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Published on November 3, 2004 By Sally jacobs In Life Journals
Well here I am again. I've been throwing myself into uni work, and now I'm taking a little break, so here I am JU. Just a catch up I guess. I don't actually know who will read this, but I shall write it anyway. First on my agenda is the American election, don't worry this isn't going to be long, I'll leave that to the politic masters of JU. All I have to say is, I'm slightly disappointed, and I can't believe it's dragged out so long. I actually got rather excited about it, and I'm still keeping my eye out for further news. My sleeping has been fabulous recently. I don't know what's wrong with me. Should that even be 'wrong'. Maybe I don't know what's right with me, that is more to the point. I have been sleeping loads and loads though. Since Saturday I have been a little poorly with a cold that I just can't shift, and I didn't sleep well Friday night. From then though, I have slept brilliantly. I'm still a little poorly, but I have been getting about 12 hours sleep a night AND a few hours in the afternoon too. I must be catching up on all them hours that I missed out on. My parents are fussing. It's quite nice, I've been getting breakfast in bed, I'll have to be sick more often!

I'm finally feeling a little better about things. I didn't think I would be. The whole getting my head straight thing though, I think I'm finally getting there. Not totally, I've had a think about things, made a few decisions about my future. Realised a few mistakes I've made and I'm feeling a whole lot happier about things. I thought I had made a mistake about someone, and I tried to rectify it. They made it clear there was no hope there, and even though that's sad, that seems to have given me a clearer perspective on things, and is allowing me to move on. At least I know. It's amazing how you can be wrong about people. Oh so wrong. You put all this time into them. Devote so much, and then it falls to bits. That's life though, just another learning experience, and you have to be glad of the positives these people give you. Now is the time to move on though, as sad as it is. As long as you aren't in a state of you don't know whether to go backwards or forwards. I am definetly ready to move forwards. Quite exciting really. I'm going to do something I have wanted to do, since I can remember, and now at this point I don't see why I shouldn't.

A family update, they are still totally insane. My sisters been in Italy for the week, lucky so and so. She's back now though. Her and little Maddy Mae are fine. Madison is just getting bigger and bigger, it's astonishing the rate they grow at. Seriously, she'll be one, next month, it feels like only yesterday I was at the hospital holding this tiny little thing I was scared I was going to drop. Now she's crawling all over the place, and is totally into everything. It's fab though. My sister is going back to work in Jan, and Maddy Mae will be starting nursery, scary! I don't really want to trust anyone else with our baby, I suppose it's all part of growing up though. My other sister is stalking me at the moment. We still are barely on speaking terms, but she saw me on Saturday, and I looked really poorly, so she was worried, and hasn't stopped phoning me since. *sigh* I know she cares, and I know that in years to come I am going to regret not forgiving her. I just can't bring myself to at the moment. I think I'm making progress with her, and then she will just do something and it will remind me of the reasons I didn't forgive her in the first place. I'm sure I'll work it out at some point. My Uncle is a nightmare at the moment too. I won't go into details, just never mix family and money, it can only end badly! My parents are still on a D.I.Y craze. They are driving me insane with it. Instead of doing one room at a time, they are doing the whole house, and kitting it out in new stuff. They are building onto it too, and having something done to the roof, so we have workmen all over the place. Nightmare!

Onto other news.....do I have any? Bonfire night on friday, oh how I love it! I'm going to a party which should be good. I got asked out by a dude at uni too. He asked me out for a meal. I didn't know what to say. He's quite nice, but something was holding me back, I told him I'd let him know what I was upto. He's funny. I'm a sucker for funny men. If someone can make me laugh, that's it. I don't know I've just got something in the back of my mind saying it's not right. We'll see I guess. My best friends has been in Amsterdam this weekend. She kept me updated on her progress, I haven't seen her since she got back though. I should make the effort, I've just been busy with work and stuff, I'll have to get myself into gear, so much to sort out. Oh it's nearly xmas too, how exciting, hopefully I won't be in rainy England for that! Anyway, I think that's enough of a catch up. Hope you all ok, take care JU x

Comments
on Nov 03, 2004
So good to hear you're feeling a little more optimistic Sal...I guess things just get crazy sometimes. I'm glad you're starting to figure things out. What with university, babies and your mad family you must be pretty busy, but try to keep us up dated. I know I'm super nosy but I do like hearing about how your life is going!

As for friendship..I don't think you can keep anything by force..sometimes the best thing to do is just let go, and if its right it'll work out and if not, you're ready to move on anyway. As for this guy..well at least give him a chance? You never know...Maybe you just need space from the whole dating thing just now, but he sounds nice- I'm a sucker for funny guys too!You could even make a new friend..

As for the election, I'm off to drown my sorrows in lots of beer (yes I know it's like 830, but who cares!)

Best wishes honey, chat soon;

Dyl xxx
on Nov 03, 2004
Glad to see you back Sal

Falling for funny guys is good!! We're cuddly!! (or so I'm told now....)

Hope all things work out for ya hun, and glad to see you getting your proverbial head back on strait

Keep your head up high hun

(Was real hard to avoid joking about your friend bringing you back something from Amstradam too.... )
on Nov 03, 2004
Hey babe,

Sorry to hear that you're feeling a little poorly at the moment, (I LOVE that expression. We don't use it in Oz - I am SO stealing it!) but glad to hear that you are feeling so much better in so many other ways!

I think we've both been through similar things with the men in our lives of late, and it is so funny how it feels so much better once a decision has been made. Whether or not it is what you ideally want, it gives you a sense of direction and you move forward instead of oscillating around the same point, wondering if it's going to work out this time. Good on you - I am very proud of you. I know it took a lot of courage.

I'd tell you to take a chance on this guy, but everytime I do that they turn into obsessive staker boys, and I wouldn't want that to happen to you, so I say do what you think is best. As Dyl said, you could make a new friend.

You take care of you. It's my birthday tomorrow and I'm off to Spain in the afternoon so I shall speak to you next week.

Lots of love,

Suz xxx
on Nov 03, 2004
Nice to hear that things are looking on the up for you Sal.

Decided to plunge into Uni eh? I finish in 2 weeks and it's just as scary coming out as it is going in. Now there's something to look forward to

As far as the election goes...well...it goes and that's all that can really be said in its defence.

It's my birthday tomorrow and I'm off to Spain in the afternoon


Now that's the sort of thing that just gets my goat.

Spain!

Indeed!

Some people!

*almost explodes with utterly unreasonable envy*
on Nov 03, 2004
*almost explodes with utterly unreasonable envy*


Marco - I know that you will see it with your own eyes and a better insight than I shall ever have. I shall send you a photo of something that is totally unexotic. But then you'll find something beautiful in it and I shall be put to shame.

Damn you smart people!

Oh...

And this blog was about Sal. Sorry babe!

Suz xxx
on Nov 03, 2004
Hey Dyl sweety, yeah I'm so disappointed about the election, I just hope that you Americans made the right decision, I guess we shall see! I might give the guy a chance, I dunno. Nothing stopping me now I guess, I just wish there was. ...I don't know how anyone can find my family interesting, they are totally insane! I thought I was the nosey one....!

Hey Mike, Thanks for checking in. You cuddley funny guys are the best! Give me them over a pretty boy any day! How you doing? You didn't sound to happy last time we spoke, I'll check in and make sure you're ok!

Suz ya dirty drunken tart...I love poorly too, people generally stop using that term after they hit ten, but as I am still a baby I use it .
Suz thanks for all your support on the guy situation, I won't go into detail here, but you know what I'm talking about. The situations are scarily similar, and I was so proud of you when you reached that tough decision, so thanks for all your support and help. You're a good friend. I might take a chance on that guy, or go speed dating, hehe since that works so well, we shall see. Have a wicked holiday and birthday sweety, and you're not OLD. hehe. Love you xxx

Marco! You're here....I have missed you! Aren't you my e-pal or something??? My interest in uni will be short lived, it's just taking up a bit of spare time at the moment. Two weeks?? Then into the big bad wide world. I hope it all goes well for you, you're a smart cookie so I'm sure it will do! You said it best about the American election. Ahh well no use in crying over spilt milk. Everyone will just have to live with the consequences now. I'm jealous of Suz too, lucky OLD cow...hehe oops did I say OLD...*hides*

Thanks for the comments guys xxxx