Another productive day..... or not.

Well, I didn't get any work done today; I spent all day rushing around, being out and about, but I somehow didn't actually get anything done... how does that happen?? Grr. Anyway, that means I'll havta do twice as much tomorrow. *sigh*

Ah yes! I sent the invoice off for the social services commission yesterday! So, £500 should be winging its way to me shortly... I'm SO not letting it all go towards bills. I might treat myself. I really want a new violin actually; mine seems to have gone a bit wonky... hmm, I might have a browse, yesh yesh.

I was walking Toby in the school grounds today, and I nearly trod on a headless pigeon! Wah!! Actually, there's something very strange about one of the ponds over there; on the top playing field, there's a kind of copse round the edge, and in the middle of that there's an overgrown pond with really steep banks so you cant see the edge til you stand right at the edge, and there's a huge oak tree by the side of it. I've never been right down to the pond as it feels like here's something not quite right about it... I don't know what it is, but I always hurry past it (I walk the circuit of the field with Toby) and it feels like I'm being watched. Though at the same time I'm weirdly drawn to it - I don't have to walk past it - but I can't help it. It's been that way since I was a kid, but I've never quite dared to go right down to the edge. I've seen eagles circling there, which is quite unusual, and a week or so ago I saw something huge and bird-like with white & grey feathers out of the corner of my eye. It flew behind the tree so I didn't see it properly, but then there was a commotion in the cow field beside the playing field, and loads of feathers fell. I was a bit scared but I went over and peered under the hedge (it's quite high and dense) but something flapped in the long grass so I ran away! I collected a few of the feathers - they're huge. Anyway, it feels kind of dangerous but peaceful, and all the rabbits & squirrels & hedgehogs & things seem to gather there and sit round the edge of the pond - I've even seen woodpeckers there, and like I said, eagles. I heard them again the other day too. Oh yeah, anyway - I mentioned the dead pigeon, but the day before that I found the leg of a bird, and a couple of days before, a really 'neat' half a rabbit! *shudders* Probably just foxes or something, but I was a bit freaked out, and why did it just take the pigeon's head?! Oo er! LOL!! Anyhoo, that was all a bit exciting.

Ooh, I've just remembered: I'm going to a Kate Rusby gig for the first time on Saturday! Yay!!! She be purdy n talented n spiffy!

This is her:

*blank stare*

Now what was I going to type? I cant remember.
I think it was going to be in a mild rant sort of vein... oh well. It will be anyway, no doubt.

I've been really exhausted lately, but I can't make myself go to bed early or even just do less; I have to be doing something all the time. I don't even watch TV anymore! Well, not that I ever did watch much. Just Waking the Dead, Midsomer Murders, Miss Marple, Sea of Souls & Afterlife, and even they're not all on at the same time of year as each other. Any of you who have never watched any of those, find out when they are on and WATCH THEM! I have 2 episodes of Midsomer Murders, 2 episodes of Afterlife, second half of Blackbeard, and Folk Britannia on video waiting for me to watch them! Er, anyhoo, I'm getting sidetracked again. Which isn't that hard to do really. What was I saying... ah yes; I really have no time anymore somehow! Even my obsession with MySpace is waning due to non-usage! GASP!! Actually, that's probably a good thing come to think of it. And the people who matter I have email addresses for, so MySpace isn't essential any more anyway.

So, what've I been upto this week? Well, last week as well actually. Like I said; I don't seem to have any time whatsoever for anything interesting... I've finally started selling on Ebay again (I'll post a link when I officially open my shop) so hopefully it won't be long before I have money again. Though for the most part it'll go towards paying off my debts *sigh*

I get up most days at 8.30am, cos if I leave it any later, eg if I get up at 9.30 or 10am, Toby has recovered after his 7am walk with my dad, and wants another walk as soon as I get up, whereas if I get up earlier, I can fit in a couple of hours of work or whetever while Toby's sleeping off his morning exercise. So, I take him for a walk between 10-12am, which takes about an hour, then I have lunch, do some more work, take Toby out again at 2pm, do some more work, cycle to my grans at 5pm maybe, cycle back a couple of hours later, then more Ebay-ness! It may not sound like much, but it is. Oh, AND I've been clearing the whole house room by room since about mid August - the house is a tip, literally... none of you will actually be able ot imagine how bad it was... it looks like a someone ransacked a charity shop, and then added the contents of a skip for good measure. Anyway, it's not too bad now, but I refuse to go in the out-house (which is now joined onto the house cos of the conservatory) because of the amount of slugs & things... *shudders* I mean, I'm not squeamish, but slugs are the most repulsive thigs in the world, and make me want to puke. I don't mind spiders, which is just as well really; I found at least 20 huge wolf spiders in the conservatory over the course of the day.

Aha yes! I found my Steeleye Span CD today! I'd forgotten how good it was!! "With his hammer in his hand, he looked so clever, and if I was with my love, I'd live forever!" *sings*

Anyway, that's enough pointless rambling for one night; there's lots more I could write but I'll save it for another day...

Night night x

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Holidays...

Hmm, no one's on msn, and I have nothing else to do, so I may as well write in my blog... I'm awful at keeping these things up to date. Hmm, what have I been up to lately? Ah, I guess I should update on my holiday - went to Germany & Italy for a month with my dad & my bro... Germany's lovely, the people are so friendly! Food's a bit stodgy, but when all else fails, shnitzel & chips is always good. Anyway, we took the ferry (my favourite part of the whole holiday!) from Hull to Rotterdam (watched the latest X-men film at the ferry cinema - slightly random, but good.) Then we drove down throught the Netherlands, staying in Heidelberg for 10 days to visit our next door neighbour who lives in Germany for most of the year. Then we drove through the Swiss Alps (throught the windy mountain passes - another fave bit of the hol!) down to near Milan where my aunt lives. Stayed a week in a lovely lakeside villa - though I had a commission to finish which took up most of my free time... Anyway, then we drove back up to Darmstadt, and stayed with some friends there for 10 days, then back up through The Netherlands, back across on the ferry to Hull, then home. Arg! I cjust couldnt make all that sound interesting; I just wanted to get it all down. I might update later if I remember anything particularily interesting about the hol... anyhoo.

Went to Greenbelt festival last weekend!! Was brill, weyyyyy! Lots of cool music, including a folk club consisiting of stereotypical bearded, waistcoat wearing folkies. That was fun, but I wasn't quite brave enough to sing anything myself..... lol! Maybe next year :)
I had the worst tent ever though! Bean kidly lent me her spare tent, but unfortunately it wasnt long enough for me!! And wasn't quite waterproof either. So for the first two nights I kicked my sleeping bag around, getting stressed and nearly freezing to death, and close to tears. Sounds stupid I know... but it was like those nights you just can't get to sleep & you're either too hot or too cold, and the duvet is trying to strangle you and you feel really teary... And both mornings my clothes were damp and cold. So, the 3rd night I moved in with Bean & her mum in their big tent! Yay! So I actually got some sleep that night.
What else, what else? Hmm, there was general festival activity, such as washing hair under cold water taps, walking half a mile to decent toilets (or holding your breath in the nearby portaloos) and general muddyness. Er, there was a cool bubble stall/tent where we spent hours chasing huuuuuge bubbles and throwing foam at each other! And a cool pirate guy selling candle powered motor boats, and the Tiny Tea Tent!!!!! THE best place there!

I have a few things to do this week, now that pesky social services commission is over I actually have time to do things I WANT to do. I have a painting to do for Richard - a pic to accompany the song 'Crazy Man Michael' by Sandy Denny - that will be fun - 'tis the best song ever!! Aaaand I've finished the pic of Christianna that I promised her; it's a pic of her in her lovely gypsy clothes! Though I really want to turn it into a painting, so I'll buy some biiiig paper and do that... And I've been meaning to do a painting inspired by Liselotte's photography - she takes fantastic Belle Epoch/fantasy/Gothic style photees! You can find her on DeviantArt under the name minnaloushe... er, anything else? Tum te tum... Oh, art trade with ShiverZ!! (Sorry it's taken so long Loaf; damn social services proj took way longer than expected! Still, they were really really pleased with it, so that's something at least. Oh, and the money of course! Heh heh.) Also, Ham if you read this - perhaps an art trade is in order?? We haven't done one in a while.