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A prime example of emotional extremes: Passion and fury incarnate.

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Have kinda migrated to FaceBook after much persuasion... but still want to remain as faithful as possible to LJ.

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Had a lovely easter travelling around various parts of the UK visiting friends and family. Minor mishap on first part of the journey en route to Reading to see my parents when the exhaust decided to fall off of my car *half way along the m25*. Was 10pm on a bank holiday and my AA membership had expired the week before. Luckily was able to blag someone to come out and tow us back to Cambridge and we fixed Pippin the following day and resumed the journey. Feel a little trapped financially currently and have just received an electric bill that is more expensive that a PS3...! *sigh* Real life sucks sometimes but is all worth it in the end.

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One word, yadda yadda:

1. Where is your cell phone? Desk

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend? *Amazing*

3. Your hair? Red

4. Your mother? Neurotic

5. Your father? Lonely

6. Your favourite thing? Books

7. Your dream last night? Death

8. Your favourite drink? Wine

9.Your dream car? Pippin

10. The room you're in? Lounge

11. Your ex? (a) Father (now)

12. Your fears? Loss

13. Where do you want to be in 10 years? Secure

14. Who did you hang out with yesterday? Work

15. What you're not? Decisive

16. Muffins? Filling

17. One of your wish list items? Farscape

18. Where you grew up? Reading

19. The last thing you did? Cooked

20. What are you wearing? Clothes

21. Your TV? Grey

22. Your pet? Non-existant

23. Your computer? Shared

24. Your life? Happy

25. Your mood? Excited

26. Missing? Family

28. Your car? Yellow

29. Your work? Unfulfilled

30. Your summer? Ace

31. Like someone? Boyfriend

32. Your favourite colour? Turquoise

33. When is the last time you laughed? Earlier

34. Last time you cried? Happy-Feet

35. School? No

Feel like I never get a chance to post these days, although when I do get free time I am now either Wii-ing (:D) or DS-ing. Yes. I've turned into a huge Nintendo freak thanks to my lush pink DS christmas present and our new Wii console - which took long enough to arrive. Aside from one quick cuss at PCWorld (useless tossers) I wont go into the whole saga of their incompetence. Just: needless to say we have one now and it kicks ass. Lots of tennis and baseball and fishing... oh yeah.

Things are going good at the moment. Work, if not great, is definitely improving as I get more responsibilities. Feeling like I fit a little bit more now, which is primarily due to departure of somebody who just didn't make me feel welcome and in fact made me feel the reverse for no apparent reason. Anywho, they've left and work is a much better place for it. The flat is amazing and it just feels so much like home already. :) In fact, have been dreaming lots about marriage these last few days... should feel scary but doesn't, which is nice. Aside from a possessed boiler we haven't had any real problems in the flat yet and I can see us staying the course.

Just wanted to update as last post was on a bit of a downer and I wanted to clarify that things aren't as bad.

Toodles to all,
Xx

Will try and keep this short as I don't feel like writing a huge essay on how work sucks because I don't want people to think I'm unhappy here. I'm not. Living with Ax feels so *right* and everything in that respect is perfect. However, work is becoming increasingly hard. I had gotten to a stage in Oxford where I was comfortable; I was good at my job and I knew the people and surroundings. I wasn't naive enough to expect it to be the exact same job here in Cambridge, but maybe I was a little naive to expect it to be easier than it is. I feel belittled there. I feel like a temp - which I suppose I am, albeit a Grade 2 temp with 14 months experience - I feel devalued and I feel like all my faults are picked up on and none of my strengths highlighted. Don't get me wrong, the people are nice... but Heffers is a completely different ship and they value completely different skills. It would almost be easier if I was starting as a temp because then I would have an excuse for things that go wrong. As it is I feel like they are all looking at me and wondering why they hired me. I am trying *so* hard to get it right and to prove myself and all I get in return is patronisation and my faults highlighted. The deputy manager almost had me in tears today from his continual picking and I just felt so useless. It hurts and I am seriously considering not even staying the extra three months they've offered me.

*sigh*

That was longer than I anticipated. Apologies.

I fully intend to forget about it for now and concentrate on the good things: like seeing Ax when he gets home, the xmas meal tomorrow and catching up with all my friends and finally. the chocolate cake sat in the fridge calling my name. Droooool.

Toodles.

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I feel somewhat disappointed... but am now determined to spice up my life ;)

Charlotte

The boxes are everywhere. *Everywhere* I tell you. Its the final day before we move into our flat and as a result I am surrounded by boxes of all sizes and stability. It still bewilders me that we can have so much stuff and then hide it away so spectacularly that we forget we even had it! Am still boxing the remainder of Ax's stuff up and I can't yet see an end in sight... *sigh* Worse still, because most of the stuff that's taken all morning to do - and is currently taking up space in the hallway - isn't noticeable, as it all came out of wardrobes and such. Bit deflating.

Am really excited about moving - *squeeeeeeee* - and tomorrow seems an age away! Roll on Tuesday.

Toodle pipsky Xx

So have made it to Cambridge! W00t! For the last week have been living in a house with 5 other men and only one of them my boyfriend... ;) Testosterone overload hasn't been as bad as expected - although one of his house mates did freak when he saw flowers in the window of the kitchen... tee hee. Was actually Ax rejecting them from our bedroom due to evil allergy-ness of said flowers, but was still funny nonetheless to see him thinking I was feminising his house - and am slowly acclimatising to my new environment. Well, temporary environment as the big flat-move is on Tuesday! Yay. :D Am very excited as so far feel like a lodger in this house and am in desperate need of feeling 'at home' somewhere. Want to feel comfortable being all cosy sprawled out on the couch in my PJs watching TV or game-cubing and not having to worry about random people walking in on me wanting said TV. *sigh*

'Tis wonderful living with Ax - even in close quarters - and am loving the evening meals and swimming sessions and falling asleep in his arms and waking up knowing I don't have to frantically fight the M25 to get to work on time. Am a wee bit homesick and miss my family and friends and girlies lots! Intend to combat this with regular catch ups and visits! :)

Anyway, need to go pack up Ax's stuff and then go cheer him on in his work Fun Run at lunch today.

Toodles Xx

I was torn on one question and one answer gave me Brian and the other Marsha. Woot.

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Can't wait to get this day over with now. Feeling a little phased out, not in any kind of malicious way, but just like I haven't been here for 14 months. :S I dunno. Feeling a little emotional and am probably just reading into things too much. Got treated to lunch by Rich and said my goodbyes to the General Crew. Am obviously feeling lots of regrets and just can't wait to get home, pack and fall into Ax's arms.

*sigh*

This is it. Officially. The Last Day. Feels very weird. Its just like a normal day, except when I realise I wont be around to complete an order for a customer or for an expected delivery to arrive. Its like there are so many things left for me do to still and that I actually want to do, yet am unable to. Would be easier if I could just transport this job to Cambridge with me - and heck, if I'm doing that then I want it to pay more too. Damn straight. Will miss my niche and will miss some people even more. Its too easy to say the infamous "Let's keep in touch" and not. *sigh* Will promise to visit but know it wont be the same. So will be happy and say goodbye to this part of my life and welcome the next with a big hug. :D Woot.

Toodles Xx

Its all approaching so soon! :D My last day at Blackwell in Oxford is tomorrow and then on Saturday I will officially be a Cambridge gal! Woot! Its all terribly exciting and the only down side is the packing. I have too much stuff. I don't think Ax realises exactly how much and he will have a lovely shock when I turn up on his doorstep with stuff-galore. It took two suitcases for my clothes alone, a box for the gamecube, another for my shoes, two more for my DVDs and there's still my books, VHS and other crap. Eep.

Am sad to be leaving Oxford as I've been at this job for other a year now and despite its ups and downs I will really miss it. Have only just settled into a nice new role, get on with the people and feel like I have a niche. Just hope I can find a suitable niche in Cambridge. But whatever happens I will still have Ax to hold my hand. :)

Went to Lufbra last weekend and attended the Flix 60th Meal at Browns Lane (read: very expensive restaurant). Twas much fun and the food was really nice. Also got to see Amelie and hang out with Abi and Craig as well as see fireworks! Score. Off there again on the 18th for Scanner Darkly! Yay.

Anyway, best pretend to work on my penultimate day. Leaving do tonight!

Toodles Xx

Why, oh why, do women put absolutely everything of value and importance in one place? Purse, keys, iPod, boyfriend's DS Lite, book, rail pass, diary... get the picture? All in one place: my bag. Which was stolen on Thursday. Aargh. Whilst at work. D'oh. Foolishly left it behind the Travel desk as was running late back from my lunch and didn't want to hold up the next girl to go. It was concealed but apparently when I nipped to the Politics desk someone had seen me hide it and decided to take it. Bastard. So now have had to cancel all my credit cards, contemplate changing car and house locks, reapply for a drivers license and rail pass, claim for iPod and DS, repurchase make-up and book as well as sponge off family and boyfriend as said tasks now leave me money-less until new cards arrive. *sigh*

Luckily I'd left my phone at home that day as think this was the only thing that held me together emotionally. The phone was the only sentimental item I would have had in my bag with text messages and so forth and if I'd lost that I don't think I would have been able to hold it together as well as I did. Everyone was so supportive and lovely and I had money given to me from the petty cash to get home as well as a list of numbers to report it to the police and cancel all the cards. Just wish I could have back all the stuff he isn't going to want... don't like to think of my make-up and diary and other non-monetary personal belongings being dumped in a bin somewhere. I repeat, bastard.

Oh well... that was Thursday and now its Tuesday. Am feeling a little off my game health wise and didn't make it into work yesterday. Head is really heavy and am sat in the Range Shop at work wishing I was tucked up in bed with hot chocolate and my boyfriend feeding me marsh mellows. If only...

As an aside... the fire alarm went off today and four of us managed to sit down on some wet paint. Nice. We all sport fabulous yellow bottoms now and my cords soaked it up so well that I needed to go to Primark and buy the cheapest trousers I could just to avoid leaving a yellow mark everywhere I sat! :D Tee hee.

That is life.
Toodle Pipsky Xx

Just a belated post about the Rooster gig we saw on Friday! The wombat that I am, I left the tickets in my other bag - in Reading. So standing outside the gig in Cambridge that was a very useful situation to be in. Luckily they reprinted the tickets for us as we had booked at the box office in person and we got in okay! Phew. The gig itself was in this tiny little venue, very reminiscent of Uni gigs, and was a wee bit chilly - and loud. The start up, Get Amped, were really cool from the bits I heard and Rooster themselves were great fun! The audience were the only let down really; consisting of mainly young teens and their rather drunken parents. The kids themselves were quite cute *baby horns* but the parents were obviously not there to enjoy the gig and were just laughing at those who were. *sigh* Moving as far away as possible from the worst of them we managed to get into the swing of it and be entertained. The frontman was so energetic and really looked like he was enjoying himself, something which I've found makes a big difference. I've found a review for the gig in Oxford which pretty much sums up how I felt.

Anyhow, best get back to work. Its so damn cold that I am *advertising* the merchandise and consequently am sporting a rather fetching Oxford Uni hoodie. ;)

Lovely.

Toodle Pipsky Xx

So apparently our new landlord is dead. Not recently dead we think but still dead nonetheless. The property is actually in the hands of a collection of people and we need to deal through lawyers rather than the landlord - being dead obviously. So here's to the landlord we never met. *tings imaginery wine glass*

Xx

Feel I want to start this post off with a wee flaming of the train network. Didn't get to work until 12.30pm today when I was meant to be in for 10am. I feel hot, sweaty and tired and I blame the train service entirely. See, I was a good girl and not only checked my train times before I left for Cambridge, but also before I needed to return home. All seemed good. However, once I arrived at the station Sunday evening the only service operating out of Cambridge was a bus to Stevenage. Useful. Apparently all due to planned engineering works. Getting home for 11pm to catch my connecting train to Pangbourne was a thing of the past and instead I was confronted with a potential arrival time in Reading of 1am. Not for me. I opted
to stay the night in Cambridge and to leave in the morning. Having declined a £25 upgrade fee to travel at peak times I was left with catching the 9.45am train. Two changes and three hours later I arrived at Oxford. May write and complain about the lack of information about this *planned* engineering work if only to release some of the stress.

*sigh*

Aside from the train fiasco I had a lovely weekend and it was mine and Ax's penultimate goodbye. Just 2 more weeks to go until the big move to Cambridge. :D We have a nice two bed flat (woo) which we move into on the 21st November and I am so excited! Start at Heffers on the 23rd November and work through to the end of December. Sometime between then I need to find a job... *aaargh* Here's hoping it goes smoothly.

Am off to Loughborough this weekend for the Flix anniversary so get to see Abi again, which will be really cool considering we haven't seen each other in an age! Just need to get through this week at work...

*sighs some more*

Toodle Pipsky
xx

Was talking to Ax yesterday about how strange it is that we post so much when we are down and then are lucky if we even post a 'Am good' post once every month when we are up. I was a regular poster when I was feeling angsty and they aren't nice posts to read, so will make a conscious effort to leave lots of nice posts to read back on. :)

Work has been incredibly stressful as of late, but in a productive way. Have left the general desk permanently (a hard decision but one I am very proud of) and am now informal deputy to the Politics and Range (non-book to you and me ;)) departments. Has come with a little pay rise and more responsibility. Its a temporary move considering I am leaving in December to move to Cambridge (still feels like so far away) but its still exciting. Also, on Friday I got told that I had been nominated for an award for all my hard work on the Range project :D If I win I get £250 retail vouchers and if I don't I can still have a juicy little tidbit for my CV as well as the bottle of wine, £25 blackwell vouchers and complimentary plant for my efforts. Woo! Felt very valued and appreciated and made all the stress a little more bearable.

Went for a meeting with the Heffers manager last week and had less good news. He was really lovely and told me he'd hire me in a flash for the recommendation I'd received from Zool (my project supervisor for the Range work) *if* he had the money. Crunch of it is, the store isn't doing very well and in January he needs to reassess his current staff and justify them all. So am applying to other places just in case and if all else fails he has said I can temp there until Jan at least, which will put a bit of pressure off. Always nice to be able to be flexible with interviews *and* have a residence when applying for new jobs.

On a lighter note, we're starting to house hunt this week in readiness for house viewing for the 18th/19th October when I go to Cambridge for Fightstar. *horns* :D Here's hoping we find a nice place! :) Can't wait to be able to not leave Ax every weekend... it seems like I miss him all the move every time we have to part... :S Sometimes I feel like I'm too happy and that its not allowed and that to balance the cosmic scale I'm going to have to lose it all if I relax too much... and sometimes I just let myself be happy. :)

So... here's to a potential house that is sat waiting out there even now for us and to my potential new job! :D

Woo!
Toodles xx