NaNoWriMo

Phoo!

Next year I really want to take part in National Novel Writing Month - which runs throughout November, and the challenge is to write 50,000 words (I think its 50,000...). Just for the personal challenge. I never think I'll be able to do it, so I never try, but now it's the end of November (almost.. I don't think I'd have a cat in hells chance of catching up now!), I have decided that I should try. I mean, why not?? If I do it, I have written a 'novel' (I'm sure it wouldn't be novel standards, but novel in length!), if I haven't, well, then for effs sake, I've started one (or, another one). Which is good enough.

Right now it's Thanksgiving in America, and I hope all in America have a great day and eat the crap out of everything that's on the table! I wish we had Thanksgiving here in the UK... Unfortunately we have a whole MONTH (Jesus, that's close), until Christmas day.

Christmas... sh!t. I, as ALWAYS, had the great idea to buy everyone's presents for the happy holiday months in advance. And as ALWAYS, I haven't. Why do I do this to myself?? I have to start thinking level headily now. Because I have many Internet purchases to make, and if I don't make them now I will get lost in the strikes that I am sure the postal services will be enforcing during the most busiest time of the year. Because people are sweet like that.

Black Friday shopping has begun, but I can't help but feel like my one stop shop, go to place - a place I would shop for everything (and do), has let me down. Amazon's black Friday has been somewhat... disappointing. I loved the idea. Kind of like an auction. In theory I say 'yes yes yes', in reality I say 'what? Are you kidding me?'. I can't really explain why its no good, it just isn't any good! Blargh! I'm too annoyed with them to go into it. Amazon, my womanly, and manly Internet shopping lover, why do you do these things to me? (wow, that was strange)

Well, I must go to sleep. I stupidly ate my peanut butter M&M's which I had been saving for over a month - and now feel both sick, and annoyed that I couldn't save them for longer. Moment of weakness. Some people find joy in eating chocolate. I find joy in buying it and not eating - thus proving I AM THE BEST SAVER OF THINGS IN THE WORLD!

Sit on that!

Sam

So here it is.

Yep.

Thats right, the New Year Post. Anyone who's anyone does one, right? Well, I'm not anyone, but I guess I'll do one anyway. Boom, Pow.

I have to say it was a great Christmas/New year all round for this Scumbag. Great gifts from people, which included a new camera, Harry Potter Cluedo AND a giant space hopper (hell yeah, just wait for THOSE pictures to hit the page space). What more could a girl ask for? Not much. Gosh, I'm easy to please.

As for New Year. Its safe to say I pretty much hit the mark with Beatles Rock Band. 100% when singing along to some songs. Yeah, so what? I never had the guts to venture to the 'hard' mode. But thats just scary territory. We even brought the new year in to the Journey song 'Don't stop Believing'. Which wasn't planned, but had that really cool unintentionally awesome vibe going on. Muchos fun.

So what does new year bring to the table? I'm going to try and do some cool things this year. Hopefully (fingers crossed), try to do a dressmaking course. It starts next week though and the people haven't emailed me back to say there is space available. Curse them! I also want to look into doing a new make up course. Hopefully special FX and prostetics. P'raps. The main thing I want to do this year is find a job I actually want to do. I hate my job now. Its got to that point. But if I quit I put a scuffer in the whole 'move out' plan. However... in high hopes, I could end up landing a dream job with a great salary... so I might as well see whats out there. Only thing is I have no clue what I want to do with my life. Still..! and I turn 25 this year so I'm having mid-mid life crisis talks with myself. Not good!

I hope you all had a great festive period, and new year was good and only brings hope of new things to come and new adventures for you all (but not new adventures for superman... he's already had those, he can't have more!). I'm going to try to make my blog interesting at some point. But for now I think it suits that its just my internal monologue.

Toodles.

Sam

I must...

Blog!

Its been about a month since my last blog... I think I said something about something about something about changing my ways and trying to be more feminine. I haven't failed, so much as not really been bothered to try. Although I have been looking at trying to get a nice dress for new year. Mission is a complete failure. I think this is why I have such trouble finding nice girly things. Because I have such a specific picture of things in my mind that when I go shopping etc. I can't find anything I have imagined. I am the sort of shopper who will only buy something if it slmost literally screams "BUY ME, TAKE ME HOME!". It doesn't happen often.. what was the last thing I got... Oh, a delightful pink dressy coat from ASOS. Of course... all the buttons fell off on first wear. Oh, how my faith in clothes diminishes each day.

Speaking of shopping. Who has finished their Christmas shopping? Anyone? ANYONE? I can tell you who has. ME! aha! Yes, get in! All but 1 gift I have got, and this last gift is very small and I know where to get it etc. I just havent been to collect it yet. I'm very proud of my purchases this year. I feel I have spoilt many of my family members, and friends. I know I have spoilt the Old Boyf. but I feel he deserves it for being so cute to me all the time. Awww. Bless.

I also have a new faith in internet shopping. Not only have I got all my gifts, I bought them ALL on the internet, and they all arrived within a few days of the purchase. Now, why would anyone trek to the shops when they get that kind of service? Who knows. Its brilliant. I have also wrapped them all (well, attempted. Wrapping never was my strong suit). I am feeling very smug. Sorry!!

I've been addicted to Twitter of late. I think its because I have found some people I find really interesting that I have managed to follow. Always nice. Plus, I got my first Direct Message on there the other day, from Amber Benson no less. (An actress). Which I found utterly refreshing that someone would take the time to thank someone for following them. I don't know why people don't do that more often. People should be nice to other people. The end. There is nothing to gain from being a cotton headed ninny monger. Is there? No. There isn't.

I'm babbling now, because I'm delusional with cold. Brrrr.

I will blog again before Christmas, although I don't know what about. I need to start blogging about actual topics, and not just reel off whats in my head. Oh, Oh, I know. I will next blog about Avatar, as I will be seeing it on Saturday in the IMax cinema! 3D baby! AWOOHOO!!!

Toodles,

Sam

A little less conversation, a little more action

Or.

As I recall, Less talk, more action.

I am so bored at the moment. With many a thing, and so I am spending my free time less talking, and more actioning. But not in the literal sense, as I am actually talking to myself in a sing song kind of way, and the action front? Aint happening so much. I plan to go on the treadmill for about 30 mins later though... what? What kind of action did you think I meant? (*Insert simpathy here*).

As I was sat at my desk today, inbetween dealing with the shakes, and then the hot flushes, I noticed that I was in total fact -Bored. I am bored of my clothes. (not bored of my hair though, come on... £100 worth of it, I have to love it for about 5 months!). Bored of my room at home (Need. Own. Place), and bored of life in general. Well, no, not life. Thats a sad thing to say. "I'm bored of life". What do you do when you get bored of life? I mean.. LIFE! gaw, I don't think THAT could ever happen.

Where was I? Oh lordy, I am a bit delusional today. OK. So, Bored of work and sh1t like that. And so of course the only option is to... SHAKE IT UP BABY! I am gonna look at places to go next year for an adventure with whichever friends I can drag along with me. I no do things alone! That be scary!

America is always first and foremost in my mind when wanting to go anywhere as I had a brilliant few months there last year. I kinda was thinking of going back, but now, after emailing conversations with friends at work (doing the actual work is so overrated!), Canada is looking more and more appealing! I mean, Look at that! >>

£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££

But I have to save. Which I do do well, but what with Christmas looking to be expensivo, and then the new year, and I want to buy a whole new wardrobe for my new not bored self. Curses. Yes, I know. Everyone is strapped for cash. But I just wanted to bitch about it here, because I can't bitch about it to friends as they all have less money than me as they are studenty types, or own houses or have kids. So I know I have no right to moan to them. So I don't. Have you ever complained to a mother about having no money? (mothers; don't answer this). Its an offence punishable by death! (Mothers; laugh here, and agree!).

I am going to backtrack and talk about the illness that seems to be sweeping across the Cheshire plains at the moment. The Flu. I had the flu jab. So why do I feel shaky and then hot? I had a hot flush this afternoon and even my forearms went red. I have also got the slightly delirious thing going on. Only a bit. But enough to have made me say to myself loudly at work 'Oh god, I hope i don't have meningitis'. 3 people turned around and looked at me like I was a. Insane b. Contagious and c. exciting. (the 3rd person is highly excitable.)

So that's what I learned today!! Don't announce to an air circulated building that you think you might have a contagious disease. It won't go down well.

My hands are cold. I feel this was a very off the wall blog. I don't know what I just uncovered within myself. But it seems I am going away next year, and I said I wanted to go to Canada? Did I say that? (checks...), Yep. So... flights to Canada.

Stay snappy,

Sam

Chap stick, Chap stick, Chap stick. I love it. **Strawberry** flavoured. I got 2 new lip balms and out of the 2 (other one is khiels), the chap stick is by far the best! And at only £1 something, what a bargain!!