The secret life of me...

1. Are you superstitious?

Not particularly, I don't think.

2. Are you attending or hosting a halloween party this year?

Yep
We're off to Ms MarmiteLover's Generic Wizard night at the Underground Restaurant and then maybe heading off to LBF's brother's party

3. What's your favourite scary movie?

Ooh - hard one - I love scary movies... My favourites generally are the 'religious thrillers' - I like some nice priest/demon action, y'know? I also have a soft spot for the modern Japanese horror films - lots of those are genuinely terrifying. But overall, at the moment, I think my favourite is The Eye - I saw it in the cinema a few years ago (when it came out) and I thought it was awesome.

4. Trick or Treat?

No thanks - I hate trick or treating - it's extortion.

5. The best Halloween costume is...?

Mine, hopefully - may make pictures later )

As recommended here.

... what shall I roast on Sunday (for 4-6 people)??

V hard to decide.

Am also planning to make yorkshire puddings (regardless of whether or not we have beef), many vegetables and possibly multiple types of potato.
And pie. Chocolate salty pecan pie.

But not with actual giants, I'm afraid...

First of all - thank you all you lovely people who commented on the last post - I wasn't fishing for compliments, was genuinely wondering whether I'd inadvertantly offended anyone - I'm not the master of tact and diplomacy always and it has been known in the past... Anyway, am no wiser, so think might just chalk it up as being 'one of those things'.

And so to the update.
Have been v slack bloggette recently (and possibly forever ) so I thought I'd briefly fill you in on the Fascinating Story of My Life (anyone who doesn't care, please feel free to imagine that this post ends here.)

Last week was LBF's 30 birthday (my ToyBoy ), so we spent much of the week in celebration...
On the actual day, we both celebrated by going to work and I went the extra mile by also going to a rehearsal and not getting home till about 10.30pm. We did some actual celebration by drinking a (rather delightful) bottle of 1979 Bollinger (same age as him), which was pretty exciting - I've never had anything like it before (and quite likely never will again).
I got him a splendid whisky too - not quite as old (1984 I think) from a distillery that no longer exists - which I'm very much looking forward to

We went out to Terroirs wine bar/restaurant on Friday for late birthday dinner, which was an utterly splendid experience that I can wholly recommend to anyone.
They have a great selection of wine by the glass, lovely mini (kind of tapas-style, I guess) French plates o'stuff and a delightfully French (although extremely helpful) waiting staff and all for a very reasonable price.
We ate and drank loads and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
We're now just debating how short a time we can reasonably wait before going back again

There was also a Birthday Pub Crawl on Saturday, for which I was present about half of the time, but which has been deemed to have been a roaring success by all attendees.
There were crispy quails, cocktails, beer, cake and pie. Oh. And Singstar. Need I say more

That's it, I think.
My life to date.
Hope everyone else is ok and having fun.

In other news - I am addicted to Masterchef again (goddammit).
Though, due to rehearsal commitments, am going to miss final final tomorrow.
So, until I have time to catch up on the iPlayer (which has finally been hooked up to my TV by way of laptop and multiple cables), you'll all have to keep the winner a secret from me.
Though I bet it's that annoying girl. She's done really well for the last couple of days.

I seem to be being removed from friends lists quite a lot at the moment....

You'd tell me if I did something bad, right?

If I've said the wrong thing, I certainly didn't mean to - sorry if I've offended anyone...

I am a greedy little sloth

Greed:	Medium
Gluttony:	Low
Wrath:	Low
Sloth:	Medium
Envy:	Low
Lust:	Low
Pride:	Very Low

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Am all preserved out...

Apple and mint jelly and strawberry jam look super-awesome and marmalade looks lovely, though am slightly concerned about how well it will set - hopefully well...

Lavender cakes also look lovely, at least - hopefully they will taste ok too.

Have eaten an awful lot of squashes this weekend.

Think maybe I should have a small shower now, and head to bed - mustn't forget to go to work tomorrow - shiny new week and all that.

LBF comes home tomorrow evening

Night all...

15. What's your most annoying habit?

Ooh - I'm pretty sure I have hundreds - it's hard for me to tell - they don't annoy me
I feel bad about singing in the flat - I'm sure it drives everyone bats...

16 Where did you last go on vacation?

I was in Suffolk in the summer (and once or twice since then, too)

17. What is your best physical feature?

Dunno - again, hard for me to judge....

18. What CD is closest to you right now?

Hmmm... iPods etc have a bit killed CDs in this flat. I can see a box set of the Ring Cycle from here well enough to read the label, so I nominate that...

19.What 3 things can always be found in your refrigerator?

Insulin
Diet Cokes
Anonymous jars of stock (v annoying for anyone who isn't me...)

20 What superstition do you believe/practice?

Don't know really - I like to think that if you're nice to people, people will generally be nice back - does that count?

21. What color are your bed sheets?

White right now - we also have various pinks (to match the walls) and some loud spotty ones.

22. Would you rather be a fish or a bird?

I'm a pretty good swimmer as it is, so probably a bird - then I could fly

23. Last thing you broke?

Almost certainly a wine glass - we get through an awful lot of those....

24 What are you having to eat tonight?

I'm off to the farmers' market in a minute, so probably something from there - hopefully something squash based

25. What color shirt are you wearing?

Pink...

26. If you could be doing anything else today, what would you rather be doing?

Actually - I'm pretty happy to be marketing, jamming and baking.... I miss LBF though - would be nice if he was here to 'help'.

27. Do security cameras make you nervous?

I have no feelings about them at all.

28. If you wrote a book about your life, what would the title be?

My life is insufficiently interesting to warrant a book.

29. Last time you went to a cemetery?

I walked through one when I was on holiday

30. Last concert you went to?

Ages ago - some friends did an Opera Gala thing in the summer - probably that.

31. Favorite musician(s)/bands you've seen in concert?

ERIC!!!!!

32. Next concert you're planning to attend?

Don't know - I'm doing one in December. Most likely there'll be things before that too, I suppose.

33. Do you talk to yourself?

A worrying amount.

34. Have you ever adopted or purchased a pet?

I adopted the kittehs for LBF almost 2 years ago

35. Have you ever been present when an animal is being born?

I saw a cow being born once - was awesome

Lavender cup cakes - what do you think?

Will they be tasty?

Am sure they'll be pretty....

More importantly - if I make some today and take them to work tomorrow, will people eat them?

So many hard decisions to make

Pinched from Gilraen and QM...

1. Is there anybody you just wish would fall off the planet?

I don't think so, no... That seems a wee bit extreme.

2. How do you flush the toilet in public?

The usual way - what a strange question...

3. Do you wear your seatbelt in the car?

Of course.

4. Do you have a crush on someone?

Only LBF - does it count if it's public?
Oh - and maybe Angelina a little bit

5. Name one thing you worry about running out of.

So many options.... Temper, patience, goodwill, insulin....?

6. What famous person do you (or other people) think you resemble?

Can't think of any particularly - LBF thinks that I have archetypal English colouring, whatever that means....

7. What is your favorite pizza topping?

Hmmm - it's been a while since i had pizza. I like 'em spicy and preferably with black olives. Oooh and artichoke hearts

8. Do you crack your knuckles?

Nope - and it makes me wince when other people do...

9. What song do you hate the most?

The Backrub song - ugh ugh ugh!

10. Did just mentioning that song make it get stuck in your head?

A little bit, yes

11.What are your super powers?

I don't know.... The power of cake perhaps? Or pie?

12 Peppermint or spearmint?

I don't really like mint.
Though I am weirdly addicted to chewing gum - I like the light blue Orbit, whichever kind that is. Or, not exactly like, you know...

13.Where are your car keys?

In my bag. Should I tell people this? You might come round and steal my car (complete with shiny new battery)....

14. Last song you listened to?

None today - not intentionally anyway. I've been singing Ariane et Barbe-Bleue if that counts.

.......

Making jam/marmalade,
Singing,
Waiting for the RAC man (hopefully),
Cleaning,
And generally doing all the things that I'm not allowed to do when LBF is around.

He's away till Monday - is nice to be able to do things that I can't usually do, but I (and the kittens) miss him a big lot!