Purple Realm

Phone's driving me nuts. It's more of a pain than a pleasure to do all my Opera stuff at the moment.. Takes bloody forever. It struggles in most places online, but here it's just sodding ridiculous. So, sorry, peeps. Enjoy the quiet.
Loves, okay?

Mik figured out what was causing all those errors with Mini on my phone, and told me how to change it. It's worked - pages actually load rather than error out and mess up. Drawback is that I've had to change the protocol to http - it's so. Damn. Slow.
So, I can actually do my watch list, it's just taking forever. I figure if I switch networks I'll be okay. Just gotta wait until I've got the money to do so.
I still need an upgrade - phone playing up with other things, but I use it for online purposes the most so at least that's okay, I'm not desperate for a new phone now, at least.

Hello. Yes, my phone's still acting up. Yes, I'm still hoping I'll win a new one. I've entered about every competition available to win a new one .

Anyway, it's been a good family week. I was really rather ill for the first half of the week, but I've been getting better and managed to visit Grum later in the week. Then Dad called, and we spoke for the first time in a while. I got a couple of messages and comments on Stalkerbook that really made me smile, too.
And today, Gel (second youngest sister) texted to give me her new number. Now, normally I've no spare credit to reply, but as luck would have it, T-mobile gave me 5 days free web so I had spare credit to allocate for texts, so I replied. Asked how they were and all that, you know. She asked what we were doing, and I told her nothing, so she asked if we would like her and Momma (Dad's ex-wife, in case you didn't know) to visit. Well, of course we would! We hadn't heard from Momma since New Years, I texted that month to explain we couldn't do presents, and never got a reply - I thought she was upset or something.

They came on Momma's motorbike, and we spent 4 hours together, catching up, watching tv, sharing a meal. She was not upset about the gift thing at all, of course . One of the first things Momma commented on was me. She looked me up and down, got all big-eyed and high-pitched, and told me how different I looked. I told her how much weight I'd lost since we moved here a year ago and she was like, "looks like way more!" .

Funny thing. Every time someone in the family sees me, for the past two years, they comment on how much weight I've dropped. Whenever I tell them how much, or that actually I've gained, they argue with me . I will say this to everyone:
It is because I am happier.
With myself, with my life. I have my own kitchen now, where people don't steal all my stuff and make the place filthy. I can stock my fridge with ingredients, rather than one shelf with stuff I have to eat before thieves do. I'm no longer confined to a bedsit. I go out for long walks, I'm in a city I know and love. I love my life, and I. Am. Happy.

I don't care much about stuff anymore. I don't obsess about the way I look - I aim to like myself the way I am, and if I start to look a little more trim along the way, fine. There's more important things in life than looking perfect. I'd rather be a little overweight and healthy than get an eating disorder or body dismorphia or something. I take care of myself because I want to.

(Don't get me wrong, when I compare myself to how I had gotten a few years ago, I'm very proud and happy. But this is because it's happiness that made me this way.)

Kinda hoping my weight settles soon, cause my clothes keep having to be bought in smaller sizes .

ANYWAY!
Really thrilled to see Gel and Momma. I hope to see them again real soon .

In short:
Need phone
Feeling good
Saw Momma and Gel
Had a fun afternoon
I'm a big "loser" :fatsmiley:

My phone has decided to throw a major fit over the last few days. Mini keeps freezing to the point that I can't load more than 5 pages with each start-up. Damn thing keeps doing a scary glitchy thing on the screen... I've done everything. I've just totally reset my phone, losing most of my applications and junk, and it seems to be okay right now.
Damn thing's on it's last legs. Keeps faulting. Tried absolutely everything, I think.
So, if I'm not here much you know why . To be fair, this phone's survived for a decent amount of time. Fingers crossed, eh?

It's been a good couple of days for candy :We were scheduled to meet Grum yesterday, but had to cancel, so instead we went grocery shopping. I was actually enjoying myself until about a million chavs entered the store .
Anyway, I'm rather a fussy chocoholic. I've been waiting for someone to invent a chocolate that I didn't think would ever exist - basically I wanted a chocolate with real orange peel and a cocoa content of 70% or above. I've found many in the region of 50% cocoa, but it's too sweet. Browsing the aisle at Morrison's, Mik pointed out a bar I'd not seen before, and, rejoice - there was my uninvented chocolate, invented by Morrison's themselves. (By the way, it's good.)

Today we managed to see Grum, and browsing in a small shop in her village, I find something else I've been looking for - a vitamin C candy that comes in little pouches of small fruit nuggets, which I found once over a year ago and have been searching for since. And it was really cheap! (Hello, cavities.)

It's been the average day at Grum's:
As usual, I have left Grum's premises with this week's new Poppy scratch. Cat is bloody crazy! Talked about everything and nothing, went for a walk together, laughed out loud so much my stomach hurts, and she's altered yet another item of my clothes. Seems she's always fixing or taking in some clothing of mine .

It's been an odd time for relationships:
Don't get me wrong, Mik and myself are just fine - it's platonic relationships that are all over the place lately. I've been engaged in a lot of quite deep conversation with various friends lately, and I'm glad for that. These things have been serious, soulbearing kinda things.. And I'm ambivalent about it, as some things are excellent, others are not. Family relationships are... Weird lately. Let's leave that at that.

It's been a good few days for mood lately:
A bit up and down, but mostly things are positive up there. Which I'm actually unused to . Whether it's a good patch or me maturing a little, I'm damn pleased about it. I do hope to resume Random Weekly Crapola at some point soon, as long as my connection stays this side of okay. Otherwise, picture uploading takes rather too much time and to be frank, it irritates me.

In short: I should be getting fatter but things are the opposite
Good times with Grum
Things are serious, important, but we can still play
I'm actually in good fooling .

Current mood: Positive, open, missing Kitty, special loves for people who should know who they are (yeah, deal with it, buddy...) and the same odd Kimmie loves to the rest of the people I like... As for the rest? Eh.

Most of my regular readers know that I collect Kinder Surprise toys.
I have been collecting for about 6 years, but I threw my first collection away - we were very pressed for space, and thus, the 250 different toys I had amassed by 2005 are now probably coke bottles and packaging.
Once we moved house again, we found we had a little more space, so I started collecting again in 2007, a small container already chosen, once full, I would not collect any more until we had moved again and had more room.
Well, we moved once more last year and I happily bought a small plastic toybox, which now sits atop my bookcase. My collection now stands at 171 different toys, the duplicates of ones I'd already had given to a cousin of mine.
I arranged the toys into their sets on the floor.
Doesn't look like 171, does it?

I still haven't managed to complete a set: It's very difficult, as so many sets are sold at once and you never know what you're going to get. I have a few favourites that I really wish to complete.. But I'm obviously not expecting that to happen!

Last week we were visiting Grum as we do weekly. Usually we will shop together - sometimes to Asda, sometimes around the shops in the village. I love the shops in her village because they are small, some are independent and many of them stock little things that you just don't see much in the city.

On an errand to post something for Grum, we went into the newsagent. I like the newsagent for a few reasons - the Post Office is handy, the magazine selection is vast, they sometimes have candy I've never seen, and often you'll get to the till and find a small display box containing cheap token gifts, things like keyrings. Which I collect.

Anyway, magazine in hand, we approached the till and a new display box caught my eye.

Inside were small packages containing little "Voodoo Doll" characters on small strings. Of course, my eyes went all wide and shiny, and I quickly ruffled through the different dolls, hoping I'd find That Special Thing So Damn Cute I Have To Have It. (This phenomena occurs often with me: There are collections of things that contain one or two variants that appeal to me above everything else. I find it, my eyes go huge, a smile breaks on my face and the "WANT!" expression shines out.)

Anyway, I found the special one (there's always one, you know) and here she is:

It looks like half cat, half bat. So: KittyBat.

Why doesn't Sprite come in a more exciting flavor, like cantaloupe?: Because the chief of the Sprite board of directors has a paralysing phobia of most fruits.
Where'd you get those coconuts? (obligatory Monty Python reference!): From an orange velocipastor. It's a rare breed of ancient, sun loving priest. They only surface from their lairs once every 5,000682 days.
Have you ever tried bubble tea?: I've blown bubbles in my tea through a straw, so... Yes?
Do you prefer zebra stripes, tiger stripes, or leopard spots?: I prefer the fresh skin from a recently-slain Jim Henson creation.
Have you ever held a snake?: I've held a "love-snake", does that count?
What color was the last pill you took?: It was brown.
Why did you take that pill?: Because I craved chocolate. What? It's a drug!
Have you ever tried putting black pepper on mac 'n' cheese? (It's good!): I've put mac n cheese in the bin. My idea is better than yours.
Ever notice how most people look like they should have the name they have?: That's as ridiculous as people telling the parents of a newborn baby that it looks just like them, when really it looks wrinkled, tiny and yoda-like, as all babies do.
Boredom breeds vice. When you are bored, what is your vice?: Blood sacrifice. No? Okay... Being annoying.
Favorite Orbit gum commercial?: How boring is your life that you have a favourite commericial for each brand?
When was the last time you used a film camera?: I used one to photograph the orange velocipastor.
Was it a disposable camera, or a regular film camera?: It was disposable. And, digestable - turns out that orange velocipastor is easily spooked (and appetized) by photographs.
Do you think monroe piercings are trashy?: I think they look like giant silver zits. When I see one, I wish to rip it from the greasy chav skin in which it is embedded.
What would YOU do for a Klondike bar?:I'm sure you would do anything. Whore.
Dark, milk, or white chocolate?: Dark.
What's the fastest you've ever gone in a car?: 500 miles per second.
Name the secondary colors.: Blurple, gred, orello.
What's the thing that makes you most excited?: Now that, my dear moron, is a secret.
What about the thing that makes you the most nervous?: Why? You planning on scaring me?
What was your favorite band when you were a kid?: The first band I remember is Dr Hook. Gran used to play tapes of them in the car. I still know all the words.
Do you ever use words even if you are unsure of their meaning?: I do, actually. You, sir, are a fastichio.
When did you last see a dog?: When I was visiting someone's blog. Some people arrived before me.
What is the name of the store that is closest to you house?: The Corner Shop. Or, the Mardy Git Shop.
What is your favorite smell?: Fresh-squeezed Kitty .
What was the last pop-up that came up on your computer screen?: Aha! Due to the wondrous power of cellphones and Mini, my Nokia is a shield of steel against the Baron Von Pop-Up! Bow with awe before my mighty power!
What is your favorite radio station?: Radio-MyOwnSmeggingPlaylist.
What is your favorite spice?: Rose!
Do you know what the word "facetious" means?: Ah! Don't be facetious, because the face will eat us!
Does/did your school do CIM testing?: Yep. Unsurprisingly, over 90% of the school tested positive for Complete Idiotic Moron syndrome. They had to be put down.
Are you the youngest, oldest, middle, or only child in your family?: None of the above.
As a kid, who did you look up to?: Most people - I was very short!
Finish the lyrics: "Camp Anawanna, we hold you in our hearts...": Can of beans-o-rama, forever in our farts...
When was the last time you were in the hospital?: I was there a few months ago.
Why were you there?: For research on my book. The working title is: "Boredom: The Life And Times Of Someone You Don't Care About But If There's A Picture Of A Crying Child On The Cover, You'll Buy It In Chance Of Revelations Of Riveting Horror"
Ever heard of people who put diapers on their dogs? Why do they do that?: Because either they cannot be bothered to house-train the dog, or their kids have grown up and they want a new baby, or they never had a kid, so decided to buy the closest thing to one.
Who was the last person you talked to on instant messenger?: My imaginary friend.
How many states have you visited in whatever country you live in?: We don't have states here. We have counties. And I don't know... Between 8 and 16?
Have you ever traveled outside your home country?: Yeah.
Where did you go on your travels?: I've been to France, Malta and Ibiza, all as a child. I didn't really like any of them.
If you haven't traveled in internationally, where would you like to go?: I HAVE!
Make up a new sidekick for Batman. What's his/her name?: Dogshit.
What do you put on your scrapes or cuts?: A magic balm made from pixie tears and a herb found only on Jupiter.
How did you get your last injury?: Velocipastor. I've already told you!
Say goodbye.: Byesies