Day 12 little things

Weekends are to be enjoyed even more so than every other busy minute so hopefully I will be too busy to post at weekends.

This Saturday is a new adventure thats started only recently. I've been helping run a dungeons and dragons (d&d) game for a kids group for those on the Autism spectrum. I didn't care what they 'had' they just wanted to learn d&d. 

As the assistant I help create the story and maps, nudged players in the right direction, helped find things on character sheets even come up with names and help decide which door to go through etc. The first game was fantastic! Defeating a many headed hydra and a terrible maze to find the emblem of heroes. So fun was the game this time we had 10 players!!!! usually a game is around 5 players ideally 4 and a dm... dungeon master.

a map I made, to find out whats going on you'd have to join the game (if we run it again)

It was still a good if chaotic adventure. Congratulations to Tom the DM. 

Then Sunday was a day spent chilling together... mostly watching anime another new passtime. The latest which has kept my attention for 4 season is Hunter X Hunter. A great starter anime too. Take a look here for details. Another new thing, watching things through a console on netflix. Even paying for netflix is new. For anyone wondering if its worth it I say if you find yourself browsing nonsense tv for something to watch while you eat or chill with you're partner or family it is well worth it. My own personal view having tried Amazon too is that netflix is much more on the ball and amazons catalogue seems mostly z listed movies. Though the ydo have their own shows...

This weekend: New things include running d&d games for teens, map making, a new anime, and new technology use. I also tried a chocolate truffle but nothing exciting to write about for that. 

I am still wondering if these 99 days will uncover a properly themed blog....

Day 9 photos

A trip to the hospital in photos

 Amazingly odd walking over this word

 In the older parts of the hospital they have some really nice floor... like they used to make an effort...like it was a craft...

 Bodge job on the way to a bus

 Even in the concrete city centre 'green' survives and creeps in. can you spot it?

The new floor in the centre. Big squares of different colours...no idea why.

Day 8 New grub

Good evening readers. Today has been a day of new tastes.

First off I tried banana in my cereal. I may have done it before but couldnt remember. The conclusion... I'd rather eat a normal banana on its own. 

But thats about it. For new experiences and unwasted time I don't like this day though chore wise lots got done...

Day 7 not so new

So we start the day with my clubs newsletter. Its looking nice and neat with everything you need in there. We recently started tweaking it and have a new design but that started before this new 99 days so I'm not counting it. Click here to check it out...

By 9am I've fixed a wobbly toilet seat and I'm heading out. 

A good day mostly with the bonus £5 off the first Christmas presents brought (diary.... Tip: get them early before they've gone), it pays to be nice sometimes.

The only rage was again at ill mannered people on the bus. Children sat in elderly and disabled seating area when those older or more broken than even me stood. Old (usually but not always large) men taking up two seats... Its enough to make anyone screams for etiquette lessons. 

But forget that! You're not here to rage, right? the best bit and a new 'craft' I've discovered is tshirt design. on sites like Redbubble you can design and sell your own designs. They take care of everything like pritning and postage and you set the profit margin you want. There is nothing like getting an email that says "you've made a sale!" The first one wasnt too long ago and though todays sale of stickers only made me 6p who cares! I was still smiling.  

Day 6 planning

 Hi everyone, ((apologies for the not quite daily updates, life sometimes creeps in the way))

But as you may know when I am not a library assistant I'm captain of StarBase Leicester possibly the longest running scifi and fantasy group in the whole city!  This itself creates lots of to do lists and often leads to new and exciting activities.

Today I was planning Octobers event, a trip to Megazone where we take over the entire arena and I was pleased to discover its a brand new arena! Gave me the urge to decorate the house with glow in the dark paint.

Next up was the newest thing possible... thanks to Interact Labs here in Leicester we're arranging to have the Oculus Rift at our birthday event! The brand new virtual reality gizmo every gamer wants. 

In fact if you like making things, robots, etc these are the guys to check out at Interact labs

So today we had planning for new SBL activities and meeting someone new (from interact labs)   Lets see if we can do better.... send in suggestions!

Day 5, thinking time

hello again on this Sunday evening.


today was lots of tidying and I tried building a shelving unit from scraps... Didn't work need actual wooden shelves;














 another project to wait on the list.


this reminds me a blog should have pictures. So more to come of what will hopefully be some interesting activities.


a few new things this week. An ok start but I can do better!

Day 4 magic and movies

Today I watched a magic tournament while looking for cards. For those that dont know magic is Magic the Gathering a card game with many strategies and cards.


I didn't enter the tournament but knew two of the players. Afterwards I tried table tennis doubles... And chaos was created. That one will take some practice.


then on to SBL's movie night where we watched some cool and some odd stuff. (www.starbaseleicester.co.uk)


but my rant for the day is about sizes! Why is it we can not have universal sizes? I ordered a shirt from Redbubble for a friend even buying one larger than be usually wears. When it arrives its tiny! Even worse they want me to send it back at my own expense when the last time something similar happened they just sent the replacement. Grrr why isn't the world straight forward.


today has been... Exhausting.

Day 3

hi again.


disappointingly I only made it to day three before I did nothing new worth remembering. Had a meeting, checked a charity shop (great things can be found in these) and that was about it...


New realisation: Have finally admitted I am a bit of a casual gamer. You wont catch me playing the likes of candy crush . Its negative connotations are too much. But the very occasional bejeweled type games are good on the bus. But the new word discovered is dailies. I play dragonvale, a park simulator type game. Similar to the old theme park game (much missed) but with dragons. Each day there is stuff you do... Dailies.


a good way to wind down but I just realised I may be a form of easy gratification. Getting something done or an achievement is bound to make you feel better. Right?


anyway off to feed some dragons. Today was...ok. But dull on the new things front.

DAY 2 New word and .... stuff

day two and a day of work. For those that don't know I'm a library assistant in all the city libraries. Very cool job and my favourite so far. Hopefully my last too.


rant: Why can 'they' not put legal age restrictions on graphic novels at least? Some are soooooo not for kids


new word: dearth

/dərTH/

noun
noun: dearth; plural noun: dearth

a scarcity or lack of something.
"there is a dearth of evidence"

absence
"a dearth of trained specialists"


new food: Well drink really. Home made milkshake. Mint for me (none of those hairy strawberries!) two scoops of value vanilla icecream, some peppermint flavouring and milk. Very nice but I do need to find a fruit flavour I like.


new activity: First time ever writing a post from my phone. This will make posting more often so much easier


today was a good day


right one bus stop to go. Catch you tomorrow

Day 1 again ...

Wow again...

Its another 9 months gone by. Shameful I know but the not so fun side of life tends to get in the way right? You don't want hear about my health, bills, work etc right... thats another blog entirely. 

The geek library assistant with arthritis and fibromyalgia, a desire to save the planet with solar and upcycling who also happens to be a bit of a crafter. Not to mention freebie hunter and budgeter

anyway...

Since the last post not a lot has changed. So I feel another 99 day challenge coming on. 99 days makes it OH WOW!!! thats a creepy coincidence! It's today!!! 99 days until the end of 2014. 

To day is Day 1 its only just started so there is plenty of time to try something new, find a project etc.

Wow!

Wow... its 2014 and I'd totally forgot about this blog! 

• Lets see, since the last post
• I've had a total of three hip operations, hopefully all sorted and I'll resist posting pics of the scars :P 
• I still work in the libraries of leicester and loving it
• Still catain the longest running Scifi and Fantasy club of Leicester
• my 2nd batch of spring onions didnt work so well even though I built a raised bed for them
• remember the one that flowered? I shook off the seeds but with them came a load of bugs!!!! Gross little things. tub remains in garden shed. 

So it seems google is in charge of blogger now and lots of other things. It's all getting a bit muddled. 

Back again soon I hope 

The continuing voyages of 99 Days: Phone emptying and projects galore

Besides what is my busiest month of the year I have a million projects floating around in my head and on very rare occassions I get to actually stop SBLing (doing Star Base Leicester stuff) and actually try a project. Even rarer I remember to take a photo and I've just emptied my phone of photo's so lets see what I have...

Onions:

My first batch of onions :D so much more successful than the tomatos.

The green house is now home to a million bugs and every time I look in there they've got bigger and bigger and there's a yellow and brown spider I've decided to call Fred.  But it will have to come down soon... Next green project? Conker or acorn...

Sitting on the...bus stop

Sitting at a bus stop you see some amazing sights... this nearly blinded me, but it was awesome to see. Wonder what this formation is called?

Ooh clever

Supposedly the first airless ball that can bounce too. Yes I tested the bounce claim and they actually work!

Ghost tracks?A fascinating image. Wondered just how it happened since it starts and stops very quickly















And finally

Modge podge in action. This is a coating on top of magic boosters on a shoe box. Sounds simple but trust me getting a smooth coating takes practice. 1 side left to do and its done, ready for glow in the dark deck protection.














what ever will be next.... eldar mask maybe?

The continuing voyages of 99 Days: bits and bobs

It would seem that onions are truly British or in the very least love the british summer. They were not looking too good in the green house so moved them outside and they're loving it!

However as you can see there was an issue... my BIG TIP for any gardening... think first and take your time with the seeds. Otherwise you'll spend hours thinning the crop and replanting.

On a brighter note I got to do my first window display at a library, a true sign I am in the right place 

Basic I know but with only a printer to work with its a start. Hands up who knows where Aylestone Library is? I hear it was used as a morgue in the war....

Now I'm off to try completing a level or two of Dungeon Defenders solo style... just to see if I can

The continuing voyages of 99 Days: Onions

Agh! Spiders!!!! 

No. Wait, they're outside its ok. Phew! 

So why am I outside? well you can definately say my onions have appeared 

And one even turned into a cactus :P 

I think the next upgrade would be a waist high bench... lots easier. I also heard that spring onions can grow in water so I thinned the crop a little 

Yup this once held laundry tablets...

Will see just how big these can get.

Also if you spotted  the onion in the handy sidepocket of my rucksack looking very sprouty (thanks nin :) ) all is explained!

Turns out if your onion sprouts, it doesn't make mini onions like potatoes instead you get a flower then seeds. Oddly the shoot goes up then down into the soil. Maybe thats not odd to more gardeny people but to me its amazing.

Also totally chuffed that my little sister is so skilled in the kitchen, learnt a new recipe I've so got to try out! 

Another amazing thing happened yesterday. I was stopped and congratulated on what looks to be an awesome festival :D

 Thats right! This event organiser who's first event 'gunge a teacher' was at 13 yrs old is now coordinating a national scifi festival. When you say it like that it doesn't sound half bad. I wonder if the fact I'm doing it for free, that its not my job, makes a difference? nah.

Days score: uuummmm a good day 8/10

The continuing voyages of 99 Days seeking out new adventures, skills and projects

Well its been a fair few months since the 99 day count down  and if I'm honest there have been a few times I've thought "ooh this could go on my blog" but never got around to it and of course forgot what they were. If only I had one of those internety phones....

So now what? Well I definately caught the bug for doing new stuff and this time its growing spring onions :D

I also got my PTTLS level 4 certificate today, which means I can teach adults but to get a more proper qualification (CTTLS then DTTLS) I have to have a teaching position whih I'm working on. 

I wonder if a geekgirl blog would be interesting. 

I'm also going to try my hand at DMing (aka being a dungeon master) which should be interesting and a first. 

I've also sent for a provisional driving license so lots changing. More random ramblings to come soon

1: Saturday the 31st December 2011

And that is it. 99 days. Not as action packed, or varied as I had hoped for but it seems to have done it's job and made me realise what time we waste! Seriously it's like no matter the grand plans we have being human gets in the way. 

• Reused a cereal box
• harvested tomatoes but never ate them
• become a library assistant
• Discovered and dared try dry salt and vinegar
• entered magic tournaments for the first time and didn't do too badly
• learnt a few little facts like how to tell the difference between sharks and dolphins
• saw my little sister start uni
• been to a wedding
• made a draft excluder
• run many many SBL events 
• Tried and made a habbit of drinking green tea
• had a tooth removed
• wasted many hours on games but half realised its not a total waste
• Joined the gym and gone a few times but not made a habbit of it yet
• watched some new movies
• started getting my vitamins in check
• started my PTTLS call
• made baby hats
• made an awesome costume for Tom yet I am yet to get a photo! 
• made soup
• brought a wii - a big spend and thats one thing I hate doing
• helped clear out a garage and realised I'm not so scared of spiders
• had a hair cut, hated it, got used to it, wear hats too much
• visited warhammer world
• made pizzas from scratch
• recognised the value of friendship
• made a lego tree
• went for two job interviews and failed but came close 
• had a personal training session
• made a potato rostie with bacon
• made pacman and pokeball cupcakes 
• hatched a dino egg
• Became an aunt

I'm not sure if thats a good list or not but I'll learn from this past and make 2012 even better. I may even post again here so keep an eye out.

2: Friday the 30th December 2011

A day of painting! not the picture kind but the small model kind, today was the Swooping Hawkes of Eldar.  Sounds kind of epic don't they? But they take time to paint well and I still don't do a fantastic job but its very theraputic. 

Good to have a day off at last and finally shut off the to do list.

Score: 7.5/10

3: Thursday the 29th December 2011

A visit from family, presents from a far away aunt and an amazingly long day staying up to see Cloudane home at 1am!!!!

I am especially glad I didn't get a job at the cinema so long ago.

only the rest of today and two more days before the start of 2012. I was recently asked what my plans were for the year and I instantly thought of next year. But then realised they meant this year. These last few days and a celebration. But I have no plans. 

Question... is the celebration for starting the new year or finishing the last?

Score: 6.5/10

4: Wednesday the 28th December 2011

First ponder of the day: I think by accident I am actually completing the a-z of jobs... a strange concept from the year I graduated. 

• Customer service/call centre 

• Library assistant

• Retail grunt 

I know its only three and I intend tobecome a fully fledged librarian if not first aid trainer. 

Second ponder: I wonder if I could design and make a trouser/dress/suit thing in the old style like merlin era or oriental.

Third ponder... I still don't like the first Trek movie but watching it with others isn't so bad

Score: 7... this in between time is a nightmare of inaction and confusion

5: Tuesday the 27th December 2011

Shopping and buying nothing is a novelty. Well in that the sales seem to not exist. I have no idea what the crowds out there are buying. Or maybe there is just nothing that I am needing. It's a nice thought really. 

Here's hoping everyone had a great time with friends or family or a combination for it these that are celebrated in this more secular world and they are honestly invaluable.

Score: 6.5/10... too many thoughts of the new year in my head. It's like the room full of directionally confused stairs in there.  This inbetweenie bit is clearly the time for contemplation, change and path finding.Good luck to all.