July 31, 2007, 9:43 pm : Missing a friend

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One of my friends went to Australia for a month 3 weeks ago, she’ll be home soon but I’m really missing her a lot. If I heard right she is spending half her time counting birds nests and clearing weeds from swamps to protect rare orchids and the rest of the time doing the tourist thing, seeing the cities and wild life. She will be very welcome home, I can’t wait to give her a nice big hug. But for now I’ll have to wait and settle for a cuddly koala or two.

July 19, 2007, 11:22 pm : Home and rested at last

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From last Friday, until yesterday, I was yet again in London with my best friend, Robin. Of course I’ve barely had 2 minutes to myself when I’ve been awake enough and relaxed enough to settle back in. My week away was both fun and stressful. Robin and I met up with a few other friends on the Saturday. We pick them up from various stations and eventually had a few drinks in a pub just outside St. James park. Robin and I left early to take two others to their train home from Paddington. We then slept for most of Sunday. Monday we met with a few less of the same friends, we went all the way to Essex to meet up and then back in to London to pick up two of their suitcases. We had a couple more drinks before heading our own ways. We were supposed to meet up again on Tuesday before the last people went home but were both too tired to go out so spent another day resting.
The whole week was stinking hot (and I really mean stinking). The tube is not very fun in heat, and neither was the train ride home. Of course once the train got into Devon I started to notice the big black cloud following us.
My sister picked me up from the station and we chatted about the week, what we’d each been doing, how the pets were etc. At this point I was smelly and tired and just wanted a shower and a nap, but upon getting home I was told the boiler was broken, so no shower, and the mess in my room the rabbit left was so bad I couldn’t rest until I had cleaned it. I then had to unpack and take my washing downstairs (I generally leave unpacking for a few weeks but the case was bigger than normal and couldn’t just be stored). And after all that, when I could finally lie down, which is when my second wind kicked in, I was still exhausted, but just couldn’t settle to sleep. I tried to play a game with Robin but it wouldn’t connect, so we chatted on Skype for a bit until I could finally sleep.

As for today, I was meant to have an appointment with my social worker, but I didn’t get up soon enough to drive my sister to work so I could have the car for the day. So I missed that and had to rearrange for next month. I slept most of the day and as soon as I got up I had to sort out the cages and my room. I of course, being me, forgot I needed to go out for more sawdust and had the guinea and rabbit out of the cage and bagged all the old bedding before I remembered. I had to make a quick run to Tesco for an over priced bag and rush back again to finish cleaning out. Once I was done with the cages, I had to vacuum the floor, which is something I’ve done more regularly since bringing Franc home (straw gets everywhere while she’s out of the cage).

After all that I was able to have a nice hot shower and get rid of that horrible sticky feeling from the hot days.

So finally I am done, I can rest in my own clean room where I feel comfortable. Of course, I do wish I could still be at my friends house, his company is better than any.

March 16, 2007, 1:31 am : London

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Well i went to see my best friend for a few days, he lives in London which on the quickest trains (that run my way) is about 3 hours. I had a great time as i always do with him, even though i constantly feel like im a total burden to him and get on his nerves all the time. I’ve known him a little over 2 years and am just about starting to feel less of those worries around him, i’m comfortable with him, which is rare for me with anyone let alone a man.

We mostly spent our time on his computer Stumbling about the web or asleep, i had the second kebab of my life, this time with the chili sauce, was very nice, if also very fattening. There really isn’t much to say, neither of us are the kind of people who go out to clubs, we’re happy just sitting about, and all the better if there’s someone to sit about with.

But of cousre i had to leave sooner or later, would have prefered later but then i really would be a burden. I came home today, arrived a few hours ago and the first thing i did was spend half an hour on the phone to the very man i had left a few hours before. Right now my back and feet are hurting a lot and i’m very tired, so i better be off to bed.

March 5, 2007, 11:56 pm : I’m a terrible bowler

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I think i must have hit the gutter 14 times, maybe more, i managed a score of 28 in our first game. I think i would have done better in the second game if we’d had the time to finish it but my friends had to get to the cinema to see Hot Fuzz, which i’ve been dying to see but i had to be home for 10pm so i could give a certain hamster her medication. The worst part of the game was that i got a strike, i know most people love getting strikes, i do too, but this one i got while playing someone elses go as she wasnt ready. This person went on to win the game, though i must point out, she still only got a 47.

After getting home i put some luke-warm water in a bowl and got some cotton wool so i could clean Scratches rear (she can’t do it herself due to the scar on her belly) and got the antibiotic ready in the syringe. I cleaned her as best i could and after my fifth or sixth attempt i got the syringe in her mouth and pushed the end of it. She didn’t seem to mind too much, i think she’s just a natural wriggler which is what makes things hard. Things are really looking up for her, i hope they keep going this well.