{ it's frayed at both the ends. }

[delga]

Happy Birthday viennawaits! I hope that you have a lovely day, and a year to match! *streamers*

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Oh gosh, so busy. The Mother decided that she wanted to choose today - on day before guests are due to arrive - to re-arrange the study. Cue chaos. It's still a mess, but at least the desks are now in their new positions. This does, however, explain why my net cut out last night: disconnected router, sigh.

More chores today: have run out of blu-tack, so can't put up more cards. Will instead be ironing. Um. Huzzah? Also, I bought some thank you notecards which need sending out.

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Wednesday was a great day. Went to the matinee screening of Kung Fu Panda with my aunt, Baby Cousin and The Sister, and then went to lunch. Baby Cousin loved the film - her first cinema experience - and laughed heartily every time one of the characters got whacked on the head. \o/

The Sister and I spent an extra hour in town so that she could buy new school trousers, and we fested in Paperchase because that store is my zen. Came home and watched the pilot of 4400 whilst The Sister straightened my hair, before dashing out to catch the bus to The Fairy's place. The bus driver remembered me from 4 years a go (haha), and The Flatmate called whilst I walked down to The Fairy's house. We had an amazing time - wine, pizza, quacking ducks (it's a theme, obvs.) and BopIt. A quietly riotous evening by all accounts. Got home after midnight and promptly went to bed. Am such an old woman sometimes.

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A re-rec, because last time it was in a locked post: razorxrosary wrote a poignant post-Journey's End Doctor Who fic that puts a hand in your gut and tugs sharply. Oh, so sad, and so real compared to a lot of the other post-JE fics out there. Light, Then Negative was written for me, which I guess makes me biased, but seriously: so lovely. You must read it! No excuses!

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Birthday present picspam, as promised ages and ages a go.

Heffalump (as yet unnamed) and Roma from wliberation ♥

Nuns! Curly wurlys! EDWARD MONKTON BOOK! The Flatmate, for sure she knows me.

Some cards; the cupcake-sparkler one is from the_muppet \o/

My cousins and I are kind of obsessed with this Weebl and Bob sketch; we randomly text lines to one another. My cousin made me a top!

Front!

Hahaha, back! (I LOVE this.)

Mp3 player that I have just worked out, from same family that gave me the above top. Was pretty gobsmacked when I got it, naturally.

21st Birthday Key from another cousin. It has a little engraved tag on it, with my name

Necklace from The Sister; super pretty

Giraffes! Watch from wishes_of_stone

The bear is from my dad's friend's family; don't the two look cute together?

This is the external drive from The Rents; I was super pleased when I opened it, heh. Yes, I am ridonkulous. Check out my Snatch the Dog decor, 11 years strong. Oh, yeah.

A bookmark and key chain set from a friend

Some of the cards I put up yesterday night; nice corner view *jazz hands*

The mess that is now that corner of the room

DUCKS, DUCKS, DUCKS ♥

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The gardener has been here since 8-something this morning, and he's really doing my head in. Omg, the lawn mower is so fucking loud. And that hedge trimmer - oiskie!