Gah this stupid Robin Hobb book! I’m still ploughing through it and I realised that Robin Hobb is just indulging in her own fantasies. That would be all right if she could write characters that I could empathise with but at the moment I just don’t care what happens to them. Still only a quarter of the book left to go and I never have to pick up a Robin Hobb book again.

Food update – Andy did some cooking, shock horror! He made a really good masala chicken, even my mum would’ve like it I think. So I was lazy last night and did nothing cooking related, instead I wasted more time on that stupid book. And Fish Tycoon, it’s a little game I’m addicted to on the iPhone. Luckily that can just sit there in the background while I do other equally useless stuff. Must breed the little fishys and make new prettier and exciting fishys….

Another good weekend has flown by. Popped down to Basingstoke to see Darran and drop off some cakes – I missed his birthday a few weeks ago so we celebrated it on Saturday :) I’m trying to convince him to fight in February so I have an excuse to go watch toned, sweaty men beat each other up on Valentines Day.  

Andy is also fighting crazy as usual. By the time I got home on Sunday he was curled up on the sofa complaining of sore legs and elbows. His hands also looked like the cats had used them as scratching posts but that didn’t bother him. I don’t think Andy actually wants to fight again but he definitely wants to train hard. Between him and Darran showing me their war wounds I’m thinking that I don’t want to be those colours or bleed that much. But then I don't have to spar like they do so it should be fine.

Oh just have to mention the book I'm reading atm - Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb. Its the last in the Soldier Son trilogy and thats the only reason I'm still ploughing through it. The whole series hasn't been particularly bad but its never been good either. If you're considering them they don't compare favourably to the Liveship trilogy or the Farseer trilogy, very disappointing.

I still have a food obsession – made another lamb stew on Friday (wasn’t as good as the first one but it was still delicious) then baked a fruit cake. Baked a chocolate cake with chocolate icing on Saturday - both cakes went to Basingstoke funnily enough. This week I’m going to try and make a proper rich chocolate cake, the kind that takes hours because of all the prep. Its going to be yummy and I’m going to keep it for myself :)
 

Oh god I’ve eaten too much. More importantly I have eaten too much sugar. So much sugar my teeth are clenched. And my kidneys hurt.

This could be a bad thing. I’m blaming Pete’s tiffin cake for pushing me over the edge. Heart beating really fast now…..

I realised today that Andy has been staying in London during the week for almost 6 months now! It doesn't feel like that long but then maybe I'm used to it now. The end is allegedly in site though as he is supposed to be rolling off the Sky project in the new year some time. This then brings up the problem of where he'll end up next but I guess we'll deal with that when it happens.

I have no idea where the time has gone this last month. I know I've been doing things and seeing people but it just doesn't feel like I've done things I should have. Christmas is fast approaching and I feel like I'll never get everything done in time. It'll be ok, it always is but this year seems just that little bit too last minute for comfort.

I have been to the doctors a couple of times recently - I won't bore you with the details but I am effectively being told to see a nurse and a doctor for the same thing. If it wasn't such a waste it would be kinda funny.

The Algaia event was good, well I had a good time and I hope everyone else did too. We surprised a certain person whose opinion really matters to me so that was good. The food was lovely as usual - we had Andy doing the cooking - just wish he'd cook like that for me!

I managed to sneak in a free weekend just gone - Andy and I chilled a fair bit, had a few people over for drinks on Saturday which was lots of fun and then we spent Sunday with each other - was very nice :)

This weekend I'm going to see my expectant sister and her husband so I'm looking forward to that. I'm starting to get excited about our trip to Budapest in a few weekends - need to go shopping for boots but apart from that I should be good. Its going to be so much fun. And then it will be Christmas - doesn't time fly!

I don't normally do sickening soppy stuff but tonight I just have to say how lovely it was to speak to Andy just now. He is all excited because the music video him and Wookie made a load of rat masks for has been added to Virgin's music on demand section. He sounded like a kid at christmas waiting to open his presents - he can't see the video until he gets home on Thursday night. It was so cute, its such a shame I couldn't be there to give him a hug.

Anyway if anyone is interested the band is King Blues and the song is Mr Music Man.

So life has been ticking along, the usual cycle of weekdays free but too much to do at weekends. Nothing really exciting happening at the moment but lots to look forward to like going home for the weekend and going to Budapest for the weekend soon. Its gonna be loads of fun and I can't wait :)

Must go to sleep now though because work is actually pretty hectic at the moment and I need to be awake. My new role is proving to be interesting. By interesting I mean I have no idea what I'm doing and it would appear the only people that can help me are never in the office. Oh well I'm sure it'll be ok eventually.