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[rm]

Despite a weekend that included a migraine, a really bad sunburn (ow!) and a UTI, we had an amazing weekend with food and shopping and lots of outdoor time and yet somehow not feeling too rushed and just... awesome.

Torchwood! Man, I'm worried, and I think it's going to be gutting, but I also think it's really going to honour the characters. For those of us that survived Potterdammerung, this is a nice change of pace. I will never stop being bitter about the Snake Bubble to the Head.

God bless Cipro. I still feel like shit, but I feel less like shit. Also, first time I've used the health insurance since I've had it over the last few years; nice to know it actually works, and that 24-clinic situation is pretty rad. No more whining about not having time to go to the doctor, and as awkward as it was, it wasn't as awkward as it could have been (and honestly, they were less dumb than Callen-Lorde (that, you know, finds lesbians boring) when the whole undiagnosed celiac thing went down).

When I've a moment, reviews of TW tie-in material; some fanfic I wrote on the beach yesterday (we must, I feel, examine Ianto's hatred of Delhi, and Jack's irritation with same, also I love putting the team on airplanes together, no idea why).

Gotta post various Stuff I Am Doing at Cons and Where I'm Going to Be announcements when I've half a brain.

Renewed my Broad Universe membership.

Garden update: 1 big Klari-Baby-Cheese pepper coming along well. Green Zebra tomatoes almost ready to eat. Buds on the three replacement tomato plants. At least three, and I think more, tiny tomatos on fourth tomato replacement plant. 2 tiny peppers on the Paprika that seem to be growing well, and flowers finally opening on the hot pepper plant. Herbs doing well. I think we've finally got this garden thing under control.

Patty is going to London for business in April 2010. I'm thinking of tagging along (exchange rate be damned) and popping up to Cardiff for a day or so. Dorky? Yes. But 1) when else would I do this? and 2) I almost went to Cardiff on vacation like five years ago for also dorky, but not DW/TW related reasons, so why the fuck not?

Still need to see Public Enemies.

Book sales are pretty rad right now. Last night there was "only 2 left in stock" on Amazon, then 1, then this morning they were back in stock, now there are only 4 left in with more on the way. I guess the new movie release is doing me some major favors. Oh hey, back down to 2! And now we're in stock again!

I am listening to Edith Piaf. That makes everything better.

Burbles about the ongoing fencing narrative are coming my way. Interesting burbles.

Okay, while the original Waffle House Challenge failed, a different challenge issued to a different friend about a different person of note didn't. Hahahahaah.

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[humascot97.livejournal.com]

Patty is going to London for business in April 2010. I'm thinking of tagging along (exchange rate be damned) and popping up to Cardiff for a day or so. Dorky? Yes. But 1) when else would I do this? and 2) I almost went to Cardiff on vacation like five years ago for also dorky, but not DW/TW related reasons, so why the fuck not?
Definitely go. Hell, I would had I not married someone who refuses to get on an airplane or travel. Yet, he has a passport. Figure that shit out.

Should this trip come to pass, if at all possible, I would like to humbly request a Cardiff shot glass for my collection and am willing to reimburse for it.

[lyorn.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking of tagging along (exchange rate be damned) and popping up to Cardiff for a day or so. Dorky? Yes.

Heh. Who cares if it's dorky. I felt like the dorkiest fangirl that ever fangirled when I put in three days in Cardiff into a vacation earlier this year, and I loved it.

[browneyedgirl65.livejournal.com]

I spent several days in Cardiff satisfying three dorky things: TW, Aikido, and the Welsh language.

I found the cheapest option was simply to hire a car and drive to Cardiff. The train rates are prohibitively expensive (even compared with gas prices), and you lose a lot of travel time. That said, I didn't go in one day, either, I stopped over in Bath which has the BEST Roman bath ruins ever if you're into that kind of thing.

Also, I already know how to drive and drive on either side of the street, so your mileage may vary about train vs car.

Cardiff Youth Hostel was clean, good part of town [not that I saw that many bad parts...] , and excellent bus service anywhere you wanted.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I do not drive and doubt I will learn before then, although I should. It would be insane if I learned how to drive to go to Cardiff.

[miep.livejournal.com]

if it takes a trip to Cardiff to get you to learn to drive, so be it. its not a skill that will go moldy.

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

It would be insane if I learned how to drive to go to Cardiff.

But not, per se, out of character.

[lyorn.livejournal.com]

Going from Cardiff to London Paddington took me two hours by fast train in May. Cannot tell how much it cost as I had a "two days of unlimited travel" ticket. Those can only be purchased abroad, but I do not know in what countries. If you book early and are flexible, train prices are expensive but not outrageous, from what I've seen. (OK, I'm comparing with Germany, which might give me a high baseline.)

Second the great bus services.

[penguineggs.livejournal.com]

Why bother learning to drive to go from London to Cardiff? The road links are miserable and the rail link is one of the greatest pieces of engineering the Victorians ever gifted us, and the scenery is spectacular. Also, it takes nearly five hours to drive, most of it spent getting out at a snail's pace through London's most unpleasant suburbs and two hours to train, so you get much more bang for your buck if your time is short going by train, to say nothing of the chance to read or play on your computer (many trains have lap-top plug ins, at least at the table seats) while on the train.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Non, je ne regrette rien!

I think we've finally got this garden thing under control.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

OK, there are reasonswhy We Who Own Land do not say things like that.
Dude, that's just tempting fate.
*Makes the sign against Monstrous Evil(Mostly Squirrels)*

Re: I think we've finally got this garden thing under control.

[miep.livejournal.com]

squirrels like to take ONE BITE out of tomatoes, or try to run with giant Brandywines in their mouths, and then drop them in the middle of the lawn. naughty twirls!

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

Fanfic on the beach! Sounds ideal. :-)

And believe me, I'd be going to Cardiff too if I could.

And, I am *ill* worrying about TW. I feel like it would be best for me to be sedated throughout the week, other than the time spent actually watching.

[woogledesigns.livejournal.com]

uh? What book?

[rm.livejournal.com]

http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Trifles-Trivias-Particularities/dp/0977954528