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  • Filched from Kenders and others...

    To demonstrate that I am using half day wisely :>>

    Do you eat a lot of fast food?
    I cook pretty quickly sometimes - does that count?

    How many people have you kissed in 2008?
    In a smoochy way - just LBF, of course :)

    Were you happy when you woke up on Sunday?
    Very happy - we were going to Suffolk for DAY OUT, so I was v excited...

    How about now?
    Pretty much :D

    Have you ever streaked?
    Not in big public... I quite often run nakedly from bed to shower/toilet in shared accommodation situations, but mostly manage to avoid other peoples...

    Are you an understanding person?
    Dunno... Maybe about some things?
    Am desperately unsympathetic about illness though...

    What was the last movie you saw in the cinema?
    In Bruges - aaaages ago....

    What did you last get upset about?
    Can't remember - probably something insignficant that got blown out of proportion.

    Do you eat sweets on a daily basis?
    No - though take horrible lucozade tablets if my blood sugar gets too low XX(

    Does it make you happy to get letters?
    Sooooooo very happy :D
    All post makes me happy!

    Who was the last person to text you?
    Opera friend, I think - must remember to reply.

    What are you looking forward to this summer?
    Sailing and lying around in Suffolk.

    Who was the last person you ate with?
    My family and LBF last night - we went to lovely riverside pub on way home and I had tasty crab :P

    Do raisins belong in cookies?
    Ugh- no

    What's your screen name?
    Jenniebaby, I guess... Or sometimes misswhiplash.
    Though my official title is Queen of Pies

    Walking into a party, what's the first thing you notice?
    Ha ha ha...
    Am hermit! Don't go to parties!

    Kiss on the first date?
    Maybe...

    Would you rather have chicken or steak?
    Depends on circumstance and manner of chicken/steak.

    What's one thing you've learned from a good friendship gone bad?
    Don't be doormat!!

    Who was the last person you took a picture of?
    Probably LBF.
    If non-people count, almost certainly kitties.

    Would you ever donate blood?
    I used to.
    Am not allowed now ;'(

    Have you ever felt replaced?
    Perhaps, though not so recently that it's all fresh in my mind.

    Are there deerheads covering any walls in your house?
    No. There's a beautiful wooden moose flat-sculpture thing at a pub down the road from here though, which I would really like as coat rack.
    Might add to birthday wish-list :)

    Have you ever been asked out?
    Not by anyone who wasn't:
    a) Crazy
    b) Weird bus stranger
    c) A stalker

    That's a bit sad, isn't it... I must be deeply unattractive...

    Are you good at telling jokes?
    No, but I don't let it get in my way ;)

    Have you ever driven without a license?
    No, though mine expires at the end of the year.
    Don't know whether I have to reapply or whether it just magically renews itself, so it may yet happen...

    Do you wish you had smaller feet?
    A little bit, sometimes.
    Am 6, which is Little Miss Average, so sale shoes always already run out when I get to them.
    Also - 5 is officially the best size.

    When ordering sushi, what do you get?
    Mmmmmm..... Sashimi!

    Do you write in cursive or in print?
    I rarely write ;)

    Who was the last person you sat next to?
    A kitteh :)

    What were you doing at 10 am?
    Working to get my dailies out of the way so that I could come home.

    Are you different now than you were six months ago?
    Don't think I've changed very much since I was about 12 ;)
    My hair might be a bit longer?

    What was the last beverage you spilled on yourself?
    Diet coke

    How old will you be in 10 months?
    29 - practically past it!

    Do you think you'll be married by then?
    Pretty unlikely, I'd say...

    Was yesterday better than today?
    Yes - yesterday was WEEEEEEEKEND!

    What does your last text message say?
    Was Twitter update.

    What month is your birthday in?
    July - take note ;)

    Can you live a day without tv?
    Of course!

    When was the last time you saw your dad?
    Last night

    How many pets do you have?
    Two little kittehs

    How many houses have you lived in?
    Two...
    Plus halls and two flats at university

    How many city/towns have you lived in?
    Two

    Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
    Bare feet....
    (Or perhaps bear feet)

    Available?
    No

    What is your favorite colour?
    Not sure I've got one..

    What are you doing for your next birthday?
    Waiting for LBF to come back from Iceland, then going out with some work friends as pre-getting-married dinner for one of them.
    We're going out to expensive, cool restaurant a couple of days later for my birthday though, and maybe to the safari park the next day :)

    Do you like coffee?
    Nope

    Do you like iced tea?
    Unlikely

    What are you listening to?
    Trains outside window

    Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
    Not that fussy...
    Because our bed is eeeeeeenooooooormous though, it's a bit middle biased, so we both tend to gravitate towards through the night...

    If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
    Not sure.
    I guess I'd be less fat ;)

    Do you know how to play poker?
    Yes, but haven't tried for long time...

    What are you thinking about right now?
    That I need to practice my audition pieces, but i can't...

    Any plans for next weekend?
    Not yet - though would like to have fun...

    What were you doing at 12 last night?
    Going to sleep

    Do you smile a lot?
    I think so

    Why did you last cry?
    Saturday

    Have you ever had a life-threatening injury?
    No - not many injuries at all...

    Do you like flying or driving?
    I don't know how to fly...

    What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
    Not exactly sure - I seem to be pretty good at it though ;)

    Do you wear any jewellery daily?
    No - almost never

    Who got you the jewellery you are currently wearing?
    I'm not

    Who is the funniest person you know?
    My LBF makes me laugh :D

    How often do you remember your dreams?
    Infrequently

    What is your ringtone?
    Not sure - is mostly on silent, so always makes me jump when it actually goes off...

    Skim, 1%, 2%, or whole milk?
    Skimmed

    Are you mad about anything?
    Does this mean angry about or more like crazy about?
    Am not angry.

    What time did you go to sleep last night?
    Around midnight - a bit later than I'd prefer on a school night...

    Where did you last sleep besides your own bed?
    Bed in Suffolk...

  • At Home...

    I'm having a lovely half day :)

    I'm at home now...

    Is officially because I have audition (nothing v exciting...) tonight and I don't want to be running there from work in a big scramble...

    Is not till 7.40 though, so will probably run through pieces now (might have to throw LBF out for half hour or so) and then warm up a bit later, but otherwise, the afternoon is my own, to use however I want! Realistically, of course, this probably means hanging out the washing, sweeping the floor etc, but it still feels quite like a holiday :)

    Hope everyone else is having nice day!

  • V big fun...

    We ordered a new cat tree for the kittehs a few days ago and it arrived (in two enormous boxes yesterday...

    It was supposed to be for their birthday (not sure exactly, but official birthday - like the Queen, y'know? - is on 10th August) but there was a splendiferous ZooPlus sale last week (v v good value), so we had to bring it forward a bit...

    We built it this afternoon and it looks utterly splendid - a bit like this (except in beige):

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    and takes up approximately the entire flat ;)

    Pictures to follow!

    Ooh - and I made a really great birthday cake for my sister...

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    Hope everyone else has had nice day - am off to do some washing up now, and to decide whether or not I need any foodses....

  • Took from Decado and Lledeb

    My LBF
    2 * kittehs

    5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
    I was aaaaassssllleeeeeeeep :D

    6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
    Washing my hair

    7. Have you ever been to a strip club?
    No

    8. What is the last thing you said aloud?
    "What is the last thing I said aloud?"
    LBF is offering quiz assistance

    9. When is your birthday?
    Sooooooooon :DD

    10. What is the best ice cream flavor?
    Raspberry sorbet

    11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
    Sparkling water

    12. What are you wearing right now?
    Towels, various ;)

    13. What is the last thing you ate?
    Tasty fillet steak (last night)

    14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
    Yes - two new dwesses :)

    15. When was the last time you ran?
    Yesterday morning - for train...

    16. What's the last sporting event you watched?
    Wee bit of football the other day.

    17. What's the last sport you played?
    Ha ha ha ha ha ha.....

    18. Who is the last person you sent a comment/message on myspace?
    Never sent any!

    19. Ever go camping?
    Hmmm.... Kind of.
    I like to sleep in tents, but mostly do it in the garden.

    20.Do you have a tan?
    Not really - though am much browner than my LBF

    21.Have you ever lost anything down a toilet?
    Only my dignity...
    And that tuna from February :'(

    22.What is your guilty pleasure?
    Buffy :oops:

    23.Do you use smiley faces on the computer a lot?
    Quite a lot - though I'm not very good at remembering how to type them...

    24. Do you drink your soda from a straw?
    Only when I'm feeling extravagant

    27. What are you doing tomorrow?
    Going to Suffolk - hurrah! :DD

    28. Where is your mom right now?
    Working in her shop

    29. Look to your left, what do you see?
    A naked boy

    30. What color is your watch?
    Mostly blue, but also pink - my LBF gave it to me for my birthday a few years ago and I love it!

    31. What do you think of when you think of Australia?
    Kangarooooooooooooos

    32. Ever ridden on a roller coaster?
    Yes - but not a really scary one.

    33. What is your birthstone?
    Huh?

    34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive through?
    Fast food is evil!

    35. What is your favorite number?
    38?
    I don't think I really have one...

    36. Do you have a dog?
    No :(

    37. Last person you talked to on the phone?
    LBF probably - I don't talk to many people on the phone...

    38. Have you met anyone famous?
    I went in a lift with Lionel Bart :)

    Ooh - and we met a Bay City Roller at a gig that LBF was doing last year - I thought that he was just an annoying old man (which he was), but it turned out that he really was a Bay City Roller - Les, I think?

    39. Any plans today?
    Make birthday cake for my sister...

    40. How many provinces have you lived in?
    I've only ever lived in three places - two of which were in London, but I don't really know what a province is...

    41. Ever go to college?
    University...

    42. Where are you right now?
    On the sofa...

    43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now?
    Dunno... Is Saturday and don't really feel that annoyed ;)

    44. Last song listened to?
    LBF was just playing/singing a Mother in Law song in the next room ;)

    46. Are you allergic to anything?
    I have a bit of hayfever...
    And sugar, I guess - though maybe that's not strictly an allergy!

    47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
    Loverly MBTs - mmmmm - so comfy :)

    48. Taste in your mouth right now?
    Porridge and rhubarb :P

    49. Are you jealous of anyone?
    People who are doing exactly what they want and not worrying about practical stuff...

    50. Is anyone jealous of you?
    Unlikely, I think...
    Though I do have a very lovely boyfriend - maybe they're secretly lusting after him ;)

    51. Do you love anyone?
    Yes.

    52. Do any of your friends have children?
    Yes

    53. Do you eat healthy?
    Pretty much, I think...
    Though probably too much of it!

    54. What do you usually do during the day?
    Work, most days...

    55. Do you hate anyone right now?
    No.
    Hating people is exhausting. It makes you feel bad, and has no effect on them!

    58. Do you own any big sunglasses?
    No sunglasses at all :(

    59. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
    No - what is it?

    60. How did you get one of your scars?
    Don't have many, and they're mostly from cooking...

    I do have a small one on my bottom too - from when I was little and fell on some gravel... It was never very big - am surprised it lasted so long!

  • Gah!

    Boris Godunov is not straightforward :(

    Should have started learning before now!

    Bad Jennie...

    Bad :no:

  • Sleepytime...

    ...for Jennies...

    Had good first rehearsal, but bit concerned that I've not learned the scene for the one tomorrow yet - will have to press iPod into some serious service - if I listen to it over and over again, some of it's bound to sink in, right ;) ?

    Sleeps now...

    Good night everyone :zz:

  • What do I really need?

    This is a very important question right now, as the Frog of Destiny hops splodgily along the Garden Path of Time...

    I know that LBF is looking for suggestions for lovely birthday presents for meeeeeeee - the question is, though, given that he probably won't actually get me a Limited-Edition-Lego-Imperial-Star-Destroyer or a new bin (my suggestions to date), what should I recommend?

    Any ideas?

    EDIT - Ooh - I may have found it ;)

  • Small but quite annoying thing...

    When did people start saying:

    I could care less

    instead of

    I couldn't care less

    ?????????

    How does this even make sense?

    I've heard it quite a lot of times and just assumed that the people saying it were idiots, but now I've just read it in an article (albeit an online one) in a respectable broadsheet!

    What's going on?????

    :no:

  • Jacobite, where are you?

    JAcobite has disappeared :'(

    He was here earlier this morning...

  • Today...

    ... I had gooseberries for breakfast with my porridge.

    They were tasty :P

  • Oh dear...

    This advert was on my work bulletin board today - sad, no?

    :DD

    Subject: 0.77 ct Cento Cut Diamond ring

    Category: For Sale and Wanted

    This ring was purchased for an engagement but has never been worn. Ring packaging, receipt and certificate have been kept in the same condition as when first bought and are available with the ring when purchased.

    Purchased from: Gatwards of Hitchen (http://www.gatwardsofhitchin.co.uk)

    Date of Purchase: 22/12/07

    Single Cento cut diamond ring “C” scroll set and mounted all in platinum with 4 small diamonds.

    1 diamond – 0.77ct

    4 diamonds – 0.06ct

    Colour E

    Clarity VS2

    Certificate No. 021755

    Cost at Purchase £6,995.00
    Selling Price £5,000 (ONO)

  • The very embodiment of virtue

    I am I am I am I am :)

    I've only had one can of Diet Coke today!

    Is practically a record...

    Will be decaffeinated in no time :>>

  • Busy day...

    Many many things to do today - v few of them actually useful :(

    Am still covering daily work pending arrival of lovely new boy (must chase manager/HR about that - hope he still wants to work here!) which is pretty solid (bar odd 5 mins of blogness) from 8.30 to 12.30 (if I get through it quick-fast and then have back to back meetings from 12.30 till 4 (none of which I have time to prepare for) by which time I shall, most likely, be on my knees... Crying!

    Have just realised that this also probably means I won't be allowed to have lunch today :'(
    And I brought tasty berries with me, too...

    Meh!

    Ooh - on the bright side though, my handy frog tells me that there are a mere 19 days until my birthday :D
    V cheering!

  • Man......

    I really need to have a bath and go to bed (not to mention translate a scene for my first rehearsal on Thursday...), but have got totally caught up watching Mad Hot Ballroom and am stuck now...

    Think will have to get dvd and watch end another day :/

  • I has...

    ... a new dwess :)

    Actually - two new dwesses - one is red and one is blue and both are v summery and were extremely cheap! Am v pleased - feel quite festive now...

    Might celebrate by making soup :yes:

  • Enough...

    ...is what I have had today...

    I have a cold (probably) and am all snuffly, which is making me miserable.
    Have countered this with decongestants, which make inability to breathe manageable enough to continue with normal existence, but are making me feel dizzy and crappy as side effect (I usually choose to ignore the part on the back which says that you shouldn't take them if you're diabetic, but possibly this is unwise).

    I have also overdosed on chewing gum.

    I wish today would be gone now - I don't like it anymore :`(

  • Blackness Meme - from Chyna, Landers and many more...

    1. Who's the black sheep in your family?
    Not sure we really have one...
    When I was little, I used to hope that I might have been some kind of fairy changeling, though - but I guess everyone had that ;)
    We have a black kitteh - does that count?
    shadow

    2. Do you take your coffee black?
    Dont like coffee...
    I take my diet coke black though - as black as sin :)

    3. Do you own a Blackberry?
    Nope - but my phone does lots of similarly clever things...
    I had some real blackberries the other day - from a brambly hedge - they were gooooood :P

    4. Which black forest would you rather eat - cake or ham?
    Hmmm...
    Not a massive fan of black forest gateau, but really really don't like ham - ugh :no:
    Guess it'll have to be the cake!

    5. Have you ever had a black eye?
    I woke up with a really bad one once - took days to subside...
    Don't think anyone had hit me though (unless was while I was sleepin') - think I just must have got something in it in the night or something...

  • Duckies...

    I meant to blog this a couple of weeks ago...

    I think is utterly splendid idea and that everyone should go ahead and purchase lovely duck now :)

    If only so that I can beat you all with my superior ducks ;)

    EDIT Am actually thinking that I might go along on the day - looks like it might be pretty fun, so in addition to purchasing ducks, I demand that you all come with me!
    Will be like lovely duck-themed day out - there will be picnic :P

  • I want this!

    Isn't it beautiful?

    And so very handy ;)

  • Strangeness...

    You know when you put your hands in the water for too long they go all wrinkled and washerwomany?

    Well my lips feel a bit like that today - weird, no?

    Surely lips should be waterproof?

  • So....

    ...the cranachan pie tastes awesome :)

    Even after eating enough BBQ to sink a small ship!

  • Pie Success!

    Thankyou for all suggestions :)

    Here are the Soy/Jacobite apple/strawberry pies (they look better in real life - should probably photograph with real camera instead of phone - think it might even have food setting):

    Pies

    You two definitely win the pie prizes :yes:

    And here is the cranachan pie, as demanded by LBF and his brother...
    Is basically a raspberry cream/custard pie, enhanced with toasted oats, honey and whisky (16 y/o Highland Park - we don't really have any cooking whisky ;) ), to be eaten with whisky cream. Sounds revolting, but looks beautiful - am hoping will be tasty!

    Pie

    Now am making enough bbq food to feed small army....
    Even though only 4 extra people are coming to eat it :-/

  • V Important Question For All Bloggers....

    What is the best pie?

    Sweet pie only for today - savoury pies are a separate question...

    Am making a pie for tomorrow - I did a really good rhubarb cream pie a few weeks ago and LBF favours apple pie...

    Am also considering a tarte tatin or some kind...

    All suggestions welcome - am mixing pastry now, but will probably make final pie decision tomorrow!

    Pie-themed prizes available for tastiest pie suggestion!

  • Nicked from Soy....

    ....though, I think, not such good answers as she had ;)

    Type in what the questions ask you into Google search and try to use the first thing that comes up as your answer.

    1. Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search:
    Jennie needs our backing to beat scourge.

    2. Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search:
    This is what the name "Jennie" looks like in Japanese:
    Sadly, my work browser doesn't support characters and so I can't see this :(

    3. Type in "[your name] likes" in Google search:
    Jenny likes to rape cats
    name spelt wrong, but still the first thing to come up - is on YouTube - there's a video!

    4. Type in "[your name] says" in Google search:
    jEnniE saYs thAt mUsIc GetS heR Up iN tHe mOrNinG

    5. Type in "[your name] wants" in Google search:
    Jennie wants you to meet her

    6. Type in "[your name] does" in Google search:
    Jennie does traffic, but can she handle sports?

    7. Type in "[your name] hates" in Google search:
    Jennie hates the car :(

    8. Type in "[your name] goes" in Google search:
    When Jennie Goes Marching, a remembering weaves a montage inspired by the more than two hundred forty women who disguised themselves as men, enlisted as soldiers, and fought in the American Civil War.

    9. Type in "[your name] loves" in Google search:
    First million entries are about Jennifer Love Hewitt - Google evidently interprets names (albeit wrongly - I ain't no Jennifer)...

    10. Type in "[your name] has" in Google search:
    For many years Jennie has also been a regular news presenter on BBC Television

    11. Type in "[your name] gets" in the Google search:
    Jennie gets frightened and upset if she hears canned laughter

    12. Type in "[your name] eats" in the Google search:
    Jennie eats a well-balanced, varied diet.
    Ha ha ha

    13. Type in "[your name] can" in the Google search:
    List of all the questions and answers posted by "Jennie can call herself a Junior" on Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers.

    14. Type in "[your name] drinks" in the Google search:
    Jennie drinks a haunted beverage on Flickr.
    and here she is, doing just that...

    15. Type in "[your name] makes" in the Google search:
    Jennie makes a Sharp move.

  • Goodnight BlogPeople!

    Past Jennie's bedtime again, so better hurry off to sleep!

    Wishing you all dreams of butterscotch and kittens x

  • Lazy blogging

    So I was going to post this for Nick (a bit more ROCK than the last one), but, of course, he's off sunning himself and drinking frozen margeritas...

    I quite like it though - more complex than your average graph-jam - so am posting anyway...

    Lazy bloggage I know, but probably more interesting than me musing on what I'm going to eat next, which seems to be mostly all I do now ;)

    song chart memes
    more graph humor and song chart memes

  • Today is Thursday...

    ... and I am at work - again...

    I have had tasty lunchstrawberries - again...

    And nothing else has happened in my life (or viewing sphere) - again

    Don't get me wrong - today is going fine and I'm perfectly happy, I just don't really have anything to say :|

    And about the only thing that is keeping me even remotely interested is deciding what we should cook/eat tonight when I get home...
    For anyone who might be interested - though I appreciate this may be more gripping for me than for anyone else - I'm currently thinking of falafel burgers with rice and pitta breads (if I can be bothered to make them) and perhaps some tasty broccoli and/or salad
    See what I am reduced to?
    See???

  • So much for leaving early....

    Am still here :no:

  • My favourite song :)

    song chart memes
    more graph humor and song chart memes

  • Strawberries....