Sunbeds and Manto

I am loving the summer feeling in the air at the moment (although not so much the icy winds that seem to keep chasing after the sunshine). I have always thought that I don't mind winter as a season, but this year I have really missed my Vitamin D and the lack of natural light in the lab has made me long for glorious scorching summer sun.

And so in celebration of summer's approach I bought some 3/4 pants the other day. But when I put them on I was HORRIFIED by the pasty white colour of my legs. I've never been one who goes very brown and am usually ok with my legs being paler than most. But at the moment it is ridiculous. So I have taken to eating as many meals as possible out on the patio in order to try and change the colour of my legs.

But this exercise was not helped when on Sunday I was informed by a friend that I am not "a sunbed type of girl". This is not something I can deny. I have never been on a sunbed (i'm scared of going wrinkly like a prune) and tanning bores me but I was irrationally worried about this comment. Lame, I know :P

Also... I don't usually talk about politics, but since things have been so very wild and eventful, there is just one thing that I would like to mention:
Manto has stayed put.

Isn't that interesting?! And perhaps a little disappointing. Trevor's resignation I was sad about... but to be honest, Manto's I would have welcomed.

Things I like today:
- Pictionary
- caffeine
- my dad (it's his birthday! :D)

Things I don't like:
- my white laundry being made brown by dirty water
- tiredness
- coding that doesn't work

Berry's Back!

This year I may have dissapeared from this little slice of cyber-life. The main reason for this is that I had to do a boring (snooze) blog about open source for my degree for about 6 months and it killed my blogging creativity somewhat. There is also a little something called *cough*facebook*cough* which I might possibly spend a fair bit of time on *ahem*.

But now my tutlings are starting their very own blogs and it inspired me to give my bloggy a make over and come back to the fun side :)

yay!

Things I like today:
- sunny summer weather
- exciting holiday plans for December
- my sister

Things I don't like today:
- a runny nose
- my lab being invaded :(