Late night conversations

Friday night has historically been date night; the three of us go out for a meal and a movie. It's very rare we do anything different. Tonight was one of those nights. It's been unseasonably warm in recent weeks but this week the temperature has dropped to it's normally temperatures.

Jack has issues with his back and his knees (old military and sporting injuries) and this change in the weather has them plaguing him awfully. He's been popping painkillers and anti-inflammatories and nerve painkillers and medications to ease his stomach for a couple of days and they've been knocking him out today.

So instead of going out, we ordered in and watched a movie on Netflix. Jack headed to bed early, Lucy worked on her bujo before also turning in because she had cramps. When I followed them, Jack was half-awake and the painkillers make him very... soft, for lack of a better word. We just cuddled and talked until we fell asleep.

This morning has been much the same. Lucy took the dogs out for a walk, Jack moved as far as the couch and I went out to the supermarket. Since I got back, there's been more cuddling, more Netflix and Jack's dozed off again now.

I should probably be marking tests or papers but I'm very tempted to cuddle up and join Jack in a nap

Dreamwidth note to self

• Find a Winter-themed layout


• Find Winter-themed icon/s


• Write new/actual bio - profile layout?


• Find blogging meme or something to kickstart my blogging


• Actually blog.


I think that's everything for now...

A few of my favourite things

Most friending memes or communities that I've come across seem to want you to list out your top fives, your favourites and that is not something I am particularly good at. I can either name nothing because you've put me on the spot and I've panicked, or you'll never shut me up because you've asked me to talk about things I love

I understand why it's a popular question. It's something people can bond over, there's that automatic 'oh, you like the same things as me', it's a starting point for conversation and it gives a common ground to start a friendship from.

I also wish I wasn't quite so 'shy' online. I'm not in real life, I'm a sociable woman who will chat away to anyone but the idea of commenting on peoples posts is somewhat nerve wracking. When it's just words, outside of academia, I lack confidence. I don't know how to properly convey myself, to express what I'm thinking and feeling. I rely as much on body language, tone, facial expression, gesture as I do words and not being able to use them.

I'm also somewhat unsure of how to introduce myself. My standard little profile blurb of

My name is Samantha and I’m a Welsh geek who loves to bake, especially cupcakes. I also have a passion for physics, engineering, mechanics, floral dresses, rugby, 80s pop music and science fiction

doesn't seem quite enough. It is a nutshell varient of me although it seems so much of what I think makes me is missing... but I'm not entirely sure what does constitute a proper introduction/profile, what information is pertinent or interesting and what I can say that makes me 'attractive' to other people.

Especially as I don't think of myself as a fandom person

This all makes the whole friending issue somewhat difficult.

Jack says I'm overthinking it. Lucy says I need to just be myself. Both of which are simultaneously true yet rather unhelpful.