Looking at the eyesore Christmas lights next door

Still working on my assignment for tomorrow... I'm such an idiot! I don't know what made me leave it this late. *facepalm*

eating porridge and listening to carols on the radio in my newly decorated grotto

Watching a dissection video for biology class-fascinating!

trying to get the other half to stop playing the same Bach Invention with each different sample on my digital piano

Checking my bank balance... empty At least I get part of my scholarship money on Wednesday!

Sorry to laugh as it must be irritating, but

I am eating ginger-snap biscuits

I know I shouldn't be laughing either but it is so funny!!

Trying to fill in my PDP form thing... it just doesn't appeal to me right now though.

Installing Linux (Ubuntu 10.04) on the other computer and talking to the cat.

Trying to pick hymns for Sunday... it's a 'Children's Mass' so they want at least the final hymn to be one that's well known by the kids. Harder than it appears, especially when it's the 3rd Sunday of Advent rather than Christmas (so most carols are out since they tend to mention that Christ has just been born!)

'Talking' on MSN at the moment, then going out for a belated birthday lunch

looking at the Christmas presents that need wrapping, and the clarinet on it's stand next to them - trying to decide which one to do first.....

enjoy your belated birthday lunch Barry

Eating lunch before going to catch train... very soon....

Eating sherbert lemons, watching Poirot, avoiding the housework and thinking about going to buy a Christmas tree.

Thanks Louise : was very nice!

Sounds good to me...

Ordering OH's Xmas pressies online while he's gone to collect Teenviolinist from airport. (I wish she'd re-name herself Nearly-Twenty-Soprano - it would be more accurate)

I haven't used Linux in ages. Back in the day, I used Slackware on my old PC. Might be time to dig it out and have a mess around with Ubuntu

Linux has come a long way.

I'm eating my Spag Bol, then off to do some serious practice for the Carol Service tomorrow night.

the clarinet won in the end but the presents are now wrapped

Right now I'm waiting for some information for something I'm planning early next year

Having a "revision break"-fifteen minutes revision, five minutes break, fifteen minutes revision...so on and so forth

Finalising hymns for tomorrow - debating whether it's appropriate to do all the verses of Ding Dong Merrily On High, or not...

In bed with flu. Been here since Thursday.

Hope you feel better soon.

I'm making sure I have my music for tomorrow!

Sounds nasty Get well soon!

Right now, I'm trying my best to pack things away into bags and boxes for the move tomorrow. It annoys me that I'm only moving into a flat across the road, yet I still have to pack everything away in order to get it there!

Hope the move goes/is going well, Stephie.

I'm listening to Pick of the Pops on iPlayer

Thanks Barry, it went well! I won't have time to unpack tonight though because I have lots of work

Drinking tea

Sneezing then blowing nose, sneezing then blowing nose, sneez...................................................

... still installing Linux and talking to the cat ...

Trying to resist the 3 bottles of Champers in the fridge.... better avoid them seeing as I'm on early shift tommorrow...

Trying to think what the heck I'm going to fill another 1000 words with in my essay. It's taken me forever to write the first 1500... and I've pretty much exhausted all the information I have. The worst part? I have to hand it in in exactly... 13 hours and 47 minutes. Preferably before though. *headdesk*

I think I can sum myself up in one word right now: MORON.

Feeling a little sorry for myself! Just had a blood test, and I hate needles

awwww i know how you feel.... im terrified of needles, and recently had to have blood tests every couple of weeks for 6 months and it was absolute torture! Poor you!! Go treat yourself for coping with it!

Ignoring the messiness of the house and having a cup of tea (whilst pressing F5 occasionally to see whether my OU results have magically appeared. They haven't yet...).

Thanks! Hopefully I won't have to go through that again anytime soon.

Feeling ill

listening to Emma Johnson playing Victorian Kitchen Garden

Watching the apprentice and shredding, shredding, shredding.

Enjoying the first day of my retirement! Yesterday was my last day at school so now I am a gentleman of leisure, an ex-art teacher and a budding musician. Cheers, everyone.

.... to wish you a long and happy retirement, Stradi!

Happy retirement, StradiVarious!

Thankyou both. I am just about to try my hand at a grade four theory paper and then I might have enough energy left to play my violin, Ludwig, for an hour or so.

watching the Royal Variety Performance

Happy retirement, StradiVarious!

Making a dirty martini. Slurp.

Watching the end of Royal Variety. Wow, who are the 4 guys singing Les Miserables 'Bring Him Home'? They are fabulous! My musical vocabulary may be small or it may be subjective taste, but Les Miserables is the best musical I've ever watched. Powerful story and songs. Watched it over 15 years ago and I still remember it well.

Good night.

Feeling depressed because I got fired today. Life sucks.

Awww aeolienne....

Oh no Very sorry to hear that, Aeolienne.