If you've got time, stay and listen to my story...

Previously it was the New York cityscape, since that's the closest one I could see to my perception of Gotham City. However, I decided I fancied a change and went for my spiritual second home, Seattle. *grins* May even get back there for a visit again one of these days....

Well, Rowan's now officially on his summer holidays so we're gonna be spending a lot more time together over the next six weeks. Whether this is good for either person's sanity, we shall see! *laughs*

Typically, he appears to be following my father in that, no sooner had school broken up for the summer, he appears to have come down with a bug. My Dad is prone to coming down with the flu whenever he takes a week off work; it's like his body suddenly thinks "Ah! A week of rest, he's got time to actually get shot of that virus we're fighting for him!" In Rowan's case, we were driving to my grandparents house when he called out "Nana, can we get there soon please, I'm going to be sick!" Minutes later, he was, poor love.

Then, when he got home from visiting his Dad on Sunday, all he wanted to do was snuggle up to me - which is totally unlike him, as he's usually bouncing off the walls when he gets back. I had warned Baz not to let him have any sweets, but they appeared to have compromised by only giving him a small amount. *rolls eyes* The rest he brought back home with him and will now be nagging me for all week.

He's also been seriously off his food all weekend, and didn't even eat a single slice at Pizza Hut this afternoon - even though going there had been his idea in the first place. He instead made up for all the energy he didn't expend yesterday, and was completely hyperactive. Hopefully an early night tonight, as well as some medicine, will set him right for his first day at Dragon Camp tomorrow. There he'll be able to burn off any energy, especially since we're gonna have a fairly long walk there and back.

Could have strangled my mother on Saturday, regarding the Potter novel; we met up with her in the morning, since Saturdays are Mam's day to spend with Rowan, planning to do some shopping and go see my grandparents. Mam decides to go in to Barry first, even though she knows I want to go get that book. So I'm sat in the passenger seat quietly freaking, 'cause it's nearly noon by this time, but I know better than to say anything. We finally got to my Dad's ASDA at two in the afternoon and, quel surprise, they sold out at about nine am. So Mam's half-laughing at me 'cause my mood has just plummeted - and I snark back that she'd been so certain there'd still be copies left, even though I knew there was no chance. (I'd like to see her face if people were so nuts about Catrin Collier, and she was releasing the final part of a series!)

In the end I managed to pick up a copy in a little bookshop near Rowan's school, for twice the price but I didn't care by that point. So I then read it at every opportunity for the rest of the weekend - you can understand how grateful I was that Rowan went to see his Dad yesterday!

*chuckles* I just got a phonecall from thaya_rayal to yell abuse at me for not telling her James Marsters is filming for Torchwood at the moment - serves you right for running away to England cariad! *teases* So, especially for her, here's the link to the news item where I found out about it;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6900670.stm

Apparently Gareth David Lloyd (the gorgeous Ianto) has annoyed some of his fans by not turning up to the Bad Wolf convention in Birmingham this weekend. Some say he's claiming 'prior commitments', but there's footage of him at Marsters' gig down the Bay, a little worse the wear for drink (this gig has also gotten me in Thaya's bad books! *giggles*). Though if you bear in mind that the floods all over the country have pretty much blocked the routes between Cardiff and Birmingham, is anyone surprised he stayed home?

Ah well...better see if the laundry's done. Since I dropped everything to read that book, I've had to get all the housework done this afternoon/evening. Just my ironing to do now, once the dryer's finished.

Dear F-List,

Y'know, I've seen several posts today which basically go like this;

"Um...about this whole Harry Potter thing? Really couldn't care less - please don't hate me?"

Or variations on the "So not interested" theme.

You know what, guys? That's totally cool with me, and anyone who tells you otherwise? Ignore them.

I will always encourage people to give the series a go, but ultimately people either like it or they don't. Mileage will always vary.

Enjoy your weekend, whatever you choose to do with it.

Much love,
Me

I have a ton of housework to do, and I need to make sure I stay awake as I am sleepy as hell.

I went out last night to see Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix with Graham and some of his work colleagues, and went to Bar Icon for a drink afterwards so I didn't get home till about eleven thirty. Which isn't exactly late, but Rowan was over his nan's and I have difficulty going to bed at a reasonable hour when he's not home. I really can't explain it. Plus I had to make sure I was over there to collect him at seven thirty, so Mam could get to work by eight (Her job officially starts at nine, but she has this tendency to want to make herself indispensable, so she goes in early). Ended up down near Rowan's school with over forty-five minutes to kill, so we went to the cafe for breakfast.

I'm not going to give any spoilers about the movie - not least of all because I'm rubbish at that stuff, as my Who/Torchwood posts prove - but I will say that it was awesome! Loved every minute of it.

( Cutting the rest of it because I are longwinded )

Anyway, I think I've waffled on enough for now and the housework's not doing itself dammit! *sigh*

*hugs thaya_rayal, just 'cause, and yellowseptember because yay! She's back from hols!*