Lindz Delirium

06:41 pm: "star!"
Jude did her dance competition in Guildford today, amongst other things she danced in the under 6 solo, and came FIRST!

I am SO proud of her I cannot begin to tell you all !

07:18 pm: "what a feeling"

heh. So right, tomorrow I am going back to disco dance class after a break of 6 years. I may die.

People who know me well will know that I did disco / freestyle dance from a young age up til I fell pregnant with Jude. I did numerous exams, shows and competitions and well during my childhood it was pretty much my life.

I have sort of been talked into going back and I do so with a sense of trepidation - I am so out of condition and I am not even sure if I can do it anymore!

So, watch this space for further updates once I have taken class (and possibly died of a major heart attack) tomorrow night ;)

07:12 pm: so then....
Dawn has asked me to explain!

all saints - not the band!!! (but I do own one of their albums) the clothing range - kinda got a bit into All Saints clothing last summer, due to a certain lanky bassist from Wales parading around in their stuff. I can't afford the stuff really but that doesn't stop me looking at it in House of Fraser ALL THE TIME. I own 3 All Saints t shirts and an All Saints bag and I don't ever dare to tell Kev how much they were!

html - I learned to write html code whilst on maternity leave - and I still love it and trust it more than Dreamweaver - but my boss makes me use Dreamweaver.

purple waterproof trousers - the coolest ever Manics gig queuing attire. As modelled by me at a very wet and windy Cardiff International Arena, January 2005. CHECK.THEM.OUT.  


queue nazis  -  the ....erm...fond name myself and my friends were given back in 2003 sometime when we tried to have a list of people queuing for a Manics gig and tried to keep the queue in some kind of order. The name kinda stuck.

thats nicky wire!! - It should just be "nicky wire" -  I don't know where the "that's" bit came from - prob a typo. Anyway there's this bass player in some Welsh band that I'm quite keen on...;)

rustic beards  - hehe. right this is gonna sound weird. A few years ago I went out with some Manics-fan friends from Finland who speak excellent English, , we were having a meal in Bella Italia in Cambridge I think. One of the Finnish friends was studying the menu with some interest when she asked "what's a rustic tomato" - so we set about explaining the meaning of the word "rustic" - at the time the best thing we could come up with was "y'know Nicky Wire's beard at Isle of Wight Festival in 2003? That was kinda rustic". So the term Rustic Beards was born...

pizza express - the best pizza restaurant in the world, nay the universe. The Fiorentina has been my pizza of choice for over two decades however I have recently switched allegiance to the Parmense. If you want to make me happy take me to a Pizza Express.
 

06:28 am: lala bored...
stolen from meanmartini;

"Comment on this post and I will choose seven interests from your profile. You will then explain what they mean and why you are interested in them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so that others can play along."

07:24 am: "you're unaware of how much earth you move..."
Jude came 7th in the solos yesterday in Haywards Heath...totally unexpected!



and good luck to La Familie Smudge, we'll miss you so much - be safe xxx

07:57 am: "Happy Birthday Hubland Kev"
41 today!

(Jude made him wear the birthday hat!)


Love you Hub xxx

02:38 pm: So on Friday me and karen1074 when to see Jake Shillingford in St Albans.

We had great Pizza Express-ness..





and Jake was swoonsome...


He had an Omnichord.


He is also going to marry Heather Mills and sell his song "Neverland" to Robbie Williams, I'm not entirely happy about either of these prospects but to be fair they both sound like good earners.

We got an acoustic "If You Can't Live Without Me" and an acoustic Strumpet and an acoustic Sparkle...my my Mr Shillingford, with these acoustic renditions you really are spoiling us.

I am such a goddam fangirl.

I went to see Alice and Isabella on Tuesday, we had tea in the Dandy and I came away a little teary eyed but I am also so excited for them.

My parents are down this weekend so my water bill is increasing and I have a study full of my mothers old clothes she is expecting me to wear. yer nice.

In other news I have tickets to see Gingerhead and his mates in Poland (*yay*) and we are going to Blackpool on Friday *grin*.

05:15 pm: " a spirit for a smile a doubt for a dream"
so what have I been doing? Not a lot really other than finally finishing Isabella's scarf which she modelled in an uber cute fashion on her 1st birthday...


"I've tried it on, but I'm NOT wearing it....m'kay?!"


Alice AKA Harold and Scott with the birthday girl. I am going to miss these three special people SO much come the 1st week of May (Godspeed x).


We also went to the Science Museum yesterday which was ace..




Jude at The Listening Post exhibition. I love this picture...


In other news I wish the Manics would bloody well confirm or deny these European festivals one way or another I want to book flights!!!!!!!!!

Happy Chocolate Weekend y'all.

09:54 pm: " a mess of eyeliner and spraypaint"
www.delirium-on-helium.co.uk has a new look.
Fuck yeah.

03:29 pm: "you can stand under my Umbrella"
The NME awards gig was fab.

Just fab.

Exhibit A - Godlike Genius


He makes me so happy sometimes :)

09:38 pm: "you are pure you are snow"
screencap from the NME valentine vote - at the age of 39 and with a suspect taste in makeup he's still got it kids!

04:50 pm: "I don't believe I'll ever feel this way again"
I really don't update this goddam thing enough - but to be fair unless you want to read the inane ramblings of a 32 year old Manics fan who should know better there's not a lot to tell.

But having spent the last few minutes reading my best friend Alice's blog I felt inspired to write something about her.

Some of you have met Alice (aka Harold) - most of you haven't because she doesn't really move in Manics circles (see, she grew out of her teenage obsession, which in her part was Drum and Bass DJing - see how different we were even then?). Alice has been my best friend for as long as I can remember, in fact I don't really remember playing with anyone, holding hands with anyone, having dreams with anyone, talking about being a grown up with anyone before I met Alice.

Alice knows me better than anyone, she keeps me on the straight and narrow, she'd tell me if an outfit looked shit, she was the first person to hold our daughter after me and Kev, and on the subject of that, Jude's full name is Jude Elsie ALICE - that's how special Alice is to me.

Alice has been there when times were good, endless dancing competitions as kids where we actually ruled the dancefloor, chief bridesmaid duties at my wedding, hell she even came to visit my barmy Nan last year to show off her beautiful baby daughter. She's also been there when times were bad and she sure as hell has picked me up, dusted me off and sent me off on my merry way so many times I can't remember.

I trust her judgement 100% and so when she told me sometime early last year she was going off travelling with her husband, dog and young baby I was a bit agog, but I knew she would make it work. They move out of their house soon and in under 3 months they will be travelling Europe in a folding camper with all their wordly goods in a small amount of plastic boxes. See, if anyone else I knew told me they were going to do that I would tell them they were fucking mad and consider calling social services, but Alice and her lovely family will make it work.

I've always nicknamed Alice "the clothes horse" - because she has this ability to look fabulous in anything she wears - from joggers in the garden to evening dress to her fantastic home made jewellery she has been making for as long as I can remember - she just always looks stunning, and she makes it look effortless.

Recently she's also been nicknamed "the girl with the midas touch" - it seems whetever Alice sets her heart on doing it works. Not only does it work, but it works really well. Her beautiful house in Greece, and now this crazy hairbrained scheme of living in a tent on wheels in the french countryside, while they look for a property to refurbish, it will be perfect. One day in the not too distant future we'll visit Alice and her family, and we'll enjoy a homecooked rustic meal with vegetables they've grown themselves, we'll sit on home-upholstered chairs in a beautiful barn conversion and watch our daughters playing together and Alice and her family will have lived their dream, and I will smile.

Yup. I guess thats Alice. She means more to me than she will ever know.

08:08 pm: stolen from looke
What is the single largest item in your house?
Our bed I think, or the dining room table.

How well can you write your name with your non dominant hand?
okayish.

What colour is your bedroom?
cream and chocolate brown.

What type of computer mouse do you use?
Logitech, it's works (as is the laptop).

What is your earliest memory?
My dad turning up outside and a policeman being in our house until he left.

Have you ever jumped off of a high dive?
nope.

Do you take vitamins?
no.


When did you first become interested in sex?
14/15, didn't actually get my cherry popped til I was 16 and a half.

Do you like to colour inside the lines?
?

What do you have set as your home page?
at home, bt yahoo, at work www.legacy-hotels.co.uk (my biggest client).

Do you have your own radio?
yeah, DAB alarm clock thingy in the bedroom.

Where would you hate to have to work?
Call centre.

Who is on your speed dial?
I don't really understand my phone enough to set up a speed dial.

Do you prefer lightbulbs or candles?
Candles for dinner, lightbulbs the rest of the time (although they are actualyl called lamps, my hubby is an electrical designer can you tell?).

How much money did you spend today?
quite a lot, £60 in ASDA (printer for home computer, bracket for new lcd tv for bedroom, apples, cd-r's, then about a tenner on lunch in IKEA).

What are you sitting on right now?
The 3 seater sofa, next to the Hub, who is watching Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall cook a giant mushroom.

Do you look at yourself when you pass by reflective surfaces?
yup, especially when on my way out to a gig or some such thing.

Would you ever get plastic surgery?
never ever ever, Kev would hate it.

Did you play with shaving cream when you were a kid?
nope, there were no males in my house til I was 11.

How big is your bed?
Double, though I'd like a king size but to be fair it would make our bedroom look small.

Have you ever seen a volcano?
No, but an ex-boyfriend once sent me some great photos he took of Mt Etna in Sicily.

What kind of soap do you use?
Uhm I think at the moment it's some kind of coconut thing.

Can you snowboard?
No, and Kev says it's harder than ski-ing and I can't do that so snowborading is unlikely.

How many icons do you have on your desktop?
About 20 I think,

What is the biggest amount of money you have ever had at one time?
Uhm, £5,6000 in cash on my coffee table when I sold my Cinqucento in 1999.

Do you understand how telephones work?
uhm yeah, what kind of question is this?

Do you write notes on your body?
On my hands yes, from time to time.

What is the prominent color in your closet?
Black.

What is sitting next to you right now?
Kev, he's not a what he's a who, but on the other side a glass of Chardonnay.

Do you believe in lots of conspiracies?
The one about Diana hell yes.

Do you own any really old video game systems?
No we sold our megadrive but computer games don't really interest me.

Are you good at baking?
Yes, I am on the PTA it goes with the territory.

Have you ever made your own clothing?
kinda, accessories and stuff.

How many doors does your house have?
front door and side door, and some internal doors, to be honest I am not going to count the doors in my house.

Are you a really fast text messager?
Average I guess.

Do you have anything you keep on you 24/7?
My wedding ring and my eternity ring, my titanium earring in my left ear.

Do you usually write in print or in cursive?
Cursive all the way.

What was your first job?
Sunday sales assistant in a newsagent.

Do you prefer crushed ice or cubed?
Crushed but it requires effort.

What print is on your plates or cups in your kitchen?
The plates are plain blue.

Have you ever made a mixed cd for someone?
Yeah, although not for ages.

Do you have a lava lamp or a black light?
No.

Do you find yourself not having enough electrical outlets?
No, I am married to an electrician.

What is the longest you can wait patiently?
depends on what it's for.

Have you ever been under anesthesia?
does the shitloads of drugs I had during childbirth count?

Are you afraid of bright colors?
Not anymore, I am having a mid life crisis and buying things in mustard.

Has anyone ever accused you of being gay?
No, Janey said I could pass as a lipstick lesbian but I would ahve to work at it.

Can you tell people honest things to their face?
Yeah I guess.

Would you rather eat grits or oatmeal?
Oatmeal.

Do you own a kite?
No, but Jude has a Thomas kite.

Have you ever run down an up escalator or vice versa?
I am not sure but Jude does it ALL the time.

What do you think of clothing for pets?
ha ha I bought legwarmers for my best friends dog at Xmas.

Do you tend to want things you cannot have?
of course.

Is it true that you can be anything you want to be?
nope.

Were your parents honest to you about serious things when you were little?
I guess...

Would you ever dye your hair purple?
It kinda is a bit now.

Who do you think should play you in a movie?
Drew Barrymore or Kate Winslet.

Would you ever kill someone?
Anyone who hurt Jude or Kev.

Do you prefer stripes or polka dots?
Uhm, stripes I guess.

Do you dot your is and cross your ts?
yes I am a spelling and grammar nazi.

Are you double jointed in any way?
yes, in my elbows, it's incredibly un-useful.

Are you easily offended?
depends on the insult!

How often do you watch the news?
Most days.

Do you have nightmares very much?
yes very regularly, they are normally concerned with either nuclear war or losing Kev and Jude.

Which power ranger was your favorite?
I wasn't ever really into Power Rangers, I was more of a Dangermouse kinda girl.

Did the movie Jaws ever scare you?
I guess so, as a kid.

Have you ever cried to get away with something?
When I was young- all the time.

What do you think of feminists?
They are ok, don't identify with all their beliefs.

Are you friends with anyone famous?
Uhm, does Steve count? He was on tour with Robbie Williams and he had 3 top twenty hits?

Do you lack common sense sometimes?
yes, very often.

Are you afraid of snakes?
I think so.

Do you use recycle bins at your house?
God yes, Northants council are the recycling police, we have 4 different bins and if you DARE to get it wrong...

How hot do you like the water in your shower?
Hot - very.

What is your favorite art form?
Music.

Do you want to be bilingual?
Yes, I want to speak Welsh.

Is energy wasted on little kids?
nah, Jude makes me tired looking at her but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Do you lie to make people feel better?
No.

How many times a day do you look at the clock?
About a thousand.

Do you like to organize things?
CD's yes, and photos.

Are you going to have smile lines or frown lines when youre older?
Both I suppose.

Do you floss your teeth every day?
yes. Twice actually.

Which is better, thick crust or thin?
Thin, pizza express thin.

How good are you at keeping secrets?
not very.

What stupid little thing really stresses you out?
The thin-ness of my kitchen.

Can you remember what you wore yesterday?
yep, grey skinny jeans, black jumper, grey t shirt, black n pink Babychams.

Which Disney parks have you been to?
none.

What do you think the drinking age should be?
I suppose 18 is ok.

Do you like to wear socks?
Yes, especially precious ones.

What is the last cartoon you watched?
uhm I guess it was Go Diego Go on Nick Jr.

What does your bed comforter look like?
Duvet? Uhm it's cream.

07:54 am: "wrap your arms around this everlasting kiss"
I stole these photos from __enola, I hope she doesn't mind.

At the age of 32, and as a married mother of a 5 year old, on the PTA, there should not be any photos in existence of me sitting on a bed in a hotel room with about 8 other people, swigging a bOttle of glitter fizz. I blame the Manics entirely..

(last night of the tour party, Brighton Dec 2007)



Oh and here's Jude in the Birmingham queue with Samanda in their Xmas tree dresses...

08:52 am: " we love the Winter, it brings us closer together"
so I am back from the Manics tour and despite sleeping on the street in sub-zero temperature I am pleased to report I am not dead. Jude has now attended her first Manics gig which she loved and is now asking for her next tour!
Here she is at the NIA in Brum:


She was also rather fabulous in her school play.


Oh and in other news my fabulous utterly brillant Nan had her 90th birthday:





Anyway I am off to prepare Xmas now, more updates soon I promise!

01:16 pm: I have the most massivest grin on my face :)
HUGE BLOODY CONGRATS TO DAWN AND RICH AND ABOUT TIME TOO!

09:18 pm: Meme stolen from from Karen, Amanda, Laura and others
20 Years Ago, I...
...gained a wonderful stepfather and wore a hell of a lot of lycra.

15 Years Ago, I...
...fell in love with a photographer.

10 Years Ago, I...
...celebrated my 21st birthday by going for a chinese with Kev wearing a beautiful Kookai dress he bought me from Lakeside.

Five Years Ago, I...
...had a beautiful baby girl.

Two Years Ago, I...
...was a wage slave to evil MK news.

One Year Ago, I...
...went to see a Welshman in a cowshed.

So far this year, I have...
...worked my ass off, seen the Manics far too many times and joined the PTA.

Yesterday, I...
...went to work and was crazycrazy busy.

Today, I...
...went to work and was crazycrazy busy.

Tomorrow, I...
...am going out with the Hub and three of my very best friends for a curry and a comedy night.

12:53 pm: "so where are we going, we are not ready for drowning"
eeeeee.

so like, me and the Hub are going to Dublin in November to see the Manics innit?

12:29 pm: oooooh dear....
first in a series of updates then... So my bestest bestest friend in the world ever Alice aka Harold had a Hen Night.

It kinda got a bit messy.

We went to London and tried to see Gordon Brown and made friends with policemen and went to a mediaeval banquet. I was sick IN the restaurant. Dead classy me.

Little Isabella is suitably unimpressed that her Mum is dressed as a Hen Knight..


Alice and Bec playing "toss the cock" on the train..


Leicester Square shenanighans..



Making friends with policemen part one..


In a random bar in Whitehall..


Making friends with policemen part two (this time at Downing Street)..


Me and Bec wasted at the banquet...


Lee-Anne and Alice at the docks..


Banquet wrongness..

08:43 pm: stolen from karen1074
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.


IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
"Test Transmission" - Kasabian

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
"Archives of Pain" - Manic Street Preachers (lol!)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
"The Lady Is A Tramp" - My Life Story

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
"Midnigt Show" - The Killers

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"Los Angeles Waltz" - Razorlight

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
"First Day" - Futureheads

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"Sepia" - Manic Street Preachers

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"The Sound of Life Today" - SFA

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
"I'm a Statistic" - My Life Story

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
"It's So Easy" - Manic Street Preachers

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Honey" - Moby

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"Fall Fall Fall" - Razorlight

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"Alfred The Great" - Cherry Ghost

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Everything will be alright" - The Killers

WHAT SONG WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR WEDDING?
"Wattsville Blues" - Manic Street Preachers(hahaaaaaaaaaa!)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"Solitude Sometimes Is" - Manic Street Preachers

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST??
"Little Baby Nothing" - Manic Street Preachers

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
"Elvis" - Longpigs

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"Same Size Feet" - Stereophonics

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"Keep the cosmic trigger happy" - SFA