Awaiting third breakage:

1. Car crashed into garden wall
2. Lever broke off harp
3. ...................................?

Thanks Cyrilla - I feel a bit better for the empathy!

Poor cat still very ill - emergency visit to the vet early this evening and he told us to go back again tomorrow.
Keeping our fingers crossed he will make it through the night.

Bad day.

(I hate my health thingy.)

Grrhmph.

But tomorrow will be better

Do let us know how he is...

I'm another Cat Person and I do feel for you .

*hugs*

Thanks again Cyrilla.

It was a long night. I was up several times and not sure if he was sleeping or comatose.

Back to the vet this morning - he rehydrated "Carlo" and gave him another shot of antibiotics and an anti-inflammatory. His temperature is down from 42.5 to 41.5 (centigrade here of course) - normal is 38.5
The problem is Carlo is a stray we took in last January - a long story but the upshot was he moved in on the night of the big storm and stayed! But he is FIV positive so has very little resistance.

At the moment he is alseep in his bed and looks a little better. We have to take him back to the vet this evening.

At the moment he is alseep in his bed and looks a little better.

Glad the signs are a bit more encouraging, Aquarelle. Fingers crossed for him!

I remember reading about the storm on the news. Poor thing - being out in that! No doubt he was very glad to find a safe place.

Encouraging news so far, Aquarelle *keeps fingers crossed*...

Thank you Cyrilla and maggiemay for your positive vibes! Carlo is a little better. But his temperature is now too low - down to 35.5. This is apparently because he hasn't eaten and is an over reaction to the anti-inflammatories. However, he has drunk a little Whiskas cat milk and a small amount of water with glucose and can now hold his head up. The vet wants to see him tomorrow morning.

Oh what a week! And it has only just begun!!

*continues to keep fingers crossed*

I'm not really a cat person Aquarelle but I would never want any animal to be unhappy - I hope your little cat feels better soon and his tummy settles. I've got my fingers crossed for you. It's hard when our animals are not well. *hugs*

Thanks again everyone. I think we are over the hump. Carlo is now eating, drinking and walking - though very unsteadily. The vet gave him another anbtibiotic shot this morning and we have a 10 day supply of pills. Then we go back for a check up and to discuss what we can do to boost his resistance. So as long as he doesn't relapse we are on the right road.

The remaining arrrrrgh scream things for the week can be summed up in one - no two - words HUGE BACKLOG !

Do other people ever get as far behind in every area of their life as I seem to be at the moment. I wish time would stop for a day or two!

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. That's my ARGH for today. I am going on holiday at the weekend, which should be a Good Thing, but I have soooooo much stuff to do and a rapidly decreasing amount of time to do it in...

AAAAAARGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! I didn't receive a letter telling me I had to reapply for finance next year, so I didn't know I had to! I'm now about ten days late! I don't have my customer number, and even though it says it'll give me it if I have my secret password and answer, it keeps saying that that is incorrect information!

I've had to ring up, and they've put me on hold for twenty minutes, which I can't afford! I'm certain that there aren't THIS many people trying to contact them at 10AM! The stupid automated voice keeps telling me to go to the website instead! ARGH

Keep calm Lucky, I know its frustrating but there is no need to panic yet. The Student Finance deadline is really flexible. I know plenty of people who have applied late and still recived the loan on the first day of semester, as expected. I also know several people at the moment who just can't get the Student Finance website to let them apply... as happens every year. I'm sure you'll get it sorted.

That's comforting, then. I think I'm one of the ones who can't apply. The person on the phone promised she'd emailed my details (quoting the valid email address), but that hasn't appeared, even in my junk mail folder. The website's still not working. Also, I have now run out of credit on my phone.

So pleased to hear that Carlo is picking up, Aquarelle!

I'm off school today after being ill all weekend!

I've had a really high temperature since saturday, and have also been feeling sick and very tired all the time, and it's no fun being ill!

I went into school this morning to do my french speaking exam (which went really well! ) and then came straight home, and I'm now sitting in the living room listening to Martha Argerich play the 1st Tchaikovsky piano concerto (on a CD, she isn't sat in the next room playing!). I should be doing revision, but i'll get to that later!

Jacob.

You don't have swine flu, do you?

Hope you get better soon

Awww Jacob hope you feel better soon...

... but wouldn't it be lovely if Martha Argerich really was sitting playing in the next room... or in my next room...

Thankyou!

I'm sure it's not swine flu, I haven't been in contact with any people who have been to mexico etc, or been anywhere that I could have picked it up apart from school where I never touch door handles or things like that anyway, and i wash my hands religiously!

I think it's just a cold, but just a rather nasty one! I feel a lot better at the moment, just a little warm and sick!

Jacob.


Thankyou Lottie!

I'd love Martha Argerich to come and play here, but Argentina is quite a way from my house, and even further from yours!

Jacob.

Don't revise until you feel a bit better - you won't take anything in.

It doesn't sound at all like swine flu, but does sound strangely like what is wrong with Aquarelle's cat I hope you and Carlo the cat are both feeling better soon.

This is ringing a few alarm bells here! I'm pretty sure my son hasn't had any notification either. How did you find out about it in the end, lucky? His exams start on 18th May, so this isn't a good time for him to panic.

They seem to have sent out letters pretty much at random - a few friends of mine got them. When you look it up online you discover you do, indeed, need to reapply each year, but it hadn't ever been mentioned before. The deadline for those who are non-income assessed passed last week, but the one for income-assessed families hasn't yet passed.

I've got mine sorted now, I wouldn't worry your son too much about it. Tamsin mentioned that lots of people miss the deadline, and I know that half my friends haven't done it yet. Also, a flatmate said he missed the deadline by over a month last year, but still received his loan without an issue. If you still have all your information (unlike me) it should be pretty easy to do online.

Thanks, lucky. I've had a look online now and it says that if your LEA processed your first application, they will process the second, so I think they will probably write to us shortly. I seem to remember that when my daughter got loans the LEA seemed to send out forms after the deadline!

Anyway, we are income-assessed, so if it's a different deadline they probably haven't got around to us yet.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i want the summer to come quickly!!!!!! at least i will be in summer school and not at uni practising on a piece of horrible instrument.....

For those people trying to figure out the student loans situation, a few more bits of info. None of this is certain though, as every year of students going through at the moment has to do it differently, as the government keeps messing about with the system.

Everyone has to reapply every year, so if you haven't yet, start looking into it, but don't panic!

So far as I know, anyone can apply online.

There seems to be a real problem with website passwords this year. One person I know has asked for it to be emailed to him and recieved no such email. Its sounds, Lucky, like you might have got stuck in the same black hole.

B-M, I received my paper form from my LEA about 4-5 months ago. I would suggest trying to get your hands on one rather than hoping it'll be sent on you. It used to be you could print a PDF version off the Student Finance website, but that might have changed since the online application system was introduced. Even better is to try and find a direct contact number to your LEA staff. They tend to be much better informed than the usual telephone helpline, and should be able to get a paper form to you / suggest what you should be doing. I managed to get through to my local LEA through the county council switchboard, but its a bit of a marathon.

Not really a huge , more of a really...

I've just spent the last 10 mins cuddling my recorder to warm it up, went to put it together and it turns out I'd got the wrong headjoint...oh dear... now to warm up the right one...

Now I'm a bit worried about student finance. Do you have to talk to your LEA at some point? My mum reckons they get told via the website, but I'm sure I've read in at least one place that you have to 'notify your LEA'.

Our LEA gives out forms via the schools in February. I should ask at college if I were you, as it sounds as though students are being encouraged to appy on line now.

I tripped over my handbag and crashed (very loudly) to the floor this morning in front of the whole office.

Aaaaaaaaaggghh.
I HATE SCHOOL. Namely the other people in most of my classes, who seem to have nothing better to do with themselves than to laugh at me and make stupid comments.

Oh well, only another 2 weeks to go until our activities week and HALF TERM

One family funeral today. Lots of "see you tomorrow"s from my relatives as we have another tomorrow.

thinking of you all...

argh. I give up.

Did the funeral today of my Step-Dad, it went as well as it could.

Thinking of you, and hoping that all those experiencing bereavements will have peace before too long x

Thinking of everyone who's bereaved. H-C and Miss Ross - both those things are awful, I'm really sorry for all involved. (Just realised that Miss Ross and H-C both posted in a different thread - I just read all the new posts at once.)

Thinking of you all, take very good care of yourselves.

Condolances to everyone suffering recent losses.


For anyone now thoroughly confused re. LEA stuff. It used to be that everyone applied for their loans through their local LEA. Over the last few years, with the new tuition fees system and lots of other reforms, things have become increasinly centralised. For those still running through old systems it tends to be you can apply either through your LEA or the centralised online system. For new students starting this year, I'm really not sure. If you've filled out an online form though, things are probably all sorted.

Its difficult to give a straight answer to any student loan related panics because the system is so complicated, and currently, is different for every year group! I can however suggest places to look for information.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaggghh is just about the sum total of my vocal utterances these past few days.

Back problems - AGAIN! I've only just got over a week of pain and zap! it's back (no pun intended!) again. Seriously thinking about borrowing Ma d's spare zimmer frame.

I know I'm no spring chicken (well....!) but it makes me feel so OLD and decrepit.

Is there a forum masseur in the house...............anyone

Only just now getting over a 3 week severe bacterial infection of nose and throat accompanied by flu-like symptons - NO , NOT swine-flu (cough cough oink oink).



Thinking about going over to "What's Made You Happy Today" thread, but would be hard-pushed to find something to add

Aww, poor diapason...

I know this will seem trivial...

I don't like having to make this decision. As much as I'm excited about the prospect of going back to university, it's just causing so many arguments at the moment that it barely seems worth it.

D, sorry to hear about your back. Sorry about your internet issues, noodle. Hope you're ok, Bev. *hugs*

Just trying to decide which university to go to!

Yes, that makes sense!

I have 3 unconditionals and a conditional. 2 in Scotland and 2 in England. 2 for Primary education and 2 for Education Studies. 2 with tuition fees and 2 without. 2 with great accommodation and 2 without... and none of them have all the positive bits. I know I shouldn't complain.

I had my long hair cut short yesterday; I mean only a couple of inches long now .

It was just stress and I was restless so I thought it would be a good idea





I miss my hair and look stupid.


I've just spent longer trying to make it look presentable than it took to wash/dry etc. my long hair and I thought it would be a time-saver... I must be mad!!!!

I *think* I've got it down to Education studies, and both of those courses are in England. The deadline is the 4th of June.

Oh Lottie! *hugs* I'm sure it suits you my dear, and you'll get used to it. I know the feeling though; I had my hair cut and coloured last weekend and I hate it. I miss my old hair. I doubt you look stupid though... Do you like wearing hats?

Good luck for whatever you choose It must be exciting!

I'll cheer up soon, I hope. But I just finally got through our last stupid presentation of the stupid group work project and now all I can do is cry.

Nervous tension I guess, but its so annoying. And there isn't even anyone around for me to cry on. I hate being emotional.

At least I'm done with Uni until 2010 now. Should be celebrating.

I swear someone's swapped my brain for cotton wool today.