Though I lack your power, I will still persist.

I keep forgetting to update when things actually happen. Like when I started making little tiny hats for The Big Knit. Or last weekend, when I had to grill a cake (cool trick for if the oven stops working - just put the cake under the grill at the lowest possible heat, and don't forget to cook both sides of it). Or Wednesday, when I went to a BSL Cafe, which I then totally forgot to post about when I got home, because my hard of hearing badges arrived (my own design, made by Kool Badges):


However, I do have a decision to make, and therefore a question to ask.

Halloween this year falls on a Monday. My BSL class is on a Monday. Therefore, I think it is only proper for me to go to my class in fancy dress. (I also think it is only proper to take in a pumpkin pie instead of the usual cake, but that is another story.) I am going to go as a witch. This has the upsides of being able to make my walking stick look like part of the costume (a broom!), and being able to wear my black dress.

But the dress is short. Too short for me to feel comfortable wearing outside on a cold night without something covering my legs. Like leggings. And I have found somewhere (Yours Clothing) that does colourful leggings in my size. Only there are 5 colours to choose from, and that means making a decision and I am not very good at making decisions.

Yesterday my phone service got cut off for non-payment (or, more accurately, me not giving them money that I don't actually owe them, and they know this), and then this morning my phone started falling apart. And people don't believe me when I say that me and my phone aren't friends.

I'm already starting to panic about going out for a meal with my BSL classmates on Tuesday night. Big panic. Lots of panic. I can't concentrate on anything, even just learning some extra signs so that I can actually have a conversation on the night. This shouldn't be difficult - I see these people every week! I know exactly where the restaurant is! I even downloaded the restaurant?s menu so I know what the prices are like, and have budgeted accordingly... But what if they decide to split the bill evenly rather than just pay for what you order? (Take more money, take more money.) Maybe I should figure out what I'm going to wear..? I've only got to decide on a top, maybe a necklace, but I would normally have that figured out already. Maybe I could text and say I can't go? But that would look suspicious. And then people would end up asking why at the next class, and I am a terrible liar, and I'm not sure I trust them to accept "because I thought I was going to have a panic attack" as a valid reason. When did I become this person? I never used to have panic attacks about doing things like this. Not that I have had a panic attack yet, but I have been pretty close all day today, and writing about it isn't actually making it any better...

...

A change of subject, mayhaps?

I really want some of the buttons from The World Ends With You. (To be fair, I've wanted some since I first played the game, but I figured that that would fade with time - fast forward a couple of years, and I still want them.) I've found someone on Etsy who sells them in bundles of 5 and I can afford a bundle, maybe two? Anything more than that and I might as well get the super-bundle of 25, but I'm not sure there's 25 that I actually want (if someone gave me them I wouldn't say no, but there aren't 25 that I would actually buy for myself).

Anyway, I've cut the list down to 13 buttons. Out of those, I've chosen 5 that I am most definitely getting, plus another 3 that I'll be getting if I can afford a second bundle. That leaves me with 2 spaces to fill, and 5 buttons to choose from. And you all know what I do when I can't make a decision...

( Poll under the cut! )

I'm having a bit of a decision-making problem. I'm meant to be making cupcakes for next week's BSL class. I know I want to make two different flavours - chocolate and lemon, as other people have brought in cakes of those flavours for previous weeks, and everyone seemed to like them.

But should both the cake and the icing be chocolate/lemon? HELP!

I've just realised that I haven't updated in a while (mainly because I haven't felt up to it), so here's a quick rundown of things that have happened.

• Finished queuing all the posts for my Secret September Tumblr Project (titled 30 Days of Femslash).
• Made a Lush bubble bar, which I gave to someone who had the same birthday as me.
• Turned 24.
• Bought a box set (20 episodes, 3 discs) of Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers, then watched the whole thing within three days.
• Went to volunteering and survived.
• Wrote 3 ficlets (all femslash, one of which involved bloodplay, which I've never written before/done at all, so it's probably rubbish) - posted all three at angelikittentreats.
• Realised that angelikittentreats is an awful name for my fic/creative community.
• Listened to a lot of 80's music. And I mean a lot.

Also, having just received a Christmas catalogue through the door, I've realised that I have no idea what holidays/anniversaries you all celebrate. So, time for a poll!

[Note: "religious/cultural holidays" refers to the sort of thing that is celebrated by larger amounts of people at around the same time (i.e: Christmas, Winter Solstice). "Personal anniversaries" are days that are special to you (like birthdays, relationship anniversaries, etc.). If you can't answer this poll, you can always email me at angelikitten[at]dreamwidth.org]

[Note #2: If you want me to send you a card or an email or something on any of your personal anniversaries, I'll need to know the relevant date(s) - I can google the dates for the cultural/religious ones if I don't know them, so don't worry about that.]

So, um. It's been a while since I last updated (a week, I think?), mainly because my body decided it needed it be weird (period-related symptoms, but no period, WTF?) and then my brain decided it needed to be extra scary on Friday, which I'm still recovering from.

Other than that, the main reason I haven't updated is because I haven't really been doing much while dealing with the above...

But while I am here, a question: does anyone know if the new Shrek film is worth seeing? It turns out that my local cinema will be showing it on Sunday with subtitles, but it's the 3D version, so I don't know. Part of me is tempted just to go to see how well subtitles on a 3D film work, but at the same time it'll cost me £8.20 (+80p for the 3D glasses), which is kind of ridiculous seeing as seeing it in 2D would only cost £6.10 (but that wouldn't have subtitles, making it pointless).

... Damn, now I need something to cheer me up after working that out :(

This poll is brought to you by me just not having anything better to do.

I bought myself a necklace today. Yes, it's a strawberry. And cheap. And happymaking.

(I didn't buy the ruler today, that's really old - I just put it there so you can see how big the strawberry is.)


Also, I need some help - I only want to upload one icon to DW, but I have three to choose from. Help?



PS: Yes, I did make those icons. Yes, you can steal them/any icon I've made.

(I would tell the people involved that I was doing that, if that helps.)


[Comments turned off because I'm really not coping.]

I'm having some trouble deciding which film to review next for gay_also_means_happy.

I can think of three more films that I currently own that might fit the community's guidelines, but I'm not sure if they actually do. Considering that all they have to do is feature queer protagonists/main characters who get happy endings, you'd think that this would be an easy call to make, but I'm really bad at making these decisions.

Of course, this calls for a poll!