Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory

Time:	8:35 pm.
Mood:	excited.
Music:	Third Bar - Snow Patrol.

So I failed my practical car test. Which wasn't really surprising. Though I would have passed if I hadn't cocked up the parallel parking. Which I suck at.

Ugh.

Anyway, to cheer myself up, I am reminding myself how soon my holiday is.

*Takes a deep breath* I am soooo excited!

We may be going up in a balloon in Palm Springs, which is terrifying and brilliant all at once.

I need to loose this bloody weight so I can fit into my clothes. Why, when getting into adulthood must we put on the pounds? I have a distinct tummy and hips and I don't like it!

So exercise tape, badminton twice this week, Hot!Latino Aerobics and being starving half the day seem to be port of call. Oh and perhaps aquafit if the girls are up for it!

I'm still excited!

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Time:	10:58 pm.
Mood:	exhausted.
Music:	Love Cats - Paul Anka.

Hello all,

As I haven’t updated in some time, I thought I should, before I go back to lurking again.

I am going back to America. Exactly the same date as last year so 5th September to 18th.

Flying into San Francisco and going to Monterey, Santa Barbra, Palm Springs and then San Diego. (The order of those middle places is probably wrong… I need my inventory!)

This is a similar trip as we did last year but we decided we liked the smaller cities and towns rather than the sprawling urban-ness that is LA.

What I wanted to ask as I know that I have a couple of people from California on my flist and people must have visited these places; where are good places to eat?

I have a feeling that

lilyseyes recommended Little Italy in San Francisco but more recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Hope everyone is ok. :)

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Subject:	Always
Time:	10:58 pm.
Mood:	listless.
Music:	Beautiful Disaster - Kelly Clarkson .

It is finally finished. Three or more years since I updated and longer still since I actually started writing it. But it's bloody finished.

Just thought you ought to know...

Chapter Eight - Homecoming

I'm never writing anything long chaptered again. That proved I can't do it, my brain takes a long, long holiday and it barely gets finished. I'm not even happy about the end chapter either. My enthusiasm got lost somewhere over the time taken spent trying to write.

Eugh.

Safe to say I'm sticking to being a reader and reviewer from now on. *Huffs*

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Time:	9:20 pm.
Mood:	tired.
Music:	Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers.

First things first, as I haven’t updated this in a while, for any of you wishing to know, my 21st birthday went fine. Funnily enough I had nothing planned and everyone came up to me and said “Ohh what are you doing for your birthday?” like I should have some sort of lavish party planned. But I didn’t and in the end a girl from work said that ‘everyone’ has to do something for their 21st so decided that such and such persons were going for a meal to celebrate me being old.

However, I had three people cancel out of the five who were going, so I cancelled the whole mess. Not to be a bloody downhearted cynical sort but I ask; what’s the point? I was rather upset in the end but I did go out with my family on the actual day so I suppose that’s ok.

In regards to the ‘Holidays’ as everyone these days seems to call it, hope everyone enjoyed themselves and were safe and sound.

I watched ‘A Life In the day of J K Rowling’ and remembered once again how much I like her. It’s odd because I do disagree with her so thoroughly at times, and yet she’s so genuine. She came from the street I went to school for, for six years and then lived in Winterbourne which is a mile away and it’s so nice to have someone so ordinary I suppose come from round here and make something of herself.

By the way I love love love that she named Lily jr, Lily Luna Potter. IE the best name! That is, if we must have an epilogue in the first place. James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus and Lily Luna Potter. *Giggles* I can’t believe Ginny agreed to those names, I don’t know if I would!

Now I think I’d better stop rambling and let you dears get on with it.

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Time:	9:19 pm.
Mood:	ditzy.
Music:	Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis.

Another meme this one from

lilyseyes

Free-IQTest.net - Free IQ Test

Obviously I didn't do half as well as

lilyseyes did but hey ho we can't all be clever!

I blame my 'ehhh' ness on the rain. I can't think properly when it rains, I want to go out with my umbrella and walk in it.

J'adore the rain.

I need to go on the hunt for such an icon. I really want one all of a sudden!

I'm rambling again. Still. :)

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Time:	8:23 pm.
Mood:	bouncy.
Music:	Money - Jamelia.

I have been home for over two weeks and haven't bothered to update, lazy as I am.

I had a wicked time, must go back to America. Any suggestions? I want to go to the east coast, but I'm not sure where's best except for the usual NY and Boston.

My favourite place was Coronado, just across from San Diego. Beautiful, beautiful place.

We only stayed two nights which was a shame but it was still lovely.

The Bellagio in Vegas was impressive, but as I'm three months shy of my 21st birthday I couldn't even sit it the bar and drink orange juice. That made the place just... I don't know. Well not much fun. Strict.

We did go on a helicopter to Grand Canyon whilst in Vegas though. We got there fine, brilliant flight, we sat right at the front and took pictures, sat on this ledge bit, had a drink, fine.

However we got back into the helicopter to come back to the hotel and it wouldn't start. Something about the starter motor. So we had to sit there for an hour under this umbrella with these other four people trying to keep cool.

So yeah that was rather unplanned and fun. We got back safe and sound and they managed to fix it when these mecanics flew in. Saw some wild mustang (horses apparently) on the way too.

Oh. I also wanted to mention the first night in Yosemite. I went to bed and was watching tv, and suddenly there's this scrabbling noise.

I sit up thinking "oh christ what's that?" and there is a mouse sitting on the desk. I couldn't sleep with it in the room with me, it ran up the curtains, all over the furniture, on the bed side table and several times tried to get on the bed with me.

It took literally 4 hours until it stopped. Now it didn't just go to sleep like I was hoping it would, oh no, it fell down the toilet.

I hear this plop, and frantic noises, so I rush in and rescue the poor thing. It lay there quiet funnily enough as a mouse, and I put it outside where it couldn't keep me awake. I felt sorry for it though, it was terribly cute.

Dad bought an iphone. He loves it. I want one. Only $400. Damn should've splashed out on one. It'll cost double the price in the UK when it comes out next month.

So that's it. A very long winded account of some of the things that happened when I was on holiday. Very disjointed account I bet as well.

Oh and before I forget please visit Cluegirl, she wants to know your most favourite HP fics ever. Here's the link: http://cluegirl.insanejournal.com/809698.html?mode=reply

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Time:	2:28 pm.
Mood:	excited.
Music:	Set Fire to the 3rd Bar - Snowpatrol.

I am so close to my holiday and am getting rather excited.

My friend who was going to meet me whilst in California, now can't and I'm feeling rather sad.

Where I'm off to:

San Francisco from 5th to 7th
Yosemite from 8th to 10th
Las Vegas from 11th to 12h
San Diego from 13th to 14th
Los Angles from 15th to 18th

Anyone want to meet me? I've got loads of tours and things but don't want to miss out on an opportunity to meet people.

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Time:	11:16 pm.
Mood:	optimistic.
Music:	Back to Black - Amy Winehouse.

I've arrived here safe and sound. If you want to find me anywhere else I'm on LJ and GJ for the moment to keep up with the masses.

Hopefully fandom will all congregate in one place and we can find each other easily but until then three journals will be used!

I'm open to be friended each and everyway, so add me if you think I don't sound too bad. I'm quiet really, won't take up much of your flist! I do love lots of friends, so I might just friend you even if you don't know me.

Anyway, this post is to say hello. Hello!

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