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

Yes. Moving.

It's not something I've exactly shouted from the rooftops, but there are still a few of you around who might be interested to know that as of June 2006 I'm heading away from sunny Birmingham, and heading further north, to sunny Leeds. A bit of a change, yes, but we're looking forward to it. Or at least, I am. Richard's still a bit worried about finding a decent job up there. Which leads me on to the next piece of news- I have a job! In the aforementioned Leeds. Although I'll be working for Capita, it looks like the role is scarily similar to the one that I have now, but at £14-16k instead of £10k. Yay!

Might have to wear suits though. *shudders*

But, yeah. Liek, woah. Big change is afoot. *grins*

Congrats hon! You must be so pleased.

Is Capita not so good?

YahHay!!!! glad that you're doing what you want to be doing!

about you being futher away. But not to fear! A certain Girl Called Ben lives rather near Leeds so I may well end up seing more not less of Vip!

Yayness!

Capita have a reputation for being inefficient and fairly useless. However, it's probably better to be working for these people than receiving their services. Oh, yeah, and I might be able to help them be less crap, I suppose. Heh.

Such youth and vivacity. Still convinced she can change the world!

*Checks To Do list*

Ah yes. Change the world is there. Right after 'get rid of the five horrible Leylandi in my back garden and plant a Wistera and a Laburnum, oh and some vegatables'

I think I may have grown old!

psst, get lots of wind proof clothing as it blows something awfull in leeds

Perhaps, but apparently it rains less. Good for me, worse for the veg.

See Z- you may be growing old, but you're growing old in company! Just wait until we have our own house and garden... although Richard is obsessed with greenhouses at the moment and seems to want to turn Leeds into a biodome...

Young? Idealistic? My cynicism shan't allow such slander to stand. *chuckles* Actually, I am feeling rather young and excited. It's nice. I can't remember actually feeling like this since I came to uni. Actually, I wasn't even this excited, because it didn't seem as real or important. Drugs, eh.

I spent a happy half hour in Sainsburys looking at all the different vegatable seeds available and deciding which to buy. Then remembering that I can't grow anything in my garden because it entirely consists of 5 60' leylandi trees. My garden is 11' wide.

Hurmph.

I may buy a rake so I can rake up all the stupid little wood chips that are in bettween the weeds. And a spade - that would be useful!

A rake, and a spade, and a fork, and a hoe, and some big scissors for chopping down nettles. A sickle seemed like a good idea, but you may as well buy a small, thin saw.

Mwahaha, you brambles, you briars, nettles, grass, I will destroy you!

Just stay away from the really strong weed-killers if you want to grow veggies! And I think you also need to put some high-strength gloves on for those nettles! Talk to Mina, I'm sure she'll know some good tea recipes you can use!

And Z - if you've not much space I've got some herbs growing rather well indoors. Its not much, but it might help til you get rid of those lovely sounding trees!

Don't become a Leeds girl, will you now?

B

Eh up.... tint too bad up ere yer know.

Not that I speek like that!

I've managed to hold off becoming a Brummie, so hopefully I can stave off Leeds too.

Up north the language is far more invasive, I actually caught myself with a part of the accent recently, had to go home straight away and start grunting Fenese again

Yay on the job!

No chance Yorkshian seems to get a hold of you. And I say that as an original Lancashirian!

And considering my way with accents (that is, reproduce them badly, without meaning to), I think I'm in serious trouble...