InsaneJournal

Come on immune system, get it together.
Well, yesterday finally broke the depression that's been bugging me for the past month. Hurrah! I choose to use my emotional fail to excuse my lack of updates. I can do that.
So, what have I been doing? Quite a lot, interspersed with bouts of complete uselessness.

I went to Queenstown to see my Grandma a week ago, which was basically a four day long panic attack. I feel as thought I should be vaugely embarrassed that my grandma sets me off in panic attacks, but anyone who's had them knows that they aren't exactly logical. And you haven't met my Grandma. I did have fun at some parts though, Arrowtown has a English style sweet shop which does rather excellent acid drops, and I had a relaxing time panning for gold in the Shotover river while my grandma and dad had a stone skipping competition. Dad won in the end, but knackered his shoulder. That's some determination. Oh, and I did find some gold! -all two specks of it. I will add them to my collection of gold dust.

The main reason behind my uselessness is currently hiding under a chair in the living room. His name's Mitre, and I hauled him out of the engine of a car with the help of my family, two firetrucks, a police car, half a dozen firefighters, a policeman, a crowd of onlookers and eventually the owner of the car. He's a tabby and white kitten, now about 9 weeks old.
His assistance in my laziness is not just due to his sleeping habits and adorable habit of pouncing on everything, but also due to the natural flora of a feral kitten. He gave the family campylobacter about a week after we decided to keep him, and I'll hopefully be having my blood tested for heliobacter tomorrow. So my health still is at a low, which makes in two months since I last felt well. No wonder I've been depressed.

Still adding to my stress levels is the fact that school starts on the 21st, and with that me and Jackie move out of home. So, in a week you'll either be spammed with updates, or you'll hear nothing at all from me for the next month. Depends what my flatmates are like.

Oh, and what finally broke my depression was "Nice Weather for Ducks" by Lemon Jelly, combined with the cracktastic Saiyuki cast in CFUD. :D

~Kat