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I went for a little walk last week. Well... a 3 day walk of  almost 50 miles, which was more enjoyable than it may sound.

I joined my dad's wife for the end of the pennine way walking across various hills and moorland, and ending up walking over Hadrian's wall, which strangely I'd never been to, despite living right next to it all my life.

Anyway it is very nice to know that I can walk up to 20 miles a day and wake up without sore legs to do it all again the next day. Mountains are evil though. After going up cross fell, decided that I must get into training for Nepal or I am not going to have fun!

I must say this long distance walking business would be an excellent weight loss regime. apart from the obvious masses of exercise, it seems walking all day really kills my appetite and I was never actually hungry the whole time I was away.

Anyone want to go on a 4 week walk with me?

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I went to see the Flying Dragon circus on Saturday, which was great fun. Craziness with contortionists stacking themselves up 5 high and blancing on a pole in their teeth, people climbing ropes and then spinning down them and stopping about a foot from the floor, somersaulting people on swings and kung fu. I wish I was bendy or something. hmph.

There's all sorts of weird stuff going on round here lately. They've built a bamboo bridge across the tyne too.

My indian visa status page has changed. hurray! hope that means they're doing something with it and they haven't lost my passport

only 2 more days of work this week, whoop whoop!

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I don't know what to do with myself tonight which is weird because i normally come straight in from work and tappity type away until i fall over. i may just go lie in the sun for a bit in a minute.

I had the most horrific horoscope today:

Organisation is the key to your success today. The devil is in the detail, especially when it comes to travel. Check, double-check and triple-check timetables – and then get someone else to check again for you.

Argh! not a good thing when i'm already freaking out about my travel plans.

I've got roped into doing a bit of the pennine way with my dad's wife when i have a couple of days of next week. Not sure I can walk 20 miles a day! Although it will be good practice for Nepal I guess.

I keep thinking I can smell burning...



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3 months until I leave on my trip and my spare time has been filled by constant ebaying, working on my websites  (newest one = Travels with my laptop, go check it out), trying to make money, applying for visas, various preparations and no sleep in general while my brain whirs round and round and round.

In about 3 weeks I will hand in notice on my rental agreement for the house and start making moving out preparations. in about 4 weeks I will tell my boss I'm leaving.

I still need to get a million vaccinations, find a home for the kitty monsters and hope the Indian high commission don't lose my passport.

promised myself i'd be in bed right now but i just can't stay away from my computer at the moment. think i'm becoming a little obsessed.

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vox is quiet these days. And I guess so am I...

Biggest and only news is that I have booked my mega plane ticket out of here. London to London via India, Nepal, Thailand, Bali, Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands and USA, though who knows when or if I will be using the return portion of my ticket.

Today is midsummer's day and it's been freezing cold and raining all day. I wore my coat for the first time since I came back from Japan. This just counts as more evidence that I have made the right decision.

I am strangely not terrified.

I have set up a new blog here http://www.deletia.co.uk/ though i'll probably continue to post on vox when i feel like it.

Here's to lifelong adventures

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lots more photos in my flickr

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purple silk moleskine

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bright pink 2B pencils

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milka happy cow chocolate

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Again it has been quite some time since I last wrote here. I will update in bullet point format as it requires the least effort on my part:

  • I got a new haircut involving a fringe and new glasses and I don't recognise myself in the mirror anymore

  • I went to Budapest for blink_lu's hen weekend and had a fabulous time, met some lovely people and it has made me even more excited about going on my travels. The photo to the left was an amazing bar we went in with tickets and photos and notes pinned to every available space on the walls and ceiling. The floor was covered in straw and people were dropping cigarette ash everywhere. Such a fire risk would never be allowed in the UK. I love it! On choosing this photo I also realised I could make out some of the text in the notes when zooming in to 100%. Here is a sample:
Single pregnant flight attendant (Delta) seeking a shallow physical relationship with a midget Hungarian Fanta salesman. Lesbians welcome. Fly Delta!

Fabulous.

We went to the zoo and stayed out drinking till 5am 2 nights in a row, which I thought I was getting far too old to do. I also fell asleep in a kebab shop. I can't wait to go back!

  • Lucy and Coddy's wedding is merely days away and I am so excited! I haven't been a bridesmaid in 20 years! now I really do feel old...
  • I am going to Japan in 2 weeks. I can't wait to be back eating convenience store bento, buying a million books and exploring all the pretty temples. I am so not going to want to come back home.
  • I got my New Zealand work visa. 6 months to go. meep
  • I have said this before but i really really want to start drawing again. I remember participating in the first illustration friday and looking at the site now I can't believe how big it's grown and that it's been going for nearly 4 years. that's crazy, just think of all the drawing i could have done in 4 years. now i'm inspired again and i'm leaving my job this year so who knows what opportunities there are in the future? A year ago we planned to have a load of cool kumoma products to sell at design festa and of course with 2 weeks to go we have nothing... but it's not too late still and i'm going to try my hardest to have something ready to exhibit at least, even if it is free postcards.
  • I'm going to bed now. Good night.

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it's easter sunday and there is practically no food in the house. i managed to find an aduki bean burger and some wilted rocket salad. oh and an apple. I have no chocolate.

It snowed all day yesterday. I went outside earlier and there is actually sun in the sky so i may go out for a run in a bit if i can time it right to avoid the dark grey clouds.

I am worried we are going to be kicked out of the house because I think the owners are wanting to sell it. We've only been here 6 months and I've been greatly enjoying being able to walk into work and back. I will be highly pissed off if we have to leave before I'm ready. On the flipside, that will mean I'll have more money. If I have more money I'm going to go to Beijing in the summer. Or maybe Finland and St Petersburg.

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I had a meeting today in the coolest offices ever. Delights within included

  • retro board games and toys everywhere
  • bowls of chocolate biscuits and cupa chups lolly dispensers everywhere
  • many fishtanks with many fish
  • a drum kit
  • a mini gym
  • a library decked out like an old fashioned living room complete with overstuffed armchairs and a moose head on the wall
  • a cinema
  • an indoor garden with patio furniture and garden gnomes


I have serious office envy. We just moved offices and although our new one is definitely cooler than the last, i will now be forever pining to work somewhere that is so fun i will not want to come home at night

if you currently work in a boring office, have a browse around http://www.aintnodisco.com/ and http://www.officesnapshots.com/ and then go and have a little cry.

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