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ETA: following fortifying talk from queenspanky, the party will be happening. Mainly because she will be on hand to do all the difficult bits. Plus the bathroom's already cleaned, and the shopping's already done. So there is that. If people get tired, there will be beds for to sleep. Yes.

Speaking of sleep...

Was at a Halloween party at athena25's last night, which was great fun. Got to catch up with all of my friends, it felt like I hadn't seen them in ages. Was slightly worried beforehand - just a touch of the old 'haven't seen anyone for ages, they might all be married with kids by now', but as it turns out, it was easy enough to just fall back into old patterns and old conversations like I never left.

Anyway, I did actually go in costume - I dressed up as Alma Garret, which was a task and a half - and everyone there was similarly attired in costumes of varying kinds. Nat&Ru were a Helena Bohnam-Carter-inspired witch and skeletal pirate, respectively, Timmzy was Bob the Builder, athena25 was a vampire, queenspanky, wingsmith and rifle were zombies, and weaselator rejected the idea of costumes until he had stitches painted on him and was a re-animated corpse. Which, given his day job... :)

My costume! I do have pictures, actually, but they are on my phone so I shall have to extract them from my phone and get them on my computer, which is a lot more complicated than it sounds. (There's a cable involved.) But it was a very elaborate get-up:
( All I needed was the laudanum... I left the opiates at home. :) )

I had great fun with this, and it was convenient too - the many layers were warm and it was relatively comfy as outfits go, although it was considerably trickier getting out of it than it was getting into it. (The multiple mugs of mulled wine probably didn't help.) I have decided that it is a success, not least because I had several positive comments from people on by way to, and back from, the party.

Today, I mostly did nothing, except drink vast quantities of water. Tomorrow I expect to be similar, then followed by the new Bond with the whole gang. Mmmm, people not related to work! I might get spoiled by all this frivolity. *beams*

- I am pleased with life in general. Had a fab party at Nat's last night, wherein ( party things happened )

- In other news, the first draft of my yuletide fic was written and then betaed, and I am now attempting to do the corrections. I'm having quite a few corrections, as a lot of stuff in the second ahlf depends on what I do in the first half, so early changes mean extensive re-writes of the second half... but I'm ok with that! *g* At least I have the first draft done! *g*

- I was briefly shopping online for random gifts, then realised that the postage costs to get it here in time are ridiculous and I'd do just as well to nip to Covent Garden after work this week. Which is what I'm doing.

- This coming week I am on a training course. It is one of those annoyingly technical, difficult and all-round useful courses that are so useful they are mandatory, and require your brain to work from start to finish. This is a problem, as my brain isn't really of much use at the moment. (Evidence: start reading sentence. Reach end of sentence. Realise have forgotten beginning of sentence. Sentence is only two lines long. Hang head in shame.) BUT! It is with my year-group, and it is uber-useful as I am moving up from team member to team leader in January and will therefore need to know all this stuff. So I will persevere.

- I am refusing to think about exams, as I cannot bear it.

- Over the Xmas break, I want to do the following things:

1. Write my fire_fic submission, as the donor has waited so long for it! *hangs head in shame*
2. Put together my website on the space wonderfully volunteered by eponis, as it will one of the few opportunities to get that up and running. I can add the fic to it as and when I convert it.
3. Finish 6 more books before 1 Jan! *g* I've read 44, and want to hit that magical '50'...
4. Get my hair cut. Not a lot, mind you, but it needs a little trim.
5. Find a place that does pilates or yoga in south-west London on a Sunday. It will be part of my New year's resolution...
6. Sleep!!