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I am wondering did anyone enjoy the tv series, "Love and Hate" as much as I did? They say there will be,a new,series but like I feel I am waiting forever! In the meantime..the real thing happens in the streets of Dublin

I called the feral cat, Jim. He reminded me of the man my mother married after her divorce. There was a bit of a dick (witting -not- dumb) about him. Jim died. I think its time to call the cat-catcher, I am getting fed up having to fed the darn thing as my mother did with her Jim.

I haven't been so unwell in a long time. I guess it started 9 days ago with just one of those chicken feather tickle at the back of the throat, until it came to excusing myself from my audit client, or teaching class.



It was difficult to put on a happy face at Christmas but I didn't want to spoil the occasion for anyone. So, I stayed out for 4 hours. That's been it mostly as the rest of time has been spent suffering in silence. That was until today..



Today changed everything, and I got an emergency appointment with the doctor who confirmed I had the norovirus. Not pleasant at all, particularly on top of everything else. I never knew there is a current pandemic of this virus in the UK. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.



Good news? Well I still have a wee while longer of work.

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ZombieKing
23:29 Dec 29 2016

yay about the time off work but urgh you have cooties!! o.O



could be worse... could be man flu!! :D

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xxEmaeraldxx
09:19 Dec 30 2016

Lol.. . Well stay well clear from my right hand side ! Hahaha. Thanks for the giggle, I needed that!

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Empathy is a strange thing. Brexit doesn’t directly affect me, and neither does Trump, but I wake up each morning experiencing concern for all those that are, and will be, negatively affected. From my perspective, only an empathy deficit can explain why people voted that way; but there is no reciprocating switch I can turn off. I feel for them too.

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ZombieKing
13:44 Dec 29 2016

Personally I voted to leave the EU for a number of reasons, it's not that I don't have empathy towards those who genuinely need refuge but in order to help those people there needs to be a proper infrastructure in place which isn't open to abuse by purely economic migrants, my reasoning is that if there's pot of gold at the end of the rainbow then they'll stop making the journey.

The UKs infrastructure simply can't cope for much longer with the current influx, our health, policing, education and housing systems (especially in the north of England) are crumbling under the pressure which is unfortunate but true.



Secondly, we didn't actually vote to join the EU in the first place, everyone I've asked who actually did vote in the 70s were under the impression we were only voting to join the single market, I feel the EU and British government has snuck through too much legislation over the years which goes above and beyond what was initially agreed to, some of that legislation I also find to be pretty nefarious to be honest.



As an Englishman it saddens me to feel my government is corrupt to the core but I don't think the amount of proof over the years can be denied, the common man and woman has spoken and shown they're not willing to take their illegal wars or bias propaganda any longer, I feel the Brexit vote was the first step in cleaning house.



I think the EU is pretty much finished anyway, if it hadn't been the UK to jump ship first then either France or Italy would have been, it'll certainly be intresting to see what concessions are offered by Brussels to those two member states when we trigger article 50.



Hopefully the vote won't effect those who truly do need asylum and I'd hate to think 17.2 million brits are completely lacking any empathy at all, a country full of sociopaths isn't a pleasant thought... especially since it's exactly what I feel our politicians are.

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Emaeralds
19:13 Dec 29 2016

In the short-term it will financially affect the most vulnerable in society.. the elderly and investments they made to secure their future. Already they lost so much when the bottom fell out of the housing market. ..I felt so sorry for Mum when that happened.



As for myself..I am one of the fortunate people having dual nationality between UK and Ireland.

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Only another week or so off work, and U

I am beginning to wonder if this flu will ever go away. I have a lot of study to get completed and I need it gone.

I sense a disturbance in the Force..



The Force is one with you Carrie Fisher, and you are one with the Force. RIP.

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ZombieKing
22:39 Dec 27 2016

Such a shame, she always came across as such a genuine person.

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Despite being unwell I still went out for family Christmas lunch yesterday. I am not sure about tonight's party though..don't feel the full shilling.



One thing this Christmas has taught me though; is who my true friends really are, and who just used me for their own benefit. That was good to know.

Wishing you all a lovely holiday during this Christmas time. For those on my Facebook you can view the Christmas Nativity scenes in the Holy Vatican City which I took on my recent trip there. It is tremendous :)



Looking forward to a nice family day tomorrow..we are going out for lunch, and then having a party on Boxing night 26th December :)

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Liliancat
17:20 Dec 24 2016

Merry Christmas

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Feeling fit enough to face outdoors again. That will make for an interesting day. After being in bed for 3 days , I think I will start it off with some cardio and leg weights down at the gym! Never one to wallow ..just get up and get it done.

Y"know as the day progresses it can just get better or worse. Well, mines deteriorated into something pretty bad, and I am super annoyed I know have a heavy cold. I had so many things to do, and all I was fit for was lay on the sofa with the electric blanket on and between taking medicines facebook all day. I am hoping tomorrow will be better.

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ZombieKing
08:35 Dec 22 2016

urgh that sucks :( get well soon!!

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xxEmaeraldxx
20:18 Dec 23 2016

Awe thanks! Don't feel half as bad as a turkey though! Heh heh!

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We are now officially off work for the Christmas holidays until the 9th of January, and listening to the wind howling and the rain battering on my bedroom window doesn't exactly inspire me to get up and start my day. After all, it's a holiday day..so why bother.

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ZombieKing
08:39 Dec 21 2016

Because there's still so much to do!!!



and if you say you've got everything done and finished already you can expect to be a little bit despised because I still have stuff to get and there's no way I can order it online :(

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xxEmaeraldxx
09:15 Dec 21 2016

Lol.. okay so, I just woke up after falling to sleep again so I will get up and deliberate over a cup of coffee!

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ZombieKing
07:39 Dec 22 2016

That's what I like to hear... decisiveness lol

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xxEmaeraldxx
20:16 Dec 23 2016

Hahaha

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I feel a little Bohemian coming on. Someone let the cat out of the bag, and I am not talking about Queen neither. I think its February heh.

Home in time for Christmas, and looking forward to it :) Rome, yet again met all possible expectations. I absolutely feel so much peace and happiness there especially in Vatican City. Pictures are on Facebook ..they are set public so should be easy enough to view if we have common facebook friends.

Tomorrow is my nephews wedding and I am looking forward to it, not only to see him married but to see my sister who is disabled finally get out of bed after 15 years. I am so excited for her, and pray this will bring determination and hope for a new way of life for her. I will light a candle in the Vatican for her on Tuesday with that in mind. :)

At last, a day off! A day for me; it's crazy but I get so excited having some "me" time! I am going to do all those girly things today, like get my nails, eyebrows and waxing done! I have to start selecting what I want to take to Rome with me next week, and get a rigout organised for my nephews wedding on Monday.



Strawberry protein porridge for breakfast this morning I thinks.. oodles to do, and a workout at 10.15. So, that will set me up well for the day!

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HAWK2K
10:29 Dec 10 2016

Waxed, huh?



So if I hear screams from the Atlantic ocean.... It's you?



:P

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xxEmaeraldxx
00:07 Dec 12 2016

I am sure I awoke all the walking in America heh

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Yes...I found this movie highly entertaining..a bit slow in places but it was good to see a true life story so well acted out.

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ZombieKing
00:08 Dec 10 2016

I've been saving this one until christmas, I always enjoy Tom Hanks movies, there's nothing the guy can't do.

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xxEmaeraldxx
08:19 Dec 10 2016

Inferno, was a super movie too :)

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ZombieKing
10:42 Dec 10 2016

I'd not even heard of that one until now but it definitely looks like another one to save for the holidays :) thanks!

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Totally taken with fit bit. Is there anyone else tuned into it here? We could maybe set competitions between us. A Vampire Rave Fit bit Club!

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KieaCakes
22:39 Dec 07 2016

I did have one but my kid hid it... I haven't been able to find it in months. I'm hoping to be able to get a new one soon but that's a lot of money. @.@

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KieaCakes
00:33 Dec 08 2016

And guess what I got in the mail from my mom after I posted that... lol!

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xxEmaeraldxx
18:16 Dec 08 2016

Oh cool! Its an awesome piece of kit!

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Counting the hours now to Rome..I am not such a great mathematician, but I make it approximately 96 hours. If any friend would like a candle lit at the Vatican for someone, then let me know.

I found the finale of "Westworld' disappointing after watching all the episodes. I wanted to shake the tv to make it give a better conclusion! Antony Hopkins never fails to bring us a good performance, but the storyline just fractured at the end.

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Dakotah
03:28 Dec 07 2016

This was True Detective first season good, and that worries me for their second season. The bar might be set too high now. I would have actually preferred this as a mini-series, with the story wrapped up after twelves episodes or so. Hopkins + Wright on screen at the same time is like a master class in dramatic acting.

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One thing I seemed to miss in this seasons, "Walking Dead" is where the heck did Rick"s baby go? Did I miss that??

6 days to go.

My fitbit says I burnt 478 calories whilst sleeping. That's a great improvement from last week! Just proves the more active you are... the quicker your system burns them off. Last week I was on a 350 calorie burn for a 7 hour sleep period, but then I was sedentary as I was sitting driving and auditing most of the week.

Just one more week left before the Christmas holidays. I feel smug as that makes me happy, but hell I worked hard enough for it! Work had been chaotic recently.





Holidays kick off with a wedding and party next Monday and then its off to Rome, to come back to my best friends 50th Birthday party on the Saturday night. That promises to be a hoot as she theming it on a formal casino evening.



Yup definitely looking forward to finishing up next Friday evening and winding it up for 2016.

Even after 6 years, I still think of my pet every day and miss him so much. I think its time I left where I live and more into new pastures, but here its a memory of the bitter and the sweet. I will take him in my heart wherever I go.