Hourglass unleashed

Hourglass unleashed

Loriba

[	userinfo	\|	livejournal userinfo	]
[	archive	\|	journal archive	]

(no subject)

[Mar. 13th, 2009|05:11 pm]

Loriba

[	mood	\|	calm	]
[	music	\|	Stephen King - From a Buick 8	]

So people seem to think that I'm depressed at the moment and therefore, need hugs.

Now, it's not that I resent the hugs in any way shape or form [hugses always = goodness] but I'm not depressed or low at all, just thinking, a lot, about ... stuff.

At some point I'm going have to put some of these thoughts down onto 'paper', at which point I may (read: will probably) post them, or part of them, on here for comment. The problem is with finding the time at the moment.

Might be able to when I'm in Cornwall week after next.

In the meantime, thanks for the hugs and good wishes, always appreciated. :-)

link

1 comment|post comment

So...

[Mar. 12th, 2009|12:02 am]

Loriba

[	mood	\|	drunk	]
[	music	\|	Pan's Labyrinth soundtrack	]

...what exactly *is* the point?...

link

11 comments|post comment

(no subject)

[Sep. 28th, 2008|10:23 pm]

Loriba

[

mood

cheerful

]

Tony Jones has finally redeemed himself after the Neil Young - Heart of Gold fiasco of two years ago, and how! :-)

For those who don't know what I'm talking about, today was the last day of the Cambridge Film Festival and Tony Jones is the director of the festival. Every year, they have a surprise film on the last day, where you pay your money, turn up and see a film which is a complete surprise. Past films have included things like A Cock and Bull Story. The films are normally reasonably pleasant, but not necessarily something that you'd choose to see otherwise.

Then, two years ago, they showed the Neil Young thing. I'm sure I ranted enough about it at the time so I won't do so again, but I left after fifteen minutes and waited for the others in the bar until it was over.

I didn't go to the surprise film last year, but Eeson somehow managed to persuade me this time around. Am I glad he did.

I've just been to what I believe was the UK premier of Burn After Reading, the new Coen brothers film. It is absolutely excellent and I recommend it to everyone. In fact, I fully intend to see it again when it's released nationwide on the 17th Oct.

Combined with seeing How to Lose Friends and Alienate People on Friday, it's been a pretty good weekend for films all round!

P.S. I have the interview for my job tomorrow. Wish me luck! :-)

link

3 comments|post comment

(no subject)

[Aug. 26th, 2008|09:33 pm]

Loriba

[

mood

tired

]

Back from the Con.

It was a good weekend, although extremely busy and I'm exhausted. I got home around half two, unloaded the car, then fell asleep for about four hours. I'm still shattered, so my next move is something to eat and drink then back to bed again; the unpacking can wait until tomorrow, when reality will reassert itself with a vengance I feel.

I'll write a fuller assessment of the Con when I'm feeling a little more awake and coherent.

link

3 comments|post comment

I am dead...	[Jun. 12th, 2008\|12:02 pm] Loriba
...in Sock Wars terms anyway. My socks arrived from Canada yesterday, and they're beautifully made, if a little garish. And, I'm sure it should be against the rules to get your mum to knit them for you! So I am officially out of the battle for this year. I managed to make it down to the last 350 though, and lasted over a month, which I'm still amazed at. And...I now know how to make socks, so I'm going to be making lots more from now on, especially as I forgot to take a photo of the first ones I made before I sent them to my victim, so I'll have to knit another pair simply to show you how nice they were. My one regret is that I didn't get killed by Starbuck in the end. Ho-hum, same place, same time, next year folks.
link	post comment

(no subject)

[May. 9th, 2008|08:09 pm]

Loriba

[

mood

amused

]

So the quiz is over.

Guess where we placed? :-)

link

2 comments|post comment

(no subject)	[May. 9th, 2008\|12:23 pm] Loriba
We have a quiz this evening at work, but we can't come up with a team name. Any suggestions?
link	8 comments\|post comment

A fun day out for all the family

[May. 2nd, 2008|05:49 pm]

Loriba

[

mood

amused

]

So, Addenbrookes Hospital is having an Open Day on the 10th May, and in the Main Reception area there is a big sign up listing the attractions available on the big day.

Amongst them is 'Visit the Mortuary'

It almost makes me wish that I wasn't planning on going back to Norfolk that weekend...

link

6 comments|post comment

(no subject)

[May. 2nd, 2008|02:11 pm]

Loriba

[

mood

discontent

]

I can't wait for today to be over. I am sooooooo looking forward to relaxing this weekend.

Keep your fingers crossed that I'm allowed to do so. :-o

link

3 comments|post comment

(no subject)

[Apr. 29th, 2008|12:51 pm]

Loriba

[

mood

stressed

]

Firstly, a big, big thank you to everyone who posted such positive comments in my previous two posts. They do make a real difference and I love you all. *hugs*

Secondly, my Mum realised that she'd left the recorder attached to the phone yesterday and removed it, then realised that there was a recording on it of a phone call between my dad and my brother that had to have been made on Saturday evening or sometime on Sunday (probably while she was spending the day with me) as my brother mentioned the fact that she'd rung him and he'd hung up on her. She can't hear my brother very well, but my Dad was blatantly lying about her to him. Telling him things like she's insisting that he pay all the bills for the house (she's just asked him to pay half the mortgage and to repay his own credit cards; plus she's asked him to tell her how much the household bills are so that she can give him half the money for that).

He also thinks that 'she needs help'. That is truly amazing. I can't quite believe that someone I thought I knew well could be so thick as to believe that standing up for her grand-children is indicative of mental illness. It's not as if she was round there threatening the bastard with a knife or anything.

Apparently, he told my brother several times that this wasn't his (my brother's) fault and not to feel guilty about anything. At least that makes me feel slightly better about my brother, he obviously does realise that he is at least partly to blame, although I have him fourth on my list at the moment.

*sigh*

You know what the really annoying thing about this is? The fact that I can't go for more than about five minutes before I start thinking about it again. I have a really complicated task to sort out at work this week and I need to be able to concentrate on it dammit! It's just so frustrating.

Several people have now offered me kipping space if I want to get away for a while. I would absolutely love to but it would leave my Mother all on her own - she has a few friends in Norfolk, who've been great, but all her family is back in Hampshire - and I'm loathe to go too far in case something else happens and she needs a big hug and to see a friendly face (which is what happened at the weekend).

So thank you if you are one of those who have made such an offer. I may still take you up on it, but not for several weeks, until everything has calmed down a bit and people are (hopefully) less emotional. That's assuming I haven't had a complete nervous breakdown before then of course.

link

1 comment|post comment