marchia43

Shamelessly stolen fro an alezig

I know very little about some of the people on my friends list. Some people I know relatively well. But here's a thought: why not take this opportunity to tell me a little something about yourself. Any old thing at all. Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's Parker ...she likes money and cereal." I'd love it if everyone who's friended me did this. (Yes, even you people who I know really well.) Then post this in your own journal [only if you feel inclined]. In return, ask me anything you'd like to know about me and I'll give you an answer*.

*Providing it's answerable/suitable for public posting.

Awwww - I've Just had a lovely compliment from a current student to say that ME, little old ME was the whole reason why he decided to come to the school! Awww how sweet of him.
He said that when I welcomed him into the school at his audiition, my welcome was the defining point when he knew he wanted to come here! Awww that has really cheered me up!
Now I work in an acting school so that person had been to quite a few auditions prior to ours and I feel very humble that little old me was the deal breaker! Awwww

On another note - I went shopping for some last minute gifts to my local mall called Mall Cribbs and as I wandered around I noticed that I had NEVER seen so many disgruntled stressed out MEN in my life! LOL All of them being dragged around the Mall by their partners quickly losing their will to live! LOL

Love
M

Hiya
I've just spent the last couple of minutes writing an email to a friend and have now decided to post pretty much what I wrote to her.
I'm stuck in the middle of my story, well the start to be honest! I have written the first chapter and it was in first person (my preferred way of writing) and it just didn't flow right so I have redone it in second person and it works better but needs 'fleshing out', but now I have no idea how big the story is going to be and what I want to do with it! I want more angst and it is supposed to be a Hurt Dean story so I need more hurt in it! Yikes! so yeah a bit stuck....
On a personal front I am going out tonight to see a play which has an actor who trained at my school, the director and designed both trained at my school (and teach here) and is using a venue which is very good - http://tobaccofactorytheatre.com/shows/detail/the_deep/
I'm going with a mate and will end up having a few drinks and a meal!
So probably a good night.
I wish you all a good day/night
Bye
Marchia

So after 4 days of the Terry Pratchett Discworld Convention I am home! JOY!
The convention was really strange, it is run by amateurs and the logistics are pretty huge but they made it work (mostly).
There was a load of people wandering around in strange outfits. Way overpriced items for sale and so truly hideous 'acting' by the worst amateurs you have ever seen.
I was really bored most of the time - but Rich enjoyed it (he does love the Discworld novels more than me!)
Saying that even he said he probably wouldn't go to another convention. The convention went like this;
Friday
Turn up, register (really quickly), go to newbies talk. Spend the evening watching an obviously ill Terry P wander around the stage looking very frail - this was a bit upsetting. Drink, then bed.
Saturday
Turn up for sect meeting to find only 2 people had turned up (there were 950 people at the convention) wander around ALOT, eat shitty food, drink, watch the worst type of amateur dramatics you have ever seen with THE WORST SOUND system ever.
Sunday (ME not Rich)
Get up, wander over to Birmingham Airport for something to do. drink, eat, spend lots of time reading my kindle. Turn up in the evening for FREE drink (best part of the weekend.)
Monday
Get up, check out and wait for Rich to be ready to go home.
BORED!
Now I am home I have a great idea for a story (not con related!) and will start writing it tonight/tomorrow.

I have just had a payrise! Woo Hoo!!!
AND I am off on holiday for two weeks and going to a Terry Pratchett Discworld convention tomorrow so more Woo Hoo's!!!!!

Blimey what a busy couple of weeks I've had. The boss has finally gone on holiday (thank god) and so it's pretty much me in the whole school on my own (which is lovely!) 
On top of that it was my birthday on the 3rd so that was spent running about like a looney and then yesterday I went to a wedding. Now I don't go to a lot of weddings and this one was at 12 Noon, and I was invited to the reception. Now stupid me, I say to Rich "I'll be back by 3pmish!) - I finally got back to Bristol (the wedding was in Cardiff) at 8.30pm! Since I'd left at 10am to pick up a mate, that  was a long time.
When I got back and dropped my mate of at her house I rang Rich to say I was on my way home and he says to me "You're brother has just left here." so I say "Why's Clinton come over?" to which Rich replied "Not that brother!" 
Now you may be a bit surprised to hear that my Dad had 13 children with various women. I am one of 3 (both older) brother and sister. Before them my Dad had 4 children, of those I only ever really met, saw and got on with one of them, Derham. Now Derham has been in the Army most of his life and lived in Hong Kong and the Philippines for the last 22 years. So I haven't seen him for 22 years and suddenly he turns up! 
So off I trudge over to my Mum's to catch up with him. It was great to meet him again after so long - but also a bit weird. 
So now it's nose to the grindstone today, back to the gym in a minute and to finish of a story I have to post for spn_spankings later tonight! Eeeeek just a bit busy
ALSO - on top of this Rich has just left to go to Sidmouth Folk Festival for the next week so peace and quiet will reign here! LOL