Christmas Present.

Its Christmas Day!

Peace and good will to all men! .... well, I try.

Christmas 2011 has so far, been a success. Dinner was yummy and not TOO filling as it can sometimes get.

Had a lovely lie-in this morning, but then had to leap out of bed as I heard my dog gagging and then proceed to vomiting on my grandmas nicely kept carpet. I cleaned the mess up and then it was PRESENT TIME.

My list of presents is as follows -

Davidoff Cool Water perfume

A Thermal cup thingy

Penguin ice skate guards

Penguin socks

(you can tell what type of bird is my favourite innit)

Some thick socks to wear with my ice skates

A love hearts mug, complete with candy.

Two writing pads plus a set of pens

A devotional book

Pyjamas

Slippers

 - Thats all I can remember, but I'm expecting a few more presents tomorrow from other family. Spoiled, I know.

Ratatouille is on TV at the moment. I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Rats are cute!

Being home is excellent, I miss being home. It's so comfortable and pressureless.

I have only one Christmas wish left - that I will be able to watch Doctor Who in peace. It may not happen, but I can hope. It all depends on what time the cousins arrive. If not, there is always Downton Abbey to lessen the blow.

Christmas TV is ridiculous.

I bought the very final Alex Rider book yesterday. It's strange, I started reading those books when I was about 16 and now I am 23 reading the final volume and yet Alex Rider has remained 14 years old the entire time. Fictional characters have the best life.

I must go now and enjoy the rest of my Christmas Day, but I wish the very best for you and yours - have a fit time.

Love Min

Seeking Destiny with Faith

It was a strange day at work today.

There is a feeling in the office like....everyone is just waiting for Christmas to come. Everyone is tired. Everyone is just holding on that little bit longer - then chill time.

A holiday at the end of the year really is a blessing.

Home just seems like paradise at the end of a looong dark tunnel...which reminds me, I really need to pick up my train tickets from the station. How horrible would it be if I missed my train because I'd forgot to get my tickets before hand D: D: D:

Can't even bare thinking about it.

This house is pretty much empty now...empty compared to usually.

Usually we have 10 people living here, but at the moment it's just 5. Not that I mind. Sometimes it's nice to have a quiet house.

Just read a great quote by Oscar Wilde.

'Never love anybody who treats you like you're ordinary.'

I like that. It makes perfect sense. Ordinary people are only people who someone hasn't bothered to get to know. How can you love somebody who you don't know? ITS STUPID!

The smell of dinner is rising up to my room. I don't know what it is, but it smells awesome. You know what else smells awesome - my room!

I cleaned it yesterday afternoon and it's just such a nice place to spend time in now - it really was a dump or as my friend called it 'a S*** hole'. However, let me tell you this. The dumpyness of my room was not entirely my doing. My room mate had a great hand in the mess. However, now that she is away for the holidays I have made it nice for when we both come back after Christmas.

I have a few 'Minnie's Needs' Prayers for the next few days.

1. Afore mentioned tickets to be 'got'.
2. The next few days of work to be manageable.
3. My secret santa gift to arrive in the post tomorrow.
4. Transportation help from friends.

They may seem like silly needs, but the power of prayer goes a long way so if you are that way inclined, please agree with me for these things. Not that God needs tons of people praying to make Him active, but I'm absolutely sure he loves when people talk to Him.

'As the Good Book says'

 ²² Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, 
      Because His compassions fail not. 
       ²³ They are new every morning; 
      Great is Your faithfulness. 
       ²⁴ “ The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, 

      “ Therefore I hope in Him!” 
       ²⁵ The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, 
      To the soul who seeks Him. 


Lamentations 3: 22-25


I just have to mention that my toenails are really long. I could actually attack people with them....If I really wanted to do that.

I should really sleep.

Night me lovelies and me darlins'

Min

Thank You for the Moment

You know when a moment changes a whole entire day?

That moment happened about two hours ago.

It's funny how a headache can be caused by a thought - expectancy - and then when fulfilment takes place, the pain in the head simply disappears!

It's hard to explain without me seeming creepy, but it's a heart issue and all I can say is. My Christmas miracle happened. It was very small and short and distant, but it happened and I am grateful to God for hearing both my vocal prayers and those little desperate ones I had inside my head.

The only problem with getting a little taste of something is that it really fuels your need for more. I shall now have to wear my grateful hat for days.

Work tomorrow and then I leave for home on Thursday! Christmas is in less than a week now...then new year. I wonder what 2012 will bring? I definitely hope that there will be a lack of heartache for me (and for other people). Seem to have been having an emotional roller coaster of a ride the past few years. It would just be so nice to be invisible to everyone except the people who truly care about you. Wouldn't that be lovely?

I'm so cautious with my emotions lately. Some things are too precious to spam out to the world.

Well. I'm going to hit the hay.

Good Night World.

Minnie

I Love the Moon

Nose is running like an open faucet.

My head feels like its in the clouds, but not in a good way.

The thought of work tomorrow is bleak....one thing spurs me on - there will be chocolate cake.

Winter has definitely arrived in the South of England. I thought it would never come due to the Indian Summer we had in October, but here it is. Apparently it has already started snowing up North, but we've had no such luck down here.

I went to a birthday party today at a Mexican restaurant. I had a chilli beef burrito. It was smothered in sour cream, refried beans and guacamole. I'm grateful that I chose a spicy dish, because it meant I could taste something.

The common cold is such a torture for a food lover.

My sister got me watching a new drama called Flower Boy Ramyun Shop. ITS AWESOME! There is this one tall guy who I love. He's awesome too, in a really fit way.

Having caught up on all the current episodes of that particular drama I felt a huge need to watch something in which Lee Min Ho stars. Therefore, I have decided to attempt to watch City Hunter. Lee Min  Ho is one of my favourite sources of eye candy.

My housemates and I have decided to go and watch New Years Eve at the cinema this weekend. It looks like quite a fun film. It's in the vein of the Valentines Day movie, which was all fun and no depth. It should be a nice bonding time with my friends though, before we separate for Christmas.

Speaking of which, I am very much looking forward to this festive time. I don't know how people manage winter without a Christmas. It's like a bright light in the centre of a completely depressing time of year. Of course there are religious reasons why people celebrate it too, but I think the main reason is that we need some distraction from the dark cold days.

Jesus was born in Summer anyway...apparently...according to historians. Some ninja Christians just hijacked a pagan celebration and decided to partay in December instead....a birthday is much nicer that sacrificing children to trees anyway.

I've bought most of my family's presents. I find it all very exciting. There are a few surprises waiting. Giving can be such a scream.

I've had my hair up in a ponytail for hours, it honestly feels as if my scalp is going to fall off, but it looks so nice, I don't want to let it down. Talk about being a slave to ones own appearance. I feel so ashamed.

AIIIGOOOOOOOOOO! I seriously wish I could stick some sort of vacuum up my nose and suck all the snot out. It sounds gross, but hey, desperate times call for desperate measures....a super hot curry might do the trick.

OH OH OH also some new news! I am no longer staff at the Big Bang VIP forum. Got demoted a few days ago due to my lack of activity. It's kind of sad, but I guess it was a long time coming and there is no way I can commit myself to working there if I don't have a laptop. Anyway, I'm actually looking forward to being served  rather than waiting on other people :D

I let my hair down...It was killing.

Gonna watch some drama now.

Laters mi amigo's

Min

Hopes and Dreams at the Seams

As a working girl, I have hardly any time to sit alone in the quiet of my little world and spam out my feelings on this little corner of the internet. However, I have been quite aware, that in recent days I have needed somewhere to let out my ASDLASNF.

Work is fine. I actually quite enjoy it.

It's weird living away from home, but I don't like to think about home too much, because I know I will get homesick.

I had a dream last night about the founders of this company I do some work for. How gosh darn boring is that? Why don't I have crazy dreams or scary dreams or something? It's obvious my emotions are not being stirred in recent months.

I go ice skating quite a lot now with one of my housemates (she's a bit fit). Last night we went and by the end of the session my hands felt like they were going to drop off. They were like a bright red. My hands have never been that red before, even if I do have thin skin.

My skin isn't see-through, but it's definitely a very pale colour - why I felt the need to write that...I really have no idea.

I have to be up at a disgracefully early hour tomorrow morning, because I'm off to London. The company I work for organises events and there is a conference this weekend. The conference centre is right next to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament - I should remember to take my camera. Anyway, I have been selected to go with the early team, which I'm not too thrilled about, but I'm not complaining either. I get payed for it after all and I am grateful. It may even be a little bit fun.

I know it's been ages since I last had a major bloggage. I really miss typing away like a mad thing - just typing and typing about any old shizz which happened in my day.

I'm making a Manchester United blanket and the little boy who lives in this house with his family runs about saying, 'Minnie is making a Manchester United blanket'. I'm really hoping he will join me in supporting the reds - there are WAY too many Liverpool supporters here, it is very disturbing.

OH! We have a squirrel now! Like a pet squirrel! His name is Nutkin and he is a very cute boy. I love his face, but his vlaws are very scratchy and my hands are injured, but in the cutest possible way.

Sammy doesn't seem to mind the squirrel, but I think it's because our family is awesome at dividing love (not true). I'm not good at dividing love at all. I have to try and create new love for each individual, because I can't love one person with a love meant for someone else. And there are some people I just can't find any love for at all so I try not to think about them at all. Sexual tension is another thing entirely, if I feel that when I am around a person, that could be a problem....harhar...but luckily I don't feel that very often either...maybe once in a blue moon.

I love the moon. I just love everything about it.

This floor is so hard and my butt has gone numb - how very awkward. Though you probably didn't need to know that.

I should probably go to sleep soon, my hair is nearly dry...I washed it this eve so I wouldn't have to get up even earlier tomorrow to grab a shower. The only problem with that is that it takes about seven years for it to dry.

Anyway, Im off to bedski!

Goodnight m'dears.

I'm so glad to be back here :)

Lost in a Thought or Two

Waiting for my sis to come home - the later she is the more annoying our task for the evening will become.

Started watching Coffee Prince for the umpteenth time today. I will never get over how amazing it is....and Gong Yoo is just - eye noms.

As far as my plans to do nothing are going, I think I'm doing pretty well.

I woke up, ran the bath, had a cup of tea, put the PS2 on, played FF XII for a lil while, had a bath, took Sam for a walk, played FF XII for the rest of the day.

It's funny, now that I am employed, the people around me don't seem to mind at all when I behave so unfruitfully - human beings are crazy weird that's all I can say.

My mum is house sitting yesterday and today and for some strange reason I let her borrow my phone. I was under the impression that I would get it back by 2pm today, so obviously I'm a little distressed that it is not back in the safety of my arms.

Not that anyone will text me or phone me - such is my life.

I probably should be worried about my mum reading my texts, but I'm actually not. The reason being, I am innocent of all naughty behaviour. Even if she does read them - and yes, she is the type of mum that does that sort of horrendous thing - she wouldn't understand them. I barely understand them myself.

I get misunderstood a lot, it's because I speak almost fluent sarcasm. People actually believe me when I'm being sarcastic. It's a really bad habit I'm trying to get out of..

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So yeah, it's a few hours later and Sarah came home and we managed to get that task done without it getting too horrendously late so thats all good.

Mum and Dad are off to Scotland tomorrow night, So my sibling and I get a few days of freedom. Unfortunately, it's my daddy's birthday while they are away so we can't celebrate that with him, which is a shame - which reminds me, it's my Zaty eonnies birthday on the same day as my dads hmmm!

The past few days I've been having a tremendous struggle with my tendency to overthink. I seem to have a photographic memory when it comes to things that could be translated a whole multitude of ways.

For example, signals - are signals actually signals, OR is it your head just lying to you and saying that normal human behavior is actually signals?

I wish I could read peoples minds.

I have also realized that my appetite goes out of the window when I'm with people I like. When I was camping a few weeks ago, I had no desire to eat and also, at convention earlier this year, the exact same thing happened.

This seems ok at first glance, but actually, I get really faint and stuff. It's like my body doesn't crave food, but it needs it. There is not as much joy in eating when you have to force feed yourself to ensure that you get the right nutrients.

I'm not ill or have a disorder or something terrible like that, it's just I put two and two together and have come to the conclusion that being in certain company stresses me out so much that I don't feel the need to eat. The only problem is - I like being with these people (person).

To be honest though - it is a very stressful situation for me. I keep asking God to keep my mind focused on other stuff. This does work for a while, but yeah, I do seem to slide back into over thinking.

SO YOU SEE??? HOW THINKING AFFECTS ME? And most people would say that thinking was a good thing...HAH!

I'll tell you something though, I am hungry now. 12:11am, what a stupid time to be hungry. I refuse to eat now though, my cheese intake has been far to much today. I had a serious carb munchfest.

The future is such an unnerving thing. You know when you really want to pat someone on the head? Well I really want to pat someone on the head.

I seem to be making no sense at all. I've never been effected by chemistry before until now and I'm not sure what to do with it all.

I love my friends. YOU ARE ALL SO GORGEOUS MY FRIENDS!

Oh dear, I write so drunk when it's the early hours. I should just wash my face and brush my teeth and go to sleeps. Ohhh the thought of my bed is soooo comforting - no stress at all.

Goodnight all!

Many lovin's from the Min

Llama Llama Duck

I've been thinking about my new job and how orderly and neat I will have to be.

I rather think I will be like a Hotaru from the J Drama 'Hotaru no Hikari' - Very dependable at work, but a complete slob at home. Though I assure you my 'bucho' is hella not coming from my workplace. Watch the drama to see what I mean XD

Actually, I ferociously recommend the 'Hotaru no Hikari' drama. It's one of my absolute favourites, especially the first season.

Yesterday I was feeling the need for anime so I tried to get some on my ipod, but it wasn't working, which was very sad so then I decided to stalk pictures of One Piece so I could have a new BG. I found a good app so my ipod screen now proudly shows Luffy's gorgeous face whenever I activate it.

It was Chansung from 2PM before that, but he is Sarah's thing, not mine.

DSFJSLDKJF! You know when you remember something really cute and it makes you feel like your toes will drop off because of the absolute cuteness of it all? That just happened to me. I love those kinds of moments, but they are very bad for you if you are trying VERY hard to control your emotions. On the other hand, if you have a memory, it is something that has actually taken place, therefore, it gives you more leave to spazz about it, since it really has happened. Not like getting all worked up about what you think might happen or whatever.

I'm probably not making a whole lot of sense here am I?

I just watched the Llama song Video after a few years of not seeing it and it still amuses me greatly. It's nice to know my humour has never changed. Really REALLY stupid things make me laugh. They don't have to be intelligent and they don't have to make sense, in fact, if there is a stupid silence, it will make me want to L O L.

Yesterday I was sat in church and it was quite a serious sermon about honouring God and in my head all I could think about was how frequent it is nowadays to see young men wearing denim pedal pushers and it took great self control for me not to burst out laughing. But honestly, why on earth do guys think it is appropriate to wear denim pedal pushers? WHY? I don't think I'll ever understand it, though I think Ben Barnes wore some in a photo shoot and I didn't care at all. He is magnificent though, so he can get away with that kind of disgraceful behaviour.

Also, why do guys never wear belts any more? In the past few weeks I have seen far too many half mast trousers for my liking and if you are not Young Bae wearing Armani boxer shorts then for goodness sake hoist the mainsail!

Mind you, girls can be equally as bad - if not worse when it comes to these type of things (guilty as charged), but at least they can wear denim pedal pushers without looking hilarious.

Hmmmm, my tummy is grumbling, maybe I should head down and get something to eat in a couple of minutes. Maybe some toast with peanut butter or something like that. A cup of tea would be nice too. Ugh, my tummy is swollen - I despise bloated-ness.

Might have a nap later too, still not feeling 100%  Not complaining about it though, it's just one of those things.

So, a list of what I must do before I move and start work.

1. Watch the entire three series of Avatar the Last Airbender again (priorities)
2. Budget my wage monthly so I have enough money to save and spend after paying rent and travel and necessities and all that jazz.
3. Find out more about my job, because I'm completely ignorant about it and REALLY need to be more clued in - I have no idea how I got it....well actually I do, God gave it to me, and I trust Him. If he thinks I'm capable, then I must be.
4. Get some office-y type clothes, because I can't really turn up to work in my 'Surfng makes me happy' T-shirt.
5. Spend lots of time with my family and hug Sam a great deal before I have to move. Kitchen dancing is a must

Okie, my tummy is telling me that I should finish off this post and get some abstinence!

Sayonara for now,

Aishiteru ~

From Min