A grab bag of thoughts...

[annwfyn]

• I need to drink more. I got slightly tipsy on both Friday night, when we had a bit of a BBQ after the ST meeting, and then again yesterday when pierot and I went into London to meet up with Nick and Mandy. On both Saturday and today I had a lousy headache. I suspect it comes from a lack of familiarity with alchohol. My body really doesn't like it any more.



• I want my bpal packages to arrive! I've now bought four imps on ebay, and have am waiting for them to come through the post. I've had to wait for the whole bank holiday weekend so far, and am lacking interesting new smells.
  
  I also have a magical and lovely package coming from obake in the US as well which I'm getting all impatient waiting for.



• It's odd - the first week of my easter holiday has gone already, and suddenly I'm aware that I may be working next week, and I've got another two weeks to write up a 3000 word essay on DNA testing. Time passes so very quickly.



• I love having a garden. I don't think I've really made the most of my garden before now - it's been cold and rainy, and so it has just rather stayed there - this tangle of weeds and grass. Last week I hacked the greenery back into a passable, if slightly wild lawn. Now it's flat and smooth enough to lay a blanket out on, and with the weather as nice as it has been, it's wonderful to be able to sprawl in the sun. I'm currently trying to work out what to do next, and am looking thoughtfully at getting some wild flower seeds and seeing if I can just sprinkle them about my garden, although I'm tempted to pick up something to plant for this summer.



• astro_dust said recently that he was beginning to feel as if bpal was some kind of cult which was sucking in every single female role player he knew.
  
  It's true! Since I starting expressing an interest in the stuff I have discovered that everyone I know is also collecting, swapping and chatting about Black Phoenix Alchemy Laboratories. I don't know if it's a bad thing, and I think it might be part of the fun, but it's very strange to realise that Polly was right.
  
  Well, almost right. I believe wraithwitch and ksirafai are remaining stalwart and resisting. For the moment, at any rate...



• I am in a writing mood today and am trying to scribble nonsense. Has anyone got any ideas?

Comments

[reindeerflotila.livejournal.com]

I need to drink more.

Aymmmeennn to that sistah!


:P

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

The downside to me drinking is that I spout nonsense when drunk, and even more so when hungover. It just took me five minutes on the phone to explain to Tim that the Goblintown posse had no particular plans tonight and he was welcome to come over.

I am not sure the world is ready for a more routinely hungover Sally.

But I have remembered how much I like cocktails tho...

[molez.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say you spout nonsense when drunk - everyone just talks a bit differently. It's not like you start muttering crazy stuff just cause you've had a couple of drinks.

[molez.livejournal.com]

The day in the life of an unfortuante mortal, who keeps on nearly bumping into the big scary events of ZG, but manages to somehow rationalise them all!

[molez.livejournal.com]

Or do a day in the life of your cats - from their point of view, if you want to get away from ZG...

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

Ooooh...shiney.

I do sometimes wonder what the world looks like to them.

[headinclouds.livejournal.com]

Edible, I think. ;)

[ravenseer.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine started an LJ for her cats. written entirely from their point of view. its one of her creative writing exercises. I love it.

[kittyboo-tastic.livejournal.com]

I need to drink more [...]I suspect it comes from a lack of familiarity with alchohol. My body really doesn't like it any more. HAHAHA what a wonderful excuse to drink more, I love it!

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

I'm tempted to blame BPAL on Kevin Bacon.

Well, there's the whole "Six Degrees Of" thing, and it gets interesting tracing back the addiction through friends (lanfykins asked me what it was; I was introduced by nannyo, etc). So I reckon that eventually, it'll all come back to Kevin.

Or perhaps Christopher Lee. I haven't made my mind up yet.

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

It is incredibly meme-tastic. Except you get nice smelling things instead of silly graphics on a website, which is much much better.

The entire imp idea is absolute marketing genius, it has to be said!

[adze.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about drinking. I'm kind of out of practice myself. There just doesn't seem to be the opportunities these days.

Which is odd, as we spend most of our weekends in a pub...

Also, I may have some wild flower seeds left over for something I had plans to do on the allotment, but never did. Your welcome to them if you want...

[lanfykins.livejournal.com]

Would you like a couple of wild strawberry plants? I have an infestation :)

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

Ooooh...yes please!

[reindeerflotila.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry sarah, but after reading that I ahd an image of you turning up at the CA and smiling at Sally, then sneezing out a solid stream of strawberry plant.....

Must stop eating this icecream....

[madwitch.livejournal.com]

I am non-BPAL. But I'm really picky about perfume...

[lanfykins.livejournal.com]

What kinds do you like?

<innocence>

[madwitch.livejournal.com]

Angel, Gaultier, Gucci Rush...these are my signature scents, as it were. Heady gorgeous scents that react really damned well with my skin.

[ravenseer.livejournal.com]

Cuddle Astro Dust and Nick and Mandy for me when you see them!

And many hugs to you and Jez and the kitties

I like BPAL too. but i am not buying it, just living gratuitously off others... though i need a few Imps..

[astro-dust.livejournal.com]

"but it's very strange to realise that Polly was right."


Is this such a rare occasion??

*gets defensive*