It's Christmas!

Well it's not, obviously. But it is the day of the creative writers' Christmas meal! It's so ridiculously early because most people have finished for this semester and they're going home in a few days. But that's fine with me, I'm all for spaced out Christmas meals.

  Today is also the day I'm going to watch North and South with my American twin, a big bar of chocolate and a tub of marshmallows. I am going to feel so fat by tonight....

 But before I can scoff all the marshmallows I have to go and buy them. Off I go to brave the snow/ice/slush/neds.

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Dobby didn't mean to kill...

Just to maim or seriously injure - Possibly the best line I have ever heard in a film, ever! And I STILL keep laughing at the bit where Harry tries out the new wand. But I have to say, for such a long film, not a lot happens. 

 I definitely need to read the book again; I didn't recognise a single thing that happened in the whole film, especially not Harry's wand breaking and Dobby at the end! It'll probably have to wait til I go home though as I don't actually own a copy and I imagine the libraries will have it reserved for quite some time.

 Tonight was the first rehearsal for the carol concert I'm playing in. We're doing all the traditional songs and now I feel even MORE excited about Christmas than before! I didn't think that was actually possible. There's also the fact that I've sorted out a meal with one of my friends, date set and everything. So excited!!!

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 I do not understand how someone as small as my landlady can make so much noise. I've lost count of the number of times she's woken me up by walking round the flat. Even Rachael's never managed it just by walking! 

 She excelled herself today; she woke me up by walking, banging a pan onto the stove top, turning the radio on at almost full volume, slamming the kitchen door four times and the bathroom door twice.  

 I've tried earplugs a couple of times but thanks to my freaky ears they just keep falling out whenever I move. I'm trying very, very hard to resist the urge to get up at some unearthly hour in the morning and start playing flute or something equally annoying. Two wrongs don't make a right and all that.

 I feel quite productive already today. I've had a cooked breakfast (coz I ran out of milk so couldn't have cereal), made two cards and read a bit of this week's set book. Neither of the cards are Christmas cards though so I've still got a ways to go with that!

  Is anyone else really excited about Christmas? I feel like a little kid again I'm looking forward to it so much.  Blimey it's five weeks tomorrow. 

IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS!!
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Look, no hangover!

I'm still pretty tired thanks to a late night yesterday, but I don't have a headache! Although that could be because I had a non-alcoholic drink after the cider this time. 

 I'm going to name this week Meltdown Week. So far I've had a miniature breakdown about not being able to do salsa and feeling fat, one person in my workshop group decided they were going to completely give up on their novel idea, and another had a good, long complain because they couldn't write a perfect first line.  I think we're better now though; there were cookies bought and hugs given and I've had a word with myself, so I think we'll all manage to keep going. It's just a bit strange that everything has been fine until now and suddenly it's all coming out. Maybe we're all just tired. Reading week feels like such a long time ago.

Well, I've just worked out I need to make 52 Christmas cards so I'd better go and get on with it!

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