Stuff and wotnot

[toothycat]

Good bits:
- Just got back from an amazing holiday in Japan with Carol; many fun times were had. Highlights of the trip include Nikko and its beautiful red-leaf-covered mountains, a ryokan with hot springs and yummy food, and cat cafes of all kinds. More photos will come, no doubt ;)
- I was really pleased that my most recent comic, Sun Fish Moon Fish, got a good review at Anime Picks *^^* Thanks very much to Neil who wrote the review.
- My Advent Calendar is running again (only just managed to get it done in time!)

Things to do:
- Finish the Advent Calendar! I left it a bit late... ^^;;
- One short story to write, one long one to edit.
- I really want to do another chapter of Patchwork Sky - #5 would finish off the story arc and I might even manage to get a book out next year ;)
- Along the same lines, I need to find a printer who'll do A6 landscape colour at an affordable price so I can print the first year of A Pocketful of Clouds.
- Mr. toothycat made a really good suggestion for some cards based on A Pocketful of Clouds which I'd really like to do.
- I want to get back to the Dutch translations of A Pocketful of Clouds which my friend has kindly been providing. I'm really behind :(
- Work out how to get comics in Kindle format on Amazon. It's not that it's difficult, I just haven't had the time *grrr*
- Lay out a flyer design for the cafe at my church, which I've been horribly forgetful about.

Worrying faff:
- It's December! Where did November go? I haven't done any Christmas shopping yet!
- The DVLA seem to think they need another photo for my driving licence. I hate going into town on Saturdays, but I suppose it'll fit in nicely with the need to go Christmas shopping.
- I probably ought to make an optician's appointment - it's been two years since my last and they're offering me one for £10. But that means they're going to puff air in my eyes, which is always really painful ¬.¬

Let's see if I can manage to keep updating this - anything more frequent than once a year is an improvement, really ;)

Comments

[emperor]

I hate the puffy-air thing too :(

[wrh-2005.livejournal.com]

Ah so that's what you've been up to. I hope Carol is well. :)

[woodpijn.livejournal.com]

You might be able to go to a big supermarket on a weekday evening rather than town on a Saturday, since some of them have photo booths.
If it's a really big supermarket like Tesco Bar Hill, you could even have your eyes tested there too.
I don't know what you mean by the air-puffing thing. So either it bothers me so little than I don't remember it, or more likely, not all opticians do it.

[toothycat]

Ah, the reason for the optician test is because Specsavers sent me a £10 offer and a reminder as to how long it had been. Otherwise I'd just carry on in happy ignorance ;)

Good idea for the photo, though, thanks. And the air puffing thing is where they blast a thin jet of air at your eyes and it somehow measures the internal pressure of the eyeball or something. It's supposed to detect signs of some conditions, I think.

[pinkapplejam.livejournal.com]

I despise the eye puffiness thing! So evil! I also need to go to Specsavers, I have a voucher & haven't been for about 2 years. Also... I want new glasses like a total hipster xD I only have to wear them in front of computers, but I'm finding threading needles harder these days as well. When are you scheduled to go in?

[toothycat]

I haven't booked yet, but I'm hoping for next Saturday as early as possible. I'm at the Fitzroy Street one.

[theinquisitor.livejournal.com]

Photo machine in Milton Tescos, if that's easier.

[theorah.livejournal.com]

I like hearing about what everyone is doing (even if I dont feel much need to comment...is that stalkerish? XD) For me its the faraway-friend equivalent to asking what people have been up to when they come and visit me IRL :) So yeah, keep it up! =3