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

I'm currently settling down on the couch for the night, having had to spray my chest of drawers with flea spray, pull everything out and clean it all to try and get rid of book mites which have been living behind it.

Makes my skin crawl and I'm just happy the clothes I'm wearing have only just been washed. But now there's 4 drawers of washing to be done when I get up. Lucky I was due a cull!

Not that they are harmful, or bite, they shouldn't even damage clothes unless I've put anything in the drawer damp, or the wee patch of damp has gone far enough into the drawers to cause mildew (it has but I'm hoping the bottom drawer hasn't got anything really important in it)...

...but I swear, if they're noshing badly on my books, I will be seriously pissed off. And all my lovely - unused - sketchbooks are sitting on top, waiting to be used. I will cry if they're ruined!

Evil little blighters!

hiya em....

sorry to hear about that sweet...

so hopefully this finds all your washing done & hopefully sketch books intact..?

other than that hows things..

wade..

Things are all good in the chest of drawers, the flea spray I bought seems to have gotten rid of the book bugs and none of my clothes or sketchbooks - used and unused - have been damaged. I think the bugs must have been a recent invasion, I'd only sorted the drawers out a couple of months ago. Plus all but a bit of washing is done, which is good.

And worst things happen then book bugs and washing

And things are okay, I've got to run to work in a bit to fix a computer and that involves driving dad's 4x4, as my parents have taken the little car, so I'm a bit scared. But never mind and then I've got a busy day of trying to make a pendant and making lists revolving around golden wedding anniversaries, Christmas and Christmas. Anyway, I'm off to get dressed, switch on the workshop heater and head into the practice.

How's things with you?

ive not been bad em....

just work ...work & more work lol

nothing to much fun,although ive just bought some more games so i might get a chance to do something else other than work & eat...

is it jewellery you design em....?,just wondered as i'm always on th lockour for something unusual for her...

dont worry aboujt a 4x4 your just seated a bit higher & everyone has to get out of your way...lol

take care

wade

What games have you bought, anything good?

I do indeed design jewellery...or least I have done and hopefully will. Barely made anything for months. It's one of the reasons my head's been a bit messed up. Hopefully 2012 will be the year I get myself working again and start selling. My folio's not had anything new in forever!

If you're looking for handmade jewellery, you should try Not Mass Produced for designer and I have to say etsy's a reallt good place to look too. There's obviously a lot of hobbiest beading and things, but there are some talented silversmiths on there. It is indeed one of the places I will probably sell from to begin with.

Oh and the 4x4 was fine to drive, but I haven't driven a manual for a few months. Gotten too used to an automatic, so I stalled a couple of times...cannot believe how quickly I've gotten out of the way of it!

believe it.....

i had an auto for two years and it made me lazy took ages to get out of the habit....

recently borrowed my mates audi quattro auto real fun except when you try to change gear & put your foot on the brake lol...

ahhh games well i have games consoles all over the house but havent had time to play my ps2 or psp,the psp because my sons wrecked the controllers so just bought a wireless one & the psp just because of work.

im afraid im a typical bloke really slash em up & kill ems...lol

ps2 my fave gane is devil may cry...

& ive just bought for the psp undead knights,gods of war (sparta),retribution & dantes inferno...

you might ne sensing a pattern here but they only let me out on fridays......lol

do let me know when you start making again flower & if you have anything to show as im sure ill be able to find my daughter something...

anyway hope today was good for you & sunday is even better..

take care

wade

Oh my god, I kept trying to do that, especially as the car before the auto was the same except for the colour and manual gear box. I also kept putting my feet in the wrong place when I got in because it felt so alien having no clutch.

typical boy shoot 'em ups. Can't say they're my cup of tea, but I don't think those games are aimed at me. Don't worry, I'm still living at home - as are my sisters - and we like gaming too, though our ps2 is ancient and the games even older and we have a wii, but frankly other than guitar hero etc it's a bit crappy. I like platform games, I was obsessed with Crash Bandicoot and Lara, but I rarely go on them now, there's always something else needing done.

I will make sure to start a journal to the effects of "My jove I think she's got it!" when I get making again. It's not that I don't want to, I love making jewellery (and objects, I've made two silver chess sets in the past, and I have designs for another.) Making things makes me happy, which begs the question, why aren't I making. Answer, because silver's expensive and I've lost confidence in my design ability.

Which is why I've come back to h2g2, to read some guide entries, talk to some lovely people and old friends and hopefully get my imagination sparking.

What kind of jewellery does your daughter wear?

Anyway, I'm off for a it's started snowing here and I don't relish the shed, but I have a design for my gran now and got absolutely sod all done yesterday.

Have a lovely Sunday, whatever you're up too, and go spend an hour on one of your games, I'm sure you deserve it.