She’ll never know that I’m the best she’ll never have

Yesterday was a very… exciting day. It involved falling over, passing out and calling 999 – all three incidents completely unrelated to each other!

I had my appointment at the doctors to have more tests done. Which is where the fun starts, because it seems in all their wisdom, no-one bothered to grit the doctors office carpark or the path that went from the car park to the door. I went flying, jarred all my right side – which is always my sorest side anyway.
GREAT start to the day.
I lodged a complaint. They apologised.

This time, blood tests. Now, you know me… I don’t do good with needles or blood or anything doctor-related. And this was for a full blood work, so they were taking 4 fucking vials. Because I know I’m a fainter, I warned her first so I get to lie down. It was a phlebotomist who did the test rather than a nurse so she asked me if I pass out does she get a nurse, to which I reply that no I’ll come round and she’s best just carrying on. I passed out, and she did. I can tell the difference with a phlebotomist vs a nurse taking the blood though – no bruise or anything.

So now I just play the horrible waiting game… I don’t know if I want the rheumatic markers to come back as negative or positive.
If its positive, then that fuckin sucks because it would mean I’m 29 and have arthritis in my knees, hips (which is a given anyway!), wrists, shoulders, elbows and fingers. BUT it means we have a diagnosis (finally!) and can start to do something about it.
If its negative, then I’m still in fucking pain and we still don’t know why.

It’s safe to say that regardless of what the tests show, I’m a seriously fuckin scared llama

My other task for the day was to go to Wellington and pick up a parcel from the delivery office. It went nice and smooth, even though my ID has a different address – note to self – send your driving license off to get it updated!. But when I was making my way back to the car, a girl walking towards me slipped over on the ice, hit her head, hurt her back and couldn’t get back up again. She was dizzy, nauseous… all my first aid kicked in and I didn’t know I still knew half of it, so that was quite a nice feeling really. I called 999, I grabbed a couple blankets from Lotte and stayed with her until the ambulance came. I was really surprised how everyone who walked past though came over and made sure she was ok, if we needed anything. That was also really nice.

I think that’s about it and I have no plans for today (although I do want to reorganise my icons and I do need to update my fic sticky over at livejournal, and start getting my fanfic up on here) so I think I’m gonna snuggle down and carry on with Buffy season 2.
I still adore Buffy/Angel and Willow/Oz and Spike/Dru. I still can’t stand Xander/Cordy. I still think Angelus is so much more fun than Angel.
I got as far as Phases last night, which was amusing because I was in a total werewolf mood – I was reading and writing werewolf fic, as well as watching Phases. I’m almost tempted to download some cheesy werewolf movies when I go round mum’s later… any recommendations?

AND HONEY, YO HEY IT’S A ONE WAY STREET AND I’M GOING THE OTHER WAY

I just logged into LJ and the poll of the day question is ‘Have you ever driven the wrong way on a one way street?’. This made me smile and have tour memories. Neither of them should be good memories but they’re related to having a damn good time so they count.

Twice, I’ve done that.

Once was in Ireland. Jo and I had a very last minute trip to Ireland to see Simple Plan. When I say last minute, I mean the band invited us over. At 1am that morning. In Glasgow. Passports were in the midlands. Mad rush back down home, grabbed passports, booked ferry, 2 hour nap on living room floor. Raced across Wales to get the ferry. Half way across the Irish Sea we realised we had no idea what venue the gig was in or where it was. As soon as we got into Irish airspace we were both on our phones trying to find it.
Dublin was a very confusing city to drive around and yeah, I literally ended up going the wrong way. Down a bus lane. Aaand there was a bus coming. So there was a swerve into a side street, tears and an asthma attack.
IN MY DEFENSE I would just like it noting that there was absolutely nothing to say it was a bus lane or one way, so yeah.

The second time was in Glasgow. Also on a Simple Plan tour. Anyone seeing a pattern here? It was night, I was over-tired, we turned the wrong way. There was nothing coming. End of story.

It’s aliiiive!

Loving
Tracy Bonnie Jess Cecilie Solnushka Rammi Emily

Hah so much for saying I was going to blog more often… I say that then fall clean off the face of the internet. It’s a good job I wasn’t doing NaNoWriMo or MiniWriMo or NaBloPoMo because I would have failed and epically so!

Work – or more specifically, the training course, had completely eaten my brain over the last two months. It’s been very intense but I am now on my last couple of days of training and passed my assessment with flying colours. We’re talking NINETY FUCKING EIGHT PERCENT HERE!
Very pleased about that.

I’m hoping that now I’m not studying and revising so much I’m going to start having a little ‘me’ time of an evening.
We’re talking I’ve been that bogged down I’ve barely even had time to play Farmville!

So, what have I been up to since I last blogged?
Same old, same old, to be honest. Not that that is necessarily a bad thing, actually, because I quite enjoy ‘same old’ since… well… its what I enjoy!
Although, admittedly it has just been lot of studying and revising for work, mostly. But I guess it paid off since, like I said, I passed with flying colours!

I went to a couple of Jason Manns gigs that were absolutely awesome, but then his gigs always are. It was great to catch up with the girls too – I only really see some of the girls at his gigs so its always a good couple of nights.
I went to three of the five gigs he did over here – Bewdley with my friends Emma & Jude, and then two in London with Susan, Claire, Helen, Dan & Helen.
I’ve seen the guy play far too many times but I doubt I’ll ever stop going – I love the intimacy of the gigs, I love how it’s the same crowd have been going for 2 years and we’ve all got to know each other and he’s gotten to know us and its just so laid back and relaxed.

I’ve been starting to socialise with my training group. And yes, this is actually quite a big thing – going out with people in RL is not something I do but we all went for a meal in Nandos last week and I… actually had fun. Quite surprised myself actually
An hour or so later when a food allergy kicked in I wasn’t having quite so much fun but what can you do?
Evil peppers!

The two main things I’ve done that I’m in serious glee about are booking my ticket/flights for ConCon and joining the gym.

ConCon is the official convention for the TV show Leverage – aka my favourite TV show – that’s happening in Portland in March 2010.
Susan and I are flying out on March 18 from Heathrow and spending a nice long weekend with lots of friends: Amara, Lisa, Sarah, Flipp, Shel, Dee, Katie et al.
And, most importantly, it’s a nice long weekend spent with my girlfriend Nicole ♥
All the cast are going to be there (SQUEAK CHRISTIAN KANE ZOMG!) and the creators and the writers and there’s a set tour and a banquet and a cocktail evening and autographs and photo sessions and and and and apparently a Kane performance too (OMGOMGOMG CHRIS AND STEVE SQUEE)
I CANNOT WAIT – IT’S GONNA BE A KICK ASS WEEKEND

Last Saturday I made the very random, completely out of the blue, decision to join my local gym. Rang them then and there on the spot, they had a vacancy for an induction in like ten minutes time. So I raced down, filled in all the paperwork, paid over my hard-earned cash and joined. For the monthly fees I get a personal trainer, access to the gym at any time, the swimming pool, the health suit (mmm jacuzzi!) and all fitness classes too (yay aquaerobics!)
So far all I’ve done is gone swimming a couple of times but tonight (in about half hour) I have my meeting with my personal trainer to put together my workout plan etc. Quite excited but very nervous too!

Anyways, that’s me
How the devil are you?!

Plan M (Where Hardison Dies)

Yeah, so much for that remember to post more than once a week thing… epic fail on my behalf.

I… just.. have nothing to talk about.
Or at least nothing that I feel is even worth posting about.
I get up, I go to work, I train all day, I come home utterly exhausted and pass out.

I could post about how I spent the day learning about the Deceased Procedure but would anyone really want to read about what we do with water accounts when someone’s died and how the rules change for probate and rental properties and all about executors of estates?
No, I didn’t think so somehow!

And then, when I do get in from working having spent the last 4 weeks, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week purely training… I’m just exhausted – mentally and physically.
I eat, then curl up either on the couch or in bed, and… well.. ok if I’m honest my brain has been eaten alive by Farmville, Vampire Wars and Mafia Wars on Facebook… SO DAMN ADDICTIVE!

I am however blogging for a reason – and it’s not about the fact I have nothing to say, I promise!
Because I am one incredibly happy fangirling llama right now WHO IS GOING TO THE LEVERAGE CONVENTION IN PORTLAND IN MARCH
(why yes, I am a bit excited about this!)

Everything has been falling in place over the last day or so. I booked my plane fare last Saturday, I have a hotel room in the Marriot with a group of friends.
And then yesterday all the the convention pass bits all fell into place – although my god I have never known plans to change so many freaking times in one day:
The day started with mum giving me the money for a Platinum pass *flails*
Then, I realised that for the price of one platinum, I could get two gold and get my girlfriend Nicole a ticket as well.
Then, over the course of the day, mum kept giving me more money, so there was a diamond pass each.
By the end of the day, Nicole’s mum is paying a platinum and my mum is paying two platinum so me, her AND her boyfriend David are all gonna be platinum*
As are our friends Susan and Amara
Plus Lisa and Sarah are gonna be there too
OMG ITS GONNA BE THE MOST FANTASTIC WEEKEND EVER AND I CAN’T WAIT AND I’VE NOT STOP FLAILING OR GRINNING OR BOUNCING AND SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

So now, all I have to do is manage to get those platinum passes when they go on sale this evening. Or, in the early hours of the morning as it is for me!

*takes a deep breath*
So, its possible I might be a little excited
LMFAO

^{*yes my girlfriend has a boyfriend – it’s a polyamory thing that… I’ve not quite got my head round or figured quite out for myself yet so please don’t ask me to explain or clarify because I’m still a little confused myself!}