h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hello all my dear friends!!

I’m sorry to have left you for so long but I’m back now. Things just got a little crazy and I hardly had any time to R&R. We had an exchange student from England, I was writing final essays and doing final exams and any spare time went to watching the Men’s World Curling Championship.

The exchange student was great. He was amiable and we all played a lot of board games which was fun and a good break from all my studying. When he first came we went to see Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Patience.” I absolutely loved it!!! Turns out K hates operas and my Dad and brother both fell asleep!!! Oh well, although I did feel bad as everyone went because I wanted to see it.

It feels good to have all my final exams and final essays done. The hardest exam I had was on late Victorian fiction and it was the one I thought was going to be easiest. My history exam on Frederick II was the one I thought was going to be hardest was easiest! Isn’t that just the way? Open book exams are the work of the devil. I always think they’re going to be easy because you have your books and your notes with you but for some reason it’s much more difficult.

I got an A+ on my essay on Major Barbara and feel ticked pink about that

Canada won the curling championship with Scotland coming second place. The games were great, I wish I’d got to watch more of them. For the most part I just had them on in the background while I was studying.
Today though I’m actually getting to see the game. I was up this morning at 5am to catch the second to last game of the Canadian curling season.

Now that I’m done school I’ll soon be looking for a job but first I’m going to Kelowna on Wednesday. My Dad has to go then to do my Grandma’s taxes and he’s waited for me so I can go with him. I’m both looking forward to and dreading this visit. I’m excited because it means I’ll get to see Aunt M as well as my beloved cousin A (what do you call your Dad’s cousins daughter? Is she a cousin?). On the other hand I’ll be visiting my Mum’s Mum which is difficult as we never get on and to make things more complicated her other granddaughter, my cousin J will be there and she wants to spend time with me. Please everyone keep your fingers crossed that she can be got off the topic of her ex-boyfriend and all the sexy men that go to her school.

On May 6th I’ll be heading off to Disneyland with my family. It should be good, I haven’t been in years and when we used to go I loved it. We’ll see how it all turns out but I think I’ll have fun.

Well that’s all the news from me. It’s good to be back with you all!

Hi!!! Have some and .

Scotland came second in the curling? And I thought it was a Scottish thing. Bet England couldn't do so well. They seem to invent all the sports and propmtly teach the rest of the world how to beat them at it.

Yes, the English didn't even make it to the worlds. Scotland did very well, it was a close thing and they were the only team to beat Canada at all during the worlds.

The sounds like a wonderful idea. I think I'll go and get a cup when this end is over. The chocolate will have to wait we don't have any in the house. I'll have to remember to get sum when I go out later to get the gum I need to chew to help fix my ear.

What's wrong with your ear?

And don't forget to go on the Haunted House ride!

Haunted house ride!?!?!? Sounds like fun! I tolsd my cousin that the haunted house in EuroDisney has real ghosts in it. Though we'll see next month how much he believed me.

I have fluid built up behind my eardrum. It's very annoying!!

I won't forget the Haunted House. I'm really looking forward to it!!!!!!

You'll have to let us know how gullible your cousin is.

I hate it when there's water built up in your ear. Oddly enough I find the solution to be dumping more water inside.

Well he's only 6 so we'll have to see.

Hope everyone's ears get better!!

My ear felt perfect and then I got water in it again yesterday. It felt odd but it wasnt as bad as before. I chewed gum all day and it seems better today. Seems the doctors advise worked.

Have you thought of having grommets put in? That's what I had when I was ickle.

Grommets? What are those?

they're tiny little plastic tubes which they place in the ear drum, allowing any fluid trapped behind to drain off.

Oooooh.... Now that sounds like an idea. I think I might be ok though. It seems to consistently get trapped in my ear but lately its not taking it as long to disappear as it used to. I had water in my ear this morning from when I washed my hair but it was gone about an hour or so later.

I would think grommets would be an option only if you had serious problems.

i get it sometimes if the shower head is pointing the wrong way, but it goes.

Websailor

Yes, I don't think my problem is serious enough for grommets. My ear seems just fine now and I didn't have any trouble on the plane.

You'll only need Wallaces then, not Grommets.

Websailor

I love Wallace and Grommit! I was watching them before I left for my vaccation. I bought a DVD that had "A Close Shave," "A Grand Day Out." and " The Wrong Trousers."

I think of all the Wallace and Grommit movies I've seen "A Grand Day Out" is my favourite

Grand Day out is awful, Close Shave is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ditto.