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 Wooo....so I've put some pics of Japan up on FB - it was the only photo mass-uploader that Lapple II could handle apparently (though I blame the deletion of Safari 4.0....boooo! curse it in all its user-unfriendly updates, it's so unlike you Mac....tsk tsk). Feel free to have a gander. There are plenty (and I mean PLENTY) more to come (and captions/explanations too in some cases), but I've actually (sort of) fulfilled my vow of last month....boo ya!

( Meanwhile... )

Chow for now (this is how I signed off on a healthy eating group that I joined on LJ...lolz)
A xx

( Wallpaper Meme (read at your own risk, and don't say I didn't warn you...) )

 ...so once again it seems I'm made of fail on the photo-putting-up front. I have a bazillion (well, ok 3585) pictures of Japan that may never see the light of day, and several hundreds of others from various parties/excursions etc that I feel bad putting up already because I haven't put up the Japan ones yet. *sigh* So, new goal of the month=put up all (or at least some) of the Japan pics, and all the relevant ones thereafter, be it on Facebook, photobucket etc, wiche'er it be, often it's both (£2 to anyone who gets that reference...and no it's not Google-able, I checked).

Anyway as of last month I've lost my camping virginity in Swanage (and enjoyed it so much I went camping again in Cheddar - the Gorge is worth a visit if you ever get the chance, esp if you like cheese and/or cider).

And in other news...( some potentially dull shizz about my working life... )

On the whole though, I can't really complain. I'm still v. lucky to have a job (I wouldn't go so far as to call it a good job, lovely as all my colleagues are, it's a bit lacking in stimulation), am making a lot of progress on driving lessons (go me for managing loads of roundabouts without stalling! (after I'd tried it twice on the big dual-carriage way roundabout near me, I found it wasn't really to my taste) and for doing several three-point turns successfully! AND for knowing about all 6 types of pedestrian crossing! ( go on, ask me if you dare... )

AND the beau and I have sorted out our differences and things are going really well. We spent the entire weekend pretty much eating and/or lounging in St. James' Park in the unusually strong sunshine. Fun times :)
Adios for now (until I get ma pics up at any rate).
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Hullo - cutting it a wee bit fine in terms of the monthly blog plan but better late than never, eh? (my life motto...only it should be in Latin, because it sounds more refined...or at least it would be if I knew Latin....anyone?). Sooo...things have looked up a bit since my last rather embittered post. Reparation have been made between me and the beau, things are going well so far, and....*drumroll* am off to Japan on Saturday! I really can't wait, not least to see galvani again for a long period of time - it's been way too long! Anyway, panicked as I am - being the deeply unprepared person I am, I've only just started to organise things like adapter plugs/some sort of a bag big enough to actually carry all my stuff for 2 weeks/learning some basic Japanese words etc etc  - it's going to be aaaaawesome!
So, my next post shoud be a lot more exciting/replete with thrilling pictures of the wonders of Japan
*squeeeeeee*
A xx

p.s. No progress on driving and/or piano playing plans yet, but hopefully more news post-Japan (my life is now divided into pre and post-Japan...because this will be the most exciting thing I've ever done!)

Hola!
I'm fulfilling one New Year's promises with February's post! so...I went to Tenerife last week and it was really great - a week sunning on the beach, whale watching on a fake pirate ship (and jumpin off into the sea - so much fun!), seeing various animal shows in Loro Parque (cheeky sealions, a 'drunk' parrot and men surfing on dolphins - it was pretty amazing!) and essentially having two sisters! The only downside was the abysmal behaviour of the b.f whilst I was away, but even that has a silver lining in that I've emerged (relatively) unscathed from the most destructive relationship I've ever been in. Wo0t! I think the next few weeks will probably be pretty hard going - I hate being alone :( - but I know it's much better for my sanity in the long run, so will try to keep looking ahead, and work on being happy on my own for a while...

...anyway, on a mildly less soul-searching note back to the New Year's resolutions -  I've not done well on the piano nor the driving lesson front. The lack of driving lessons is mostly a money thing - am still paying for the upcoming Japan trip (and probably will be until I'm in my 30s... :S) but the lack of piano practice is just sheer laziness. In fact I think I'll attempt to clear some space in my room tonight and at least set up the keyboard. A small start is better than none!...

Hope you're all good out there in livejournal land
A xxx