girlofprey

So, I totally went to volunteer on Friday. Got up at 7am and everything. And it was quite lovely really - there's only one bus route from my town to Leeds, and the centre I went to was right off that. And they've got a lovely building and lovely grounds, and everyone there was really nice and obviously dedicated to the centre. I helped weed and dig out some little vegetable patches, and harvested a few vegetables, like a tiny leek. While other people re-roofed a shed and built a woodstore, like with saws and everything. And in the afternoon we did battle with some weeds to try to preserve a raspberry patch. I learned how to propagate raspberries. Although only time will tell if I did it well enough on my first go. So yeah, it was really lovely. I'd love to be able to go there regularly, although I can't see myself going back next week, like straight after my first go. Also the cheap trousers I bought from Peacocks to go out in didn't really do the trick, and I'd probably need some waterproofs in the current weather, really. Also it turned out I didn't really need wellies, because they have wellies and steel-toed boots there for you to borrow. But I have a pair now anyway. But yes, it was a lovely day, and a lovely place.

Also, I sent off my sick note, and my letter about how I'm not getting my grandma's money anymore with a bank statement. Hopefully the letter will have already got there, or will arrive tomorrow, and - assuming they don't have any problems with it - I should be getting a payment sometime this week. Or next week. I have actually forgotten, it's been so long since I had to sort it out. Probably it'll be either this Wednesday or next, but soon. Fingers crossed.

Also, I learned that every language but English can deal with pineapples. Or ananas, I guess. Probably it won't help if I go into a supermarket and ask for that though.

Also, I finished Silent Hill: Downpour. HURRAY! It wasn't so bad, I guess, but there were so many little things I forgot about it that were annoying. The button that let/made you throw your melee weapon. Avoiding that button during my first fight so I didn't throw away my gun, only to find out that it also the button to shoot. The stupid combat. The lag EVERY TIME YOU GO FROM ONE AREA TO THE NEXT. The tendency of the game to suddenly take all your weapons and health items away from you. askldjaslkdk. I found the ending quite unsatisfying as well. And, it turned out I didn't get the best one, because the game had some sort of KARMA SYSTEM going on that I wasn't aware of. That involved only stunning monsters instead of killing them, even if that means they sometimes get back up and attack you again. And, having looked at the other endings online, it's one of those karma systems that massively changes the character themselves - even before you started playing them - depending on what you do. Which, yes. I've made my feelings on those pretty clear. Anyway. Sewell was pretty great. And after I finished, I thought maybe there was no slash, and I was ANNOYED. But then I found some slash. And now I am less annoyed.

Also, it is practically the end of November. It is NEARLY DECEMBER. There was a Christmas movie on today. It was Fred Claus, which I love despite it's many faults, so I enjoyed watching the back end of it. But still. IT'S COMING. Before that my YN's birthday is coming, however. But he will only be 1 so he probably won't mind what I buy him.

Do you remember my plan? My wonderful plan yesterday, for how I was going to get my sick note and it was all going to be great? The plan in detail was to go into town today, get the sick note from my doctor, go to the library and photocopy it and my latest bank statement so I have copies of each, then send them both off today and tomorrow.

Well, when I went into town today, my doctor's surgery was closed all afternoon. And I can go pick it up tomorrow, but the library will be closed, so I can't get it photocopied there. And the last time I wanted to photocopy something when the library was closed, no-one seemed to know anywhere else in town where you could go get something photocopied. I can't go on Friday, because I'm volunteering all day, so I will be far from town and any photocopiers. And on Saturday, I will probably be too tired from being out all day on Friday. So it's now looking like the earliest I can definitely send it off is Monday.

I'm going to ask at my doctor's tomorrow if they can photocopy it for me. They have a whole office behind reception, so they must have a photocopier. I will even give them 20p for costs or whatever if they need it. And if they can't do that, I'll ask my dad if he can figure out how to make his scanner photocopy things again - I'm pretty sure I've done that in the past when I needed something copying at the last minute. But I also remember it taking forever for him to work out how to do it. And if all else fails, I'll just have to send it out on Monday. I just feel a bit bad, since this sick note's going back over a month now, taking a long time to send it out. But it can't be helped, due to a VARIETY OF UNHELPFUL CIRCUMSTANCES. It is annoying when life suddenly throws a spanner in the works.