Life: Thy Name Is Confusion

Sticky Countdown Time!!!

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 22/06/2008 – 19:21:56

Birthday Meme nicked from NotBob

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 27/09/2008 – 21:39:40

The rules are go into Wikipedia and type in just your day and month of your birth, then choose four events, three births, two deaths, and one holiday..

Events
1543 - Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling.
1839 - John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph.
1970 - A British airliner is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and flown to Dawson's Field in Jordan.
1991 - Tajikstan gains independence from the Soviet Union.

Births
1930 - Frank Lucas, Drug Lord
1966 - Adam Sandler, American actor and comedian
1972 - Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor

Deaths
1513 - King James IV of Scotland (b. 1473)
1994 - Patrick O'Neal, American actor (b. 1927)

Holiday
Japan - Chrysanthemum Day

I'm a student!

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 27/09/2008 – 13:19:43

I have not felt the slightest inclination to blog recently. I have been far too busy with work and plans for my holiday that i've hardly had time to sit back and breathe. My parents came back on tuesday evening, they had an amazing time over there and the contract my dad & the boss agreed on is a very good one apparently.

I go on holiday tomorrow and i tell you it hasn't come round soon enough. Theres so many things going on i just need this week away to chill out and relax!! Got my new suitcase yesterday too & its gorgeous! Its bright pink with Hawaiian flowers all over it! And i've got me Euros & suntan lotion sorted so thats the essentials lol! I have bought new CD's to take with me, Creamfields 10 years, Clubland Classix, and Sunset to Sunrise, and new headphones for the iPod, so i think i'm pretty much sorted really!!

Work has been so busy this week. Partially because i STILL have to audit all the work carried out by a guy who's been doing this job for 9 months now and still can't get it right, and partially becuase i've had to spend a lot of time designing and making a new 'user guide' for our team which tells you step by step how to do the job. Why? Because as C put it, "we're going to be screwed with you off, i can do half of it at least but K & S are useless." So true.

Oh and also i am now a fully registered Uni Student! I know i'm starting my degree a few years late, well, 3 to be exact, but i didn't want to do it before now, and if i look at it logically most of the people i know who DID degrees have now just graduated and are struggling to find decent jobs, whilst being saddles with thousands of pounds worth of student debt. I however have a fairly good job earning a (slightly above) average wage for my age, and am now starting to study for my degree and am having my courses paid for by the government as i am an OU student. Yay me!!

Temporary Domestication

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 21/09/2008 – 13:47:24

I have yet again been a so called 'domestic goddess' this week. As always when my parents go away on holiday, i tend to step up and take on most of the things that need doing. Bar ironing that is, i tend to leave that to my sister of course.
I have cleaned the kitchen, the dining room & the living room, today im doing my room. I've done all the shopping, had a bbq, done the washing and drying. I've done some cooking, had a friend round for drinks & cocktails, and also worked full-time. I would SO make a great housewife!!!
Last week i made roasted pork with baked apple rings, roast potatoes and pepper mash, baked mushrooms with garlic & cheese (for him, i can't stand mushrooms) and a yummy gravy. Go me.
And tonight is a nice 3 course dinner for me, the OH, the lil sis, her friend, and my cousin who i'm going away with next week. Oh im so excited, this time next week i'll be checking i have everything and getting ready to head to the airport...yay!! it had better be sunny over there, im going to be so disappointed if it isn't but knowing my luck it's bound to rain at some point lol!!

Visual Meme

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 21/09/2008 – 12:43:36

1. What do you do for a living?

2. What would you like to be doing for a living?

3. Where did you go with your parents as a child on holiday?

4. What was a fun holiday activity you have done on your own?

5. What is your present mood?

The Five Factor Values Test

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 21/09/2008 – 12:14:37

Your Values Profile

Loyalty:

You value loyalty a fair amount.
You're loyal to your friends... to a point.
But if they cross you, you will reconsider your loyalties.
Staying true to others is important to you, but you also stay true to yourself.

Honesty:

You value honesty a fair amount.
You're honest when you can be, but you aren't a stickler for it.
If a little white lie will make a situation more comfortable, you'll go for it.
In the end, you mostly care about "situational integrity."

Generosity:

You value generosity a fair amount.
You are all about giving, as long as there's some give and take.
Supportive and kind, you don't mind helping out a friend in need.
But you know when you've given too much. You have no problem saying "no"!

Humility:

You value humility highly.
You have the self-confidence to be happy with who you are.
And you don't need to seek praise to make yourself feel better.
You're very modest, and you're keep the drama factor low.

Tolerance:

You value tolerance highly.
Not only do you enjoy the company of those very different from you...
You do all that you can to seek it out interesting and unique friends.
You think there are many truths in life, and you're open to many of them.

Are You Homophobic?

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 21/09/2008 – 12:08:08

You Are 20% Homophobic

You're open minded, tolerant, and accepting.

And you're not homophobic in the least :-)

What Condiment Are You?

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 21/09/2008 – 11:57:17

You Are Barbeque Sauce

You are a social person. You enjoy cooking for other people.

You are both skillful and competitive. You enjoy mastering hard tasks.

You appreciate complexity more than simplicity.

Your taste in food tends to lean toward interesting flavors.

You appreciate exotic spice combinations. You tend to like cutting edge, fusion cuisine.

You get along with all personalities from a distance. Except salsa personalities, who always seem to annoy you.

Rhys Killer Accused Named

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 17/09/2008 – 14:56:08

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7620252.stm

FINALLY!!! Now i can actually talk about the case with people without worrying about slipping up and telling people his name!!!

I don't like being sick

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 17/09/2008 – 13:22:01

*cough cough*
I don't like not being well. Ok so i'm not seriously ill but i have a cough, a cold, aches and a headache. This is my first day off work sick in over 15 months
Oh the hilarity, i heard the binmen outside this morning, turned over to go back to sleep then thought "oh oh i haven't put the bin out!!" I had to jump out of bed, run downstairs ino the garden, run into the road with it and shout the guy to come back. Luckily they were only 4 houses down so he heard me!! How embarrassing though!

Looking on the bright side, i've watched many films in the last day and a half, have fixed tinterwebs, and (after i decided to mave and get dressed) will be partaking in a teeny tiny bit of DIY.
The inconsiderate sister had her friends round last nite. They got drunk. The problem is they get VERY loud and when im not well with a headache wouldn't you think she'd be a little bit considerate and go into the den instead!! Nope.... wouldn't move. Cow.

Momma & Poppa FINALLY got to Canada!! They were supposed to fly yesterday morning, but they had their flight time changed to the afternoon, but now they have to go Manchester - Bristol - Hamilton instead of direct from Manc to Hamilton!! Then they had their return flight time changed so they get home at night instead of the morning. But yesterday they had a half hour delay leaving Mancland, then a three hour delay at Bristol...remind me NEVER to fly with Globespan!!!

A Mssg For Denzil

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 12/09/2008 – 01:47:32

Happy Birthday to you,
You were born in a zoo,
With the elephants & monkeys,
And you look like one too!!!

I hope u have a fab birthday hun!! xxx

Birthdayyyy Celebrations!!

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 10/09/2008 – 21:44:20

Well my birth~~day~~ week is going quite well so far woohoo!!
Saturday was great as u know, Sunday i had a nice pampering evening with a bubble bath etc etc. Monday saw me getting lifts to AND from work mwahahah..... plus a nice dinner and drinks as pre-birthday celebrations. Tuesday was the main day...my BIRTHDAY!!!!!! And good it was!! Im goin to bore you with what i got now!!

The OH booked a hotel in Berlin coz we have flights booked for Nov, its called the Adina Apartment Hotel and is Four star!! He also paid for the meal on Sat, Bought me CSI DVD's, a Me To You Bear, Discworld Almanack, Ferrero Rochers, and a Tim McGraw CD squeal!!!
Mummy & Daddy gave me £100 an a new iPod dock, and a me to you bear, and the Chilled RnB CD.
My sis gave me a gorgeous pair of ear-rings, tickets to see Russell Howard, bottle of vodka & bottle of peach schnapps oh yes
Aww and my team in work bought me bottle of wine, one of the guys bought me a box of choccies and Clare (mate from work) got me a teddy, box of Heroes, pack of twirls (in-joke) and a really cute little disney mirror that talks hehehe!!!

Tomorrow there is outage with Laura, there will be many cocktails before we go out and much alcohol consumed whilst we are out. All in the name of celebrating hehehe!!! And Saturday will equal more outage as little Rachel has left work. She flies to Oz for a yr on the 15th so saturday is her leaving 'do' type thing in town. Oh i am excited

And the birthweek begins :)

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 08/09/2008 – 17:38:25

well hello there

For years and year we've had more of a birthweek that a birthday. I quite like it, it means you get to do lots of things with lots of people, get spoiled a lot, and nothing is too rushed or stressed coz you have DAYS to do it in.

This years birthweek started on Saturday. The OH took me to one of my favourite restaurants (The Alma De Cuba) for dinner an drinks. And i had a nice new dress to wear, but not the same one i was going to wear. This is it here. Anywho that was nice, and i had the nicest steak i've ever had in my life. Plus of course a Midnight Sunset which is the yummiest cocktail ever!

Tomorrow is my actual birthday, which will involve another meal, this time with the family as is our tradition. Thursday, out with Laura for a girly night, Saturday out with Sam & Clare for little Rachels leaving do. She's off to Oz for a year. Im not jealous honest!! So all in all its a nice little week planned for me. Just got to find time in between working and going out to actually sleep now!!

xx

Nicked from LOADS of you!

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 08/09/2008 – 16:37:33

1. What time did you get up this morning? 8am(ish)
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Umm, Hancock i think?
4. What is your favourite TV show? CSI & NCIS :oops:
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Cereal or toast
6. What is your middle name? Alison
7. What food do you dislike? most veggies
8. What is your favourite CD at moment? 'Spirit'
9. What kind of car do you drive? None anymore RIP RonnieCar
10.Favourite sandwich? Tuna Mayo & Sweetcoooooooorn
11.What characteristic do you despise? Bitchiness, arrogance & two-facedness are the worst.
12.Favourite item of clothing? My red check PJ's
13.If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? anywhere & everywhere
14.Favourite brand of clothing? Don't 'do' brands
15.Where would you retire to? not sure. i have 43 years and a day to decide
16.What was your most recent memorable birthday? 21st (ie last one)
17. Favourite sport to watch? Rugby League
18. Furtherest place you are sending this? Not a clue
19. Person you expect to send it back first? no-one probably
20. When is your birthday? Tomorrow
21. you a morning person or a night person? Depends what for
22. What is your shoe size? 8
23. Pets? a doggy called Sam
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Err...i wore a dress at the weekend!!
25. What did you want to be when you were little? forensic scientist
26. How are you today? I'm ok(ish), bit run down tbh
27. What is your favourite sweets? Fererro Rocher!!!
28.What is your favourite flower? Pretty ones, lol
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? 2moro, or 28th sept = gran canaria!!
30. What is your full name? Rachel Alison P---
31. What are you listening to right now? Mr Big 'To Be With You'
32. What was the last thing you ate? Muller Corner (peach)
33. Do you wish on stars? Yes
34. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be? Pink
35. How is the weather right now? overcast
36. The first person you spoke to on the phone today? Err....somebody at Crown Court i think.
37.Favourite soft drink? orange squash
38. Favourite restaurant? Alma De Cuba or Stag & Rainbow
39. Real hair colour? Blonde
40. What was your favourite toy as a child? Dont remember!
41. Summer or winter? both
42. Hugs or kisses? depends who it is!
43. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate of course!
44. Coffee or tea? Tea
45. Do you want your friends to Post you back? Yes!!
46. When was the last time you cried? Friday
47. What is under your bed? Shoes, bags, avon stuff, photos etc etc
48. What did you do last night? watched 'Death Sentence'. Copied CD's. Had a big family dinner etc etc
49. What are you afraid of? Spiders, Rejection & Being Alone :'(
50. Salty or sweet? Sweet.
51. How many keys on your key ring? 3
52. How many years at your current job? Just over a year now!
53. Favourite day of the week? Saturday & Sunday
54. How many towns have you lived in? Four
55. Do you make friends easily? Not at all
56. How many people will you send this to? who-ever reads it
57. How many will respond? i dunno!

And so another week goes by...

by rainbowdreams86 ^Pro @ 05/09/2008 – 22:12:12

I actually cant believe its been a whole week now since i went to the rugby, or in fact, that its the weekend again so soon!!! Im kinda jealous, a friend from work laft today because she's going to Oz for a year. It made me think of all the plans i have for my future. About all the places i want to see and the things i want to do. Someday, somehow, i will get there and i will achieve the things i want to.
The rugby last week was absolutely amazing. Im really starting to get into now i think lol. The atmosphere at the game was great, and there was a lot less trouble that at the football.
Oh well, im looking forward to being taken out for my pre-birthday meal tomorrow night even if he wont tell me where we're going, and im also really excited about going to see La Princess this weekend too!!!