State of the Jadesfire

[jadesfire]

I haven't done a proper 'so, how are you all' post in a while, and since I had a good weekend, I felt the need to share.

In list form, of course. Lists are good.

1. Since this is an open post, I can't say too much about what we bought and where (those of you who know, please don't say!), but I am going to list the shops we visited because it was so much fun! We started in Heal's with coffee, then went down to Liberty, which is possibly the most beautiful department store in London. It hasn't really changed since it was built, and the wooden staircases are all still there. Wonderful. Then we went down to Tiffany's to stare at all the sparkly things, and on to Fortnum and Mason's to drool over the food. Since coffee was £4.50 a pot there, we decided to toddle over to the Royal Academy, who had a very nice and VERY reasonably priced restaurant. Then we walked up through Mayfair to Selfridges for more food hall staring. We finished at John Lewis, which is less glamourous than the others, but has just as many pretty things.

We only actually bought the present we went down for and some pieces of fruit to keep me going, but it was a lovely, lovely day. I'd made a point of dressing up a bit (pretty skirt and jacket rather than jeans), which made me feel more confident and meant when the sales girl in Liberty's asked me if she could help, instead of saying 'no, I'm just looking', I asked her about hair stuff. Last Christmas, I bought major_jim some super-strength hand-cream from Aesop, and it smells wonderful, so I thought I'd have another look at their products. We chatted for a while, she explained what everything did and then gave me a couple of handfuls of samples. Result!

It really felt like a proper 'day on the town', and was all kinds of fun. I think I get homesick for London if I don't visit for a while, so this definitely topped up my reserves for a few months.


2. Work continues to be good. I'm staying on top of things and I only get bored when I forget that I have things to do, if that makes sense. Today, I have to go to Blackwells and buy books. Yup, you read that right. It's part of my job to go shopping at Blackwells. Only for Tax Law books but still. Shopping. Book shopping. Part of the job.

I love my job.


3. I got the artword fic done in good time and was relatively pleased with it. The Teyla&Lorne one has stalled a little, so that's tonight's project. Then tomorrow it'll be the SGA genfic, which I have no ideas for. Anyone care to give me a plot prompt? The request is for SGA S5 Teamfic, something cosy and life-affirming. Just a word or a situation should set me off nicely, thanks.

I'm more or less on schedule to be done by NaNo, which I really need to start researching for. The idea I have in mind could either be hard sci-fi, epic fantasy or historical fiction. I quite like leaving it open like that, until I've got some more background info. There's a meet-up for Oxford Nanoites Saturday week, so I'm definitely going to that. One of the things I know I need to do is get out more, and they're very friendly on the forums, so I want to meet them in real life!


4. My recent viewing has included British Style Genius, which is a fascinating look at the history of British style and fashion. I've joined stylishly_yours, and have been having great fun going through their archives.

Also on my list is Stephen Fry in America, which I've only just started. Maybe it's because I'm cataloguing at the same time, but I wasn't overly impressed by it. I might start again, though, because I refuse to believe that Stephen Fry could be dull.


ETA 5: Today's face_of_joe picture is making me sporfle. Image is from S4, and potentially spoilerific. The caption is brilliant and potentially giggle-inducing.

So. That's me, more or less. How's everyone else?