Burning

OOOOOOOOOOH the film is being burnt onto the DVD right now - I have never been so nervous in my life!!!

 

Art degree

Please visit my Art Journal - Im writing my thoughts in there most days - not many people have commented - I hope you can all comment and contribute soon. Love Laine xxxx

p.s. thanks to those of you who are commenting - it means alot.

 

Happy new year to you all

Hi Everyone

Happy New year to you all - I hope you are all well and had a good Christmas.

I am now back at college - and its all systems go!!! Lots to do - not many months or days to do it in!!

I have decided to use my internet interests in my work - I am fascinated by the way we can communicate on the internet and make friends.  Is it different to the real world? Are we braver on the internet - do these friends mean as much as friends in the real world - although friends in the virtual world can become friends once we meet them.  Do these friendships have a deeper meaning than friends we meet face to face? Its a fascinating subject but Im not sure yet how Im going to use it in my art - I might make a film of myself - I dont really know!!!

 It would be good if you could just tell me a bit about yourself and why you like blogging and chatting online. How do you feel when you make friends in journals and whats the difference between them and friends in the 'real' world if you know what I mean!! It would be great if you could email me or leave a comment on my journal.   What would be really good is to collect photos of the people I have met online - these photos would be part of a display of my work in my college.  I dont have to put your name  and it will be purely for my art not for anything else.  My email address is elainey2465@aol.com

thanks so much Love Laine xxxx

p.s. so sorry I havent been around much - but Ive been a bit down lately and not been good with my work - I feel alot better now and really want to do something with this new idea for my art.  LOL it also gives me an excuse to be able to visit all your journals more regularly!!! Well its what Im about and my art should be about me dont you think!!!!

 

 

 

Tuesday

Hi All,

What truly lovely people you all are!! Ive been away so long yet you are still there for me - that really is something! So good to hear from you all!!

Im now going to start my dissertation - well maybe tonight - can you believe my first draft has to be in by 27th November and I havent even written a plan yet.  I spose I will get it done.  The deadline for the finished dissertation is not til the March but they want us to have nearly done it by the end of this month.  Trouble is I havent even got all the reading matter in yet. Some of my books have come from Canada and USA.

Did I tell you all Im going to New York in March - I'm going to meet my lovely friend Sandy - who does read my journal and I met her on AOL - can't wait to meet her!!  The trip is a study trip with college and its for a week - and I will be away from the kids and John for a week!!!! Will miss them but Im so looking forward to it - cant believe I will actually be in New York!!! Crikey!!!

Well I ought to go check out all your journals then Im going to start maybe a plan of my dissertation - but crikey my favourite program is back Im a celebrity!!! Love that!!! Im addicted to it - well more like I like Ant and Dec LOL.

Crikey how am I going to do a 7,000 word dissertation in just under two weeks!!! LOL

Love Laine xxxx

 

I am back

Hi All,

I don't know whether any of you have me on your alerts anymore, but I thought I would come back and try start up my journal again.  I am doing my degree this year so I might not have time to visit you all.  But, I miss you all very much and would like very much to catch up again.  If any of you get my alert and others don't can you pass on my regards and maybe tell them I'm back!! Thanks.

This year I am studying collecting - so if any of you have collections or any of you know anyone who have blogs about their collections - let me know I would be so interested in anything you collect.

Its great to be back and I hope that I can share with all of you my degree year. I'm so sorry I didnt show you all the pics from my last years show but I didnt do very well and it got me down.  Didnt want to talk about it. But Im determined to make this year a success.

So all you collectors out there - get in touch!! Is there blogs for collectors?

Love Laine xxxxxxxxxxx

 

Thank you

I want to express my thanks to all of you that commented on my last entry - I really appreciate your support. Its been brilliant how you have all stuck by me even though I havent given any of your journals any time lately. I've not been a very good journaling friend to you all - but you have all still been there for me. Thank you all so much.

My life seems very busy and hectic at the moment and I never seem to get a moment to myself. I hope to be back properly soon and catch up with you all.  When I get a moment I will be putting my pictures of my show on to show you all.

Laine xxxx

No Pictures

I am not going to put the pictures of my show onto journals as I had promised - I had a talk about it with my tutor today and I only just got a pass!! All that hard work and effort I put into it and it was nearly a fail.  Apparently my proposal and my evaluation was brilliant and my words were good but the show did not live up to what I was saying.  They said that it did not work! Made me feel very down and wished the world could swallow me up.

I am on the degree course for next year and I now wonder if I can do it!!!  They said that I only just passed!!! Well my tutor said that he pushed for me to pass as he knew I had alot going on with Joe' hospital appointments and that - so I feel like a bit of a failure today - I had a cry infront of him - how embarrassing was that!!!

But he said that I should use it in a positive way and help me with next year.

Im sorry Ive been away my friends - but you were the first people I came to with this!!!!

Laine xxx

Normal service will resume soon

Sorry People I said I would be back and then Im not!!!

Will be back soon - I promise.  Your all prob fed up with me now!!! Just not had the computer on - been outside in that sunshine all the time and also been getting drunk at first night previews.

My show went really well and was well received.  Then John and I went to see the degree show (that I will be doing next year!!) last night - so classy!! You can tell its a higher level of education - wow thats all I can say!!!! Brilliant!!!  Anyway, I havent photographed my show yet - but I will be over the next couple of days. Was a bit hard with everybody around.

Sorry that I havent visited you all lately - I do hope you are all well. Love Laine xxxxxx

All Done

Hi everyone,

All done at college - show is up and the exhibition opens on Friday night - so a boozy night for me. 

Dont get the results for my work til August!!! In the post!!!!

Dont get the results for Joe til August!!! Have to phone up as the appointment they gave me we are on holiday then!!!

Really need to know!!!

Im back on alerts - so will be visiting you all again very soon. Have missed you all and watch this space for pics of my show - will be snapping away on Friday night I hope!!!

Love Laine xxxxx

 

Nearly there

Nearly there!!!!  Last day tomorrow!! Floor to go on - ceiling to go on!!!

Joe's last injection tomorrow the last of eight he has had over the three week test. Emma (my step-daughter) coming with me to the hospital tomorrow!! Bless her.

Hopefully have pics of my show next week.

Look forward to reading all your journals again next week. Thanks for the comments and all being such good supportive friends.

Love laine xxxxxx

 

Flood!!!

Flood at the College!!!

Ok - it's not in the art department!

But, not allowed in to do my work! Yet another day lost!

Not going too bad though - so not panicking yet!

Joe gets results on Friday at Great Ormond Street!

My work assessed on Monday 12th!

Exhibition is on the 16th June!

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkk

Be back soon to alerts honest!! Hope you are all ok.

Laine xxxxx

Update

Hi Everyone,

Just to let you know that I am still alive!  My panels were delivered to college this morning - two of which I have already pasted on.  So relieved that they got there safely without too much trouble - we hired a Luton Van - John drove it in! We have James here to help us with it and later on this afternoon we are going back down the college to put the panels altogether. Then I can carry on pasting the images on.  I've found something to cover the floor and my friend is making the curtains for the entrance.  All is going well so far so fingers crossed.

Joe is getting on really well - we have had three visits to Great Ormond Street - by next Friday 9th June the test will be all over and we should get the results. He only has three more injections to have - they are not very nice injections - they go in his thigh muscle - but he is very very brave!!

Anyway, I hope you are all fine and I will be back soon. Take care and keep journaling!!!!

Love Laine xxxx

By Sazzy

Great Ormond Street

Just did a huge entry about my day at the hospital and lost it - it would not save then when I refreshed the page it disappeared - so Im not happy!! Well suffice to say Joe is ok and he got on really well today bless him - he was a very brave lad.  The ward was lovely and the nurse and doctor very kind.  Joe now has 8 more appointments to attend - three being in London the rest at the local Doctors. 

Really cant wait for those three weeks to be over - also my work should be finished by then too I hope!!

Anyway, Im gonna turn my alerts off for a while - I got about 400!!! LOL I hope you are all ok and Im going to keep in touch just got so much work to do.

Finally, its my John's birthday today - Happy Birthday Darling!

See you all soon.

Laine xx

Sunday

So sorry I havent been in touch just lately!  I just want to say thank you for all your kind comments.  I will try and visit your journals soon.  I want to say thank you to my lovely friend Debbie . Thanks Debbie you have been such a good friend and I appreciate it. xxx

My Mum is now home and is feeling well. She did have an Angina attack and it was good that my Dad saw the signs.  He used to be a first aider so he knew she was having a heart attack - thanks to him she got into hospital in time and now it can be controlled with tablets.

Im going to be very busy this week. Up in London at the hospital on Monday and Thursday.  I will let you know how I get on.  Hope you are all well!

I think Ive got my record alerts - I have 393 to get through.

Right update on art stuff!!! Im busy sticking on my images.  Still only two panels made - dont know how Im going to get much done in the week as Joe comes first with his hospital appointments. Anyway, the college is being painted and got ready for us to install our artwork - the first year students have to paint it all white and put the partitions up - I had to do that last year - so glad I dont have to do it this year - anyway I have two weeks to get it done so I can hire a van to take it in.  When it is up I will take pics for you all to see - Im trying not to panic but I cant see how Im gonna get it all done!!! eeeeeeeeeeek!!!

Anyway Im off now, take care.

bye for now Love Laine xx

This is one of my cat's Sophie  - she wanted to say hello! xxx

Wednesday

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for all being so supportive.  I chatted with my Mum on the phone - she has one at the hospital.  She didnt want me to drive over and see her tomorrow - but I've arranged the children and the dog and Im going to go see her tomorrow!!  My Dad is really pleased Im coming - so am I!  She has to have an angiogram tomorrow - still dont know when they will let her home though. But Im so glad I will see her tomorrow.

Been a very busy day with all the phone calls and sorting out!!  Also on ebay I sold my first item!! I put it on for 9.99 and sold it for 21.50 - Im well pleased! I think I could become addicted to this ebay thing!

Im so sorry I am very behind with my alerts - I will catch up with you soon - just to let you know I really appreciate all your comments.

Laine xxx (Thought I would add this picture of me and my mum)

Thank you

I want to say thank you to everyone for yesterday for all your kind comments and emails!  You are all really very kind.  I really appreciate it alot.

My mum is much much better today - so thats good news - they are still keeping her in to do more tests - she has moved to a much nicer and brighter ward.  I hope to go and see her tomorrow.  She doesnt want me to go to any trouble but I will try as I want to see her myself.  She said she would rather I came at the weekend - so I will see what my Dad says when I ring him tonight.  Anyway, at least she out of the pain and only now has to wait for tests to be done.

Thanks to Stuart he found my link for ebay so here it is Elaine's items on ebay! Our Stuart is so clever!!!

Right I better get on with some work - really neglected it lately - been alot going on!!! Im really worried that I wont get it finished in time.

Take care,

Lainex

That's what I feel like!!!!! Im really tired!!!!

A real sad Tuesday

I really havent had a very good day today!

Was feeling low because John went away - not back til Friday.

Feeling low about the hospital trips with Joe next week - dont really want to go on my own!  I hope he is alright - been thinking about when Im going to tell Joe what he has coming ahead of him.

Was feeling low because I'm so behind with my college work!

Then my Dad phones me tonight - my Mum was taken into hospital today - they think she has Angina.  I was just sent into shock then.  My poor Dad he probably not feeling good himself had to put up with me blubbering down the phone.  She is ok - they have kept her in over night to do tests - as there is a history of heart disease in my Mum's family they have to make sure she is ok before she goes home.  They said if it is Angina it can be treated.  I feel so far away over here in Hastings - and my Mum in hospital in Brighton.  I said to my Dad I would come over tomorrow and he said not to.  I wish John was here! Why do these things happen when the men folk are not around!! I need him to hold me!!!

I will keep you posted.

Laine xxx

Monday

Hi Everyone

Just a quick entry to say hello.  Sorry Im very behind on alerts!! I've been busy listing on ebay - I now have four items on there!! I didnt know it was so hard to do and took so long!!! Means I've neglected my alerts - I have 114 of them to go through!!  I will catch up soon I hope!!

Hope you all had a good weekend.  Mine went really quick - we only manage to make one more panel for my installation - still have three to make and time is running out fast.  I've really got to get on with it this week!  John is away this week - he goes tomorrow morning then comes back late Thursday night or early Friday morning!! He is off to Germany for work to look round the factory they have there.  I will miss him greatly but it will enable me to get a bit more work done - amazing when men folk are not about you can get on - dont you agree girls! LOL  I will miss him though!! 

I've got my two friends Maria and Carol coming round tomorrow for tea - with their kids! Thats 8 of us for tea tomorrow!! Then its Carol's turn to make tea on Wednesday night!! Keeps the kids amused and it means one of us has a break from doing tea!!  Im going to do bangers, mash and veg!! 

Anyway, Im off to give John lots of cuddles as I wont be able to for the rest of the week!!!!!

Love Laine xxx

Thanks to Dianna for my tag today.

 

 

One-liner

A one-line incase my alerts didnt go out!! Good old AOL!! LOL Lainexxx

Castles and Princesses

I've been talking to Dianna today about Castles and Princesses and how lovely it would be to be eight again and dress up all in pink and glitter and have a lovely Princess themed room!  Aww and how lovely wouldn't it be girls to be swept off our feet by a handsome prince on horse back!! LOL.

Well Dianna, bless her heart, sent me this gorgeous tag - i just had to show you all.

Isnt it just beautiful!!!

Also today I was really proud of myself and I have actually listed an item on Ebay!! yee ha It took ages to put on!!! Well I will see how that goes then I might start selling some more stuff.

Take care and I hope you are all having a good weekend. 

Laine xxx