I decided, after spending an hour on the net reading other people's LJs and looking at my MSN Live space which is on my last legs, that it was definetely time to post again.

I just have to say first off that I find LJ REALLY confusing. So far, I know how to change my LJs format, add a journal entry, and format photos. There MUST be more out there. If anyone can help me figure out how to do that thing where you put most of your journal entry in a "read more" link? That would be fabulous, because this whole thing is making me feel very, very stupid. I mean, I'm fairly intelligent... I should be able to work out how to work a web-journal that's DESIGNED to be user-friendly. Argh!

Anyway. I am home soliloquizing on the net this arvo because Band (that's the citizens' band I play clarinet for, not a rocky band or anything) has been cancelled so the committee can have an AGM. Apparently, only the committee are invited to this AGM, but I guess that's just what the band does. 

Band is, actually, having a lot of problems ATM... the conductor and the man who makes band work simply because he knows so much about instruments and music (honestly. Is it actually humanly possible to tell which instruments in a band are out of tune just by listening to a piece being played in the next room? ) is fighting with the band manager and they're both at the "tearing each other's eyeballs out" stage. So he has resigned from the band and I don't know how we're going to keep going.

Oh, and my clarinet is away being fixed and the replacement I'm using is horrible - it squeaks at every opportunity.

Tonight is hallowe'en, yay. I'm so glad the holiday hasn't really caught on in NZ, but still. I really don't see the sense in celebrating evil spirits and other 'baddies' , nor in dressing up and going and demanding lollies from strangers. Actually, I wouldn't mind if they actually had tricks prepared, but as the trick-or-treaters never do,  they haven't earned their lollies. So too bad.
Anyway, tonight we are going to a "saints and angels" party put on by the Union Church - I don't want to go but all my family is so unless I want to cook dinner for myself I have to go along. I just hope I can be home in time for ER - Noah Wyle's entrance back onto the scene!