Organisationaling

[hellison]

Yes, I am getting organised. Well, attempting to. In an effort at distracting myself from Back To Work Blues, I went for a wander at lunchtime, with the aim of buying an address book and some Nice Writing Things for the Great Letter Writing Endeavour.

You know those Stationery Set things you used to get for christmas all the time? The fancy boxes with address book, paper and matching envelopes etc inside? They do not seem to exist anymore :/ After much searching I did manage to find a block of basic lined writing paper tho (the chaos that is my handwriting does really not bear being let loose on unlined paper).
Then I began the search for an address book and thought "hmm, a little diary type thing would be handy", since I have a head like a sieve and never remember where I'm meant to be or when. Somehow this lead to me buying a filofax-type thingy.
Well. OK, a filofax. I really must be getting old. Or at least growing up some. Or possibly just senile.

On the plus side I can now spend the afternoon dodging work by filling in exciting little boxes in the filofax thingy. Ah, the joy that simple pleasures can bring ;)

Also, I have booked room for febmeet, for the traditional time-share arrangement with mivvvv (he sleeps in it at night, I sleep in it by day). The Nice Mr Fail is obviously getting many requests cos as soon as I said 'st giles' he said "17th feb, right?".

See? Organised!
Still knackered tho.

Comments

[dasquian.livejournal.com]

Gah, febmeet. Totally need to organise a room for that ;p Where are the details again?

[hellison.livejournal.com]

They're all here, http://discworld.atuin.net/lpc/~feantur/secure/febmeet2006.c , just give the V. nice and effient Mr Fail a ring, say 'give me a room bitch!' and he does all the rest!

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

Does 'give me your branze, bitch' have the same effect?

Congrats on the writing endeavour, but why did you not get one of those electronic computer diaries with silly plastic stick things instead of a filofax?

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Because that's Technology and would be Hard and Require Thinking and Reading of Manuals. And you can't scribble unreadable notes to ponder over later in an electronic thingy!

[being-here.livejournal.com]

Oh the joy of getting organised!

The boxes! the potential! This could be a whole new life! (you can tell I used to buy things like this waaay too much).

It is a shame about the notelet packs. I had a similar urge a few years ago and searched then, but there was nothing. I blame this for me never actually getting round to writing to anyone

[hellison.livejournal.com]

There were a few notelet thingys, but mostly very obviously for young teenagers ;p No lovely writing paper sets to be had at all!

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

Rather appropriately, the Irish Peatland Conservation Council is selling special eco pc nice good for you stationery sets online:

http://www.ipcc.ie/enviroshopcards2.html

(scroll down the page when you open it)

[hellison.livejournal.com]

aww none of them have bodies :/ But there is a v fancy bog oak pen!

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

Tollund stationery set...

I think it would sell no probs!

[jin-shei.livejournal.com]

We must be growing up, love. I also bought a filofax...

[hellison.livejournal.com]

At least we're doing it together ;p

Excellent to hear the first day went well too!!

[jin-shei.livejournal.com]

I'm shattered! Took me an hour to get out of bristol and onto the motorway! Shockingly rude drivers too, so bad that I was forced to swear at them :P

[hellison.livejournal.com]

That's not quite so good. My little experiece of getting out of Bristol is that it is generally hellish, I'd imagine at rush hour it's a nightmare.

[kake]

Febmeet! Febmeet!

Filofax coincidence: shortly before I read your post saying you'd bought a Filofax I read a post from another friend who wants to give one away...

I like the unlined writing paper that comes with a writing guide that you can see through it. Do you know what I mean? A piece of card the same size as the paper with thick black lines on it.

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know the stuff ;) I nearly bought some of that then found the lined stuff. I think til I get more practice in, I'm going to need all the help I can get with legibility.

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

Ooh! This is all very exciting! When do you plan to write your first letter?

[hellison.livejournal.com]

I've written 4 already :)

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

ooh oooh

but have you POSTED them?

(I always find that's the great stumbling block)

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Yes! well, 3 of them. And have written another! Need more stamps tho.
Of course this is all still the first rush of enthusiasm. Keeping it up will be the real test. Which of course getting replies will help with ;)

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

grrr

rarrrr

argh

[hellison.livejournal.com]

hehe ;p

[http://users.livejournal.com/_unhurt_/]

looks like thesme's replies will be quite short and only need 4 letters. but perhaps she could write them in the blood (or brains!) of her victims? ;p