Weather and christmas

Right. Am sat on my bed with my head covered liberally with toxic chemicals, trying once again to turn back the years - well, I say that, but as I started going grey at 17 (thanks mum!), I'm not sure how true that is. Anyway, got another half hour to wait before rinsing. Hopefully I will not drip in the meantime.
Well, Odd Day! Apparently a tornado hit North London this morning, not that far from Katie's work, she says. Weird weather - really blattery rain hit here at about half ten ish, and skedaddled off after ten minutes. Ripped the side off a house in Kensal Rise. Lots of rain around, and a bit windy after that, but then it is December.

WE HAVE A TREE!! Will upload a photo tomorrow. John's dad dropped it off at Gem and Neil's, so picked it up after private student. No lights or baubles, so stopped off at Hammersmith and got some from Tescos for a tenner. There are rather more than I anticipated, so Katie and I have decided to just leave it with lights, and to put her baubles somewhere else, missus. Oh, and the lights on trees around the Village Green are slowly going up, weather permitting.

Decided to take a day off from reports, so had another lie in, did some tidying, and walked to Chiswick to do a little shopping. Have still been feeling desperate urge to eat green foods, so got some broccoli from one of the stalls, nearly bought some of the most expensive bread in the world from the bread shop, recognised my error and went to Sainsburys instead and got a baguette to have with the lentil soup tomorrow. Also went into every shop that sells CD's to try and get a xmassy one - I want to make John up a christmas CD to take to Tewkes on Monday. Did any one have what I was after? nope. What I really want is the second half of the one that I know is at mum's. slade, wizzard, bing crosby, jonah lewie, Nat King Cole. Yes, I know I could download them, but I don't seem to be able to get the Woollies software to let me make up CD's, so I think I'll just get a CD from Oxford Street - they must have what I'm after. I'll be there tomorrow morning, as I've signed up for another go at the Vidal Sassoon Academy - hence the dyeing now, so I won't have to wash it before Saturday.
Sent John a card today. Have a horrible feeling I am becoming sentimental. Maybe it's just hormones.
Lovely to see Gemma and Neil again tonight. Not that it's been that long, But also good to sort out this other Tewkes trip for John's mum's birthday.
Think I've decided to get the next generation of Howlands a Yak, or an Alpaca or something. HMV vouchers are so pointless. And it'll get them all talking about me, ha-ha!!
Oh and have discovered 4onDemand. This may be a very bad thing, though last night's Starkey on Monarchy (William, mary and Anne) was useful. Loved his very creased trousers and weird voiceovers, stopping at all the line endings, by the sound of it. Must check up if it was his book on Elizabeth we used at school.
Right, better go and poison the water supply with non-ammoniac chemicals.

WE HAVE CHRISTMAS TREE!! YAY!!!