I’m away for two weeks doing some of the ‘in the field’ work required for my veterinary degree, and by ‘in the field’ I usually mean ‘in the field trying to catch a cow’.

So, there will probbaly be no internet for me for 2 weeks. That means I’ll just have to spend all my free time for 2 weeks writing and editing, which means progress should be made.

But it also means no posts for you for two weeks. And I won’t be dropping Entrecards. And I won’t be reading your comments for a while either. I appologise, but work comes before play.

The only Etsy artist I have bouht something from to date is having a giveaway contest. Just in time for Christmas! Beatblack sells unique organ-themed jewelry that appeals to the dark souls out there, and the medically minded like myself.

I have already purchased a set of kidneys, a brain and an eyeball, all on separate necklaces to wear around uni. Now there is an intestines necklace in the shop, and I’m patiently waiting for the day she makes another almost-anatomically-correct heart necklace.

You can find the contest here, and it runs until the 21st of November.

Today I got some good news.

My dear boyfriend has had some oral surgery done for some wisdom teeth which weren’t sitting in a very wise position. That’s what happens when kids don’t go to the dentist.

Now he’s not allowed solid food. The bacon withdrawal is killing him. But that’s not the good news.

The Good news is that he’s not allowed to smoke while his mouth heals either.

I’m a stoic non-smoker, but I long ago gave up debating the smoking issue with him because it wasn’t getting anywhere. Our relationship has been harmonious due to a peace-making “Mouthwash Agreement” and the banning of pre-coital cigarettes. But now, for a few blessed weeks, he’s going to have to kick the habit. and maybe, just maybe, I can nudge him along to kicking the habit for good. Or at least until Christmas. Or maybe my birthday )April). Or maybe for good.

We shall see. In the meantime, he’s wandering around asking people if they have a spare nicotine patch, instead of a spare cigarette.