Going to the French Riviera for 5 days. I'm unemployed, so I have time and it's one of my best friend's birthday on Tuesday. Hopefully, the weather will be much better than here.

( Bones 5x08 )

The Mentalist can have Jane/Lisbon UST for a really long time. Although I ADORE those two and really ADORE them, it would take a very convincing scenario and character development to make me believe that Jane could move on with Lisbon. I can totally imagine the two being in love with each other, actually admitting it openly and still not get together.

Speaking of The Mentalist...

( The Mentalist 2x08 oh and a mention of 2x06 )

I would love to have more Mentalist fans on my friends list. I also checked to see if such a friending meme had been done recently and it hasn't.

I shamelessly took the fill-out info from nytel's Castle Friending Meme here. It's the best friending meme info I've seen out there. I hope you don't mind, nytel.

Name:
Age:
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A bit about you:
Favourite Character(s):
Least Favourite Character(s):
Ship(s):
Favourite Episode(s):
Favourite Moment(s):
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Copy and paste the following code:
<b>Name</b>: <b>Age</b>: <b>Location</b>: <b>A bit about you</b>: <b>Favourite Character(s)</b>: <b>Least Favourite Character(s)</b>: <b>Ship(s)</b>: <b>Favourite Episode(s)</b>: <b>Favourite Moment(s)</b>: <b>Other Fandoms/Shows</b>: <b>Other Ships</b>: <b>Journal Type/Rules</b>: <b>Anything Else?</b>:

Please share The Mentalist love!
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To those who aren't familiar with friending memes, just copy and paste the first text box code in a comment and fill out the form. Then others can read what you've written and if they feel they have lots in common with you, they'll ask you to add them as a friend. You do the same with other people's comments. It's pretty simple.

Seriously guys. If one of you goes to England, sure go to London and do all the touristy stuff, but you should definitely go to Brighton. It's coastal (beach for the win!), it's got great shopping (tons of shops that aren't a franchise or chain), great food, The Lanes and just the general, awesome atmosphere.

I took a friend who visited me from Manchester. She's never been before and absolutely fell in love with the city. We drove to Haywwards Heath and parked at the station. I prefer to take the train to Brighton. Anyway, on our way to Haywards Heath, I got pulled over by cops. Never ever happened in my life. I was so nervous even though I knew I hadn't done anything wrong. Well my license plate flashed as the car having no insurance. They had to ring my insurance company to confirm that I was insured. The two cops were beyond nice. I was lucky.

I'm still getting used to driving a manual petrol car. Trust me, diesel cars drive completely differently. It feels really different anyway.

I finally finished catching up on The Mentalist. I'm going to write something about the whole thing very soon. I absolutely adore that show.

That's not mine, but that's what it looks like. My cousin Pierre said I got an amazing deal. Previous owners changed the breaks 18 months ago. They're basically brand new. The clutch is also working like a dream. It's 10 years old, but drives like a 5 year old car. Plus the mileage is completely decent for a 10 year old car: just shy of 60,000 miles. I'm very happy. I now have the means to get out of this town when I want!

My dad came over this weekend. We went to London on Saturday and had a 3-hour breakfast + conversation on Sunday. We then went to the pub owned by Tanya's mum (Tanya's my cousin Pierre's girlfriend) before dropping my dad off to the airport. After that, I went to the train station to pick up my friend Emma who came from Manchester for a couple of days. We're going to Tunbridge Wells this afternoon and Brighton tomorrow.

Busy days :)

I haven't had time to watch Bones or Glee last week. I will on Wednesday.

Okay this is the 3rd procedural on my list now. And I used to hate them, especially CSI and all the likes. I started watching Bones because people I knew who had the same taste in TV shows as me loved it and how could anyone not love awkward, adorable Dr. Brennan. Then I watched Castle because of Nathan Fillion and fell in love with all the characters, especially Beckett, and how it makes fun of procedurals. Then I started noticing people commenting on The Mentalist so I decided to check it out. Conclusion: I LOVE IT! I'm only on episode 4, but I'm so excited to watch all the rest. It's making my unemployment a tiny bit more bearable. I'm watching TV instead of car and job hunting. Bad me.

I need Mentalists icons. Weee.

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Weeee, I don't remember how long I've had my latest LJ layout. I know it's been ages since I've changed it. I am loving my new header. I've been learning masks and used them like crazy for the header.

So, so, so happy with the result.

Have to fix my "shipping" column though.

X-Factor has been crazy tonight. What's everyone's problem? Especially Louis. WTF?

Will write some Castle fic now as I've got a couple of plot bunnies bugging me.

Turns out that the company was offering me a job that I hadn't interviewed for. A job that I am clearly overqualified for, and had it been in HR or another field/department which I found fascinating I would have taken it, but in this case, no. Also, my friend showed up for an interview today but it wasn't for the role she had applied for. Seriously. What's wrong with people.

So I'm still unemployed.

I want to change the look of my livejournal. I'm really sick of the current one.

Finally, my aunt had this idea that once I find work, we find a place bigger than this one (because I currently live in suitcases and sleep either in a bunk bed or sofa bed) and move in together. I have to talk to her and explain independence and desire to have a social network with people my age (in a really nice way, of course, because she's really lovely) before she talks to my cousin about it. He would be over the moon if I were to stay in Heathfield -- which I really don't want.

Weee!

I've got a job. So I can stop filling out applications, writing covering letters and tailoring my CV! I am so happy. It's in Tunbridge Wells, which is about 30 minute drive away from my aunt's so it's perfect. I'll stay with her until I know Tunbridge Wells better and find the perfect or almost perfect place to live. I love that I'm not rushed to find a place to live.

Anyway, it's well-paid, especially for a first job, it's got good fringe benefits and the work atmosphere seems fantastic from what I saw during my interview.

So now that I'm finally sorting my life, I'm hoping that I can indulge in fandoming again. My newest one: Castle!

Anyone a vegetarian? I am planning on becoming one. I'm doing it extremely gradually because I'm in the process of changing lieu of residences. I'm going to crash at my non-vegetarian aunt's place for a while so I don't want to make things difficult for her. I'm just gradually choosing vegetarian options and reading about vegetarianism in general.

Anyway, I've given myself until Christmas to transition to complete vegetarianism. I can't do veganism because I love dairy products too much. I need my milk and yogurt. Being vegetarian isn't a problem for me but being vegan would seriously depress me.

So anyone else a vegetarian? If so, why? For how long? Any tip or advice?