Since my last, rather more exciting than usual post, my free time seems to have jumped ship to join Shrek and Princess Fiona in ‘Far Far Away’ - I can’t think of the last time I had so many things on at once!

Firstly, of course, I’m now in wedding planning mode - still trying to decide on where and when atm but we’re set on a church wedding and I have reception venue brochures to look at and cheer me up whilst engaged in the other things I have on atm including:

- job hunting: in the weeks since finding out my contract isn’t being renewed (did I mention that?) this has become something of a part-time job in itself. Personally, I think being able to organise a job hunt, attend interviews, learn to drive and plan a wedding all at the same time whilst working full time on top means I can do just about anything. Sadly, the employers of Exeter don’t all agree with me so the hunt continues…. Maybe I should actually put that last sentence in my applications…

- driving lessons: whilst these were progressing nicely until before we went to Brussels, they’ve now taken a bit of a U-turn (do you see what I did there?) as my instructor is leaving BSM. I get on really well with her so I’m going to see if she’s going out on her own and will take me on - until my next official lesson with her on Saturday I’m in BSM limbo though :/ On the plus side, I’m now much better at driving my new fiance’s car and I think he’s much happier at the thought of me driving it too!

- Java/JavaScript: these have taken a bit of a backseat lately but I’ve been given an extension for the first assessment which has taken the pressure off a bit and hope to find time at work to catch up on everything when things quieten down a bit there

- losing weight: this has also taken a bit of a backseat since Brussels as I’ve had so much to that has meant leaving work early I haven’t been able to take a lunch hour and spend it at the gym. I don’t seem to be putting any weight on which is good, and I did walk home from work today to get a bit of exercise, which I might start doing on a regular basis if the weather’s good so I’m doing *something* that doesn’t involve sitting at a computer!

- the aforementioned ‘at work’: whilst I appreciate still having employment, and thus an income during my jobhunting, all of the above would be a lot easier to fit in if I didn’t have it on top of everything else!

On the one hand the fact that three of the above must be sorted and past tense by the time we go to Florida in 4 and a half months is comforting; on the other hand the fact that three of the above must be sorted and past tense by the time we go to Florida in 4 and a half months makes me want to curl up into a little ball and wake up in Orlando when it’s all over!

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Had an email this morning saying that the course I wanted to do in creative writing has been cancelled Had I known this would happen I’d have done it last term!!

Still, apart from that minor blip have had a loverly week off work Various meals out, much playing of WoW (I now have two characters that I can’t play with very well) and just generally enjoying being away from all the crap
Here’s to the next lot of time off

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Seems an appropriate title as I can’t seem to stop doing it today!

Saw Bridget Jones Edge of Reason and it was fantastic Love that girl!

Speaking of fantastic, the beta for World of Warcraft ended on Thursday so am now waiting (along with several of my friends) for when it gets released and we can play it some more Nice end to the beta all told - the devs sent all their uber nasties to the cities and ganked us all (well, not me as I was being good and doing my essay but it was quite funny watching everyone else get one shotted by lvl 60 chickens!)

Only another 400 words or so of said essay to write now …I think it’s decent as essays go but you can never tell with these things :S Got another couple of weeks before it has to be submitted tho so plenty of fiddling time left yet

Am still trying to lose weight - have resorted to pretty much fruit and a couple of slices of bread to last me until dinner which i refuse to not eat as normal as that’d just be a pain. With that *and* pilates *and* the gym *and* walking to work *and* possible other form of bodily torture inserted elsewhere into week it *has* to pay off! Doesn’t it? Please?

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A wee bit tired today Spent from midday yesterday to 3am this morning watching various download progress bars (with a few hours break for essay planning and Holby City) in the quest to install the open beta of World Of Warcraft - *the* much awaited MMORPG from Blizzard (the ones who made Diablo). It was a race to reach 100% done among several of my friends, and after much faff and palava and a good deal of cunning on the part of Kev, we got there in the end! It just better be worth it after all that!

Think I’ve just about decided which essay question to do now (whoo - progess++) and Bridget Jones Diary is booked

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Paid the last of the deposit for our holiday this morning so I’m all excited again at the moment! Now just the small matter of saving up for it after xmas……

Was in a good mood before that actually as have got loads of things to look forward to this week. Going out for Pizza Hut and bowling tomorrow night with our ex-housemates who got engaged over the weekend (yay!) and then a friend of ours from uni is coming down over the weekend and we’re going to hopefully go and see Bridget Jones Diary: Edge of Reason which I have been looking forward to ever since I found out there was a sequel to the first book! I *love* that woman!

Haven’t mentioned gaming in a while have I? Have given Sims 2 a break for the past few weeks (overdosed there somewhat!) and after a spell where I wasn’t in the mood to play much, have now got into Age of Mythology at which Kev beats me every time, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3, and have revisited Saga of Ryzom as its having a 14 day free trial. You’ll recall I didn’t much like this the first time round - I’ve gotten more into crafting this time and have to say I’m liking it a lot more

Other than that, essay deadline looms for the 3rd December and am addicted to Strictly Come Dancing

That is all.

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Been a little while since I posted something here so thought I’d better make a fresh appearance

Study is going well - in week 3 now and have had some good feedback for my first pieces of written work I think we’ve got quite a good group going now, even if there are only 5 of us My tutor won some poetry award recently and got to meet Simon Callow so its nice to know we’re being taught by one of the best anyway!

Still playing Sims 2, but have lately started getting into Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 and am going to try out Zeus Master of Olympus tonight Gave Transport Tycoon a go but didn’t really get into that. I know some of these don’t really fit into the whole role playing/character development thing that I go on about, but I’ve found I really like the planning and creating part of games too whether its characters, theme parks or cities!

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