is she?

Is she red is she white is she promised to the night?

and her head has no room and her head has no

rooooooooom!

a Mac for a mak?

Macs were cool once upon a time...but the fact is, they aint anymore. I am not going to go into the Mac vs. PC debate here, because Ash resolved it for me by telling me that it's actually possible to run windows on a Mac, thereby eradicating all compatibility issues and by pointing out that it might be worth buying an actual decent warranty, which would mean that the inevitable repairs wouldn't be such an problem. I can buy a Mac book for 650 pounds (there is no pound symbol on my ergonomic keyboard, what of that?) with a student discount and when it comes down to it, Mac books are quite nice really. They are little, to me 13 inches is the perfect size for a laptop which is important because I take it around a lot, they have those separated keys which are awesome for clumsy typists like myself who tend to make errors, although, I don't think that can do much to solve my lack of ability to spell; and they have magnetic power cables, perfect. I don't need one just yet, but the time to buy a new laptop is fast approaching, sadly. I love my little computer, and it actually works perfectly well, it is small, quite fast, has finger print and voice recognition (har) all in all does the job quite adequately, but the power supply connecting wire is cracked. It's been repaired twice before by Ash's wonderful father and it might well be fixable again. Problem is that this time last year there was a terrible accident involving a cup of tea, my head and a shelf. Anyway, the tea fell off the shelf and into the computer, computer had a near death experience, Computer parts got washed but some bits were a little bit corroded and some tea ended up stuck inside which corroded things a bit more. As a result the innards of laptop are fragile and might break when laptop is taken apart to fix the power supply. Such is the way of these things, it will break :( I will need a new laptop. Pretty much, I want a laptop that is the same size (13) , that isn't going to have power supply issues, that will cope with being lugged about the place, that isn't too expensive. The closest thing to a replacement for my current laptop just happens to be a little 13 inch Mac book affair. The click is rubbish though, there's a flaw!

The problem isn't the computer itself, no, the problem is that contrary elitist twat that I am, I am too good for Mac! Simply because Mac believes it is too good for me >:( . I am clearly too good for Mac people. Really, they annoy me, banging on about how great Macs are all the time when actually it's quite rare that anyone actually makes full use of the bits and pieces the thing has to offer, indeed one might just as well get a cheaper PC that does exactly the same thing and possibly more for half the price. I don't like the way that Mac has almost become some kind of social indicator. Having one sets you apart as a "Mac user", you like to imagine that you actually care about the length of time it takes for your laptop to warm up, as if 40 seconds is just too damn long to wait Charlie Brooker agrees with me, look! I must be right! He even feels the same about the click! :http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/feb/05/comment.media

Just watch the video, maybe you'll see what I mean. It's "consumer product" this "consumer product" that with some mad pop eyed bald guy who's talking about the Mac book as if he's just shat a man sized egg out of his arse and Jesus hatched. And what's that sneaky little guitar bit at the end? I have no idea but to me it sounds a hell of a lot like Coldplay...or fuck, even U2, Christ. I honestly don't know what the world is coming to and I certainly don't want to buy into that. http://www.apple.com/uk/macbook/

On the other hand, Stephen Fry likes Macs and iPods and all of these buggers and Stephen Fry is the authority on everything and is not pretentious at all. I would post a link to his blog, but my desktop doesn't want me to have a look at his site. It's warning me that visiting his site might damage my computer because of BADWARE haaahahaha seriously! Anyway, since when have I been worried about looking like a pretentious arse? Isn’t that what I am? I get a massive student discount so I don't need to feel so bad about excessive spending on the thing, at least I'll have the satisfaction of knowing I didn't pay the full price and part of new laptop can be part of a birthday present because of becoming 21. I could be an ironic reluctant Mac owner rather than "user", that's right computer, I OWN you for I am a human and you might be really shiny but I am better than you, I don't borrow your damned services and then bask in your astonishingly engineered, lovely LED illuminated glow and I am not thankful for your damned existence, making life oh so much better than it was before I had you. Fucker.


That's right, damn straight I'm buying a Mac, and I'm going to buy a lovely skin and damn well run windows because WINDOWS PWNS apple, I'll not give in to you! Not ever!

FTW PEACE

look at these. These are lovely :D

https://www.gelaskins.com/catalog.php?Device=5&Category=7&p=3

Conclusion:

Flora light melted in the microwave with sugar and milk does not make fudge. It does however, make something, and that something is quite tasty. Smooth, slightly chewy, yet melty, a little bit like a really thick lemon curd. I asked Ash if he would eat it on toast, he says he will eat it with a spoon. Here it is about to be eaten with a knife:


Due to the milk being semi skimmed and the flora light being light, I deem micro-fudge a healthy alternative to regular fudge, speaking of which, there are actually many recipes for microwave fudge available on this here google. Here's one with walnuts in: http://www.netmums.com/food/Fudge.877/

Don't know if it works, but maybe it's worth a try. I think this is one experiment I'd very much like to continue until I find some satisfactory conclusions! Next time I'll try it with butter...nom.

Goodness! Micro-fudge!

Goodness me, I'm giving up foruming for a while! Whatever next!

This is the story. I made some micro-popcorn and when I opened the bag I was immensly pleased to find that inside the paper was this lovely caramel coating from where the sugar had melted and stuck on, genius that I am, my next thought was toffee, in the microwave!

Not quite bold enough to just put some sugar in there for fear it might just explode, I mixed it with a little water and stuck it in. After 3 minutes out came a spitting bubbling white liquid, sugar definitely disolved but not toffee like...hmm...so plan B, in went some semi skimmed milk and a good knob of flora light...how terribly exciting! it came out of the microwave yellow, thick and foamy! I grated in some lemon zest in the vague hope that if it turns into fudge, it will taste nice.

The question of the day is, will melting sugar, flora light and milk together in the microwave make fudge? Now that I've given up forums, I'm becoming so much more productive already...

Breathless with anticipation aren't you :D ?

Ok so I promise I won't ever do that to you again :D

But, you gather the central theme of this blog yes? I love my boyfriend above all else, yes? I also love talking about him very much. He is very gracious in accepting that, as his girlfriend there are certain duties I must fulfil :D Such as painting him with the make up I don't really wear, taking pictures and putting them on the internet :D


like so...


Don't worry, he forgives me :) He tells me that when he begins to earn lots of money on account of being an uber clever engineering dude, he will buy a DSLR, then I can take actual non blurry pictures to my hearts content :D


I think they might be better if I click large instead of medium...hm This is something of a test run, the contrast adjustments work for my screen, I don't know about yours, you are welcome to tell me how I am to work this geezer :D More elaborate transformations of Ashley will appear in the near future. Unfortunately he selfishly wanted to be able to see his homework so this is a very hastily done job. Boo, bad Ash.

It will also likely feature small insights into the lives of my wonderful goldfish Shoom and Anoir, tragic tales of my woeful past, relations of the trials and tribulations of being a reluctant English (and Scottish) Literature student, of Edinburgh University, and of course, links to things that appal and captivate me . Give up already, since I rarely venture out into the real world I imagine that what I write here will not be amusing or interesting in any way. This is a thing you should know from the start. Or maybe I'm setting you up for disappointment by making use of the modesty topos :p Who knows what the future holds eh?

What happens when two things lovely combine...

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There are many, many lovely combinations of objects out there just waiting to find each other, something within them is calling, seeking waiting. Alone they are lovely, but mundane. They serve a purpose, they occupy a space, they exist in a state they are desperate to transcend, they want to become sublime...but, they don't know it, not yet. Sometimes the union doesn't happen without the help of an external force. Hot apple pie with ice cream, Marmite on buttered toast, cheese with pickle between two slices of bread, McDonald's fries dipped in Mcflurry, unlikely yes, but forgive me, some things you must taste to believe...some things...on these lines...one of my most favourite things ever happens to be make up. Not every day, blemish concealing, eye bag hiding, deceitful make up but shiny, shiny make up the colours bright and vibrant, like a coral reef, a pirates hidden chest of jewels or a garden, blossoming suddenly into summer, the high season, the lovely becomes beautiful, the good becomes sublime!

Now, another favourite thing, my most favourite thing, my most beloved of all, my dear lover Ashley Hughes- what on Earth could be better than two of my favourite things ever combined? Shiny, sparkly beautiful, make up and my darling long suffering, ever obedient one Oh! He shall be transformed he shall! He shall be transformed he shall!


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