all made up with nowhere to go

# I bought babby's first ever pair of wireless earphones this Saturday just gone.

Youtube decided to randomly rec me some bloke I'd never heard of, reviewing Poundland's* current tech range. Which included said in-ear bluetooth earphones. He was so positive about them, I decided to go out and get a pair. So I did.

And honestly, he's right. They're WAY better quality sounding than they have any right to be (they're not perfect, though. There's too much bass, and I'm someone who likes the bass to be apparent in things). The bluetooth connection is a bit choppy, however, if you, like me, like to wander away from the device you're using. Which is the reason I bought them, but I guess if I mostly stay in the same room, I'll be okay.

I've currently mostly used them for listening to music on my commute and it's been a delight.


# I also bought some pens for EXTREMELY CHEAP as my local Clinton's seem to be doing away with their stationery range, and thus all the pens are 20p each. Which basically meant I got three Pilot pens and two Stabilo ones for an entire quid, and I am very happy :D


# I saw a white deer, and it was bloody amazing! I've never seen a white one before, so it was really cool! I am not going to say where or when, because it feels special, and also I remember what happened to that one that innocently went wandering about in Liverpool a few months back.


# hmpf bought some more mugs from my Redbubble shop, as I have updated it a couple of times recently and I had some designs in that she liked!

EDIT: I'm not going to mention every time someone buys something from me, but right now it just seemed like a convenient way of reminding me that I updated, and I meant to tell y'all. [/edit]

Also a reminder that anything that's available there is available as a print directly from me, and likely for cheaper (although only in A6/A5 format at the moment), if you fancy buying one!

# And that's all I've got for now!


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*It's called Poundland because everything used to cost £1 (one pound). Anyway, now most things cost £1, some things are slightly cheaper, some are more expensive. Apparently it's roughly equivalent to Dollar Tree?

I have kept forgetting to say this, because my brain is pile of goo, but my ginormous aloe has not ONE but TWO babies!

I was partly reminded because I wanted to repot the babies on their own, but then realised I didn't know how to separate them from the main plant (apparently I need a knife, and it's better to do it in spring). So I just rejigged them in the pot (the main plant had a serious tilt) and left it at that. (I did repot my birthday aloe that I got this year, though, as it was on the verge of outgrowing its pot).

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In other news, I am reading a book! My work friend lent me Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris. It is kind of eh. It's readable, and it's nice to have a book partly set in Yorkshire, but I am getting the distinct feeling that it's going to go absolutely nowhere. Also I don't like that the only people whose accents are written phonetically are the Yorkshire people. There's also an Irish woman and a whole bunch of French people, and their accents are written like the main character's i.e. with no dropped letters or weird spellings to make it clear how what they just said is pronounced. But that's a minor gripe, I guess? *shrug emoji*

I haven't played any video games for a while because...I don't know. I just haven't felt like it? And I think I'm going to go back to something else than Kingdoms of Amalur when I do feel like playing a console game. I will eventually beat FFV, though, because that's still on my list of unbeaten games.

And I don't know what else to say, so I'm going to end this entry here, because at some point I need to get myself ready for work instead of staring at a computer screen.

I baked some banana bread the other day. It smelt delicious while cooking, so I had a piece when it had cooled down and it did what my baking usually does. It didn't taste of anything, which always disappoints me, and you'd think I'd remember this by now. So I left it out overnight, and had another piece the next day, and it tasted almost as delicious as it had while it was cooking.

I.

I don't know, you guys. (I'm sure there's a scientific explanation).

Anyway, I sliced and froze the rest, as I have a cake I bought from the supermarket a while back that needs eating first (I'd way rather eat the banana bread, but I'd also rather not waste food).

I realised it is the first thing I baked since last November (I thought it was October, but a tweet I found told me different). I cook my food most the time, but I haven't baked for how long???? I think it's being out of the habit, to some degree. It was more fun to bake when I had someone to share it with, and when mum felt more like eating things. But I've decided I'm going to bake and freeze more stuff because a) I have a decent sized freezer and b) perhaps if I freeze things in portions, it will stop me buying cake at the supermarket. (I've got nothing against supermarket cake, but it's such an impulse buy, and I know it, and also there is just me. One average sized cake lasts me forever).

Also I've got loads of frozen fruit now, so I can make lots of things with fruit in!

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In video game news, I got to Braska's Final Aeon in FFX. I was quite surprised to see on my save file that it said the last time I played was nearer the start of April. I didn't realise it had been so long.

I think I need to do a tiny bit of levelling up/equip everyone with Stoneproof armour, and also remember to unequip Lavaetin from Yuna (because, while it has SOS Overdrive, I realised that while it's equipped, it doesn't charge the gauge at all. So it makes more sense for her to be equipped with something else, and her gauge charge normally because I have her set to Healer for that, and, well, that's what she does).

So I might try that tonight and see how it goes!

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In nature related news:

1. I planted some alliums in the garden years ago. They reflower every year, but this year they are a) not stringy looking and b) there's loads of them! There's even a new cluster started a little way over from the old batch.

2. while I was out in the garden, dinking around on Tuesday, I saw a goldfinch in the oak tree across the road. I wouldn't have even seen it then, but that the cat was watching me/the birds, and I happened to look in the same direction as her. And there it was, on a bare branch.

I'm really pleased to see one - I know there's a small colony of them nearby (I sometimes see them flitting about there) - but it's been a while since I've seen one near the house.