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hi there again!

sorry im getting little time to be online just now... it's typical eh?!

right... well i will be online tomorrow afternoon with any luck and then tomorrow night... if you phone on thursday it's best if you phone after 2pm(up until then i'll be at college). Ummmm what else?... you got my number n Katie's mobile no then?

Claire
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1 1/2 days!

Hiya!

Right, 7:30 at the venue... I wonder when the gig starts...

We're leaving Kristian's house at seven o' clock tomorrow morning, so we won't be online again... I might call you after 2pm tomorrow, then.

Øyvind

It's tomorrow...

hi!

the doors to upper bar at Tuts will open at 8pm, the first band will be on at about 8.30pm. I have to leave the venue at midnight. I know it seems like we'll be saying "hi" then "goodbye" but there's always the weekend.

yep make it 2... or half 2... i'll be in by then... hopefully my mum will be out... i hate her asking me questions whilst im on the phone!lol

Claire
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Hi!

Ahh.... Right. Allright... Weee... I'm soooo looking forward to this...

Okay... Will try!

Øyvind

hi!

Yaay!

Yaay again! okay you're not gonna get this till you come home...

Claire
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Hi!

'spose not....

Just figured I'd say thanks for three lovely days in Glasgow!

Eeeeh... what to say... I haven't used up my Camera, but I think I'll send you the pictures when they come... And I'll send you my home phone number by e-mail methinks...

Right, see ya!

Øyvind

hello there!

how was your journey home? was everything okay? Get a taxi okay and all that? How's Kristian?

"Claire laughs" "3 lovely days"... well you certainly are easy-pleased then mister!lol... just kidding... i had a lovely time too.

aaaargh can't speak right now... i'll message later tonight.

Claire
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ah i can speak again!(my mother has finally left the room... she's so nosy!) I mean she of course knows about you(she can just about pronounce your name now!) but as we both agree it's annoying when someone reads your messages.

oh the whole camera thing... gosh i soooo wish i'd taken photos of you and Kristian. I remember after the gig we were at the upper bar and you asked me if i'd taken many photos of Span... i said yes and you said "Just band photos then?". I think i asked you to repeat what you'd said(i was still getting used to your accent by this point) you said it again and i nodded and then put my head on the bar... thing is i still had no idea what you'd said! If i'd have understood i'd have said "no" and got you, Kristian, Kate and Joff together for a good few photos. *sigh*

i shall finish off the spool somehow and get the photos sent to you via e-mail.

i was speaking to Katie tonight on the phone and she was really excited about Span... she really loved the gig(as did i) however she hadn't known what to expect as she'd never seen them before but she thought they were great... and you should know she certainly doesn't say that about every band! We're also really grateful to have been put on the guestlist.. We'd like to say a big thanks to Joff too.

Claire
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Hiya!

Yup, it went fine... the guy in the reception helped us get a taxi and everything... I was of course feeling a bit sorry about leaving... but, ah well... time is always a problem, isn't it...

Glad you said that... Naw, really... I meant what I said back in that restaurant, there's nothing wrong with being quiet...

Can't you just chase her out or something?

I'll send you some photos... I also completely forgot to take all the photos I wanted... Ah well, we'll just have to compensate, I suppose... Ahh, and to think I thought I was the only one who didn't understand what the other one was saying... We were both too embarassed to ask, I suppose...

Awww... that's so cool... I'm really proud of him, y' know, I suppose he was someone to look up to when I was younger...

Øyvind

hi!

ah i felt sorry about you both leaving too... so much so i came home and had a creme egg! tee hee i think my mum felt sorry for me because she was being really nice to me... she's not been nice today though. i was sleeping at 6pm for about an hour and she comes into my room and starts banging about clearing the place up(it wasn't even particularly untidy) i feel ill now... i hate being woken up suddenly.

that's good about the taxi etc.

chase her out of the room? aaaah tis so beautifully obvious you have never met my mother... tee hee

you're right there is nothing wrong with being quiet... however quiet people can be taken to be moody and thats when it can be a danger. On Saturday night i possibly came across like that... i felt intensely flat... you asked me what I was thinking and i said "i don't know" for about the 10 time that day(!) in a way it was true... perhaps i'd wishing you'd seen a bit more of the other side of "Claires'" character... the chatty one who comes alive at 11pm at night...! This may make no sense to you but i understand it... which is is progression i suppose! *laughs*

im not surprised you look up to him.. he's a great musician... and even although i barely spoke to him, i reckon a really lovely person too. Well he's certainly Kate's No1 person right now after his "gift" of Stella Artois... lol

how was school? how was your time with the instructor? play well?

Claire
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Hi!

Awww... creme eggs do solve things, don't they... Reminds me of something someone said when I told them I might have to quit eating sugar... "You know, I tried that once, it doesn't work... You'll become sooooooo depressed". Naw, really, Chocolate triggers the hormone "dopamine", or something like that, which soothes your brain, and makes you feel well about yourself... legal drugs, really. Awww.. I don't like it either. I wonder why she did that... hmmmm...



No, that's true... Anyway, I dunno, I sort of always manage to get my parents to do what I want... within reason...

Yup, you're right, you did feel... I dunno... unhappy. But that had nothing to do with your being quiet... At least I don't think it did... I picked up on some frustration, though... Probably annoyance with my asking you what you were thinking yet again. I just felt that you were burning in with something or other... I won't push the subject though. Oh, I do understand it, I understand perfectly, I'm like that meself, remember?

Funny enough, I don't look up to him any more... I still like him, and he's still my brother, but I don't admire him. He's a terribly nice guy, though... Ahh, yes... the beer. Tastes horrible, doesn't it? Did you hear me tell Kristian "not a _word_ to Mari about this, right?". It really helped right then, though...

School was allright, we're doing a musical project, which is fun... Och, well, it was allright, when I got to the group practice on sunday, all the others were warmed up, and had been instructed on how to play the piece we were supposed to do, so I was a wee bit out of it there... We had a private lesson afterwards, and that was allright... Today was a really good lesson, we got time to do loads of stuff... As for playing well, I'm getting there, I suppose...

Øyvind

hiya!

yeah they certainly do... you've got me started on someting there! Is it serotonin that chocolate triggers? "The happy hormone"

quit eating sugar? och no... i heard you say yourself at some point that everything in moderation is okay and that's definitely true.

Frustration? Yeah that was definitely the case! I don't know why i felt frustrated though... it wasn't because you asked me what i was thinking though... i actually thought that was nice of you. Och i dunno... then again at the time i didn't realise i was suffering from PMT... i soooo should have taken that creme egg you offered me!lol... and also at dinner when i realised i could have easily burst into tears i also should have realised that it was simply a bloody temporary hormone imbalance! Probably too much information there but seriously it can definitely be an issue when you find yourself full of rage for no apparent reason every single month. *sigh* ps- you needn't comment on this paragraph(!) i just think it's highly significant in explaining my bizarre and intensely melancholy mood on Saturday.

im all peaced out now... then again my veins are pumped full of creme egg-fuelled serotonin!

anyhoo...(i heard Joff say that at
the gig!) It's probbably just because you've grown up i suppose... it's nice to know a rockstar though eh? and they've been supported by the Darkness! Kate's well-impressed as im sure you know... she was practically squeaking with glee when Joff casually told her how he'd met them and been supported my them... she's never ever gonna get over it you know!

no i didn't hear you say that to Kristian... would Mari flip if she found out you'd had some beer? well im your witness... you were simply dying of thirst!

you were at practice on Sunday?! my dear god does it ever stop?! Och but you said it's fun so that's what matters.

have a good day tomorrow... tomorrow's my long day too so im not too ecstatic about it either... then again i do get in before 11pm!

Claire
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Hiya!

Well, I dunno... I don't know what it's called in English. I'll have to check...

So it is... But I had to do it for six weeks nonetheless, to find out if I was allergic to it. Turned out I am, but I'll still eat sugar anyway. I just have to control my intake... yeah, like that'll ever work...

I understand... No harm done, then... I was just concerned, because you seemed so unhapy...

Whatever floats your boat...

Yeah, he did say that... Yeah, you're probably right. I don't want idols, because I wish to find my own personality... It is rather fun to have celebrity for a brother, though...

Right, I'll reply to the rest later, I've got to run to french class...

Øyvind

Hi again!

Och, well, I wouldn't worry about her "not getting over it"... I won't have to listen to her talking about it all the time, now will I?

Well, no, but she would pick on me for it. She doesn't like me "relaxed" relationship to alcohol, for some reason...

Yup, that's the group practice I was telling you about. I went straight from the airport to the practice. 'Twas fun, though, so it was worth it...

Oh, thanks... It'll be allright. I can't wait to hear how it went with the tickets, though...

Øyvind

hello!

well i've had 2 Turkish Delights today and a packet pf Rolos... and im still craving more sugar!

you're actually allergic to sugar? cripes... the symptoms can't be too bad then if you still eat it?

she doesn't like your "relaxed" attitude to alchol? I must be missing something... would she like you to drink more or less of it?

you went from the airport to practice?!?! dear god... and i just twisted my lecturers arm so i could come home early!... my excuse was since she'd given us an exam we should have the rest of the classtime off so she can mark it... oh and then i pouted like hell cuz i could see she wasn't buying my excuse... well it worked at least!

i hope you get your tickets! then again that's gonna be a full week where i won't be able to speak to you...

Claire
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hi again!

have your friends got the postcards yet? probably not... who did i even sign postcards to anyway?!

Claire
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Hiya!

Try some fruit (and water), it usually does the trick... You might be craving something more substantial, try and substitute it with food...

I'm smallishly allergic, I get a reaction in my stomach, which means I can pretty much tell exactly how much sugar I can take... Anyway, once you've been off sugar for a while, you don't really miss it, you just substitute it with other sorts of food...

She would like me to drink none at all... She picks on me whenever she sees me with something alcoholic (doesn't happen very often, but still).

Yup, I did... I told you I would... twice, actually... That would never work...

I got my tickets allright... Not so... this is a computer party, we've got a 1gbit line to the outside world... I'll be online constantly for five days...

Øyvind

Hmmm... nope, they haven't. Hmm, I think you signed to Miriam, and Sigrid. Miriam has no idea who you are, Sigrid has heard about you... She was convinced I was going on an "internet date", your signature'll probably give her something to talk about for weeks...

Øyvind

hi!

yeah i know you're right... hmmmm i do eat fruit... just not enough enough probably... 5 portions can be quite a lot to manage really.

ah that's not so bad i guess... it's still a shame though.

Ah i see... i wonder why? i mean it's up to you at the end of the day and it's not as if you drink to get drunk.

Oh i see!

Claire
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hi again!

an "internet date"?! *giggles*... awwww well... oh we could have fun winding her up with that if i come over eh?! tee hee... oh my mind is evil sometimes...

Claire
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