I want some cold weather!

It is so hot. I know that I shouldn't grumble but I'm sick of feeling hot and sticky. My clothes stick to me, my hair's a disaster and I just feel yuck! It wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't the humidity. I have to shower before getting into bed to have any hope of getting to sleep.

Stupid me got sunburned today. I really must remember that I'm not in Dunedin and should always apply sunscreen before leaving the house. It's not too bad, just a little tender at the back of my neck.

Work's going fine. Had a lovely weekend back on the ward that I started at. They were fairly quiet shifts - made a change from earlier in the week! I even managed to get away early.

Have applied for a couple of apartments, so my fingers are crossed that I'll get one of them. Both are in the same area, but one is nicer than the other, plus it's ground floor. The other one has the most hideous green carpet, but otherwise okay.

I really need to work on my Jixaversary story. I still have about a month, but I would like it already to go. At least my chapter of Mysterious Code is done (just needs another look over and then off to be edited), and Vivian and I have a project lined up. It's essentially finished, I'll just give it another lookover. So, I have been kind of productive.

I started a new story during the writing challenge. I really didn't mean to, but it was the one speaking to me. I had a few problems getting started, but once I made up my mind that it was going to be a stand alone story, it flowed. The timeline didn't fit well for my Whisper uni.

Ick! I think I'm going to have a shower.

Who Sent Me Their Bugs????

It's still summer and I'm sitting here with a cold. Getting toward the end of the sore throat, and starting to cough and I can feel my head becoming congested. Tomorrow I'll have to pick up some decongestants. I still have some cough syrup, but I'll need some night and day tablets. Yuck! I should be over the worst of it by the end of the week. Tomorrow I have to go and do my back smart training.

Had my hospital induction today (technically yesterday) Lot's of paperwork and stuff to read. Exciting stuff!

Managed to get a fair bit written on a new story. I really didn't want to start anything new, but there was no way I was going to complete the writing challenge if I didn't. Tonight I couldn't shut Honey up. She's changed my story plans a bit. I was supposed to be a nice simple story, but she's gone and made it a lot more complicated. Talk about can of worms. A minor character wants to have a larger part and hinting at their own story. Knowing my luck, it will turn into another universe - not something I want. Maybe a mini-verse. A couple of stories and that's it. Fingers crossed it doesn't develop a life of it's own. I think I managed just of 1800 words. Not bad considering I wasn't feeling great.

Happy New Year!!

Bit late but never mind!

Not too much longer and I'll have another nephew. He's due later on this month. It's likely that my sister will have an early induction because it looks as if he's already 10lb. Before you blanch, my sister tends to have long babies rather than fat babies. My niece is really excited about coming over in April. She tells everyone that she's going to Australia and she's going to be doing this, this and this.

Had to bite my tongue over a post on another board. Someone posted about having a sinus infection and found some antibiotics from the previous year. She took them and ended up having a reaction. It was a nasty reaction and I'm glad she was alright. Everyone was giving her sympathy and going on about getting rid of any unused meds. Fair enough. My issue? Why the heck had she not finished the prescription? It really, really really annoys me when people don't complete their courses of antibiotics. This, along with the over prescribing of antibiotics is what causes antibiotic resistance. MRSA is a huge problem across healthcare facilities. There is only one antibiotic that can treat it. I really wanted to say this in the thread, but thought I'd end up sounding like a bitch. I feel better now that I have that off my chest. *G*

Trying to find wedding songs for my Dan and Fiona wedding story. My problem is that I hate a lot of the songs that people tend to use. I haven't looked up any wedding sites because I want something different. I don't want to use something that everyone else uses. I'm going through some of the music I have, to see if anything pops up. Personally, if I was to get married right now, I would like to use Adagio from Spartacus. It's my favourite piece of music and it's absolutely beautiful. The duet is probably my favourite scene of the entire ballet. I think I have Mary Sue'd a little in the story because Fiona has the same ideas as I do about what she'd going to walk down the aisle to. I've come across some lovely songs, but not quite suitable to walk down the aisle to. I do have the perfect song for Dan. Maybe he needs to walk down the aisle.

For My Lady - The Moody Blues (Written by Ray Thomas)

My boat sails stormy seas,
Battles oceans filled with tears.
At last my port's in view
Now that I've discovered you.
Oh I'd give my life so lightly
For my gentle lady.
Give it freely and completely
To my lady.

As life goes drifting by
Like a breeze she'll gently sigh
And slowly bow her head
Then you'll hear her softly cry.

Oh I'd give my life so lightly
For my gentle lady.
Give it freely and completely
To my lady.

Words that you say when we're alone,
Though actions speak louder than words,
But all I can say is I love you so
To drive away all my hurt.

Oh I'd give my life so lightly
For my gentle lady.
Give it freely and completely
To my lady.

Set sail towards the sun;
Feel the warmth that's just begun.
Share each and every dream,
They belong to everyone.

Oh I'd give my life so lightly
For my gentle lady.
Give it freely and completely
To my lady.

Ray wrote some beautiful songs.

There are a couple of verses from Remember Me, My Friend by Blue Jays that I really like. I've bolded my favourite parts.

You don't need to ask me if I'll be your friend.
I am. I am.
You don't need to ask me if I'm sure my friend.
I am.
I am your friend,
You must remember me.
I'm the one who saw through the world's disguise,
Took away its cloak and made it hide
From me.
Remember me?

Walking on this Earth, finding you,
You, you.
Walking on this Earth, finding you,
You, you.
What can I say?
You don't need to find the words to say what's on your mind.

If you need a reason to begin again,
I am. I am.
You will find an answer at your journey's end.
I am
Waiting there, my friend,
You must remember me,
I'm the one who knew you when,
I'm the one you call your friend,
Feel free,
Remember me.

Sigh. If anyone has any ideas I'd greatly appreciate them. I hope to get the story completed by next month. Thank goodness for the writing challenge. It will give me a good kick in the pants to get it finished. Especially since I started it during the last one. I think I'm frustrated most because I don't have all my music handy. I'm going through withdrawls. It doesn't help that I'm bored with what I do have.

I think I might have found what I'm looking for.

To Share Our Love - The Moody Blues (Written by John Lodge)

Makes me feel good,
Now I can see
It takes more than one to give
The life we need.
I can't think why
I never thought of this before
Now I know what it means to me
To share my love.

Now that I know
I've found the answer for myself
What a day it would be for me
To share your love.

I can't think why
I never thought of this before
Now I know what it means to me
To share my love.

Now that I know
I've found the answer for myself
What a day it would be for me
To share your love.

I can't think why
I never thought of this before
Now I know what it means to me
To share my love.

Unfortunately, I can't think of this song off the top of my head and I don't have my MB cds with me. I do like the lyrics. I just listened to a sample at Amazon. I do remember it now. It's a little faster than I'd prefer, but I can cope.

I'm still open to other suggestions. :)

I haven't really done anything exciting, but I'm trying to get into a regular blogging habit. Did a little bit of writing today. It's not Trixie related and I have no idea if I'll be brave enough to put it out in public. I did a little research for a story. I didn't want to get too involved as I don't want to write it until I've at least got Dan and Fiona's wedding completed. It's probably about 80% finished, I just need to knuckle down and do it.

There's some unpleasant things coming in this universe. I have changed one thing. I guess I can reveal it because I seriously doubt that I'll change my mind. In the early stages of my plan for this universe, Fiona was going to die. She was still going to die until Dan proposed to her in On This Christmas Day. That was an event I never planned, it really just happened by accident. When I wrote it, I felt that I couldn't do that to Dan. I'd even written her death scene. Her death was going to have some impact on future stories, but they'll just have to be re-written. Only one is going to be tricky - I just need to work out a suitable premise and I'll be fine. Actually, this entire universe hasn't unfolded how I initially envisioned. It was meant to be Trixie focused but everyone else has had to have their say - especially Dan. I think I've given up trying to maintain any control over this universe. *G*

Several years ago, one of the cellphone companies used a particular song's chorus in an advertisement. While playing around on youtube, I discovered tonight that the rest of the song is rather crude. I can't wait to inform my sister as she really liked it. I love youtube. I've managed to watch quite a few things that either I haven't seen before or I haven't seen in years. Great fun!