Well

Thank you to people who did replying/blogging, it was lovely having something to read.

I have been on holiday for the last week. That would be the reason I have not blogged for some number of days. We went to North Norfolk (Armstrong's know how to live!) The weather was varied (I'm British, I have to talk about the weather.) We went to a sea life centre. The otters being fed and the penguins being fed and the baby crabs and rays were the best bits of that. We went on a boat and saw some seals. The boat and the seals were the best bits of that. We saw Ben and Leanne for a bit as they happened to be on holiday in the same area. The Ben and the Leanne were the best bits of that. Dad had his birthday. The birthday meal was the best bit of that. We went to a beach (three times!) Watching the sunset was the best bit of that. Me and Paul took a jaunt to a local town. The chips we ate that no one else knows about was the best bit of that. I read lots and lots of books, and made some cards, and won at monopoly. Reading and making crafts and winning were the best bits of that. I had some Waggle Dance and Bishop's Finger and Ruddles Rhubarb. The Waggle Dance was the best bit of that.

The next few weeks are going to be busy. I will tell you about them as they happen. (notice I say 'you' in that last sentence, that is so that whoever is reading thinks that this is written just for them to read, and therefore feel it brings them that bit more warmth and joy.)

Smiles

So I am thinking I need something to make me do a smile. I know what I think, I will read my friends blogs, then I will smile.

Leanne - not blogged for ages.
Mark - don't understand the jokes (this may be because they are not funny, or because they are not intended as jokes they are just stories or suchlike, and I just don't understand Mark.)
Phil - not done blogging for like over a week. Maybe he is not feeling well. It is not always a funny blog, but it is usually blogged on more.
Kev - not blogged for so long he maybe doesn't exist anymore (because of course if you do not exist on a blog you do not exist IRL.)
Neil - not blogged in like a month. And there I was thinking now he has done all his work maybe he will be funny now. Apparently no.
Paul - blogged a song that I have heard him sing and go on about so much it is not so fun as a blog.
Gareth - blog does not exist.
Hayley - blog does not exist (not that is makes much difference, it's not like she blogged).

So really I am thinking, still no smiling to be done.

Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Adrian
Happy Birthday to you.

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Jill
Happy Birthday to you.

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Ann
Happy Birthday to you.

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birth day dear Mrs Basset
Happy Birthday to you.

It would seem today is a good day for birthdays!

Apparently this is fun

Type in your name followed by needs, and blog the first ten answers that come up.

Ruth needs hugs.

Ruth needs a husband

Ruth needs to be cleaned

Ruth needs to seek a different profession because she just doesn't have that hunger anymore

Ruth needs money

Ruth needs a short course in label-reading

Ruth needs help with typing, filing, answering phones, copying, and other administrative tasks

Ruth needs money

Ruth needs to photograph things or use her own "clip art" collection

Ruth needs to meet with Chris to go over the songs before Chris and Charlie go into the studio


Righto, well I'm glad we've cleared that up and now we all know what Ruth needs. Wasn't that fun.

I passed!!

I passed my course! With merit! Got much more for my dissertation than I thought I would. It's graduation next weekend, I am looking forward to that very much. It will be lovely to see college friends again.

I went to a wedding yesterday. The wedding was very lovely indeed. Afterwards it did some raining. The church was 15 minutes away from the car park. I got rather soaked through. I found it amusing. Some other wet people didn't seem to be amused by being wet. We had high tea. I've never had that before. It could also have been called small tea.

Limbo

Life feels a bit limbo like at the mo. People are starting to take over bits of my job. I don't have a new job to go to. I want to be packing and such like but until I have a new job I have no reason to pack. I am trying to make sure friendships with people I want to keep in contact with when I am not so in Ipswich are deep enough to keep going when I am not here. I am trying not to act like there are friendships I'm not that bothered about so people don't think I'm being rude. I am hoping that this week I will find out if I have interviews for a couple of jobs I have applied for. I also need to fill in a couple more application forms I have. I have already started missing some things and people, even though I am still here, and still seeing them. I think it is the knowing that I will miss them that makes me already miss them.

I get my final college results tomorrow, the ones that say if I have passed the course or not. I am hoping that it will not be or not.

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.

Yesterday I went for a run. I am meant to be practising running to be ready to do the Race for Life. Yesterdays run was bad. I just don't do running, my mind doesn't do it, my body doesn't do it, so it has been hard work the whole way through, however I did think I was getting somewhere. My current run is nearly 2 miles, I have to run a bit walk a bit coz I'm not fit enough to run lots. So anyway yesterdays run, my legs felt like lead and didn't want to pick up from the ground, I felt like I was running uphill the whole time despite the whole run being flat, and then I nearly hyper-ventilate. This does sometimes happen when I run, I blame it all on a very bad running experience when I was in year 8. So yes, I feel wholly unconfident about doing the whole Race for Life. I have to be able to run some of it coz walking three miles is a doddle so I can't ask people to sponsor me if I don't run it. Bleurgh.

Today I am getting ready for Sizewell at the weekend, and for youth group tonight. I love youth group, but it has been 6 months since I last led it (coz I've had too much of other work). These leaves me feeling a little bit trepidacious - only a little bit mind.

Tomorrow I get the day with Paul - woohoo!!!! nuf sed.