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

It sounds to me like she's just not very happy with her whole life situation; just be careful of being drawn into these little rows. Sounds to me like they're just being very grumpy with each other; your Dad probably isn't being cross about the mince or what he had for lunch but with your Mum, and he probably realises that as he 'got it regardless of what I said'. Don't let yourself become the ping-pong ball between them because it will just upset you even more.

I'm probably totally misreading it

Skankyrich
Seems like good advice to me!
The parents may be doing that 20 years from now so it is best you figure out what you want for yourself.

Thanks for the squash explanation Kat.
I kept thinking about carrot juiceand wondering if it was better.

I forgot to put my in for a measles vaccination.

Measles could easily get out of hand quickly on this mobile planet.
Being exposed and unprotected when pregnant is not something you cannot undo later as somebody already mentioned.

I vote take it. Plus it is the booster so you can be relatively assured you will do OK with it.

Nice to meet you by the way Kat; for looking after the Devon bloke and showing him the Oxo tower and how those fiddly tube tickets work , apologies for any drunken behaviour and I got that train with seconds to spare Got soaked on my bread walk today!

Anyhow, see you soon, gotta go home and wash all the heath out of my hair and have a nice cold ....

Glad you had a good time Rich. I left at around 9:30 so who knows what happened after that. I couldn't really cope much longer so I'm glad I did leave when I did. Glad you found your way back home alright, was a bit worried about you admittedly.

I'm going away again next weekend...I almost wish I had a drug habit.

Hey Kat

So you did go to the meet. Good for you Did you enjoy it?

I didnt really enjoy it that much, but I think you would have done.

Rich, my friend Tom, and I did much our own thing in the afternoon to be honest so I'm not sure how the National Gallery was. People went off in small groups really, and we had already been to the Tate Modern and felt rather ill educated for looking at art, so we had a quick look at a few things and talked about Constable pictures being put on table mats, and then headed towards the pub. It was all quite good, and Rich's Bronze-age bread went round the pub I believe. He is now "the bread guy". There were about...40 (?) people there I would say. All the italics came which was interesting. And Reddy Freddy ran a music quiz which my team did abysmally at because they were all 70s and early 80s songs and we were all born in the 80s and weren't very interested in music at that age .
The drink was quite expensive and we had a VERY sulry barman in the afternoon, but the girls who were serving in the evening were very nice. Nobody did anything too naughty so we may be there next meet as well.
Errrmmm what else can I say? I left at about 9:30 or so, so I dont know what happened after that really. I think you would have enjoyed it but it wasn't really for me...however I'll be there again of course...nothing like a bit of social punishment.

It was a right old laugh!

>we were all born in the 80s - good job old man Rich left early then eh? You kids have a habit of making me feel old

Am off myself this week, got four nights in Bournemouth starting tonight, but got next weekend off and absolutely no idea what to do! If the meet had been then it would have been dead easy for me Anyway might not be about much this week, will try to check in on conversations sometime in the week but will be mostly drinking and relaxing - think I deserve it after my Christmas and New Year

*wanders in looking bleary*

Hey rich, good to see that the bournemouth trip is happening. I hope you have a good time.

I ODd on painkillers last night and ended up throwing up and missing my piano lesson this morning by telling mam I just don't feel well. I think it was just a sort of punishment because I can't cut now because of having to go into the hospital soon. Lord knows what I was punishing myself for...but there we go, I feel very rough and delicate and dehydrated.

Can I stick my in again? *puts on psychologist cap* Having actually met you now I’ve found you’re good fun to be with, intelligent, witty (I never thought I’d have so much fun in the Tate Modern )… want me to go on or are you feeling good enough about yourself yet? It strikes me that a lot of the negative things you feel are related to the fact that you don’t feel as stimulated as you might, intellectually and emotionally, in your 'real' life. I think there are occasions, away from your home life, when you do, but when you get back to the life you have to deal with day in and day out it’s difficult to cope with. If there are no stimuli for you and no apparent way out, apathy can only ensue. You can’t get round to piano practice, change your clothes, go out, because it actually seems pointless. You begin to do things other people won’t understand simply to mark yourself out as someone different, as someone unique, because a large part of you feels stifled by your lack of interest in day-to-day humdrum. My reading of it is that you’re just not challenged or uplifted in the slightest by your surroundings. Or am I stating the obvious as usual....

Then again, I’m frequently wrong so feel free to rubbish me

I don't know. I worked out that the reason I ODed (yes still feeling completely ropey but can now eat things) was as a punishment for several things. Enjoying myself in London. Hating it at the same time. Spending time with people but hating it. I don't know...so it all was too much and I do things to punish myself. Other people wouldnt notice, for example you wont have noticed at the weekend that I was having a really horrible time and burst into tears in the toilets at the pub...but for that very reason, people not noticing and me covering it up, I feel like a cheat or something. I don't know maybe.

When I was at school I felt exactly the same way, even though I was doing things, going places etc etc. I don't know what it is.

I don't know either Kat but I do feel there is a way around it.
You just have not found it yet

This may be quite trite but have you seen Time magazine this month?
They are doing a lot on the science of happiness.
I think it is very interesting scientist are studying it.
On the whole I think it is quite good.

Bravo for going to the meet Kat!

You have many talents, a good brain and social skills. One day the perfect thing will come along for you to grasp whether you recognize it first thing or not. It will take much of your attentions and you will be able to release most of what bothers you about yourself.
I sure hope so!

We have a date fixture!!!

Hospital on the 31st January until the 2nd of February.

Is the hospital visit for your leg, Kat?

Yup. What else would it be for? Brain replacement?

I go in on the Monday evening, have the operation on the Tuesday, and come home on the Wednesday.

You know I'm still really shaky and feel sick...I'm starting to think it must just be anxiety or something because I've never been affected by tablets for SO long before.

It is... I've been through surgery before, knee and abdominal

it'll be OK, you'll be fine, just calm yourself down, and take a few deep breaths

I think it's mainly because I had such a nasty time first time round. I know it'll be fine it's just...worrying. Also how on earth do they get a rod in and out of my leg bone!? I mean there's not a convenient hole in the bone to slot it through...urgh

Kat no wonder you have been out of sorts with this surgery hanging over your head.

Please be kind to yourself in the meantime so that you will heal quickly as possible. Eating right and sleeping well if you can.

Do you know how long you will be in the hospital?

Oh only three days. I mean I don't really mind all that much. Or I might just be saying that I don't know. I know it'll be fine and everything and I have to have the operation but...still. I think part of it is that I hate that people are bothering with me and doing things for me. You know? Like when I went for my blood test and part of me hated it because they were taking the time to do something for me.

I'm sleeping fine I think...or at least as fine as usual. Today I slept 8 hours but spread around the day. I had Nick round so we were up quite late (4am) but I slept after she left in the morning. She's gone for her erm...taster day? at Birmingham Conservetor. That's not how you spell that at all!!! Anyway, music place

Everyone is going to uni and everything and I know that people keep telling me it'll be fine but I STILL feel left behind. I mean I realise that if I can't deal with a weekend of seeing nice people etc then I couldn't deal with uni day in day out but still... I'm used to being right at the front of all these things because I'm supposed to be so clever and everything

There's got to be some sort of home or distance learning course you can take...