The Locksley-Oakenshield Academy of Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy

[ComeIntoTheSinisterGardenMaud]

All specialisms catered for. We offer courses in

Hairdressing, whether for long hair or a more conventional short back and sides

Manicures

Skincare: facepacks and other beauty treatments

Body art

Advice on styling and personal grooming, ranging from
formal evening attire to casual wear, with specialist sessions on military uniform.

Have some of my peace and quiet, then, Vampy - and anyone else who needs some. For once I have the house to myself for a few hours. Though I do have quite a few chores.

Sometimes I think he knows perfectly well how to appeal to his female adorers but other times I think his innocence of his sex appeal is the most charming thing about him!!

Massive - I have loads I should be doing but just not in the mood this week!

Charming is exactly the right word, Vamps.

See, I am not getting on too well with my chores, either, am I?

Afternoon all, this week has been pretty hellish so far. i am seriously thinking about selling up and moving to a tiny, tiny flat with no mortgage so that I don't have to work anymore. I used to love my job now it's meh at best.

I think The Man may have worked out by now that a few women find him appealing.

Oh Small, long have I dreamed of decamping to something like one of those cupboard sized show flats they have in Ikea, all by myself alone - so little housework to do, too.

Meh! That's exactly how I feel today! Maybe it's the weather!

Get on with the commune design - if we all club together I'm sure we could get away with no mortgage on the building costs!

Ooh I hadn't thought of how little house work Massive

I have no time for the commune at the moment but the pool has been designed

Pah! Can't believe you are letting your RL and RL job get in the way of the future happiness of the academy members!! You need to have a serious look at your priorities young lady!!!

Perhaps I'll give it a go - sure beats trying to find the carpet in the spare room/playroom under the piles of mess the children have left in there over the last few days!

But my good news for the day is I've just got £60 off my car insurance with my usual company with added extra benefits, just by threatening to leave!! Always amazes me!! So I've perked up just a little bit. So I'll send this little bit of to Small.

Thank you Vampy, if only....

BTW I think I quite like my halloween name, is it strange to keep it, or do you think it would pass as a normal year round name?! Bearing in mind obviously I am 25% Transylvanian vampire in RL anyway!

Some of those shots could seriously damage your health.

All that and sixty quid too, Vampy? Your day must be looking up a little.

Vampires are quite trendy, all year round, Vamps, so why not?

According to mini vamp that SOS video has some nice picture in it. Some of them look like Daddy (can see a resemblance if i squint hard in a dark room! ) others like his friends' daddy (really can't see it but will have a closer inspection when I next see him obviously!!). But his best statement was that some of the pictures are a bit rubbish. When asked to clarify he said "they are just of someone's tummy!"

not really a good answer to that one is there?!

someone's tummy

What did i miss? i was too busy to watch till the end.

::Staggers in, wheezing::

More hot lemon, Maud?

Oooh, yes please.

::Slips some Polish cordial into it::

I have some cheerier news. Do you remember how nearly a year ago I selflessly and nobly made a sacrifice on behalf of the Academy? Well, I've just booked to make a similar sacrifice this year. Not quite such a ::cough:: huge sacrifice, but there's at least one member of Twiggy's LOL on offer.

Have we heard from LadyD? I hope today hasn't been too upsetting and they managed to celebrate as well as mourn.

That is most noble and self-sacrificing of you, Maudie. Though it is of course a shame that you are unable to reprise your hugely selfless act of last year.

Nothing from LadyD just yet. Hopefully she is putting her feet up with a large tankard of PC in her hand, and beginning to recuperate.

I know, I know. Don't feel you have to thank me.

::humble::

I have had a second look at the cast list and am now ridiculously excited because Mr Thornton's second-best friend will be there too.

Really? Oh, I love him to bits, though in a teddy bear kind of way, as opposed to... well the less said about that the better.

How absolutely scrumptious.

Talking of recuperating, I realise I have forgotten to remind Vampy of Gizzy's keen interest in reflexology, which can be heard here. among other gems.

What a glaring omission!

Hmm. And an even more glaring omission in that there are so soundbites of the delectable Mr Thornton. Surely they should have included .

::Had breathing difficulties already and is now gasping for breath::

No Thornton soundbites? How come I didn't notice? Perhaps I was too dazzled in my comtemplation of Gizzy's raw growl dulcet tones.

Maybe someone should email them and point this out.

Their pic of the day should please some of us, mind you.