[MacTire]'s diary

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Written about Thursday 2007-01-18
Written:2007-01-18 00:50:41 (6555 days ago)

Didn't do much today. Still Jetlagged a little so I slept in till 8:00am (Shire Time) which was when I usually surfaced when I wasn't helping M'lady Leanne at her school. Then I was up with the Lark at 5:30am and out the door by 07:00am. Not so easy when the weather is cold and the clouds hang low and grey in the sky.

I did manage to make myself of some use today and helped my father sort out a problem with the side door of the garage. Because of the recent rains it had swelled so was sticking very badly. I helped take the thing off, plane and sand it and then re-hang it. Not a major job but it gave me the feeling of being useful. I suppose that tomorrow I should start looking for a job here in England. At the very least I need something to bring me enough gold to buy passage back to Arenal.

I would love to be able to make it to Gulf Wars but with the state of the job market and my parent's impending move south I guess that it'll be some time before I can meet up with everyone again. At least I live in an age where I can keep in touch via Email and this place lets me put down my thoughts.

I am now sitting here killing time till M'lady gets back from report card night and comes online. Hopefully tonight we shall will win the lottery and money will be a moot point. LoL. I don't think people like us are born to win the lottery. I guess god thinks all that money would spoil us. It would by a lot of ammo for our boys though.

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Written about Wednesday 2007-01-17
Written:2007-01-17 01:09:59 (6556 days ago)

Back in the land of my fathers after a reasonable - if long - journey from Arenal to England (via Charlotte, NC). The flight was reasonable and I managed to get a row to myself so I could stretch out and enjoy the food and movies (US Airways has On Demand movies so you can get them when you want them. There food is also better than most.)

Arrived back to drizzle and cold weather and to find that my parents had packed all my stuff into a number of boxes in preparation for moving.

Spent the early part of today alternately looking for things I needed and trying get my fathers Pc back online. The sound card seems to have packed in and he gets an error code 10 when trying to start the sound service.

In the end I gave up and spent the day snoozing and getting my body back to English time. Tomorrow I plan to take my problem to the local Pc World have them mull it over.

The only bugger being that M'lady Leanne and I have lost the ability to voice chat so we have been practicing our typing skills.

More tales of adventure tomorrow but, for now, I am off to the embrace of Morpheus.

YIS

Stiofan

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Written about Monday 2007-01-15
Written:2007-01-15 17:21:05 (6558 days ago)

Last entry for a little while as I am heading off to airport to fly back to Insulae Draconis and need to pack my Laptop away for travel.

Going to miss Arenal and all the fun people but have high hopes that I will be returning one day, soon.

Y'all keep safe and I'll see you around the firepit

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Written about Monday 2007-01-15
Written:2007-01-15 04:10:54 (6558 days ago)

My last day in the Shire before I have to head back to the dull mundane world of Insulae Draconis.

Lots of fond goodbyes and some great - as always - conversation. I will miss everyone more than they know and will count the days till I return.

Too many people - for too many kindnesses - to mention and all have made me feel welcome.

Lord Bastion wrote something special in my book which I will turn to in the darkest of times.

Know all that wherever I am my eyes will seek out the fires of Arenal.

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