I got a chinkly bracelet for Christmas and I have discovered that the rats love the sound of it.  So I have started using it to try and train them to come to me, by giving them food immediately after jangling it.  It's funny though but now, every time I jangle it Baldrick starts licking his lips like mad - it's really funny to watch.

He had us laughing over the weekend.  We were feeding him and Hobbes crisps.  Baldrick loved the crisps but he's a hoarder - so he kept jumping to the other sofa (where Hobes can get to because of his poor eyesight) and 'hid' them on a cushion.  He then came bounding straight back to me.  What he didn't realise was that as he was running back to me, Si was passing his crisp back to me and I was giving it to him again.  Then Baldrick kept repeating the process, clearly thinking that he was building up a nice little stash of secret crisps.  The funny thing was his enthusiasm - each time he was getting more and more excited, obviously thinking of the pile of goodies he had waiting for him.  He kept bouncing like a little rabbit with his head held high, to stop him from tripping over his food.  He did this about thirteen times without stopping.  Poor, stupid little muppet, didn't even realise 'til the end that he only had one crisp.  the look on his little face when it dawned on him...

I had a great Christmas - was spoiled rotten with Michael palin DVDs, a really funny book, jewellry, The Phantom cd, and a really fab digi camera from Si which I'm planning to use to kick start my photography hobby again (uh, durr!)  Bought a memory card from Dixons for £22 - 256mb (approx 400 pic capability).  Bargain!

1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A SECOND HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
Kyoto

2. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLES OF CLOTHING?
My burgandy cardigan with red/black fake fur collar - looks classier than it sounds.

3. THE LAST CD YOU Bought? 'The Phantom of the Opera' and 'Evita' soundtracks.

4. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
7.15-7.25

5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE? Toaster

6. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD ITBE? Harp would be nice

7. FAVORITE COLOR? Dusky rose pink

8. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV? SUV

9. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE AFTERLIFE? Deep down inside - no

10. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK? The Animals of Farthing Wood

11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Autumn

12. IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT? I have 5- a heart on my thigh, a small flower chain on my right ankle, the chinese for rat on my left ankle, a butterfly on my lower back and a trible symbol i designed on the top of my spine/base of my neck.

13. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULDIT BE? I'd like to be able to teleport myself anywhere...

14. CAN YOU JUGGLE? Yep (but only with 2 - very badly)

15. THE ONE PERSON/PEOPLE FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISHYOU COULD GO BACK &TALK TO? Myself

16. WHAT IS IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR/TRUCK?
Don't have a car

17. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DAY? Friday

18. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER? Hamburger - raw fish if for seals and penguins ;-)

19. FROM THE PEOPLE YOU WILL EMAIL THIS TO, WHO'STHE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST? Bloggin'

20. WHO'S THE LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Bloggin'

21. WHO DID YOU RECEIVE THIS FROM? I stole it from ratty :-)

1 Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:
'company in them are previously disposed of (CA 1985, s, 146(1)(b),'


2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?: Bottle of water

3: What is the last thing you watched on TV. Friends, series 3

4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is: 14.00
5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?: 13.59
6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?: Nothing at all

7: When did you last step outside? What were you doing?: About 20 minutes ago. Needed a cigarette

8: before you came to this website, what did you look at? Sashamomma's blog

9: what are you wearing?: Burgandy boots, grey chenille jumper, black trousers
10: Did you dream last night?: yes. I dreamt that I got up, got dressed, went to catch my train...and was very pissed off when I woke up and realised I had to do it all again.

11: When did you last laugh?: On the way to work, being silly with Si.
12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?: Admin Rota board, year calendar, Jony Wilkinson calandar (not mine)

13. Seen anything weird lately?: A very small fox
14: What do you think of this quiz?: n'ya

15: What is the last film you saw?: The Phantom of the Opera

16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?: A new computer
17: Tell me something about you that I don't know: I despise my colleague who sits opposite me.

18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?: Cheaper travel

19: Do you like to dance?: no



21(a): Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?/21(b): Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?:
Seren/Tristran

22: Would you ever consider living abroad?:Yes

My little Derfel's not been so well over the weekend.  Stitch and Bronte bundled him while he was eating and he started choking and struggling to breathe.  Luckily that's happened before, with Bronte, so I knew what to do.  I gave him cuddles to calm him down, then I rubbed the back of his neck and stroked his throat until he vomited - all over me.  Considering rats aren't supposed to be able to vom...  He was a bit tearful afterwards and was desperate for lots of cuddles, which is unlike him because he's not really a cuddly rat.  He prefers just to do his own thing.  Stitch and Bronte like sitting on my shoulder and playing around me, but they don't go for cuddles much either.  And Baldrick is like a little boy - he loves playing and being silly but he always keeps checking over to make sure I'm watching, and if I'm not he'll run up to me to make sure i'm paying attention.  Only Hobbes loves his cuddles - he was licking my hand while I stroked him for 15 mins the other day, purring all the time.

went to see 'The Phantom of the Opera' on Saturday.  It was fantastic.  I really loved it and want to go and see it again.  The phantom is soooo sexy - is it wrong of me to want Si to wear a mask and cape at all times now?  I love brooding gothic men, with their turmoil and surpressed emotions. Swoon.

TWO NAMES YOU GO BY:
-Bubbles
-Bob

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
- Shamisen
- RiffRaff
- thedefinitearticle

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
- My green eyes
- Nice boobs
-Creative skills

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
- I am quite neurotic    ;         & nbsp;   &n bsp;   &nb sp;   &nbs p;     ;         & nbsp;   &n bsp;   &nb sp;   &nbs p;     ;         & nbsp;   &n bsp;   &nb sp;  - I worry too much
- I can be too suspicious

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
- French
- English
- German

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
- Being in debt
- Spiders
- Animatronic models

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
- Cell phone
- Cigarettes
- A pen/notebook

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
- Grey chenille jumper
- Dolce and Gabanna glasses
- No pants

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS
- Queen
- Mediaeval Baebes
- Hanson

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS
- MMMBOP
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- Everything I do (I do it for you)

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
- Going to a medieval re-enactment society
- Breed rats
- Light spanking

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given)
- Honesty
- Passion
- Humour

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE: (In any order, let people guess the lie)
- I'm virtually teetotal
- I'm bisexual
- I think my life is a mess

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
- Long blonde hair
- Feminine features    ;         & nbsp;   &n bsp;   &nb sp;   &nbs p;     ;         & nbsp;   &n bsp;   &nb sp;   &nbs p;     ;         & nbsp;   &n bsp;   &nb sp;    - A fierce intelligence

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
- Have an argument
- Hide it when I hate someone
- Cook

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
- Reading
- Drawing
- Writing

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
- Spend some time with someone...
- Go back to bed and sleep
- Get on with writing book 3

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
- Children's Author
- Librarian
- Going back to teaching

THREE PLACES YOU HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:
- Paris
- Barcelona
- South of France

ANY THREE KID'S NAMES:
- Seren
- Effie
- Tristran

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
- Get a book published
- Have lots more pets
- Go to Japan

Simon's got a job!  He went for an interview yesterday and found out this afternoon.  He'll start in the new year.  I'm so happy for him!!!!!!!!

Also, you guys should check out my weirdwideweb site (link to the left) and leave a comment!!! Anyone can comment, not just tblog members.  I've been adding some new stuff to it lately and it's worth looking at.

No, not a porno-posting but a brief 'aaaaargh' at the idiots at my water board and electricity board who insist in sending us final demands and crapola like that for bills outstanding on accounts that have nuffin to do with us.  Just been on the phone to my letting agent after getting a letter from London energy about cutting our electric off in the next week if we don't pay a bill that was in existence before we even effin' moved in!!!!

Rage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Poor.  Si soon to be out of work.  Renting shitty flat.  Parents visiting this weekend.  Por.  Christmas coming.  Can't survive on my wage alone.  Si not looking for jobs.  Want to go home.