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Am I actually blogging?

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Roxy Ghosthand
on July 31, 2007
in The Usual Stuff
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I know it’s been a good long while. I’ve been so ridiculously busy finshing up the last of my coursework - some of which I may share in the not too distant future - and working amongst trying to stay sane and see my friends, Mister, family etc.

Whilst it’s been terribly stressful to the point of losing my mind, I’ve also had some awesome times in the last few weeks - seeing an old friend in London for the day after 4 years of not seeing each other, attending my Mister’s dad’s wedding which was just such a lovely day, spending time with the Mister - romantic meals and whatnots, seeing the Michelles. It’s all good.

Also, speaking of the Mister, he just won the Design4Science competition for our category (Web and Multimedia) - FIRST PLACE. The piece of work he did is awesome, and I’m not just biased ;) You should still be able to view it here. If you’d like to read more about the competition, check out the Design4Science website. I’m so proud, as you can imagine. :) His work will be exhibited in Sunderland, Manchester and Stockholm.
Also, I was tagged, sooo…

Instructions:
Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot:

  1. Fat Chick Crafts
  2. Put a Sock in it
  3. Suzy Sells Sea Shells
  4. Enjambed
  5. The Daily Ghosthand

Next, select five people to tag:

I think I’ll stick with the people already tagged… since I don’t know who else has blogs? I’m so out of the loop.

  1. LK
  2. Cherie
  3. Christin
  4. Twain
  5. Sniggs

What were you doing 10 years ago?

Worshipping the Spice Girls, attending junior school, living a life free of responsibility. I was about to be ten, so actually I guess I would have just finished school for the summer. I’d just moved off of the farm I lived on for a year, I wasn’t too happy about that. I loved the farm.
What were you doing one year ago?

Desperately longing to tell my Mister how I felt and not doing :P I keep a diary and I started a new notebook about this time last year, it never ceases to amaze me just how much has happened for me in the last year. Never. I was probably sitting in exactly the same place, well not exactly, over on that other desk, working away like a busy little beaver, daydreaming…
Five snacks you enjoy:

  1. Cookies
  2. Kekkle chips
  3. Cheese baps
  4. Cornflakes
  5. Pancakes

Nice and healthy then… haha.
Five songs that you know all the lyrics to:

  1. “Wonderwall” by Oasis
  2. “Invincible” by Muse
  3. “Unintended” by Muse
  4. “Butterflies and Hurricanes” by Muse :P (I could just write, all the Muse songs, and be done with it)
  5. “Sleeping with Ghosts” by Placebo

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:

  1. Cry?
  2. Give some money to my Mum, other close family
  3. Invest some, aren’t we supposed to be frugal and things, pensions? High interest savings accounts? I’m sure I’d do that with some of it.
  4. Buy all the cameras.
  5. Buy a PS3 just for the sake of two games.

Five bad habits

  1. Sleeping
  2. Eating rubbish for breakfast
  3. Not making important phone calls. (will keep this one too)
  4. Procrastinating
  5. I only have four, I’m perfect :P No I’m sure I have others.

Five things you like doing:

  1. Making arts
  2. Spending time with the people I love
  3. Reading
  4. Photographering
  5. Sleeping

Five things you would never wear again:

  1. ?? I don’t think I’ve ever made that much of a fashion tragedy, not that I can think of anyway.
  2. Ok maybe this pair of massive cheap boots that were impossible to wear, but that’s not by choice.

Five favourite toys:

  1. People…
  2. My cameras
  3. Play Doh
  4. ??
  5. Stuff

These miss you nights…

Published
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Roxy Ghosthand
on May 29, 2007
in Movies and The Usual Stuff
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I know, this still needs updating, the template needs finishing, the front page needs finishing, everything and anything is up in the air. There’s not a lot I can do at the moment I’m afraid - lacking reliable internet and what not. Once I set up EasyPHP and what not on this newly formatted mashup of a PC I might get chance to sort things out.

On a more excitable note, I start my second summer of work at 3-Wise Internet Solutions (who are also my host, <3) tomorrow. On top of that, I have three, maybe four, units still to finish for university due to my illness at the end of the first semester, my dissertation research, self elected research and other general course reading to do. That’s a lot, but that’s ok, because it’s all positive. I also have my own personal photography and internet projects in mind. My head’s a bit full at the moment, I’m sure you can imagine.

I took my Mister to his home for the weekend, gave myself a bit of a break during that time, to play Guitar Hero, spend time with him and generally do not much. It was gooood. It all had to end tonight though, ready for tomorry :( Oh, and yeah, it was some sort of five day weekend, haha.

My Mister took me to see the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie last week, I’ve always thought the storylines were silly, but the movies are certainly entertaining. Worth the look.

Welcome to April

Published
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Roxy Ghosthand
on April 1, 2007
in Books and The Usual Stuff
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Another new month. Where does the time go? WHERE? I’d like answers!

So a goal for April, something to track. Since Easter is in April (a time of chocolate apparently) this is probably the worst possible time to start tracking this, but, food. I have a terrible diet. I’m a vegetarian, but more of a cheese-a-tarian really. I haven’t had chance to look into those two cookbooks I bought yet, however when I return from Harpenden that’s something I will start looking at. I found tracking expenses you really do question what you spend, so perhaps tracking food, I’ll start looking more closely at what makes me tick. I think I’ll split it into good and bad, I can only go so far with that but I don’t know how else to measure things.

We did another car boot sale this morning, I did fairly terribly. Seems people don’t want Beanie Babies and things anymore. Ebay and television have ruined car boot sales, everyone wants something for nothing. Cheeky. Getting up at half five for it seemed pointless, it was freezing, sunrise did not lighten my mood at all. Never mind, we shall prevail in the end I suppose! We’ll have to, one month until the move. Or 30 days.

Also, if you’d like to check it out, we have a preliminary website for my Enterprise group’s company, Clockwork Green. We aim to start trading after Easter so if you like things environmentally friendly, stylish and retro - check it out. Products will be available on Ebay and at sales in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

April 1st

Italics = bad

1 slice sunflower seed bread with lemon curd
2 small donuts
Some tortilla chips
Some Minstrels (chocolate)
1 sandwich (sunflower seed bread) with vegan edam, marg, houmous, celery (1 stick) and cucumber
Couple of slices of pizza (four cheese), oven fries, 2 veggie waffles, 1 red pepper, celery, cucumber
Chocolate chips
1 litre water
Tesco effervescent vitamins
A few yoghurt covered raisins

3 portions of fruit/veg - not brilliant. More than usual. Chocolate and donuts notwithstanding.

I don’t like Saturdays…

Published
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Roxy Ghosthand
on December 2, 2006
in Art and Music
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These past two weeks I’ve had to get up stupidly early on a Saturday. I don’t have a Saturday job anymore, therefore I resent it. Today was for a boring mundane reason, but I did end up working from 8am until about half 8 tonight on one of my projects, and yet, I still feel I should have done more :P

I did stop, and, I got my paint out. *PAINT* I have it on my face, it’s quite exciting. I think I thoroughly ruined the outlining I did for this piece, but I don’t care. I enjoyed myself. I had to voluntarily stop though because I am so god damned tired. Plus it will end up being awesome I’m sure, I just haven’t painted in about 18 months :/

Also, I wasn’t aware Jared Leto could sing. And now I am. I’ve been listening to 30 Seconds to Mars pretty much all day. I really like their music. It reminds me of things like Nickleback I guess. Which I also liked. It went with the mood anyway, and that’s why I like music, moods.