15 sept 2002

So looks like i'm back in the blogging business. Not a good week to start: Tom goes off to uni on Saturday so the next few days will be busily centred round him. I'm going to have to put some stuff up here tho' cos' this page looks naked at the moment :)

16 sept 2002

Back again, busily filling in space. Other than upload all this new stuff, I haven't done a darned thing today. Oh, I've cried quite a bit.
A lot.
Although I've been trying to psyche-myself up for months for Tom's departure, for some reason today it hit home. Maybe because it's the last few days before he goes and we've had 'the last Sunday' 'the last Monday' etc. etc.
It doesn't help that I dislike this time of year anyway: the cooler days, darker evenings, and the knowledge that Winter's just around the corner. Maybe that damn 'pmt' thing doesn't help either.
All I know is that I can't remember when I last felt as overwhelmingly sad as I do today...

17 sept 2002

Another day trying to fill in hours by being 'busy doing nothing' to try and stop me thinking about the weekend. We've decided that just Daisy and I will take Tom and all his belongings on Saturday as he doesn't want a big fuss.
We spent tonight going through his stuff which was a bittersweet experience as he kept finding things he'd put away and forgotten about: things we'd bought on some of our wonderful family holidays; birthday & Christmas presents, and photos/notebooks/diaries etc. which mad us both laugh and (almost) cry.
Hey - just reading all this back is making me think that only someone who want to be seriously depressed will come here to read. Guess you just joined me in one of my (very rare) non-optimistic/cheerful/happy phases.

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Urgh! Just noticed the tagboard scrollbar.

18 sept 2002

Phew! A lot of this is spookily accurate.
Don't quite know how to take the 'Whore of Babylon' bit though :)

Quiz created by Polly Snodgrass

WATER OF WATER. Pretty lady! Fair and gentle, your empathy attracts others to you. Possibly psychic, you are pure emotion and are more likely to act on feeling rather than practical thought or logic. You think that's just fine because imagination is important. You are the Whore of Babylon with her cup of abominable things, the Medium of Endor and in the mundane world you usually make a good wife and mother. You shine when you are able to give emotional support to others.

19 sept 2002

Lucie posted a link to etis yttiw siht on the Pixelitas forum. Made me smile.

22 sept 2002

Done! Busy weekend but we eventually got Tom to Manchester.
We set off yesterday afternoon on the 250 mile round-trip, which would have been less but we did several detours due to the (emotionally-induced I presume) incompetence of the map-reader :)
Surprisingly, I didn't cry (an 18 year-old guy does not need a blubbing mummy seeing him off I reasoned.) The area near the uni has a very big Indian community so Daisy and I stopped off at an amazing Indian restaurant for a meal. Deeeelicious.
We've all been texting him on and off throughout the day and had several back saying that he's ok and getting to know people. (Arthur was first, sending him a 'good morning tom this is arthur good-bye' message!)
Hope y'all had a good weekend. Must get some sleep so that 'Monday Morning Feeling' isn't too bad :)

Geez - I'm finding it sooo hard to type on this grey background - I can't see the cursor.

23 sept 2002

Spent most of this evening surfing round image sites which I'd enjoy more if I had a faster connection. Just not possible here in the country.
Tom 'phone to say he's fine and there was a great drama premiere on tv: Daddy's Girl with the brilliant Martin Kemp (ex Eastenders & Spandau Ballet.)

Pretty good day for a Monday...

25 sept 2002

Ok you lucky bunnies in the States who got to see the first episode of Buffy series 7 last night! We'll have to wait a year before it's out on video here, and series 6 hasn't even been aired on tv yet. Luckily the official Buffy site has a pretty comprehensive episode guide so at least we can get a feeling for what's happening in Sunnydale :)
Yup, we LOVE Buffy in this house. I bet Trish was watching :)

btw: got a couple of message that the tag board wouldn't let you post so I tested it and couldn't find anything wrong. Weird huh?

26 sept 2002

Just uploaded a new linkware set: Just Jesting though not sure if I'm really happy with it. If something's not quite right (even if I can't put my finger on it) I feel like I'm cheating people, ya know?

Going to bed EARLY tonight (11.30's early for ME !) as I'm too tired to think straight after feeding several hungry monsters, helping with several homeworks, mending school stuff and generally 'being there' for everyone else :)

27 sept 2002

Been a bad, bad, bad, bad girl today. (Yeah, I know girl's pushing it a bit but woman sounds stupid.)
I bought several Digital Vision CDs which I couldn't really afford but found them at 30% off the usual price. When I 'phoned up to order, the lovely lady gave me another 15% off. Whoohoo!
So, they were a bargain really. (Can't you just hear the desperate voice in my head trying to convince myself that I'm not quite so bad after all?)

Found a link to this freaky illusion on one of my multi-daily (sound odd?) visits to Pixelitas - thanks Bonni! I still can't get my head round it and the explanation doesn't enlighten me much. Thicko. (or as Arthur would say "doh brain" :)

30 sept 2002

The last day of September yet beautifully sunny and warm. We've had the best summer here in England for several years and I don't want it to end. The thought of getting up in the dark, shivering as I get out of the bath, and the inevitable traffic delays because of the bad weather. Urgh.

Apart from the three hours of school runs etc., I've been working on a new client project today but didn't get on as well as I'd have liked because of several annoying interruptions.
When I'm working on something specific, I keep going as long as possible without stopping or I lose my train of though and the 'mood' of the piece.
I guess it's a bit like music: sometimes you want something slow and smoochy, other times an upbeat sing-along number. I can't design a fun & funky set if I'm in a slow and smoochy mood, or a serious business site if I'm feeling all wacky and off-beat. D'ya know what I mean...