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Sun Sea and Scones...
Posted Jun 14, 2014
Well I unfortunately didnt make it to the Manchester meet,
I was just completely exhausted after London and Exams 
I hope those that did go along had fun and I'm sure it will be in Manchester again at some point
so today was the Thornton Gala 
took part as a member of one of the groups he goes to so of course I waited in the hot bright horriable sunshine.... to watch the precession it was very nice. We dont do much in Thornton its a small(ish) village and we cant even manage to keep up a farmers market once a month really... so it was good to see so many people turn out
there were a number of bands including a pipe band from Accrington and all the near by towns and villages had sent in there own queen/princess on a float (council van decorated with glitter and stuff)
and then this afternoon I set out to make scones although the finished product looks a little... blobby I think thats mostly due to the way i put them on the baking tray and our lack of a cutter... so i just sort of blobbed the mix on... 
but they taste ok which is the main thing i guess with big lovely cherries inside
you see we've been talked into a fathers day bbq tomorrow since Joe is the only person in the family that can actually cook on a bbq and still produce food fit for human consumption (cooked through but not rendered to ash) and not to mention the George forman grill incident (i'm sure they are wonderful but they are not a bbq)
so the scone/rock cake/blobs with cherries in - shall be served then perhaps with some pumpkin pie since we have a lot of pumpkin in the freezer... or some rhubarb crumble... the defrosted rhubarb might still be classified as food if you dont look too close and i think a crumble may be essential to prevent looking
Oh and the Cat brought home a pigeon today a lovely fat sandy coloured bird nice and... heavy
unfortunately at the time I wasn't feeling too grateful for such a lovely gift and plonked it in the bin and despite the cats lovely new collar with an extra jingly bell the bird was completely intact not a scratch on it (other then the blood coming from its beak) and its a puzzle how the cat managed it really I must be more grateful next time 
Anthea
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Shoes, Exams, meetups
Posted May 29, 2014
I have just bought a new pair of shoes,
I didn't realise how hard it would be...
none of the styles i liked were in my size and I eventually settled for a clarks pair that is almost nothing like the pair i wanted because it was the only pair in my size that didn't look like my grandmother would pick them or wouldn't break my neck with ridiculously high heels
the problem (mostly) is that I'm quite fussy I wanted some semi-formal court shoes mid heal black leather with a strap across the front...
(are you all asleep yet?) and a pair of knee high black leather boots without a fur lining but you cant get boots in the summer apparently even though the climate in England isn't exactly tropical all the shops seem to have is sandals and I don't like to have bare toes... anyway
I walked out of the shop with a pair of shoes with wedge heals a little higher perhaps than i wanted in shiny patient black which i really didn't want because i imagine they will scuff easily and will need replacing by September... but they didn't have normal leather anything because I'm a size 9 and that makes it freakishly difficult to buy shoes that dont look like they were designed for a stripper or a man who likes heels... *sigh*
I am thinking about going to a new bujinkan group tonight I haven't been for a while and feel unfit so i really need to get back into it
first exam is on Monday - sociology
then we are in London Tuesday night into Wednesday
revision on Thursday
second exam (and last) Friday - human physiology
then the Manchester meetup (that is next weekend isn't it?)
hopefully I will be able to walk in stupid new shoes because my old ones have generally fallen apart (the strap wont stay closed and the 'leather' is peeling
otherwise I shall be counting on you all to entertain me as i sit in the bar nursing a lemonade
I trust all who are coming will be entertaining 
Anthea
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Why cats can't rule the world
Posted May 21, 2014
ok a random idea (for a book or something) that came to me on the commute home this afternoon
it started with the title 'why cats can't rule the world'
you see... it wasn't about why cats physically cant rule the world, we all know they can... or all ready do but rather about why they shouldn't be allowed to do so.
you see I imagine that when cats come to be in charge of the world it will happen in a slow creeping progression one which we dont notice until it's too late...
perhaps the good people of h2g2 can help me decide what else happens 
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Revision
Posted May 12, 2014
well I'm meant to be revising for exams in less than a month
I say meant to be because we haven't actually finished learning everything on the curriculum yet...
Well for one subject anyway
physiology...
sociology on the other hand seems mostly wrapped up not quite totally finished but I'm pretty sure I could at least pass the exam...
our exams consist of short essay questions we must answer three questions from different topic areas in our subject
now this is easy enough for sociology we've looked at past papers which are all rather similar and we're pretty guaranteed what questions will come up and I feel i could confidently answer three and less confidently another three so I'm not really worried about the subject
I found I hate new right theory (if you dont know look it up)
and I occasionally fear my ideal society is some sort of marx socialism... although I am aware other theories and social idles are available... for now *evil laughter* 
now physiology
the exam questions are on homoeostasis (negative feedback etc quite easy)
the kidney and the structure of a nephron(also quite easy but I need to brush up on what happens where)
and reproduction systems (probably female since it was male last year) including hormones and the endocrine system
now the subjects themselves don't worry me much (exept we've not finished reproduction yet)
but we've not actually written any sort of timed essay on them yet, I could probably get a pass but I would like to at least get a merit
but I dont actually need the marks for Uni... I've already accepted my place and I need to send my birth certificate and marriage certificate to about three different places at the same time (and I've lost them at the moment)
I looked at how much it was to order a copy on-line... Very... very is the answer... 
now I think they are wherever i left them after Edinburgh (upstairs?)
so I really must go search and then send them to student finance and I need to take them to the DBS check on the 25th of June and NHS bursary service needs them too...
well one at a time eh
Dr Anthea 
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another update... Dr Anthea
Posted Apr 9, 2014
So
Monday the 7th was my 8th wedding anniversary yay
Joe (khamsin) and I went to Manchester with some friends
Jordan U187234 and his huband who we were meeting for the first time his name is Ben and he's lovely and American but thats not his fault...
we also had Joe's brother who is also called Ben just to add some confusion to the conversation
we went to MOSI which some of you may know from the manchester meet two years ago and to Reds barbecue http://truebarbecue.com/ on Lloyd street which is wonderful and the service was very attentive while remaining non-interfering now Jordan is a vegetarian and even he loved the place so those of a non-meat disposition feel not afraid
I got a response from Edinburgh of a conditional offer - pass plus criminal records check which was great
but I've decided to go for Cumbria and its unconditional and sent in my acceptance this morning! so now I need to wait for them to send me a criminal records check and fitness to practice thingy (no idea)
and i'm thinking of getting myself a provisional drivers licence and some lessons at some point because a licence to drive is so helpful especially in the field I'm hoping to join (learning disabilities) which is not really hospital based (but i think there is one placement opportunity in a hospital?)
Over easter I shall frantically be trying to get my last two assignments of the year (not counting exams) done so i can focus on revision
all in all it's been a busy week I think is going to his first friends house visit unaccompanied by his parents tomorrow they grow up so fast!
Oh and I started playing guild wars 2 (procrastination alert) Anthea 
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