I'm at the stage once again where I have to wonder if the numbness of one's fingers affects ones typing speed. I'm thinking that it does, which is why I'm about to get a cup of tea.

Ahhh, that's better.

The bruise on my leg is nicely impressive. The centre part, around the teethmarks hasn't gone to black yet. It's still nicely mottled in red and white. However, the part surrounding that patch, stretching halfway around the outside of my leg, has gone to grey/black. The size is currently larger than my outstretched hand.

Went over to maudlinrose's place last night and watched videoes with her; To Sir, With Love, starring Lulu and Kiss Me Kate, a Cole Porter film (I think) and did embroidery. I'm really happy. maudlinrose's birthday present is finished. It looks great, if I do say so myself, and I'm suddenly wondering just what do I do next? Normally I have my next project all lined up and ready to start before I finish the last one, but this time I don't, because the end of the cathedral crept up on me so quickly. I'm thinking I will go back to my dragon for a while, and then there's a blackwork (beigework, really) piece with an iris that I might do.

*bounces* I'm finished

Actually have been given ideas for birthday presents for two of the four that I'm buying for this year. Still have no idea for my sister or forjessikast and they're both having 21st's this year. Jewellery, probably, if I can find something that's right. I might go up to Hamilton for my sister's, assuming I can either get a flight/train cheap enough and can have the time off work.

Am also going to buy the next two volumes of FAKE because it's really good and I like it lots. Assuming Graphics is open this afternoon, of course. And I think I'm finished playing with my non-fiction books. I got stickers recently, so I've labelled all of them except the four that I can't find the Dewey number for and the Bible that I actually use (as opposed to the four that I don't). They're now in my bookcase in the correct order.