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This is where you stick random tidbits of information about yourself.
Age 23, living in sin in Twickenham with Cheesy
Likes
Movies
Books
Writing
Theatre
Hugs
Kittens
Chess
Scrabble (mostly beating Cheesy's butt)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Dislikes
Vegetables
Arguments
Cleaning
Trashy TV
Pretensions
Public Transport
Pets
Rabbits-Bambi, Fern, Sooty, Pippa-all deceased
Dog-Sammy-deceased :(
Fish-CatFlap-recently (and finally!) deceased
Cat-Tiggy-still scratching
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Technically Rachel
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Saturday, October 30, 2004
FREEEEEEEEDOM!!!!!
Most strange. Hasn't sunk in yet that I'm free of the hell pit. Nor have I figured out how best to use all my sudden free time, without simultaneously panicking about being unemployed. I can safely stay income free for a month (although that means pretty shitty xmas presents guys). But still - my over sensible brain likes to be secure and responsible with a healthy income, so it will be difficult to get it away from that kind of thinking.
Thinking of partaking in Nanowrimo, but writing a play instead of a novel. I'm sure it doesn't count, but there's nothing wrong with aiming for the same thing as novel writers - why not, says I. We shall see.
My life also just generally needs sorting out. The flat needs cleaning and sorting from top to bottom, and I seriously need some new clothes. And a hair cut. And a trip to the dentist. And my physio. And probably my Nutrionist - which I'm dreading cause I know I'm going to be horribly shamed when I have to admit the extent to which I have NOT been following his diet. My Crohn's isn't bad at the mo, but it's hardly great either - and I'm sure I'm not doing it any good.
That being said, now that I don't have to hastily snarfle chips and mars bars to drag myself through my torturous work day, I should be able to improve. Must try yoga - the lazy exercise. It's better than the current zero level of exercise I partake in. I'm turning into a lump with terrible stamina.
Must also go home and to Manchester - I think I'll do my Xmas shopping in Manchester this year - it's so much more interesting than shopping in London. Though I think I should return to the market I visited with Huggy Boobs earlier this year.
On a final note - I am shocked and appalled at the high rate of blog casualties. Porny Curtis disappeared months ago, and still has yet to return, and recent events saw the resignation of the hilariously amusing Kitchen Table. What makes me regret the passing of this blog is not just the amusement factor, but the fact that I was able to keep up with what the guy was up to. I've never known Mr Table especially well, but have always enjoyed his company and have always been interested in knowing what he's up to. Since I don't live in Manchester anymore, when I next see him I won't have a clue how his life as been. Perhaps that's how life should be, but I have appreciated the usefullness of blogger in this respect. I can keep tabs on my mates, see what they're up to, and still feel a little part of their lives. Which is nice. But hey, that's life - so the people say.
1:06 pm
Saturday, October 09, 2004
I think what's bothered me over the last few weeks regarding this blog, is I've had nothing to blog about. NOTHING. My job still sucks (though thankfully should be over in another two/three weeks), and leaves me so busy that I don't have time to do anything else. I'm not writing, which pisses me off, cause I want to write so badly - I have so many sodding ideas at the moment, but picking up a pen seems impossible right now, and I don't know why. Probably extreme tiredness has something to do with it. I'm also home alone and lonely, which never helps. Cheesy is travelling about with the show, which is great for him, but does leave me home alone to contend with spiders and a big paranoid imagination about chain-saw murderers!
Sigh. Self pity is a terrible debilitating thing. Must stop now.
Watched the film "Forces of Nature" and it left me quite interested. Terrible casting choices, but a really interesting story. Typical setup - guy a few days before his wedding day, (Ben Affleck with his one facial expression) getting lots of signs that getting married isn't a good idea - even though his girlfriend is adorable and totally in love with him (played by ER's Abi - the only good piece of main character casting). So doubts start. A series of events put him of his course to his wedding day and constantly collide him with the other girl of the movie (Sandra Bullock - good, but still quite wrong for the part), who's wild and fiesty and everything about life that he's not. So of course he starts to fall for her, and alone at home his fiancee starts to be charmed by an old boyfriend. All typically convenient for the usual romantic comedy, yes? What however immediately is odd, is that Affleck's fiancee is too damn likeable. Very odd. She's gorgeous, sweet and perfect for him - not the usual setup in these things, where the characters current partner is either an arsehole or blatantly not right for them. And she turns down the ex boyfriend and sits waiting faithly and surely for her man to get to the wedding and marry her. These leaves you unsettled for a while when it becomes clear Affleck is gonna choose Bullock over his wife. What happens however, is he sees his fiancee again and suddenly he's in love with her all over again. He doesn't leave her for Bullock, they become stronger because of her - and Bullock's all fine with this too (there's some subplot about her kid, and she's all happily ever after with him). But it was interesting - you see so many romantic comedies where people are trundling along life with one partner and someone better and more brilliant comes along. Not a great message really. This movie just kind of showed that you can be happy with what you have already - you may indeed fancy another person, but you shouldn't forget what you have in the first place. It was also quite beautifully filmed in places. Odd odd film. I've talked a lot about it too. Weird. Wish it had had a better cast. Stupid Forehead Affleck and his acting teeth.
I think I'm gonna go shopping. I need some new boots. And a coat.
Dammit if I don't do some theatre soon I think I'm gonna go crazy.
1:47 pm
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