Well that’s if for me for this year…
Off to the great white north and the land of Canadia as my friends call it here…
The manic schedule however, appears to be following me… no rest until at least the end of January…
I am impressed as last night I managed to pack everything within 15 mins and still manage to collect all of miss B’s things for Thailand. Damn I’m good under pressure…
Off to el aeropuerto in a few mins…
Happy Ho HO!
16.12.04
Can I just say....
That xmas bonuses are very nice... so yea the tax man takes his share but you won't see me saying no to free cash!
Finally got a flat and am moving in early January... which is brilliant as moving before xmas was a bit of a daunting prospect. Now I can do the diry work right after I get back. Moving to the wilds of west London is a bit daunting but having a lovely terrace and being dead close to the tube and kensinton gardens will be great! It's going to be so strange as I have been such a north/east london dweller since I moved here...
Saw Alex and Dearbhla and Dani and Carolyn last night... Alex is doing well and is soon of to Oz and has a lot of adventures planned for the coming year... The Irish girls were in good form and as always, it was lovely to catch up with them all!
Six more sleeps till I fly home. No xmas shopping done... except for Mr. McCann... lucky devil! When will I find the time???
That xmas bonuses are very nice... so yea the tax man takes his share but you won't see me saying no to free cash!
Finally got a flat and am moving in early January... which is brilliant as moving before xmas was a bit of a daunting prospect. Now I can do the diry work right after I get back. Moving to the wilds of west London is a bit daunting but having a lovely terrace and being dead close to the tube and kensinton gardens will be great! It's going to be so strange as I have been such a north/east london dweller since I moved here...
Saw Alex and Dearbhla and Dani and Carolyn last night... Alex is doing well and is soon of to Oz and has a lot of adventures planned for the coming year... The Irish girls were in good form and as always, it was lovely to catch up with them all!
Six more sleeps till I fly home. No xmas shopping done... except for Mr. McCann... lucky devil! When will I find the time???
15.12.04
9.12.04
Having a holiday was most fantastic
I think sometimes you work so hard you forget what it’s like to just do nothing for an entire week. I ended up in Cadaques with le boi… We had such a chilled out week… Brilliant thing really, just before the xmas rush. I’ve still not started shopping yet and am wistfully thinking back to a few years ago when I finished all my shopping before the beginning of December….
The large ball of fire has returned over the skies of London town… It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it… even in Spain it was grey and rainy and cold… I’m looking forward to going home… even if it is helli cold at least there is always lots of sunshine!
I’m continuing the flat hunting search this Saturday and am lined up to see a few more flats… I’m hoping I can find something… then at least we can move next weekend and put an end to this palarva.
I’ve got pictures a plenty… from the hols… just need to download them…
Big office 10 year anniversary party tomorrow night… what to wear what to wear?
I think sometimes you work so hard you forget what it’s like to just do nothing for an entire week. I ended up in Cadaques with le boi… We had such a chilled out week… Brilliant thing really, just before the xmas rush. I’ve still not started shopping yet and am wistfully thinking back to a few years ago when I finished all my shopping before the beginning of December….
The large ball of fire has returned over the skies of London town… It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it… even in Spain it was grey and rainy and cold… I’m looking forward to going home… even if it is helli cold at least there is always lots of sunshine!
I’m continuing the flat hunting search this Saturday and am lined up to see a few more flats… I’m hoping I can find something… then at least we can move next weekend and put an end to this palarva.
I’ve got pictures a plenty… from the hols… just need to download them…
Big office 10 year anniversary party tomorrow night… what to wear what to wear?
24.11.04
My seestor
Strangely thinks I’m wise… the case was not so last night-when I attempted to do my hair… I’ve been using this product for the last 6 months… and am quite happy with it… until last night my brain ceased to function… and in one foul swoop I managed to mix the bleach into the colour developer… the whole kit down the drain presto! So frustrating… one of those times that I wished I was still back in Canada so I could pop down to Shoppers Drugmart and simply procure another kit right away… not so much the case when you’re living were I do… ho hum… I’m smiling about it today.
Saw a really nice flat in Notting Hill last night… Trying to sort out some final details and arrange a second viewing for Saturday… although it’s kind of the last thing I’m going to want to be doing Saturday… Ahh well… it’s a cool place and it has a nice balcony schweet…
Off to meet the Dearbhla!
Strangely thinks I’m wise… the case was not so last night-when I attempted to do my hair… I’ve been using this product for the last 6 months… and am quite happy with it… until last night my brain ceased to function… and in one foul swoop I managed to mix the bleach into the colour developer… the whole kit down the drain presto! So frustrating… one of those times that I wished I was still back in Canada so I could pop down to Shoppers Drugmart and simply procure another kit right away… not so much the case when you’re living were I do… ho hum… I’m smiling about it today.
Saw a really nice flat in Notting Hill last night… Trying to sort out some final details and arrange a second viewing for Saturday… although it’s kind of the last thing I’m going to want to be doing Saturday… Ahh well… it’s a cool place and it has a nice balcony schweet…
Off to meet the Dearbhla!
23.11.04
Could it be…
That my sister is harbouring some transatlantic romance of which she has not clearly articulated? Would it be an LON-TOR or a TOR-HONG liason? Who knows… she seems to be keeping it all very close to her chest… It’s rather unlikely that more information will become available anytime soon… but one can but try.
The week is choca-booked already… viewing flats again tonight and tomorrow a long time coming catch up with Dearbhla and then Matty’s leaving drinks Thursday… the le boi arrives Friday. Then a week of blissful non-work!
Dave sent me the cutest pictures of his and Lisa’s littl’uns… he’s working over in Taiwan for two weeks, thus was online just wrapping up his day when I logged in this morning… will throw the picture up in a mo…
That my sister is harbouring some transatlantic romance of which she has not clearly articulated? Would it be an LON-TOR or a TOR-HONG liason? Who knows… she seems to be keeping it all very close to her chest… It’s rather unlikely that more information will become available anytime soon… but one can but try.
The week is choca-booked already… viewing flats again tonight and tomorrow a long time coming catch up with Dearbhla and then Matty’s leaving drinks Thursday… the le boi arrives Friday. Then a week of blissful non-work!
Dave sent me the cutest pictures of his and Lisa’s littl’uns… he’s working over in Taiwan for two weeks, thus was online just wrapping up his day when I logged in this morning… will throw the picture up in a mo…
19.11.04
Many years back...
I contracted this strange camp side to my speech and writing… which no doubt comes from exposure to the queen of camp… mr. mccann… but it’s stayed with me ever since… It almost always seeps out at work… I address new clients as ‘sweetie’ or ‘sweets’ or something along that line… This does lead on occasion to a bit of embarrassment… today was one of those days… a new contact that I’ve been dealing with who works at my biggest account just sent me confirmation that he raised a PO for a project that I’m managing… I responded to this email by saying ‘Thanks for the quick response sweets!’ to my horror two seconds later a message popped into my inbox from the same guy that said ‘it’s my pleasure sweetheart’ I wanted to die of embarrassment… The camp thing is a blag and it’s so embarrassing when you realise you’ve used it on someone you really don’t know!!! My face was bright red for at least ten minutes after I read it…
I’ve got fabulous eyebrows thanks to the queen of eyebrow shaping! Lord knows they were in need!!!!
Saw a ridiculously bland but massive flat in slone square last night… I swear there is quite a massive divide between the mentality of people who live in the east side of London compared to the west… the estate agent was a laugh… telling me about how he really doesn’t’ have to work but his daddy didn’t like him sitting home doing nothing…. So that’s why his daddy lined him up the estate agent job… On the side he owns a production company and a clothing line *yawn* tee hee… In the taxi back to the east the cab driver insisted on clarifying the destination as he was almost shocked that one would want to travel from Slone Square to Liverpool street. How funny!
Off for a laugh tonight with Joel and Alex and their ladies tonight… why is it that I’m always the gooseberry? Ah well! GE club is fun and I’ve not been since the madness of the beach party in the summer…
Bon weekened!
I contracted this strange camp side to my speech and writing… which no doubt comes from exposure to the queen of camp… mr. mccann… but it’s stayed with me ever since… It almost always seeps out at work… I address new clients as ‘sweetie’ or ‘sweets’ or something along that line… This does lead on occasion to a bit of embarrassment… today was one of those days… a new contact that I’ve been dealing with who works at my biggest account just sent me confirmation that he raised a PO for a project that I’m managing… I responded to this email by saying ‘Thanks for the quick response sweets!’ to my horror two seconds later a message popped into my inbox from the same guy that said ‘it’s my pleasure sweetheart’ I wanted to die of embarrassment… The camp thing is a blag and it’s so embarrassing when you realise you’ve used it on someone you really don’t know!!! My face was bright red for at least ten minutes after I read it…
I’ve got fabulous eyebrows thanks to the queen of eyebrow shaping! Lord knows they were in need!!!!
Saw a ridiculously bland but massive flat in slone square last night… I swear there is quite a massive divide between the mentality of people who live in the east side of London compared to the west… the estate agent was a laugh… telling me about how he really doesn’t’ have to work but his daddy didn’t like him sitting home doing nothing…. So that’s why his daddy lined him up the estate agent job… On the side he owns a production company and a clothing line *yawn* tee hee… In the taxi back to the east the cab driver insisted on clarifying the destination as he was almost shocked that one would want to travel from Slone Square to Liverpool street. How funny!
Off for a laugh tonight with Joel and Alex and their ladies tonight… why is it that I’m always the gooseberry? Ah well! GE club is fun and I’ve not been since the madness of the beach party in the summer…
Bon weekened!
18.11.04
oh yes...
how good does this look? Tasha sent me this link to a trailer of the second series of the L word. Looks v dramatic!!!
how good does this look? Tasha sent me this link to a trailer of the second series of the L word. Looks v dramatic!!!
17.11.04
For some reason...
My seestor seems to have re-named herself Kate… perhaps a re-birth of sorts… says the woman who insists in spelling her name with two rr’s online.
Her visit was most excellent and fun… although we joked that she is the grim reaper when it comes to my relationships… seems that everytime she comes to visit, I end up ending the relationship I’m in at the time… too funny… didn’t happen this time but who knows what the new few days will bring.
We shopped and sipped cocktails and had a really fun time. The hardest part is when she leaves… rings home how much I miss her and the rest of my family… then re-confirms the confusion that I feel sometimes as I’ve been away for so long my ‘home’ seems like a foreign place… and my current ‘home’ feels more like an inbetween stop… don’t know where I really should be… perhaps I really do have a nomadic soul and need to move on a regular basis.
One of our adventures we had this weekend happened Sunday at the vibe bar, it involved the very juvenile game of taking pictures of our cleavage (including boys at the table) and then sending the best one which was obviously jojo (she does have an F cup after all) via Bluetooth to unsuspecting patrons of the bar… … oh how we laughed… no one managed to engage and send a picture back… maybe that’s a good thing?
I’ve had my holiday approved and now am going to be off for the week of the 29th. Dear lord how I need a break… then when I get back only 2 weeks of work left and then I’m off home and not back at work until the 4th of Jan. Now I’ve just got to figure out what I can do during that time… perhaps best to do nothing and just lay low… who knows…
My seestor seems to have re-named herself Kate… perhaps a re-birth of sorts… says the woman who insists in spelling her name with two rr’s online.
Her visit was most excellent and fun… although we joked that she is the grim reaper when it comes to my relationships… seems that everytime she comes to visit, I end up ending the relationship I’m in at the time… too funny… didn’t happen this time but who knows what the new few days will bring.
We shopped and sipped cocktails and had a really fun time. The hardest part is when she leaves… rings home how much I miss her and the rest of my family… then re-confirms the confusion that I feel sometimes as I’ve been away for so long my ‘home’ seems like a foreign place… and my current ‘home’ feels more like an inbetween stop… don’t know where I really should be… perhaps I really do have a nomadic soul and need to move on a regular basis.
One of our adventures we had this weekend happened Sunday at the vibe bar, it involved the very juvenile game of taking pictures of our cleavage (including boys at the table) and then sending the best one which was obviously jojo (she does have an F cup after all) via Bluetooth to unsuspecting patrons of the bar… … oh how we laughed… no one managed to engage and send a picture back… maybe that’s a good thing?
I’ve had my holiday approved and now am going to be off for the week of the 29th. Dear lord how I need a break… then when I get back only 2 weeks of work left and then I’m off home and not back at work until the 4th of Jan. Now I’ve just got to figure out what I can do during that time… perhaps best to do nothing and just lay low… who knows…
12.11.04
Shopping!
Cecile and I went to H&M at lunch today to check out the new Karl Lagerfeld collection… it was kind of manic. People were snapping it up like it was on fire! I bought two tops and some sunglasses J probably better off to sell them on ebay… or keep… who knows…
While at the shop I received a phone call… a lovely serenade in Spanish from someone who is mostly---- seemingly always in Spain. He was in such a good mood, it’s kind of infectious… what a sweetheart.
Saw a lovely flat last night in Farringdon… not the best location for all parties concerned but it was massive! So who knows… we may be a step closer to finding something…
Kaffin arrives in just a few short hours… she’s so excited and so am I… she’s done her shopping for us gals at Mac! Can’t beat the exchange rate!
Bring on the eternal weekend!
Cecile and I went to H&M at lunch today to check out the new Karl Lagerfeld collection… it was kind of manic. People were snapping it up like it was on fire! I bought two tops and some sunglasses J probably better off to sell them on ebay… or keep… who knows…
While at the shop I received a phone call… a lovely serenade in Spanish from someone who is mostly---- seemingly always in Spain. He was in such a good mood, it’s kind of infectious… what a sweetheart.
Saw a lovely flat last night in Farringdon… not the best location for all parties concerned but it was massive! So who knows… we may be a step closer to finding something…
Kaffin arrives in just a few short hours… she’s so excited and so am I… she’s done her shopping for us gals at Mac! Can’t beat the exchange rate!
Bring on the eternal weekend!
11.11.04
It’s kind of strange...
The most recent massive attack cd is playing right now in the studio… it always makes me think of my room… I had it in the cd player in my room (back when I had one) and I would listen to it all the time… I’m so relaxed when I hear it… but it’s admittedly strange to hear it while at work…
The weekend will bring great adventures… Sally arrives tomorrow morning… It’s Matt’s b’day today and he’s celebrating tomorrow night… then Saturday ze seestor arrives and so does Darryl! It’s a weekend of cannucks!
I’ve got about 2 pages worth or resources to book this week… I’m dreading the meeting… anyone want to go in my place?
I took this picture this morning… it was the strangest thing… I can’t believe how much I’ve aged… check out the wrinkles… It’s amazing… you always feel kind of ageless… like perma 18 or something like that… but I think time has finally bit me on the bum… bring on the expensive wrinkle creams…
The most recent massive attack cd is playing right now in the studio… it always makes me think of my room… I had it in the cd player in my room (back when I had one) and I would listen to it all the time… I’m so relaxed when I hear it… but it’s admittedly strange to hear it while at work…
The weekend will bring great adventures… Sally arrives tomorrow morning… It’s Matt’s b’day today and he’s celebrating tomorrow night… then Saturday ze seestor arrives and so does Darryl! It’s a weekend of cannucks!
I’ve got about 2 pages worth or resources to book this week… I’m dreading the meeting… anyone want to go in my place?
I took this picture this morning… it was the strangest thing… I can’t believe how much I’ve aged… check out the wrinkles… It’s amazing… you always feel kind of ageless… like perma 18 or something like that… but I think time has finally bit me on the bum… bring on the expensive wrinkle creams…
1.11.04
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I’m doing...
a damn fine job of putting on a strong face even though it's pretty obvious that I am a fool... and crying in the bath does not count as there is too much water involved and tears are easily masked...
The weekend was glorious and warm which has also helped bolster my spirits. Inordinate amounts of shopping were also a boost... wardrobe is now almost as fatter as my waist line!
Ended up dancing in a crazy tapas bar in Crouch end with Andrea and her bf... what a fun night!
Sunday was spend hanging out with the skater kids on the south bank getting details for this article that I was writing for that Belgian company that I write for sometimes...
Kaffin arrives in london soon... and you don't have to sell me any swamp land in Florida... as I know she will arrive. It will be fab to see her!
Back at work but not at all inspired to participate in the whole working fiasco... putting on a brave face requires energy and I'm just about to drop...
Pictures of events detailed can be found below... or above... depending on when they decide to properly upload...
a damn fine job of putting on a strong face even though it's pretty obvious that I am a fool... and crying in the bath does not count as there is too much water involved and tears are easily masked...
The weekend was glorious and warm which has also helped bolster my spirits. Inordinate amounts of shopping were also a boost... wardrobe is now almost as fatter as my waist line!
Ended up dancing in a crazy tapas bar in Crouch end with Andrea and her bf... what a fun night!
Sunday was spend hanging out with the skater kids on the south bank getting details for this article that I was writing for that Belgian company that I write for sometimes...
Kaffin arrives in london soon... and you don't have to sell me any swamp land in Florida... as I know she will arrive. It will be fab to see her!
Back at work but not at all inspired to participate in the whole working fiasco... putting on a brave face requires energy and I'm just about to drop...
Pictures of events detailed can be found below... or above... depending on when they decide to properly upload...
28.10.04
Living out of a suitcase has its disadvantages...
I think I’ve reduced what I wear on a daily basis to about 3 outfits… two of them being the black v neck jumper and jeans combo… it’s quite sad really… I’m worried that my co-workers are going to start to wonder if I ever take them off!
I’m so tempted to go shopping after work today to attempt to break this vicious cycle of sameness… but I know deep down inside I’ll just be drawn to purchasing even more, black v neck jumpers.
For the past few nights I’ve been waking up at 3 in the morning… anxiety dreams a plenty… mostly relating to large storms… last night’s storm could be seen forming over this big lake… I had just moved into this hotel and was living in this massive flat… but the rest of the flat was the hotel… very strange. I know I was very upset in the dream as I was so far west of London I couldn’t cycle to work as I had to take a motorway to get there… then the storm started forming and I made a video of it on my mobile… I woke up this morning and was tempted to check if the video was there… it wasn’t…
I had the most exciting news yesterday from la lovely Noeleen. She’s getting married next year and she’s asked me to be her maid of honour! I’ve not been to a wedding in years and I’ve not been in a wedding party since my Aunt’s wedding when I was 10! The best part is that she’s getting hitched in either Jamaica or Cuba! That will be one tall order of sunshine for Sarah please! Bring it on!
I think I’ve reduced what I wear on a daily basis to about 3 outfits… two of them being the black v neck jumper and jeans combo… it’s quite sad really… I’m worried that my co-workers are going to start to wonder if I ever take them off!
I’m so tempted to go shopping after work today to attempt to break this vicious cycle of sameness… but I know deep down inside I’ll just be drawn to purchasing even more, black v neck jumpers.
For the past few nights I’ve been waking up at 3 in the morning… anxiety dreams a plenty… mostly relating to large storms… last night’s storm could be seen forming over this big lake… I had just moved into this hotel and was living in this massive flat… but the rest of the flat was the hotel… very strange. I know I was very upset in the dream as I was so far west of London I couldn’t cycle to work as I had to take a motorway to get there… then the storm started forming and I made a video of it on my mobile… I woke up this morning and was tempted to check if the video was there… it wasn’t…
I had the most exciting news yesterday from la lovely Noeleen. She’s getting married next year and she’s asked me to be her maid of honour! I’ve not been to a wedding in years and I’ve not been in a wedding party since my Aunt’s wedding when I was 10! The best part is that she’s getting hitched in either Jamaica or Cuba! That will be one tall order of sunshine for Sarah please! Bring it on!
26.10.04
Every once and a while...
I see something on TV that really impresses me. This new 3 Mobile ad it simply the most strange and wonderful thing I've seen in ages... click on the cherry ad when you follow the link above.
I see something on TV that really impresses me. This new 3 Mobile ad it simply the most strange and wonderful thing I've seen in ages... click on the cherry ad when you follow the link above.
22.10.04
Frustration thy name is Friday
I’m so sad that my new mobile has not arrived as supposed… will have to wait until Monday for that… will make Monday a bit more exciting I suppose J
Last night’s leaving do fiestas left me completely exhausted… didn’t even make it to the GE club afterwards… went home to bed instead. Was brilliant to see all the chello peeps probably the last time we’ll all ever get together… everyone is fluttering off to start new adventures. Good bunch… it’s just sad that it’s over.
This weekend will be filled with more work… and the continual flat hunt… a spot of breckie with jojo and the traveller… and probably many more delights that I couldn’t even possibly anticipate. All that needs to happen is for four more hours to pass and then I’ll be free to frolic.
Bon weekened!
I’m so sad that my new mobile has not arrived as supposed… will have to wait until Monday for that… will make Monday a bit more exciting I suppose J
Last night’s leaving do fiestas left me completely exhausted… didn’t even make it to the GE club afterwards… went home to bed instead. Was brilliant to see all the chello peeps probably the last time we’ll all ever get together… everyone is fluttering off to start new adventures. Good bunch… it’s just sad that it’s over.
This weekend will be filled with more work… and the continual flat hunt… a spot of breckie with jojo and the traveller… and probably many more delights that I couldn’t even possibly anticipate. All that needs to happen is for four more hours to pass and then I’ll be free to frolic.
Bon weekened!
20.10.04
On my way into work this morning…
I passed a corner shop called ‘Nikit’ no joke… obviously the owner’s name or surname but it’s just so funny…
All the grey and rain you can ever imagine is London today… and has been really for the past few weeks. Amazing how quickly summer disappeared!
I’ve finally booked my ticket home for xmas. I’m so excited to see everyone. This year has just flown by…
Still flat hunting… grim grim grim!
I am however loving my new very DVF esq black wrap around dress… Will wear it tomorrow for Andrea and Tasha’s leaving do’s! Oh yes and for Alex’s leaving do too… he’s our main designer on one of my accounts… I’m gutted that he’s leaving!
Fredu arrives next Wednesday for a week stay in London… unconfirmed of course but we like to believe…
Anyone have any swamp land in Florida they want to sell me?
I passed a corner shop called ‘Nikit’ no joke… obviously the owner’s name or surname but it’s just so funny…
All the grey and rain you can ever imagine is London today… and has been really for the past few weeks. Amazing how quickly summer disappeared!
I’ve finally booked my ticket home for xmas. I’m so excited to see everyone. This year has just flown by…
Still flat hunting… grim grim grim!
I am however loving my new very DVF esq black wrap around dress… Will wear it tomorrow for Andrea and Tasha’s leaving do’s! Oh yes and for Alex’s leaving do too… he’s our main designer on one of my accounts… I’m gutted that he’s leaving!
Fredu arrives next Wednesday for a week stay in London… unconfirmed of course but we like to believe…
Anyone have any swamp land in Florida they want to sell me?
13.10.04
What a difference a day makes…
The somewhat ominous cloud wafting above me yesterday has mostly passed… Sinead dragged me out to the social to mull over things and make me realise it’s never as bad as you think it is… It’s so funny as I’m the queen of optimism for everyone else, I always try and see the bright side of things… but it takes of ton of bricks to make me swallow the same advice when projected back onto me.
Still waiting to hear about the flatshare I have my heart set on… I’m expecting some major finger crossing from all the parties who happen to stumble upon this entry.
Approximation on:
The amount of days I have left sitting at my desk in the back corner of the studio with my French co-worker (who sits next to me) chit chatting in French until we receive an email from management complaining that we’re being anti-social: 6
The somewhat ominous cloud wafting above me yesterday has mostly passed… Sinead dragged me out to the social to mull over things and make me realise it’s never as bad as you think it is… It’s so funny as I’m the queen of optimism for everyone else, I always try and see the bright side of things… but it takes of ton of bricks to make me swallow the same advice when projected back onto me.
Still waiting to hear about the flatshare I have my heart set on… I’m expecting some major finger crossing from all the parties who happen to stumble upon this entry.
Approximation on:
The amount of days I have left sitting at my desk in the back corner of the studio with my French co-worker (who sits next to me) chit chatting in French until we receive an email from management complaining that we’re being anti-social: 6
12.10.04
I’m not sure...
If it’s something intrinsic about being someone who likes to travel/re-locate… but I now have the fear… the fear that I don’t want to be here… but an even greater fear that I don’t’ want to be anywhere else either… It’s almost like a claustrophobic feeling… I would suffocate if I moved back to Canada… or if stay here a minute longer…Even Spain right now seems too complicated… I guess the cold rainy grey English day isn’t helping much either.
I’m thinking that this is why English people drink so much tea… it’s the only thing that can shake the damp chill out of your bones on days like this.
It’s just a delicate little piece of string on which I balance right now… *teeter totter* don’t startle me, whatever you do… that would be enough.
If it’s something intrinsic about being someone who likes to travel/re-locate… but I now have the fear… the fear that I don’t want to be here… but an even greater fear that I don’t’ want to be anywhere else either… It’s almost like a claustrophobic feeling… I would suffocate if I moved back to Canada… or if stay here a minute longer…Even Spain right now seems too complicated… I guess the cold rainy grey English day isn’t helping much either.
I’m thinking that this is why English people drink so much tea… it’s the only thing that can shake the damp chill out of your bones on days like this.
It’s just a delicate little piece of string on which I balance right now… *teeter totter* don’t startle me, whatever you do… that would be enough.
11.10.04
Today my favourite series returns to BBC1!!!!
It’s been a long wait but tonight Spooks returns… Almost enough, if you will to make me squeal with delight. Sad life you say? Why yes, but when homeless and couch surfing you must be grateful for small mercies…
Off to see another flat this evening… I’m still waiting to hear back from the boys in the mansion block… they’re seeing another few people today and will decide either tomorrow or Wednesday whom they’ll ‘choose’ to rent the room to…
The weekend was spent mostly hanging out with JoJo on Saturday afternoon and working Saturday night… Sunday was spent working and reading the paper and attempting to search for a flat… I’m so rock and roll *not*
It’s been a long wait but tonight Spooks returns… Almost enough, if you will to make me squeal with delight. Sad life you say? Why yes, but when homeless and couch surfing you must be grateful for small mercies…
Off to see another flat this evening… I’m still waiting to hear back from the boys in the mansion block… they’re seeing another few people today and will decide either tomorrow or Wednesday whom they’ll ‘choose’ to rent the room to…
The weekend was spent mostly hanging out with JoJo on Saturday afternoon and working Saturday night… Sunday was spent working and reading the paper and attempting to search for a flat… I’m so rock and roll *not*
8.10.04
Today while walking through M&S at lunch
I squealed with delight at the sight of this really cute soft and squishy toy my friend and colleague, Sinead was not as impressed as I was… She asked me what joy a soft toy could possibly bring to me… to which I quickly retorted… you wouldn’t know… you’re just dead inside! She laughed and laughed and then agreed.
I’ve re-discovered the joys of radio 6. Its been a long while since I worked at Frameworks where we used to listen to it in the studio… it’s been helping prop me up and get through this long long Friday afternoon.
Flat hunting resumes this weekend… it’s nice to be free of the stress of the old landlord but not so nice to be homeless… This will be my fifth flat since I first moved to London only 3 years ago. It’s a bit much really…
Today’s likes:
Zingo taxis
M&S Greek Salad
Friends who let you couch surf
Today’s dislikes:
Missed phonecalls
Uncomfortable bras
Work in general
I squealed with delight at the sight of this really cute soft and squishy toy my friend and colleague, Sinead was not as impressed as I was… She asked me what joy a soft toy could possibly bring to me… to which I quickly retorted… you wouldn’t know… you’re just dead inside! She laughed and laughed and then agreed.
I’ve re-discovered the joys of radio 6. Its been a long while since I worked at Frameworks where we used to listen to it in the studio… it’s been helping prop me up and get through this long long Friday afternoon.
Flat hunting resumes this weekend… it’s nice to be free of the stress of the old landlord but not so nice to be homeless… This will be my fifth flat since I first moved to London only 3 years ago. It’s a bit much really…
Today’s likes:
Zingo taxis
M&S Greek Salad
Friends who let you couch surf
Today’s dislikes:
Missed phonecalls
Uncomfortable bras
Work in general
7.10.04
Updates updates!
Since I’ve last blogged… I’ve…
Still not got around to uploading my holiday pics
Moved house… to avoid the oh so joyous delights of having a dodgy landlord on the run from the cops…
Been given the new Bjork cd by my flatmate J
Fallen horrendously behind at work (due to all the flat stress)
Almost had a nervous breakdown
Met up wit the lovely Dave from Canada who is soon off to India!
Finally re-established contact with the ever elusive Mark U and Sean T!
Wrapped Fredu’s b’day pressie in the girlie wrapping paper in the world
Viewed two potential flats… due to hear on the weekend if either of them are a go...
Developed a lovely head cold
Tonight however despite the head cold and the exhaustion I’m off to Sally B’s b’day party… Doubt I’ll last long but dang I finally get to wear my new top!
Can I please order some less-stressful times please?
Thank you
28.9.04
Yesterday...
I’m sure my hormones were well off the scale… I was so irritable it was nearly unbearable… and that was just for me not any poor sod that happened to have to interact with me…. Today fuelled by a good night’s sleep and some breakfast this morning… all seems to have returned to normal. The only residual effect seems to be that my brain was convinced that today is Wednesday… Oh evil reality, it’s definitely not Wednesday.
Darrell sent me a very comic story about his run in with rogue racoons at his house in Ottawa… Oh how I laughed. Poor sausage he was so traumatised… especially the point at which they broke into his basement for a second time and he thought they had murdered his cat! Bless!
Had a great catch up with Mum this weekend… She’s so cute. I can’t wait to see her at xmas… I think she’s quite intrigued to see me too in light of recent events.
I am so loving the fact that I rolled out of my flat at quarter past nine this morning and still didn’t get here very much past half past… My poor waistline however is going to suffer from the greatly reduced amount of cardio that will result… and my motivation to go to the gym is also faltering… help!
Well I best get on climbing up the massive workload that is festering on my desk… I simply must to a holiday summary soon. I’ll schedule time in this aft to write something… oh yes I’ve got pictures too.
I’m sure my hormones were well off the scale… I was so irritable it was nearly unbearable… and that was just for me not any poor sod that happened to have to interact with me…. Today fuelled by a good night’s sleep and some breakfast this morning… all seems to have returned to normal. The only residual effect seems to be that my brain was convinced that today is Wednesday… Oh evil reality, it’s definitely not Wednesday.
Darrell sent me a very comic story about his run in with rogue racoons at his house in Ottawa… Oh how I laughed. Poor sausage he was so traumatised… especially the point at which they broke into his basement for a second time and he thought they had murdered his cat! Bless!
Had a great catch up with Mum this weekend… She’s so cute. I can’t wait to see her at xmas… I think she’s quite intrigued to see me too in light of recent events.
I am so loving the fact that I rolled out of my flat at quarter past nine this morning and still didn’t get here very much past half past… My poor waistline however is going to suffer from the greatly reduced amount of cardio that will result… and my motivation to go to the gym is also faltering… help!
Well I best get on climbing up the massive workload that is festering on my desk… I simply must to a holiday summary soon. I’ll schedule time in this aft to write something… oh yes I’ve got pictures too.
24.9.04
Today we…
Moved into our new offices on Great Titichfield street. It’s a retoune au source of sorts for me as it’s the same street I used to be on when I first started working for chello. It’s almost like the first day of school. Everyone is so excited! The people in Elsley house across the street put signs in their office windows saying ‘welcome to the block’ so sweet!
I’ve mostly been up in Crewe visiting Bentley (yesterday) and mainly running around like a mad woman. It doesn’t take long for things to pick back up to a metal pace.
This weekend is going to be a biggie… Out tonight with Andrea and her wine friends… and tomorrow another packed day…
Did I mention the fab pressies my seestor sent to me that were waiting for me upon my return from my hols? Two lovely t’shirts. One that says ‘I need holidays now’ and the other says ‘bella’ (her nickname for me). Very fab indeed!
Moved into our new offices on Great Titichfield street. It’s a retoune au source of sorts for me as it’s the same street I used to be on when I first started working for chello. It’s almost like the first day of school. Everyone is so excited! The people in Elsley house across the street put signs in their office windows saying ‘welcome to the block’ so sweet!
I’ve mostly been up in Crewe visiting Bentley (yesterday) and mainly running around like a mad woman. It doesn’t take long for things to pick back up to a metal pace.
This weekend is going to be a biggie… Out tonight with Andrea and her wine friends… and tomorrow another packed day…
Did I mention the fab pressies my seestor sent to me that were waiting for me upon my return from my hols? Two lovely t’shirts. One that says ‘I need holidays now’ and the other says ‘bella’ (her nickname for me). Very fab indeed!
20.9.04
I returned to London last night
Had the speediest luggage reclaim in history… when I got off the coach at Victoria and boarded the N73 to make my way home I noticed a body lying across the isle. I Looked at the driver whom promptly told me that the man who was standing next to him searching for answers was “quite upset about the situation” I furrowed my forehead in confusion as an unconscious person strewn across the floor on any form of public transit should surely be of some immediate concern to not just myself and the man who I looked over at who was indeed looking distressed about the unconcious man. I then looked to the driver and asked if he could call for some help for the man… The driver responded
“Okay then love, if that’s what you want me to do, then I’ll do it. But just you know that, that will mean that this bus is out of service and it will be another 20 mins before the next one comes along and the people who sort this stuff out don’t respond quickly… stupid drunks they waste everyone’s time!”
I looked at him again and responded “But sir, the man is not in a good state, what if he dies? Have you no concern?”
The driver then sighed, turned off the lights and started the process of getting help for the man. Not but a few seconds later, all the people on the upper deck came down and complained as they wanted to leave… due to the bus consensus the driver then put the lights back on, closed the door and then drove off. I stood there, absolutely incredulous of what had just happened.
Nice welcome home! Can I please return to my holidays?
On a more positive note… I had a fabulous holiday which ended with a brilliant afternoon stopover in Barcelona yesterday afternoon…
Work beckons… more to be recounted soon…
Had the speediest luggage reclaim in history… when I got off the coach at Victoria and boarded the N73 to make my way home I noticed a body lying across the isle. I Looked at the driver whom promptly told me that the man who was standing next to him searching for answers was “quite upset about the situation” I furrowed my forehead in confusion as an unconscious person strewn across the floor on any form of public transit should surely be of some immediate concern to not just myself and the man who I looked over at who was indeed looking distressed about the unconcious man. I then looked to the driver and asked if he could call for some help for the man… The driver responded
“Okay then love, if that’s what you want me to do, then I’ll do it. But just you know that, that will mean that this bus is out of service and it will be another 20 mins before the next one comes along and the people who sort this stuff out don’t respond quickly… stupid drunks they waste everyone’s time!”
I looked at him again and responded “But sir, the man is not in a good state, what if he dies? Have you no concern?”
The driver then sighed, turned off the lights and started the process of getting help for the man. Not but a few seconds later, all the people on the upper deck came down and complained as they wanted to leave… due to the bus consensus the driver then put the lights back on, closed the door and then drove off. I stood there, absolutely incredulous of what had just happened.
Nice welcome home! Can I please return to my holidays?
On a more positive note… I had a fabulous holiday which ended with a brilliant afternoon stopover in Barcelona yesterday afternoon…
Work beckons… more to be recounted soon…
2.9.04
1.9.04
So...
Today may be the first of September
And the mere thought of that convinces me that winter is just a day away… that was of course until I checked the BBC weather site … which announces 29 degrees and sunny as the forecast for this weekend…
Tomorrow after work all the Project managers are going to venture out on the annual narrow boat adventure. Our director of PM owns one and is going to set us off down the canal after work. It’s quite exciting as I’ve never been on one before J I shall make sure to take pictures
I learned a very important life lesson yesterday… cycling while wearing lip gloss is like cycling with fly paper on your lips… both catch them… both would be as effective as one and other… yuck
KJ is in Brighton this evening. I’m so sad I can’t see her. She arrives at 6 and leaves tomorrow morning at 7 so there is really no time to see her. It’s quite disappointing really as this is her one and only trip to the London area this year… and she starts back at school next week so that’s it! I’m toying with the idea of going down there on the train after work… but I’m on my bike and by the time I get home and get on the train and get there it will be 10pm at the earliest… then I would have to slug it back up to London first thing with all the crazy commuters… argh. Life is so not fair sometimes…
Today may be the first of September
And the mere thought of that convinces me that winter is just a day away… that was of course until I checked the BBC weather site … which announces 29 degrees and sunny as the forecast for this weekend…
Tomorrow after work all the Project managers are going to venture out on the annual narrow boat adventure. Our director of PM owns one and is going to set us off down the canal after work. It’s quite exciting as I’ve never been on one before J I shall make sure to take pictures
I learned a very important life lesson yesterday… cycling while wearing lip gloss is like cycling with fly paper on your lips… both catch them… both would be as effective as one and other… yuck
KJ is in Brighton this evening. I’m so sad I can’t see her. She arrives at 6 and leaves tomorrow morning at 7 so there is really no time to see her. It’s quite disappointing really as this is her one and only trip to the London area this year… and she starts back at school next week so that’s it! I’m toying with the idea of going down there on the train after work… but I’m on my bike and by the time I get home and get on the train and get there it will be 10pm at the earliest… then I would have to slug it back up to London first thing with all the crazy commuters… argh. Life is so not fair sometimes…
31.8.04
Today I am mostly feeling...
Extraordinarily angry towards miss woo… whom after a spout of rudeness towards my friend who was in town visiting a few weeks back… defended her actions as being fuelled by her residual anger towards me for having broken up with her… and thusly decided that she no longer wanted to see me. I’ve been nothing more than patient with her and accommodating to her every whim of wanting to be my friend and then not cycles… I’ve had enough. I can’t believe that at 28 I’m still dealing with this sort of rubbish. The more I think about it… the more I’m inclined to think that telling the truth never seems to be the best policy… I guess people are just more comfortable ending a relationship in a dramatic fashion rather than in a logical adult manor. I don’t’ get it. You’re damned if you do, you’re dammed if you don’t.
The long weekend was a well needed treat. Should be just enough to keep me going until the big launch next week and my flight out of here on the 10th!
Note to self… going to the gym at half six on a Tuesday morning is sheer insanity… and if attempted, will leave you feeling mostly drowsy in the early afternoon. However it does act as a good way of actually getting one’s arse to the gym when you’re generally too busy working late.
Extraordinarily angry towards miss woo… whom after a spout of rudeness towards my friend who was in town visiting a few weeks back… defended her actions as being fuelled by her residual anger towards me for having broken up with her… and thusly decided that she no longer wanted to see me. I’ve been nothing more than patient with her and accommodating to her every whim of wanting to be my friend and then not cycles… I’ve had enough. I can’t believe that at 28 I’m still dealing with this sort of rubbish. The more I think about it… the more I’m inclined to think that telling the truth never seems to be the best policy… I guess people are just more comfortable ending a relationship in a dramatic fashion rather than in a logical adult manor. I don’t’ get it. You’re damned if you do, you’re dammed if you don’t.
The long weekend was a well needed treat. Should be just enough to keep me going until the big launch next week and my flight out of here on the 10th!
Note to self… going to the gym at half six on a Tuesday morning is sheer insanity… and if attempted, will leave you feeling mostly drowsy in the early afternoon. However it does act as a good way of actually getting one’s arse to the gym when you’re generally too busy working late.
27.8.04
I’m in a really weird place right now..
I bit here a bit there and a bit scattered from all the changes that I’ve been through in the past couple of months… I know at the beginning of the year that I felt that this would be a year of change… little did I know that it would be the year of unending change. Stop the world I want to get off.
Do you think white magic works?… I think the power of pig tails is highly under rated… not the ones that are attached to pigs of course… the ones you wear in your hair… ha even writing about them works. I rest my case *mutters to self*
The long weekend is upon us and no plans have been made – bar shopping on Saturday morning… but with pay day landing on Tuesday next week it’s just a bit cruel if you ask me… but that’s what overdrafts are for right?
I’m sitting on a knife edge waiting for my client to decide on a launch date for all the projects that we have launching the week of the 10th. If they choose mid week then I may be granted permission to take a half day off on Friday and leave on my holiday *shock horror- I know I finally booked* I’m heading to Portugal and Maybe Spain! Sio is in Portugal again now... Poor thing… I rang her last night and she told me the most upsetting news… the beloved Oscar (her dog) died… she was in Lisbon for the weekend and she came back to find him dead… She thinks he may have eaten poison or something like that. Poor little oskie… He was such a cool guy.
24.8.04
Can you decipher…
Which of the following things have not happened to me in the past few days?
- Met a 21 year old astrophysicist that can’t ride a bicycle
- Drank white wine in a poncy wine bar in Parson’s Green
- Got offered Coke by a 6’5 black drag queen
- Was invited to the Polish ambassador’s garden party
- Ate strawberry cheesecake while drinking corona
- Sat in a hot tub naked in the GE club
- Flooded my Kitchen
- Tried on tapered jeans
- Went to the gym at 6h30 am
- Listen to 2 massive attack albums back to back
And oh yea... Happy London anniversary to me... no suggestions were made thus no celebrations will be either :(
Ha!
20.8.04
Ladies and Gentlemen...
May I please introduce the chyk rock band that’s storming the nation - > “ Not yet set Jelly! ” singing the first single from their album ‘knock her up in the back of nowhere’ *crowd goes wild*
We so totally invented the best band last night at the pub… It will feature Andrea, Tasha and I … It will mostly be loud noisey-esq music… and Tasha will also be the only person who can play an instrument… because really, she’s the only one who can… We’ve not told her yet but I’m sure she’ll be keen. I think we need a drummer… but the details are yet to be confirmed.
Bloody hell what a laugh we had last night!
Bring on the weekend, Thursday night was a good warm up. Good thing It’s all cycle lanes home from soho to mine… eek!
May I please introduce the chyk rock band that’s storming the nation - > “ Not yet set Jelly! ” singing the first single from their album ‘knock her up in the back of nowhere’ *crowd goes wild*
We so totally invented the best band last night at the pub… It will feature Andrea, Tasha and I … It will mostly be loud noisey-esq music… and Tasha will also be the only person who can play an instrument… because really, she’s the only one who can… We’ve not told her yet but I’m sure she’ll be keen. I think we need a drummer… but the details are yet to be confirmed.
Bloody hell what a laugh we had last night!
Bring on the weekend, Thursday night was a good warm up. Good thing It’s all cycle lanes home from soho to mine… eek!
17.8.04
Seven days and counting...
Till my 3 year anniversary of moving across the big ol' pond that we call the Altantic and setting up camp here in Jolly London town. I've clearly missed my 3 year bloguversary but I'm sure me arriving here should be more significant... no?
I shall be accepting suggestions on how I should celebrate this most joyous of days... please do contribute... I do accepts coppers if you've got any spare ones in your pockets while you're at it!
*sigh* 3 years... well at least I now can say there is an anniversary that aptly matches my mental age!
Till my 3 year anniversary of moving across the big ol' pond that we call the Altantic and setting up camp here in Jolly London town. I've clearly missed my 3 year bloguversary but I'm sure me arriving here should be more significant... no?
I shall be accepting suggestions on how I should celebrate this most joyous of days... please do contribute... I do accepts coppers if you've got any spare ones in your pockets while you're at it!
*sigh* 3 years... well at least I now can say there is an anniversary that aptly matches my mental age!
The fates simply do not allow…
Me to manage to stay up until 11pm and chose the correct channel out of all five that are on offer in my house… to allow me the pleasure of watching the entire first episode of the new series of the Sopranos last night… no no… I managed to doze off on the wrong channel and then wake up 15 mins before the show ended… then just as my luck would have it, manage to not fall asleep again for another 30 mins after!!! However I can attest that is this was my only drama last night I’m ahead of the game.
The world travelling miss B returns to the UK this evening after her whirlwind trip to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. No doubt she’ll be bronzed and chilled out and slim as ever… meanwhile back in the bat cave… Sarah scurries about to camouflage her newly acquired kilos and pasty white flesh… I think she’ll be most impressed that I managed to keep the flat in a good state of affairs and even managed to sort out the garden a bit (not that she’ll ever go out there) she sites her Ailurophobia tee hee hee…
Yes, but today is Tuesday.
Me to manage to stay up until 11pm and chose the correct channel out of all five that are on offer in my house… to allow me the pleasure of watching the entire first episode of the new series of the Sopranos last night… no no… I managed to doze off on the wrong channel and then wake up 15 mins before the show ended… then just as my luck would have it, manage to not fall asleep again for another 30 mins after!!! However I can attest that is this was my only drama last night I’m ahead of the game.
The world travelling miss B returns to the UK this evening after her whirlwind trip to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. No doubt she’ll be bronzed and chilled out and slim as ever… meanwhile back in the bat cave… Sarah scurries about to camouflage her newly acquired kilos and pasty white flesh… I think she’ll be most impressed that I managed to keep the flat in a good state of affairs and even managed to sort out the garden a bit (not that she’ll ever go out there) she sites her Ailurophobia tee hee hee…
Yes, but today is Tuesday.
12.8.04
Yesterday
When I was getting ready for work I was sploshing about in the bath and realised I had run out of shampoo… So I reached for the baby shampoo that KJ and I bought when we were in Barcelona back in March (ever cute that it is it came with a little Symba bath plug)… that stuff does wonders for the hair let me tell you… but I think there is a much more sinister side to this bottle… I believe it was the catalyst to other things that transpired later on during my day… so strong were the abilities that it made my phone ring in the afternoon… I really thought that shampoo was supposed to wash men out of your hair… not wash them back in!
On a different note… Darrell is jetting into London from Ottawa for a 26 hour whirlwind trip. His mate works for a Canadian airline and he’s nabbed a buddy pass to come over for a quick visit. I’ve not seen him in 3 years (since I left) will be great to see him! Also on the arrivals list are Michi and Jutta who are arriving from Vienna Tomorrow. Michi is in town for her handover before she leaves chello to work for the Austrian Foreign Service… so she decided to come over a bit early and enjoy London. *pulls out big gay ‘what to do in London book’* I’m so out of practise I’m sure all the places that I once went to are no longer cool… *giggles* not been that long, just thought it sounded funny.
My mission between now and tomorrow is to keep it low-fi and make it to the gym again tonight. How much weight can one woman gain in 1.5 weeks of not going to the gym due to illness? The answer would be 2.5 kilos to be exact. Clearly I ate all the pies! *shh don’t tell anyone that I’ve got a cherry pie in my fridge and the most delicious Belgian chocolates courtesy of Mr. S*
When I was getting ready for work I was sploshing about in the bath and realised I had run out of shampoo… So I reached for the baby shampoo that KJ and I bought when we were in Barcelona back in March (ever cute that it is it came with a little Symba bath plug)… that stuff does wonders for the hair let me tell you… but I think there is a much more sinister side to this bottle… I believe it was the catalyst to other things that transpired later on during my day… so strong were the abilities that it made my phone ring in the afternoon… I really thought that shampoo was supposed to wash men out of your hair… not wash them back in!
On a different note… Darrell is jetting into London from Ottawa for a 26 hour whirlwind trip. His mate works for a Canadian airline and he’s nabbed a buddy pass to come over for a quick visit. I’ve not seen him in 3 years (since I left) will be great to see him! Also on the arrivals list are Michi and Jutta who are arriving from Vienna Tomorrow. Michi is in town for her handover before she leaves chello to work for the Austrian Foreign Service… so she decided to come over a bit early and enjoy London. *pulls out big gay ‘what to do in London book’* I’m so out of practise I’m sure all the places that I once went to are no longer cool… *giggles* not been that long, just thought it sounded funny.
My mission between now and tomorrow is to keep it low-fi and make it to the gym again tonight. How much weight can one woman gain in 1.5 weeks of not going to the gym due to illness? The answer would be 2.5 kilos to be exact. Clearly I ate all the pies! *shh don’t tell anyone that I’ve got a cherry pie in my fridge and the most delicious Belgian chocolates courtesy of Mr. S*
11.8.04
Today I’m...
Mostly wearing a pretty girly sun dress and have been heard announcing that I’m mostly being a girl today. I’m not quite sure what I’m supposed to be every other day of the year as I often wear skirts and makeup and such but I guess because this is a sundress with strappy straps and has a flower on it… it’s considered more girly than usual.
I am happy to report that I managed to cycle past the scene of the carnage that I witnessed yesterday and did not get too freaked out. I really hope that the run over guy is okay… maybe I should put an ad in the paper at the back that reads…
“ Me on sliver mountain bike, you across the road being run over by a green mini van. Just wondering if you’re okay?” Think I would get an answer?
Below you will find a pic from the sports day… note that this image is from the pub afterwards. This is due to the fact that the other pictures are just too random…
Mostly wearing a pretty girly sun dress and have been heard announcing that I’m mostly being a girl today. I’m not quite sure what I’m supposed to be every other day of the year as I often wear skirts and makeup and such but I guess because this is a sundress with strappy straps and has a flower on it… it’s considered more girly than usual.
I am happy to report that I managed to cycle past the scene of the carnage that I witnessed yesterday and did not get too freaked out. I really hope that the run over guy is okay… maybe I should put an ad in the paper at the back that reads…
“ Me on sliver mountain bike, you across the road being run over by a green mini van. Just wondering if you’re okay?” Think I would get an answer?
Below you will find a pic from the sports day… note that this image is from the pub afterwards. This is due to the fact that the other pictures are just too random…
10.8.04
Crunch!
Today, not far from my house down near UCL, I was waiting at the traffic lights to turn right. It was lightly raining and very grey. An enthusiastic jogger approached across the road he was to the right of me on a diagonal. He was jogging on the spot as the traffic whizzed passed – waiting for the light to change… Then all of a sudden, I don’t know why but he just stepped out in the road about a quarter of an inch still jogging up and down as joggers do to keep the momentum. Then at that exact moment a mini van whizzed buy and shmucked him! Right there in front of me. I was almost sick instantly. It was pretty horrific. Luckily he did not get pulled under the van but I can tell you that the sound of his bones breaking was probably the worst sound I’ve ever heard. The driver screeched to a stop and leapt out. The rest of the traffic kept going by as the lights had not yet changed… So there I was with another cyclist right next to me in total shock to what we had just witnessed. People ran to his assistance as I think both his legs were broken and possibly his arm too… the pulled him onto the curb as we helplessly looked on and the traffic continued to flow through the intersection.
By the time the lights changed there were about 10 people around him ringing for an ambulance and such so I did not stop for fear of adding to the chaos. I was quite freaked out but knew if I stopped cycling that I would not have made it to work. Not a nice way to start the day. I hope he’s okay.
Today, not far from my house down near UCL, I was waiting at the traffic lights to turn right. It was lightly raining and very grey. An enthusiastic jogger approached across the road he was to the right of me on a diagonal. He was jogging on the spot as the traffic whizzed passed – waiting for the light to change… Then all of a sudden, I don’t know why but he just stepped out in the road about a quarter of an inch still jogging up and down as joggers do to keep the momentum. Then at that exact moment a mini van whizzed buy and shmucked him! Right there in front of me. I was almost sick instantly. It was pretty horrific. Luckily he did not get pulled under the van but I can tell you that the sound of his bones breaking was probably the worst sound I’ve ever heard. The driver screeched to a stop and leapt out. The rest of the traffic kept going by as the lights had not yet changed… So there I was with another cyclist right next to me in total shock to what we had just witnessed. People ran to his assistance as I think both his legs were broken and possibly his arm too… the pulled him onto the curb as we helplessly looked on and the traffic continued to flow through the intersection.
By the time the lights changed there were about 10 people around him ringing for an ambulance and such so I did not stop for fear of adding to the chaos. I was quite freaked out but knew if I stopped cycling that I would not have made it to work. Not a nice way to start the day. I hope he’s okay.
9.8.04
Friday afternoon...
Was our company’s summer party, we went to Holland park to play baseball. It was a glorious day, hot sunny and clear. I’ve not played baseball in years! Well I guess it wasn’t so much baseball as it was cricket with a splash of rounders and a soupcon of baseball rules thrown in for good measure. Some of my favourite rules were as follows:
- 5 outs per inning
- If the pitcher thew a ball outside of the batters range it was called a ‘no ball’
- If the batter strikes out, then they are able to make a run to first base. If they out run the ball then they get on base
- If a batter strikes out then they are no longer able to bat during that inning
- You did not need to touch the bases as you ran them
- There were only 2 innings
- Average scores per inning were something like 16 runs each side
What a fun day. My team ended up winning… will put up some photos J
Friday night
Post baseball people went to a nice little pub near to the park where we had a few drinks on the company’s tab and then I headed towards the tube while chatting with the lovely Siobhan. Jetted back to mine on the central line and got ready to meet miss Duffy. We headed to Canteloupe to meet up with Susie B from work where she was celebrating her b’day. Hot doesn’t even begin to describe the temperature in the bar… We skuttered along across the road to the medicine bar where we were joined by Sally and Phil and then a bit later on Nick from work and Alex came along too. The place was dead but we danced like wankers… it was a good laugh
Saturday morning
Made my way down to Gatwick to collect the flying Dutchman… aboard the train teaming with people heading down to Brighton Pride. Some scary ladies on board let me tell you…. Collected the goods and headed back to London. 2h later and loads of faffing we headed out to Regents park for a picnic. We spent the day lounging in the sun enjoying a feast of champagne and other yummy titbits. Ah ça faisait du bien! Headed home and washed off all the park grime and got ready for miss Andrea’s arrival. With her she brought TVR boi who was most lovely. We drank champers in the garden and finally got some use out of the outdoor candles Dan and I bought so many moons ago. We skipped along to Sante Fe as no warm evening is complete without a few yummy cocktails… We then headed to the jazz bar back in the old hood and listened to some nice tunes and chatted until it was time to go.
Sunday morning
Was very hot. If you ask my blond neighbour… she’ll concur. *giggles*
Sunday night
Met up with Jojo woo tim sally and phil at the northgate for a light supper. Then finally retired home for some well deserved rest.
Monday morning
Came too quickly… where is the rewind button? I want to do the weekend over again.
6.8.04
since i last wrote...
I've mostly:
- met two beautiful pugs in the street... (one all black one caramel and black)
- been ill (cough cough)
- not gone to the gym once
- only cycled to work once
- done proper grocery shopping
- had two really nice bottles of champers
- met up with old work peeps for a catch up
- met up with Hon and Naoko
- had a very manic weekend (which probably caused the illness)
- written too many statements of work
- missed the tube as i was too busy txting to notice the train had arrived
- accidently went to bed without putting rattus back in his cage (he's fine Dan I promise!)
- caught a lift with a mate down upper street on the cross bar of his bike in a skirt (precarious doesn't even begin to explain it)
- Met a French bloke who wore a watch worth more than all my worldy posessions put together
- done arts and crafts with my flowerpots in the sitting room
- not eaten nearly enough... not even junk food is inticing
- gone to counsel estate in new cross
- gone to clapham
- not written to my mother
Things on the agenda for the next 48h
- afternoon in the sun (work sports day - jolly- jolly)
- post sports day trip to the pub
- meeting up with denise (who's back in town for job interviews)
- meeting up with miss woo
- meeting up with susy b in shoreditch
- travelling to collect a flying dutchman
- cocktails with andrea
- supper with jo jo, Tim, Woo and Sally and Phil in bricklane
and the rest i can happily say that I've not planned... who needs a holiday? Every day is an adventure...
I've mostly:
- met two beautiful pugs in the street... (one all black one caramel and black)
- been ill (cough cough)
- not gone to the gym once
- only cycled to work once
- done proper grocery shopping
- had two really nice bottles of champers
- met up with old work peeps for a catch up
- met up with Hon and Naoko
- had a very manic weekend (which probably caused the illness)
- written too many statements of work
- missed the tube as i was too busy txting to notice the train had arrived
- accidently went to bed without putting rattus back in his cage (he's fine Dan I promise!)
- caught a lift with a mate down upper street on the cross bar of his bike in a skirt (precarious doesn't even begin to explain it)
- Met a French bloke who wore a watch worth more than all my worldy posessions put together
- done arts and crafts with my flowerpots in the sitting room
- not eaten nearly enough... not even junk food is inticing
- gone to counsel estate in new cross
- gone to clapham
- not written to my mother
Things on the agenda for the next 48h
- afternoon in the sun (work sports day - jolly- jolly)
- post sports day trip to the pub
- meeting up with denise (who's back in town for job interviews)
- meeting up with miss woo
- meeting up with susy b in shoreditch
- travelling to collect a flying dutchman
- cocktails with andrea
- supper with jo jo, Tim, Woo and Sally and Phil in bricklane
and the rest i can happily say that I've not planned... who needs a holiday? Every day is an adventure...
29.7.04
I stopped in at the bike shop...
on my way in this morning… to try and fix my wonky saddle problem once and for all… the guy fixed it up good and proper but now that it’s fixed it just feels strange… was so abnormal for so long it began to feel normal… needless to say things like that often happen in my life…
Summer decided to make a return to London town today. It’s a blissful 29 degrees here… outside meeting this morning was fab! Now that the afternoon is spinning and spinning, it’s becoming a wee bit uncomfortable… mind you I don’t mind too much it’s better than blasted air con!
Just found out that Andrea and I are living in a different planet as the Big chill festival is this weekend and we’re going to miss it. I really wanted to see Andy’s gig on Friday night… but alas it’s now too late and it’s all sold out!
Someone forgot to wind the clocks today I’m so certain. Time is passing unbearably slowly… maybe it’s the heat?
on my way in this morning… to try and fix my wonky saddle problem once and for all… the guy fixed it up good and proper but now that it’s fixed it just feels strange… was so abnormal for so long it began to feel normal… needless to say things like that often happen in my life…
Summer decided to make a return to London town today. It’s a blissful 29 degrees here… outside meeting this morning was fab! Now that the afternoon is spinning and spinning, it’s becoming a wee bit uncomfortable… mind you I don’t mind too much it’s better than blasted air con!
Just found out that Andrea and I are living in a different planet as the Big chill festival is this weekend and we’re going to miss it. I really wanted to see Andy’s gig on Friday night… but alas it’s now too late and it’s all sold out!
Someone forgot to wind the clocks today I’m so certain. Time is passing unbearably slowly… maybe it’s the heat?
27.7.04
Along with the beautiful cows
The weekend was good fun... Leaving from city airport on a Friday night is quite funny… as you can imagine it was all suits and just little old me I didn’t look out of place at all I swear... The flight was super fast and I think the best part about it was being able to see the sun set! It was so lovely… seeing the sun set is one of the things that I miss the most about living in London… you just never see it.
Mr. S collected me and we dropped my stuff off at his place and headed out to meet up with some of his mates. A few vodkas and laughs later with a bit of dancing thrown in for good measure… it was time to call it a night. Saturday morning we recovered while S fed me full of watermelon and strawberry and grape smoothies, Yum! Squeezed in some shopping and procured some ever precious chocolate sprinkles to bring with me back to London… got some for miss Andrea too! Ate the best Italian sandwich I’ve ever had and then went for a nice long walk where we visited the baby cows pictured below. Champagne and lots of chatter and such later the night turned into day and one quick bowl of vla later - and I was whisked back to the airport by my gracious host and off to Birmingham to meet my seestor.
I arrived literally 10 minutes before her and her crew did. Perfect timing! Once checked into the hotel we ventured out the strip joint laden and chilly streets of the city to find somewhere to have lunch. After eating we headed straight back to Seestors hotel as she was feeling ill… We chilled out until 19h when I headed out towards the coach station to catch a bus back to London… What a production… in true Sarah ‘weird things only happen to me style’ I ended up sitting with the bus driver right up front… I mean like right next to him in the seat normally used by the tour guide (wasn’t a regular coach) it was so funny. Why is it that things like that only happen to me? It meant no sleeping like I had originally planned; I had little choice but to chat with the coach driver for the entire journey!
I find whenever I travel my mind bubbles up with millions of thoughts and observations and strangeness… It’s quite exhausting… guess it’s a side effect of having time away from the normal spin that is my life and once I’m out… my brain goes on the spin cycle in an attempt to quickly remove all traces of damp that my life usually sports… crazy! Even in my sleep things are manic and strange… I must bring my laptop the next time I travel and try and write some of it down…
Had dinner with the lovely miss Andrea at her place last night and got home just after midnight… getting out of bed this morning was slow!!!! Can I just say that girl hormones suck a lot…? Yea thanks.
I would have so loved to see this gig! Imagine?
Meeting up with miss woo tonight to give her all the pictures she took on my camera for the nude painting she was commissioned to do… such a funny thing to have a camera filled with pictures of naked men! Her and Jo jo moving again this weekend… back again with Faye just like old times!
Dan is off on her eastern holiday extravaganza soon… I will then be left to rat sit… Think rattus and I might just get a bit rock and roll while his mum is away! *chocolate for supper!*
23.7.04
Damn you,
haribo… I’m now becoming addicted to Tangfastics and starmix minis…. At only 10p a pack you just can’t go wrong… better than a mars bar I suppose.
Bought a lovely necklace from Isabel Marant at lunch ... it’s sooooooooooooo pretty (but not on the website)… I wanted to buy the Isabel Marant bronze star but it wasn't so much in tune wit the new top I bought... but dang I should as in the shop near my work It's only 17,50£ rather than the original 50£ something pounds!
The day is just dragging on... mostly because I'm so anxious to get out of here and get the weekend started... I've got to get to city airport from my office here in west London... hello 1h tube journey... wish me luck.
22.7.04
It’s still up in the air...
But we’re planning this photo shoot for next week here at work. I mentioned earlier in the week how great it was when you meet people who love what they do… well I rang up my friend Chris who’ve I’ve worked with before and asked him to come in to meet our creative team leader… well as long as the shoot is a go then he’s getting the work! He is one of those amazingly brilliant people who adores what he does… It makes me so happy to hopefully have given him some work. Better him then MIA boi in Spain… jaysus am I still bitter about that?
The other day when I was cycling to work I saw this Muslim woman with some pretty funky head dress… she had her head covered of course but instead of a veil to cover her nose and mouth and forehead she had this mad mask-esq thing that was made out of some metal… it covered her eyebrows and down the bridge of her nose and mouth… it was so strange… but looked really cool. I wish I could understand that custom… I wonder what they think of me cycling by in my ¾ length shorts and bike helmet… wonder if they gasp at my indecency or look and ponder the same thing … that they wished they could understand my custom…
Tomorrow I’m off at 5 from work to go to Amsterdam till Sunday when I’ll fly to Birmingham to see the seestor who will be there for the day. Then on the train back down to London. I’ll spend more travelling than anything… but should be good fun. Off home shortly to pack and get ready for some fun!
But we’re planning this photo shoot for next week here at work. I mentioned earlier in the week how great it was when you meet people who love what they do… well I rang up my friend Chris who’ve I’ve worked with before and asked him to come in to meet our creative team leader… well as long as the shoot is a go then he’s getting the work! He is one of those amazingly brilliant people who adores what he does… It makes me so happy to hopefully have given him some work. Better him then MIA boi in Spain… jaysus am I still bitter about that?
The other day when I was cycling to work I saw this Muslim woman with some pretty funky head dress… she had her head covered of course but instead of a veil to cover her nose and mouth and forehead she had this mad mask-esq thing that was made out of some metal… it covered her eyebrows and down the bridge of her nose and mouth… it was so strange… but looked really cool. I wish I could understand that custom… I wonder what they think of me cycling by in my ¾ length shorts and bike helmet… wonder if they gasp at my indecency or look and ponder the same thing … that they wished they could understand my custom…
Tomorrow I’m off at 5 from work to go to Amsterdam till Sunday when I’ll fly to Birmingham to see the seestor who will be there for the day. Then on the train back down to London. I’ll spend more travelling than anything… but should be good fun. Off home shortly to pack and get ready for some fun!
19.7.04
There are a few honest people left...
here in London… there are also some really thick people… me being that person in this occasion. I somehow managed to abandon my minidisk player at the gym after my workout on Monday or Tuesday last week. Saturday morning when I was hunting around the flat for my minidisk I realised that it was indeed MIA. I pitched up at the gym and sure enough, some kind person had turned it in.
Andy’s gig on Saturday night was brilliant. He’s looking really well. Clearly leaving chello was a very good decision for him. I can’t express enough how happy it makes me to see people enjoying what they love most it’s such a buzz. I can only hope that one day I’ll find something that I adore doing…bring it on.
Caught up with the lovely miss Hannah on Friday night and Miss Dearbhla on Sunday. I even managed to do some baking on Sunday afternoon. Was quite a pleasant weekend all around.
Some sad news from the chello front… they’ve announced that the PC team is being re-located to a’dam. So everyone I used to work with is more or less being made redundant. It’s a real shite thing…. But they’re all fab so no double they’ll find work in no time. I am such a jammy bitch… The last 3 jobs I’ve had have done the same thing not long after I’d left… maybe I’m like the death knoll for companies! I’m so clever I can make both jobs and boys disappear…. Oh yea… cherry cheesecakes too, but who’s counting?
here in London… there are also some really thick people… me being that person in this occasion. I somehow managed to abandon my minidisk player at the gym after my workout on Monday or Tuesday last week. Saturday morning when I was hunting around the flat for my minidisk I realised that it was indeed MIA. I pitched up at the gym and sure enough, some kind person had turned it in.
Andy’s gig on Saturday night was brilliant. He’s looking really well. Clearly leaving chello was a very good decision for him. I can’t express enough how happy it makes me to see people enjoying what they love most it’s such a buzz. I can only hope that one day I’ll find something that I adore doing…bring it on.
Caught up with the lovely miss Hannah on Friday night and Miss Dearbhla on Sunday. I even managed to do some baking on Sunday afternoon. Was quite a pleasant weekend all around.
Some sad news from the chello front… they’ve announced that the PC team is being re-located to a’dam. So everyone I used to work with is more or less being made redundant. It’s a real shite thing…. But they’re all fab so no double they’ll find work in no time. I am such a jammy bitch… The last 3 jobs I’ve had have done the same thing not long after I’d left… maybe I’m like the death knoll for companies! I’m so clever I can make both jobs and boys disappear…. Oh yea… cherry cheesecakes too, but who’s counting?
15.7.04
Okay so it’s like a hundred years after the fact but...
I’ve just discovered Andrea Parker and she’s brilliant!!!! So I’m mostly listening to her while actually getting some constructive work done!
The sun is kind of thinking of coming out it’s been bloody ages… summer just doesn’t want to arrive here this year…
Dan and I have both agreed that this year has been one of the worst by far in ages… just when you think nothing else can go wrong… something new pops up… I can’t write about it online but man oh man… someone we know has been very very naughty… not me or Dan of course… cause we’re little angels…
I can’t believe it’s almost the weekend yet again… time is just evaporating these days… too bad my waistline isn’t!
I’ve just discovered Andrea Parker and she’s brilliant!!!! So I’m mostly listening to her while actually getting some constructive work done!
The sun is kind of thinking of coming out it’s been bloody ages… summer just doesn’t want to arrive here this year…
Dan and I have both agreed that this year has been one of the worst by far in ages… just when you think nothing else can go wrong… something new pops up… I can’t write about it online but man oh man… someone we know has been very very naughty… not me or Dan of course… cause we’re little angels…
I can’t believe it’s almost the weekend yet again… time is just evaporating these days… too bad my waistline isn’t!
13.7.04
Crime stopper
Last night the ever resourceful miss Andrea took a bite out of crime. While leaving the office at 9pm she noticed a man with a van pull up next to a bike rack. He was merrily cutting his way through someone’s D Lock with some metal cutting instrument that was powered via his cigarette lighter. She rang the local police not on 999 of course but the local station and handed them the description of the culprit as well as his number plate!” Yea Andrea!
Now, there are three things about this event that shock me… one, being that it was in Chelsea not the ghetto of Dalston… two, is that not a single person beyond her seemed to pay any notice to the crime being committed… and three, that oh my god this is like so what happened to my bike when it got nicked!
My evening was much less eventful. I didn’t arrive home from work until 8 at which point I dragged my raggedy arse to the gym… much to my surprise it was still heaving with people! Had a good workout then trekked home for some very late night dining.
Today I am mostly wearing my new jeans purchased this weekend at Selfridges… summer sale was good to me… Only two more weekends till I get to see seestor! Then there will be even more shopping!
Life isn’t all doom and gloom in London… not like the uplifting cheerful postings that I’ve been writing as of late would have led you to believe anything to the contrary…. No no… that would simply not be true.
Last night the ever resourceful miss Andrea took a bite out of crime. While leaving the office at 9pm she noticed a man with a van pull up next to a bike rack. He was merrily cutting his way through someone’s D Lock with some metal cutting instrument that was powered via his cigarette lighter. She rang the local police not on 999 of course but the local station and handed them the description of the culprit as well as his number plate!” Yea Andrea!
Now, there are three things about this event that shock me… one, being that it was in Chelsea not the ghetto of Dalston… two, is that not a single person beyond her seemed to pay any notice to the crime being committed… and three, that oh my god this is like so what happened to my bike when it got nicked!
My evening was much less eventful. I didn’t arrive home from work until 8 at which point I dragged my raggedy arse to the gym… much to my surprise it was still heaving with people! Had a good workout then trekked home for some very late night dining.
Today I am mostly wearing my new jeans purchased this weekend at Selfridges… summer sale was good to me… Only two more weekends till I get to see seestor! Then there will be even more shopping!
Life isn’t all doom and gloom in London… not like the uplifting cheerful postings that I’ve been writing as of late would have led you to believe anything to the contrary…. No no… that would simply not be true.
12.7.04
So yea
I’m getting there…
God It really does take a while to heal after something falls apart… I know it wasn’t much to begin with but still when you’re working with a concept you can’t help but make it feel perfect as there are no confines… so yea it’s a total dream world… as I try and move on and keep busy and not dwell on it too much I surprise myself just how much of an effort this has been. I think I’ve figured out why… I think I was looking for an escape from London… a good branch to help me make the leap to Spain that I’ve been wanting to do for a while… a relief from the grind of big city living… so I guess it’s not so much him that I’m grieving over… more so the lost of this quick bridge over to one of my life goals… ever a fantasy it was that I would achieve this change via a relationship. In the end I know it’s a good thing, as it’s very unlike me to try and lean on someone else to achieve something… guess this just proved that the minute I try and lean… I fall right out of the branch. I’m better off doing it on my own… less regrets, and more certainty.
Still, I find it kind of sad that I was fooled by what I thought was love… how wrong I was… so yea… maybe it’s that, that’s making it so rotten.
Jo says it karma
And as I’ve written before… karma is sweet… except for when it’s the bitter pill you’ve got to swallow.
I’m getting there…
God It really does take a while to heal after something falls apart… I know it wasn’t much to begin with but still when you’re working with a concept you can’t help but make it feel perfect as there are no confines… so yea it’s a total dream world… as I try and move on and keep busy and not dwell on it too much I surprise myself just how much of an effort this has been. I think I’ve figured out why… I think I was looking for an escape from London… a good branch to help me make the leap to Spain that I’ve been wanting to do for a while… a relief from the grind of big city living… so I guess it’s not so much him that I’m grieving over… more so the lost of this quick bridge over to one of my life goals… ever a fantasy it was that I would achieve this change via a relationship. In the end I know it’s a good thing, as it’s very unlike me to try and lean on someone else to achieve something… guess this just proved that the minute I try and lean… I fall right out of the branch. I’m better off doing it on my own… less regrets, and more certainty.
Still, I find it kind of sad that I was fooled by what I thought was love… how wrong I was… so yea… maybe it’s that, that’s making it so rotten.
Jo says it karma
And as I’ve written before… karma is sweet… except for when it’s the bitter pill you’ve got to swallow.
8.7.04
Goodness me it’s been ages
It’s almost like I’ve been in a coma… but no, it’s not the case… it’s simply work work work work. However adding to my feeling that I’ve been in a coma is the recent freak immergence of a poncho-demic! As if by magic and almost over night, London has become a wash of ponchos! Every woman in town is sporting one… trendy new ones and even old ones that have been sequestered away in peoples lofts for the past 20 years (them ones are da brown ones)… Where was I while this was happening? *shakes head*
Tumbling down off the peak that was the last few months of my life… I’m mostly consumed in using the 3 milli seconds I have to myself at work, into finding a ringtone of a cow mooing that doesn’t cost a fiver!!!! This woman I work with has one and it’s just brilliant! I’m so sick of the old phone ring… plus everyone in my office has the same damn phone so you never know when yours is ringing… but then again, no one ever calls me anymore… the only call I get is from the consierge at our old building telling me that I should stop by and collect the post….
The picture below is of my lovely friend Andy who was presented with a lovely princess crown at his leaving do last Friday. They got him this as his famous line at work was always ‘but I’m not a princess’ and whenever he said that we made him wear a crown… now he’s got his very own! Most becoming if you ask me!
It’s almost like I’ve been in a coma… but no, it’s not the case… it’s simply work work work work. However adding to my feeling that I’ve been in a coma is the recent freak immergence of a poncho-demic! As if by magic and almost over night, London has become a wash of ponchos! Every woman in town is sporting one… trendy new ones and even old ones that have been sequestered away in peoples lofts for the past 20 years (them ones are da brown ones)… Where was I while this was happening? *shakes head*
Tumbling down off the peak that was the last few months of my life… I’m mostly consumed in using the 3 milli seconds I have to myself at work, into finding a ringtone of a cow mooing that doesn’t cost a fiver!!!! This woman I work with has one and it’s just brilliant! I’m so sick of the old phone ring… plus everyone in my office has the same damn phone so you never know when yours is ringing… but then again, no one ever calls me anymore… the only call I get is from the consierge at our old building telling me that I should stop by and collect the post….
The picture below is of my lovely friend Andy who was presented with a lovely princess crown at his leaving do last Friday. They got him this as his famous line at work was always ‘but I’m not a princess’ and whenever he said that we made him wear a crown… now he’s got his very own! Most becoming if you ask me!
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29.6.04
You can’t argue with slience...
Only problem with that, is that I’m crap at keeping my mouth shut. I’ve managed to not even go there in the past 3 days… If I can make it through today then I’m well on my way to getting over this… but just for the record… I think it’s safe to chalk this up as boy disappearance number 4. Clearly it’s me. I think I’ll just resign to spinsterhood as I’m unable to court anyone who is even remotely suitable!
On a brighter note… after nearly four weeks I’ve finally got a cash card again. My MasterCard will be very grumpy with me when it realises that I’ll not be using it again for a long long time. Life has been terribly difficult without a cash card. I don’t recommend it.
Denise is in town this weekend for her little brother’s graduation from the Royal College of Art. Her whole family will be here. Will be good fun to see them as I’ve not seen her parents since 1996!
Only problem with that, is that I’m crap at keeping my mouth shut. I’ve managed to not even go there in the past 3 days… If I can make it through today then I’m well on my way to getting over this… but just for the record… I think it’s safe to chalk this up as boy disappearance number 4. Clearly it’s me. I think I’ll just resign to spinsterhood as I’m unable to court anyone who is even remotely suitable!
On a brighter note… after nearly four weeks I’ve finally got a cash card again. My MasterCard will be very grumpy with me when it realises that I’ll not be using it again for a long long time. Life has been terribly difficult without a cash card. I don’t recommend it.
Denise is in town this weekend for her little brother’s graduation from the Royal College of Art. Her whole family will be here. Will be good fun to see them as I’ve not seen her parents since 1996!
28.6.04
This weekend was filled with even more listening to Fiona apple and the following:
- Drinks with work folks at the V&A on Friday night for architecture week
- Staying in Saturday night alone….painting… lots of painting… did a whole one in 5h (desperate attempt at doing some mental irrigation)
- Watching ‘so I married an axe murderer’ on Saturday late night and chatting with seestor who surprised me with a call.
- Sunday morning- reading of the paper in the garden in bikini
- Sunday afternoon kite flying in Richmond park with Andrea and mostly being rubbish at it! (and craftfuly missing the rain)
- Tapas in Camden with Andrea Sunday night
- In bed and asleep by 10pm Sunday night
I’m learning how to be a bit less rock and roll… because lets face it… I know I’m only killing it on most weekends to try and avoid feeling so blue about le boi… why is it that I’m so sensitive? I need thicker skin… and a harder heart. Think I could find some on ebay?
- Drinks with work folks at the V&A on Friday night for architecture week
- Staying in Saturday night alone….painting… lots of painting… did a whole one in 5h (desperate attempt at doing some mental irrigation)
- Watching ‘so I married an axe murderer’ on Saturday late night and chatting with seestor who surprised me with a call.
- Sunday morning- reading of the paper in the garden in bikini
- Sunday afternoon kite flying in Richmond park with Andrea and mostly being rubbish at it! (and craftfuly missing the rain)
- Tapas in Camden with Andrea Sunday night
- In bed and asleep by 10pm Sunday night
I’m learning how to be a bit less rock and roll… because lets face it… I know I’m only killing it on most weekends to try and avoid feeling so blue about le boi… why is it that I’m so sensitive? I need thicker skin… and a harder heart. Think I could find some on ebay?
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23.6.04
I’ve just come back from the brink…
Of unconsciousness caused mostly by my daily carbohydrate coma scare… My goodness it was touch and go there for a minute but I managed to wrestle free from the grasps of wobbly consciousness that would have no doubt seen me dribbling as my head nodded up and down in sharp bursts like a faulty nodding dog that you keep on your dash board.
Today’s rescue has been brought to you by my friendly mug of lemsip. With cooperation of course from the kettle and the tap who aided the rescue mission with the donation of water and heat.
Lets see if they can coast me through for the remaining 45 mins I’ve got left here
God’s Speed Sarah!
Of unconsciousness caused mostly by my daily carbohydrate coma scare… My goodness it was touch and go there for a minute but I managed to wrestle free from the grasps of wobbly consciousness that would have no doubt seen me dribbling as my head nodded up and down in sharp bursts like a faulty nodding dog that you keep on your dash board.
Today’s rescue has been brought to you by my friendly mug of lemsip. With cooperation of course from the kettle and the tap who aided the rescue mission with the donation of water and heat.
Lets see if they can coast me through for the remaining 45 mins I’ve got left here
God’s Speed Sarah!
22.6.04
Sooo...
The Chilli Peppers concert was fun on Sunday but a bit of a waste of 35£ seeing as you couldn’t see a bleeding thing!
The whole head in the sand thing does keep the skin well exfoliated but does nothing for the heart… even though my head has known for a long time that things wouldn’t really work out with le boi… it’s too bad really but it takes a lot of effort to make something long distance work, and to be fair… he’s just not chipped in a pinch in the last month… and that my dear is just not good enough. Because as my sister would insist… that I repeat the mantra ‘I am a good piece of ass’ and a lot more too but you get the picture. I will be accepting hugs and reassurance that I’m doing the right thing…so please bring it on. And feel free to introduce me to any single hotties!
On to some good news! Miss Duffy Denise is moving to London! And sooner than anticipated! Will be so great to have another good friend in the big black smoke! Now all she’s got to do is find a job… shouldn’t be hard cuz she’s fab and there are loads of marcom jobs of sorts about.
Work is still helter skelter but I’m beginning to realise that it won’t ever be any different so I must just adapt… or win the lotto… I like the idea of the latter much better… *runs off to buy ticket*
The Chilli Peppers concert was fun on Sunday but a bit of a waste of 35£ seeing as you couldn’t see a bleeding thing!
The whole head in the sand thing does keep the skin well exfoliated but does nothing for the heart… even though my head has known for a long time that things wouldn’t really work out with le boi… it’s too bad really but it takes a lot of effort to make something long distance work, and to be fair… he’s just not chipped in a pinch in the last month… and that my dear is just not good enough. Because as my sister would insist… that I repeat the mantra ‘I am a good piece of ass’ and a lot more too but you get the picture. I will be accepting hugs and reassurance that I’m doing the right thing…so please bring it on. And feel free to introduce me to any single hotties!
On to some good news! Miss Duffy Denise is moving to London! And sooner than anticipated! Will be so great to have another good friend in the big black smoke! Now all she’s got to do is find a job… shouldn’t be hard cuz she’s fab and there are loads of marcom jobs of sorts about.
Work is still helter skelter but I’m beginning to realise that it won’t ever be any different so I must just adapt… or win the lotto… I like the idea of the latter much better… *runs off to buy ticket*
18.6.04
This weekend…
I will mostly be resting… getting my bike serviced and going to see the RHCP! I’m really hoping that the Pixies are indeed opening for them as I heard way back when… even if they don’t will still be good. If you know me, you know I have an unnatural admiration for Anthony Keidis… I’m just hoping that it doesn’t rain… after a week of lovely 30 degree sunshine we’re due to have an overcast Sunday with a high of only 16 degrees!
This whole long distance romance thing is quite a challenge… Obviously I’ve gained a lot more perspective on the situation in the past few weeks… I’m staying cautiously optimistic… plus I’m guessing it’s a pretty good idea for me to have some time to myself… I’ve been known to date people too soon after breakups, so this is good… 40 days however is a long long time to not see someone… but such is life when work and distance prevail. Next week will bring change one way or another… I simply have to force myself to draw a line in the sand… because it’s a fine line between drawing one and burying one’s head in it.
I will mostly be resting… getting my bike serviced and going to see the RHCP! I’m really hoping that the Pixies are indeed opening for them as I heard way back when… even if they don’t will still be good. If you know me, you know I have an unnatural admiration for Anthony Keidis… I’m just hoping that it doesn’t rain… after a week of lovely 30 degree sunshine we’re due to have an overcast Sunday with a high of only 16 degrees!
This whole long distance romance thing is quite a challenge… Obviously I’ve gained a lot more perspective on the situation in the past few weeks… I’m staying cautiously optimistic… plus I’m guessing it’s a pretty good idea for me to have some time to myself… I’ve been known to date people too soon after breakups, so this is good… 40 days however is a long long time to not see someone… but such is life when work and distance prevail. Next week will bring change one way or another… I simply have to force myself to draw a line in the sand… because it’s a fine line between drawing one and burying one’s head in it.
17.6.04
It’s been yonks!
But I’ve realized a few things… one, being that the work load here will never ease up… and two, that I’m really really stressed…
However there is a plus side to this… We were just told today that on top of moving to a new office in October, we are getting 2 days extra holiday every year. Now that’s not something that happens every day!
Over the past few weeks I’ve been making amends with miss Woo and smoothing things back over after the bumpy time of our breakup. It’s nice to think that we may just manage to keep our friendship. Early days yet and a lot of hurdles to pass still but If I can only manage to hold my tongue quite literally in many ways… then it may just work. Hard to be around someone that you still really fancy… but you know that you just don’t fancy enough. Sigh… I’m really hope that we can be friends in the long run as she’s so bloody cool! We’ve even discussed still doing that trip to NYC together that was put on hold a few months back…. I would have never thought!
The weather here has finally cooled off a bit but it was really lovely to have some proper summer weather here… 30 degrees is fab… even if we don’t have air con in this office.
Off home now before the footie ends and the roads are swamped with football supporters.
My god can you believe that I’m leaving the office at 18h!??!?!?!? stranger things have happened!
But I’ve realized a few things… one, being that the work load here will never ease up… and two, that I’m really really stressed…
However there is a plus side to this… We were just told today that on top of moving to a new office in October, we are getting 2 days extra holiday every year. Now that’s not something that happens every day!
Over the past few weeks I’ve been making amends with miss Woo and smoothing things back over after the bumpy time of our breakup. It’s nice to think that we may just manage to keep our friendship. Early days yet and a lot of hurdles to pass still but If I can only manage to hold my tongue quite literally in many ways… then it may just work. Hard to be around someone that you still really fancy… but you know that you just don’t fancy enough. Sigh… I’m really hope that we can be friends in the long run as she’s so bloody cool! We’ve even discussed still doing that trip to NYC together that was put on hold a few months back…. I would have never thought!
The weather here has finally cooled off a bit but it was really lovely to have some proper summer weather here… 30 degrees is fab… even if we don’t have air con in this office.
Off home now before the footie ends and the roads are swamped with football supporters.
My god can you believe that I’m leaving the office at 18h!??!?!?!? stranger things have happened!
15.6.04
A snapshot of things I learned this weekend…
- that you can seriously damage your feet if you try and wear 3 inch stiletto sandals for over 6 hours… I still have no feeling in my toes on my left foot… this can not be good!
- That if you wear the cranberry body lotion from the body shop (the one with the sparkles) that even a day later after you’ve washed it off, it doesn’t wash off! However on an up note… it did however prove as a very unexpected sunscreen. Everyone I was out with got pink in the 30degree sunshine of Sunday… whereas I was not in the least affected… how strange… if ever you are without sunscreen… go for the glitter baby!
- That working at this new job is driving me absolutely insane… I’m about an inch away from throwing it all in and finding work in a shop in Spain and just chilling out and learning the language for the next 6 months…. There is very very little that is stopping me…
- that you can seriously damage your feet if you try and wear 3 inch stiletto sandals for over 6 hours… I still have no feeling in my toes on my left foot… this can not be good!
- That if you wear the cranberry body lotion from the body shop (the one with the sparkles) that even a day later after you’ve washed it off, it doesn’t wash off! However on an up note… it did however prove as a very unexpected sunscreen. Everyone I was out with got pink in the 30degree sunshine of Sunday… whereas I was not in the least affected… how strange… if ever you are without sunscreen… go for the glitter baby!
- That working at this new job is driving me absolutely insane… I’m about an inch away from throwing it all in and finding work in a shop in Spain and just chilling out and learning the language for the next 6 months…. There is very very little that is stopping me…
11.6.04
Working...
for 14h in one day is just never a good idea… part and parcel really with this industry but still never a pleasant thing… getting up the following morning at 6h30 to do it all again is quite another… my eyes are tiny small slats… noon will feel like midnight I’m sure…
Yesterday during a the work a thon I consumed… a peanut butter sandwich, half a bag of pretzels 10 pringles a tin of vanilla diet coke and a tin of Carlsberg Export… oh yea and like 4 chocolate chip biscuits… no wonder I feel woozy!
Well it’s noon now… and it’s taken me since 8am to finish this posting as we’re still trying to de-bug this bleeding microsite. But it will be worth it in the end… it’s quite sweet….
for 14h in one day is just never a good idea… part and parcel really with this industry but still never a pleasant thing… getting up the following morning at 6h30 to do it all again is quite another… my eyes are tiny small slats… noon will feel like midnight I’m sure…
Yesterday during a the work a thon I consumed… a peanut butter sandwich, half a bag of pretzels 10 pringles a tin of vanilla diet coke and a tin of Carlsberg Export… oh yea and like 4 chocolate chip biscuits… no wonder I feel woozy!
Well it’s noon now… and it’s taken me since 8am to finish this posting as we’re still trying to de-bug this bleeding microsite. But it will be worth it in the end… it’s quite sweet….
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