As LoudTwitter seems to have gone bye-bye...

So, what's been happening lately? Not much of anything but at the same time loads. I've been constantly busy with some freelancing (something which in the last week or so, I've put a stop to 'cept for things I do for a friend. Great money, but I need some downtime, dammit!) and keeping my eyes out for things that can advance my career. Slow summer unfortunately on that front, but there are a couple of places out there enthused about me, and a senior position isn't out of the question. Just have to see how things go.

Other than work...not that much of note, which, along with being busy, is why I haven't thrown up many posts lately.

The boyfriend has a new job, which is just plain amazing, in terms of money and the stuff he gets to work on (he's constantly on calls to London, Australia, etc).

The kitties are great, Merlin going from a cat that only liked cat food to fighting us for EVERYTHING, thanks to having her teeth done (I've probably mentioned that before). And she's getting more playful despite just turning eight-years-old. She beats up Toby, who is three times her size! (I think he is intimidated by her as she's so much older, and because he seems to love her and Mog so damn much!)

Little Mr. Toby is getting more cuddly as he gets older. In two weeks time we'll have had him for a whole year! Unfortunately he has a big mat on his back which is taking some work to brush out. He's never had many bits of matted fur thanks to being brushed a few times a week (maybe the occasional one under his armpits that is small and easily cut off), but this one? One day he was fine, next day he got sweaty from the heat and humidity and up popped horrid mat. Fingers crossed a bit of daily brushing gets the damn thing out. Don't want to have to get his back shaved! He is getting so big now that I groan when picking him up. Must be over 6kgs at least, and all muscle. Must post more pictures of the rascals soon.

On the anime front, Eden of the East was so good (see icon)! But lord knows when I'll get a chance to see the movies. Released in Japan in November and January, I think, but I don't exactly want to watch cinema rips, if we get them. I'll probably wait for the DVD releases.

Just started on Aoi Hana, which looks really promising (some crew from Honey & Clover, always a positive for me); FMA Brotherhood seems to be getting to material not in the original (or at least done differently); Haruhi Season 2 is very much "New episode, plz? Get what you're doing, but still..." And I got the first volume of Gurren Lagann. Amazon, while it was on pre-order, had the limited edition for £25 (the RRP is £55!), so snagged that one. Really enjoying it so far, but have just got around to watching the first three episodes.

As for manga, one more volume and I'll have 450 manga! Need a new bookcase soon...

Need to finish off the styling on my LJ. I got part of the way and then had so much normal work and then freelancing in the evenings that I didn't want to touch Photoshop of Dreamweaver when I actually had time off. Must get back to it soon.


So, that's it for me for now. Better get back to work as lunch is over.

16:12 So sleepy all day and going out tonight. Doesn't bode well. Beer puts me to sleep, so none of that tonight #

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11:29 Am having a dilemma! Gah! *spazzes out* #

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16:21 Doing high contrast CSSs make my eyes sore... Black, white and yellow are not pretty #

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11:24 Glorious sound! My new earphones came! Can finally listen to music at normal level w/out bothering every1 around. Plus sound in my left ear! #

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10:28 Didn't realise using XML for Flash gallery was so simple. Now to work on thumbnails... #

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22:51 I'm a Cyborg, But That's Okay is such a good film. From director of Oldboy. My kind of romantic comedy, a genre I tend to hate #film #

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12:10 'I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK' is on the way to be on Blu-Ray. Can't wait to watch! #film #

14:25 Honey & Clover DVDs, after years, finally dated for US. September! Yay! Now wonder when UK release will be #anime #honeyandclover #

16:30 RT: @smashingmag: Incredible Tilt Shift Time Lapse Video - tr.im/p3YJ - LOVE tilt shift stuff! #

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13:45 www.microsoft.com/australia/ie8/competition/ - Smells of such desperation on Microsoft's part :D #

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10:33 Where are my new earphones! Can't hear much from these. If I turn volume up to comfortable level, everyone around can hear. #

10:34 On that note, apparently Tommy February6 sounds like death metal to people around me :D #

22:04 #helpiranelection - show support for democracy in Iran add green overlay to your Twitter avatar with 1-click - helpiranelection.com/ #

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09:17 RT: @stephenfry: Functioning Iran proxies 218.128.112.18:8080 218.206.94.132:808 218.253.65.99:808 219.50.16.70:8080 #iranelection #

09:48 RT: @stephenfry: Our Iranian friends can access Twitter from 148.233.239.24 Port:80 in Tehran. Can avoid gov filters from here #iranelection #

10:00 @stephenfry - If there's the slightest chance it could make a difference, it's worth the effort. Even just to show that we care about Iran #

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14:39 Mog and Merlin's 8th birthday tonight :) Can't believe they're so old! #cats #

14:40 Other than that, things are just a bit shit atm & very tempted to so something stupid/sensible about it. Fingers crossed 4 change v. soon #

16:23 @innate_autumn - Fingers crossed other people will stop being assholes and we'll both have some peace before long #

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09:51 news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8092930.stm - *head desk* How can people be so stupid! 50% don't know where the heart is?" #

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12:10 Hate migraines. Rarely happen, but do when I'm severely stressed (like back in uni). At least can see things now, not just dots on my vision #

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10:29 New Pokemon game released at the end of the year in Japan. Wonder how difficult the Japanese is in them. Could be good way to study language #

15:38 bit.ly/R27Xz
- Birlliant! Love everything the BMP get thrown at them #

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10:10 Sennheiser earphones for £10 to replace my iPod 1s (why are iPod 1s so crap?!). Hopefully will be as good as the Skullcandy 1s I bought #

10:10 Hopefully they will arrive quickly as I'm listening to music with the left ear at half-volume >____< #

10:12 BNP/racist arseholes getting 2 seats in elections makes me want to blast some Skunk Anansie #politics #

14:44 A 3rd season of Ashes to Ashes, at the end of which we'll find out what Gene Hunt is. Me? I think he's God or something #tv #

21:48 Need to stop buying books. Just got del Toro's The Strain and Yasutaka Tsutsui's Paprika. I already have dozens upon dozens to read! #

22:54 Off to read Hellboy. Need to read more non-manga graphic novels; boyfriend and his sister have enough to start me off with some of the best #

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11:30 Ribs and Terminator last night was great. Now for some tenppanyaki! #

21:00 Throat hurts after talking so much at the Japan Society meeting. But yay 4 yummy food and new friends! Was even complimented on my Japanese #

23:39 Okay... Rearranged manga shelves, and I'm now having to double things up to get them to fit, despite having 13 manga-devoted shelves... #

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09:43 I know we all want rid of Labour, but are the Tories really much better? I honestly can't see much difference between the 2 #

09:47 Nice to see the Lib Dems ahead of Labour, even if all 2 main parties are hard to differentiate now adays #politics #

09:48 *3, not 2 parties. Silly me #

10:34 Tony Roma's and Terminator tonight. Japan Society with tenppanyaki tomorrow. Yay for busy weekend! #

11:03 Have too much to read already, but just ordered this - tinyurl.com/oqgnfk Vampires and del Toro! #

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13:51 My 1st Japan Society meeting on Sat. Fingers crossed I remember everything from class & don't make fool of self in front of Japanese people #

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12:57 Success! Figured out how to write some ActionScript without referencing tutorials. Step 1 of attempts to get Flash fluent again #

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