Hi,
I've been in hospital for a while after a collision with a car (and when I say "collision" I mean that some shit ran me over and then drove off) but am out now and much better although I have problems eating due to the new teeth that I now have.
I'm catching up on the internet (e-mail, LJ, forums etc) and will probably posting on here a bit more regularly for a while until I have made a full recovery.

I feel a bit cheated that when I was hit, I didn't have one of those moments that you read about where your life flashes before your eyes and you see 'the light'.

Sleep now, I just wanted to update because I missed it.

Ellie x

(sorry for ramblings and incorrect grammar but I am on a Lot of drugs)

Dear the (few) people on my friends list:
What is your favorite shape? This interests me.

x

(oh dear...first time round I wrote 'Dead F-list', slip of the fingers...)

Edit: Er...I'm not sure what happened there...it seems that after all this time, I am still having trouble using LJ.

Dear the (few) people on my friends list:
What is your favorite shape? This interests me

x

I haven't updated here in ages, It seems like less but LJ assures me that I last updated 6 weeks ago.
I've just got back from holiday with my boyfriend and our friends, it was great, cheap and very relaxing. I think I realized just how odd my boyfriend is though.
Example: We were walking down the road at about 2 in the morning and he turned to me and said "Do you have any evening dresses or fancy dresses?"
(bearing in mind that i'm not a formal/dressy person and we don't live together so he wouldn't really know if I had any or not)
me: "erm no...I don't think so. I've got a summer dress that i wear sometimes though."
him:" I've only got the one...It's a shame. You can help me pick out a new one when we get back."
me "er okay".
Maybe my boyfriend is a transvestite and i didn't know. This is just one of his many peculiarities that i noticed when on holiday. There was some very suspicious talk about homeopathy, travel pills and wine gums at one point aswell...

This is a picture pf the beach in Portugal, it is so beautiful, I'm trying to figure out how to upload the rest of the photos I have (I don't have i digital camera, I got Boots to give me a CD of them) but I'm failing at the moment.


I've been at my new job a week now and I really like it, of course everything isn't perfect but it's doing something I like and the people are very sweet.

It was the second day of my new job today, so far I really like it. The people I'm working with are brilliant, fun and helpful. Today was donut tuesday so I'm liking this job already. I think I've realized my purpose in life...I'm really good at packing/unpacking and labeling boxes. I spend the morning before my coffee break doing just that and doing it well.
It's very tiring though, I didn't get a chance to sit down once today which is a shame because the chairs in the staffroom are quite comfy.

This is getting more than slightly annoying now. Almost two weeks after and still the bruises on my arm haven't gone and I still have shooting pains up and down it. I don't know if this is supposed to happen but I'll leave it for a few more days before doing anything about it. Also, I drank some alcohol today for the first time in almost 2 weeks. Not a good idea, just a nice glass of wine and I nearly puked at the first sip. I hope that goes away also but I don't think (except socially) that it will be a big loss if I find myself unable to drink for a while.
I'm starting my new job on monday, the hours are ok but the pay is really not that great, I hate meeting new people, especially ones who I will be in close proximity with over the next few months (at least).

I've just got back from Portugal, it is such a lovely place and I had an amazing time, I won't let the last night there (more later) ruin it for me.
It was so relaxing, we (I and five of my friends) spent the week on the beach, walking, reading and shopping. No television thankfully!
On one of the days, we watched the football (Portugal v Germany) at a barbecue with some German people that we met out there. After the match (Portugal lost) we went out and people were crying in the streets but our German friends were cheering and celebrating, this earned them a few dirty looks but they found it all very funny.
There was a nice little bar opposite us which we frequented and there were other great places next to the beach as well, although we did question the sensibilities on having a bar practically on the beach.
We were very near the border of Spain and so one day we caught the boat (5 min journey) over to Spain and spent the afternoon there. It seemed so strange that in five minutes and over a stretch of river there was an hours time difference and they spoke a different language. I found some lovely bits of jewelery to take back for friends and family which they all love and brought some cheap new shoes.
Everything was going so well until the last night, none of us had fought, there were no accidents and we all had good tans. Then on the last night we went to the bar opposite and everything went to shit. Someone spiked my drink and i spent the rest of the night in a Portuguese hospital. I don't have any memories from 9.30pm to 4 in the morning which was when i vaguely remember waking up and being told I was in hospital before losing consciousness again. I woke up again at about 7 in the morning when they did some more tests on me, one of my friends was there as they had only allowed one in the ambulance with me and she told me what had happned, she was amazing and I don't know how she managed to be so great because she was pretty terrified.
I know I sound very whiny, and I know I'm lucky nothing worse happened but I was really scared when I woke up and it was all a bit nasty.
I don't feel like I will drink again which is not something I ever thought I'd say. It seems my arm reacted badly to all the needles as it has turned an interesting shade of blue and I have pain all up it.
It wasn't the best end to the holiday and we had to get a cab straight from the hospital to the airport so I wouldn't miss the flight home but it doesn't change that the rest of it was brilliant and I had an amazing time.
I'll probably put pics up when they come back from developing.

I've just got back from Portugal. I went with 5 friends for a week, it was so amazing apart from one night which was awful. I'll do a sort of write up of it tomorrow.

(I go on holiday for a week, come back and there are all these e-mails telling me that Carl's in hospital! Had me worried before i read the ones saying he was out again)

Dirty Pretty Things, 27th May 2008 - London Astoria.
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Do you ever have those days that just make you forget that everything is wrong? They are so rare but so perfect. Yesterday I got the train up to where some of my old friends live to have a picnic by the old castle. Thank God the start of the day didn't set the mood for the whole day, there were terror alerts and bag searches on the train and I got there a bit late but my friends were there to meet me, I love them for the little things like that, they make me feel wanted. Hugh had brought his dog (a border collie called Magic) and I swear I've never seen such a bundle of energy.
Anyway, we walked through the back paths (which are so beautiful and scenic) up to the castle which looks (to me) a lot smaller than it used to, and settled down next to the lake. We all talked (over each other) and ate and got dog slobber all over us (lovely), then Vicky (bless her) got out the guitar and we had a little sing song. I haven't done that in so long, I was almost crying at that moment because I was so happy.
I got the train back in the late evening after a day spent re-establishing relationships and couldn't stop smiling. I'm sure everyone on the train thought I was slightly mad but I couldn't help it.
On a slightly less happy note, I then spent the entire night (well 4 hours of it) puking my guts up in the toilet.



I found it slightly disturbing that the day after this (^) picture was taken, two bodies were found in these woods (next to my road). One was an aspiring musician who I had seen play at the local a few times, he had a lot of potential, RIP.




*sigh* Oh how I miss Didz's upper lip. Nice necklace though Carl.

Quiz, stolen from inalbion
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A small collection of live recordings and demos I found whilst cleaning out my documents.
Dirty Pretty Things - This is where the truth begins:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FIQROK2U
I love this, it's been in my head all day and I can't wait for the album.

Mumm-ra - Clowns:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HJ39S7V0
Before the forum got shut (when they split) Tommy posted this on there, meant for album number two, which is sadly now never going to happen.

Teignmouth live - Patrick Wolf:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E6TLWMBG

CSS remix of The Wombats's Kill the director:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1EMID7JO

Acoustic Dreaming of you - The coral:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=375TOAQX
I'm not sure what this is from.


I also just found this, very beautiful:


More later i expect, I have a ridiculous amount of things to go through on my computer.

"Mumm-ra fur immer"

Diary for the next month or so:
14th May: White Lies/Crystal Castles/Team waterpolo - London.
16th May: The Satin Peaches - London
27th May: Dirty Pretty Things - London.
14th June (my birthday) Simon Amstell - Southend
17th June: Portugal with friends.
And various other things i hope.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gVxRvNfFLg
(I'm not sure if this works.)
I can't listen to Oasis, this is such a good cover, it makes me love wonderwall.
I normally (strongly) dislike oasis songs but ryan adams has made me love wonderwall.
Edit: So apparently I don't know how to post videos.

No material possesions, just parts of my mind that i can't find anymore and that childish innocence we all used to have. I loved that.
Confidence as well, and the ability to stand up for myself.

Yesterday, around 8 in the evening i was out walking, i walked past a man who stopped briefly and said "Good Morning", i smiled back and replied "Morning". We then both went on our merry way.

Hello sir:




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