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July 21, 2019

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Louise Boyd said...: Ooooh, you're getting stuck are you?
Do you have needle fear?
I do.
Well, not so much the needle but the pain and excepted dose of illness I always get after immunisations -_-
When you get the plague protector?; 2 May 2021 at 22:34
Dex said...: Thursday, 10.32am :) I think I'll be okay with the needle. It's more the social anxiety that gets to me :)

Have you or your sisters had appointments yet?; 3 May 2021 at 21:28
Louise Boyd said...: Same.
Same same same.
It gives me genuine anxiety not knowing what to expect in a social situation, or travelling somewhere, or starting something new like uni etc.
For the jab I want to know exactly where to go, what to do, what to wear, what the PPE situation is gonna be like, what do once I've been stuck.
Basically I want to be programmed like an android so I don't fuck anything up and I can get in and out as fast as humanly possible 0_0

Sarah's fully vaccinated, Em and I are still waiting. It'll probably be near the end of Summer before we get the plague protector. Can't tell if I'm pleased or pissed about that =/

Get a Muller Corner yet? The Dadmonster brought me a strawberry shortcake one today. I genuinely can't remember if they're good or not.; 3 May 2021 at 21:48
Dex said...: I guess I'll be glad to get it out of the way but if it's being done by ages, I really hope I don't bump into people from school, stuff like that :S

No Muller Corner yet :( I don't know if I've ever had the strawberry shortcake one. It's the chocolate digestive balls you had last time that really made me jealous since they were probably my favourite growing up. I always like to find out that these things are still around :)

I think I used to have fruit corners quite a lot, especially the strawberry one. Not sure if I'd still like it though. I'm pretty sure I remember not bothering to mix it half the time because I liked the taste of the yogurt on its own. I don't know if that was a normal thing :); 4 May 2021 at 19:11
Dex said...: I got free homemade ice cream today :); 5 May 2021 at 19:13
Dex said...: Sorry for the short message tonight. I'm currently coping with a vaccine hangover :S On the plus side, that actual stabbing went quite well :); 6 May 2021 at 21:14
Louise Boyd said...: How's the arm?
Feel like you've been arm wrestling with the Hulk?
Plus side: no covid zombies will eat you now; you're tainted meat :)

I think you should eat the homemade ice cream you were given as reward.
Why do people always give you sugary things?
Do you just have some sort of Feed Me aura?
Suspicious... o_O

Ps. What flavour was it?; 6 May 2021 at 22:30
Dex said...: I'm feeling much better today. 12 hours sleep seemed to do the trick :) I'll give you all the details! My appointment was 10.32am at Gilbertson Park but when I got there people were just joining the end of a queue so I don't think it really mattered what time you arrived so long as you were on the list. So I had to wait outside for about 20 minutes as they called people forward in groups of 5. Then I got the usual 'is Marina your mum' which happens 90% of the time when I have to give someone my surname. I think I got a good nurse though in that she wasn't mean or scary, and I genuinely felt hardly anything when I got stabbed :)

My friend Kerry, who sits opposite me, and who is probably the person I've seen and spoken to the most this last year as we seem to be the only 2 people going into the office all the time (we seem to be melding into the same person which is slightly disturbing), had her appointment a few minutes after mine (she even ended up getting the same nurse), so I didn't have to go through it alone.

I was okay until about 5pm and then I suddenly became very cold. I was actually shivering on my way home, and by the time I got there, I was very tired and achy (body and head) and had no appetite. So I was in bed by about 6.30pm and stayed there until 6.30am. And I've felt almost completely fine today :) Kerry said she was fine until the middle of the night and she felt like crap today so the reaction was bit more delayed in her.

So, there you go, my exciting day :)

The homemade ice cream had chocolate and honeycomb and ginger which seems odd but was actually okay :) I like to think it's because I look so pathetic and needy that people feel compelled to feed me :); 7 May 2021 at 18:42
Louise Boyd said...: ...
NONE OF THAT SOUNDED GOOD.
NONE OF IT!
0_0

Good excuse to stay in bed, though.
I liked that part.
Did you watch movies and shiver like a character from a historical movie with period cough?

Ps. Ginger. As in chunks of crystallised ginger? Or ground ginger? Or fresh ginger? No. That'd be weird for ice cream.
Do you think Ginger Nut (like the biscuits) ice cream would be amazing or weird?
...
I might be hungry =/; 8 May 2021 at 01:35
Dex said...: I had episodes of Columbo playing as I drifted in and out of consciousness... Can't say I really resembled a 19th century poet dying of consumption :) It just felt like I'd had a wild night out on the town - except without the throwing up and sense of regret :S

I'm pretty sure it was crystallised ginger. Hmm, I think Ginger Nut ice cream could actually work! Do your sisters ever make ice cream?; 8 May 2021 at 18:44
Louise Boyd said...: Can't say I really resembled a 19th century poet dying of consumption :) It just felt like I'd had a wild night out on the town - except without the throwing up and sense of regret :S

I feel like that should be the tagline for the Covid Jab aftereffects.

Sarah's always itching it make ice cream but our freezer is always packed, unfortunately.
A good few Christmases ago she made Speculoos ice cream and I kid you not, it was the absolute shit.
I was near feral trying to keep it to myself.
Which I think is only fair because I don't like Christmas Pudding or trifle and they were the only other options!
...
I'm a monster with food -_-
It was amazing, though.
She crushed up some of the biscuits so there was crunchy texture running through it and I just... 0_0
It was worth the stomach ache I had for the next three days.
...
Because I ate it for the next three days :); 8 May 2021 at 22:40
Dex said...: Oh my god, I didn't think I could become any more jealous of your food access! :D

I don't have anything in the house at the moment. Is your freezer full of desserts?; 9 May 2021 at 21:55
Louise Boyd said...: I don't actually know what's in our freezer.
I don't go in there.
Too cold.
:)
I will venture in speedily to grab the ice cream from time to time, though.
I've been really disappointed by our adventures in Ben & Jerry's flavours recently.
Cookie Dough? Weirdly salty and old tasting =/
Oreo Brownie Cookie something or other? The Oreos tasted like old bananas and were only broken in half 0_0
Peace Pops? Well, they're the Cookie Dough in lolly form and tasted pretty much the same but with added chocolate... which didn't make them better -_-
So disappointing.
This is why I stick with Haagen-Dazs. Their cookies and cream never fails me. Or Pralines and Cream. Or Strawberry Cheesecake.
...
I'm too hormonal to be talking about ice cream, right now 0_0
I think I might actually sell a sibling for some mint choc chip..
That's not right, is it?

Important question: The ice cream van's coming around, what ice cream/lolly are you getting?; 10 May 2021 at 18:43
Dex said...: I think you can now get Cadbury Coated Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches.

That's such a tough question! The classic choice is a 99. But at the moment I'm craving a Twister. Or a Calypso if I'm short of change. There was also an ice cream that was shaped like a mini milk except it was chocolate ice cream coated in a red shell and popping candy... I wish I could remember what it was called.

When we used to hear the ice cream van coming up the road, we would frantically scramble around the house looking for money (or parents to give us money) and then risk our lives by jumping in front of the van just as he was leaving. The saddest thing was when we were too late to catch it.

Would you say you were more of an ice cream or an ice lolly person?; 10 May 2021 at 21:43
Dex said...: Did you know about cake pops?!; 11 May 2021 at 22:10
Dex said...: Can't quite believe we are moving to level 1 on Monday.; 12 May 2021 at 21:16
Louise Boyd said...: First of all: YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT CAKE POPS?!
Dex... I expected more from you. For shame.

I genuinely feel completely freaked out by everything changing again, getting closer to normal.
I can't explain it.
I don't know why.
But it's freaking me out!
Maybe when I get vaccinated I'll calm down -_-
Or my social anxiety has just reached god-like status.
Like a dryad, they were shy.
That's it. I'm a tree now.
...
=/

Ps. Would you say you were more of an ice cream or an ice lolly person?

Idiot.
I'm an everything from the freezer person!; 13 May 2021 at 01:43
Dex said...: I'm was very disappointed in myself :)

I always like when you drop Greek mythology into our conversations, even though I usually have no idea what you are talking about and have to look it up :)

The only thing I'm looking forward to about things returning to normal is that I might get to see Freya again.; 13 May 2021 at 20:42
Louise Boyd said...: Wondrous Freya.
I've never been all that jealous of anyone's family before but that girl... now she's a mythological creature.
Faerie would snap her up and make her their queen, for sure.
She might take you along as well, y'lucky bastard.

Just ate half a chocolate muffin and half a blueberry muffin.
I feel very satisfied.
Why are homemade muffins never as good as store bought?
What do they put in these things and why are they so damn moist?!
...
Does the word "moist" bother you?
I've never understood why people get so skeeved out by it.
"Bellybutton" on the other hand... yuck 0_0; 13 May 2021 at 23:14
Dex said...: I hope you get to meet her someday :)

Can't really so I've thought to much about bellybutton as a word, maybe with good reason :) I mainly associate moist with delicious cake so no, not really :)

I'm so jealous, particularly of the blueberry muffin. Caramel hot chocolate and a blueberry muffin was my regular order at Starbucks, half the time they gave me them without even asking :) I used to go really early to one on Princes Street and then spend the morning wandering around the HMV and Waterstones that were right next door. And then return to my flat to enjoy my purchases. I know I've told you this a million times before but I like remembering - it's a nice memory for me, one of the very few from around those times :) I sometimes think, if that had been my life and I could have afforded it, I would have been quite happy :); 14 May 2021 at 19:17
Louise Boyd said...: I think you just described the synopsis for Made in Chelsea.
But less insufferable and obsessed with fucking everything in sight.
=/
That show is gross.

How does Caramel Hot Chocolate and blueberry muffin go together?
I mean, I know I just ate more blueberry muffin and chocolate muffin at the same time, but I dunno, the liquidness of hot chocolate is confusing my mind palate.
I could murder someone for a Frappucino. But better because the last one I had was too watery =/
Costa Coolers were better. Were they called Coolers? I dunno, but it was better, plus, I think I just prefer Costa.
Perhaps because they existed in Waterstones and what's better than sugary drinks, cake and reading material?
NOTHING'S BETTER THAN THAT.; 14 May 2021 at 22:51
Dex said...: Can't say I've ever really watched it except in passing. I somehow don't think a show about my life in Edinburgh would have been very popular :)

I'm going to say they went well together but maybe I think that about all sugary substances :) Never get a skinny blueberry muffin though! I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've been to a Costa, I think because Starbucks was so conveniently situated. I'll definitely try a Costa Cooler if I ever make it offer this island again! I'm sure the Waterstones in Princes Street had a Starbucks rather than a Costa as I distinctly remember getting a caffeine high in there one day from drinking too many frappucinos.

I keep thinking I'm going to move back there one day when I've saved enough and get my life started again. Stupid, I know.; 15 May 2021 at 11:01
Louise Boyd said...: Not stupid.
Totally rational. Edinburgh's a cool place.
I don't think I could ever live there, though. Or in a city. Too much noise, too many people.
Maybe a smaller city.
But who the fuck knows! I could end up in Sweden for all I know =/
Just as long as it isn't here.
30 years is enough.
A change of scenery, please 0_0; 15 May 2021 at 23:11
Dex said...: How would you move all your books though?; 16 May 2021 at 15:13
Louise Boyd said...: Osmosis... ?; 17 May 2021 at 18:54
Dex said...: What do you want to do with your life, Lilliputty? Have I even asked you that before? Probably not because I'm such a bad friend :S Do you want to be on your own or with someone? Do you want it to be quiet or full of excitement, see different places or find somewhere to you want to stay forever?

Feel free to answer or disregard all or any of the above :); 17 May 2021 at 18:56
Louise Boyd said...: Jesus...
Heavy question, Batman.
Honestly, I have instinctual feelings of what I want but no firm ideas.
I'd like a partner but I think I'd be okay without one.
I'd like a house or just somewhere I like living.
Clean air. Countryside. But bookstores at close range.
Maybe a mixture of quiet and a little adventure; relaxed trips somewhere interesting? Scandinavia? Amsterdam? South of France?
I don't know about staying somewhere forever, I guess it'd depend on where that was, if it felt right, and who it was with or wasn't with.
As for what I want to do with my life?
Fuck. I have an answer for that. It's only a right now but I don't want to say it out loud or even write it because it scares the shit out of me. Change scares the shit out of me.
I've got not tangible answers for any of these questions and I think I'm okay with that. When I was a teenager I kind of just assumed my life would go a certain way: go to art school, graduate, possibly find a boyfriend I wanted to keep, get a job I liked or keep making art or just be around art, make a home, live me life.
It didn't happen that way. Everything went kind of sideways for a long time but that's okay, it wasn't my fault, shit happened.
And to be honest, I prefer when people don't ask me these things. They make me nauseous =/
But I appreciate you showing interest. Makes me feel almost like a person, instead of the ghost of a person like I normally do.
...
Very heavy stuff.
What spurred this on, mister?; 17 May 2021 at 19:07
Dex said...: I don't know. I don't even like being asked these questions! Maybe because I'm dead inside and I wanted to make sure you weren't :)

Let's talk about the things that distract us instead :) A really good 90s song from a band I was never really into - Vow by Garbage.; 17 May 2021 at 19:24
Dex said...: I go through weird phases of either wanting physical copies of everything or wanting everything stored on a device. In an ideal world, I'd choose both :); 18 May 2021 at 19:29
Dex said...: Finally booked some annual leave.; 19 May 2021 at 18:14
Dex said...: Note to self: look out for crunch corner when I go to the supermarket tonight.; 20 May 2021 at 18:31
Dex said...: I feel like I have to say this again. This DOTD sweater is ridiculously comfortable :); 21 May 2021 at 08:04
Dex said...: I think I'm going to spend another Saturday lying on my bed, listening to music. Productive :S; 22 May 2021 at 09:44
Dex said...: Going through my playlists, it's actually worrying how many songs I've forgotten!; 23 May 2021 at 10:21
Louise Boyd said...: I genuinely can't remember what I've listened to a day after listening to it.
It's bizarre.
Any bangers stand out?; 23 May 2021 at 22:51
Dex said...: I don't know if I'd describe any of my sad girl music as a banger :)

I made iced coffee at the weekend :) Well, I made normal coffee but too much of it. So rather than pour it away, I shoved it in the fridge overnight and in the morning mixed it with some ice, cream and sugar :); 24 May 2021 at 20:21
Louise Boyd said...: Hah, fair enough, pernickety.
Tell me a sad girl track you'd forgotten and wish you hadn't.

That's the most sensible thing you've told me in years. Iced coffee's the best. There's always at least one bottle of it in our fridge at all times.
I wish it was sweeter, though.
And tasted less of coffee =/
Because I have the tastebuds of a 6 year old.; 24 May 2021 at 23:04
Dex said...: One track... Dead City Emily by Marissa Nadler :)

I imagine your fridge to be a magical place :); 25 May 2021 at 20:18
Dex said...: Y'know, I have a sneaking suspicion that you may like sugar even more than me :D

I'm off work the next two days :) I had to work until 9.30pm so I could actually take them with some peace of mind but at least I won't spend them worrying too much about the things I still have to do :); 26 May 2021 at 21:33
Dex said...: For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to get up at 6am on my day off. And the weather forecast lied to me. It has been saying sunny for today all week but now it has decided that it will be cloudy. Why do they get my hopes up?; 27 May 2021 at 08:14
Dex said...: Okay, so it may actually be sunny today :); 28 May 2021 at 08:10
Dex said...: Big news. Finally got a haircut :S; 29 May 2021 at 10:27
Dex said...: Random question - does your family ever make cranachan?; 30 May 2021 at 11:14
Louise Boyd said...: Firstly, we much address the ":S".
Did they butcher your precious locks?
Did they mohawk you?
Have you gone the full emo?!
0_0

I don't think we've ever made Cranachan but we've made a whole load of Eton Mess.
Which I can't eat because the combo of cream and fruit gives me instant stomach ache =/
I would like to try Cranachan but I'm very put off by the whiskey, tastes like satan's armpit. Blech.
Can I swap it for Grenadine or something?; 30 May 2021 at 21:48
Dex said...: I was just being over dramatic :) Longer hair means I can obscure more of my face which makes me feel less self conscious but shorter hair is way easier to manage :)

Why do you put these thoughts in my head?! Eton Mess sounds even better! I thought I might try making Cranachan since it doesn't seem to involve much effort so I obviously had to ask for your thoughts seeing as your family are experts in such things :) To be honest, I didn't think it sounded like something you would be like but I thought living in raspberry country it was maybe something you couldn't avoid even if you wanted to :) I

Also, yes, let's swap the whiskey for Grenadine :); 31 May 2021 at 21:13
Dex said...: You're just too cool with your snap bracelet :); 1 June 2021 at 20:55
Dex said...: For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to order a chromebook spin :S; 2 June 2021 at 20:49
Dex said...: I hope you've been getting nice weather in Blair these last few days.; 3 June 2021 at 23:02
Dex said...: I keep buying these double chocolate wafer rolls from Co-op. No matter what I go in there intending to buy. I could be looking for something for lunch and when I get outside I find myself standing there with nothing but a box of those.; 4 June 2021 at 23:10
Dex said...: I've been trying to cut down on my swearing at work. And at home. It's really difficult but I think it was starting to be become a problem.; 5 June 2021 at 22:14
Louise Boyd said...: Weirdly enough, I don't think of you swearing all that much.
I mean, I don't think you're the "sugar" and the "darn" type but cursing like a sailor? Not so much.
Jesus, we'd be like a sailor convention if we ever met.
Shit, bollocks and arsewipe-ing all over the place!
It'd bring on armageddon!

I don't know if I could stop swearing but cutting down might be wise.
I read back my reviews sometimes and just think why are there so many fucks? =/

Got my covid jab appointment!
21st of June.
It's in the town hall :( My anxiety is going to be EPIC.; 5 June 2021 at 23:01
Dex said...: I feel like your swearing would be much more original and poetic than mine :)

I was anxious too, although I know I'm more used to being around people. The only thing I can say is that it wasn't anything like as bad as I thought it was going to be, either the stabbing or the social aspect. Hopefully people will be wearing their masks and keeping their distance, you get a nice nurse and everything runs on time :); 6 June 2021 at 21:12
Dex said...: I've been invited to a baby shower :S; 7 June 2021 at 21:28
Dex said...: I saw a hedgehog on the way to work today :); 8 June 2021 at 20:04
Dex said...: I think we had our first genuine week of summer. It's over now but I actually like when it rains heavily after a few days of sun.; 9 June 2021 at 21:27
Dex said...: We have some really fresh doughnuts in the house right now!; 10 June 2021 at 20:53
Louise Boyd said...: Flavour(s), please.

I've been invited to a baby shower :S

...
Forgive me. I laughed my ass off :D
Are you going to go and play awkward baby games like melting chocolate bars in nappies and guessing which kind it is?

I was wrong! I'm an idiot! I'm getting needle-stuck next week! On Wednesday!
I am afeared.
And obsessing over what to wear.
I genuinely live in sweatshirts. I don't like layers (it's a sensory thing; too many items of clothing makes me feel suffocated =/ ).
Can they just stick me through my jumper? That'd be cool. Some cushioning and a freshly vaccinated piece of clothing. Fancy.
...
I am insane. Someone find me a cure 0_0

Ps. Damn your doughnuts. I hate you. Not really :); 10 June 2021 at 22:22
Dex said...: I was thinking you'd been given a lot more notice than me :) You are doing the right thing in thinking about what to wear. I gave no thought about what to wear on the day and about 15 minutes before my appointment realised that I coudln't roll up my sleeve. And I didn't want to go through the process of taking off my jumper in front of a nurse or surrounded by people. So I took it off before I left for the appointment, stood outside holding it for about 20 minutes in a queue and only put it back on after I left the building. Fortunately, it didn't rain and wasn't freezing. See, you're already dealing with this better than me :)

It was only sugared ring doughnuts but at least they were fresh. So disappointing when you see a bag of doughnuts on the kitchen table and they turn out to be starting to turn stale. I'm always so ungrateful :)

Hopefully, the baby shower will be organised by David Rose :); 11 June 2021 at 19:11
Louise Boyd said...: So, you'll be throwing mints at the mother's head and beating the crap out of a disturbing baby piñata?
Fuck, I loved that show.
Time for a rewatch?

That's just how my brain works. I need to know how something's going to be before I do it. What the layout of the place is. Are there bathrooms? What's the weather like? Will I need an umbrella? (never, umbrellas are useless) How quickly can I do the thing before I can run away and hibernate again?
If I don't know these things, I freak out. It's very stressful.
Your whole jumper situation is the exact reason I need to know everything.
I'm a like a Girl Scout but really fucking crazy :)

Stale doughnuts are the worst. Dry and cloying simultaneously. What's that about?
I have seen them being turned into bread and butter pudding type things. But with chocolate sauce and stuff. I could get behind stale doughnuts for that.
I think the best doughnut I've ever had was a Krispy Kreme Reese's Pieces one. Not the classiest of flavours but damn. Sweet. Salty. Gooey. Doughy.
Is there better than that?
Oh, yeah, the Tiramisu doughnut that lives in my mind 0_0; 11 June 2021 at 22:49
Dex said...: Definitely time for a re-watch :)

Tiramisu doughnut?! Where did you get that? Don't tell me one of your sisters made it once upon a time or I may fly into a fit of jealous rage!

The worst thing about my appointment was that they were clearly behind so it didn't matter what time they told you to be there (and they were very specific), people just had to join a line outside. One of the officials actually said that it didn't matter what time the appointment was, if you were on the list for the day, you were okay to get stabbed so long as you turned up. I was lucky they gave me a morning time because I heard by the afternoon, the line was stretched right across the park.

My stress walk to my appointment for fear of being late brought back memories of Hal's race walking :) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XXt2E-CExA; 12 June 2021 at 20:09
Louise Boyd said...: The Tiramisu doughnut is something I daydreamed about. Unfortunately one has never graced my belly.
They do exist, though:

https://www.womanscribbles.net/tiramisu-donuts/

If I wasn't terrified of the frying process and could bother my arse, I'd make the fuck out of these and then find a way to send you some.
The fun part would be figuring out which one I spiked with extra Kahlúa.

Aw shit, now I'm worried about a massive line. My appointments at 5:30pm =/
That and running into someone I knew in high school. Gross. Would it be poor form to salute and promptly run the fuck away if I do?; 12 June 2021 at 22:31
Dex said...: Let's make a pact - if we ever meet up, one of us has to bring along a bag of Tiramisu doughnuts :)

Sorry, it really wasn't my intention to make you worry! I'm sure it'll be fine. The very next day, I heard everything ran on time and there wasn't any waiting so I'm guessing it was just a one off. I felt better with my mask on since it was more difficult being recognised :); 13 June 2021 at 13:12
Louise Boyd said...: Hmm, you're forgiven.
Plus it pales in comparison to how Em just freaked me out trying to explain the town hall layout and the process she went through.
Apparently I've completely forgotten what our town hall looks like, but it has been a decade since I was inside and I was drunk as a drunken cat who thinks he's a skunk at the time.
18 year old me at birthday parties was not a sight to be behold.
I think I sang in the street that time. Ugh. This is what happens when you're desperately uncool and need alcohol to show some semblance of normalcy in a social setting 0_0

Nice fact: I can take a support person with me if I need it. The mater asked without me knowing and I qualify because I'm such an anxious mess. Yay for me?
I think I'm going to try without, though.
Prove something to myself.
But who knows, my anxiety takes me by surprise so often I might go full basket-case and regress to the days of being dropped off at nursery and bawling my eyes out because I absolutely, unequivocally did not want my mum to leave.
Apparently it was heartbreaking. And then I was find once I was inside and there was playing and stuff.
I was such a little shit :D; 13 June 2021 at 18:48
Dex said...: A teenage birthday party in a town hall, is that a normal thing? I only ever went to our town hall for boring things, and I've never been drunk inside it :) Do you want to know what I find bizarre - the number of birthday parties we had to go to when we were in primary school. Not saying it was a bad thing, and I did enjoy the party bags, but still, it was an awful lot of parties :)

Well, I'll expect a full report about Wednesday. Personally, I think they should have had lollipops, even for adults :) How did Emily feel after her injection?

I wonder if you were one of those kids who then refused to leave when the time came to go home :) I can't remember my first day at nursery but I remember being okay when going to primary school. For some reason, I have a very vivid memory of other children crying and thinking to myself 'I'm glad that's not me' :); 14 June 2021 at 19:39
Louise Boyd said...: I have a very vivid memory of other children crying and thinking to myself 'I'm glad that's not me' :)

Hah, you smug little shit.
I don't remember nursery, I'm just going on what my mum tells me. I think I was fairly easy to drag home, though.
Home had toast and cartoons.
Actually, that's my main reason for rather being at home as an adult =/

Em had an achy arm, was a little tired but nothing else.
Much the same for the rest of the fam.
I'm hoping I get the same deal but knowing my history with vaccinations, I'm gonna get a fever and shiver my way through the night.
Every fucking vaccination I had at school I was sent home afterwards because my immune system just shut up shop and resoundly decided that nope! It didn't like being stuck full of disease and calling it preventative.
My immune system's a pissy little bitch.
Got off school, though :D

If it helps, it was the only birthday party I ever went to there. It was for my friend Sean's 18th and I have no idea why he decided to do it there and with our entire class.
Sean was that weird blend of nerdy but musical in a cool, grungy kind of way but definitely a nerd.
Y'know the type: long hair, not especially good-looking but likely to have a girlfriend, smart but not a dick about it, never seen without an instrument in his hand?
That type. In theory sounds like a prick but actually a pretty decent human being.
...
I don't know why I'm telling you about Sean =/
Nostalgia because I'm venturing into a place I nearly puked in over a decade ago, this Wednesday?
...
I didn't nearly vomit. I did get lost in a hallway, though.
Nope, can't explain that one, either 0_0

Do you know what's just awesome?
I got a rip in my favourite jeans, near the waistband (probably from where I'm always pulling at them; do other people's jeans just stay up and not make a bid for freedom all the time, or do I have bizarrely slidey hips or something? =/ ).
I currently hate all my other jeans. I am now going to panic the entire time I'm getting vaccinated that they're going to fully rip open and my fellow Blairgowrians are going to get one hell of a show 0_0
...
Fuck.; 14 June 2021 at 22:39
Dex said...: It's nice to have good memories of old friends. And I like hearing you talk about your past. I'd have a hard time describing anyone from school in much detail. You actually sound like you were way more social than me. After everyone discovered alcohol, I was never really part of that scene. I just had to listen to all the stories on Mondays.

I vote slidey hips :) I'm sorry to hear about your jeans though. That sucks. What is it that makes them your favourite pair? Is there an alternative to jeans you can wear?

Ps. Good luck for tomorrow.; 15 June 2021 at 19:14
Louise Boyd said...: I quite frankly, fucking abhor all of my other trouser-wear.
Mostly because the ripped pair were perfect.
And I'm fussy =/
But I'm going to fix them! I have YouTubed and now I know things! And I'll get Emily to help me because she's a crafty motherfucker who can do anything!
Truly. She made dishcloths at the weekend.
Fucking dishcloths.
I think all the good genes were used up by the time I was being made =/

I really wasn't social. I promise you. I had my group of friends and we had a few house parties here and there with just us and maybe a few other other people (significant others, offshoot friends) but mostly we went to Tesco, bought too much junk and watched movies or wandered around being emo little fucks.
That was my favourite part of being a kid. The movie watching, that is. I can brood anytime.
Any time I was forced to be social, I just wanted to go home 0_0 Extroverts are so fucking weird and high energy. Where do they get it all from? Do they have some natural upper drug running through their system? Does their pancreas produce it instead of insulin? What the fuck?

Okay, my sisters google mapped the town hall and Em walked me through the process. I'm reasonably calm.
I think I'm making it worse in my head.
Shocked?
I'll report back tomorrow after my stabbing.
Maybe even with a lollipop.
(If not, there are Pop Tarts in the house :D ); 15 June 2021 at 23:33
Dex said...: Your sister is a wizard :)

Okay, I believe you. Still sounds like you had good times though. I mean, movies, junk and brooding, that sounds like a decent Friday night to me :)

Right now, I hope you're relaxing, only feeling a little tired, and currently munching on a pop tart :); 16 June 2021 at 20:57
Louise Boyd said...: https://media1.tenor.com/images/5a933760e12ff50e092c945079e77c4e/tenor.gif?itemid=8492870

Me, currently.
This hurts like a bitch. As if someone punched me and that punch just keeps on going 0_0
No other side effects, though. Bar a mild headache, so that's pretty super.
First inoculation in years and I didn't immediately get sick, huzzah!
I did forget to eat a Pop Tart, though :(; 17 June 2021 at 18:28
Dex said...: I'm really glad you are okay apart from the arm. Hopefully that fades quickly. How was the social aspect? Did you have any sugar when it was over?

Did I tell you I had the day off? And it was sunny!; 17 June 2021 at 20:58
Dex said...: Anytime my parents are in Sandness, I just spend the weekend in the living room with my feet up, a cup of tea, something playing on the tv, and searching for random crap on my laptop, even when the weather is nice :S; 18 June 2021 at 19:24
Dex said...: Ugh, for some reason I thought I would have a healthy breakfast of granola and yoghurt - don't ask me why. I should have just bought some pop tarts.; 19 June 2021 at 10:25
Louise Boyd said...: Okay, who are you and what've you done with my bestie?
Granola? Yoghurt?!
I mean, those things are awesome but wtf, man?
Have you been body-snatched?
Did you at least douse it in sugar first?
The world does not make sense right now!; 19 June 2021 at 21:37
Dex said...: Don't worry, my health kick lasted approximately 2 hours 47 minutes. I might try and make a more sustained effort. By the afternoon, I was back to shoving crap in my body and falling into a sugar induced slumber :); 20 June 2021 at 11:00
Dex said...: I had a terrible experience yesterday. There was a massive bumblebee crawling along the dining room floor. So I put a glass over it and slipped a rather flimsy leaflet underneath. Then I carried it to the front door. Just when I got there, it let out this loud buzz. I got such a shock that the glass and bumblebee went flying into the garden, and the glass ended up smashing all over the path :S; 21 June 2021 at 18:55
Louise Boyd said...: I'm trying so hard not to laugh.
So hard.

Was the bumble okay?
I bet it got away completely unscathed and you were the one left in flustered misery.
It's always the way with those stripy muppets.; 21 June 2021 at 22:43
Dex said...: I'm quite certain the bumble was just fine, not that I was paying much attention to its health in my state of sheer terror. It was so pathetic :) But they seem so much bigger this year!

Sorry, it seems like ages since I asked, but how is Charlie doing? Enjoying the summer?; 22 June 2021 at 18:52
Louise Boyd said...: I find it endless amusing how people are afraid of bees.
They won't do anything unless you do something first!
It's wasps you gotta watch out for. Vicious little assholes.
Bumbles are adorable ^-^
As are you for being such a 'fraidy cat :D

Charlie's being Charlie, but with the added bonus of a little abscess on his toe.
It's all crusty and he limped for a while but he's back to being his mercurial little self.
He wiggled and mewed in the sunshine for a good ten minutes in front me today.
No reason for it other than sunshine gathering and attention seeking.
Weirdo.

Have you seen the little black cat again? Or are you bereft of felines?; 22 June 2021 at 22:17
Dex said...: Wasps are terrifying! I think it's worse that they make very little noise. Makes them more sinister. At least we don't get snakes and poisonous spiders.
I wish we had geckos though. Geckos are the best.

I hope Charlie never changes :) I hope you gave him the attention he obviously deserved! Does he have a certain daily routine that he always follows?

Sometimes I see the little cat sitting outside the glass door looking like she wants to be let in. I just don't think I would be able to get her out again.; 23 June 2021 at 19:25
Louise Boyd said...: I just don't think I would be able to get her out again.

You say that like it's a bad thing!
That's how we got Charles.
Or Charles go us.
I'm definitely leaning towards him taking ownership of us rather than the other way round =/

Does Charlie have a routine? Cats don't have routines! They eat, sleep and murder. Whenever. They. Want.
Lucky bastards. I'd love to be a cat 0_0 Maybe minus the murder. I'm not sure I'd enjoy that part.
And yeah, we've been doting on the little monster. He's had so many treats since his paw exploded I'm surprised he isn't busting out of his fluff-suit.
I didn't get such attention when my finger exploded!

Geckos are the best. I was obsessed when I was a kid. I had these sand-filled toys of them and I'd carry them around in a red plastic briefcase like a little weirdo ^-^

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRHZDznMlLYpjTgFA8isx3uiJ0PkAzz7TYE4Z4vb1QT5U-1wzt9UQZjBFwcfiDB5nSmZWQ&usqp=CAU

Add in my box of random gravel and extreme fear of car washes and I was the epitome of that kid.; 23 June 2021 at 22:47
Dex said...: I think Charlie made the right decision :)

Just thinking about you going around with toy geckos in a plastic briefcase makes me happy :) Even small Maggot sounds low key the most interesting person in the room. I reckon you still are.

It's a weird thing to wonder about but I haven't seen a car wash in ages. Do they still exist? :S

Sorry, I never even asked about your finger nail! Has it grown back yet?; 24 June 2021 at 20:48
Louise Boyd said...: There are 26 car washes in Lerwick!
26!
That seems a little excessive =/

Small Maggot was way more outwardly weird than Slightly Less Small Maggot.
Now I just randomly announce my genuine disappointment that potpourri isn't edible instead of thinking it in my head =/

Did you have any weird things as a kid?

The fingernail is fingernail again! But I still have no cuticle and I miss it. It looks too fingernail-y without it.
And it also has the texture of orange peel. I don't like it 0_0
I'm giving it another 6 months (the full cycle of a nail; thank you, google) and then calling time on it ever looking normal again.
Don't lose a fingernail, Fungus. It's a weird ass experience.; 24 June 2021 at 22:59
Dex said...: 26! Where are you getting those figures from? Or maybe I'm just blind :)

I used to have this plastic stick. I think it was part of a broken toy golf club. That was my favourite thing when I was a kid. I used to pretend it was everything :) I remember when Jurassic Park first came out, I would pretend I was using it to hunt raptors in the trees in our back garden. Such a loser :)

I still can't believe a nail can fall off because of a small infection in your finger! I am glad it has sort of grown back.

Boring question but do you have any plans for the weekend? Also, I think we've all had those thoughts about wanting to eat potpourri :); 25 June 2021 at 18:59
Louise Boyd said...: I googled it! Your tiny island has 26 car washes. Maybe more. Hidden, secret car washes. Who knows! Lerwick is one shady lump of rock.

Hmm. Was this plastic stick ever used as a lightsaber? A magical sword? A poking device to terrorise big brothers?

A word of caution: Never pull off hangnails. Just don't fucking do it. Get the clippers out and snip it off the sensible way. That way you won't have a ragged piece of inflamed skin just raring to get infected from some unknown source. Don't be an impatient idiot like me. That's how you end up with orange peel nails =/

Plans for the weekend? 0_0 Are you... are you crazy? I don't do things, Fungus. I vegetate and distract my brain from abject despair. The most i'll be doing is putting as little effort into June's Monthlies as humanly possible =/ Which will be impressive seeing as I've done nothing so far :D
Are you doing things? Weekend things? Is it Baby Shower time? :O; 26 June 2021 at 00:25
Dex said...: I really need to pay more attention to what's going on in my town! :)

I'm sure it was all those things! Although the thing I liked doing the most was throwing and spinning it up in air and catching it. I used to drive my family crazy doing that all the time :)

I don't know, it just seemed like a normal question that we have never asked each other - probably because we both know there's usually very little point although, reading your monthlies, I know you secretly do fuckloads :)

Oh, I won't be going to the baby shower, I don't think. I reckon most of the other people going will be family members so I'd feel a bit out of place especially since the few others from work who were invited won't be going. I don't think they were expecting most people to attend anyway. Still, nice to be asked :)

I don't want to kept my hopes up but there is a chance that Freya will be coming up in July!; 26 June 2021 at 19:48
Louise Boyd said...: Oh! You better steal that little goblin princess and build her a labyrinth the reign from!
Preferably with bonus unicorns and fairies and whatever the fuck else the little legend desires.
A throne of gingerbread men for her to decapitate whenever she gets hangry, perhaps?; 26 June 2021 at 22:43
Dex said...: I think she would love that! :)

I have a week's leave booked for when they are supposed to be coming up so I really hope they do. We'll probably go to Sandness so she can play on the beach :); 27 June 2021 at 19:55
Louise Boyd said...: Uncle Dex and Freya fun-times. Sounds most excellent.
Protect her from Kelpies down at the beach, though. Don't want any eldritch monsters claiming her for themselves.
...
I read too much Fae fiction 0_0; 27 June 2021 at 22:34
Dex said...: Freya needs someone like you in her life. Like I do :)

I got my appointment today for the second stab - tomorrow at 3.40pm.; 28 June 2021 at 21:26
Louise Boyd said...: Woah, holy little warning, batman!
What if you were planning on seeing how many pancakes the human body to consume before carbo-transformation occurred?
Honestly, these needle-wielders. No manners :)

Are you prepared for the final stab and possible shitty side-effects?
Done the mental pep talk?
Gathered supplies to hoard at your bedside, ill-effects or not?

Ps. I don't actually know what to do with kids. They're a mystery. Like little drunk adults. Bizarre.; 28 June 2021 at 22:18
Dex said...: At least I had less time to worry about it :) I'm just glad it's over - I'll take a day of feeling shit :) And I didn't have to queue at all!

There's a box of Viennese milk chocolate dipped fingers by my bed just in case :)

You'd do fine with Freya. If you don't know what to say to her, she spends a lot of time talking to herself anyway :); 29 June 2021 at 19:44
Louise Boyd said...: Why is her talking to herself so endearing?
How have you not gobbled her up by now?

How's the arm feeling?
Hope you don't get too sick feeling with one, dearest. I feel kinda guilt that all I got was sore and tired =/
Maybe I passed my bad luck with vaccinations on to you :O; 29 June 2021 at 22:02
Dex said...: She really is one of my favourite humans, along with you - feel free to throw up :)

Please don't feel guilty - it's not like I was jealous :) I was just glad you were okay. And other than a slightly achy arm, I haven't had any ill effects from the 2nd vaccine. And I ate all those bedside biscuits anyway :S

I hope you are getting on okay with finalising your June post!; 30 June 2021 at 20:07
Louise Boyd said...: June post is finalised!
I might retake a photo but otherwise we're good to go!
I wish I'd stop leaving it until the last minute; it's needlessly stressful 0_0

I think devouring a whole packet of choc-dipped Viennese fingers in one sitting is a totally valid choice when you've been injected with actual poison.
Totally valid.
Actually, fuck that, it's totally valid any time!
I just finished my box of orange Matchsticks (not as good as mint, imo), which means like half the box, and I feel sugarily stupendous.
With a mild stomachache =/
I don't have your constitution for sugar! Teach me, oh wise Captain Candyclaws.; 30 June 2021 at 22:56
Dex said...: I honestly don't know how you do it! Seriously super impressed you manage to get it done every month without fail! And it's always great! Now to do my initial scan for any Charlie photos. Who am I kidding, I've already done it :D

I haven't had Matchsticks in so long. Also, someone at work had a Choc Dip the other day. Do you want to know something odd? I never get sugar highs. Unless I'm on a permanent sugar high and don't realise it. In which case I better just keep eating sugar and never come down as I don't think it would be tolerated by the people around me if I were any more miserable :); 1 July 2021 at 20:54
Louise Boyd said...: Choc Dippppppppp!
Fuck! Those were the best. But never enough dip in my opinion.
And it doesn't quite work when you try and makeshift one with breadsticks and Nutella.
I mean, it's good but it just doesn't taste the same.
I'm not going to be satisfied until I have a Choc Dip, now. Dammit.

Charlie was an adorable monster today. It was stupidly hot when I was out on the deck having my lunch (don't eat kiwi fruit and then drink tea. Not a good flavour combo) and he just waddled along, collapsed his furry seal body in front of me and proceeded to wiggle and squack and demand I pay the utmost attention to the wiggling and squacking, but under no means was I to touch him, not unless I wanted a bitten thumb.
...
How did I learn that lesson?
I touched him =/
He's the meanest.; 1 July 2021 at 22:03
Dex said...: Of course! You were supposed to sit quietly and admire his performance :)

I'm almost certain you can get a Nutella version of Choc Dips. I swear I've seen them in the supermarket. Why I haven't immediately put 6 in my basket, I don't know! I like that you try and make your version though :)

Do you have a favourite fruit?; 2 July 2021 at 21:10
Louise Boyd said...: I'm a big raspberry fan. And melons. Get those two perfectly ripe and it's a thing of tastebud beauty.
Also grapes.
And apples but I can't eat apples :( Too acidic.
Most fruit's too acidic for me but sometimes I'll just say fuck the heartburn and groan for hours post apple-guzzling :)
Do you have this problem or am I just really this special?

I just ate a raw bar, peanut and raspberry.
It was not good =/ But I'm too lazy to move to find chocolate to make the weird taste in my mouth go away 0_0; 2 July 2021 at 22:47
Dex said...: You're really special :) I don't think I have any problems eating fruit except that I usually can't be bothered to wash and peel things so I'll likely eat a chocolate bar instead... I'm the worst, I know! I do like fruit though - raspberries and mango are probably my favourites. Apples not so much (except in a dessert) and even the thought of coming across orange pips and grape seeds makes me feel nauseous like some weirdo! Maybe I'm really special too :)

You are going to think I'm an idiot but what is a raw bar - is that something you can buy or do you make it yourself? Or both?; 3 July 2021 at 19:47
Louise Boyd said...: Oh! No, no, no, I totally have a similar thing.
I can't eat fruit if it had a stone it. Or, I can't eat it while the stone's still inside. The idea of biting into a nectarine and scraping it with my teeth makes my whole body shudder 0_0
I have to cut he fruit off first.

A raw bar is basically what vegan/vegetarians eat because they're morally better than us but have to eat worse food :)
It's dried fruit, nuts, cereals (oats and stuff, not the good shit like coco pops), raw sugar, sometimes coconut, chocolate, whatever shit you want to put in there if it's non-animal based.
Nakd are the most well known brand in the uk. The Cherry Bakewell is my favourite. But I wouldn't choose one over a Boost. No fucking way. Not even over a regular cereal bar.
And you can make them yourself but I'm way to lazy for that.

Years ago I made the most viciously sweet granola bars by accident. Peanut butter, honey and cranberry. They were awesome but I think I gave everyone sugar poisoning =/; 3 July 2021 at 22:30
Dex said...: Thank you, Lilliputty. You're the only one who totally gets me :D

Hmm, I guess, depending what was in it, I could probably handle a raw bar :) I think I would have loved your homemade granola bars!

Completely off-topic! I hardly ever remember dreams but I've had the same one a few times now. Not much happens but it's really stressful. Basically, I'm trying to dial a number on my mobile. It's for something urgent (not sure what) but I keep mis-dialing and having to start again. Sorry, not a very interesting dream, I know :)

Ps. I'm definitely buying a Boost if I find one in the shop tomorrow.; 4 July 2021 at 20:00
Louise Boyd said...: Ah, the good old stress dream; they're delightful.
Always the same, always fucking pointless and frustrating as fuck.
I have a full variety of them in my sleep-bank.
I bet there's some hippy dippy bullshit way to train your brain to override them somehow but that would involve my brain being able to believe in hippy dippy bullshit.
I'm faaaar too cynical for that.

Sarah made Millionaire's Shortbread. I'm in caramel heaven.; 4 July 2021 at 23:47
Dex said...: It probably just means I'm really crap at using my mobile :) Anyway, sleeping is the one thing I'm quite good at :)

Okay, Millionaire's Shortbread is one of my favourite things ever! But only if it's homemade. And no one ever makes it for me. I used to occasionally be able to steal a slice at an office coffee morning but these days it's almost mythical :); 5 July 2021 at 19:12
Louise Boyd said...: Hah, ok, now I feel like a total shit-head for taunting you with homemade baked goods.
You know I'd send you some if I could, Fungus.
Maybe you could learn to make it?
...
I know. Most demented thing I've ever say BUT I totally believe you could do it, and I'm always sometimes kinda right? :D; 5 July 2021 at 23:44
Dex said...: I know you would :) Is it weird that you saying it makes me feel like I could do it! :)

I'm currently staying an extra 5 minutes in the office as Mmmbop has come on the radio. I'm so sad :); 6 July 2021 at 17:57
Louise Boyd said...: Uh, no. If the Mmmbop commences, one must remain and sing nonsense words because no one in the history of ever has bothered to learn the lyrics to that most legendary of bangers.
...
I had the single.
Still do, I think.
*goes to check*
I do :D; 6 July 2021 at 22:43
Dex said...: You're too cool :D

Okay, it's almost definite (which means it'll probably fall through) that Freya is coming up for a week or so in July. And I actually had annual leave booked for those dates :); 7 July 2021 at 17:37
Dex said...: And just like that... my mum says they are now coming up on the Thursday before my week on leave and only staying the weekend (leaving on Monday night). I won't even be able to change my leave to the Thursday and Friday because other people are off. And apparently on Thursday night they are going to someone's house for dinner. Things never work out the way I want them to... oh well, I'm going to buy some crap on Amazon to cheer myself up :); 7 July 2021 at 19:16
Louise Boyd said...: Ugh, that sucks Dexterous :(

You'll get to see her a bit, though, right?
Even an hour or so with Freya's better than nothing?
Or, hear me out... you could just keep her? :O; 7 July 2021 at 22:51
Dex said...: It would be nice if they moved up here :)

Anyway, I'm sure I'll get over it - in fact, I'm already thinking about all the selfish things I could do with my leave :) I think I told you that we were having music contests in the office. Well, for the last couple of months, at 5pm everyday, Kerry and myself go through the playlists for Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 6 and Absolute Radio to see who can identify the most songs played from 9am. I keep getting crushed! Seriously, I haven't won on any radio station for any day!

On a more positive note, I bought a Boost today :); 8 July 2021 at 17:34
Louise Boyd said...: If only there was a dedicated Dreampop station. You'd crush it, then!

Frighteningly, I think my best music round would be early 2000s emo =/
For some reason that stage of my musical education has rooted firmly in my memory banks.
Not my coolest attribute.

I hated Boosts when I was a kid. Never ate them. Thought the squidgy yet hard moussey stuff in the middle was disgusting.
...
Adult me doesn't understand this reasoning 0_0; 8 July 2021 at 23:21
Dex said...: I was trying to describe a Boost to someone the other day as they had never had one! I did a terrible job - 'it's like softer chocolate covered in different chocolate...'

But honestly, what kind of person has never had a Boost :) What is your opinion on Starbars?

You'd be surprised how much early 2000s emo music they play on mainstream radio these days - not that I ever recognise it :); 9 July 2021 at 18:52
Louise Boyd said...: Hah, little liar.
I bet you listened to Paramore just like the rest of us.
They're bad example, though because they're still awesome.
Hailey Williams can blast my eardrums out any time she wants.

Starbars are... alright? They kinda feel like a lesser Snickers? I'd rather have a Snickers =/
I tried one of the Creamy Snickers bars recently.
Odd.
Very odd.
The peanut part's nice but they made the nougat hard and too chewy 0_0 Why... why would they do that?
Y'know what I've always wanted to try?
Butterfingers.
I watched Claire on Bon Apetit recreate them (before BA got all racist and I had to stop watching :( ) and christ, they sounded so good.
American sugar scares the shit out of me, though. High Fructose Corn Syrup. It's so toxic they banned it in the UK =/; 9 July 2021 at 22:45
Dex said...: I wish I was lying - I have no idea was I was doing in the 2000s, it all seems to be a blur :)

Creamy Snickers, Butterfingers... Okay, I'm going to have to go back to Co-op tonight to see what I can find. I'd never even heard of Butterfingers! Can you get them in UK? This is going to sound like a really dumb question but you know the US sweets you can buy in UK, are they made differently from the ones you get in US because of the High Fructose Corn Syrup?; 10 July 2021 at 16:30
Louise Boyd said...: As far as I know, we have the same products just sans HFCS. I think we swap it for something more appropriately toxic. Like aspartame :)
But the imported stuff will have HFCS (the Creamy Snickers did). You can tell the difference without looking because the real American junk food is obscenely expensive.
Butterfingers are one of those things. Sigh.
If only they'd make them UK-friendly like Pop Tarts and Reese's Pieces -_-
Soooo many American sweets I wanna try. They'll all disappoint me but it's the trying that's fun!
Don't buy Milk Duds, though. They're just shit Toffee Poppets =/

I've got a wicked craving for Stroopwaffles and those chocolate filled panda biscuit things from Japan.
Why when I have sudden cravings is there no magic around for me to use?
Why is real life so cruel?!; 10 July 2021 at 23:22
Dex said...: When you eat Stroopwaffles, do you put them on top of your cup of tea? Not in the tea, but just balanced on top of the mug to soften them up? Stroopwaffles were a big thing in the office at one point :)

I know what you mean. I bought a box of Japanese candy last year and I was ever so slightly disappointed :S

Avoid Milk Duds - noted :); 11 July 2021 at 20:15
Louise Boyd said...: I do not put it on top of my tea. Yuck. Hot caramel is not good. Not good at all.
I never let my biscuits have anything to do with my hot drinks.
Tea dunkers confuse me so much.
As soon as you dunk a biscuit in anything the drink loses all sweetness.
...
MADNESS! 0_0
I might make an exception for hot chocolate. A Langues de chat dipped in hot chocolate would be pretty fucking nice I reckon.

Pocky. You can't go wrong with Pocky.
Except for accidentally eating an entire box. Which I totally haven't done <_<

Ps. Also avoid Twinkies. One of the foulest things I've ever let touch my tastebuds. Americans are weird.; 11 July 2021 at 23:46
Dex said...: Hmm, I think I did know your opinion on dunkers. Also having hot drinks at meal time. You have so many opinions - I wish I was that interesting :)

I feel like I've missed so much! I've always wanted to try a Twinkie even though I'm quite certain I would find it disgusting :) How did you manage to get your hands on one?

I hate the fact that I cannot swear to having had Pocky! I want to say I have but I'm just not sure :S; 12 July 2021 at 20:51
Louise Boyd said...: You must remedy that immediately!
Pocky are the best.
Biscuit. Flavour of your choice coating. Sometimes filled. Can fit a whole handful in your mouth at one time. Make excellent filed-down walrus fangs.
The food of the gods, my friend.
I insist you get some Pocky and know their wonder.

There was an American sweetie shop in Glasgow a while back (might still be there, I'm not sure) and my dad came back with various things because well, I think he wanted us to be the guinea pigs before he tried any :D
Don't ever eat Laffy Taffy, it's gross.
Not as gross as Twinkies but it lasts longs.
Nothing should be that chewy =/; 12 July 2021 at 21:56
Dex said...: We don't have anything exciting like American sweetie shops up here - but I will look for Pocky when I'm go to the shop tonight :)

So, is Laffy Taffy a bit like a US Tooty Frootie or am I way off?

My mum's away on the boat tonight as she has a hospital appointment in Aberdeen but should be travelling back with Freya tomorrow night :); 13 July 2021 at 19:24
Louise Boyd said...: Yaaaaayyyy Freya!
You must inform me of anything majestic she does or says while she visits.
I'm still not over her viciously biting the head off a gingerbread man.
What a legend.

Nah, Laffy Taffy's like Maoam in one long stick and disgusting 0_0
I'd forgotten about Tooty Frootie. I was never a huge fan.
I'm a Jelly Tots kinda girl.

Did you find Pocky?; 13 July 2021 at 23:14
Dex said...: Of course I will :) That is still one of my favourite photos. At least they are definitely on their way here. I have to pick them up from the boat tomorrow morning. But then I have work and they are going to visit someone in the evening so I'll likely not see much of her tomorrow.

I found some Mikado. Is that the same thing?

Yeah, hard chewy sweets really aren't my thing. I figured you for a Jelly Tots kinda girl :); 14 July 2021 at 21:16
Louise Boyd said...: Mikado is Pocky! Or the Uk equivalent. I think the chocolate's thicker and when is that ever a bad thing?

I'm so bummed for you. Having a little fairy queen right there and not getting spend time with her. Such a bummer.
At least when Covid, at some point, hopefully, for the love of god, pleasssse, calms down, you'll get to see her more?
Or again, I reiterate, steal her away and feed her Pocky! :D; 14 July 2021 at 22:52
Dex said...: She bought a toy baby puffin from the boat gift shop and named it Marshmallow because she says it looks like a marshmallow :); 15 July 2021 at 20:32
Louise Boyd said...: She killed me.
She finally did it.
I'm dead.
...
HOW IS SHE THIS CUTE?! >_<; 15 July 2021 at 23:05
Louise Boyd said...: Why does that no surprise me?
A vicious primordial chomper for a savage little queen.
There could be no other choice.
Is Marshmallow her willing victim in dinosaur games?; 16 July 2021 at 23:12
Louise Boyd said...: I don't even know how I managed it but I deleted your comment after I accepted it.
...
HOW?!
Blogger's such a fuckwit 0_0; 17 July 2021 at 00:16
Dex said...: Well, I hardly say anything worthwhile anyway :)

I think she sees everything as a potential victim for the T Rex, including me :) It is actually hilarious hearing her speak to herself all the time, making up all these stories. And she's such a nice kid too. When she heard there was a Polish family with 3 children who live next door to us in Sandness, she wanted to learn how to say hello in Polish. Apparently, she's had a great day today playing on their trampoline. Also, she's been sneaking doughnuts and eating them in a hiding place :)

I'm definitely going to have to show her Emily's No Face before she goes :); 17 July 2021 at 20:45
Louise Boyd said...: ...she's been sneaking doughnuts and eating them in a hiding place :)

STTTTTTOOOOOOOOOPPPPPP it.
You're killing me!
Has the hiding place been found? Did she learn any Polish? How many doughnuts exactly are we talking, here?
Jesus... I was collecting gravel (which we found photographic proof of a few days ago!) when I was her age =/ GRAVEL!
How did your cousin create such a majestic creature? Is her husband/partner actually one of the Fae?
Are youuuu one of the Fae? o_O
...
I love your niece. I know it's weird but I do. She's my hero.
Give her extra squishes before she goes home. I demand it.; 18 July 2021 at 00:02
Dex said...: I'm sure her Polish is already better than mine :) Also, there was only one pink doughnut bite left in the box and she swears she only likes the white ones... I think the hiding place was more of a fort made from all the pillows and blankets she could find :)

I bet kid you and Freya would have been best friends :) I promise I'll stop talking about her so much after Tuesday but we just had a ridiculous evening of the two of us watching Swan Lake from a hiding space - she seems to just love hiding! She would occasionally jump into the middle of the floor to practice her ballet moves before scurrying back again. Between that and attacking me while pretending to be a giant squid, tonight has been hilarious. And oh my god, I wish I could send you evidence, but she keeps deliberately doing this thing with her eyebrows which is so ridiculously entertaining - basically, she continuously raises and lowers them with this look of extreme seriousness on her face (I know I'm not doing it justice with that description but it is something that you have to see). And because she knows I love it so much, she spent the whole of dinner time doing it while sitting across the table from me :D; 18 July 2021 at 23:09
Louise Boyd said...: You know how old timey ladies used to have fainting couches?
I'mma gonna need one of those after that dose of Freya.
She is the cutest thing alive and you are the luckiest cousin in existence.
It's. Not. Fair.
I've never wanted cousins before but I damn well want a Freya!
And she likes you so much >_<
Damn you!
I wanna watch Swan Lake in a pillow fort with a goblin princess *-*

Ps. Leaving a single doughnut bite? Clever girl.
Pps. NEVER STOP TELL ME FREYA THINGS! Is it wrong that I don't want her to grow up? I bet Freya at any age will be awesome but tiny Freya's so cute I can't stand it >_<; 19 July 2021 at 00:09
Louise Boyd said...: NEVER STOP TELL ME

What do I even think I'm doing?; 19 July 2021 at 00:10
Dex said...: I read it as NEVER STOP, TELL ME FREYA THINGS! :D

After worrying that I would hardly get to see her, I've pretty much spent the last day and a half with her. I actually can't sit down in a chair at the moment without her trying to squeeze into the tiny gap remaining at the side :); 19 July 2021 at 20:47
Louise Boyd said...: That's fucking adorable 0_0
To be fair, though, I'd do the same.
...
Then push you off and claim my pre-warmed throne :)

Have you made her pancakes?; 20 July 2021 at 00:45
Dex said...: I bet you would :)

No Calcifer pancakes, sadly. Maybe next time, if it's just me and her :)

They have gone back on the boat tonight. She was very upset about leaving and her mum says she never gets like that, so hopefully that was sign that she might want to come back... we did spend most of the day hiding in blanket forts and sneaking food from the kitchen :); 20 July 2021 at 21:34
Louise Boyd said...: The very idea of Freya upset scratches somewhere very deep in my heart.
That tiny queen of the dinosaurs should only ever be happy.
I hope you squished her extra hard before she left!

Does she love you more than your brother?
I bet she does :)

Tell me another Freya fact, I miss her already and I wasn't even there! >_<; 21 July 2021 at 00:04
Dex said...: My brother was working most days and he mostly stays in his room the rest of the time so there wasn't much competition :)

Well, she likes rainbows and unicorns (she has a unicorn bicycle helmet). And strawberry ice cream. Mango is her favourite fruit. She also likes collecting ketchup sachets from cafes. And drawing - she drew me a picture of purple marshmallows in an apple jar :)

I thought I would be okay but today felt very empty - being on leave doesn't help. I miss hearing a tiny knock on my bedroom door in the morning when she's up, being jumped on and ordered around, going to another room and having her follow me 2 minutes later saying she was looking for me...

She was very sad leaving the house but had cheered up a bit by the time we got to the boat. And just before I left her, I asked her to do the eyebrows trick one more time :D; 21 July 2021 at 21:36
Louise Boyd said...: Purple marshmallows in an apple jar?
...
She's a genius 0_0

I LOVE ketchup sachets. They're somehow better and worse than bottled ketchup, but more aesthetically pleasing.
Does she use them or just collect them? Please tell me she's building something à la Close Encounters?
Or a T-Rex made of ketchup! She's just majestic enough to pull that off.

Ps. Just remember, she'll always come back and always be adorable and weird. I'm so envious, and I didn't even think I was that bothered about kids but damn, Freya's the coolest.; 21 July 2021 at 23:14
Dex said...: She likes to give the ketchup sachets to people as some kind of gift! But if you suggested making a T-Rex out of it, no one would be able to stop her. This is why I know Freya would love playing with you :)

The only thing is we didn't watch any Ghibli. I did show her No-Face though, which she proceeded to pat on the head very gently like it was a small animal :)

On a completely unrelated note, I've started watching Star Trek TNG (although I did skip the seasons 1 & 2). I've seen bits and pieces plenty of times but never really sat down and watched it properly. That's my plan for the rest of my leave.; 22 July 2021 at 21:18
Louise Boyd said...: I bet if it had been Totoro, she would have squished the shit out of him.
No Face is a required taste.
Her patting him in on the head is fucking adorable, though.
I think I need to know a Freya fault or I'm really going to start thinking she's a fairy princess who rules over ketchup dinosaurs =/

TNG's the one with Geordi, right?
I was obsessed with his visor thingy but I just found out, because my sisters like to blow my mind, that he was only wearing it because he was blind.
Kid me was convinced he had laser eyes, like Cyclops from X-Men.
...
Kid me made her own fun 0_0; 22 July 2021 at 23:22
Dex said...: Totoro is definitely the Ghibli I would start her with!

A fault? Hmm, well, she did eat all the doughnut bites :)

I bet kid you was very entertaining :) Yeah, that's TNG and I can confirm, no laser eyes sadly. I've only watched the first half of the 3rd season but I'm enjoying it so far. Captain Picard and Worf are definitely the best characters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDrABWb9VIQ; 23 July 2021 at 21:56
Louise Boyd said...: I don't think I appreciated Worf enough when I was a kid.
Too focused on potential laser eyes and Picard's weird but majestic voice.
I can't remember what the big bad was in TNG. Were they Klingons? Or something else?
Em would know, and the mater. They're both Trekkies.

I want a doughnut bite... *-*; 23 July 2021 at 23:37
Dex said...: I don't know where they got the doughnut bites but they were really good (I did manage to get a few!). They were just little unfilled doughballs with 3 different variations of icing - vanilla & caramel, chocolate & hazelnut, and strawberry.

Really in TNG, the most famous big bad was probably the Borg even though they appear in very few episodes. I think the Romulans look like being the most frequently recurring antagonists.

Are your mum and Emily the sci-fi fans in your family? I remember ages ago when we mentioned the Foundation series, you saying that your mum likes to read sci-fi.; 24 July 2021 at 20:25
Louise Boyd said...: I'm guessing Freya was a vanilla/caramel girl :)

I'd forgotten about the Romulans!
Widow peaks that'd make Bram Stoker weep.
My knowledge of Star Trek is piss poor but I'm not really all that into sci-fi. There are certain times but it's usually when it's not really about being in space or robots or whatever, y'know?
I love Firefly and Battlestar and Sunshine but they're kinda not all that science fiction-y if you think about it.
I'm a Fantasy girl. Give me dragons and the Fae and copious amounts of glitter.
Em and Mum are way more sci-fi that me but my mum most of all.
It's hilarious watching a sci-fi movie with her; nothing gets past her because she's basically seen and read it all.
I'm genuinely shocked when she enjoys anything in space or involving space.
She just watched the remake of War of the Worlds with Gabriel Byrne and my god, she actually enjoyed it. Wonders will never cease 0_0
I'm just waiting for how much she's going to roast the new Dune movie.; 24 July 2021 at 21:41
Dex said...: Yes, a vanilla/caramel girl. Very much so :) I preferred the strawberry. What kind do you think you would go for?

I think even I would have managed to work out that you prefer Fantasy :) I do keep meaning to watch Sunshine but haven't got around to it - I mean, it's only been around for about 14 years :S Does your mum have any particular favourite sci-fi series, book or tv?; 25 July 2021 at 20:47
Louise Boyd said...: Oh, Christ, that's a hard question.
I don't think I could name a definitive anything but I know she's a big Dan Simmons fan. His Hyperion series, specifically.
And I think she's pretty excited about Apple's adaptation of the Asimov's Foundation Trilogy - I watched the trailer last night and it looked pretty cool.
She's picky, though. As I said, getting anything past her is near impossible. It's easier with fantasy, and then I can steal shit from her when I want to :D

Is your mum a nerd like mine? Or the polar opposite?

Ps. Chocolate/Hazelnut. Not even a hard decisions. If there's hazelnut in the vicitinity, I will hunt it down Ice Age style and go ballistic on its nutty ass.
Hazelnut anything is the best!; 25 July 2021 at 23:50
Louise Boyd said...: Pps. I just realised you, Freya and I make the perfect doughnut team :D; 25 July 2021 at 23:51
Dex said...: I was hoping you would pick the chocolate and hazelnut for that very same reason :D

My mum barely sits still long enough to enjoy anything, she's always doing something practical. Very tiring to be around :)

I love that you and your mum are so picky :) Sorry I'm always asking you to list your favourite or your family's favourite things though. I really should stop putting you on the spot like that!; 26 July 2021 at 20:37
Louise Boyd said...: I mean, honestly, asking me questions about my life?
How dare you?!
:D

I'm so bad at answering questions like what's your favourite?. My entire brain just voids itself and I forget everything I've ever enjoyed.
It's so frustrating. Especially when you love many things like I do!
My kingdom for a functioning brain =/

What kinda practical things does your mum do? I'm intrigued. Gardening? Crafting? High stakes organising?
People who are always doing something are crazy people. They make me so anxious. My dad's like that, never content to just sit still but such a pain in the arse because he's never sure what he wants to do -_-
I swear the man has ADHD.

Have you heard from Freya since she got home? Do you video chat with her?
You should video chat and then tell me all the amazing things she does.

Eventful day in the garden. I swept all the paths in 24 degree heat - not my wisest decision, gave myself a blister on the inside of my thumb, and got stung by a nettle!
I think the garden was fighting back =/
And it had the audacity to continuously drop leaves where I'd just swept.
Em had to take the broom away from me to stop the OCD cycle 0_0; 26 July 2021 at 22:05
Dex said...: She isn't much of a gardener or crafter. I wouldn't call my mother creative, she's just very, very good at getting things done. Definitely the practical one in the family. Other than that, she cooks a lot, tidies a lot, exercises a lot, talks on the phone a lot. And the big difference is that she isn't at all phased by social interactions!

Isn't your dad very practical? Didn't you tell me he does things like build benches?! Has he made anything this summer? No one in my family would have a clue about things like that :)

I really suck at video calls so haven't seen Freya since she left. But she's gone and picked up chicken pox! They arrived back on Wednesday and she went straight to nursery and apparently there were other kids who were coming down with it. By Friday she was covered in spots! And I promise I will get better at video calls and speak to her as much as I can :)

I know I always say this but your garden seems like a magical place to me with all the paths leading to hidden places :) I hope you did something nice in the heat as well! Or that your family brought you refreshments after sweeping :)

I can never think of lists and I always I ask you to produce them at the drop of a hat - it's really your own fault for having such good taste :) One of these days I'll do a favourites list just to make up for all the times I've asked you :); 27 July 2021 at 19:17
Louise Boyd said...: Chickenpox?!
Oh noooo, poor Freya.
I was covered in spots when I got it too and apparently tried to itch like a demon.
Em had about three spots. Weird.
We both have the same scar, though.
I hope Freya gets at least one scar. Sounds weird, but it's like a badge of honour. I got the Pox and survived! kinda thing.
You got any chicken pox scars?

Video calls are the worst, so no pressure, but if you do virtually hang out and talk about T-Rex, I need to know <_<

Em told me to tell you that if you ever want a Totoro made for Freya, then she'll happily do it.
Maybe even Totoro with a tutu :)

You mum sounds superhuman 0_0 Where's she getting all that energy? Is she a secret energy drink addict? Chugging Red Bull on the regular?
Did I ever tell you about the time in college I drank too much Red Bull and couldn't make it up the stairs to class?
My friend Chris - who was equally buzzed - had to help me. It was a disaster *-*; 27 July 2021 at 23:07
Dex said...: I'm sure I would have remembered that story! What actually happened? Did you have to be dragged, carried, rolled... And how did you cope when you finally arrived?!

I don't know how anyone manages to do anything they don't have to. I come home from work everyday and just want to flake out on my bed :)

I don't think I have a chicken pox scar. I feel a bit left out now :) I can barely remember having it although I'm sure I did. Do you and Emily both have an identical scar in the exact same place? I'll be sure to say that to Freya if she does end up with one :)

Is your sister just the kindest, most thoughtful human being in the world?! Because that may be the nicest thing anyone has ever offered to do for me! Please tell Emily that I won't forget that and when Freya is finally ready to start (because I'm so sure it will happen soon) exploring the world of Ghibli, then Emily and yourself will be the first people I tell :); 28 July 2021 at 20:10
Louise Boyd said...: I'll inform Em and make sure she's got the grey felt ready.
I'll even help and sew up some edges. I love doing that. The Henson stitch is magical 0_0
I can't wait for Freya to start her Ghibli journey. Imagine seeing all that magic for the first time again. I'm so jealous.
You gotta introduce her to all the greats if her parents don't. Labyrinth, Muppet Christmas Carol, Addams Family, Hocus Pocus etc.
If I had a kid, it's education in the arts would be fucking majestic *-*

I bet you have a scar, you just might not know where it is... And yeah, Em and I have the same scar in the same place: the little corner where the nose and the eye socket meet. A little round divot of itchy shame :)

Ps. I was gently pulled up the stairs, I kinda used my legs but gave up periodically and laughed the entire time. Once I got to class I was totally fine. Weirdest thing. But my heart was pounding the entire time.
Don't drink three energy drinks in one sitting, Dex, it's evil incarnate 0_0; 28 July 2021 at 23:06
Dex said...: I don't know what the Henson stitch is but I feel very lucky to have you as a friend :)

I'll be examining my face tonight to see what I can find :) On that subject, I don't think I've given you a skincare update lately. My face still isn't as clear as it used to be (I don't think it ever will) but I'm managing to keep any major outbreaks from occurring. It may be paranoia but I always feel like there's another one right around the corner :)

"If I had a kid, it's education in the arts would be fucking majestic *-*". You don't need to convince me of that! Of course, you do realise that I will be expecting you to help me educate Freya in all these things :) This last week, apart from chicken pox, she's been learning to ride her bike - the other day was her first time peddling on her own without stabilisers. My cousin posted a video and she just kept going :)

I've never really been one for energy drinks. I mean, I've occasionally had Red Bull but it never seems to have much affect on me. And all the other energy drink cans just look way too intimidating :); 29 July 2021 at 21:18
Louise Boyd said...: Does it surprise me that Freya's a bike riding savant?
Not one itty bit.
What kinda bike does she have?
If it has unicorns on it I might lose my mind.

Yay for better skin!
I'm glad it improved. What's your routine now? Any products to share? I'm always looking for things that'll battle the breakouts - I'm currently fending off a hormonal surge of them, ugh. Every fucking month this happens!
I've always thought if I could just find a decent cleanser it'd help so much but my skin's so damn sensitive that even trying stuff is bedlam-esque.
I can't remember if you're just using honey or a proper cleanser?

You know how at the weekend I got stung by a nettle? It happened again. Same nettle. Opposite ankle 0_0
The garden hates me.
Although, I remember being stung as a huge deal when you're a kid.
You get stung, desperately try to a find a dock leaf to rub against it (which is stupid because they don't work!), run home, cry at whatever parent's available, and then let them douse you in vinegar (which also doesn't work!).
Huge drama.
Whereas now, I yelp when it happens, swear like the dirty-mouthed heathen that I am, shrug and continue on.
Have nettles settled down or are kids just total drama queens? o_O

Ps. The Henson Stitch is a ladder stitch. It's basically a way to make the thread invisible when you're sewing things up. Jim Henson used it for the Muppets :) It's very satisfying to do. I performed it on No Face's little mitten hands ^-^; 29 July 2021 at 23:10
Dex said...: No unicorns on the bike but she has a unicorn bike helmet if that counts. And she stuck a feather on the front of it which I'm guessing is her way of having a unicorn horn. Also listening to her quietly saying 'yaahooooo' as she sets off is hilarious :)

Yes, dock leafs never worked :) I haven't been stung by a nettle in so long that I probably would still act like a kid :) Do you have thistles as well? I used to think getting stung by a thistle was much better than if it was a nettle because at least thistles look spiky so it's not's like they are trying to trick you into getting stung :) Also nettle stings used to leave white spots which I really didn't like.

Is the weather still nice in Blair? It has been really cloudy here since Monday, and quite misty a lot of the time. Still warm but the last really nice day we had was Sunday.

I doubt there's anything I could tell you about skin care that you don't know already since I think you're an expert! I wouldn't call my skin clear but just about managing to keep it under control :) I'm still using the Manuka honey twice a day on its own, morning and evening, and making a mix of the honey, lemon juice and olive oil for the shower. I did try going back to a proper cleanser a few weeks ago but after a few days my skin didn't seem to be able to cope with it :S

'The Henson Stitch is a ladder stitch. It's basically a way to make the thread invisible when you're sewing things up. Jim Henson used it for the Muppets :) It's very satisfying to do. I performed it on No Face's little mitten hands ^-^'

I didn't think I could love my No Face even more!; 30 July 2021 at 20:54
Louise Boyd said...: ...she has a unicorn bike helmet if that counts. And she stuck a feather on the front of it which I'm guessing is her way of having a unicorn horn. Also listening to her quietly saying 'yaahooooo' as she sets off is hilarious :)

I think my heart just exploded.

The weather is shiiiitttttt. Rainy, humid, cold, warm, thunderous, grey. I hate it -_-
Anyone who says Seasonal Affective Disorders isn't real knows nothing because my mood is so much shittier without the sun.
We had a perfect day, just before the thunder and rain started; warm, breezy and sunny. If every day was like that I'd be happy. Who needs snow, anyway?

Only 12 days until I get shot up with poison, again. Sigh. If only they'd give out lollipops afterwards, it'd be a much more enjoyable experience.

...making a mix of the honey, lemon juice and olive oil for the shower.

You wash your face in the shower?! 0_0; 30 July 2021 at 23:23
Dex said...: It'll be good to get it out of the way though. At least, that's how I felt about it :) If it makes you feel any better, I didn't have any ill effects from the second round except a slightly achy arm for a couple of days. The first one was much worse for me. Maybe you should ask someone to buy you a couple of chupa chups for when you get back :) Do you have a preferred kind of lollipop? Mine used to be the swizzels double lollipops :)

Well, I usually make up the mixture the night before and then first thing in the morning, I'll put some honey on my face but wash it off in the shower along with using the mix (which I'll use as a body/face wash). And then at night, I'll do another honey mask but just wash it off in the sink. Is that odd? I didn't think it was but writing it down, I realise I sound like a total weirdo :)

It doesn't look like our weather will get much better during the next week at least :S In general, has it been a bad summer in Blair in terms of weather?; 31 July 2021 at 13:20
Louise Boyd said...: Hmm. I don't know if you should trust me because well, my skin is nowhere near perfect but I'd recommend not washing your face in the shower.
The rest of you? Go for it. But shower water is likely to strip your skin of its natural oils and exacerbate the problem.
I'd do it after, in the sink.
Or, if you really like doing it in the shower, wait 'til the end and reduce the temperate of the water until it's really mild. Not cold but not warm either.
Make sense?
But again, wtf do I know? =/

Don't judge me but strawberry and cream chupa chups are my all-time fav 0_0 They're so fucking gooood when they should be disgusting!
I always steal them for halloween party packs before anyone else can get one. Because I'm the worst. But a happy worst :)
Double lollipops always made my tongue feel funny. I like the taste but the texture just freaks me out.

There was like 10 minutes of sunshine today and I went outside and stood in it like a cat; face tipped up to greet it and everything.
Vitamin D is my drug of choice and this damned country deprives me of the goods >-<

Ps. Do you get bitten in the summer? I'm covered 0_0; 31 July 2021 at 23:27
Dex said...: Shut up, you know exactly what you're talking about - I just wish I'd asked you sooner :) I will have to give some thought to my morning routine now - it's really difficult figuring out how to put things in the most logical order :)

I know what you mean about the double lollipops! A very weird thing in my life is that I've had very few chupa chups over the years and there's no particular reason for it. I can't even think of the flavours so I can't even judge you! I do like strawberry and cream sweets though. There used to be this sweet shop in Lerwick (the kind where they have all these jars on shelves behind the counter and then would weigh them out) that used to sell strawberry and cream sweets that I always used to get. I do love that you still get halloween party packs :D

I haven't really been bitten much this summers. We get tiny black flies here that usually do the damage but I've not noticed them so much (probably because I don't go out much). It has been really bad for cluster flies though (at least that's what the local news has identified them as), getting into the house or flying around your face when out for walk :S

I thought you might like a photo of Freya and Marshmallow when they were up in Shetland - https://www.flickr.com/photos/95083192@N03/51349369762/in/dateposted/; 1 August 2021 at 16:54
Louise Boyd said...: STOP.
IT.
My brain can't process that photo.
You didn't tell me she had cave girl curls - insanely jealous - and a puffin pin!
And she's holding Marshmallow so gently and all her knitwear and her LITTLE PINK NOSE!
Oh Jesus, it's too much.
And is the belt a choice or to wrangle the little heathen when she scampers off for impromptu ballet moves and t-rex fighting?
...
I can't believe you have a relative this cute. It's not fairrrrr >_<

I miss old timey sweet shops. Brown bags full of Millions, Flying Saucers, toffee bon bons (why do I hate even thinking those words?) and sugar paper (which was weird as fuck stuff but I loved it).
The strawberry and cream sweets didn't happen to be round and striped? Because I think I used to love those 0_0
Oh, and I only get Halloween party packs because I'm so pitiful on the day :)
I love Halloween so much and no one else really does so the fam takes pity on me and loads me up with sugar :)
It's kinda awesome.
One day I want to do Halloween properly. Cosplay the shit out of it, go to some form of creepy event (not a party, more like a themed screening of something or maybe an escape room), get hysterical on sugar and fall asleep on a pile of cobwebs (okay, maybe not that but I'm going for aesthetic, here).; 1 August 2021 at 23:12
Dex said...: I hoped that would be your reaction :D I think that's my favourite photo of her from when she was up here, and I didn't even notice the puffin pin! Actually, I didn't spend much time with her that day. I think that was the first day they were here so I was at work most of the day. They went down to Sumburgh at the very south of the island to see real puffins and go to St Nininan's Isle beach which is definitely one of the nicer parts of Shetland (which, of course, I haven't visited in years). The belt is definitely a fashion accessory - I wouldn't dare try and stop her from ballet and t-rex fighting :) As you can imagine, Freya has so many outfits!

The sweet shop I used to go to in Lerwick is still open but doesn't sell sweets anymore, just sandwiches. They used to do both so I would go down on my lunch break from school and get a cheese toastie and a bag of sweets :) The strawberry and cream sweets were a sort of lozenge shape, half white / half red, and coated in sugar. You could also get a rhubarb and custard version too but I didn't like that so much. Or strawberry bon bons (although strawberry and toffee, in my mind, shouldn't work). Or a massive bag of millions! Also, what is sugar paper and why have I never tried this?!

If it was Halloween, I would definitely ask you to take Freya trick or treating :); 2 August 2021 at 19:34
Louise Boyd said...: Oh, it probably wouldn't be wise to let me loose on Halloween with Freya. I'd let her scare the shit out of everyone with dinosaur jump scares and she'd get all the sweets she wanted =/
Dangerous, that's what we'd be!
You'd have to come to supervise because to fair, I'd probably be as loaded up on sugar as Freya is.

Hmm, those aren't the same strawberry and cream sweets but I'm very intrigued by the whole "coated in sugar" thing.
Anything encrusted in sugar couldn't be bad, right?
It's was the fizzy cola bottles I went for, and green apple fizzy laces.
Fuck, I loved laces. I was a little barbarian with them as a kid. Stuffed whole handfuls in my mouth :D

Sugar paper is bizarre. Sheets of, I guess, wafer? But see-through thin and made of sugar and, err, stuff.
Really, I know nothing about them other than they melted on your tongue really fast and tasted of nothing I can describe =/
You're not missing out. Trust me.

You don't eat puffins in Shetland, do you? o_O
I watched a show once where they caught puffins with a huge buttterfly net and then salt-packed them in a big barrel.
...
Gross :(; 2 August 2021 at 22:48
Dex said...: That's the Halloween I want :)

People eat puffins?! It's probably illegal to eat puffins in Shetland - they are pretty much our island mascot :) Although we do eat some pretty awful things up here - I mean, mince & tatties. Ugh :) Actually, I struggle to think what our local dishes are - most of it seems to be the kind of thing you can get anywhere. Cullen skink is quite a big thing but I think it's a whole of Scotland thing.

'Fuck, I loved laces. I was a little barbarian with them as a kid. Stuffed whole handfuls in my mouth' - this is so easy to imagine :D I haven't bought them in a while but I sometimes still buy laces from the supermarket, both fizzy and non-fizzy. And strawberry pencils and rainbow belts... this just reminded me, I keep forgetting to buy the Pocky sticks!

Sorry, I hope you don't mind that I ordered you a couple of things for our birthday. Just in case any unexpected turns up!; 3 August 2021 at 20:33
Louise Boyd said...: A package arrived today and I got halfway through ripping the cardboard pully thing (what the hell's that called?) and thought stop, stop, stop, this is totally a present!.
And now I have to curse for making me wait 24 days to open it :)

Scotland doesn't have a national dish! And Haggis doesn't count.
The whole Britain is totally useless this way. We just ingest everybody's else's food culture into our own.
So disappointing.
Imagine being the country that invented pizza? 0_0
Britain blows. I'm tired of this hellscape -_-

Ps. I'm glad you don't eat puffins, that would have put a major dent in our friendship =/; 3 August 2021 at 23:07
Dex said...: Is it not called a cardboard pully thing? That's what I call it :) I'm sorry, I should have said something earlier. I didn't expect one of them to be delivered so quickly! I never seem to be able to strike that balance in between last minute panic buying and keeping you waiting weeks to open something. I keep saying this but I'll do better next year :)

I've never thought about our food like that - at least we can still get pizza, that's the main thing :) I'd love to have a pizza, coke and film night! I'm sure I've asked you this before but what would you choose as a pizza topping?

I actually can't think of anything particularly strange I've eaten. I'm pretty unadventurous when it comes to food :); 4 August 2021 at 20:21
Louise Boyd said...: Dexterous, never apologise for sending me presents. Ev-er 0_0

Go to pizza topping is smoked ham, capers and mascarpone - it's what Em and I make.
But the dirtbag in me wants ham and pineapple >_<
Pepperoni's always good, as long it doesn't get burnt. Our timings at home are always so off because it's so difficult to get my Dad to the fucking dinner table without him wandering off and doing other things, that everything's usually a little singed, and I detest burnt pepperoni.
As soon as the edges started to harden, I'm out +_+
You?

I think the oddest or just grossest things I've eaten are squid (it haunts me that I've eaten my greatest phobia), Mole Poblabo (chocolate does not belong in savoury food, blech), and a truly horrendous soup called Galangal (as a family, we vote no to this soup; dissssssgusting).
One of these things I wasn't forced to eat. Can you guess which one?; 5 August 2021 at 00:09
Dex said...: I'm guessing the chocolate thing was the one you weren't forced to eat :) I've never even heard of Mole Poblabo and Galangal! I got sick from eating squid while on holiday and I don't think I've eaten it since... I want to say I've tried sea urchin but I think I was just standing next to people who were eating sea urchin - it was a long time ago :) I think we were island hopping in the Philippines (basically spending a day travelling in a small boat from island to island - definitely one of the better ways to spend your time there) and I remember people on the boat catching sea urchins, opening them up, and eating raw the little strips that were inside. I think I was even fussier when I was a kid so doubt I took part :)

I bet your Dad is the kind of person who always has several projects going on at once :) For some reason, I always love when you have strong opinions on something, even if it is just burnt pepperoni :) I think pepperoni would always be my choice of topping. I used to quite like mushroom as well. At uni in first year, if I was heading home early from a night out (which always happened because I'm terrible at socialising), there was this place where I always stopped to get a takeaway mushroom pizza to eat in my room at the halls while I tried to figure out why I couldn't connect with people. Either that, or I ate it while watching Frasier :)

With presents, I always worry that I've bought you something you've already got. So I will apologise if I've done that :); 5 August 2021 at 19:33
Louise Boyd said...: ...I remember people on the boat catching sea urchins, opening them up, and eating raw the little strips that were inside.

Whole. Body. Shudder.
I'm willing to try a lot of things but seafood just doesn't agree with my palate.
Too squishy, too slimy, too stinky.
I don't even like fish suppers 0_0
Granted, there are NO decent chippies in my general vicinity, but I think I'd still just get chips in the end =/
Maybe a deep friend black pudding ← ever had one? Funny thing is, I don't like black pudding unless it's deep friend *shrug* Apparently I'm an animal. And I used to eat deep friend pizza.
...
Not sure how I'm alive, to be honest *-*

MUSHROOMS ARE THE DEVIL'S VEGETABLE!
DO NOT SPEAK TO ME OF FUNGHI!
...
Well, you can, just don't make eat the rubbery little bastards. Blech.

Another package came today. It's a big box with a brewery label on the side. Suspicious? <_<

Ps. I don't think you've ever sent me a double but I probably wouldn't mind if you did. Having two of something you love is never a bad thing :)

Pps. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO GET ME?! I'm on the strugglebus this year. I haven't even started shopping yet =/ I'm bad at this gift thing >_< And don't say, don't get me anything because I will bash you through the internet <_<

Ppps. My sad uni-food of choice was loaded potato wedges. If we'd gone to uni together and had a third awkward friend who liked salad, we'd have made a whole meal :D; 5 August 2021 at 23:52
Louise Boyd said...: deep friend black pudding

Ahaha. Excellent typo.; 5 August 2021 at 23:54
Louise Boyd said...: unless it's deep friend

I did it twice +_+; 5 August 2021 at 23:54
Louise Boyd said...: deep friend pizza

OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE +_+ <_< 0_0; 5 August 2021 at 23:56
Dex said...: You're my favourite person :D You should see the amount of typos I make everyday in supposedly professional emails...

But no, I've never had a deep fried black pudding or a deep fried pizza (I didn't even know there was such a thing!). I haven't even had a deep fried Mars Bar :S

My mum's actually extremely allergic to seafood, and my dad doesn't like it at all, so I never have it at home unless it's part of a takeaway.

So no mushrooms, burnt pepperoni... :) Big question about pizzas - thin crust or thick crust?

I wish I was part of an awkward trio of uni friends :)

I promise you I haven't bought you beer! I wouldn't even know where to start with buying beer for someone! I guess when I buy presents for you, it is slightly easier because you are always posting about the things you like - I imagine I'm extremely annoying to buy for! But you always manage to send me things that I really like, so I wouldn't worry about it :); 6 August 2021 at 20:26
Louise Boyd said...: I'm not actually fussy about the thickness of the crust but I don't understand deep dish.
If I wanted pie, I'd eat pie =/

Square pizza or round pizza?
And if at Pizza Hut (which is actually terrible pizza), are you more interested in the pizza or the ice cream factory?

Seafood allergy? Oooh, nasty.
Real food allergies are crazy.
Do you have any? I don't, other than the skin on kiwi fruit makes me lips swell ← this is why you eat it with a spoon, instead of like the animal that I was as a child.

All this talk of food is making me ravenous 0_0
I think it might be time for midnight toast and the heartburn that follows! :D; 7 August 2021 at 00:21
Dex said...: I'm very much a thin crust person. I suppose round pizza but only because that's what I'm used to. And I think I've only been to Pizza Hut a couple of times in my whole life! Is the ice cream factory as exciting as what I'm picturing in my head? :)

There's actually no pizzerias or Italian restaurants in Shetland (unless I've completely missed them - that is a possibility). And takeaway delivery isn't really a thing either (although that may have changed in the last year).

I'm not aware of having any food allergies. I'm so boring! How do you eat kiwi fruit without a spoon?! :)

Did you have your toast last night? With jam?; 7 August 2021 at 17:16
Louise Boyd said...: The ice cream factory was just a soft serve ice cream machine that, if I'm remembering correctly, only dispensed vanilla (dull but delicious), but it was surrounded by a cornucopia of toppings.
Smarties.
Gummies.
Sprinkles.
Marshmallows.
Nuts.
Chocolate chunks.
Some fruity shit I can't remember!
It was amazing. At least for a kid not past the age of knowing there's better ice cream than vanilla.
I think you'd love it :)

How do you eat a kiwi fruit without a spoon, you ask?
By cutting it in half and kinda scooping it out with your bottom teeth like a uncivilised monster.
Very messy. Very fun. Very likely to cause swelling if you're sensitive to all those little hairs on the skin =/
The funny thing, though?
I didn't stop doing it this way for years +_+

Ps. I had half a peanut butter Kit Kat, instead. I was too lazy to get up and it was right next to me :D; 8 August 2021 at 01:05
Dex said...: I've never seen anyone eat a kiwi fruit like that! :D Then again, it has been so long since I've had one that I would probably need to re-learn how to eat it successfully... I did have some strawberries today though :)

So that's what an ice cream factory is. I've seen things like that on tv but never real life. Damn my sheltered upbringing on this island :) I would definitely be paying more attention to that rather than the pizza! But how do you stop yourself going over the top with the toppings? Or is that just impossible?

I like that you keep emergency chocolate bars within reach :); 8 August 2021 at 20:28
Louise Boyd said...: Strawberries or raspberries? You must choose, it's a life or death situation. Go.

I don't remember if there's a limit on toppings but in my kid brain there wasn't.
You could have 90% toppings and 10% ice cream if you wanted, and vice versa.
Isn't that magical? 0_0
I bet it wouldn't taste as awesome now.
You'd be better off doing it at home and there's really no limitations, bar your stomach rebelling because ingesting that much dairy at once time is surely not gonna end well.
...
Now I want ice cream and we have none.
FUCK.; 8 August 2021 at 22:31
Dex said...: Definitely raspberries. Thinking about it, I'm surprised it was such an easy choice for me! But I like strawberries and I'm making this choice based on the assumption that I would still be allowed to have strawberry flavoured things - I mean, I did just buy some strawberry pencils tonight :) What about you? Because you live in Blair, I want to guess raspberries but you are always surprising me :)

I now want to spend a weekend alone with a tub of vanilla ice cream and a wide selection of random store bought toppings. Is that okay to do? I'm not sure what toppings I'd pick but I'm sure it would be worth the bellyache :)

We had ridiculously heavy rain today!; 9 August 2021 at 21:04
Louise Boyd said...: Raspberries. It's not even hard.
Finding decent ones, however, that's a fucking mystery.
And yeah, I live in a town where people cross the ocean to pick raspberries in, but can I get my hands on any?
No, I cannot.
Madness, I tell you! MADNESS!

I now want to spend a weekend alone with a tub of vanilla ice cream and a wide selection of random store bought toppings. Is that okay to do?

Sometimes, you ask me the dumbest questions :)

Vanilla ice cream + crushed speculoos biscuits + chocolate sauce + crushed nuts + golden syrup = dairy Valhalla.
And I just made that up.
Give me a smorgasbord of toppings and I'll savant the shit out that mess.
Why is this not available to me? It could be my true calling... 0_0

What happens when it rains heavily in Lerwick?
You have no trees to protect you!
Do you start to sink like Venice? :D; 10 August 2021 at 00:14
Dex said...: I'd definitely let you pick my ice cream toppings :)

We usually get the wind and rain combination up here - really a lot of fun to walk in :S Straight down heavy showers like we got yesterday are actually pretty rare! It always reminds me of being on holiday because that is what the rain was like when I was in warmer climates :) I did think we might sink but all that really happens in Lerwick is we watch it sadly from the windows and try to remember better summers :) But honestly, the lack of sun so far in July/August...

This is another really dumb question but do people in Blair just buy their raspberries from supermarkets like the rest of us? I thought maybe there might be special places you could go to get them. I can't really describe what goes on in my head sometimes :); 10 August 2021 at 20:53
Louise Boyd said...: We do buy out raspberries from the supermarket but you can get local berries from the farmshop in town.
But they're obscenely expensive 0_0
But so much better than supermarket fruit.
It's a dilemma.
Last year the rentals kept stopping at a fruit farm on the way home from Dundee and bringing us freshly picked berries and it was epic.
I gorged myself and suffered miserably but it was totally worth it!
Fucking Covid ruined my berry gorging this year :(; 11 August 2021 at 00:32
Dex said...: I hope you get all the berries next year :)

Living on a barren windswept island, I hardly ever get to eat freshly picked fruit. Nothing grows up here :) I seem to remember our neighbours up the road having a small raspberry bush that we were occasionally allowed to raid as kids but they weren't up to much. Still, free raspberries are always good :) One of the things I liked about travelling through Norway and Sweden was that in the countryside there were always children selling berries at the side of the road. And then we would stay in these wooden cabin campsite places. I'm sure there was name for them but I can't remember what it was :S If I was confident enough in my driving, I would do that again :); 11 August 2021 at 21:32
Louise Boyd said...: Okay, I'm going to need a full list of the places you've been. I need to know just how disgustingly envious I need to be.
Is Scandinavia as creepily pretty as I hope it is?

You had ONE raspberry bush?
That's criminal.
Before it was just paid workers who went berry picking, the place in Blair was for anyone to go to.
You'd pick how much you wanted and pay for it before you left.
The only problem being that whenever we went, I'd play the game of one for the basket, one for the belly =/
I was really good at that game.

I've been jabbed!
My arm is fucking aching.
Why is this worse than the first time.
Agghhhhhh.
+_+; 11 August 2021 at 22:23
Dex said...: I'm so jealous you had a raspberry filled childhood! I bet you still play that game with other foodstuffs :)

I'm sorry Lilliputty. And this was after me saying the 2nd jab wasn't so bad :S Is it feeling any better today?

I don't think there's much need to be envious of my holidays. I almost always preferred having holidays at home :) Travelling is so stressful. Even as a kid, I got stressed :) And half of them I can barely remember! I can try to list the though:

Norway - definitely the place I thought was prettiest (all the wooden houses, mountain, valleys, fjords...)
Sweden - not as pretty but very clean :)
Philippines
Indonesia - we went to Bali and all I remember is fancy chocolate on the pillows and not having to share a hotel room with my parents which I thought was the best :)
Malaysia - I think we were in Kuala Lumpur only a day or two and I took a photo of the Petronas Towers
Hong Kong & Singapore - hardly remember this but I seem to remember enjoying the skylines from very high hotel rooms
USA - apparently we traveled across it but I wouldn't have realised if it wasn't for photographic evidence of me in Disney World and about 10 seconds of video footage of a beach in Hawaii
Thailand - I remember this one a little better but it probably says a lot about me that I thought the most exciting thing was getting pancakes with a little jug of syrup for breakfast :)

I really need to go through our photo albums one day!; 12 August 2021 at 21:37
Louise Boyd said...: Thailand - I remember this one a little better but it probably says a lot about me that I thought the most exciting thing was getting pancakes with a little jug of syrup for breakfast :)

The most you thing ever.
I swear you're actually a Jelly Baby in a human suit.

Ugh.
You might not care but my envy is out of this world.
One day I'm getting off this island and seeing a goddamn fjord!

I can still only lift my arm to about shoulder height without squawking in pain and I'm fucking knackered, but other than that I'm alright =/
It's gonna make yoga tonight real fun.
Mountain pose followed by an Argh! Why?! *-*; 12 August 2021 at 22:55
Dex said...: I did feel bad after the first stab but it did pass pretty quick so hopefully this is the same! I'd forgotten you did yoga. Do you have a set routine you do every night?

Of course I care that you're envious :) Do you ever make plans or itineraries for holidays that you wish you could take? I used to do that. I would buy Lonely Planet guides and make up itineraries for trips I knew I would probably never go on - sad, I know :) I remember I went through a phase of being obsessed with travelling to Tokyo and Kyoto. And then my sibling went and did it for real. Twice!

But I can't even decide the simplest things in my head. I mean, I don't even know if I'd prefer travelling on my own or with someone :S; 13 August 2021 at 20:22
Louise Boyd said...: I guess you can only figure out whether you like a travelling companion or not by doing it... ?
No other way, really.
I think I'd be too scared to go travelling on my own; so many everyday horror stories of women being attacked and worse =/
Plus, I can get lost in a straight line. Absolutely no geographical awareness. Someone to keep me from wandering into the wilderness and being eaten by some pagan god would probably be necessary 0_0
I've never planned where I might get eaten, though. I'm not much of a planner in general. I just have vague ideas of things I want or want to do. Very frustrating way to be. I'd love to be more of a take action kind of person.
I do know I'd like to visit somewhere ancient, like the ruins in Cambodia.
But that's mostly because I think it's pretty =/ Such a shallow bastard, am I.
A villa in the South of France would be nice. All that shallow sun and endless pastries. France = pastries, right? That's a rule, somewhere, I just know it.

Would you ever go with your brother to Tokyo/Kyoto?
Was he freaked out at all by the sheer number of people? I don't think I could handle it =/

No set routine for yoga, just whatever I fancy that night, and usually nothing all that difficult. Yin Yoga and Vinyasa, mostly.
I don't think I'll ever be a yogi. I don't have the upper body strength to do all those bonkers hand balances *-*
I can't even do a proper pushup and I've been trying for monthsssss.
I get so far down and my arms just give up like cooked spaghetti >_< Ridiculous!; 14 August 2021 at 01:00
Dex said...: I don't think it's shallow to want to go somewhere just because you think it looks pretty :)

Not being a planner is maybe a good thing! I'm the sort of person who plans things but then never has the energy or commitment to stick to it :) Probably if I went on holiday with someone, I would let them make all the decisions and I would be content to pass judgement with constant, annoying criticisms. Because I'm the worst :)

South of France would be nice, especially with the pastries! I think they eat a lot of cake in Germany too, at least according to the travel guide on BBC Learning Zone that I watched at about 4am one night about 12 years ago :)

I would maybe go travelling with my sibling to Tokyo/Kyoto but only because he seems to know what he's doing when it comes to getting around. I was actually impressed he didn't get lost and managed to figure out the train system! That's the sort of thing that I think would be beyond me - I'd be lucky to find my hotel. Other than that, I'd probably ditch him as soon as I got to where I wanted. I'm sure he'd do the same to me :)

This is probably a dumb question but is yoga relaxing to do?; 14 August 2021 at 08:57
Louise Boyd said...: All my travel "plans" would revolve around pretty places and food.
Mostly food.
I'd have to be rolled out of Italy after the amount of Gelato I'd stuff inside my body.
And I would try everything. In every city. No fussy eating on holiday or being that tourist who demands fries in Nepal or somewhere equally exotic.
I have always been intrigued by Poutine, though. But the curds freak me out 0_0

Does it make me a cliché to want to visit the Ghibli museum?
Because I really do.
Fuck Disneyland, give me Ponyo.

Do you know what we need on holiday? A keeper/guide. Someone to do all the work for us so we can sit back and enjoy the scenery.
That'd be so nice 0_0
And less chance of being kidnapped :D

Yoga is very relaxing, especially Yin Yoga, which is a series of long, slow stretches.
Other than reading, it's the only time I'm not inside my head. No stupid brain thoughts, just trying not to fall asleep with my head on my outstretched legs.
Annnnnd it's really helped my back, which was the reason I started practicing in the first place.
It's still a bastard and hurts all the time but not in the breathless way it did before. I was honestly almost always close to tears before I started doing yoga, and I still can't stand or sit in certain positions without some form of support but now I know how to stretch to help it.
Chronic pain is no joke, my friend, and I only figured out recently that's what I have.
I'm not a preachy Yogi. Namaste and meditation is just not my thing, I always skip in the videos but I'd recommend yoga to everyone. In pain or not. Anxious or perfectly content. It's just good and you don't have to do it for hours to get the benefits.
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Ancient India really knows its shit about the body ^-^; 14 August 2021 at 22:45
Dex said...: What is your fascination with Poutine. I'd never heard of it. It sounds really weird :D And is Gelato like a very thick ice cream? Is that something your sisters would make?

My one rule on holiday is to never trust anyone :) The Ghibli museum would be a must! I would be the worst person to plan for though. I'd say I want to do all these things but end up just wanting to rest and do nothing. Some warm weather, very few people, maybe a swimming pool, a couple of nice restaurants close by. I could really do with that right now :)

I'm sorry, Lilliputty. I never really appreciate all the stuff you've gone through with your back. I'm really glad the yoga helps some. Also, it must be nice to switch off your thoughts for a little while :) You know, because I'm a moron, it never really occurred to me that is one of the reasons you love books so much :S; 15 August 2021 at 17:52
Louise Boyd said...: Oh, I'd love books anyway; the break from my own brain is just an added bonus.
It's probably why I don't really read literary fiction anymore, too close to reality.
Plus, Fantasy's prettier.
If I could go on holiday in a fictional place, I'd probably never leave.
Well, as long as they had an endless supply of literature like reality does.
Which is another thing my holidays would be based around! Libraries.
I want to hit all the big ones and the lesser weirder ones.
Japan has some amazing looking ones that I'd like to squat in for a few days :)

Gelato's actually airier than traditional ice cream because it has less fat in it. Equally yummy, though. It's Italian sorcery. Well, I've heard it is.
Sarah would probably make it if I we had room in the freezer for her ice cream maker but we never do.
Very frustrating.
She made Biscoff ice cream a few Christmases ago and I was feral for it. Batted people away with my spoon to horde it all for myself, like a dairy dragon.
It's never been made agains, though, due to the aforementioned over-stuffed freezer issue :(

Poutine? I don't knowwwww. I'm not a big gravy fan and cheese is the devil's food but... a gigantic plate of fries just appeals to me.
On second thought, I'd rather have loaded fries. Salsa, guacamole, sour cream. Yes, yes, yes!
Carbohydrates are a gift to humanity *-*

Ps. Your style of holidaying sounds A+; 15 August 2021 at 23:04
Dex said...: Was cheese and chips a thing when you were growing up? Basically a plate of chips covered in melted cheese. I'm guessing they were an everywhere thing and not Shetland specific but you never know :) I think it was a staple of their diets for a generation of Shetland teens in the late 90s/early 00s - the thought of it makes me feel slightly queasy now :)

So loaded fries are a bit like nachos? I've never tried nachos but Mareel used to serve them and they did look really good. I'd rather try Biscoff ice cream though! I wonder how long I could live on the items in your family's fridge/freezer?! Probably forever! You've got me slightly intrigued by Gelato now :)

Are there any particular libraries in Japan you would like to see? Also, you could combine two of your holiday elements and travel to a fictional library :); 16 August 2021 at 20:01
Louise Boyd said...: Ughhhhhh cheese and chips is DISGUSTING!
Primary seven, we were finally allowed to go into town for lunch and everybody went to Woolworths to load up on sugar and then go for chips.
It was a delicious rite of passage.
I was always a chips and ketchup girl.
I don't know what it is but hot ketchup is one of THE most delicious things in the known universe. But it has to be hot. Cold ketchup is just, y'know, bog-standard good. HOT ketchup is next level euphoric. I'll not hear otherwise because it'd be wrong and I've got no time for idiotic comments :)

The Kikuchi City Central Library. So fucking cool. More modern than I'd usually go for but no less awesome.; 16 August 2021 at 23:09
Dex said...: That library is so pretty! I've always like the idea of really big mazy libraries with lots of hidden corners that are hardly ever visited. Maybe those places don't really exist though.

I wouldn't dare say anything bad about ketchup now :D I like it well enough in case you think I'm hiding my true feelings :) One of the things I miss is hand cut deep fried chips. My family used to make them all the time at home but it's just one of those things that no one seems to have time for anymore. I mean, I could try making them myself, but I'm lazy and they would be terrible :)

Other than chips, what else would you have hot ketchup with?; 17 August 2021 at 19:30
Louise Boyd said...: I feel like I have to clarify that I'm not being a weirdo and eating heated up ketchup 0_0
It just gets hot when it's put on hot chips.
And it's different than putting it on the side and dipping.
D'you know what I mean?
And I wouldn't judge you too harshly if you weren't a ketchup fan... =/
I've had chips with all kinds of weird things: Curry sauce, horseradish, bbq sauce, sandwich spread (I should be judged for that one), and I dream about dipping them in milkshakes and Nutella and jam 0_0 Not all at the same time, obviously, that'd be disgusting :D
Goddammit. Chips are necessary now and we never have them. Let alone deep fried homemade ones! Are you for real? Were they all crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside as a good chip should be?
...
I wonder if there was a time we weren't having in depth conversations about food *-*

Mazy libraries do exist. Little rabbit warrens full of stories. Heaven.
I went to a bookstore like that in Wales when I was 10? 11? Can't remember but I remember if the bookstore just fine. Full of tall, dark wooden cabinets full of books. Tightly packed and dimly lit, with a mezzanine running the circumference of the room.
I repeat: Heaven.
One day I'll return and make myself a nest.
People can pay to come and see the Book Dragon who returned home to dragon country :); 17 August 2021 at 23:15
Dex said...: I love our food conversations :D

I almost asked that in my last message, whether it was pre-heated ketchup or if it was hot because of the food :) Even if you did heat up ketchup, I wouldn't have thought it weird. Sorry but I think everything you do is just the best...

I deserve to be judged harshly. I mean, I have never had sandwich spread! Not even tried it once! I actually had to look it up to make sure what it was :S I want to say our homemade chips were crispy and fluffy but they probably weren't the best. I remember they were golden brown, at least when they weren't burnt :) I'm surprised you haven't tried dipping your chips in Nutella or jam yet :)

How come you don't have chips much at home? Does the rest of your family prefer different sides?

You definitely are the Book Dragon :) That sounds exactly like the kind of library that is in my head! I'm so glad they exist! Apart from libraries, would you also base your travels on bookstores?; 18 August 2021 at 19:45
Louise Boyd said...: Sorry but I think everything you do is just the best...

Nicest and most absurd thing anyone's said to me in a while.
I'm a monster! How can you think this?! 0_0

Ugh, don't get me started on what we eat at home. Dinner's a constant battle. Five grown ass people shouldn't be eating together. Too many different tastes. I don't like cheese, everyone else except Sar does. Dad's gone off potatoes, I'm not a big fan of pasta or couscous. I love sweet potatoes, nobody else does.
And on, and on, and on it goes.
Some nights, I just wanna eat toast =/

Important chip question: What's the perfect kind? All shapes, sizes, level of burntness and welcome.

I'm the cliche who wants to visit Shakespeare and Co. in Paris -_-
Everyone who loves books goes. It's a rite of passage. And I wanna be just like everyone elseeeee!
If you work for them while you're in the city, they have a special bed in the store for you to sleep on 0_0
Heaven. Actual heaven.
And there are cats!; 18 August 2021 at 23:47
Dex said...: I think I just made a decision in my head one day that you were my favourite person and I've just sort of stuck with that :)

That's such a tough question. I'm going to have to think about it... well, I definitely don't like big chips, or the outside of it to be too thick. I think I prefer thin chips. Not french fries but something in between that and standard oven chip size. Slightly burnt (so it's more golden brown than yellow), slightly greasy (because I'm disgusting), not cripsy but not soggy either. I have a feeling you're just yelling 'no, no, NO!' right now :)

Do people take turns cooking in your house or is it usually a joint effort? I bet your meal times are way more exciting than mine :) My mum does most of the cooking these days, especially as she's home a lot more now. My dad used to do a lot but he's not really quite up to it anymore. I did like when they were in Sandness for 3 months though and I could just eat what I wanted, when I wanted, which usually involved the simplest thing with the least washing up :)

So that bookshop, do you mean that you can work for them while you're just visiting Paris for a few days and sleep in the store?!; 19 August 2021 at 19:05
Louise Boyd said...: So that bookshop, do you mean that you can work for them while you're just visiting Paris for a few days and sleep in the store?!

That's exactly how it works! It's basically the dream. The only downside would be having to leave and not sleep cocooned by literature anymore :(

Weird, I totally thought you were gonna say curly fries.
And greasy isn't necessarily a bad thing. Not like, chip shop grease, more like you're able to see the oil they were cooked in and it's trapped inside the potatoey molecules?
Does that make sense?
In fancy restaurants, they triple fry chips. TRIPLE!
I'm so hungry for carbohydrates right nowwwww +_+; 19 August 2021 at 23:08

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