[ frimlin - wizard, reflected ~ ]
The Fantastical Voyages of Wizard Frimlin, continued...
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Friday, January 31, 2003 |
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At 1:00 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Hello! It's been snowing here, in Cambridge. The place is completely covered! And because snow is so rare here, everything has ground to a halt. There's hardly anyone at work -- many people are trapped at home. But not me! I put on a brave face, a coat and a warm scarf and braved my way into work. Almost slipped up twice, if it hadn't been for some excellent acrobatic reflex work!
I've updated frimlin writing a bit, and am generally trying to keep myself busy. Because of an internal server problem at work, I'm unable to do a lot important work. Infuriating, but there's nothing I can do, unfortunately!
In about 11 hours my sister is getting married. I talked to her at length last night, on the phone. Gave my apologies for not being there -- but she knows I'm not in the greatest of situations right now, and can understand. I'd have loved to be there though. Pity. It looks like she and her husband will be looking after my other cat, Libby, once Mum leaves New Zealand next Tuesday. I'm quite pleased about that -- I think Emma will watch out for her. And Libby's quite tough, so she should be able to cope with their dog.
Healthwise, apart from a few sniffles, I'm fighting fit. I just wish my immune system could have timed things better, so that I was sick a the same time as the snow was everywhere. I'd much rather be snug and warm at home today. Oh well.
So what am I up to this weekend? Well, I'm not sure yet. I was thinking of visiting Nigel on Saturday, but am not sure I can really afford to now. Looks like it might have to be a quiet weekend at home. Hmm. Nobody said I have to be quiet!
Frimlin
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Wednesday, January 29, 2003 |
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At 9:25 PM, Frimlin posted this:
I've re-added my about frimlin page, and it's now back up live for everyone to see. If you've read it before -- on my previous personal site -- then you'll notice it won't have changed much. But there is a bit of an update, especially in regard to my birthfather.
If you're interested in my writing, you'll find that I've renamed my writing blog to be simply frimlin writing. I've updated it so that every post I make to it is now sent as an update to my Yahoo group. So if you subscribe to my Yahoo group, you'll be sent email updates from both frimlin blog and frimlin writing.
Also, you'll find I've just re-added some of my writing -- the COEX text, which I wrote back in 2000. It's about 30 paperback pages long, all in one long HTML file -- sorry about that! Perhaps someday I'll put it into a more helpful format.
Frimlin
(Posted at 9:25 PM)
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At 4:08 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Hello! The bad news is that I'm suffering from a nasty cold. But there is good news too!
The good news is that I've finally got around to starting up a new photo gallery for frimlin blog. You can find a few of the photos from my recent photo shoot in there, for a start. And eventually I'll be adding a lot of my older photos -- including those of friends and family members. Because of the large number of younger visitors I still get from my history with Creatures, I'm not inclined to show all of my recent photos online. There were a few of me mostly undressed, for example. They're tasteful, and there's nothing too personal showing, but I'd rather not display them for just anyone to see. Maybe I'll change my mind one day, but for now I'll keep them only for a selected audience! ;-)
It is now only days until my sister Emma gets married back in my home city of Christchurch, New Zealand. I'd really love to be with her but unfortunately because of the circumstances I can't even think of affording something like that. You'd have to see my bank balance to truly understand. But at least now I've paid off the credit card! I think a brother should be at their only sister's wedding, so I'm quite upset that I can't be. I've thought about going for a few months now, but I knew even then that this would be a bad time for me, considering my recent news.
My mother is arriving over here just days later -- that's part of the reason why my sister is having it now. Mum's coming over here for a year, and probably forever -- England is her homeland. She's been missing it recently, especially with me over here too. So I'll be meeting her at Heathrow on Friday the 7th of February -- will probably be staying with Nigel the night before, to make the journey there easier. I just heard from Dad that her computer has now been packed away, and so I'll have to phone her to talk to her now.
But there's a hopefully good ending to the story. A couple of weeks ago I recalled the fact that later this year my sister and her fiance Mike will be coming over to the UK for a delayed honeymoon. So I thought, why not have another kind of ceremony over here -- especially for Emma's Northern Hemisphere relatives like my Aunt Stella and her extended family, and indeed myself. Maybe Emma and Mike could re-exchange vows and we'd be given an opportunity to make our own remarks too. So I suggested this to Mum, and she thought it was brilliant. So maybe later this year I'll be telling you all about that.
Well, there's so much more I want to say but I've temporarily lost the mood. Check out the new photo gallery and if you like, let me know what you think. If I get a generally good response I'll probably post more.
Frimlin
(Posted at 4:08 PM)
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Saturday, January 25, 2003 |
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At 4:10 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Greetings to my friend Charlie, who's been regularly reading frimlin blog with avid interest. See you tomorrow, babe!
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At 3:07 PM, Frimlin posted this:
All being well, you should now be able to subscribe to frimlin blog through the frimlin blog Yahoo group. It seemed the Bloglet subscription wasn't really working very well, if at all.
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At 1:01 AM, Frimlin posted this:
In case you didn't realise already, I've updated the sculpted word blog with a few more poems and a very tiny short story. They're in no particular order. While I've added each of these items, I've experienced quite a range of emotions -- some quite extreme -- about what I've been reading. Part of me thinks that the me that wrote those things is now so different, yet, most of me knows it was me and remembers the feelings that were behind each one. If you're confused, well good. Join me in confusion and let's just ponder it a bit.
Frimlin
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Friday, January 24, 2003 |
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At 2:35 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Right well I decided that instead of making a new writing page for my personal blog, I'd just make a writing blog instead! The intention is to post every now and then with just my writing. Either old stuff, like the Day of Cups poem I posted here last night. Or completely new stuff, as and when I write it. Please take a moment to visit sculpted word blog -- there's not much there now, and it looks the same as this one at the moment. But keep your eyes on it, and you'll soon see sculpted words appearing. I'll probably move the Day of Cups poem to there, for a start. Best not to mix the two blogs up too much!
Frimlin
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Thursday, January 23, 2003 |
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At 11:02 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Just had to get rid of that awful Lucida Console font, and the blue and yellow. Hmmm... not sure I like this either! But then, I guess that's what you get when you only change colour and not design...
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(Posted at 11:02 PM)
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At 10:44 AM, Frimlin posted this:
Howdy! So have you made a Nation at NationStates yet? I demand you consider it! My friends Michael, Nigel and Vicky are all playing along -- we've moved our Nations into the same region, "The Lost World" and every now and then we're posting odd messages to each other. Some of us have multiple Nations, because we're a bit sad like that. In the below example, The Democratic States of Frimlin and The Commonwealth of Womb are both Nations of mine, The Confederacy of Foxton belongs to my friend Michael in New York, The Queendom of Victoriana belongs to Vicky and the United States of Gorgonsbury belongs to Nigel. Yep it's an eclectic collection of characters, but I wouldn't have my friends any other way!! Come on, join up with NationStates and then move your Nation into The Lost World region!
Message from the Democratic States of Frimlin:
The Democratic States of Frimlin would like to welcome the following nations to The Lost World. Welcome to: The Dominion of The Vic, The Commonwealth of Womb and the Queendom of Victoriana. We hope you enjoy getting lost with us. Don't be afraid to say something, like everyone else is.
Yours faithfully,
Christopher Government
Frimlin's Representative of Greeting (FRoG)
Message from the Confederacy of Foxton:
Tra la la la la laaa....
We're the smartest.
Personal Idealist Sublimation Society of Eductaed Drunkards (PISSED)
Message from The United States of Gorgonsbury:
Gorgonsbury's Minister of Apologies wishes to apologise to the many nations patiently waiting to join the USG. Due to the enormouse backlog of aplications we are having to demolish vast areas of rainforest in order to meet the demands of the paper industries producing the relevant forms and pamphlets.We wish to thank all these nations for their interest and will absorb them into the blissful fatherland of Gorgonsbury ASAP.
apologies,
Gorgonsbury Minister of Apologies
on behalf of President Julius Idi Gorgonapart of USG
Message from The Democratic States of Frimlin:
Well, you're obviously well eductaed, though I'm not sure what that means. I think you'll find the UN report is on the Stupidest citizens of this region, of which your people are the least stupid rather than necessarily the most smart. ;)
If there's a flaw in my logic, that's because my people, although not as stupid as some, are still relatively stupid in the grand scheme of things.
Marianne Doctorate
Pedantic Overachievers of Frimlin (POoF)
7 minutes ago
Message from The Queendom of Victoriana
Here in Victoriana, whilst we may be fairly stupid we do have great shopping opportunities and tourist attractions. Admittedly it may be as a result of our populace shopping rather than going to school that has led to the inevitable stupidity.
I strongly encourage you all to spend your vacation time in our fair and lovely state, well, the shops anyway.
Victoria J
Tourism And Recreational Therapy (TART)
Victoriana
Message from The Commonwealth of Womb
You may all be lost, but you can be found within Womb.
And she rose up from the sea, formed from just a single drop of his godly blood. Turning, she faced the people on the beach and she directed them to come closer. Her voice, angelic, rang out throughout the land, "You shall all be in Womb. From whence you came, so shall you be mothered." And the people took her words as gospel, and pledged to preach her wisdom throughout the entire Lost World.
Patrikia Madre
Womb International Speaker of Ecumenica (WISE)
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(Posted at 10:44 AM)
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Tuesday, January 21, 2003 |
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At 11:34 AM, Frimlin posted this:
Greetings! I have some great news. I hinted at it the other day, but didn't really say anything substantial. Well, the time has come to let the proverbial cat out of the bag. But... you'll just have to be patient a bit, as I relay some of my thoughts and happenings over the last few days. Aww call me cruel, or just don't call me -- it's not my loss! I hate phones anyhow.
Over the weekend I went down to London with Virginie on the train. She went her own way to meet up with a friend of hers, and I met up with Nigel. We made a journey to the West Country and didn't get back in Beckenham till just before midnight. Suffice to say, I was tired -- but not too tired to sit back, relax, and chill out for a little while.
Last night I spent most of the evening just mucking about on OUTintheUK (otherwise known just as OUT) and chatted to a few friends throughout the evening. Tried to install SimCity4 but it crashed out before it had finished. Mucked around on OUT for a while and then finally at about midnight I rebooted my computer and tried SimCity4 again. This time it worked, and I was actually able to play for a while. But I found the speed of the game to be really lagging, and I was struggling to realise how the game was better than SC3000 or even the original SimCity for that matter. Maybe I just need to play it more. Maybe I just need to play it more when it's not late and I'm not exhausted. Maybe I just need to.. yeah I'm getting sick of all these maybes too -- how indecisive!
I don't know if you've realised, but I haven't felt down even slightly so far this year. I haven't felt any reason to feel upset -- though as I mentioned, I wasn't exactly elated when I heard my cat Fudgie had been re-housed. But even then I was glad at the same time. So why is this? Why does Ash feel so good? Well, a month or two ago I realised I didn't want to continue working at Creature Labs, so since then I've been preparing to leave for pastures new.
The tasks I was working on (some of them on-going, tedious and not actually something I had any interest in doing) were coming to a natural conclusion and I had absolutely no intent to work on the game that had been tentatively kept in mind for me afterwards. So I reckoned one way or another, I'd be out of there at the end of January. I may now stay on a bit into February, but only to tie up a few remaining strings and make a new site design go live. The old slow-loading and highly graphical ones were designed and created in Dreamweaver -- if you know anything worth anything about web development, then enough said. But suffice to say, if I hadn't had so many other things to do, I would have replaced it much earlier than now!
So where now for Frimlin? Well, I've found a number of exciting prospects -- most of which will mean I'll need to move down to London. I love Cambridge but I've felt stuck here -- especially in the last year or so, though that may be more to do with work than anything personal. I've held off from London for almost four years now. It's interested me, but never enough. I've watched so many other gay friends from around the UK rush to live in London, but it never really grabbed me that much. But I think now I'd like to try it out for a while -- a couple of years perhaps. The upshot is that I'll suddenly live very near to many of my online friends -- maybe this will mean a greater chance of intimacy...hmmm! Mmmmm. Yeah I like this prospect! :P
Is my current state of optimism only a bubble waiting to burst? Or is that things are even rosier than I'm thinking they are, and that actually I should be EVEN MORE positive than this! Who knows. No, you don't know -- you just like thinking you know everything! There's only one way of finding out. There's only one way that you shall know. Time will tell.
Well, I'll keep you informed of my progress as and when I have spare time. Oh -- the re-design of this blog will have to wait a little while now, but don't worry, I'll be doing it soon -- this font is really bugging me!
Frimlin
(Posted at 11:34 AM)
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Monday, January 20, 2003 |
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At 3:57 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Sentance of the day. It doesn't matter what you type, people are always going to read what they want to. Enough said.
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Friday, January 17, 2003 |
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At 11:35 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Does anyone want to see some of the photos from the photo shoot? Well, I will open my photo gallery again soon. But in the meantime, take a look at these photos: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7, Photo 8, Photo 9, Photo 10.
Frimlin
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At 6:00 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Heya! Another working week draws to a close...
Tonight I'm off to the Pickerel for my typical Friday type evening -- meeting Virginie there at 6pm. Don't want a big night tonight though. Virginie and Matt will probably go for a curry, so I might go with them and then head off home afterwards.
Tomorrow I'll be heading off to London to see Nigel. He's hired a car and we're going to visit friends in the West Country, and possibly also his parents on the way. I should be back in Cambridge Sunday afternoon, at which time I'm probably going to try making some new designs for Vicky's site, and possibly even a new look for this blog. I'm sick of this blue and yellow. Oh and then there's the photo gallery, which I might make and put up here on Sunday too. We'll see.
Well, that's about it for now. Pint(s) of Kronenberg, here I come!
Frimlin
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Thursday, January 16, 2003 |
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At 12:04 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Welcome! Looks like I've updated again. Haha -- fooled you! But seriously now...
There is so much news. However, there is so much of it I have to keep completely confidential, unfortunately. But suffice to say, a lot has happened for Ash in the last 12 hours or so. And though I should be upset, I'm actually feeling very positive about it all. So don't worry!
One of those things was the photo session with Vicky. It went very well. I now have over 300 shots, ranging from okay to fantastic, and featuring me from completely clothed through to mostly not. Do not be concerned, I won't show you all of them! But there are definitely a few that will be going up here soon. And yes, they'll be suitable for most people to see. Nothing too dodgy! It's nice to look at some photos and think, "Hmm... maybe I am kinda cute afterall!" It's very hard not to revert to the way I've thought of myself since early teens -- that I was fat and mostly ugly. It's a ghost body image that refuses to fade completely. Grr.
I rang Mum up this morning, and braved the big question. "So, what's happened to the cats, then?" It appears, much to my relief but also grief, my dearest cat Fudgie has now been rehoused with a cat lover who particularly likes looking after disabled cats. Mum met with the woman (who's in her thirties) and explained Fudgies behaviour to her, so that she knew in advance that she can be a bit funny sometimes -- especially if you startle her. But the lady said she herself was sensitive and very gentle, and so... I think this is the best thing that could happen. Okay, not quite the best. To be quite honest, I really wanted my birthmother Carolyn to adopt Fudgie at least. Oh well.
When Mum told me the news, my heart fell out. In a logical way, I was thinking "Great! Mum's found someone who sounds really good. And I know Mum wouldn't just give Fudgie away to anyone." But Fudgie is my baby. I know that may sound strange to people that don't have cats -- or people who don't love cats. But I got her as a tiny little kitten and she was so sweet and timid. She slept with me every night for many, many years. As she got older, instead of thinking of me as a big parent cat, she started treating me as her own kitten. She'd lick my face before going to sleep, and snuggle up to me. She'd always make me know if I annoyed her too much -- a quick, sharp scratch did the trick. The greatest thing is that Mum says the lady is fine with me contacting her and asking her how Fudgie is going. Might sound a bit sad to some, but hey, I love her and want to know what happens to her. But anyhow, it seems like things have worked out there now -- so I'm not about to have a mental breakdown about it anymore. Don't worry Mum, you did right and I'm sure you've chosen her new owner well. :o)
Well, that wasn't everything I want to say. But that's all I'm up for saying in public, for now at least. I'll let you know later, I promise. Suffice to say, it's VERY positive for me.
Frimlin
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Tuesday, January 14, 2003 |
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At 11:46 AM, Frimlin posted this:
Hello! Time for another update -- it can seem like such a chore at times!
Over the weekend Nigel stayed in Cambridge with me. Friday night I was at the Pickerel with Virginie, Matt, Dave, Charlie and Nigel. Had quite a good night too. Nigel came back to my place and we ordered an Indian meal delivery -- yum! Think I finally got to sleep at about 4am, after about an hour of lying in bed trying to sleep whilst Nigel was snoring away in my sleeping bag on the floor. Nice.
Saturday I made a very delicious brunch -- boiled up some eggs and grilled some bacon. Toasted up some pitta bread parcels and stuffed in the bacon and eggs, with a tiny bit of cheese. Very nice! I'll definitely be making that again.
Saturday afternoon we went to see the latest Star Trek movie, Star Trek: Nemesis. Thought it was good, but not great -- nice to see Admiral Janeway making an appearance, and definitely good to see Will Riker and Deanna Troi finally marrying. Saturday evening we went to the Pickerel and made merry with pints of Kronenberg. I was pestered by a guy in there who's a bit well, different, from most people... and he just didn't seem to understand I wasn't interested in talking. I was very polite, but firm. He kept on and on, though -- and soon Nigel told him to f**k off. The guy was a bit hurt -- from his perspective he was just being friendly. So I felt really bad about the whole thing, and am not looking forward to seeing him again. In case you don't know me very well, the absolute last thing on my list of things to do is hurt someone. When I was young, I felt I'd rather give my life than have a friend or relative hurt -- seriously! I was exceedingly altruistic for a long time, which explains why sometimes I can still put myself last and seem to only think of others. Aren't we odd creatures.
Anyhow, Nigel left on Sunday and I didn't really do anything worth noting on this site. Over the past few days, I've really enjoyed logging in and updating my nation at NationStates. My nation is currently the Democratic States of Frimlin, and it appears from my government's decisions that our nation is governed by Democratic Socialists. I've moved my nation into a new region called The Lost World and already I've been joined by my friend Michael in New York, with his Leftist Utopia called Foxton. I implore you to consider making your own nation, and joining us in The Lost World region.
I can't wait till tomorrow for the photo shoot! I did a bit of a practice in front of the mirror last night, and I've now got an idea of what kind of poses I'd like to do. Watch this space -- I will be showing some of them!
Frimlin
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Friday, January 10, 2003 |
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At 6:03 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Howdy! I'm trying to vary my greeetings, okay?! Now get over it.
Realising that my average of five hours sleep each weeknight was probably going to be a problem, I decided I'd head home early last night and get to bed around 9ish. At 2am I finally agreed that I should have gone at 9 instead. Damnitalltohell. Suffice to say, I don't know what is keeping my eyes open right now.
Tonight I'm meeting Virginie at the Pickerel for drinks, and possibly Charlie and Dave too if they're in there tonight. I'm not really up for a big drink, because I haven't eaten much today so it would go straight to my head. That usually spells disaster for Ash.
Now, I've noticed sometimes I react violently to red wine -- but only on certain times. I can happily drink a glass every now and then with no problems -- I love the stuff, actually. But I have a history of sick nights that also involved red wine -- and not just because of my poor mixing ability. Well on Wednesday night when I got home with Claire, Rob and Vicky I simply SIPPED a glass of red wine and it forced me to vomit pretty much straight away. Thank the stars my room isn't far from the loo! But that's odd isn't it -- such a quick and violent reaction, when I was otherwise feeling perfectly fine.
The much hinted at photo shoot will now occur next Wednesday evening -- yay! Vicky's going to be the camerawoman, which is good because she knows her stuff with photos. I actually can't wait -- it's very exciting. I am sure the photos will be great, and I will be using some of them to launch my new photo gallery. So be sure to keep your eyes peeled -- not that it won't be made obvious, of course!
Ooh I've just got a call from Nigel and it seems he's coming up to Cambridge for the night! Yay! Anyhow, better dash -- Virginie is waiting!
Frimlin
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Thursday, January 09, 2003 |
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At 1:00 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Hello! Had a great night out last night. Went over to the Pickerel for the first time in weeks (yes, really) and had a couple of pints. Soon I was joined by Vicky and she drove us over to the Fleur de Lys for the pub quiz -- it was the right night afterall, which was good! But we didn't win. Maybe it was because Claire and Rob didn't turn up till the end -- grr!!
 Well, here's that photo of me at Greenwich. Quite a nice one, I think. My friend Michael took it for me when I went down to meet up with him in London. Oh by the way, if you've been reading this blog for a while you'll know for a little while I was really pissed off at Michael for going quiet on me, after we met up. But I'm mostly over it now. He didn't seem to think it was the case, and that I should have made contact -- but the thing is, I did! He just didn't reply. Oh well. No use thinking about it now, and getting all worked up. He lives in New York now, and so I may not see him for quite some time.
We all piled back to my place after the pub quiz, last night. Unfortunately my room was shockingly messy, and I was extremely embarassed. But luckily the alcohol seemed to blur everyone's vision -- or at least, it blured their critical ability, thank the stars. Rob stayed the night. Don't have a heart attack, it wasn't like that -- he's a friend and I don't think he's really my type. But he's a sweetie though. Nice to share a bed again, though -- just wish it was with someone I wanted to be with, instead.
Had to get up early to let a team of workers in to install a new hot water boiler. Apparently we'd been told by our Landlord, yet neither Sarah, Anita or myself knew anything about it. Ahh well, nice to have a new boiler -- but why fix something that's not broken? Sounds like a whopping great waste of resources, if you ask me. But maybe they'll be replacing it with a more efficient one -- perhaps one with better insulation, and that can only be good. Unless it's asbestos or something. Like d'uh.
Am seriously contemplating visiting the Pickerel for lunch. I haven't had lunch at the Pickerel since mid December 2002. That's ages in Pickerel Ash time! For a while I was going every day. Saddo.
Hey guess what? Nope, wrong!! Guess again. Wrong!! Go on, one more time, guess again. You're right! Have you read this before or something? :) Well anyhow. The thing is, it's less than a month now till Mum moves to the UK. She's arriving at Heathrow on the 7th of February. I can't wait to see her. But who knows what's happening to the cats. Mum's gone quiet about them, and I daren't ask in case she gets upset. Heck, it's more me I'm not wanting to upset. Everytime I think about it I get very down, very fast. Don't think of the cats, go on and put them out of your mind like everyone else has. Thanks for the flowers.
Frimlin
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Wednesday, January 08, 2003 |
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At 3:32 PM, Frimlin posted this:
Hey! Well I keep looking at this page and thinking I should update and say something about what I've done in 2003 so far. But hey, I can't be bothered. Oh go on, I'll tell you a little bit. I spent a very merry but chilled New Years and a couple of days with Nigel at his new place in London. It's right in the centre of Beckenham which is a town in Kent, south-east of London. He's very happy with it, and I am sure once it's all set-up he'll be very content. I'm exceedingly glad for him -- just wish I could find a bit of happiness like that, for myself. Always back to the self, eh? Well, guess what? I'm human. Anyhow, this is the closest thing I have to a diary, so I'm allowed to think of me!
 I got those photos done, but they were all pretty bad. There's a couple of really good ones though, including this one of Claire and I at her flat in Keele. There's also quite a good one of me that my friend Michael took when I met up with him in Greenwich. Yes, I will be putting my photo gallery back on this site eventually!!
I've just got my hair cut, quite short too. It's snowing outside, and it's settling -- looks lovely. I'm heading out tonight to the Pickerel and then onto the Fleur to meet up with Vicky and Claire, and maybe others. Erm what else?
Oh yes, take a look at the Free Lands of Frimlin. It's a country I've set-up -- I have to make decisions on various issues, and my decisions effect how the country matures. So far I'm being sensible, and making decisions that generally reflect what I think is right. But you could easily choose to make whacky decisions, if you don't mind dealing with the repercussions. Try it out! It's a little laggy at the moment, but it's been luring me back for a few days now so it's recommended.
Got an email from my good friend Francis, who's now on holiday in Asia. He seems to be having a good time, which is reassuring. He may not come back for a while -- he's been a bit undecided about what he wants to do yet, I think. However, I've always got time for Francis -- so if he stays away too long, I'll miss him!
Anyhow, don't think I have much more to report. We'll see!
Frimlin
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Sciotecha~ science & discovery articles
frimlin - wizard, reflected ~
~ ash's personal diary blog -- frimlin closer
Frimlin What?~ not quite, but almost, all about him
frimlin photos~ frimlin's photo blog
frimlin - wizard, reflected ~
archives
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2004.august
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2004.january
2003 ~
2003.december
2003.november
2003.october
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2003.august
2003.july
2003.june
2003.may
2003.april
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2002 ~
2002.december
2002.november
2002.october
2002.september
yay to ~
coffee, being in the sun, indian meals, swimming, yoghurt drinks, bacon, short story writing, red wine, walking, summer, travelling, history, lou reed, star trek, creativity, blogs, tolkien, meaningful conversation, lager, time alone, when I realise I've made a great friend, science, baby animals, maintaining a balanced viewpoint, peace, sci-fi, chocolate, dune series, cats, computer games, raspberries, knowing someone I desire desires me, socialising, the bizarre, archaeology, REM, armistead maupin, amsterdam, new clothes, cuddling, noticing something that's beautiful only momentarily, league of gentlemen, massage, gardens, six feet under, chicken dishes, the universe, farscape, diversity, positivity
boo to ~
intolerance, snap judgements, war eagerness, generalisations, knowing that someone has got the wrong impression, assumptions, depression, pretentiousness, overbearing flirts, bitching, closed mindedness, snobbery, thinking that I've hurt someone
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