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Firstly, new layout at the blog... procrastinate? Moi?

I need to thank Faithgirl once again for the fantastic Princess Bride layout that, alas, is no longer with us. It was a fantastic layout, sweets, I just felt the need for a change. And I'm kind of hoping this works the way I want it to now!!!

New layout is, of course, Bad Eggs. If you don't know who the couple are, I have to wonder why you're reading this. See, Emily, I can still ship with the best of them <g>

Of course, as soon as I finished making this one I had an urge to make an Alison Mack one... that may arrive when the second season of Smallville arrives here.

Okay, a side-note for font-addicted peoples... does anyone have any idea why not all the fonts in my fonts folder (and yes, they're all True Type .tff files) are accessible in Word or PSP etc? I've tried re-installing them, but it's not working -- it's also annoying me no end.

I spent today in town, visiting doctors, taking employment tests and trying to find people birthday presents. The shops wouldn't co-operate for some people's so they may be a little late, and I think I really want to keep what I got for someone else (who, I might add, didn't actually tell me it was her birthday <pointed look> and may get a scolding for it next time we cross paths).

The doctor's visit was actually <gasp> productive today... I'm not sure, but I think hell might have frozen over. I need to spend the time until my next appointment looking at what "works" in my life at the moment... because obviously something is working in my life, or else I'd be a blob on the floor. And the only time I'm actually a blob on the floor is when I turn into mush over fluffy fanfiction, but let's not go there.

We came up with some interesting theories, my doctor and I, but I just need to keep thinking about that. Hence I'm typing it here, because heaven knows it's the only way I'll remember it.

Of course, then I burst into tears about ten minutes before my hour-long appointment finished as I told her that it's almost the tenth anniversary of my grandmother's death.

General warning to all: don't expect a bright, bubbly or green post on St Patrick's Day from me. My grandmother died after spending three days in a coma in ICU following an asthma attack at the age of 56 on the 17th March 1993, and I'm currently feeling like I'm in the first stages of grief again.

Okay, that's a lie. It's not the first stages, but I'm feeling it more than I have in quite some time. I know that reading about Rae's loss has made me remember it all more vividly, but... I probably should talk to my mother about it all, given how she was for a good year or so after Nana's death (my mother gets mistaken for an anorexic at the best of times, and in the year following she lost way too much weight) and I know that she'll be feeling it, but I don't know how to bring up the topic. Mum and I... well... I think most people will know we aren't terribly close all the time. We care, but we… clash. We cope better when we're not living in the same house, but please note Smurfy's situation in life.

Since I was in town today, and feeling a little blue after going through it all with the doctor (also feeling very frustrated after the spelling and grammar section of the testing... circle the spelling and grammar mistakes, and it read like the worst piece of fanfic you've ever read. I wanted to circle the entire document)... so retail therapy.

I want to buy out Just Jeans and their winter wardrobe. Seriously. Their winter coats... I'm not meant to want lambskin. I'm not. I feel guilty enough wearing leather shoes. But they were so. nice. And they have 20% off all skirts, and they had nice long suede ones and... and... and I don't do retail therapy on clothing, so I didn't buy anything. But I love winter clothing so much. I'm never tempted by summer fashions, but I love being able to wear my winter wardrobe. I've got three times as many outfits for winter as I do for summer (although given I have about three outfits for the summer months, that's not saying much).

So I responded by going into Collins and into Sanity and into Myers... I had to get H a PSP game (The Clone Wars) so I "accidentally" found copies of About A Boy and Notting Hill (it was a package deal) along with Four Weddings And A Funeral (it was only $14.95... how could I say no?!) on the EFTPOS transaction.

Then when I was getting some of those presents, I found that a Norah Jones single was only $2.95, and I love b-sides... and Neon Ballroom was on special and my copy's kinda worn out (and with N at uni) so... and then Janis was only $14.95, so...

Sigh. I should have all plastic cards taken away from me whenever I go into town. Seriously. At least I avoided buying AtS season 2... that's next week's job (didn't I say that last fortnight?)

Happy Christmas

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