I was actually working on an entry during the week but it seems to have been eaten somehow. I don't think I actually finished it off and it got deleted when I shut my laptop down or something. Oops! Also, I've only just noticed that LiveJournal has lovingly stuck adverts inbetween every single one of my entries... Not cool, LJ. Seriously not cool.

Anyway, I've been in a good mood for the past five days or so! Being with Jason has cheered me right up and now, even though he's back at his, I still feel good. So I'm going to hold on to this feeling over the weekend. Also, I'm down to 12st 11lbs (YAY) and my final paycheck from Next was a lot bigger than I expected. I was expecting like £50 because I only did a short week, but I actually got £112. Not bad, eh? It must have been a sale period bonus or something. But it means I have a bit to tide me over until my first JSA payment... which incidentally I have yet to sort out.

So, since my last entry I have played a lot of Minecraft, typed a fair bit of my novel up, spent a lot of time with Jason and procured him a free double mattress! Sian revealed when I was at hers last Friday that she was getting a new one on Monday, and immediately I realised that I had a golden opportunity here. Since Jason gave his mattress to his Mum (prior to her stroke she was on the couch and now needs a proper bed more than ever) he's been sleeping on the floor, because his lovely generous brothers have taken up the two couches. Jason shows all the symptoms - minus the cardiac issues - relating to Marfan syndrome, so obviously sleeping on the floor with all his joint troubles wasn't ideal. It was starting to do him in.

( The Epic Tale of the Third-Hand Mattress, and Other Stories )

As of now, I'm a member of Dreamwidth! I'll still be posting on here, I guess - all of LiveJournal's recent douchebaggery is still, apparently, not enough to drive me away for good. I hate the new friends' list though, and I really don't like how they've decided to get rid of paid accounts (didn't know about it? Apparently they only decided to inform Russian users as to this big change) and make their money by putting ugly adverts between people's entries, making the journal look like a mess.

Dammit LiveJournal, I missed the days when you were good and you listened to the users! I don't know what the hell you're thinking but you're only driving people away towards rival services. Maybe they'll realise their mistake and bring paid accounts back, therefore fixing plus journals such as my own, but... eh, this is LJ, and to be honest I haven't got much faith in them after their dodgy succession of largely unpopular updates.

It bloody sucks because it feels like I'm being pushed away from you guys. I've been on LiveJournal nearly seven years now and met some lovely people on here... and as much as I want to pack the whole LJ thing in because their site updates are terrible, I have all that history here, and you guys. Bloody hell.

So I will grudgingly stay on here, and crosspost to DW and LJ. But if anyone else wants any other means of keeping in touch, like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or E-mail or whatever, give me a shout!

Also, forgive the terrible DW layout. One downside of the site is that good layouts that appeal to me aren't exactly forthcoming and I don't think LJ ones are compatible...

... all those adverts wedged between my LiveJournal entries slow my computer down something wicked as well.