Getting time to chill out

Ok, so finally, I've some time to sit down and actually write something!

How are you?

I'm happy to be off for the weekend.  Work's taken a downward turn recently, but it's not all bad.  (Well, it is at work, but not the rest of my life).  I'm working on an application for a PhD at the moment, which I enjoy a lot.  It's hugely competitive to try and get funding, but it's worth a shot because it's something I'd absolutely love to do.  

I suppose though that I should be updating you about list stuff!  Like I said yesterday, I've finished The Northern Lights and moved on to The Subtle Knife today.  I'm actually pretty glad I've included so many books on the list.  Books are a real escape for me and a wonderful way to unwind and it's nice to achieve that whilst also reading some of those great classics I have kept meaning to get around to!  I'm sure I'll finish this trilogy soon, then onto something a little more time consuming I think, like Pride and Prejudice or Anna Karenina.  

As promised, I have some pictures for you!  The first was a little hard to get right because of the lighting in my bathroom, but here is my collection of rubber ducks!  My cousin's lovely boyfriend came and fitted new taps for us (our hot tap was broken, sad times) so my ducks had a lovely warm bath.  :)

This picture was a little hard to get too.  I was playing around with my camera settings - playing around is the best way to learn, naturally - so I'm not sure about this one, but see what you think.

This is the book Will got me for my birthday, for writing my novel in.  It isn't actually completely blank, but I liked the blank pages for the shot...

Finally, Beno (Corbyn) again.  He was just too cute.

I don't have many other things I can say I've scored off for now, I'm afraid.  I'm still working on levelling up my WoW character (56 now) and I'm saving up for my Kinect - my expensive thing to buy.  I've £40 so far... lol, but I'm going to cash in the penny pot and put whatever comes out of that (not much, as it's coppers) into the Kinect fund too.  I'm also pleased that in 4-5 weeks I'll have paid off my credit card, which is good!  These aren't very exciting things, but they're practical, and that's what I need to do at the moment really.  I'm sure I'll manage to fit something fun in there too!