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[alexandral]

+ As any other UK Higher Education institution we submit our statistical returns at the end of September. This means that September is a very BUSY month for me. But again, it is not all bad because about this time last year statistical over-returnedness pushed me to the Internet delights and I found fantastically great leecaps by fabulous queenofthorns . And I had to join LJ in order to express all my glee about leecaps.

+ There will be 1 year soon of my existence as a LJ person. It is great to meet all the wonderful and interesting people and this is the main reason I find LJ so enjoyable. But as the sideline, I was thinking this week that I feel LJ is helping me a great deal to develop communication skills and narrow my cultural gap of "alien" person in UK. I don’t know if I express this well – but I feel it!

+ Due to the crazy state of the world I had to watch something “nice and easy” yesterday. I watched “In her Shoes”. It is a romantic comedy about two sisters and their friendship. It was predictable and fluffy, but it hit a right chord with me. And I love Toni Colette. I laughed and cried and forgot the state of the world for a while.

"In her shoes" screen cap. Click on the image to enlarge:::




+ I also treated myself to sushi. After all the food I saw in the koalathebear recent posts I HAD TO DO IT. I had miso soup, noodles, chicken curry thing and sticky rice sweets. YUMMM!

+ I gave my “North and South” DVDs to my Russia friend. She is an English teacher and loves watching non-dubbed DVDs. YAY!!!!!!! North and South is going to conquer the world with LOVE.

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[winterspel.livejournal.com]

North and South is going to conquer the world with LOVE.

OH YES!! YES YES YES! (Ahem)

Congrats on your upcoming LJ anniversary! :) I'm so glad I've found LJ because not only has it allowed me to meet so many wonderful, wonderful people (yourself included), but my horizons keep broadening with every day. You really can't beat that!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Hee! You would have laughed to see me going about it in circles and saying to Ira about good BBC adaptations and such and saying all these thing and thinking inside - O, Mr. Thornton!

Ira teaches English at the Polytechnic University and her mum (who I know well too and who is a lovely, lovely lady) used to teach English too. Ira said - "My mum and I like to watch non-dubbed films together". I can't wait to hear what they think about N&S.

I am so , so happy I have met YOU - and I raise my glass to broadening horizons!!!

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

North and South continues its march towards world domination!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

EEEEE! Because every lady in the planet must see Mr.Thornton. And his cravats ( and especially him without cravats). Me - shallow - YES!

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

I (shameful confession here) had a North and South viewing party once. There was much squeeing over Mr Thornton by excited females. Um.

*runs off to hide shame and think about getting the DVD back from friend*

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I (shameful confession here) had a North and South viewing party once. There was much squeeing over Mr Thornton by excited females. Um.

EEEEEEEEE! This is the truly bestest idea I ever heard of! I watched it when it was broad casted on BBC with my friend and we had some good squeeing too :)

*runs off to hide shame and think about getting the DVD back from friend*

Of course I need a new N&S DVD now :)

[teh-haley.livejournal.com]

I loved that movie, and I loved Toni Collette (and she has a name that reminds me somebody...hehe)
and I hope that I did just a little for you in LJ world, as you did much for me here!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I loved that movie, and I loved Toni Collette Hee ! You are absolutely reading my mind! I am trying to stifle my urge to go and buy come new shoes this weekend - these were some really fabulous ones in Rose's collection.

I am so very glad to meet you!!!! We seem to be having a lot of things in common!

[teh-haley.livejournal.com]

my friends always tell me that one of these days I'll have to go out of my home to keep all the shoes I have ;)

so, about us, thank to LJ!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I just have a few pairs. Hee! But my husband seems to think I have occupied the whole house with them!

[teh-haley.livejournal.com]

men CAN'T understand :D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Yep - I never even attempt to go into the shoes/garments shops with my husband anymore. :)

[lage-nom-ai.livejournal.com]

Happy almost-one-year anniversary! I'm so glad to have met you!

Also, now I crave sushi, but my new backwater town doesn't seem to have it anywhere! Waaah.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I often go through the phase - "let's go and live in remote parts of Scotland!" , but when I remember about my favourite shops and food places I just sigh and stay put :). Is it very countrysidy and beautiful where you moved??

[lage-nom-ai.livejournal.com]

Oh, see it would be worth it to live in Scotland! I love Scotland. Sigh.

I'm in the country and parts of it are indeed beautiful. (I could do with fewer rednecks, though. ARGH). I'm only 15 minutes away from a state park with great hiking and fishing and stuff, and where I am is all rolling fields... it's nice for walking.
Now if I could just get sushi and a better bookstore I'd be set.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Oh, see it would be worth it to live in Scotland! I love Scotland. Sigh.

I like Ireland too. And your place sounds really nice ! Sushi is expanding like mad so we can hope it will open in your city one day - when I started working they didn't have shops in Leeds, now they have few - all opened recently. The one I go more often is "Yo" sushi http://www.yosushi.com/ in "HArvey Nichols". Ok - sushi is a good incentive to have the shop door opened for you!!!!!

[lage-nom-ai.livejournal.com]

Aw man, how is Yo Sushi in Kuwait and not in my town (or country)? :D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Hee - this what I thought as well. Kuwait???????? Must the airport. ** sends sushi expansion your way ** But seriously - you can't have a step in the supermarket nowdays without bumping into sushi. It was not the same 4 years ago.

[ginger001]

Yay!!! One year of LJ! I think our anniversaries are pretty close, since I also will be 1 year LJ old in some days ;)

Great thing we decided to open an LJ account!!! I think it has very beneficial things ;)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Yes!!!!! You were actually my first "real" lj friend!!! I am so glad I met YOU! ** raises a glass of virtual champagne **

[frivol.livejournal.com]

I love reading your posts- they are full of joy in and with life!

I haven't seen In Her Shoes yet, but I will. Have you seen Toni Collette in Japanese Story? It's quite intense and different for her, even though she does so many different roles anyway. And as a bonus you get to see some fantastic country in Western Australia! Or Muriel's Wedding? (I'm never entirely sure how far Australian films get circulated, and always assume that it's not very far!)

MMmm- sushi. I guess it would be wrong to contemplate that before breakfast?!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

EEEE! I am so glad that I met YOU too!

I have seen both "Muriel's Wedding" and "Japanese Story". "Muriel's Wedding" is one of my all-time favourites, it is a real gem!! And I think it is popular everywhere - I know that one of my friends in Russia loves it very much too! I liked "Japanese Story" a great deal too, but it was probably the most upsetting film I have ever seen ;(. But I crave to visit Australia ever since I saw it - the landscapes were fabulous, totally out-of-this-world.

I guess it would be wrong to contemplate that before breakfast?!

Don't see anything wrong with THAT :)

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

Happy Almost-Anniversary! I'm so glad you joined lj and that we became friends.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

EEEEEE! I am so glad I have met you too!