*sniffle* *cough*

[fluffymark]

I'm a very ill kitten today. Moooop.

*cough* *sniffle*

I've been feeling awful all week, but able to cope until today. This morning I woke up and my mind was a big fuzz and my throat totally died and what really hit me was my normally lovely morning coffee tasted of cardboard so I knew I must be ill. First time I've ever had to take a day off work sick, so I've been wracked with massive feelings of guilt and ineptitude all day, and general sadness as I really really love my job and it's awful to have to stay at home. My throat is one big owwwww and my nose keeps blocking, making breathing hard. Right now I'm wrapped up in a big warm blankee and sipping at lime tea I made (from real limes!) and feeling very sorry for myself. My boss phoned about 10 minutes ago to see how I was, and keep me up to date with everything. I hope I'm recovered by tomorrow. Need a good nights sleep. *cough* *cough*

Maybe I overdid things a bit yesterday - despite feeling awfully ill even then, this little fanboy ventured out to Islington in the evening to see RazorBladeKisses play at the Hope & Anchor. Despite having to go home to get changed out of work clothes, I got there slightly early and chatted with the always well dressed rosenkavalier about clothes designing. Just before RBK came on, the pretty daevas spotted me and we had a lovely chat, sadly interrupted when she had to go onstage and sing. The Hope & Anchor is one venue which consistently mangles sound, and the stage is not big enough to fit 6 band members on - despite these major handicaps, RBK performed a lovely set, including my fav song "A Death in the Dollhouse". *happybounces*. This fanboy then bounced at the band afterwards and managed to acquire free CD and keyrings. This made me very happy! Yay.

Listening to CD now - amusingly, freedb.org (which has previously correctly identified all my demo CDs from obscure industrial bands) believes the CD to be either Cliff Richard's "I Still believe in you" or Take That's "Pray", and not as RBK. Oooops! *amused*

Today has not been a total write off - I've devoured an ASP book whole, and listened to lots of music - I've decided I'm keeping the Franz Ferdinand album I'd intended to take to alektoeumenides in Russia because it's so fab. Dearie, if you still want one, I'll buy another...*hides*

A good week for astronomy - First photos of solar eclipses on mars and Hubble Ultra Deep Field is released. The latter is downloadable as a 60MB jpeg, and is wonderful to get lost in just looking at the incredible detail. See, I've been staring into space all day!

*shuffles around feeling sorry for self*

Comments

[aiwendel.livejournal.com]

eeep
keep warm n hope you're better soon!
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[fluffymark]

*wrapped up warm in snuggly blanket and sipping hot lime tea*

Thankyou, sweetie.

*huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs*

[aiwendel.livejournal.com]

awwww *huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuug*
:)
:)

[mirabehn.livejournal.com]

*hugggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggs*

Oh my sweetie. I do hope you're feeling a bit more alive soon.

*sends you virtual hot water bottles and lemsip and a large number of Elly-cuddles and a Nick-foot-massage*

[the-lady-lily.livejournal.com]

Poor you! Drink Lemsip and take other good anti-cold drugs, and I hope you feel better soon *hugs*

[fluffymark]

Virtual Elly-cuddles and Nick-foot-massages gratefully and happily received here. Mmmmmm. *huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs*

You look so warm and snuggle and cute in that icon. Wheeeeee! Bed bed bed, thats where I should be. Nice warm bed. With lovely new satin sheets.

[fluffymark]

Had 2 lemsips earlier, think I'm due another soon. Am on lemon tea now, which perks me up always. Thankyou dearie for the support! :)

*huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs*

[rosie-rhi-bee.livejournal.com]

poor you... have a penguin nuzzle from my new icon which you helped to get. That mars stuff is mad, thinking about all the (maybe) little organisms they might find.

[erming.livejournal.com]

Have a cuddle with Gog and Magog.

You'll feel better for it and you can get used to their new names at the same time.

BTW which is Gog and which is Magog?

Eeeeeeeeep

[alektoeumenides.livejournal.com]

Hope you're feeling better m'dear...back at work?

Colds are bad *gr*

As for the cd - duh, I see it was a good thing that you like it so much that you want to keep it. I do want a copy though - I can't find it here and apparently soon the cd market is going to become more "official", which means I'll never find cool cds like that *gr*. So a copy would be very appreciated.

Must run...*************hugs**************

[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

*pets*

[robert-jones.livejournal.com]

Mark, darling, I appear to have caught your cold.

cold and gig

[daevas.livejournal.com]

Hi darling.
It was *so* lovely to see you on Tuesday.. I'm really glad you enjoyed the gig..
However I doubt we will gig at hope and anchor again...the venue is too small and the sound is too subdued for very many istruments that we have.
Did you like the music box by the way?
I' so sorry you're not feeling very well...lots of cuddles and kisses from me and azy to make you better :)

Poor poorly Mark

[(Anonymous)]

Still there are worse things than staying home and listening to Franz Ferdinand. Poor Val she doesn't know what she's missing yet. And they were fab live.

Joe has been suffering from an inexplicable lurgy with an odd range of symptoms. We've ruled out anything fatal. It seems closest to ME but 48 hours in a diagnosis of that seems a bit premature! But as an indication of how serious it is last night he felt too ill to eat either the lasagna or the cheesecake that I had cooked for him.

Off to Cardiff tomorrow for interview. Wish me luck. Depending on what I hear from Nottingham next week may be having drinkies soon to celebrate great success or commiserate great woe.

Love

Penny

[fluffymark]

Yay Penguin nuzzles. I used to live with a penguin. :)

I've a keen interest in the Mars mission. The possibility of life on other planets was always a popular side-topic of my main PhD subject of planet formation. Nowadays I'm less up to date with the current ideas on exobiology that I was last year, however the current observations on mars are already a breaktrhough - definate evidence of past water in vast quantities. It makes for all sorts of exciting scenarios for life! *excited*

Sadly, still ill today :(

[fluffymark]

You named them - which do you think should be which? But I've been used to calling them Bob. I'm going to be so confused!

[fluffymark]

Sadly no - I woke up feeling fine but a major coughing fit just after getting out of bed made me realise how highly infectious i still am - then my nose blocked up again and everything went bleugh so i phoned in sick again. Waaaaaaaaaaaah. I hate this I hate this I hate this. :( :( :( :(

OK, Will bring you a copy of the FF album to Russia. Am listening to it right now, sipping hot cranberry juice, which is making my throat feel a whole lot better. :)

[fluffymark]

*huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs*

[fluffymark]

And I didn't even snog you. How infuriating!

hope yours is not as evil as mine. *huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs*

[fluffymark]

Agree - I wish I'd more time to chat with you, sweetie. The gig was wonderful.

You're right about the need to find a better venue - something that suits your delightful singing voice and all the instruments. Sadly, most small venues in london have bad acoustics for your sort of sound, although not all as bad as the H&A. Even medium sized venues like the Underworld have dodgy acoustics. The Borderline would be better, if you can find a promoter willing to put you on there.

One of the reasons I like you is the original ideas you have I rarely see elsewhere with bands - the music box was very pretty and unique. :) Wonderful. :)

*huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs* and *cuddles* and *kisses* back to you :)

[fluffymark]

Oh poor Joe - send my *huuuuuuuuugs* to him. What symptoms does he have other than refusing your culinary delights? (and is there any spare cheesecake - my appetite is rampant right now!)

millions of luck fairies for your phd interview, and nottigham are sure to recognise your great genius! :)

[rosie-rhi-bee.livejournal.com]

A person penguin or a fluffy penguin (i'm guessing you don't mean a real penguin penguin because that would be really cold)?

I don't even know what exobiology is but i find all that mars stuff quite woo not least all the money they spend on it.

Maybe a dalmatian nuzzle will do the trick instead.

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Get well soon!

Gina

[erming.livejournal.com]

I think the stegosoarus would make a good Magog, and the brontosoarus a good Gog (he looks like a Gog).

Well so long as they don't get the hump at you for calling them the wrong name...

[yvesilena.livejournal.com]

Waaah! *cuddlescuddlescuddles*