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All in all, I had a good birthday on Sunday. It was sunny all day, I had several beers, got really sunburned on my upper back and I also did this:

Yes, I sprained my left ankle on my birthday! It was the way I landed getting down from the neighbours’ fence and I went right over on it, hearing something pop in the process, which apparently can happen with sprains. This is a pic of the ankle taken about a couple of hours ago. I have some bruising above the swelling and it does hurt when I walk but then again, I probably shouldn’t really be walking on it! I am doing the RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) thing with it at the moment and I can only hope that my ankle will be better by the weekend, when I’ll be working next.

Not exactly the brainiest thing I’ve done either! Oh well.

Edited: 4.2.10: The swelling and bruising are still there and are both creeping their way down my foot to my toes. I noticed the swelling there at around 12.45am this morning. The foot is bandaged at the moment but I should be elevating it but I can’t when I’m on the PC, haha. Needless to say, I will be getting it seen to and hopefully will be getting some form of accident compensation for it too!

Edited: 6.2.10: I finally got my ankle checked out yesterday and it is definitely sprained. I had xrays just to rule out the possibility of a break. I have a decent compression bandage on my ankle now and I’m getting around on crutches. I also have 10 days off from work on doctors’ orders because with being on crutches, I can only stand for a certain length of time. I will be getting some form of compensation for the wages that I will be missing out on which is better than nothing.

Yes, I am another year older today. 31 on the 31st. The only time in my lifetime that will happen! Hehe.

I am planning on having a lazy day today, which is all I really wanted to do anyway.

This is our new kitten Freddie. She’s nearly nine weeks old, has beautiful blue eyes and is completely medium grey apart from the lighter grey around her nose and eyes. To be honest, I had completely forgotten what it was like to have a kitten around as Billie is 11 and Simba around 13 but Freddie (FYI, she is named after the one and only Freddie Mercury of Queen fame) is very playful, as the numerous scratches and claw/teeth marks on my hands, arms and face can attest to!

So if you follow me on Twitter, where I have mentioned Freddie several times, now you know what she looks like!

Yes, I know I’m behind the times in that I’m still playing The Sims 2 but in order for me to play The Sims 3, the RAM on the PC I’m currently on and my laptop both need to be upgraded!

Anyway, because Don Lothario is Pleasantview’s resident Casanova, I’ve decided to to an entry dedicated to him and the children that he has fathered with various female sims in Pleasantview. Basically, this means that once I’m a a bit further along in the game, then I’ll update this post with pictures of his children (and their mothers too!).

Edited: Just so you know, the first picture of his children has been posted. I’ll be posting them under a cut so you will have to click on it to view the pictures of his children and their history.

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On New Years Eve, I ordered a couple of items from the WWE site – The Marine 2 and another DVD. Yes, they maybe Region 1 NTSC but my DVD player can play them! Then on Wednesday, I ordered four books from an Australian website. I say the delivery battle is on because the order from Australia will take between 5 and 12 working days (and the books are coming from Sydney which is only a 3 hour flight away from New Zealand) and the WWE order will apparently take between 5 and 7 working days.

I can’t wait!

Edit: I tracked my WWE order through the UPS site and on Monday, it was in Auckland with a scheduled delivery date of today (Wednesday). It actually arrived yesterday. I very quickly sent WWEShop.com an email saying how impressed I was with the speed of the delivery because it didn’t even take five working days to get here! Needless to say, I will be purchasing from them again at a later date – just need around $100 or so in my bank account to be able to do it!

Edit #2: My online purchase from Australia arrived today! Four books that I can’t wait to read.