AAAAHHHHHHHHH! ( Dr Who spoilers, not so much for Waters of Mars but for the preview of The End of Time. )

ALSO, ROGER MOORE AND BRIAN MAY WERE JUST ON TELLY PLAYING BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY!

ALSO, I JUST BOOKED FLIGHTS FOR ME AND KATIE TO SWEDEN FOR NEW YEAR!

ALSO, HEALTHCARE!

ALSO, HEART ATTACK FROM OVER FLAIL!

HJUDSIAEJSMJWOICEAAJLIAWEUAAJDKLKSAIUERFGVVMFMKAI!!!111ELEVEN!!!!

WHY IS THERE NO TIME?! WHY WHY WHY?! Working a crazy mix of day and night shifts + no laptop + trying to apply for uni + doing NVQ work + trying to sort two cons in two weeks + organising Christmas + organising New Year = Sam in a puddle of confusion and not knowing where she is or who she is or what to do next. I am TRYING to update here more often and be a good friend and chat to you all, I really am. Life just seemed to go insane on me. It's not all bad stuff(Mitch! Con next week, eeeee!) it's just I can't seem to get focussed on anything, there is so much other stuff occupying my head. Oh the stress, it BURNS.

Anyway. Nevermind. Know why? NEW DR WHO TOMORROWWWWWWW!

I apologise for this being late in the day, and that I also can't bring you photos as I'm not on my computer. But I want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY and that I love you very, very much. Thank you for being part of my life, for inviting me into your home, for adoring Finding Nemo as much as I do, for Walking in Memphis with me, for singing along to Robbie with me, for being my substitute mummy and dressing me, for being one of my forever and ever X-phile fangirls, for being the sort of grown up I want to be when I am a proper grown up and for just being you.

Also, myself and Vieh would like to let you know that there will be a present from us both on the way to you shortly. We knew you really wanted one, and we couldn't bear for you to not have one, so don't buy a 2010 calender. There will be one with pretty X's in Iceland with you before the New Year. :) X forever, honey.

Current Books: I'm on a bit of a non-fiction kick atm. I'm reading "Contented Dementia" by Oliver James, "Snoop" by Sam Gosling and "The Thrift Book" by India Knight

Current Playlist: Jamison Young, Kings of Leon and the Wicked soundtrack are faves right now.

Current Guilty Pleasure: The X-Factor. I can't help myself.

Current Colour: I am strangely drawn to cream atm

Current Drink: Tea! Always tea.

Current Food: I just had dinner with my sister - cauliflower grills, beans and sweet potato.

Current Favourite Show: Always XF. If you mean currently running, House with Dollhouse a near second.

Current Wishlist: Californication boxset, more room for bookcases, the day off tomorrow.

Current Needs: Sleep, tea, warm feet

Current Triumphs: Getting a Filofax in an attempt to get organised, woo me.

Current Bane of My Existence: My itchy back.

Current Celebrity Crush: I'm having my annual 'Dermot O'Leary is sooooo lovely' flair up.

Current Indulgence: Lying in my bed watching Harry Potter.

Current Blessing: I'm very blessed in my life right now.

Current Slang: Less than one week at home and I'm back to the Midlands dialect, ta to work.

Current Outfit: Jeans, cream floaty top with flowers on.

Current Excitement: House of Mar Halloween party at the weekend, followed by John Barrowman's play on Monday. YAY.

Current Mood: Sleepy. I really want to snuggle down into bed but I should do some more work before then. Boo.

I am so absolutely failing at catching up on emails and everything else I need to do. This is possible because I spent half my weekend reading fanfic and watching Harry Potter. Ooops. Am working on an epic post detailing all my travels, don't worry.

I have one week to come up with an idea for the House of Mar Halloween party costume and I'm still stuck. Suggestions, preferably of the XF variety, anyone?

Went back to work today. Was greeted by darkness.

No, seriously. The guys working on renovating our ward accidently cut the power. And then, to repair the cut power, they needed to kill our generator. Have you ever tried nursing without electricity? Unless you are 200 years old, I'm guessing not. It's a nightmare. None of our toilets have windows, we had to take patients to the toilet in the dark. Our clever air mattresses all went flat, meaning we had to transfer all out bed-rest patients onto ordinary mattresses. We couldn't heat food. We couldn't make hot drinks. Fortunately, just as we were beginning to panic about what we would do when it went dark, we got our power back. 2 hours after we were promised it would be, but still. Reality. Ass. Bite. How nice of it.

(I do like my job. I really do. But GAAHHHHHHHH)

HAPPY 1013, FELLOW PHILES!

I hope this religious day brings you many blessing (ways), medical doctors, scratchy beards and unsolvable government conspiracies (maybe not that last one). We celebrate today, the birthdate of our Lord Chris Carter, in the name of the two fathers, one son and the holy Scully. A-Mulder.

Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIRRI, ON THIS OH SO SPECIAL DATE! X

Apparently Vieh is now daily threatening me to post. Even if I don't really have anything to say, apparently all people want is for me to write nonsense so you know I'm alive. Alrighty then.

So, Aachen. Is very pretty. We were very proud of ourselves for learning lots from the Cathedral and Town Hall yesterday. It is possible I now know more about German history from one afternoon than I've learnt about English history my entire life. Tragic. And I still can't say Aachen (though I'm getting closer!)

Today we are off to Cologne. Vieh is amused by my 'Englishness', that is, that I don't feel the need to get up early and be hyper organised to get there. I think this is less to do with me being English and more to do with me being lazy, but whatever.

And finally, Vieh forced me to do a video blog with her last night and now refuses to post it because she's too embarrassed. If you wanna see it poke her --- so_vieh :P

Vieh has gone off to dry her hair with a threat that she better see a post when she comes back. So because scary Vieh is scary, I'm posting. Still having a fantastic time in Germany, though I have no idea why I'm constantly sleeping so much. Fresh German air? Anemia? I'm lazy? Who knows. To prove I am vaguely aware of what is going on in the outside world, a few comments:

- No, I don't understand why Obama won the NPP either.

- Poor Timo Glock, hope he will be okay.

- Steven Gately?! Why? I loved him so much, I'm so shocked and sad to see he has died.


And because I just need to declare my everlasting love once more:

We watched Memento Mori last night, which just...perfect. How can one thing be so perfect? You know what? I would screw over BSG, Buffy, Firefly, Dr Who, even HDM and any other fandom I ever had for that one episode alone. I love this show SO much, impossibly much, and nothing else will ever or could ever possibly come close. /overdramaticspeechofpassion

This is all. Going to see pretty cathedral now LJ, speak soon. xxx

P.S - I have totally seen The Sex Files. All of it. We loled lots, and were also quite disturbed. Was so freaking funny though.

Having a leisurely last morning with Book, drinking tea and listening to Robbie Williams. Even though I am very excited about moving on to Aachen and seeing Vieh, I'm so, so sad to be leaving Book, her gorgeous little flat and Munich. She's made me feel so welcome and though I have another week and a half before I'm back in Burton, I'm already feeling the pangs of being so far away from these people that I share such a wavelength and connection with.

Enough of the melancholy for now. Later I see Vieh again (IT'S BEEN A WHOLE THREE DAYS, OMG), then it's on to Brussels, Amsterdam and back with Book, Vieh and Marie again in Berlin for X-CON, BB! My life may be tinged with distance sadness, but mostly it's made of love and happiness and general brilliance right now. ♥

Just checked my e-mail. Message from X-Con. I've been specially chosen/randomly selected (not quite sure how it works, something to do with travelling the furthest) to...

HAVE LUNCH ON SUNDAY WITH DEAN HAGLUND!!!!!!!!

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Hallo! Book says I have to update so here I am! Paris was amazing, Munich is fantastic, Oktoberfest was incredible and I love Vieh and Book very very much. Best part is, I've done so much already and the holiday is no where near over! I still have 2 whole weeks left! FLAIL!!! Also, I'm learning German. Kinda. This mostly involves me mispronouncing everything and the girls laughing and calling me cute, but still, fun! Lots of fun! And quoting! And singing! And laughing! Yay!

The thing about working nine shifts in a row is that you feel like you sleep, go to work, wonder around in an exhausted daze and then go to work again. The most interesting and exciting part of my day is wailing along to my current song of choice, Sex on Fire, in the car and wondering why nobody has done an X-Files video to it yet, dammit. I like my job a lot, I love my patients, but we don't have the staff (funding, NHS budget, same cry all over the country, bla bla bla) and the shifts are just beyond hectic. Peoples, I is tired!

Anyway, apparently the world doesn't stop turning even if I'm working too many hours. How very inconvienant of it. And so, below the cut, my to-do list of things I have to do before I go away.

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5 shifts to go until epic European adventure of win! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Livejournal, hello! I have had a lovely few days, allow me to elaborate. But first, let me wish a very Happy Birthday to my dearest london_fan. Hope you had a great day Meike!

Reunion was luverly, lots of drink was drunk, dances were danced and fun was, erm, had. Although I will never again think of the Final Five without picturing Rehka Sharma on her knees on the dance floor, doing air guitar at one o'clock in the morning. And she still looked amazing the next day. I'd make bitchy comments about this but she was so sweet, funny and much prettier in real life than on tv, that I'll let her off.

Other highlights included standing on a chair surfing to the wrong song (makes sense if you con-dance. If you don't con-dance, you need to learn. Immediatly.), gaining a brilliant lead in Nomination Whist only to lose dramatically towards the end, winning the movie song quiz and buying Fatbaby! earrings.

In fact, I loved it so much that I've just begged my way into having the weekend after X-Con off work so I can attend 'The Hub' at Birmingham NEC. Which is slightly foolish as I really, really can't afford it, but people! James Marsters!!! And John Barrowman!!!! Together!!!!! I can't not go. Who wants to comes with? I promise you a serious amount of fangirly and other types of fun. Please?

So clearly, the best way to deal with the weekend hangover was to drive a 5-hour round trip to see my mum, sister and nephew in Wales. Which in the end was really worth doing as I sat on a really quiet beach, watching Harry pick up pebbles (Mummy! Stones! Pretty! Bucket!), gazing out to sea with the sun on my face and had one of those moments when you realise that yeah, actually, this is what life is all about.

I'm back to reality now with a 9 day long stretch at work. Boo hiss boo. However, all is well because after the 8 remaining days, I am on holiday for nearly a month! A month!! With extra exciting European adventures included!!! And yet another sci-fi con!!!! OMFG, sometimes, my life is awesome.

I just registered for X-con. Your little German souls may now stop their organisational panic. :P


Deep breath and


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Whichever lovely person paid for my paid account and new userpic space, thank you thank you thank you!!!! I love you ver much.

I have my baby back!!! This is very good news. I also have a house full of geeks for 42 Con, a celebration of Simon's 42nd year on this Earth, and therefore catching up will have to wait a little longer. But yay for Starbuck and her working status!

P.S - I've decided I'm going back to a paid account. I can't be doing without my userpics. How will I ever adequatly express myself?!

Stupid laptop still stupid. Is being sent off on Monday to be repaired. It's still under warrenty so not the end of the world, but I'm annoyed all the same. It means I'm still on limited tinternet access. This sucks. Other than that, things are all good here really. Optimistic-times.


Still want my laptop, though. Pout.

Oh, f-list, I have so much to update about but between LJ being down, my epic busyness and my failing laptop I haven't been able to get on here. I apologise if I have missed anything important. Tonight, however, it is worth the constant freezing of the screen to wish my darling, beautiful so_vieh Happy Birthday! Sorry it is so late honey, but I have had a house full of people for Joey's Birthday Party all day. There is a surprise making its way towards you, but in the meantime I wanted you to know I hadn't forgotten. Much love my dearest, I am so glad you are in my life. ♥

It appears my (not six months old) laptop is experiencing some kind of hard drive failure. There are not enough swear words in the world to contain how I feel about this, especially as my attempts to do backups are failing for no apparent reason. I'm also irritated that now I have lost all my userpics, I do not have an adequate icon to express my rage.

Have a quote of the day, to cheer myself up:

Suzie to Joey: "Oh, sweetie, don't throw daddy's duck into the bath, there's cat poo in there!"