Japan, I am going to miss your stations that play recorded bird sounds on the platforms.

Dear future-self

cottage/treehouse/log cabin rental holiday.

Dear skin,
don't worry, I'll settle in a place where it doesn't get too hot to wear sunscreen. I admit that this morning is not especially warm, perhaps (only) in the 20s, but my room was warm enough for the cream to have melted before I stepped outside..

Please do not wait until the night before the dinner party to tell the host that the two friends you will bring can not eat two thirds of the dishes that will be prepared. My gosh. The dishes were decided two weeks ago, two weeks prior to the party and were listed in the invitation for all to read. Also, I'd sent out a message last week asking for everyone to let us know if there's anything they can't eat. The problem isn't just that I wish we'd known sooner so that we'd have time to modify the menu, especially before buying the ingredients, but also I am uncomfortable with having put so much effort into organising the preparation of food for 30 people and 2 of them will bring food from outside. Almost feels like my hosting is being put to shame, especially as I'd hoped for a party where we would all share food as well as conversation..

This is where you'll find me

This entry comes after watching Charlie McDonnell's vlog to his future self and I thought it's a neat a idea, an idea I often have, and while I will not consider putting together a vlog for my future self - with my very limited filming/editing capabilities, it is feasible that I might post an entry specificlly for my future self and carry a note in my wallet to remind me to read said post on a certain birthday.. But, actually, I feel that all my posts are for my future self since, well, I'm the only audience I have. Oh I didn't mean for that to come of as a sad "will you follow me" plea, but to remind anyone that stumbles upon this that I am writing to turn my inward garble into prose amusingly documenting my inane thoughts..

Also for both my present and future self, a list of my various internet profiles:

• Last.fm -  to learn about some of my music taste, according to what gets scrobbled from Spotify or we7 (thus it doesn't include the songs I choose at karaoke, the songs I sing along to playing in shops, or what I hear on the radio)
• Twitter - when I have something I want to say to a general mas
• Youtube - it's very likely that I won't upload videos (actually, that could depend on the quality of the HTC Wildfire), so it'll merely be a collection of videos I like and a permission slip to comment on videos
• StumbleUpon - I spend hours strolling through the internet and here's one of the reasons why, plus a way of keeping track of some of the better places I might want to visit again
• We Heart It - I only use this when I am actively procrastinating, as opposed to "oh, I wonder..." then find that all the quick little things I've clicked on have taken up a large part of the house
• Daily Booth - very new to me, I signed up to it as soon as I'd learnt about it (as that's the only way you get to actually experience it) and it could potentially become a big favourite of mine. I don't like how it seems that some 90% of the photos uploaded are of the users themselves and I don't intend to follow it, so here's to hoping my (wishfully) lovely photos will cause a stir and provoke a revolution!