Ooh, I'm in trouble.

[castalia]

Like I needed another dessert to be obsessed about. I just bought this package of McVitie's biscuits, and it's almost gone. Granted, I shared some with the Farlow's when they came home last night, but still. They're just little tea biscuits, very plain, but I can't stop eating them. It's a good thing these aren't too bad for me, or I'd really be in trouble.

Pudding, biscuits...if I ever live in England, I'm going to have to exercise so much more to avoid getting fat.

The snow didn't stick yesterday, dash it all. Is it too much to ask that we get a little snow, or at least that the roads ice over, so I won't have to go to work tomorrow? I think not.

For LOTR fans, the most amazing clip of Billy Boyd singing swing music is up over at boyd_daily. From a recent gig in LA, and he's singing Beyond the Sea!! There are no words. Go forth now and download.

Man, WIP Amnesty Day is still going strong. People are posting their works-in-progess all over LJ, hundreds of the things. It's marvelous :) Lots to read over at wip_amnesty. My favorites are tiamatschild's Deryni novels snippets featuring Denis Arilan/Thomas Cardiel. So. much. love.

I've noticed I haven't been getting about half of my LJ email notifications lately. It especially seems to eat up ealgylden's comments, for some reason. So if you've replied to me somewhere and I've neglected to respond, this is why. *kicks LJ*

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Waving...

[writerlibrarian]

Well, I've send you maple tea along with the Eowyn card. : ) Think it will go with any of your british desserts?

Watched Billy singing swing music. He also did it I think Sunday in Glasgow with part of Robbie Williams' swing band. I'm like going. Wow Billy singing with Robbie's band. Wow. I just love Robbie singing swing. Billy's not bad. Of course, I automatically which the words of Beyond the sea in french. Charles Trenet wrote both versions a long long time ago. Heard he also sang Mack the Knife. Now that I would love to hear Billy sing that song.

If you want to hear Robbie singing swing music you can at Robbie Williams you click on music and choose tracks. His fourth album is the swing one. I have it on CD and DVD. Fantastic.

*hugs*

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[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

I just got your package! Thank you so much for sending the card, and for including the yummy tea! I had some at work today, and I have a feeling it will go very nicely with the tea biscuits :) *hugs*

I too would love to hear Billy sing Mack the Knife, in *any* language :) God, I wish he'd make an album.

Thanks for the link! I'll go check out Robbie Williams :)

[sensefille.livejournal.com]

*swoon*
*thud*
*gasps for air*

I didn't think he could get more attractive or adorable. I was wrong. :D Thank you for the link.

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[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

You're quite welcome :) And I totally agree about the attractiveness and adorableness. It seems to be limitless, and is turning me into such a fangirl over him.

[la-reine-bleu.livejournal.com]

Pudding, biscuits...if I ever live in England, I'm going to have to exercise so much more to avoid getting fat.

LOL!!!! McVities are *lethal* - don't go *near* any with chocolate on or you're doomed forever!!! Hobnobs - oh what I wouldn't give for a packet...*snorts* Damn it, woman, you've got me wanting biscuits now!!!

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[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Hee! Sorry *g* I'm not much for chocolate (unless it's dark chocolate), so I don't have to worry 'bout the Hobnobs, but oh, the tea biscuits. And the oat ones that taste kinda nutty. My package of the tea ones is already gone...

I'm going to drag Heather to England so we can all sit down and have tea together :)

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[la-reine-bleu.livejournal.com]

Hee! Sorry *g* I'm not much for chocolate (unless it's dark chocolate),

Well we'd get on great then - you can have all the dark ones that I don't like and I'll have the rest ;-) (That would be in the case of us having to share a box of biscuits of course - just preparing for any eventuality!)

And the oat ones that taste kinda nutty.

*dies* oat biscuits = HEAVEN. Add chocolate and you get chocolate hobnobs and then you DIE lololol!!! (Not that I'm obsessed or anything... ho hum...!)But yes, I'm totally with you on the oat front!

I'm going to drag Heather to England so we can all sit down and have tea together :)

Don't think you'll need to do much "dragging" hehe! And yes, you must come (though I'll have hot chocolate rather than tea :-P) and I can bore you both senseless by dragging you round Portsmouth. (When I get there myself that is anyway... *wishes the next 6 months would just go already*

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[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Well we'd get on great then - you can have all the dark ones that I don't like and I'll have the rest ;-) (That would be in the case of us having to share a box of biscuits of course - just preparing for any eventuality!)

Mmm, I like this arrangement. It's always convenient when people like opposite things like that. Heather and I share salads quite easily that way :)

*dies* oat biscuits = HEAVEN. Add chocolate and you get chocolate hobnobs and then you DIE lololol!!! (Not that I'm obsessed or anything... ho hum...!)But yes, I'm totally with you on the oat front!

Lol! It always amazes me when I hear people say they don't like English food. They must not have tried the biscuits :)

Don't think you'll need to do much "dragging" hehe! And yes, you must come (though I'll have hot chocolate rather than tea :-P) and I can bore you both senseless by dragging you round Portsmouth. (When I get there myself that is anyway... *wishes the next 6 months would just go already*

Very true. She's just as eager to go as I am. I'm hoping to go to school there for my master's, so not too much longer to wait, I hope. And I'd love to see Portsmouth, especially the ship-related stuff.

Psst!

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

Sorry the snow didn't stick. We were supposed to get snow last night, but it ended up being cold rain. Booo weathermen and their ability to get my hopes up. Oh, and I just wanted to let you know I got your LOTR card today;) Thanks bunches.

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[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

We're getting some of that cold rain now, too. Feh. At least it's a holiday weekend, so we're out anyway. Glad the valentine arrived! I saw those in the store and couldn't resist snagging them :)