Demelza A. Robins

( Character Sheet v.1.2 )

I'm really not ready for summer to end. It's not the return to work part, I'm quite ready for that part. But not for Summer, note the capital, to END. It just means the beginning of the early stages of COLD. And then it'll be snow and ice and ugh. No, more like Ugh. I mean apart from watching Vick EXPLODE at Christmastime, what else does winter have going for it? Nope, Summer wins, clean sheet.

And, before I move onto other things I'll point out that I do know autumn TECHNICALLY comes after summer but I've always felt spring and autumn were more like identity crises than seasons. THAT SAID... Well, I don't really have much else to say actually. I have been working on some new stuff lately, well all summer apart from the parts when I got glares I wasn't... I think I might try talking to Lewis Spivey, runs the Red Room, about getting some stage time try it out on an audience that is not A. Married to me and obligated to applaud and lavish praise or B. Six years old. Confession: The fact I have a burning desire to preform on a stage again is also spurring me on though.

So there I was. Sitting. Minding my own business. Or I might have been pestering Vicky to make that chicken I like. I don't remember ALL the details of every day! Anyway, a simultaneously horrific and brilliant thought struck me. I have not played poker in an UNNECESSARY amount of time. Which, do you see where I'm going with this? Led me to think a poker night is DESPERATELY over due. What do you say? Poker night. Gambling, cigars, drinks...this is all in your genes right? It's the role you were BORN to play! And besides, I could always use the extra spending cash.

I almost always get Vicky jewellery for her birthday. I've gotten her so many different necklaces and bracelets that I've actually gotten DECENT at picking out things she likes. And that's just strange, I'm not going to lie. And yes, I do like picking out things she actually likes, imagine that, but variety! I've neglected ye. Neglected ye so long I have no clue what to do about it. So. Suggestions? Because I might CRY if I buy another bracelet. And no one wants to see that. I don't want to see it. You don't. Trust me. It's painfully uncomfortable for EVERYONE involved.

I'm going to have WAFFLES tomorrow morning! And I'm not going to make them! Let's all FREAK OUT now.

Thanking you in advance for the waffles, Bug!

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I can't believe that woman. Honestly. I did not have a very high opinion of her to begin with but I really didn't think she could drag it down much more. She didn't think banning Vicky from their lives and insulting her choices like was enough she needed to do an encore performance? And I HATE that she's going and sending Vicky all this hate, taking away from how happy she is have her sisters back. That woman just wants to try and ruin everything. At least she's gotten to lazy to do anything in person. Merlin, UGH! STOLE her children? Maybe if she hadn't allowed them to think the worst of their sister they wouldn't be so ready to ESCAPE her.
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WWN just doesn't have the same calibre of programming they used to. Years ago? Great shows, GREAT. Saturday late night had good artists on, great interviews and it's just not the same.And I'm not NEARLY old enough to just be saying things were better in my day without it being true. So I MUST be right on this.

Peter Pan tomorrow night at 7 o'clock. Everyone has worked very hard and I can safely say, from first hand experience, that it has come together wonderfully. I hope everyone finds the time to make it tomorrow or Saturday and support all this FANTASTIC hard work.

Hey! Do you think you could find it in your generous heart to do your loving sister a favour? It'd be ETERNALLY appreciated. Honest. Promise! We need someone to check on the animals while were at Cal's. We're gone Saturday to Saturday and it's nothing too exciting, usual deal. Fishstick has a few pills at dinner time but otherwise it's just twice a day and they're good. Pleeeeeeease?

One day closer to beach goodness. SURF, sun, sand, SLEEPING. NO classes or rehearsal. I honestly don't know what I'm most excited about. All of it. And I guess Cal, I suppose it will be nice to see him too. Not that I'm exceptionally close to my cousin or anything. Never talk. NOTHING in common. Not even sure why we're going to see him anyway.

I don't think Fishstick thinks very highly of the new kitten. Stick is mostly content to follow Hi-Fi around and sleep when he finds a good spot of sun. An unruly ball of fluff that keeps trying to pounce him? Apparently not something he really wanted added to his day. I tried keeping her in my office with me last night but tiny kitten claws on my piano? Fishstick will just have to learn to deal.

And I still haven't figured out a name. After watching her with Stick I started to think maybe we should call her Trouble. But I also rather liked my other ideas so I can't really decide. My list so far is Page (in honour of Jimmy Page), Sadie (Sexy Sadie), Ziggy Stardust and now Trouble. Someone else choose one. I can't.

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Now this is what a weekend is supposed to be like! The concert went off pretty much without a hitch. Well, apart from Matt Lynch, the soloist in 'Habanera', and his SPECTACULAR last second arrival. That was a just a LITTLE bit unwelcomed.

And FINALLY a decent Puddlemere match. I swear, if they'd lost this one...I would've had to cry. And eat lots and lots of cake. Because that's what you do when your team loses. Apparently. Crying and Caking.

AND now I'm hungry.
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[Warded to Mal]
I'm thinking pasta. I'm thinking SAUSAGE. I'm thinking tomato and basil. Up for dinner?

1. Two games in A ROW. United....are you TRYING to kill me?!

2. To anyone who helped with birthday suggestions, thank you. I ended up getting him dancing lessons. Vicky's idea, but he seemed excited about it. I think I was thinking of getting him a fwooper or something NEW and EXCITING but, yeah, salsa lessons probably do fit the bill better. A bit. A lot.

And 3. It's that time of the week again, another time for me to encourage everyone to come to the Winter concert. If you haven't seen from the posters up around the school, the theme is Got Rhythm? It's a diverse selection of pieces that explore where rhythm comes from, in all it's different facets, and how it flavours music and life. A lot of hard work went into this show rhythm doesn't always come naturally to some and there are a number of spectacular soloists that would LOVE some support. Just saying.

My father's birthday is coming up. He's going to turn 61 on Thursday. His birthday's always seem so strange to me because I just can't think of my dad as really that old. He doesn't every act like he's getting older. Yes, in retrospect he seems older than when I was ten. But year to year? Never really registers. And, like every year, I have no idea what to get him. Vicky claims that I'm hard to shop for but I can't have anything on him.

What the HELL! TEN points. TEN!

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No matter how frustrating it is when students don't listen or can't seem to get things or just don't want to do the work. But the reverse never wears off either, when they actually pull things together? Especially when all the previous frustrating struggles have been happening along the way as well. It's both exciting and a relief. And apparently makes me disgustingly sappy.
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Faith is being restored. The winter concert should be fantastic. Anyone that misses it will be missing the highlight of the season. Well, after the wonderful Karaoke show, of course. Nothing could compete with that.

Alright, there's just one thing I've never understood. It's the same EVERY break. I'm not kidding. EVERY SINGLE time, same thing. I just ask one thing before everyone leaves for the holidays. Practice. And yet there always seems to be a group that doesn't believe me when I say that I'll know if they don't. Without fail. I keep thinking they will eventually catch on...

I just figured I'd get away with griping while everyone else is doing it.