Tails’ Blography

So I havent updated my blog in a while. Do I feel bad? Kind of. I more feel bad for neglecting something that used to be so special to me. After a while, it lost its appeal and became somewhat of a chore, though I’m not too sure how, nor how to fix it. But do not fear, I wont bore you with the sordid details. Instead, I’ll catch you up on the latest news.

Firstly, I have a new addition to my Mischief (fyi, that’s the collective noun for a group of rats). A new behbeh Black-Based Roan Husky Dumbo girl! Going with my photography-themed names to match Iso and Vignette, I named her Macro, which is apt since she’s still very tiny! She’s already starting to get her husky coat, so I suspect she’s a fast- or medium-fader, whereas Ramoth was a slow-fader, and never fully came into her Husky coat (though she was still beautiful!).

Macro

I also got scratched on the inside (yes, inside!) of my upper eyelid by a cat in our apartment block. The cat was meowing for aaages so I went to investigate why, and while I was inspecting the fat cat’s stomach (thought she might be preggers and in trouble), she casually (and not at all aggressively!) waved out her paw and her claw caught me as I blinked, creating a scratch inside from the middle to the bottom of my upper eyelid. It’s all complicated to explain via text, but long story short, the cat was fine and was just lonely (this I figured out when she proceeded to wander around my flat inspecting everything with a lot of, now softer, meowing). I went to the doc, had my eye checked out (apparently in his 40 years of practice, he’s never come across a scratch on the inside of the eyelid haha), was prescribed some ointment to use and was booked off work for the next two days (couldnt drive, etc with my eye all greased up). Thank God, literally, that it missed my eye, as that could have been a whole lot worse.

I missed Wormy’s 1st birthday (yes, I’ve beaten myself up about this a lot already! :,( sigh) so I threw her a belated birthday party and made mini rat-sized flapjacks for them to feast on. Of course, being the nutter that I am, I also broke out the party hats…no wait, party hat, since the other hats string had stretched too much. Iso didnt care for the hat and quickly took it off, and Macro was just too small for it to stay on. Wormy’s 2nd birthday will be on the 9th Sept, and the other older girls will celebrate their’s in Dec, so keep an eye out for more birthday pics later in the year!

Wormy and Macro

Vignette (Fig)

One of the few photos I got with Iso wearing the hat

And finally, we celebrated my sister’s 30th birthday on the 31st May, and had her party last night (she was writing her final Chef’s exam on the 1st June, so we decided to have her party after she was done). It was a fun party, with great music and company, as well as delicious food consisting of 6 different soups (all made by my sister): chicken veloute, spicy tom yum, cream of mushroom, vichyssoise (potato & leek), cream of tomato (specifically for my bf, as this is the only soup he really enjoys!), and butternut and orange. There were platters of meat, as well as cheese and crackers, and of course dessert which were tartlets of chocolate (made by meee!) and of lemon curd, topped with whipped cream and sprinkles. Yum! In other news, I’m now down to 52.2kgs (from 55.8!) and I’m loving it!!

The Pimp Cup

Buying drinks at the bar

My man, smokin’ the hubbly

Me, also celebrating my new weight of 52.2kgs!

Today was my dad’s birthday and what a stunningly beautiful day it was!! The sun was out, as it was yesterday, only today there was no wind and it was just gorgeous!

Mom and dad came out to dinner with me last night to sushi (a whole ‘nother post!) and today was spent working and relaxing.

Dad’s gift from me is still a secret (never know if he’s reading haha) since it’s a little late, but no doubt he’ll love it! So on that note, happy birthday, dad!!! I love you lots!

(sorry its a short blog, but I’m uber tired from last night’s dinner – I’m off to sleep! I’ll fix the overlapping image tomorrow!)

Today is muh birfday!!! I’m officially 26 years old! *big smile*

I’ve been so blessed today, its not even 9am and I’ve been wished via sms and Facebook already by so many people! Its great! As you can guess, I’m one of these people who get all silly when its my birthday and I love it!

I’ve been so spoilt by my boyfriend, who already bought me The Sims 3 Collector’s Edition, as on Saturday he treated me to a Egg & Sausage McMuffin Meal which I was craving, and then he took me to pick out a new pot for my Delicious Monster (also known as a swiss cheese plant) who was getting far too big for his tiny pot haha. I’m so pleased with it! I’ll take pics soon and upload, I promise, since it also crosses off one of my 101 in 1001 items.

Tonight I’m celebrating at a sushi place that serves all-you-can-eat sushi…with no limitations! All for R120! At most all-you-can-eat places, they say “no nigiri, no sashimi, no salmon roses, no handrolls, no no no” but here, anything goes! Last time I went, my first plate tallied up to R145 hehe and in total I ate R465 worth of sushi (yes, I eat a lot!). Deeeeevine! I’m looking forward to enjoying dinner with my friends and family and I hope Daleen and her hubby (who are in CT for a few days!) will enjoy it too!

So, check out the new poll and ‘vote’, and please forgive my self indulgence today…I only get like this once a year! Hehe!

Mom with Monty and Light on the evening of the Carriage Ride

It’s my mom’s birthday today! Happy birthday, mom!! Love you lots and lots!! May your day be as special as you are and may the year ahead be better than ever before!