Quiet weekend

[fluffymark]

Nice relaxing weekend at home for the first time in....oh I don’t know how long. Far far too long. Notable good bits:

A lovely long relaxing herbal bath, soothing my poor finger and reading Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.

Eating nothing but Chinese food. Ate Chinese at home on Friday and Saturday, and this evening doseybat and compilerbitch and their lovely friend Silvia popped over and took snow_leopard and myself out to dinner. At the local Chinese. The yummy all-you-can-eat place with added bonus of Jelly and Icecream included!

Finding the local pub is serving Bavarian Real Ale for 149p a pint. A very good thing.

Locating a 1910 edition of Boltzmann’s Principe der Mechanik (yes, in German) in the same pub, and finding it contains all kinds of interesting stuff about Solar Systems Dynamics within. An odd book for a pub to have, but it was a find as far as I’m concerned. Described the concept of partial differentiation to snow_leopard. Also found a book full of 1960s Mathematics O-level exam papers. They look harder than the current A-levels. No surprises there, then.

Going on a shopping spree in Central London to cheer myself up, bought sparkly CDs, pretty graphic novels, books (Beowulf, Lolita, I Capture the Castle) and Powerpuff Girls the Movie on DVD.

Flopping in front of TV watching Powerpuff Girls the Movie. I admit to liking it. Housemates all now disown me.

Submitting the initial online application for a new passport. Now have to wait for the form to be sent back to me. However, the process has now started, which is good.

compilerbitch handing me a bag containing lots of mysterious items, which one of you should recognise. Theres a sparkly bubble-gun, some Hello Kitty chopsticks, sparkly bangles, a photo in a Hello Kitty frame, and an even older photo, and lots of other stuff. *giggles* What should I do with them, sweetie? (the photos are cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!!)

Drinking hot chocolate made with hot milk, real chocolate, and quality greek brandy. For the ultimate in drinks that make me feel all warm and snuggly inside.

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[alektoeumenides.livejournal.com]

Now see. The Hello Kitty stuff sounds mysteriously familiar. But I find myself wondering what compilerbitch would be doing with them...so I'm just being paranoid, right?

Reassure me here...

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[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

After my birthday party, a Mysterious Carrier Bag turned up in my room. Its contents were, how shall I say? Sparkly.

Time passed.

Last weekend, doseybat remembered finally to tell me the purpose of the MCB -- to pass on various Sparkly Oddments, originally owned by yourself, from Penny's care to Mark's.

Beyond that, I know nothing.

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[alektoeumenides.livejournal.com]

Well Penny and Joe made it very clear - it did sound like a bunch of my old stuff :) Now I understand.

Still, scary.

How *old* must those photos be?!?! I hope I get the chance to see and burn them!

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[fluffymark]

Photos are old, yep. You're not wearing black, dearie *shock*. And one of them's one of a really little Val (I mean....really little) hugging a Tigger toy. Awwwwwwwwwwwww cute.

I'm going all paternal. Oh dear.

You are not burning them. I know you want to, but I will stop you with sharp pointy claws if necessary.