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1) photobucket: Had an email earlier this week from Photobucket warning me that I have less than 3GB of bandwidth left on my account. WTF? *sighs* I checked again this morning and it's now at 8.6/10GB used. How the hell does that happen. I know with the free account it resets to zero at the end of my month's cycle, but I think that at the rate it seems to be disappearing I won't make it to the end of the cycle before it exceeds the limit, so I'm probably going to have to pay to upgrade to a Pro account or have everything on

paper_packages replaced with "Photobucket Bandwidth Exceeded" icons for a while - which sucks and I don't want that to happen. Is this purely down to people hotlinking??

{ Thanks to the lovely and amazing mrs_leary I now have Photobucket Pro account - thank you so much sweetie ♥ }

2) visits & trips:

purplella and

surfer_buoy were here Sunday night on a stopover and will be back next week sometime on their way home - it was so lovely to see them again after so long and all being well, I'll be going to spend a few days with them in Devon sometime in November =) Sadly

dazzlebug is no longer able to come stay as she's just managed to get herself a flat after months of looking - which is of course wonderful news for her and very exciting - but I'm sad she's not coming and am hopeful she can maybe make it another time instead =)

{ And as for Expo - for various reasons (which mostly include self-confidence!fail) - I decided a couple of weeks ago that I wasn't going to go. So, yeah. Maybe next time... }

3) scan & stuff: Scan went okay - didn't find anything obvious like a cyst or anything and I have another GP follow-up appointment next Tuesday to see what happens next. Still feeling like crap a lot of the time, still having ridiculously frequent (and completely awful) periods and still having to take time off work sick when it's happening which I absolutely hate doing. I really hate this.

4) thank you: Thanks to

el1ie for the very thoughtful card/gift she sent me last weekend - it was lovely sweetie and I hope you got my PM ♥

Thanks to to

mrs_leary who recently pimped

paper_packages - it's lovely to see someone doing that and always such a surprise to me - makes me smile and is extremely flattering so thank you so much hon ♥

5) catch up: I've been a bit awol the last few days so will do my best to catch up a bit now if I can but if I missed anything important, please just poke me and let me know =)

Hope you're all doing okay ♥

*hugs muchly*

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Oh sweetie, I really hope they'll find out soon what causes all this pain and can help you. ❤ *hugs*

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If I can be of any help, please let me know. I have a pro account (would have SERIOUS problems without D: ),a lot of free space and unlimited bandwidth. If it helps, I'm more than willing to host stuff for you, just let me know what you need. :)

I hope so too as it's getting very tiring feeling so crappy almost all the damn time =(

Thanks so much for the offer, it's really sweet of you, but I have so much stuff on there that I think the best thing to do at this point is to get myself a Pro account - which kind of sucks as I'm sure I'm only having to pay out for one because of people hotlinking and I've managed perfectly fine with a free one up till now. Thanks though, it was sweet of you ♥

OMG! I love that icon of yours. Is it gonna be in the next batch, or have I missed something along the way? I've never seen that screen cap, and he has such a very beautiful face! (Though I'd probably snag one without the caption, I have to admit. Just my own tastes there, cos it is a good match yet again of image and text!)

[3] I hope things work out OK on the medical front. I found the whole process rather long and frustrating - it was all, 'Try this, and come back in three months,' and of course whatever it was made little or no difference. Surely you have good cause to insist on pushing things along a bit. I am sending healthy vibes your way, for what it's worth.

[4] If the pimpage does nothing more than make you smile, then I am happy, my darling. But I hope it does something a little more! And I will always be virtually pimping your work, even if I don't always get to it in pixels for each batch. Love your work!

Hope you're doing fine, hon. Loving you, so!

The icon I'm using for this post? *snickers* Yeah, I kinda did that on purpose just to specifically tease you =) Yep, it's in the next batch (which I'll post tonight) and because I'm awesome and shiny (and try to please everyone) there is also a non-text version just for you ;) I've done a couple or so of him wearing the hoodie before, but this is a different cap from what I've used previously so I don't really consider it a 'repeat' icon - I do that often though, use different screencaps from the same scene for different icons.

I'd really hoped that the scan would show something obvious (like a cyst) but sadly not - now it's back to the GP next Tuesday to see what happens next. It's getting really draining feeling like this almost all of the time and I'm hating having to take so much time off work. Today is a good day and the first one in over a week so am just trying to make the most of it =)

It does make me smile - thank you - and it always really, really surprises me (and slightly embarrasses me as I feel it's not worthy or something equally stupid) so thank you so very much - like I said to you before it hardly ever happens so it's really nice when it does ♥

And OMG I just got an email notification that you've sent me some money towards paying for a Photobucket Pro account. Wow - I'm literally speechless - you really, really don't have to do that, you know - it's not like paper packages will actually disappear, just maybe not displaying any icons for a portion of every month or something. I honestly don't know what to say - except obviously thank you so very much and I really don't know if I should/could accept this, it's way too generous sweetie ♥

*hugs muchly*

Edited 2009-10-08 09:56 (UTC)

You are indeed awesome and shiny - and a big tease!!! :-D Glad I rose to the bait and bit, my darling... ♥ Thank you in anticipation of my own non-text version! You are awesome and shiny... Oh, I said that already. Yeah, when I think of your icons I often think of those winsome moments of Colin's in the Black Knight thing, and also Colin in a hoodie being adorable. You also use so many other awesome images, of course, but you seem to be able to make infinite wonderful icons from those scenes in particular.

Yeah, I know what you mean about wanting 'hard evidence' of something being wrong health-wise, which would prompt some action on their part. But be assertive if you can, yeah? We shouldn't have to live with all this horrid stuff, and I'm afraid even some women healthcare people can underestimate how ghastly it can all be.

I know I didn't have to do it, hon, but there's enough there to cover you for a year of Photobucket Pro, and that makes me happy, too. You won't have to put up with those annoying ads, and I won't have to fear the non-display of your icons. It's a win/win situation! Please go ahead and accept. It's not that much, really, especially not when compared to the smiles and Colin-related thrills you give me. ♥

Well if I get enough time today I might get it posted early - if not I'll get it up as soon as I get home and you can check out the non-text version and see if you like it =)

I'm very lucky in that my own GP is absolutely incredible and I know she'll keep things moving on this until they find out what is wrong and get it sorted. I know though that with tests and whatever it's going to take a while but it'll help me stay positive in dealing with all this crappiness in just knowing that something will get done eventually. I hope =)

Again, thank you so, so much for the paper packages donation - it really is incredibly generous of you and if/when I do a post on there yelling at the people who are causing this problem by hotlinking, I'll be sure to point out that you have been an enormous help in making sure the community doesn't crash and burn - for which I am eternally grateful ♥

*hugs muchly*

Hey there, I've missed you! *hugs* I'm sorry you're still feeling crappy; sending you lots of positive, healthy thoughts, and I hope things get sorted out quickly. I know taking time off work is a pain and you feel like you should be there, but taking care of yourself always comes first.

I guess Colin and Bradley won't be at Expo this time round, so maybe that softens the blow a little?

*hugs* ♥

Aw - missed you too actually - hope you're doing okay and you know where I am if you want to poke me or whatever =)

I'm making the most of today being a good day and generally trying not to be too whiny about it all as that just gets boring, doesn't it.

They won't be there? Guess they knew I wasn't going then... =) Shame though for those people that are going in the hope of seeing them. Do you know why they're not going to be there - ooh, perhaps they're off on a little holiday together? Yep, I'm sticking with that theory as it makes me smile. A lot =)

*hugs muchly*

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*poke* *poke*

it's times like this when you wish there was something wrong with your scan so you can just treat it and get it over with. sigh. Hopefully your GP can help ease the periods and the pains at the very least if he can't find anything abnormal.

And.. Argh.. I was scrolling down and I was scared that I would be the first one to break your merlin icon wall! lol. The best I can do is my Doctor who one.. which is a bit of a strech but still... :p Ohh and did you see... someone posted a pic of David on the Merlin set because Georgia Moffatt is guest starring on the show!

+HUGS+

I was hoping too that the scan would find something then it'd be simple and quickly dealt with. Oh well - back to the GP next Tuesday to see what happens next.

I had no idea what you meant for a while there about the 'Merlin icon wall' but then I figured you meant userpics people were suing to comment? In which case don't worry as

adelagia didn't use a Merlin icon (shame on her!) - but if that's not what you meant then I'm very confused!

I didn't see the pic of David on the set - do you have a link?

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I suppose it's good the scan found nothing, but it would have been nice for you to have an actual answer or reason that could be fixed. I hope they can help you soon. It sound so miserable and awful to have to live with :( I hope you get something helpful on Tuesday.

What have you missed... *tries to separate dream world from reality*... not a whole lot it seems...

Yeah I know what you mean - though it's nice the scan was clear it's still incredibly frustrating as it means more test yet till we find out what's wrong - I'd much rather they'd found something there and then and it could be dealt with quicker.

I'm off to Devon in November for a few days - taking GirlyBoy to see his family ;) I also hear GE and GirlyBoy aren't going to be at the Expo in October so I'm assuming they're off on a little holiday together... ;) And as

dazzlebug isn't now coming for her holiday at Hotel Muppet I have a vacancy...

*hugs muchly*

It's off this website:
http://www.lexode.com/wallpapers/stars-feminines/angel-coulby,11218_6.html
And here's the picture
hxxp://www.lexode.com/galerie/galerie/a/u/aude1012/1253964614730.jpeg

And yep that's what I was talking about. I'm only on basic and only have 6 pics... so no merlin one yet.

Good to hear the scan went all right and I hope your GP appointment next week will be productive so you can start feeling better. *hugs tight*

Yay! for new photobucket stuff :D Hotlinkers are annoying and I'm glad you don't have to deal with it any longer :)

It's lovely to have company and you'll have fun when you see your friends in November. Devon...Isn't that Bradley's hometown, or am I getting confused?

Too bad you won't be going to Expo. I'd heard Colin and Bradley weren't going to make it. It's unfortunate for those who are going and wanted to see them but since they seem to be working so hard all the time, it's probably nice for them to have a break.

Hope you have a great rest of the week! ♥

I'm glad the scan went well. Hope the next one is the same. <3

The only things youve missed with me is that i'm doing a friends cut (http://miss-emily08.livejournal.com/186214.html). Leave me a comment if you wanna stay. <3 I hope you do. *huggles*

I got a letter like this from Photobucket once. Only I discovered it weeks after it was sent, because I'm using one of my ancient addresses there. *g* But I didn't notice any actual problems with my Photobucket account.

I'm sorry to hear you're still feeling crappy. I really hope your GP will find out what's wrong. Could it be it's just stress?

*lots of hugs*

i'm glad to hear that the results of the scan came back fine! but i do hope they figure out how to actually help you.

as for the expo, well, bradley and colin won't be there, so that's a good reason not to go as well [of course in my mind they aren't there because colin's filming in scotland and he's asked bradley to come along]. there's always may!

It's a relief not to have to attend Expo this time round. It isn't that he minds the fans or the questions, but Colin's been run ragged since May, and they're still in Cardiff doing pick-ups, so he is more than glad to let the girls shuttle off to London to take on the responsibility of being professional and representing the show.

Bradley's off the hook, too, which is a happy coincidence. They'd originally planned to maybe take the train with Angel and Katie to London, and go and do things that would make them feel very culturally responsible and informed, like check out the National Maritime Museum or try to hunt down Catherine Howard's ghost at Hampton Court, but as the Expo weekend approached, neither of them had felt very much up to bettering themselves, and had agreed upon being complete layabouts instead.

When Colin calls him mid-morning on their day off to see if he wants to hang out at the hotel's indoor pool for a while, however, Bradley's not only awake, but out gallivanting on his own.

"I've just got some errands to run; I should be back before lunch, so I'll come and find you then, all right?" says Bradley, and leaves it at that. It's not curt, but it's unusual. Most of the time, when Colin gets him on the phone while he's out of doors and there's nothing of particularly high importance to talk about, he will narrate to Colin everything happening around him. It's why Colin knows how to navigate Bradley's neighbourhood in Devon despite never having visited (he will, one day), and that there's a particularly good busker at the Paddington tube station on Wednesdays (Bradley had got her to sing into the phone), and that somewhere out there is a stray dog who looks exactly like a rat (photographic evidence still pending).

So Colin goes to the pool by himself, gets in enough laps to feel reasonably accomplished and, on his way out, winks at a group of small children who keep staring at him, possibly unsure what to do with a person who looks exactly like Merlin but who can't really be him, because Merlin's off at Camelot, obviously.

He's just finished a quick shower when his mobile beeps at him; it's Bradley.

Back, says the text message.

Thirty seconds later: PS: Coconuts migrate.

Colin's brows knit together, and he looks around his room briefly like this will help him decipher the text. It's been a while since they've watched that Monty Python, so they're not exactly in one of their movie-quoting frenzies, and he's not sure whether he's being told this as a fact, or Bradley's accidentally sent him a message meant for someone else, or Bradley's maybe done himself a head injury. Finally, he sends back, Are you on drugs?

There's no reply after this, so there's clearly no choice but to go to Bradley's room and check on his mental well-being. Colin shuffles down the corridor and knocks.

"Password," Bradley demands from within.

"What?"

"Password, Colin."

Colin throws up his hands, bewildered. His phone is in one of them, and he peers at it suspiciously. "Er. Coconuts migrate?" he hazards.

The door yawns open. "No points for enthusiasm, Morgan, but I'll accept it."

Bradley's room is a mess, which isn't anything out of the ordinary, but this time it's a carefully constructed mess. There are pillows and chairs and cushions all askew, and blankets and sheets strewn over everything.

Enlightenment dawns on him only a split second before delight sets in. "You built a fort," Colin says, kind of amazed at all the trouble Bradley's gone through to surprise him, and Bradley's wide grin sparks a warm little flame in him that he has to hide with a laugh.

Between the Harry Potter book they read by torchlight, the epic debate they have over whether custard creams or chocolate digestives are better (Bradley had purchased both, specifically to start this fight) and Colin's Lego pirates making Bradley's Han Solo Lego walk the plank, Colin's pretty sure he's having the best day of his life, and the National Maritime Museum can stuff it. He's got a fort and he's got Bradley, and he's never been happier.

So sorry to hear they didn't figure it out yet, I hope they will soon! It's so frustrating to go through one examination after another and get nothing useful in return... *hugs tightly*

I ♥ you.

I've told you that before, right?

This is... wonderful. Just wonderful. I have such a big dorky grin on my face right now =)

*hugs lots*

Edited 2009-10-08 16:37 (UTC)

That's a great picture - thanks for showing me =)

No Merlin icons? *shock, horror* You really do need to rectify that, you know... =)

I'm just sick of feeling this crappy 99% of the time - totally sucks, plus having no energy either. It's just so depressing and then I get whiny so also feel I need to avoid LJ so I don't annoy people too much with my overwhelming whinyness... =)

It was so wonderful of

mrs_leary to pay for that Pro account for me - I'm literally gobsmacked and so very, very grateful to her =)

Yes! Devon is Bradley's hometown! I'm actually going to spend a few days with him - Ella and Mark won't see me at all I'll be too busy looking for Bradley!

Hope you have a good week too sweetie - and thanks for using that 'dorkalicious' icon as it made me smile ♥

I just hope they hurry up and find out what's causing all this so they can get it fixed sooner - I really don't want endless amounts of tests and prodding. Ugh.

I will drop by and comment - thanks for the heads up ♥

Well I have a shiny new Pro account now so no more need for me to panic and flail and worry =)

No, I don't think it's just stress as it's constant daily period symptoms and it's just horrible - was hoping it was something simple like a cyst that they'd see on the scan, but no such luck. More prodding and poking for me ahead then, I guess =(

*hugs muchly*

On the one hand it's good the scan was clear but on the other hand I'd rather they found something straight away so they could get it fixed quicker. Oh well...

I said pretty much exactly the same thing to

deans_babe today - that they're not going to the Expo as they're off on a little private holiday together - and funnily enough my other thought was that Bradley is off to join Colin in Scotland for his filming, but I think that's because I read a fic like that recently... which I now can't find, dammit.

But yeah - clearly it's highly suspicious (and Deb agreed) that neither of them are going =)

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