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

Hiya!

That's better... Yes, I'm enjoying it. It's well-paid, and not too hard work. I've got to work tomorrow and friday, and possibly the weekend, but the wages I get, I don't mind at all. Oh, have you gotten a job, then?

Yay for that. What did you have?

Hehe... I've had it once, but I didn't enjoy it much...

No problem, I was a bit worried that I hadn't been at the phone when you called, but since you didn't then that explains it. Aww... poor dear, yes suicide is often involved when someone dies at such a young age.

Not to worry, yes, do that.

Øyvind

Hiya!

Hmmm... I remember he quite liked one called aberlour, or summat, but I really have no idea what type it is.

I have no idea, I'm afraid, don't you think you're overdoing the gifts a bit?

Hehe... I'm afraid I'm in for more questions, then...

Oh, and you might want to check your mail if you haven't already done so. Just before you label me as an uncaring and forgetful eejit...

Øyvind

hi!

Gosh im glad they're paying you well with the amount of hours you're putting in! Won't you be working whilst im over?!

well no my friend out in a good word for me at at a shop she works in but i haven't did anything about it because i know when i go for an interview, the minute they ask "When can you start?" i'd be telling them im away on holiday and they would give someone else the job y'kno? Argh that sentence was far too long!:0 I'll look for one when i come back. Maybe the job i was offered.

oh i had chicken tikka, vegetable pakora and poopadums. yaay!

and tonight all i'll be having is cake, cake, cake! My mum got a big cake made for me. V.nice.

My friend Nicola is here, she says " "Hi!"... she told me the girl died from an overdose but it wasn't deliberate.

Ooooh okay i'll phone you this evening.

gosh i went for my first driving lesson toon today and it was pretty fun. I wasn't too nervous i was more excited. I think i was too determined though because he told me to be more gentle with the gears and he at one point exclaimed "What are you, a racecar driver?!". hehe... im determined to pass this year and get it over with.

ooooh better go, my mum's having a flaky because im on this when my friend is in to see me. eeeep!

spk soon!

Claire
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hiya!

aaaah thank you, that helps us a lot, my mother recgonises the name of it.

overdoing the gifts?! Heck no! we're hospitable Scots darling. hehe

och no we're happy with all we've got you'll be glad to hear.

hehe, thank you! it was a nice thought... . particularly since you can be rather forgetful. hehe

Claire
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Hiya!

Well, it's worth it, in my opinion. I don't think I will be.

Ah, I see. The problem is that if you don't go for it, they're likely to give the job to someone else nonetheless. Don't worry about that. Well, good luck to you.

That sounds quite lovely. Chicken is lovely, especially when prepared with Indian spices.

Ah, tell her "Hi!" from me when you get an opportuity, will you? Awww... that's tragic.

And you did indeed...

Well, good luck to you. You'll prolly do just fine.

Rightums. Talk to you later, then.

Øyvind

Hello!

No problem.

Still... I do appreciate it, but I don't want you to spend too much money on us. Oh, Tone won't be here when you come over, btw.

Good... good...

No problem. I was determined to remember this one.

Øyvind

hi!

Oh don't worry about it. I meant what i said last night, you can throw me a book or sit me in front of the computer and i'll be happy as Larry.

och yeah, then again people are leaviing jobs all the time an switching to new ones. I don't think it should be too much of a problem. I'll only be needing it for this year anyway.

Yup, it was always my favourite kind of food until my dad left and had to learn to cook and i started to have a taste for Chinese and Thai food. Oh and Spanish food is pretty good too.

stopped bleeding yet? What was it you cut? Your finger?

Claire
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hei og hopp!

Och no we haven't. We went to Glasgow today and were in several shops we've never been in in our lives! We have some nice gifts though and i have to admit it was fun looking for them.

Och Aye The Noo!

*just had a wee urge there* hehe

Claire
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Hiya!

Hehe, it's not that. I want to be with you when you come over. We don't often get a chance to see each other.

True, that. Just see what you can get, I suppose. Good luck, anyways.

Chinese is lovely, but I didn't much like Thai food... Spanish is great, though.

Yes. I didn't cut anything, I had an acute attack of nosebleeding, as usual. You might remember I turned the garden into a murder scene a few times this winter.

Øyvind

Heisann!

Good, good. Well, that's fun, at least.

Shhh...

Øyvind

hiya!

Awww i see... well we can cross that bridge when we come to it. Oh gosh it's been 6 months eh?!:0

Ahhhh we have enough now we think. I think we'll give you a laugh anyway.

Actually i don't know if it's Thai i like. Come to think of it i got food poisoning from Thai food last month. Eugh. Yeah i could live on patatas bravas for the rest of my life. hehe

ah i see... i hadn't realised it was a nosebleed. Although thinking back i remember you telling me that and then i told you i have never had a nosebleed in my life.

ooooh im away to see Shrek 2 tonight for the 2nd time. It's such a hoot!

Claire
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Hiya!

Yes, we can do that. Yes, it's been a long while, hasn't it?

Yay for that.

Hmmm... well, that's more about the kitchen and hygiene than it's about the food, isn't it? That's still eugh, though. Thai food is alright, but it wasn't all that interesting, in my humble opinion. Yay!

Well, now you know. It went a bit fast, but suddenly the phone table had red spots... It's sort of annoying when you're in the middle of something.

Ah, was it fun? I haven't even seen all of the first movie...

Øyvind

hiya!

Och yeah, you could give me a whole passage of Norwegian to translate and i'll still be there long after you've finished your shift! hehe

yeah that's true but because i had food poisoning i always seem to associate it with Thai food(!).

Do you get these nosebleeds a lot? Any catalysts for it? Stress? Contemplation of a 12-hour shift? Scottish lasses? hehe

ooooh twas great! Even better 2nd time around. I don't remember the 1st movie very well even although i've seen it The 2nd one is a laugh-a-minute though. I think i'll probably go see it again!

oh i got I.D'd for the first time last night sice turning 18. I used to try to make myself look a bit older but now i just don't bother! Still, the bouncer shouted Happy Birthday at me after letting me in.*rolls eyes*

Claire
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Hello!

Hehehe... yes, that's always an alternative. Nah, seriously, though, I won't be working this week, period.

Ah, similar to my associating macaroni with vomit, I suppose.

Well, it's pretty unstable, it usually goes in rounds, so I can have three or four nosebleeds a week for a few weeks and then nothing for months afterwards. It was extremely unfortunate, but I don't think there are any definite catalysts, no.

Yay for that, then.

Ah, yes, I got that at the Dream Theater concert I went to too...

Øyvind

hiya!

okies i shall say no more. hehe

eugh really?! lol... actually i can't stand the sight of macaroni either... particularly macaroni cheese... bleurgh.

ah i see... i was joking about the Scottish lasses btw... hehe.

my mother joked "Maybe it's the altitude"...!

oh really? Ah that's nice... pity they didn't play the Happy Birthday song for you. tee hee

gosh we're just having a break from suitcase-packing paranoia. Did you bring a big suitcase with you? I seem to remember it being fairly big but i can't be sure. I take it you had restrictions on how much your luggage could weigh? We got told we can have 15 kilos of luggage. The guy at the travel agent told me to wear all my clothes! hehe cheeky monkey.

ooooh i don't have to bring a hairdryer do i? If i could, i'd towel-dry my hair but it's so blimmin heavy i'd be there all day!

Claire
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Hiya!

Hehe, alright.

Well, glad to know that, you won't have to eat it in my house, I assure you.

I realized that, actually.

Hehe, we live down by the sea, if you can't remember.

Now, that would've been amusing, but no. The concert was much too large for that to happen...

Ah, I brought the standard Norwegian 85-litre rugsack, actually. You should be very sure not to go above that limit, or it'll be extremely expensive.

Hmm, I don't think we've got a hairdrier in the house, I'm afraid. So I suppose you might have to bring one.

Øyvind

hi!

um what no hairdryer? are you sure?!

Claire
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hi!

gosh how long's it been?! Anyhoo... gosh we were talking about luggage and how not to go over the limit weren't we? Well me and my mum met one of her friends a few days ago and she was telling us how she went to Spain but didn't realise there was a weight limit on luggage(!). She was only allowed 15 kilos(same as me and everyone else choosing cheap flights)... her suitcase weighed 32 kilos!! She had to pay £140 in excess baggage. ouch

aaaah so hows the honey-stirring coming along?

i don't know what the weather is like where you are but it's really quite nice here. The forecast was rain(the forecast is always rain, i don't think they even check nowadays).

Aaaah i saw my father's drums-to-be yesterday. We went into Glasgow so he could ask some questions about them. I thought he would have had a shot of them but they were in the shop window and i think he felt weird about playing in front of window shoppers! hehe yeah i could understand that actually. He also says he needs to get fit before he gets into drums again. That means giving up the ciggies of course.*rolls eyes*

ooooh and i saw a full page article on my cousins band in the Herald yesterday. I saw a poster of them in Sound Control too(the shop which has the V Drums). Awwww sweet!

laaaaa... well im away to decided what to do on this fine day... ooooh just remembered my photos are ready today!

Claire
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Hiya!

Quite a while, at least. Ye gods, yes, it's damned expensive.

We're done with stirring it now, and it's all been put into buckets.

It's been rather gray all day here, actually, but the last few days have been good.

Ah, yes, the V-drums. I could've showed you them when we went to that percussionite shop in Oslo, but I got caught up in cymbals. Well, I wish him luck with the ciggie-fight. It's said to be quite hard to quit.

How cool!

Ah, yaay. You'll have to send me some of them when you get a comp.

Øyvind