Was at a rainy BBQ for the dogs trust last night ( because we are volunteer dog walkers ) lots of food, wine and chocolate cake. Met lots of people and had a merry old time.

Taking an evening course at west lothian collage. Start tomorrow so am all nervous.


Still haven't bought wedding rings... Yikes!

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Testing a new app on my phone. This is my ninja.



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Not good weather for fireworks but Ben will probably still have fun setting them off.


I think my hamster is ill or trying to hibernate. 'fat ham' /'Nano' has lost weight and is hiding all food instead of eating it. Nibble seems ok weight wise but is is less active than usual. Have turned up the heating - hope that helps.

Things in Cauther have been hectic as we got the keys to our house while i was on holiday with mum and sister, so i got behind with doing housey stuff. I am now full swing into painting skirting boards, choosing wallpaper, walling up dodgy old cupboards and cutting bunkers for fridge to fit in kitchen.

The shitty thing is that you pay for the damn deposit, the bank fees, the solicitor fees and then you need to pay even more to fix up the house (VERY dodgy decor! All mixed, dark paterns and borders and evil foamy wallpaper), so have been decorating to a budget. Good thing is that while my mum and dad helped with the deposit, Ben's mum and dad are DIY experts and have been helping with electrics and whatnot.

Anyway, back at work today and working on house in the evenings. Very exited about eventually moving in although not looking forwards to lifting the freezer, cooker or washing machine.

Anyway, back to wurk, lots of catching up to do.

Still awaiting news on house buying, we've done our part and I wish they would hurry up with whatever they are doing.

I would really like the keys before I'm off to Spain on the 23rd. It's quite frightening spending so much money on something that I've only seen once (granted we spent an hour there) but still...I've spent more time choosing a dress.

I have been budgeting like crazy to prepare for fee's and bills, an administrative mishap on Friday meant i was horribly embarrassed whilst paying for my shopping as my card was declined and I was arguing away that i did have the money but when i checked, the bank had taken their admin fee's from my account without any warning (if warnings had been given i could have directed them to the account that actually had some money in it), anyway we got it sorted eventually and without any dodgy overdraft fees.

Weather is rather gray and overcast here, the kind of constant miserable weather that does make you consider moving to warmer climates. Don't get me wrong i love winter when it's freezing and you drink hot chocolate and wear funky scarves to warm up but this weather is like sludge and has no obvious redeeming qualities, except... the other week after shredding masses of bills etc we dropped the bag on the road(the A71) and it burst and blew everywhere and the rain at least seems to have melted/washed away the bits we couldn't grab.

I know - it's been a while. I still log in everyday but mostly to read everyone elses journal.

Latest news...

- Getting married 27th june - reception will be pirate themed (actually ceremony has to be toned down for the grannies, but will still be slightly themed)
- various family issuse still going on but who doesn't have them.
- going on holiday in september with mum and carrie which will be brilliant.

Aside from that i feel i've been doing endless working, but it should calm down now.


How great is David Tennant from Doctor Who, i just keep getting reminded of how awesome he is. Who saw doctor who this weekend - i loved it!

Got gym tonight so off to be fit and healthy(ish), will probably spend a lot of the time i should be exercising in the sauna. i love the sauna :D

Will probably post 6 months later knowing me. I never feel i have anything to say. will continue to email mateys directly.

Been a while since i last posted i was just trying to get through january all quiet and unnoticed. 2007 has started rather craply, but i am one of those hated 'optimists' i always think things will get better.

I have to work in Glasgow Thurs, Fri and all next week. A bit rubbish as it involves paying for travel and food and makes my day 3 hours longer than it needs to be. The worst part is working in this little roon they set aside for me to test in, with no windows. I am looking forwards to traveling in the train, you can spend the time reading books and chilling out before work. So i need to buy a 'train book' (wonder if i can charge that to the company).

Ben wrote off his car on sat, actually that is unfair he was on his own side of the road, braking to go around a corner and a car coming from the other direction spun and hit him side on. Claiming for insurance is deeply inconveniant. Ben has to break his no-claims streak because of this and find another car that is as good as the 'batmobile'.

Belly dancing was on yesterday and the dance is actually starting to come together. I might be doing a solo wooooooo, depends on whether i can find a song and choreograph(?) all by myself which is probably doubtful, still it was nice to be asked.

Me, liomari and pals are going to Club Noir in Glasgow on Sat for the Battle of the sexes ball. I'm really looking forwards to it! I have a really nice dress, halterneck, Marlyn Monroe style, black with cherries on it (which are actually little red skulls) and vintage black elbow length gloves. Can't wait to get all dressed up and see the show!

Today i recieved a reply to an email i sent about belly dancing classes, turns out it was on tonight and its the 3rd week. I ddn't miss too much and Carrie even joined with me. I got to wear my new black and gold coined hip scarf that Allison (Bens mum) brought me back from Morrocco - seem it was only meant to be used for decorative purposes because it didn't fare too well during the class. I really want a top to go with it - i also need to tidy up the skirt/veil combo i made for the performance last time.

I'm all pleased cause i was teachers pet and when it came to showing the class the next few steps i had to dance with Martina(teacher)and the other ladies said i was good. I am all pleased with myself :D

An update of my dull little life.

Saw Scanner darkly on Friday - i liked the mad conversations but i thought it was a bit slow in areas. Saturday was great ;) thankyou for the food and the laughs (liomari).
Sunday i lazed around and bought 'elektroplankton' for my DS which is really pretty and a completly useless game. After a long time procrastinating I fitted new lino in the bathroom on Monday, which replaces stinky old carpet.


On a sad note my Gran is still in hospital and is very sick, she has taken a bad reaction to her chemotherapy tablets and they aren't really sure what to do with her. It looks like she will have to have radiotherapy which they were trying to avoid. Shes in a horrible little room on her own and seems quite depressed and it's weird seeing her bald as she has always been obsessed with her looks.

I would like to thank liomari for dinner - i would have said what she made but i'm not sure how to spell it.

Drank a lot of Southern comfort as we waited for Alison and gerry to get back from France with devil Child. Watched Pirates of the Carribean (the first one) and fell in love (again) with Johnny Depp.

saturday involved buying the best dress from River Island. Its like a cocktail dress, faintly 80's style but really pretty, black and pink with green parts. this dress demands funky bright shoes and cardie (well it is a wedding). I can't wait to wear it, it fits soooo well. Me and carrie got back late and then watched Hex (the first series).

Sunday we celebrated my mums birthday, which was actually on Saturday but she was in Blackpool checking out my dad's new snack van which is cool and green and shiny.

Today was not so good...car broke down, on a (single lane) bridge, between two traffic lights.
Sun was shining in my eyes and the dam thing would not start. Suddenly the shadow of a tall, imposing man blocked the sunlight from my eyes and then emerged like a big, cheerful knight in shining armour...Mr Pender. Thanks Mr.P
ben decided to tow me to work - it was horrific, the damn tow rope was just over a metre long and ben kept slowing down and speeding up. He eventually stopped mid way to shout at me for "nearly taking the back off his car off" and also in response to my screaming (i didn't realise that the brakes wouldn't work so well with the engine off so i paniced).
So i kept the rope as taught as possible the rest of the journey by using the brakes only to be met with "Did you have the damn brakes on the whole time!"
Time of the month and all i was a little tearful by the end of the journey.

Now i'm at work and the boys are off to buy fans from LIDL cause its so bloody hot in here. (I can see all my paperwork getting blown off the desk - sigh. Just let us go home!

Well, it's been a long two weeks.
First week i was ill and less said the better.
Last week i was working for one of our clients in Glasgow helping them test our software. I was NOT looking forwards to it (cause they hate us - the software is 2 years late and doesn't run as smoothly as they would like)When i arrived they were (understandably) rather negative. I think it went ok - i remained (probably annoyingly) chirpy and cheerful and towards the end it did seem to rub off on them. Happy to be back in the office today though, call me a wuss but the hours travel in and back and the extension to my 8 and 1/2 hour day to 11 hours pretty much knackered me.

On saturday me and Ben hosted a BBQ at his mum and dads house (They have buggered off to france and left me to dog sit) It went well - we had LOADS of food and booze and some decent weather. Plus swing ball and a trampolene. We played games and sang Kareoke and generally reverted to 10 year olds which was fun.

Liomari was excellent on Guitar Hero :D Picked it up like a pro! Some of the other members of the party....not so good ;)

Well off to the gym tonight with Carrie and then to Liomari's tomorrow, i believe baked tatties are on the menu.

I hate working in an office when i am sick. It's worse when i am working late again to get a project finished.