ibarhis

11:13 am - That would be a ceilidh, that would!

Friday 26th at Hitchin Town Hall

£8 and real ale bar

01:12 pm - Michael - update

It is Michael's funeral at 2.30.

10:15 pm - Positive thoughts/prayers please

For Michael age 10 who tried to commit suicide today and the medical profession have given up... Nothing more can be done for him - and his family

03:22 pm

09:09 pm - from Castalusoria...

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want -- good or bad. When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.

Comments are screened unless you ask otherwise.

02:09 pm - Will be moving in on Friday - late morning/afternoon is my guess

See you all soon!

04:15 pm - I have exchanged contracts

Move out on Weds, move in on Fri (or possibly Weds)

Phew... 

10:15 am - A bit of fun!

On the twelfth day of Christmas, ibarhis sent to me...

Twelve markbanangs drumming

Eleven ellefurtles piping

Ten juleskes a-leaping

Nine marius23s dancing

Eight equusasides a-frocking

Seven bibliogirls a-reading

Six undyingkings a-gaming

Five angu-u-u-usabransons

Four rpgs

Three freeforms

Two making costumes

...and a LiveJournal meme in a pear tree.

Get your own Twelve Days:

10:11 am - Surprised of Wandsworth

 It probably won't surprise anyone reading this that I read the Daily Telegraph, what surprised me this morning was reading A N Wilson writing very positively about http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/09/04/do0405.xml aka Ursula Le Guin.

04:22 pm - Thanks to mdyesowitch

You entered: 1/22/1957

Your date of conception was on or about 1 May 1956 which was a Tuesday.
You were born on a Tuesday
under the astrological sign Aquarius.
Your Life path number is 9.

Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1 & 5.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 7 & 11.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 4, 8 & 22.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2435860.5.
The golden number for 1957 is 1.
The epact number for 1957 is -1.
The year 1957 was not a leap year.

Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/12/1956 and ending 1/30/1957.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Monkey.

Your Native American Zodiac sign is Otter; your plant is Fern.

You were born in the Egyptian month of Famenoth, the third month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).

Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 20 Shevat 5717.

The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 21 April 1957.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 21 April 1957.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 6 March 1957.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 9 June 1957.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 16 June 1957.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 24 September 1957.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Sunday, 14 April 1957.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 5 March 1957.

As of 8/11/2006 11:21:01 AM EDT
You are 49 years old.
You are 595 months old.
You are 2,585 weeks old.
You are 18,098 days old.
You are 434,363 hours old.
You are 26,061,801 minutes old.
You are 1,563,708,061 seconds old.

Celebrities who share your birthday:
Robyn Richards (1987) Willa Ford (1981) Diane Lane (1965)
Michael Kelland Hutchence (1960) Linda Blair (1959) Steve Perry (1949)
John Hurt (1940) Joseph Wambaugh (1937) Sam Cooke (1935)
Bill Bixby (1934) Piper Laurie (1932) Ann Sothern (1909)
George Balanchine (1904) D.W. Griffith (1875) Sir Francis Bacon (1561)

Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 7.08336594911937 years old. (You're still chasing cats!)



There are 164 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 50 candles.

Those 50 candles produce 50 BTUs,
or 12,600 calories of heat (that's only 12.6000 food Calories!) .
You can boil 5.71 US ounces of water with that many candles.


In 1957 there were approximately 4.0 million births in the US.
In 1957 the US population was approximately 150,697,361 people, 50.7 persons per square mile.
In 1957 in the US there were approximately 1,667,231 marriages (11.1%) and 385,144 divorces (2.6%)
In 1957 in the US there were approximately 1,452,000 deaths (9.6 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

In 1957 the population of Australia was approximately 9,744,087.
In 1957 there were approximately 220,358 births in Australia.
In 1957 in Australia there were approximately 73,696 marriages and 6,298 divorces.
In 1957 in Australia there were approximately 84,953 deaths.


Your birthstone is Garnet
The Mystical properties of Garnet

Garnet is used as a power stone
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)

Emerald, Rose Quartz

Your birth tree is

Elm Tree, the noble-mindedness
Pleasant shape, tasteful clothes, modest demands, tends not forgive mistakes, cheerful, likes to lead but not to obey, honest and faithful partner, tends to a know-all-attitude and making decisions for others, noble-minded, generous, good sense of humour, practical.



There are 136 days till Christmas 2006!
There are 149 days till Orthodox Christmas!

The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning gibbous.

07:41 pm - The things one does for one's friends!

1. Age:
2. Single or Taken:
3. Favorite Movie:
4. Favorite Song:
5. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist:
6. Dirty or Clean:
7. Tattoos and/or Piercings:

HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...

1. Do we know each other outside of LiveJournal?
2. What's your philosophy on life?
3. Would you have my back in a fight?
4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
5. What is your favorite memory of us?
6. Would you give me a kidney?
7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick?
9. Can we get together and make a cake?
10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately?
11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me?
12. Do you think I'm a good person?
13. Would you drive across country with me?
14. Do you think I'm attractive?
15. If you could change anything about me, would you?
16. What do you wear to sleep?
17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?
18. Would you go on a date with me if I asked you?
19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?

04:34 pm - I can resist everything except temptation... copied from Queenortart

They say that brevity is the soul of wit. Time to test that.
Respond to this post and I will give you the three words that I think MOST accurately describe you.

The cost? You have to return the favor by posting this in your own journal.

01:50 pm - Shiny

I have a shiny new computer and have just spent half a day turning it into a shiny new USEFUL computer. If I am in contact with you on MSN and you can't now see me, please let me know - I lost my contacts and am not sure with everyone which address you use for the purpose!

Normal work may resume this afternoon...

07:38 am - Weather

I was laying in bed this morning contemplating the day when thunder happened, then rain happened... tropical rain (and yes, I'm sure lightning did too but I didn't see any of it!)

It even felt a little cooler, but not for long. It is now extremely warm and damp and feels even warmer.

01:11 pm - Should have said - fridge arrived on Tuesday

So good to have one again; the cool box did sterling service but milk didn't keep for more than 24 hours.

For those interested in the health front, I've managed 10-5 this week.

Vor (online) has started again, YAY!

02:38 pm - Mess up...

... by the pharmacist.

I took the wrong drug for a week!!! The names were similar and it was only picked up when the pharmacy did an audit of the previous week's work.

I am now on the right drug but, in the meanwhile, everything started again on Saturday.

So I'm still off work... grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

12:04 pm - With many thanks to MadamRuppy -

Your LiveJournal Pirate Crew LiveJournal Username Fifteen men on a dead man's chest! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!Ew... How unsanitary.*dances a jig on a dead man's chest* Cutlass or pistol? CutlassPistolTorpedoHeat vision What is the name of your pirate ship? Where is your secret pirate base? Jolly Pirate IslandTreasure IslandPleasure IslandIsland of DoomGilligan's IslandWindfall Island What kind of loot do you prefer? Pieces of eight!Bling!Babes!Booze!Crowns and scepters!Target giftcards! What do you and your crew prefer to be called? Freebooters!Swashbucklers!Corsairs!Seadogs!Desperados!Pirates, of course! Parrot or monkey? ParrotMonkeyUnicornKittenT-Rex Argh! Ahoy, matey!Avast!Shiver me timbers!I'll see you to Davy Jones!Argh! Ack! Gah! *thud* Your capable first mate dreamchilde Your bumbling cabin boy with a heart of gold fractalgeek The aloof, yet honorable, pirate with a mysterious past mdyesowitch Is always the first one into the fray juleske Is the naval officer who ruthlessly pursues your ship dreamchilde Is the comical pirate who is always drunk on grog typhonian Is currently in Davy Jones's locker dreamchilde The amount of money you make as a pirate $108,174 This Fun Quiz created by Lynn at BlogQuiz.Net

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04:57 pm - Update

Just back from the hospital - four units of blood are in me and bleeding has finally stopped. Iron which was at 7.4 10 days ago, went down to 5.5 or so and is now up over 10...

I'm still tired; was hoping for a real *shot in the arm* but I no longer look indistinguishable from the sheets.

Thanks to all for the messages and calls; hope to be properly better soon.

08:02 am - Just back from Peaky ...

.... which was a huge effort and emotional strain. Found this on Marius23 LJ

You Are Emerald Green

Deep and mysterious, it often seems like no one truly gets you. Inside, you are very emotional and moody - though you don't let it show. People usually have a strong reaction to you... profound love or deep hate. But you can even get those who hate you to come around. There's something naturally harmonious about you.

05:55 pm - Feeling better - not entirely certain why...

Hoping this means that normal service will be resumed!