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Yosemite

Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.

Definitely worth viewing full-screen.

sink

His new sleeping place. He spends all day in there.

brrr!

It was a bit chilly in Boblogville this morning - our first frost in ages.

As with most of the photos on here, I took that pic on my phone.
Husband had a bit of an accident with his iPhone last year (splash!) which resulted in him getting a reconditioned 4 to tide him over until the 4S came out. I got his 'old' 4 and a considerably cheaper contract. So now I'm back to being able to take photos that are in focus.

Kitteh

We haven't had any cat photos on here for a while.
Here you go:

gaskell

After re-reading North and South, I'm now on Wives and Daughters, which contains the best line known to literature:

"I won't say she was silly, but I think one of us was silly and it was not me."

municipality

Although I'm still loving that Howler track I posted the other day, this has wormed its way in between my ears too.

Real Estate - Municipality

There's no decent video that I can find, just audio with a still image.

apple

My taste for apple martini began by chance when we went to New York several Christmases ago. I liked the look of the drink someone had on a nearby table, asked what it was and ordered one.

This apple vodka was purchased about an hour ago.

I'm not pissed you know.

2012

Traditionally, the first post of the year sets out my resolutions and plans for the next twelve months.

As mentioned in the previous post, I'd like to redo the meadow. The front garden (although at about 1.5m x 1.5m you can't really call it a garden) could do with some attention, although I don't have any ideas for it yet.

The back bedroom (although it has no bed) has become seriously cluttered and needs a good sort out. We have too much 'stuff'.

I'd also like to see Niece and Nephews more often, they're growing up fast.

As for plans, nothing set in stone apart from the Olympics. Yeah, it's twenty-twelve; Olympic Year of Doom.
We have tickets for handball (?!) and beach volleyball (not that I currently plan to use my ticket to that event).

My faith in London's ability to put on a good show was boosted by last night's midnight fireworks, which were reassuringly impressive. Love hearts! Music! And fireworks on Big Ben?! That was unexpected.

They should just have a shedload of fireworks for the opening ceremony. And make sure Boris has combed his hair.

2011

The Traditional End-of-Year Meme
Unchanged from last year.
For reference here's 2010, 2009 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004.

1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
Among other things... drove an automatic car, drove in the USA, rode a horse, rode an ATV, saw a bat during daylight hours, fired a weapon, slept in a wagon, slept out under the stars, went inside a dam, visited Germany.

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions?
"Visit the dentist" - done. Although this now needs re-doing in a couple of weeks.

"Re-do the garden" - done. Will probably do the meadow again next year. Not sure if I'll order new seeds or just sew the ones I've saved and see what happens.

"Fix the living room ceiling" - well, to be fair, Husband organised the fixing of that. And such amazing invisible mending has never before been seen.

3. Any births, deaths, illness or injuries?
The usual lurgy (the one I'm still recovering from has lasted an entire month) and ongoing, but gradually lessening, anxiety attacks.
Ongoing cat-kills. Death of my USB key.

4. What countries did you visit?
Not one but TWO countries this year; Germany (Berlin) and the USA.

5. What events from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory?
Meeting New Nephew and the trips abroad.

6. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The trips abroad, the amazing filling on my tiny tooth, birds in the bird box and finding out that they still make Worcester Sauce Twiglets.

7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
RIDING A HORSE!!

8. What was your biggest failure?
Apart from blogging? Probably not eating healthily enough (see next answer).

9. What was the best thing you bought?
12 chocolate oranges for £3.60.

10. What song will always remind you of 2011?
Would probably have to be the Arcade Fire album, which I listened to on the plane returning from the States. It wormed its way into my brain as I attempted to sleep.

11. What was your favourite TV programme?
Enjoyed Downton Abbey (costume drama, innit?) and the latest series of An Idiot Abroad.

12. What was the best book you read?
I've just got iBooks on my phone. I read the Star Trek film tie-in and Great Expectations (it's just been on TV and I wanted to find out what happened in the end before watching the final part). Oh, and the Cake Wrecks book; got it for my mum for Christmas.

13. What was your favourite film of this year?
Looks like I only went to see two films at the cinema; the final Harry Potter and The King's Speech.
Although I gave The King's Speech 9/10, I don't think it's the best film I saw this year - I saw Despicable Me on the telly and LOVED it. AMAZING.

14. How will you be spending New Year's Eve?
We went out in Boblogville for a meal earlier (and saw actors off the telly!). Later, A is coming round to watch Cowboys and Aliens and I'll probably be trying to suppress an anxiety attack as usual.

Happy New Year!

earworm

Howler - Back of Your Neck

As usual, I never listen to the lyrics.
*crosses fingers hoping it's not about anything too controversial*