Friday, December 31, 2004

POWER BALLADS III - TRACK LIST

DISK ONE

Queen
Somebody To Love

Robbie Williams
Angels

Anastacia
Left Outside Alone

The Calling
Wherever You Will Go

Oasis
Little By Little

4 Non Blondes
Whats's Up

Cher
I Found Someone

Tina Turner
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)

Meat Loaf
Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

Maria McKee
Show Me Heaven

Jamelia
Stop

Labi Siffre
(Something inside) So Strong

Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Up Where We Belong

Roy Orbison
Crying

Air Supply
All Out Of Love

Toto
I Won't Hold You Back

Marillion
Lavender

Pandora's Box
It's All Coming Back To Me Now



DISK TWO

Europe
The Final Countdown

Bonnie Tyler
Holdong Out For A Hero

Belinda Carlisle
Leave A Light On

Cheap Trick
I Want You To Want Me

Roxette
The Look

Foreigner
Cold As Ice

Huey Lewis & The News
If This Is It

Reo Speedwagon
Take It On The Run

Journey
Don't Stop Believin'

Stevie Nicks
Rooms On Fire

Carly Simon
Nobody Does It Better

Paul Carrack
When You Walk In The Room

Mike And The Mechanics
Over My Shoulder

Joe Cocker
You Can Leave Your Hat On

The Tubes
Don't Want to Wait Anymore

The Animals
House Of The Rising Sun

Deep Purple
Child In Time

Meat Loaf
I'd Lie To you (And That's The Truth)

My Dog is sick :-(

My Dog is really sick :-(

I noticed over the last couple of weeks that he was scratching his ears more than useral and that every now and then he was yelping with pain when he was scrathing.

Over the past few days I've noticed that he's been carefully scracthing his ear but no matter how gentle he is he is still yelping in pain from it.
The night before last he didn't sleep all night and I know because he sleeps in my room and he was yelping all night when he was scrathing his ear.

It's gotten so bad that he is walking around with his head tilted to one side and is shaking it like he has water caught in it. He is trying not to scratch it but everytime he lifts his paw to his ear I know he's gonna yelp in pain.

Even though I know he's gonna yelp in pain it still makes me jump when he does it' It's now upsetting me so much seeing the dog in so much pain and not being able to do anything about it.

I wish that I could give him something for it but I'm not a vet so I can't.

I know he's got a ear infection as I recognize the symptoms and I know he's in a lot of pain from it.

It's also spread to one of his ears so one of his eyes is starting to look a mess and it's so upsetting to see him like that.

My dad is trying to get the dog in the vets today and I said ring round as many as you have to as he needs to go to a vets today as I'm not willing to wait till Tuesday for the dog to be seen as he's in so much pain now.

I just wish I'd realized days ago what's wrong with him as it wouldn't of gotten so bad but I just thought he'd hurt his ear and that he would be ok in a few days.

I hope he's gonna be ok as I love that dog so much!!!!


Blackburn Road Runners Website

I am now incharge of the Blackburn road runners website.
so from now on what you see on there is what I've done.
I didn't think that I was able to do it as it's in Java but I have the pass words and all that to gain access and it's no where near as hard as I thought it would be and it's just another learning process. It didn't take me too long to work out how to overwrite things and post new posts so it won't take me long to learn how to add new sections and upload pictures.
I can't wait to get started on it and I've already come up with a new section that I want to add to the website and now I need to write it up and keep it updated each week.
I've decided to write a training schedule for the London marathon based on a Training Schedule Runners World have come up with so I will have to make sure that I properly reference them as I don't want to get in trouble. So that's what I will be working on.
If anyone wants to have a look then the link is:

http://www.blackburnroadrunners.co.uk/

What I definitely wanted

Was The NEW Evanescence DVD.
It was on my Christmas list but I didn't end up with it so when I was in town looking through the sales last Monday I saw it in the big W and bought it.
I love Evanescence and really wanted the DVD.
It is a two disk DVD/CD set. I've only watched the DVD and haven't as of yet listened to the CD but I may do later when I'm doing my hair after my bath.
The DVD alone is so worth the £12.99 that I paid for it as it has the concert on, lots of backstage footage and the four videos that go with the four singles that they have released.
EXCELLENT DVD

Christmas List - what I got

Here is a list of what I got for Christmas:

From My Mum I got:

A Worry Box
which is a nice chest box shaped box which inside has three glass angels
A pair of Silver Rennie mackintosh inspired earrings
I just love rennie mackintosh jewelry and what my mum doesn't know is the earrings my mum got me matches the necklace that my dad got me a couple of years ago
A mini eyeshadow set
its the gel type eyeshadow and the colours are nice
A mini Lipstick set
a really nice set that looks nice and the colours are perfect
A silver Fashion Necklace
its a fashion necklace and the necklace is a shoe. A slingback shoe with diamontes on the heel of the shoe.its a really cool necklace
A pink bag
it matches the white one I have. I now need to get the black one and I have the set. The only thing is I spilt a can of diet coke in my white one and put loads of tissue in and left the bag and was about to throw it out even though I like it but I will oook inside to see if the dies coke has damaged it and if it has I will have to throw it out
A Silver Nail Ring
its really strange and I've never seen anything like it before and u wear it over your finger nail but I don't think that it looks right and its actually to big to wear
A Nicky Clarke Hairset
It comes in a big aluminum case. Inside the case it has a black velvet lining and a mirror at the back of it. Inside is a hair straightener with this blades like I wanted and a hair curler like I was after even though I would of liked a slighlty fatter one. It also has a round brush in it as well as four velcro curlers and four sectioning clips. Also there is two sashes of intenive conditioner as well as a tube/pump of straightening balm

From My Brother Barry and Sister in law Shellie I got:

Maroon 5 Album
the album is called "songs about Jane" and I love all the four singles that have been released off the album so I really wanted the album

From My Brother Duncan I got:

A Silver Bracelet
the bracelet is from H Samuels and I remember seeing it and really wanting it but not being able to afford it. I really love the bracelet and got my dad to put it on me the secong I opened it and I haven't taken it off my right wrist since I got it cos I love it

From my Friend Pete I got:

Christina Aguliara DVD
it's from her stripped tour of 2003 at Wembley. Its a great DVD and when I saw that it was out I really wanted it.im so happy with it as it is a fantastic concert
Britney Spears Greatest hits Album
I like a lot of britney songs, god I can hear you all cringe now. But she does have some really good songs on here and its a great album to put on whilst cleaning so you can dance your way round the house whilst cleaning...hehe
Robbie Williams Greatest Hits album
Robbie had released some really good songs over the last ten years, yes there are some that I am not too sure about but I love 90% of this album and you cant knock him as he has writted some really good songs over the years
Power Ballads III Album
I got power ballads II when I was up in Hamilton for the first time and it was the most I've ever payed for an album as it was £15.99. when I got home I played the album all the time as it was such a fantastic album. So when I saw power ballads III was out I really wanted it and I'm so happy I got it. I must admit I do prefer II but III is really good as well. I just want to get power ballads I now and then I have the collection. I wonder if they will bring a power ballads IIII out?
Ultimate 80's Album
I love 80's music and anyone know knows me will know that. I just love 80's music, its fantastic but I don't really have any 80's albums but loved the look of this one and thought it was perfect to start of my 80's albums collection. Its a double album with a DVD in it
From My Dad I got:

Barefoot Doctor gift Set
I've been wanting to get something from the barefoot doctors range for a couple of years now. I just love the names of the products and wanted to try to range. The gift set I got was the second biggest and I would of settled for the smallest even though it was just bath salts. I haven't tried the set yet but it smells nice so I may try it today by having a bath
FCUK Gift set
I love fcuk. I love the clothes range and I love the smell of the mens gift set range and always get one of my brothers as fcuk gift set and this year I got him a set and my dad. I just had to put the gift set one my list for me as well. I asked for the £12 one as I really wanted that one and the £30 one. I didn't ask my dad for the £30 but I asked someone else for it. My dad ended up getting me the £18 one which I live and have smelt the stuff and tried a little on the back of my hand but I don't want to use the stuff as it looks and smells so nice that I don't want it to run out
Trevor Sorbie Hairbrush Set
I actually put these on last years list but they had sold out and said they would probably have some in the Jan but never did and I ended up with a book for my course instead and a haircut. So this year I put them on the list and they were in which I am glad about as I wanted them so much. They are so much nicer than I thought they would be
The Big Toni and Guy Hairset
I had actually asked for the miniature set which had five products in and was only 310. I have never tried Toni and guys products before so I didn't want to ask for the big gift set incase it was rubbish. But they didn't have the small on in so my dad paid £15 more and got the big one which had big products in as well as a hair brush
Pure Poison perfume
my fav perfume is hypnotic poison and when I heard about the pure poison a couple of months back I decided I wanted it so I went and smelt it and liked it. I asked my dad to ask my mum to get it me for my birthday but she already had got me something. So when Christmas was coming up I was looking through boots gift guide and saw the pure poison gift set and asked for that. I only ended up with the perfume as they didn't have the gift set in
FCUK all night set
this is the gift set that was £30 and that I had asked someone else for. I ended up with it because it was reduced to £20 and I really wanted it so my dad decided to get it because he knew that I didn't want to miss out on getting it incase the other person who I asked to get it couldn't get it. I didn't get everything I asked my dad for because he got me this instead of something else
Toni and Guy Hair Product
my dad got me an additional product because he wanted me to have everything that was in the mini gift set. The big gift set had one of the items missing so he decided to top it up with the extra product that was missing
Sanctuary Gift Set
I love the sancuary body wash and I wanted the gift set. The £30 one was the one that I really wanted and I had asked omeone else to get it me but when I saw this one which was £15 I really wanted it so I ended up with this one. I really love the body wash and the body scrub but I'm not a fan of the body lotion as I put it on after shaving anf it burnt so much that I wont be buying that in the future but I will buy the body wash and scrub.

From Katie and Marc I got:

Rituals Gift Set
which is a really nice set that I've already tried and like

I still have some more presents to come which is great...hehe

I really love all my presents as they are all fantastic and all that I wanted. There was a few things that I didn't get like a new pair of PJs but I'm sure I can pick a new pair up in the sales now that the sames are on.
There was also one more album that I wanted for xmas which was now 52 but I may buy that myself. I know that I am going to go to the HMV sale and see what they have in. I'm hoping to get a couple of albums in the sale and maybe one off the list of new albums that I want.

Degree's, Certificates and Diplomas'

I've now decided what Degree I'm doing via the Open University.
I'm going back to my original degree of choice after I kind of got pushed of track a little by doing what other people wanted me to do.
Thankfully I haven't way layed my degree much and should be finished in 2007 like I first planned.
I can't wait to get my degree done and I've heard that each qualification that you do , as in each course you pass, you can use it to count towards to different qualifications so by the time I'm 26 I'm going to have the flowering at least:

Certificate in Humanities
Certificate in Information Technology and Computing
Advanced Diploma in Special Needs in Education
BA (Honours) Humanities

That's just for starters as I can use some of my other courses to count towards certificates and Diplomas so by the end of 2008 I will probably have another Certificate and maybe another Diploma.

Then when I have got them I will be taking a break of at least two years from the Open University before I do a MA. I will have that by the time I'm 30 and then I plan just to do a couple of diplomas and maybe another degree by time I'm 40 but I won't be pushing myself like I will be doing over the next three years but to me this isn't touture or anything as I am really enjoying it and I know that it's going to be hard work but it is all going to be worth it once it is done.
I never in a million years thought I would enjoy learning and studying as much as I do now but I really do enjoy it so much. I get a lot of enjoyment out of it.
The only disappointment that I have is this year I won't be able to do a Summer School as I have used my 120 points but I will be doing a level 3 Summer School to go with on of the level three courses that I am going to be doing.
Next Feb (2006) I'm looking forward to doing AA310 as I wanted to do it this year (2005) but didn't want to as I hadn't done a level two course and I didn't want to go straight into level three but next year I am do looking forward to doing it. I wish it could have a Oct 2005 start as I've been looking forward to doing it for the longest time now and I have to wait another year now to do it but I've got plenty to keep me occupied in the mean time.

Sunday, December 26, 2004

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas and a Happy new year!!!!

I had a great Christmas day yesterday, it was FANTASTIC!!!!

I got a lot of really nice things that I just love and I', so grateful for all the things that I got.

The day itself was great with a lot of great food and nice wine and the tele was also good with Happy Potter being one of the highlights as well as Vicar of Dibley and Ab Fab.

I will tell you about my day in more detail when I have more time. I'm now off to watch some more tele.

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Still sick :-(

I'm STILL sick, well that was likely anyway but I think it's at its worse so hopefully it can only get better from now on.
I didn't get up till 2pm this afternoon and I was asleep not long after midnight last night. My sleep was pretty restless though and filled full of weird dreams that freaked me out a little.
The thing that is bothering me the most about this illness is the temperature that I have. I'm so hot from it and it is making me feel worse. I'm so dehydrated because of it and I'm not fully with it and most of the time I don't have a clue what's going on around me or what I'm saying.
I know once my temperature has gone down I will start to feel better. I am hoping to be well enough for Christmas day so I have three more days to get over it.
I have so much stuff that I am meant to be doing like cleaning the house as my mum is coming round in the next couple of days and the house needs cleaning before she comes round. I'm gonna try to do 30 mins of tidying this afternoon and just leave the floors till I know what day she is coming round as I am not up to cleaning the floors right now, maybe tomorrow.
I also have two Christmas cakes to ice and marzipan. I hate doing that at the best of times but now I am ill I really hate it because I don't feel up to it. One of them was meant to be done by today so I am going to have to do it this afternoon so it can be took to who it is being given to. The other one is our cake so that can wait till I'm up to it. I can even do it on Christmas day as we probably won't even eat any on Christmas day anyway. Well I won't be eating any as it is disgusting.

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

I'm sick!"!!!!

Hey I managed to get ill just in time for Christmas.
I was ill last Christmas and it looks that I am going to be sick this Christmas.
I've got a cold that seems to be getting worse as the day goes on.
I started to get it last night and went to bed for over 12 hours hoping to wake up not feeling worse but I've been up three hours now and I seem to be getting worse :-(
So I've just taken some Night Nurse and I'm off to bed in ten minutes to hopefully sleep till tomorrow lunch time with a break in a few hours for some food.
I hope I'm ok for Christmas day.

Thursday, December 09, 2004

Not much to say

I know that I haven't wrote anything in my Blog for a long time now but atm I kind of feel like I have nothing to say.
Tons have gone on but I just think that I have got out of the habit of writing things in here.
It's like 16 days now until Christmas day and atm I don't feel too festive which is unuseral for me as Christmas is my favorite time of year, I just don't know what is up with me atm. Maybe I will start to feel more festive over the next week or so. I haven't completed my xmas shopping and I'm at a loss of what to get. I have nearly everyone's main presents and I just want to get a few things to go with them.
I didn't get all the cakes made when I was surpassed to and I only did mine and my Dad's the other day, so I made it two and a half weeks before xmas when they really should be made six to eight weeks before but never mind. I'm gonna make a chocolate log the week leading up to xmas as I love them and I have never made one before so it should be fun. I'm also planning on making some mince pies as well. You know the funny thing is I don't like either the cake or mince pies. On xmas day I also make my own stuffing for the turkey which everyone seems to love.
I'm so looking forward to getting my course work for my next course, it's due to be sent out tomorrow so I can't wait. I'm gonna get a little bit of a head start on it so I'm three or four weeks ahead for when the course starts. That way I shouldn't fall behind and I won't have to rush my way through my assignments like I've been known to do, I'm gonna try my best and see if I can get scores higher than I have ever gotten. The highest mark I have ever got was 77% so I know I can get high ,marks. I'm gonna try my best to get a 80% on this course, this course is harder as it is a level 2 course but I am going to work hard on it.