New story, chocolate and music

1. I have many guilty pleasures, and reading fanfiction is one of them. Today, I wake early and check in to a favourite site to find a new story. I'm pleasantly surprised that both grammar and spelling are sound. The plot isn't too cliched either. I think I'm going to enjoy reading this story.
2. There's a spare mini-pack of M&Ms left over from an event. Needing something sweet after lunch, I grab the pack and inhale the tiny morsels in 5 minutes.
3. The office is quiet today. People are either on vacation leave, off sick or somewhere else working. Which means I have the room to myself and therefore the license to play whatever music I desire at whatever volume that suits me. Right now, my iPod is blasting N*Sync tunes. Did I mention that boybands are another of my guilty pleasures?

Workshops, birthdays and new music

1. I survived my very first stab at conducting a jewellery-making workshop on Saturday. All but 1 of the participants managed to complete the 2 rings I taught. That one woman went home with baggies full of beads and instruction guides so she could make the rings at home.
2. This is way overdue - but I celebrated a birthday. I'm now a year away from another milestone birthday. Not quite sure if I should be happy or sad. On the whole, I'm leaning towards 'happy'.
3. Not being particularly hip or cool (as you can clearly see since I just used the words 'hip' and 'cool' in the same sentence), I've only just stumbled on Florence + The Machine. I'm now in love with Dog Days are Over. It's on loop on my iPod.