Shakespearebint

I got my sofa recovered and it's beautiful, but wtf was I thinking - it's CREAM!!!

I'm now too scared to sit on it in case I dirty it.

( Beautiful sofa )

This is a scarf I knit a while ago - it's an illusion scarf, which means you can't see the image when you're looking straight at it, the impalas are only visible from an angle! Bizarre, I know.

Anyway I've put it into the Sweet Charity Auction (the last one ever) so feel free to bid on it :-)

It was designed by Lycantrophile and the original pattern can be found here: http://lycanthrophile.blogspot.com/2008/12/metallicar-illusion-scarf-pattern.html

On Thursday I finally handed two copies of my novel to my agent and they're being sent out to publishers next week. This novel has been redrafted and edited multiple times at this point, but I still had to fight the urge to grab the manuscripts back and tell the agent I needed to do some more work on it.
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Not many people know this but I love making lace - specifically bobbin lace. Yesterday I finally finished a piece that was supposed to be a present for my mother on her 80th birthday. She will be 82 in October so yes, it has taken me nearly two years to complete this.( Photo of 6ins wide masterpiece )

Gakked from hiyacynth
( The 40 Things about Me meme )

So I've been invited to a very fancy dinner (fancy, as in posh frocks and tuxedos) and I don't know whether to go or not. It's an annual dinner held by my ex-employers and in past years I've had to work at it - setting up microphones, organising the video-taping of the speeches etc. so I know what this event is like - stuffy and formal and attended by so many surgeons it's amazing all the egos can fit in one room. When I got the invite, I immediately thought 'I'd rather have pins stuck in my eyes than go to that' - then I saw who was giving the after-dinner speech - Kofi Annan. I think I want to hear Kofi.

So, back to the stupid dinner - if I decide to go, I have to buy a frock. I don't really do frocks - especially the posh sort that I'd have to purchase for this gig. And it would probably set me back a couple of hundred euro at least, which, considering I'm unemployed now, is a bit extravagant.

And I'd have to lose 2 stone in the next 3 weeks, which might be a bit difficult.

And I'd have to bring a 'guest'. Finding a single-man in Dublin that I'd be willing to bring to this bunfight would be more difficult than losing 2 stone in 3 weeks. So I think I'm going to have to fly one in from the UK. I spoke to my friend Ian this morning and, if he's free that week-end, he 's going to fly over from Cardiff and escort me (both of us cackled with laughter at the mere thought of him being an 'escort' - big flaming queen, that he is). Part of me thinks, this smacks of 'hiring a homosexual for the evening' a la Taylor Townsend (one for fans of The OC) despite the fact that A. I won't be paying him, and B. I won't be pretending he's my boyfriend, but another part of me thinks, he's the perfect person to bring. He's great fun, very good-looking, already owns a tux, and he's a consultant physician so they can't look down their noses at him. But the best thing (because I'm so childish) is, they'll probably be scandalised at his very obvious homosexuality (yes - they really are those sort of dicks).

I'll have to wait and see if he's free that week-end, and make my decision then (and start dieting immediately, just in case). Because I really do think I want to hear Kofi.

Happy Birthday!!!

A Choir of Knitted Angels (a couple of who are actually knitting!)

I've just seen a trailer for PS I Love You (I know, I know, what was I thinking, even watching it) and right now I want to stick pins in my eyes. ( start of rant )

Testing my new Flickr account so here' a pic I took down in Kerry a couple of weeks ago

When I was younger I used to go to lots and lots of live music.( read more )

I'm leaving my job on Friday and the CEO invited me down for coffee this morning since he won't be around for the rest of the week.

And look what he gave me as a going-away present:-)( Read more... )

Current Location:

Work

So last Friday I had a meeting with a literary agent who is interested in taking me on as a client (yaaaay). However he wants me to do another draft of my novel before submitting it to publishers and has asked for a number of changes, including the name of the novel. In fact he wants me to come up wit 6 or 7 suggestions (groan)

Anyone out there got any ideas? The basic storyline is: a homeless teenage boy living in Dublin and his downward spiral. All suggestions will be gratefully received