Call me old fashioned...

But, fuck me I'm not stupid. This is an extract from an e-mail from the Scotia Bank student loan centre...

"In order for the pre-authorized debit to function, the amount required must be in the account..."

Thanks Scotia Bank. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Damn, you ask for a statement on your balance and you get this in return. Man, I guess they just assume you're an idiot. I do bank with them so I guess they know that already.

Sitting here at the office sipping a Becks waiting for Denise to arrive. Today was mayhem. Didn't even stop for lunch till almost 16h. Doesn't work out too well when you haven't had breakfast. Wondering what the weekend will bring.

Brr.

So it's about, well lets just say very cold in the studio today. Full on outside clothes inside.

One more sleep till Denise arrives! I'm so excited to see her. It will be good spirit lifter... Was feeling really low yesterday because my bank sucks, and I'm not going anywhere for Xmas. Flights to Toronto are 500£ ah well.

Heard from Markie today who thinks I'm a meanie for not writing to him enough... I had a kit kat at lunch for you Mark.

Working the late shift tonight so perhaps I'll manage to do some more blogging in the evening.

Perhaps some hot beverage will help warm things up in my ice cube body.

More later.

What a fun night

Hazel has the most excellent play value! She took me to do a "London at night" tourist walk... took some not so successful pictures then sat and had some Guinness and whiskey and chatted and chatted while people watching at the cinema cafe on the South Bank. She's brilliant!

Doing lunch with miss Jo today and supper with miss Dan tonight... it's a food day. Oops, did someone forego the gym this morning? *guilty look*

The studio is so cold today... I was at one point wearing my winter coat, gloves and hat... drank a cup of tea, then regained a normal body temperature... I would have thought that the iron from the Guinness last night would help matters, hmmm.

Plans have changed with Siobhan so doesn't' look like I'll be heading there for the holidays. Checking out one last angle at a cheap Canadian flight. We'll see if that pans out. If nothing else at least KJ will be probably coming over sometime during December.

things are moving about in the studio today... some well needed frameworks irrigation got the flow going... so much is backed up so much new stuff coming in.

The boiler in the flat is kaput. No heat and no hot water... my pounding headache that I woke up with this morning would have kept me from going to the gym, however quickly realizing that it would mean no shower... I hopped out of bed and zipped down to the gym. As convinces go, our landlord is away for the next 2 weeks leaving not contact in case of emergency. Oh the joy of renting... guess it's better than owning and paying for it yourself!

Dearbhla leaves for Thailand this evening. She looks so excited! I can just feel the buzz off of her! Everyone should have more holidays. She's now zipping down to the shop to collect some chocolate for the troops. She's fab.

Had a great online chat with Yvonne yesterday at the office. I love instant messaging... even though it's a faux pas at work... it's great to connect and just chat with a friend from across the ocean. Keeping in touch with people is one thing but keeping a connection with them is another thinge entirely... Chit chatting is something that quickly falls by the wayside when you're far away from your friends. *bows to the yahoo messenger gods*

Still trying to work out plans for xmas... doesn't look like I'll be getting to Toronto... no cheap flights to be found... unless you consider 480£ reasonable... Portugal looks more promising... Must write Siobhan!

I feel like

I'm falling off the blog wagon.

Lisa and Dave had their baby on Saturday. They sent pics, *yea technology*! She is so beautiful! Man, I'm starting to feel really old!

The weekend was nice and slow. Had drinkies with some people from work on Friday night... then had a really chilled supper with Hon from the office... neither he, nor I could handle much more of the pub without food in the belly. He's wicked.

Got my haircut on Saturday, feel so much better...

So, last night at 4am when I awoke for no reason, I had this thought about this feeling... the only way I describe the feeling is like being standing waiting at the exit of a grocery store... bags in hand, weighed down... damp and gray outside... there is nothing pleasant about it... you know that feeling like, God, I really don't want to be here right now.... then it passed. Really odd. Not that I was personally feeling that way, it was just at that moment I was thinking about how having that feeling felt. Hmm.

Scrambled to the gym this morning and squeezed in an hour workout... I seem to be slipping time-wise getting to the gym in the mornings. Listened to some Zoë bliss... good jogging tunes.

Mark would be distressed to know that the onslaught of 80's movies continues... the one I dozed off to while watching on Sunday afternoon was something strange called "switched on" I think... it was with John Ritter and Eugene Levy and the actor that played the principal in Ferris Builler's Day off... I can't even begin to describe the bizarreness of the film... I think it's shameful enough that I'm admitting to having watched it... *laughs at self*