Nancy's Crazy Adventures: March 2005

Found a good ghost story on this Blog.

Worth reading, check it out

The Wench's Quill

MY FANNY DOLLS HAVE ARRIVED!

See them all on my Doll Blog

sorry, they amused me anyway.

So that was Easter

We were lucky on the weather front, it was beautiful, I took a picnic and we went to Ventnor Downs on Good Friday. The views were glorious, but when I got there I realised I didn't have my camera! I was gutted, but don't despair I will be returning there, with a camera, there were lots of lovely wild flowers, and even some wild horses. To get to the spot Vinny wanted to show me we had to climb over a barbed wire fence, and through a load of thorny bushes on the other side of it, in which my hair got stuck. We then had to descend a short but steep slope, we ate our picnic at the bottom of the field we ended up in. To get back out we had to climb over another barbed wire fence, and walk up a footpath, I realised how unfit I had become when I had to stop to prevent myself fainting! I intend to start walking more again, there are loads of beautiful places on the Isle Of Wight to go, that have inspired lot's of writers over the years, including Tennyson and Lewis Carol. There's also a walking festival in May, so I need to get training!

Also the mighty Johhny A has returned to my message board to spice things up, (there's a link in a post below to the board if you've not seen it yet) he's one of the emotional cripples I've collected over the years, a fine example, there's posts about our failed cyber love in the archives from last summer. here's his blog

Easter.

I'm no longer a Christian, So I just enjoy the bank holiday, me and Vinny are going for a drive around, so I'll take some pictures of The Island. Who knows, maybe we'll have a crazy adventure to report.

Happy Easter.

Happy Easter Readers.

Cocaine

Well I had a crazy adventure last night, no dope (meaning cannabis) all day, then suddenly a guy turns up with weed, better hash than the current quality and coke! Boy did I click up a lot of credit at traffic exchanges!

I slept, but Vinny couldn't, so I woke this morning to find him drinking lynx (a super strength cheap larger tramp drink) he really annoys me when he's drunk on that shit, and he didn't get to sleep till about 2 o'clock this afternoon. The worst thing is he smoked all the hash while I was asleep, so I haven't had a joint all day, still waiting for him to get back with more.

I hate not having a joint, just managed to find a bit of shade (lower leaves of a cannabis plant, not so strong) it's rough.

Earlier I had a bit of a coke come down hallucination, there's a doll that stands behind my computer monitor, and I thought I saw it move! That very rarely happens to me, but it's always exciting when it does!

Nearly At A Thousand Visitors!

Since I installed my counter a week ago I've nearly reached a thousand visitors, so I'm very happy. I also noticed I'd been blog marked in a few places too, thanks to everyone who has.

Since this is a monumental night for this Blog, I should write something amazing and captivating to draw thousands of new visitors to my Blog.

But I've got writers block

Typical.

I wanted to direct my readers to my Message Board

This is because there's a Quiz thread, rather than filling my blog with all the crazy Quiz's I've found, if you're really into that sort of thing, you can do them at my board. There's also some other fun threads, the place needs new members , please take a look.

Been watching a programme about over weight British teenagers trying to lose weight, the media seems to be full of programmes about people trying to lose weight. Indeed obesity is going to kill thousands of young people before there parents of this generation.

It's not something that I've ever really experienced, I apparently lost a lot of weight when I was 12 so people told me, and I liked that. I'm bigger than I'd like to be now, I don't do enough physical activity. I hardly even go out, I have a yoga DVD I need to start doing everyday.Now I've written it on my blog I'll feel more motivated I'm sure. I'm not seriously overweight or anything, but I wouldn't enjoy wearing a swimming costume at the moment! It was my new years resolution to do the damn DVD at least 3 times a week, I slipped somewhere.

Thanks for reading, maybe you are my thosandth visitor, check out the counter at the bottom to find out.

And take a look at Great cartoon site, inspired by actual spam email subject lines.

Makes me laugh anyway!

Nice Poem On This Blog

The Dook

I really liked the poem in the second post down, reminds me of Christian, who's the man I'm not supposed to be talking about on here anymore.

I had a weird dream about him the other night, the first time I've dreamed about him, which is strange, considering how much I used to think about him. In the dream I met him in "Superdrug" which is weird. He spoke to me, he just gave me some crappy excuse as to why he wasn't talking to me, I can't remember his exact words. The strangest thing was as I walked away he seemed to grimace, like he wanted to stop me, but he didn't. As I walked away I felt really heavy, and I walked really slowly, because I could hardly move, but I didn't turn around to look at him, before I left the shop, and I walked up the high street a bit before I woke up.

Strange I should dream about him now, when I wanted to I couldn't, now i won't mention him again until something else weird happens.

The Answer To the Question "How Long Is A Piece of String"?

Today I was proudly informed that the answer to the Question "How Long Is A Piece Of String?" is from the center to one end times two. I however wasn't convinced, as I've always thought this was one of those un-answerable questions, like "What came first the chicken or the egg?". I mean, surely the answer to the question is impossible to know, and the so called answer above is only a formula for finding out the length of a piece of string. Sorry, just had to get that out of my brain and into yours.

Another active day, got more washing done, my washing pile never seems to go down, but I'm finally getting it under control I think. I've played about with the blog settings again, now there's only seven posts displayed at a time. I hope this makes it easier to read, I certainly like it better this way.

I have huge fair trade choclate cake from the CO-OP to gorge myself on now, I highly reccomend them if you're a chocolate fan.

The Jane Network, women a new way to advertise your Blog!

Another way I'm getting traffic is using "The Jane Network", it's completely free to join you get a thousand bonus credits when you join. Then you simply put some HTML code in your sidebar, you then display ad for other women's Blogs on your Blog, like under my google ads, and an ad for your Blog is displayed on other women's Blogs. (How many times can you reasonably use the word "Blog" in one sentence before it drives you mad?).

every time an ad on your Blog is clicked you earn credits, which gets your ads displayed, you can advertise up to 3 blogs. If you join and mention them in a post they're giving away thousands of free credits. Sign up through the link in my side bar where it says "ad your blog ad".

They also have a new sister site "Blogs By women", its also free to join, the clue is in the title, it's a directory of blogs by women, don't forget to ad your link there too, there's a link at the bottom of the "Jane Network" page.

I've really enjoyed the blogs advertised so far, other women's rantings make me feel like less of a lunatic myself! This network will grow fast I'm sure, women have been expert in building networks since time immemorial! I'm just sorry the boys can't join, but don't worry lads, I'm sure there's plenty of other networks for you to join.

Join up now girls!

Busy Day.

Had an unusually active day, went out as soon as we got up, and did 2 loads of washing down Vinnys, and even made a roast dinner. Haven't done that for a while, it wasn't easy, Vinnys Kitchen is tiny, and there isn't even one clear surface, the only work surface is filled by the microwave. You have to serve food using the draining board and top of the refrigerator, and like all men who live without a woman he has no tools like roasting tins or potatoe peelers. I did the veg with a lethally big knife, and there was of course no collinder (to drain vegetables, don't know what you'd call it in America) so I did that the dangerous way, risking scalds. The things we do for love.

I've also turned an old abandoned blog I made ages ago into a showcase for my doll collection, I'm going to keep adding to it, you can find it through my profile, have a look if you are interested.

Blog behaving badly

I don't know what's causing that line under my profile, but its driving me mad now, if anyone knows what I can do to get rid of it, please tell me in a comment.

Chocolate News

A nice blog I found, contains noting but stuff about chocolate! Have a look

Chocolate News

Recent Picture Of My Cat Tabitha

Here's a good Recent Picture of Tabitha, she's a bit bigger now, and fatter!

Picture Of My Cat Tabitha About 3 Months Old

Here's good one of my first cat Tabitha when She was kitten, I got her when she was 8 weeks old, she's a few months old here. I'll hunt down some more recent ones.

Picture Of My Cat Gizmo.

Here's a picture of my other cat Gizmo I got her when she was 6 months old, she's bigger than Tabitha, but Tabitha's definitely the boss, she was there first you see. Gizmo is certainly the more affectionate cat though.

Traffic Exchanges And Poinsettia's.

Here I sit drinking coffee and smoking, marveling at my new found blog traffic, so I thought I'd make a few references in my posts about the traffic exchanges I'm using.

The first one is a new blog friendly one, she's randomly giving away pro memberships too, which give you a 1:1 ratio, I got one! It's called "Traffic Axiom" sign up
here

There's quite a few blogs appearing, well worth joining.

It's a nice sunny day here on the Isle Of Wight, I should be outside, not in here fussing over my blog, but I'm obsessed now.

I have a houseplant I've had for years, I cut it back hoping to make it bushier, but I think I've killed it. I hope not, it was poinsettia, it had red leaves when I got it, but has never grown them again. I'm told they're really hard plants to keep alive, and I managed it for years, but now I've killed it! Just my luck.

I've surrounded it with crystals, as I read in a book about this helping plants, it's not lost all its green, but the new leaves it had have all died, I'm hoping it will start to put some new leaves out, it seems to still be drinking, and it is only march, so everyone send positive vibes to my ailing house plant!

Found an article on poinsettia's apparently cutting it back is O.K, and I should repot it, there's a mission for me. God my lifes exciting, *sigh*

Be sure to check out the womens blogs advertised under my google ads, all good stuff. And ladies be sure to add your blogs if you haven't already.

If anyone can tell me what html I have to change to get rid of that annoying line under my profile, please leave a comment telling me how. It's starting to drive me round the bend!

Stoned Again.

I've been smoking weed all day and reading other peoples blogs for inspiration, the variety of reasons for starting blogs amazed me. Religion and politics seem to be popular ones, I'm surprised there aren't more writers, though I've seen a few. Really we're all writers that's what were doing here.

There have been a few changes, there's a counter I added earlier this afternoon, on seventy as I type, which doesn't log my visits. I also had the site analyzed for evil and good content. You'll be happy to know its more good than evil, upon repeating the process, I've found it to be less evil and more good than before, and my message board is more evil than it was before. In case you don't know what I'm talking about, look at the boxes under my profile, there's a site that tells you how evil and good your site is from analyzing the words, fascinating. I will continue to repeat the process as my blog grows. I've messed about with order of things in my sidebar again too, I just stop fiddling now I've started, it's addictive. I will eventually work out how to make my template, but for now I'm happy with the current one, nice and dark.

Now for a rant on current events in Britain, I saw a story on the news today, school bullies got a boy who had a water phobia so bad he wouldn't even wash his face, and who couldn't swim, and threw him in a river, where he drowned. A year later his killers got less a year each, this disgusted, me in a society where were supposed to trying to stamp out bullying surely that's not a big enough sentence for such a cruel murder? In Britain at the moment there is a huge public campaign going on, I couldn't believe it when I heard, what is the world coming too? It certainly sends out the wrong message, I hope the victims family appeal, his father spoke on the news tonight, he was devastated naturally, what consolation is that for his family?

Well, its nearly 3am time to go to bed I think, thanks for reading my blog I hope you are all enjoying the changes, goodnight.

Before I go just noticed the google ad box is showing an advert saying "Do You like Chick Lit?" grrr! (See post on Chick Lit)

I know..

Chick Lit, who wants to be like Bridget Jones?

I've had a good day, I cooked dinner Vinny (my boyfriend) and his friend Geoff, now they've gone out again, leaving me time to work on my blog.

I've been reading through a book club magazine I subscribe to, and was astonished by the amount of "Chick Lit" there is available now, a new genre, it's one that bores me. Though there are some funny ones out there. So many female writers are producing this stuff now, and the cover illustrations all seem to be by the same artist! And they're always about 30 something insecure women who need a man to justify there existence, a million spin offs of Bridget Jones. Bridget Jones was funn, until it got so over done, and made into a movie, and turned into some kind of wierd backward social revolution for women. All I can say is if I'm anything like Bridget Jones when I'm her age, please shoot me.

I'm here trying to develop a writing style for myself, determined not to write a book about a single woman looking for love, or unhappy in love, or unsure about love, and all I can ever write about is the emotionally crippled men I'm not supposed to love because I've got a boyfriend! My life is a chick lit novel, what can you do? I can see why it's so tempting for writers to go for this genre, but isn't it a cop out? Shouldn't we try something else before we all become neurotic self help book addicts? Scientific studies have shown women who are single always try to justify it when telling other people for the first time, ie. "I'm single now, but I've had loads of boyfriends!" This disturbed me, we actually feel need to justify it, like it suggests there's something wrong with us.

We need to create some fictional heoines who are happy to be single, lets face it many of us are, I was for years before I met Vinny, but I never justified it to other people, I hadn't found the right guy. I wasn't going to go out with anyone who looked at me just to justify my existence! Jesus! what are we doing to ourselves?

Dark moods.

I was having a good day, but something bought on a fit of depression this evening, I'm frustrated about things I can't control, and the harder I try the worse I make the situation. I didn't believe in love at first sight, I always believed love was something that happened slowly. But here I am in love with a man I only shared 3 nights with. It's not getting any easier to forget about him either, even having another boyfriend hasn't made me forget, though it's helping I'm sure. If I didn't have someone this would have driven me to distraction. I tried to text him tonight from the O2 site, but it isn't working, just my luck, probably a good thing. The complete lack of any communication from him suggests he doesn't feel the same, every time a phone him and he doesn't answer I feel like a fool.
I wouldn't give him the chances I have if it weren't for his past and the situations at the time we met each other, but it's a while since then, I think we should talk, and I'm not going to rest until I get response from him.

Changed a few things

Changed a few settings, just posting to make them take effect, The time zone is now correct at least! And my readers can email pages to friends, oh joy!

Things That Bug Me

Whilst doing a "Creative writing" course I was required to make a list of things that bugged me in a short period of time, I found it quite revealing, here it is.
1. People saying Deceiving instead of Deceptive.
2.People who mock me
3.People who can't communicate and take it out on me.
4.Joni Mitchell
5.Attention seeking
6.The Spice Girls
7.Other Peoples Blackheads
8.Forgetting the name of someone/thing I know well
9.Being Patronised
11.Feeling Lack Of Independence
12. People who refuse to learn

Why are we doing this?

I was watching a programme about modern literature, and a writer described the internet as a sewer for writers, unpublished writers obviously. In a world where there are too many writers, this is how us bloggers are percieved.

This depressed me, and made me more aware of how important blogs actually are, and how important it is we show people that we are not just writers who couldn't get published, and blogging is about more than that.

I tried writing on my blog everyday, but this turned it into a diary, which is not the point of what I'm trying to do here. I'm supposed to be trying to improve my writing, and to gain an audience for it. So far I've spoken about unexplained aspects of my life, none of you would relate to, I need to talk more about what's driven me to this place.

It's hard to know where to start, I had hippy parents, so have the usual aversion to capitalism and fascism. My mother died after a long illness (Type 1 Diabetes) when I was 11, we also moved to another part of the country around this time, and I didn't fit in at my new school. These 2 things can be blamed for my clinical depression, and feelings of alienation from mainstream society I'm sure. My mothers death and his own mothers death when he was a child, made him difficult to get along with and communicate with through my teenage years, this would explain the nightmares I've had choosing men in the past. So there you have it, my blog takes another twist, a serious one...