wicked3659 | Ooohh all the lights have gone off my dashboard!!

Yeah that doesn't really mean anything to anybody without a bit of back story.

Well, I've had some troubles with my car in the last few months. Tyres, electrics, oil leaks, at one point it felt like everything had decided to give up. My garage, I had been with for almost 10 years, you know loyalty to good service and such but it seemed like everytime I took it into them, I was charged in the hundreds to fix it. When the big freeze hit just before Christmas the car really suffered. Screenwash froze and broke the motor, my electrics went, I got a puncture, my wipers froze to the windscreen and buckled and altogether that cost me approximately £120 I drove it away after only being able to pay half (because they know me and don't mind me paying it in two parts), only for about 4 days later my car to break down outside work, 40 miles from home in temperatures of approximately -8 degrees Celsius. DX You can imagine I was not too thrilled about this; thank god for fully comprehensive insurance with breakdown cover, even though I was waiting for an hour and a half at least I wasn't stranded.

Now this issue still gets my back up as I still owe the original garage £60 but I am begrudged to pay it due to the fact; they knew that the electrics were going to fail and still they didn't fix it. Whereas my mum's boyfriend's friend came over to the house a week later and took it to his garage and it was running like a charm not 3 days later. He had to take out the main electric component of my engine and he only charged me £130 for doing everything to it. Now I'm not too thrilled about being made a fool of, especially when it comes to my car. I drive 80 miles a day to and from work, on Tuesdays I drive longer as I go to Liverpool University after work for my Mandarin class, so it is unbelievably expensive and why should I pay for poor service when they did not fix the problem they knew was there?

Pfffft, anyway that's the back story. Today for the first time since I got my car back over 5 weeks ago, the electric and engine check lights on my dash board finally went out ^_^ he (the good guy) told me they would be on for about a week and so when they stayed on I could have cried but no lights today my car is happy again!!

*pats Berry* (Yes he's called Berry because he looks like a blueberry ^_^ my cute little car).

Now I will move onto my life update of updateyness, nothing amazing I can assure you. If you've read above regarding the 80 mile round trip to work everyday, I have come to the reluctant decision - reluctant because I truly love the flat I currently rent - that I have to move. I've been looking much closer to work, roughly 40 miles from where I live now and I've had some disappointments (some of you will know about the mousie incident and lets hope evil landlady person has gotten a scruffy tenant for getting my hopes up). You see rented properties are going so fast here because it's too hard and expensive for most people to buy. So flats in my price range are getting snapped up. Some good news though, I've finally gotten another viewing at a 1 bedroomed flat near work, next to the Mersey estruary. New building, new flat and only £400 per month which is only £50 more than I pay in rent now. But, get this; moving will save me close to £200 a month in PETROL!! Oh yes, here; petrol is like gold dust!

Plus it'll save Berry from having to drive so far and he's getting on now, only an 03 plate I've had him for most of his life ^_^

It will also take me closer to my Mandarin class which I am very pleased about as I'm intending on taking it to the full GCSE level and I'm currently averaging at a first class grade of 88% I am disappointed it's not in the 90 percentile but I have another assignment to hand in tomorrow and I think (for the first time) I've actually done quite well on it. I really put everything I'd learned into it and had a little help from valielen who rocks at this stuff! :3

That is my big news. I'm still feeling inadequate in work. My boss keeps handing out work that I was hired to do to other members of my office, who are paid less than me and shouldn't have to do my responsibilities. I mean it's not like I can't do the job. I am more than capable but either he has a different way of working in mind or he just doesn't realise what he's doing. Today I finally - in passing - said something.

He actually seemed surprised, and immediately suggested more things I could help with. I do have a lot to do when you look at my 'to do' list but I work fast and multi-task to a scary degree (like I will complete everything I set out to do and still squeeze in a bit of ficcing), I get focused when I have deadlines and I'm kept busy and those who know me, will know I can't abide being bored. Being bored allows my brain to slow down and dwell on things that are just not healthy for my sanity, such as my natural paranoia and insecurities regarding feeling well.... anything lol.

*rolls eyes at self*

It's obviously playing on my mind as I'm even dreaming about it now. Today was a prime example, 4.30am I woke up after a bad dream, which eerian_sadow helped me translate the meaning of. Turns out the unsettling dream once it had meaning wasn't so unsettling and was in fact telling me that my long term plans of emmigrating to Singapore will be beneficial for me on spiritual, mental and physical levels. This is quite a comfort to me as I know I'm far from happy where I am, dissatisfied with things here, especially with the ex living just down the road. ante_luce took this to mean that I should move sooner :p lol. (Ninjas in headspace encourage this and are not helpful XD).

Though as scary as that is; it's also very very tempting. My C.V. is updated so now all I have to do is upload it to the job search site and wait for the agency to find me jobs ^_^;;

Best move into the new flat soon if I'm to save money for this ^_^.

Ok so while I'm rambling on; (I never know what to write on here), I would like to mention some nice things of 2011 (there aren't many so they're all worth counting). Mousie has just finished her month's worth of antibiotics. She is now sporting a large scar on one side of her body where she scratched too much and has lost the use of one of her front paws v_v but she's much more comfortable than she was. I spoil her rotten really, despite us only having achieved a level of civility with each other. She lets me feed her and change her cage and that's about all the contact she'll allow. For being so brave and beautiful I bought her a new bed, it's fluffy and warm as she mostly sleeps now and she just peers at me from inside it ^_^

PICCIES!

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In not so awesome news, my flights to the US for Botcon have doubled in price since last month >< this is frustrating as I now have to juggle flat deposit and flight monies, I am praying for a good return deal that doesn't mean I have to travel all the way to London. Which in some cases is just as expensive as flying to bloody Europe! I am so excited about my trip though. I shall be meeting wingzbot there and then we're road tripping it up to Botcon and conveniently picking up eerian_sadow on the way ^_^ it's going to be so much fun! She's even got a Prowlie ninja costume for me (have I mentioned how amazingly talented she is?) So if you seeTFA Prowl wandering about Botcon, it's a good chance it's going to be me (I'll be the really short one trying to hide in the corner). ^_^;;

I just hope my strangely robust immune system holds out. I haven't gotten ill yet this year and this time of year is notorious for the plaguey plague of doom, yet I have somehow managed to stay healthy when those around me are dropping like flies.

*sends many hugs and Echinacea to the sickies in my flist* :3

In other news my mum's boyfriend thinks I should be getting sociable and getting myself out there and mingling among the general populace so I can meet a new significant other. o_O Why oh why would I want to inflict that on mysel?. Just looking at my track record of relationships is enough for me to say enough is enough. I'm clearly not very good at them and I honestly don't want to have to pretend to be somebody I'm not just so I can be liked and showed off to the other's friends and put on a front for their family. No thanks, I'll stay right here in my little cave where I can write and draw and chat to those patient, caring, few yet very significant friends who actually like me for who I am, (crazy people I'll tell you :p), you know who you are, <3 *squooshes* :3

Mm, I have babbled long enough I think and rewarded you with cute mousie pictures for your effort reading this so I'm going to wander off and fic before the Glee Rocky Horror special >_>

Here have moar piccies ^_^