The Potential to Save Lives

As I’m not really up to DOING much today I rather thought it was going to end up being another off day but then I remembered to do something I’ve been meaning to do for ages: register as an organ donor.

It took a matter of minutes and now I feel happier AND I’ve done something I don’t usually. You could do it too! Oh yes. Go on, click the linky!

It’s also reminded me of other thinds I’ve been intending to do so I shall do a list update momentarily.

I might try eating something first though as I’m really hungry!

Party Music

Yesterday (Monday 17th March) I started to organise the music on my computer whilst also building a playlist for my birthday party on Sunday.

I seem to have some albums on here more than once and others that I thought I had are missing. It’s saved in two locations on my computer and there are two folders labelled “Other” so this is definitely a job that’s going to take more than one day. It will probably also result in a long list of CD’s that I need to buy as I realise that I don’t have all the things I thought I had.

I actually didn’t get very much of this done as I came down with a sickness bug but I definitely started it and I’m already finding it easier to decide what I want to listen too- which was the point.

Any requests for Sunday’s playlist btw?

Meringues and Pirates!

Sunday I decided to make chocolate meringues following a recipe and method I found online but using HC’s Kiss Mix Liquid Chocolat.

The end result was tasty, especially after I dunked their bottoms in more melted Kiss Mix, but they didn’t taste or feel like meringues. The recipe suggested cutting down the amount of sugar because of the Chocolate and I think putting the sugar back in along with a slight temperature moderation would make them preperly meringue-y. As it was they were demolished with everyone (except David who only arrived when there was one piece left) had second or third helpings.

Photo evidence 1 Meringues on a baking tray:

Photo evidence 2- Mel and Alice finishing off the extra melted chocolate:

Photo Evidence 3- One chocolate bottomed one left:

After we’d eaten the meringues we got my pirate ship and castle set out for the first time, built that, made a desert Island and added a farm and some remote control bumper cars to it so that we had out own little world:

Which I only mention because I hadn’t done that before either and it was rather fun!

Being, almost, creative and using my Brain. Sort of.

Having never done so before on Saturday I made a wordsearch.

It’s merely of things I like and the first one i did was tiny and easy so there are actually several pictures for this post:

The first (blurry) handrawn, obscenely easy wordsearch:

The second, also handrawn, much harder wordsearch:

And then finally I typed it up onto the computer and David and I spent a while looking for words as I couldn’t remember where they were- particularly Lego and Swings:

It was fun to make and fun to do and took up the time after dinner and Buffy and before bed.

The Observers 50 Most Powerful Bloggers.

After having a look at this blog Simon gave me a pull out from The Observer listing the 50 most powerful bloggers in the world.
Some of these I already read, Girl with a one track mind for example.
I spent some time on Friday evening trawling through this list looking at any that I liked the look of. Sadly the one that look the most interesting was in German so I left that but I’ve now added these two to my blog bookmarks.
The first one calls out to the foodie in me and is entertainingly written. The second is just pretty. I don’t think i have a personal sense of style but some of these people really, really do!
I would recommend, mainly to the girlies I think, looking at the second one in detail.
Suffice it to sayt hey entertained me for most of the rest of the day!

Slightly delayed

No photos for this one, too busy having fun to take any.

We did have exciting and different sex. Oh yes. However, I don’t think any of you actually want details and as David was playing too it seems wrong to kiss and tell.

Once my rock chick arrives I’ll do a proper review of that- I can share setails of just MY sordid sex secrets with impunity!

Imaginary Lion Taming

(Written on, mostly, webless Wednesday!)

I built myself (and David I suppose) a table and two chairs today. Woo!

Here are the bits prior to assembly:

Neat and tidy little pile. 2 and half hous later here’s the finished product:

Two and a half bloody hours! Some of the holes weren’t in the right places so I couldn’t actually put all the screws in. In order to make sure things were stable I sat on both chairs and the table after completion and then waved the chairs around the room a bit to make sure they wouldn’t fall apart. They didn’t, though I probably looked like an idiot to anyone who happened to look through the window at me waving chairs around a room!

It was harder than I’d thought it would be but I feel happy sitting here at my table on my computer so it was definitely worth it!

Due to the work thing- a list update!

Yesterday I was pants. I worked the 9.00-8.30 shift and so didn’t feel like doing anything when I got home. David made Fajitas, we watched some Buffy and then I went to bed. No new things there! This means I’ve used two of my off days within the first two weeks! Good job I planned in slightly more than one a week really isn’t it?

So list update (previously mentioned things without explanations):

Writing
Languages
Dancing
Tea - Try new types of teas, blend them together to make my own personal tea, do more tea tasting and share
the notes with the world, visit different tea houses, give away ones I don’t drink and organise the ones I
have so that it’s easier to drink a wider variety rather than the same six teas over and over. I’ve already started giving away tea as well. Until it’s all gone (and I think there’ll be more to give away after the next batch of tea tasting) I’m not going to strike that bit out.
Music
Sex
Books - I refuse to venture into the realm of pointless romantic pot boilers again though!
Blogs
Walking
Playing on swings
Baking
Swimming
Learn to proofread
Cooking
Grammar
Travelling
Photographs
Playing computer games that aren’t Civ 2/Civ 4 (I’ve decided that it was a little TOO much like cheating!)
Go and see a Musical
See a Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta performed live.
Learn to touch type.
Go to a football match - Bob has said that I also have to buy memorabilia, learn chants and properly get behind a local team (though he suggested London Irish and Rugby). We’ll see how I enjoy going to one match first, k?
Build a table - I’ve never actually built any of my own furniture- someone else has always done the flatpacked stuff for me. I have a table that needs putting together. I shall do this.
Make a big tea database using Delphi - Bob reckons he can show me how to use Delphi so I’m going to give it a try. Suggested by Bob, obviously.
Car Boot Sale - I’ll need the help of someone with a car, obviously, but this would be an excellent way of getting rid of the clutter (no doubt accquiring more) AND doing something new. Suggested by Duchess Emily of Fun.
Go to a ball - I know I’ve done this twice before but I’ve never actually worn a ball gown and made myself pretty for one. My ballgown has now, finally and about five months late, arrived so I’m going to do it properly damn it!
Treasure Hunting - Borrow Emily’s dad’s metal detector and go hunt for treasure! Woo! Also, unsurprisingly, suggested by Duchess Emily of Fun.
Tour of the Loddon Brewery - Mmm beer. Suggested by DEoF.
Wine tasting - Mmm wine (in very small amounts that might not make me sick!). Suggested by Bob.
Hat Making - I have no idea how one would go about making a hat. I shall find out! Again by DEoF.

The, one, strikeout is already done. Bold is for new ideas.

Still very very grateful for ideas as I’m actually getting things done! The more I have to do the more likely I am to keep going. Though *looks sternly in Ashley’s direction* SLIGHTLY more encouraging comments would be appreciated.

I’d better go and get on with making that table so I have more things to strikeout!

Pom Pom puppetry

Inspired by how stupidly easy yesterdays puppet making was today I made a bee pom pom puppet.

I’ll pop the pictures i took of making the first (non puppet) pom pom on as well as of the bee.

Again it has no name, I shall need these by Wednesday as that’s when I plan to write my puppet show to go with my puppets so i can spend the end of the week making a little puppet theatre.

With a bit of luck (and no more sick staff at work!) it’ll be done so that I can wow people with a puppet show on Sunday. Bet that makes the Reading Girlies quake in fear and everyone else sigh with relief!?

Without further ado- the making of Mr Gay Bee:

And here’s one of Mr Gay Bee with the nameless tiger:

Puppetry!

Having purchased a puppet kit from Wilkinsons for 50p I duly made myself a little tiger on Day 7 (9th March for those who work by actual dates!) The actual kit was for very small children so even I could make it! There were cut out holes to put the plastic needle (it had a nobble rather than a point to make very sure there were no accidents!) through and all the stripes etc were stickers but it was very fun to make and I added bits to the design as the picture on the pack had no mouth.

He’s very cute but as yet has no name! Any suggestions?