |
I became politically aware at about 11 years old, when Labour assumed power. For the last 13 years I have lived under a government that has destroyed this country. I know some people say the same about Thatcher - others regard her as one of the greatest politicians of the 20th century, and I am certain that many people across the country are dismayed that Labour are out of power and that we are once again under a Conservative PM. I hope that Cameron can lead this country in repairing the legacy that Labour have left, whether that be by a coalition or agreement with the Libs, or whether he needs to strike out in a minority government. Personally, I am so excited by todays events, and history will prove whether I am right to be so excited. |
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| UK Election |
[May. 7th, 2010|07:13 am] |
I am so glad that so far Labour have lost so many seats - I think it proves that the people of Britain want a change and Labour is not working, However, Tories have not done as well as I hoped - and if Brown remains in power heading a coalition I will not be happy - people have lost faith in Labour and even if there is a hung Parliament I think Brown should step down and let someone else lead. Let's see what happens when more results come in...
Plus, what a scandal! I can't believe that some people didn't manage to vote - on one hand I think people should have got there earlier and queued, but some of the statements being made about the incompetency of some officials are beyond belief. Let's hope this all gets sorted! |
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| UK Election |
[May. 6th, 2010|10:54 pm] |
I got my vote in just after lunch - first election I have voted in, so I am looking forward to finding out the results. I am planning to stay up to see who wins but may be a bit fuzzy in work tomorrow. |
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| Health Kick |
[Apr. 14th, 2010|04:34 pm] |
It's been five months since I gave up smoking, which I think is a damn good result considering I gave up completely, didn't wean myself off or anything. My asthma is got loads better since I decided to treat my lungs with a little respect, so I have decided to tackle the weight issue. I'm not huge - British 16, so that's what, an American 12? But I know its affecting my health and, being shallow here, but it's so hard shopping for my size, finding something which looks good, not just covering up the fat, and I'm in my early-mid twenties - I shouldn't be needing to cover up yet. So I'm calorie-counting, which is going well, and jogging, which isn't going so well. I am unfit it's unbelieveable, and I am pushing myself so hard to achieve even a basic jog, and then I end up running out of air and being exhausted and not breathing, and having achy legs .... its not fun. I mean, up til now I said I enjoyed some pain - I'm a d/s sub with a slight masochistic side, but this, jogging, it's evil! |
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| 6 Nations - Grrr |
[Feb. 9th, 2010|05:05 pm] |
What a disappointing weekend of rugby! Seriously, not worth watching really. I don't tend to deliberately make time to watch rugby, but I am a Welsh lass and it's in my blood, so I thought this weekend I would watch the national past-time. Shouldn't have bothered.
Ireland v. Italy : Fairly lack-lustre match. Ireland weren't as aggressive as I wanted - they got too complacent and let themselves down a little just before half-time. I assumed they would pick up the play in the second half but they seemed content to just hold onto their lead. I can understand not wanting to be too aggressive and risk injurying players this early on, but there wasn't any passion in their game, and seeing as I claim that rugby is better than football because of the passion, I was a bit disappointed.
England v. Wales : Suffice it to say that my father and I spent more time discussing England's retro look, than we did discussing any technical aspects of the game. I mean, I was disappointed anyway that Wales lost, and that 10 minutes in the sin bin in the first half really dented the Welsh performance. Even so, the match still felt like it lacked passion to me. Again, it was too relaxed almost. I mean, Wales v. England is so major, everyone has an opinion on it and is interested in the match beforehand, even if they rarely watch rugby, and yet the players didn't seem as enthused as those of us watching at home. That's not to be nasty to the players - they played okay, but the match wasn't spectacular and didn't really get me going - no yelling at the screen, not even texting my english friends with some friendly banter. I just sat, watched, "tsk"-ed when Wales lost, and then went about my usual routine.
Scotland v. France : I lasted about half an hour before the boredom led me to wander off to make coffee and sandwiches, and when I returned I decided to go watch Star Trek rather than continue the weekend of non-impressive rugby.
Seriously, players all did okay, but if the rest of the 6 Nations is so bland, with none of the passion of the rugby that I grew up watching, I am going to cry. I'm Welsh! Rugby is in my blood, it's my national sport, it's my heritage, it's me! 6 Nations cannot let me down! |
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| Great Night |
[Dec. 31st, 2009|03:56 pm] |
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So, last night I went out to see Les Mis with my mother. It's been my favourite musical for years, since I got the tenth anniversary video of the London cast but I have never had chance to see it live in the theatre. Anyway, not only did my mother get tickets for us both to go and see it, but my Dad arranged for a Chrysler to pick us up, champagne and nibbles in the car, and then a private box and waiter for the show! Absolutely awesome and a great ending to 2009. I'm still buzzing from it all a day later! |
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| Remembrance Parade at the Cenotaph |
[Nov. 8th, 2009|12:23 pm] |
I've just finished watching the service at the Cenotaph on tv. I'm surprised at how emotional it was for me. My grandparents were too young to fight in the war - they were only just in their teens when WWII ended, and my great-grandfather was a miner, so whilst he still contributed to the war effort, he didn't see active service. My grandfather did his national service with the RAF, but that was in the 50's, and my cousin was in the Navy, out in the Gulf during the Afghanistan and Iraq conflcts, but he was lucky in that no-one he knew was killed, and he left the Navy a few years ago. I am sure some relatives must have fought during major conflicts, but they would be distant ones. Still, watching it really got to me this year. I am lucky that my parents raised me with awareness of our history and the conflicts we have been engaged in, and the bravery that those involved demonstrated, and so I have always appreciated what people have done in order to preserve our country and our freedom.
I suppose, same as last year, I dislike how some people just don't seem to care. At the start of the service they showed a list of the British soldiers who have died in the last year, and their ages. The majority were teenagers or in their early twenties. The youngest person to die in WWI was 14. I am 23 and I could not show the courage which people of my age have been showing over the last century. And yet, some people will keep going on about how this is an illegal war and they don't support it, and so they won't buy a poppy. That isn't what a poppy is for. I do not support war, I feel that if we are threatened we should fight to preserve our country, but we shouldn't fight to gain something, just to defend. However, I seperate the war issue, to the soldier issue. I agree with the current war, in some ways, and disagree with it in other ways. But I unconditionally support the soldiers fighting, for they are doing what they believe to be right for their country. And I will show my recognisation and appreciation of what past generations have done also. I am just disappointed that a lot of people in my area think boycotting what the Royal Legion are doing is a way of protesting against the war. |
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| Outed at Work |
[Sep. 9th, 2009|06:30 pm] |
Yeah, being outed at work sucks. And why is it I never post here unless something is pissing me off?
Anyways, some bitch decided to out me in work yesterday. Stupid thing is that it was my fault - I told her I was into BDSM about two years ago when we were friends. I soon realised she was a manipulative cow and now she is in trouble with management for harassment in the office, so decided to cause issues for me too.
Not impressed.
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| Happy |
[Jun. 21st, 2009|08:44 pm] |
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Had my first BDSM play in a year and a half this week. Really happy and was so relaxed! Yay! |
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| Piercing! |
[Jun. 11th, 2009|08:15 pm] |
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Sam decided she wanted her eyebrow pierced today after work, so I went with her and got my nose pierced! Wtf? Since when was I so impulsive? |
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| So Hot! |
[Jun. 1st, 2009|05:15 pm] |
I choose to live in Britain, I'm from the Welsh Valleys, which means I am used to rain and cold and I'm happy with that. I like sun, but three days of uninterrupted heat, no cooling breeze and being stuck in an office without air-con .... lets just say that as soon as I got home I stripped to my underwear and am seriously considering going outside and setting up an old kids swimming pool, and laying in it! It's too hot! I put icecubes in my drink less than five minutes ago and they've already melted! :( |
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| Back Online |
[Apr. 27th, 2009|07:15 pm] |
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Internet - I have missed you so! |
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| Back in Wales |
[Apr. 9th, 2009|09:54 pm] |
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Ok, so I moved house on the weekend, which is all good except that I do not have internet access in my house yet, which sucks!
I've come back to my parents for Easter so can actually jump online on my laptop, catching up on shit before I have ti disappear offline again. :( Hope my landlady gets it sorted soon. |
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| First BDSM Club Night |
[Mar. 20th, 2009|11:15 pm] |
As said before, I don't scene much, just fetish markets and the like.
Well, a guy I know who is well-respected on the scene has asked me to a club night with him and his Domme, so whilst I won't be playing I am excited to get out there again and get to know some of the people I have only ever spoken to online. It's not til the start of May so I have plenty fo chance to decide on what to wear! |
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