Below are the most recent 7 friends' journal entries.

Friday, December 18th, 2009
tokaipenny	6:41a	The Big Freeze Oooh look at it look at it. Do you think I'll be able to drive to the gym after lunch?? The main road down to the bypass is usually like an ice chute on these sorts of days, I don't want to end up sprawled across the ringroad in the middle of the oncoming traffic. I need to swim though. Yes I have to swim today, in spite of any fears of rotundity. I ran for 20 minutes yesterday and ended up in tears with pain and had to go on the crappy bikes instead. Misery doesn't come close. Fucking shins. I lay on the sofa and rubbed icy spoons on my tibia all night (that's not as rude as it sounds) while we watched Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs which was amazing, and you should see. Supposed to be going to see my Grandpa tomorrow in the wilds of North Yorkshire, but I'm wondering whether it's prudent given the snow. Should the probability of guilt outweigh the possibility of danger? Getting super excited about Christmas now. WEEK TODAY MOTHER FUCKERS. Me and Rob will probably already be pissed and cooking this time next week, while Sam and Suzy sit upstairs and eat chocolate. This is probably how most of the day will roll. Can't wait. I really want a Christmas telly guide, do we think they must be coming out in the papers tomorrow? Can't believe I haven't seen one yet. Dying to know what cheesy rubbish I'm going to be watching. x (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
sakuramab	8:50p	Hopefully enough to make you happy The end of this year and decade approaches so it's almost time for some back-looking and forward-peering. Woody Allen's new year 2009 promise to me (that I will learn something about myself) has resonated regularly through my empty mind caverns this year, and I think it is a prophecy which is being fulfilled. After this in turns lovely, irritating, sad, enlightening prophecy's success I'm thinking of making real New Year, and possibly even New Decade, resolutions this time around. This is what I have so far: New Decade Become solvent. New Year Remember to stay positive. Keep in touch with your extended family. Take risks with your emotions. Learn to drive. Finish the goshdarned archives qualification already(!!) Perhaps I'm being conservative, but considering the roller derby eventage, music funtimes, driving ambitions, friend escapades and TURNING THIRTY next year, I am yet to be convinced that I can get out of my overdraft in 2010... Current Mood: up next Current Music: boys wana be her, Peaches (Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
grrrlatrix	9:29p	Writer's Block: Password protected If your best friend and/or romantic partner read all of your email for the last month (or longer), how would it impact your relationship(s) and why? Submitted By bacon_fiend View 895 Answers He'd leave me because I'm having a massive affair. Oh, not really. But he would know what I've got him for Christmas. (Comment on this)
tokaipenny	8:46a	I've Been Driving In My Bus Isn't the bus driver strike a little much considering we're in a recession? Aren't they asking for something crazy like a 5% payrise? Maybe I'm being unfair. I need to go into town at the weekend (argh) to get some fluffy orange material to make my orang utan costume for new years. Looks like I'll be driving.... Final practical assessment was yesterday! What a nightmare. My practical the day before kept getting rescheduled and resheduled and I ended up wasting the whole day waiting for it and never actually going. Went to bed feeling woefully underprepared and only managed two hours sleep, I was rabid!! Never been so nervous about an exam in my life before, it was paralysing. Somehow managed to get through the test, no idea how it went. Could have been worse, definitely, but some of the mistakes I made were potentially fail material. Just have to wait and see. I have to do a Viva over the phone at some point so maybe if I pass that they'll tell me if I passed my practical... if not I'll have to wait til after Christmas. Really wanted to run after school yesterday but my eyes kept closing on the drive back to Leeds, so I just went home and straight to bed for an hour. Me and Sam made dinner and drank far, far, far too much wine and did Take That singstar which was amazing fun! Much harder than I thought it would be though, bit like the Queen one. We watched Harry Hill from the weekend. I love Harry Hill. Today I NEED to get to the gym and run it out, even though my legs are totally ragged from being Adam's client in his exam yesterday. Drop sets on the leg press. Ouch. I'm so glad it's all over. I might wrap Christmas presents and listen to Christmas songs today. We have a meeting at 4pm with a man from Screen Yorkshire. I'm not saying anythiing more about all that at the moment because it suddenly got really exciting yesterday and I don't want to jinx it!! The TV industry is so dead at the moment it seems silly to get worked up when nothing's really getting made so really what are our chances? Still.... Argh wish my hangover would go away x (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, December 14th, 2009
decentguywatts	3:25p	an-tar-flee's the CD offered to be released for us was downgraded to a 3" CD. though it will be in a metal tin, kinda cool. oh no, the tin's are sold out, black plastic cases it is then. at least it'll look how i want. oh no, it isn't up to the labels design standard, it'll have to be re-designed & made to look terrible. "keep the label a secret til it comes out" really?! OK, but is it cool to mention it in a magazine article "yeah, should have the CD out by then". oh no, magazine released (and thus world informed as to label) but label still flying the "secret release" flag. well, at least it'll be out before Xmas. oh no, 4 days left to get release sent to printers and no revised artwork proof has been received, release will have to wait..best laid plans. (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
tokaipenny	7:22a	Ohhhh 48 hours and it will all be over. Managed to sleep til 6:30am today which I'm quite happy with - if I get to bed before 10pm tonight I should be able to get a few hours in before I snap awake, freaking out. Mock practical at Green's today, Lisa is coming down from the Wirral and staying in a hotel in Saltaire so effectively we can have all afternoon as she has no other commitments, Adam (the other in our group) might have work I guess but I'm happy to stay with Lisa until we feel confident we know what we're doing for all our systems and on all the machines. Yesterday was the YTV Christmas lunch, and it was actually really nice, not raw and painful and awful like the party in June when we'd all just got the boot. Although I did leave before everyone got too ratted and maudlin. It was lovely to catch up with people, although to be honest I just talked to Karen most of the afternoon anyway, who I see quite a lot anyway but I'd happily been seated next to. The food was shocking though, ha, for shame I had totally been looking forward to a good feed because I wouldn't be boozing but I couldn't eat my main meal at all, it was fish and it was inedible. Bleauch. Maybe partly stress as well though, tummy in knots. Luckily I got home and Tim was nice enough to donate me some lasagne. I hate getting into those moods where I don't want to cook when I am effectively sulking. The whole not drinking thing was a bit tricky to negotiate with some people, as expected, but the person who I thought would be worse for going on at me (the boss lady who organised the whole do) was actually the most supportive and actually said good on you and gave me a big hug at the end and made me promise to email her and tell her how my exams had gone! I could totally tell she knew EXACTLY what I was worried about and why and I was really touched. I felt bad for underestimating her. Well, I didn't underestimate her at all actually, I just underestimated her opinion of me, if you see what I mean. Aaaanyway that made everybody else bearable. And, as Carrie said, once everybody got pissed they sort of forgot. Went to the gym twice yesterday, it worked quite nicely. Weights in the morning (they have new machines!) and then a 10km pre-X Factor run on the way home from the do. Slow run though as I got a humongous blister on the sole of my foot at the 5k mark and it was really painful to keep going. It's puffed up like a football today and I neeeeed to go again after training. Might wrap it up in a bandage or something. At 43.5km this week and still have some foolish notion of breaking 60km by tomorrow. Maybe 50 would be more sensible, especially as I'll be training all afternoon as well. Argh, my brain is getting ridiculous. The amount of chafing and grazing on my body is so hideous I look like a horror film :( I wish I was less of an idiot sometimes. Can I really tell other people how to train effectively and sensibly when this is how I manage my stress??? I guess, as my mum always said, teaching is not always about practicing what you preach.... Watched In The Night Garden for the first time last night! What a student thing to be obsessed with, but I can see this is all I will now be watching over the Christmas period... x (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, December 11th, 2009
tokaipenny	5:44a	The Final Countdown Spot who isn't sleeping.... I have run 33.5km so far this week. I am also losing my temper far too much. It is only THREE DAYS til D-Day. My final practical assessment. The do or die day. I am off my head. Four days in Nottingham yielded only one and a half practice training sessions, the other two fell through and the one with my mum got interrupted by management who weren't happy about non-employees doing PT work on the premises. I'M WITH MY MUM FOR GODS SAKE. I feel like I'm going mental. I'm so tired and I feel so underprepared. I think I have finished my case study anyway, so at least I can concentrate on going over teaching stuff. The good news is that Screen Yorkshire man pissed his pants about our TV script first draft (at least that's the version I heard), so we're meeting him on Tuesday lunch to get his feedback. It's cool to have a non-fitness "you are good" thing to look forward to actually on the day after the exam. Perfect timing. Hopefully this will mean I won't throw myself off any bridges on Monday night. The cat flap has popped out of the back door and there is a massive hole in the kitchen now. Any old moggy can wander in. A mangy fat black thing was waltzing around at 4am when I came downstairs. He looked at me like "get out of my kitchen, human!" Bloody Armley cats. Today is more work work work practice practice practice. Tomorrow is the YTV Christmas party, which will be thankfully sober (thank god I made that decision), then Sunday we're hopefully going to Green's for a mock assessment session. I am running every day. Wonder if I can get to over 60km in a week? My legs don't feel too bad considering, but I'm half dead, not sure if it's the stress or the physical exertion though, could be either. Cortisol!! x (Comment on this)