but then
as you always do... you come out the other side... I´m moving into my new flat today. I´ve found a nice place with an argentienean art director named diego. I´ve got a really big room in the part of town where I wanted to live. Things are looking up. I think initially when things don´t work out the way you want them to you feel like the world is out to get you... and in some cases it could be somewhat true... but i´m a fighter and I¨ll get through this if not stronger than before.
My spanish is coming along slowly and once i return from my anxiously antcipated trip to canada i´ll be back in school and back to painting! Speaking of painting I´m so excited to report that I sold my first painting to a colleague of mine that I met in kent. I´m so thrilled!
21.12.05
and then..
your xmas cold kicks in... and you leave your xmas party early as you can't tilt your head back far enough to keep the tears in...
but at least being at work is a bit of solice as it keeps me busy and if I can just manage to work work work I won't fall apart at the seams... perhaps my lost appetite will assist in shifting all the unruly pounds I've put on since starting this contract.
xmas will be spent by myself and new years too but i've done my best to line up working remotely for then and there will be lots of time for painting and gymming... a little reprive. I just hope I can find a new flat as soon and get settled.
i am the only constant in my life and you know what.... i'll get through this. that is one thing i'm certain of. Something to laugh about this time next year i suppose :)
your xmas cold kicks in... and you leave your xmas party early as you can't tilt your head back far enough to keep the tears in...
but at least being at work is a bit of solice as it keeps me busy and if I can just manage to work work work I won't fall apart at the seams... perhaps my lost appetite will assist in shifting all the unruly pounds I've put on since starting this contract.
xmas will be spent by myself and new years too but i've done my best to line up working remotely for then and there will be lots of time for painting and gymming... a little reprive. I just hope I can find a new flat as soon and get settled.
i am the only constant in my life and you know what.... i'll get through this. that is one thing i'm certain of. Something to laugh about this time next year i suppose :)
20.12.05
and then...
you wake up the next day and realise that your nightmare is reality and it's confirmed that even if good things are not excluded from you... this is not one of those times... and this is one of those times that the bad things are waaaaaaaaaaaay worse than you could ever expect and you wonder why no matter how hard you try in life you always find the ones with broken wings... sometimes however they managed to shit on you even before they fly off...
anyone got any stain remover?
you wake up the next day and realise that your nightmare is reality and it's confirmed that even if good things are not excluded from you... this is not one of those times... and this is one of those times that the bad things are waaaaaaaaaaaay worse than you could ever expect and you wonder why no matter how hard you try in life you always find the ones with broken wings... sometimes however they managed to shit on you even before they fly off...
anyone got any stain remover?
19.12.05
you know...
sometimes i go though phases where i say to myself... 'sarah, you deserve good things to happen to you' and the rest of the time i say... ' ha dont' think for a second you deserve anything to come to you easily' I'm very much thinking that my life has just flashed a big notice board confirming the latter. I'm almost certain now that I did something pretty awful in a past life as if this is karma then, man... I fear I may just be served with a hefty invoice. I really don't want to believe... I'm not here... this isn't happening.
cheque please
sometimes i go though phases where i say to myself... 'sarah, you deserve good things to happen to you' and the rest of the time i say... ' ha dont' think for a second you deserve anything to come to you easily' I'm very much thinking that my life has just flashed a big notice board confirming the latter. I'm almost certain now that I did something pretty awful in a past life as if this is karma then, man... I fear I may just be served with a hefty invoice. I really don't want to believe... I'm not here... this isn't happening.
cheque please
14.12.05
Rage!!!!!!!!
There are a few things that make me VERY angry... and a few things that make me laugh really hard.
The first of these two aforementioned emotions was excised this morning when I realised that Easy Jet had lowered the fare on the flight that I booked for the 23rd. The reason why this angered me so was because I bought it during their 'Massive Sale' what a farce. So I followed their instructions to get the difference refunded (obviously this happens often)... I rang their number 10p a min and it took me approx 12 mins to get to an operator who was very unhelpful and did not offer any explanation or apology for the price discrepancy... They then proceeded to issue me with a 'credit file'. Armed with this number I asked the operator a parting question... 'can I use this code when I book online?' to which he responded 'no, I'm sorry this is only for telephone bookings... simply call this number that charges you £1 a minute and make your booking'. Now I'm no genius but It's sure as heck going to take longer than 10 minutes to book a flight and the prices for telephone bookings are 10% higher than online bookings... which means that I still would not get my money back!!!!!!!!! Why Why Why they couldn't just issue me with a total refund and then have me re-book online is beyond me... Don't worry, In true Canadian fashion I've written them a very stern letter....
The laughing part comes in when Monday when I came into work there was an email from my bf's not so friendly ex in my inbox. Yes folks... Apparently I'm destined to connect with this woman every time I look for a flat in BCN!!! LOL! This time I managed to contact her directly... but she clearly had forgotten my name... Ah life can be so amusing.
Face it with a smile
Only 9 more sleeps!!!!!!!!
There are a few things that make me VERY angry... and a few things that make me laugh really hard.
The first of these two aforementioned emotions was excised this morning when I realised that Easy Jet had lowered the fare on the flight that I booked for the 23rd. The reason why this angered me so was because I bought it during their 'Massive Sale' what a farce. So I followed their instructions to get the difference refunded (obviously this happens often)... I rang their number 10p a min and it took me approx 12 mins to get to an operator who was very unhelpful and did not offer any explanation or apology for the price discrepancy... They then proceeded to issue me with a 'credit file'. Armed with this number I asked the operator a parting question... 'can I use this code when I book online?' to which he responded 'no, I'm sorry this is only for telephone bookings... simply call this number that charges you £1 a minute and make your booking'. Now I'm no genius but It's sure as heck going to take longer than 10 minutes to book a flight and the prices for telephone bookings are 10% higher than online bookings... which means that I still would not get my money back!!!!!!!!! Why Why Why they couldn't just issue me with a total refund and then have me re-book online is beyond me... Don't worry, In true Canadian fashion I've written them a very stern letter....
The laughing part comes in when Monday when I came into work there was an email from my bf's not so friendly ex in my inbox. Yes folks... Apparently I'm destined to connect with this woman every time I look for a flat in BCN!!! LOL! This time I managed to contact her directly... but she clearly had forgotten my name... Ah life can be so amusing.
Face it with a smile
Only 9 more sleeps!!!!!!!!
9.12.05
like a bad rash
my ebay addiction has resurrected and between the gaps in time during the day I can't help but browsing around... it doesn't help that eveyone in this office is just as bad if not worse than I am... Even if you're trying to put it out of your mind you can't help but catch a glimpse of it on someone's monitor. I tell you it's like working in a lab and we're all just a bunch of mice spinning our wheels so that that magic of ebay will dispense the cheese...
On a more positive note... it's almost the weekend and I'm very excited to be able to listen to some music I brought back with me from home... as i absconded sally's cd player...
I was having a conversation with a taxi driver the other day on my way home and I was recalling the story my grandmother told me about my little cousin asking her if she could play one of her big cd's... (records) how cute. I also remember another little cousin of mine who was puzzled by the old rotary phone we had in the basement...it wasn't immediately clear to her how it would work. Dang I'm getting old... but not as old as this lady... imagine living 113 years? She saw so much. What a fantastic privilege.
my ebay addiction has resurrected and between the gaps in time during the day I can't help but browsing around... it doesn't help that eveyone in this office is just as bad if not worse than I am... Even if you're trying to put it out of your mind you can't help but catch a glimpse of it on someone's monitor. I tell you it's like working in a lab and we're all just a bunch of mice spinning our wheels so that that magic of ebay will dispense the cheese...
On a more positive note... it's almost the weekend and I'm very excited to be able to listen to some music I brought back with me from home... as i absconded sally's cd player...
I was having a conversation with a taxi driver the other day on my way home and I was recalling the story my grandmother told me about my little cousin asking her if she could play one of her big cd's... (records) how cute. I also remember another little cousin of mine who was puzzled by the old rotary phone we had in the basement...it wasn't immediately clear to her how it would work. Dang I'm getting old... but not as old as this lady... imagine living 113 years? She saw so much. What a fantastic privilege.
8.12.05
72 day work sentence
well mine is almost up... as of the 23rd of December I shall be free. Then off I return to my tiny bed and the manzana of my eye... I'm counting the hours. Then but two weeks after I shall mostly be skipping off to the wilds of the great white north to visit the family and celebrate my cousin's nuptuals. I was joking with mum the other day that I would just pop into vegas quickly on my way to Vancover to tie the knot and beat him to it... making me the first of the grandchildren to get married and not him! Alas... Fredu is shooting in Jan and can't come... dang... my sabotage is foiled!
The never ending flat hunt continues... watch this space as I move from my prison in the wilds of the east english countryside to the tent on the beach on barcelona... lol
Miss Hannah gets married next Saturday and miss jo jo and I will be attending with bells on. I'm so happy and excited for them. Now it's just the small detail of sorting out the wedding present.... nothing interesting is left on the registry... I'll have to come up with something clever. Too bad easyjet doesn't sell gift certificates...
well mine is almost up... as of the 23rd of December I shall be free. Then off I return to my tiny bed and the manzana of my eye... I'm counting the hours. Then but two weeks after I shall mostly be skipping off to the wilds of the great white north to visit the family and celebrate my cousin's nuptuals. I was joking with mum the other day that I would just pop into vegas quickly on my way to Vancover to tie the knot and beat him to it... making me the first of the grandchildren to get married and not him! Alas... Fredu is shooting in Jan and can't come... dang... my sabotage is foiled!
The never ending flat hunt continues... watch this space as I move from my prison in the wilds of the east english countryside to the tent on the beach on barcelona... lol
Miss Hannah gets married next Saturday and miss jo jo and I will be attending with bells on. I'm so happy and excited for them. Now it's just the small detail of sorting out the wedding present.... nothing interesting is left on the registry... I'll have to come up with something clever. Too bad easyjet doesn't sell gift certificates...
22.11.05
although i'm very sad
that after all the toing and froing... and thinking that maybe just offering the girls more money for the flat we wanted... it turns out that it was not meant to be. They asked Fredu to meet them last night to chat... however they did not bring with them the news that we were looking for... They simply explained that they had promised the flat to the family and although the extra money would have been nice they had to stick by their word. Disapointing but very honorable on their behalf. There are some good people out there... can't say I don't feel a wee bit evil after having trying to gazump a family. Bad me.
So yes, flat hunting is officially back to sqare one...
The lovely miss andrea is celebrating her day of birth this saturday. I hope very much that it will be my last saturday in the UK. Bring on the 1st of December... or if you're the lovely miss Joey (owner of a red galaxy dress) the 2nd of December when she is again united with her army boy who completes his special secret hardcore training. Bless, she's so sweet.
Visit this weekend was fabulous we caught up with theo and alonzo who was in town for the weekend... miss andrea and senor Danny too! We stayed at a very cool b&b in islington... it's called The luxury inn it's in my old neighborhood in angel and it's quite a cool idea... and the best part about it, is that it's so inexpensive!!!! Go book in now.
that after all the toing and froing... and thinking that maybe just offering the girls more money for the flat we wanted... it turns out that it was not meant to be. They asked Fredu to meet them last night to chat... however they did not bring with them the news that we were looking for... They simply explained that they had promised the flat to the family and although the extra money would have been nice they had to stick by their word. Disapointing but very honorable on their behalf. There are some good people out there... can't say I don't feel a wee bit evil after having trying to gazump a family. Bad me.
So yes, flat hunting is officially back to sqare one...
The lovely miss andrea is celebrating her day of birth this saturday. I hope very much that it will be my last saturday in the UK. Bring on the 1st of December... or if you're the lovely miss Joey (owner of a red galaxy dress) the 2nd of December when she is again united with her army boy who completes his special secret hardcore training. Bless, she's so sweet.
Visit this weekend was fabulous we caught up with theo and alonzo who was in town for the weekend... miss andrea and senor Danny too! We stayed at a very cool b&b in islington... it's called The luxury inn it's in my old neighborhood in angel and it's quite a cool idea... and the best part about it, is that it's so inexpensive!!!! Go book in now.
18.11.05
much ado about nothing...
after much a flat hunting and not having anywhere to live other than the local b&b here in maidstone
I finally suffered a bit of a lodging nervous breakdown. Brough about by a long sequence of events but it all erupted in a flood of tears when we found out that we didn't get the flat we both fell in love with down the street from our current place... In a stroke of trickiness we proposed to offer them more money for the flat than they were asking if they would choose us over the first couple who saw the place that wanted it... we were the second. It's been a few days now and they're milling over the offer. In my heart of hearts I dont' think they'll go for it but you just never know... if we achieve no sucess then we will just stay put in our tiny place until the right option comes along... Very stressful all around... made me realise how i would just love to buy somewhere and put some roots down for once! I guess it's just me being so transient of late that is making me crave some lodging stability.
The days are ticking away and I'm gleefuly approaching the end of my contract here with the counsil. I could stay till mid -dec but I've not yet decided if it's worth it (mentally) I think financially it's always a good idea.
Seestor arrives tomorrow. Xmas shopping in london town will be our mission... nothing unusual about that one... us predictable? Never.
I came up with a brilliant idea whil chatting to a cabbie when I was in london for a brief spell last night for Ceciles 'i'm free from working at GT' party. I'm going to open a pram shop in Maidstone. I can smell the money and the chav's...
after much a flat hunting and not having anywhere to live other than the local b&b here in maidstone
I finally suffered a bit of a lodging nervous breakdown. Brough about by a long sequence of events but it all erupted in a flood of tears when we found out that we didn't get the flat we both fell in love with down the street from our current place... In a stroke of trickiness we proposed to offer them more money for the flat than they were asking if they would choose us over the first couple who saw the place that wanted it... we were the second. It's been a few days now and they're milling over the offer. In my heart of hearts I dont' think they'll go for it but you just never know... if we achieve no sucess then we will just stay put in our tiny place until the right option comes along... Very stressful all around... made me realise how i would just love to buy somewhere and put some roots down for once! I guess it's just me being so transient of late that is making me crave some lodging stability.
The days are ticking away and I'm gleefuly approaching the end of my contract here with the counsil. I could stay till mid -dec but I've not yet decided if it's worth it (mentally) I think financially it's always a good idea.
Seestor arrives tomorrow. Xmas shopping in london town will be our mission... nothing unusual about that one... us predictable? Never.
I came up with a brilliant idea whil chatting to a cabbie when I was in london for a brief spell last night for Ceciles 'i'm free from working at GT' party. I'm going to open a pram shop in Maidstone. I can smell the money and the chav's...
9.11.05
i have this thought... in that
playing the lotto has a direct connection to my discontent... guess it's not surprising really... winning would allow you a quick ticket out of this game... of course with it, would come an equal amount of problems ... but I'll keep my lucky dip for tonights draw thank you very much. It's funny as I've not played the lotto for quite some time... and when I start again I seem more convinced that I will win... I can even invision myself explaining how i just bought the ticket on the spur of the moment... so cheezy. I am guilty.
Two more sleeps and I get to go home. I'm counting down the minutes. I miss painting... I miss having a house... and of course Fredu.
Yesterday we worked for 13h and most of them i spent listening to a local Kent radio station... perhaps that is the source of my discontent... it's not a healthy choice for any human... on a brighter note... Theo sent this to me today... I thought it was cute. I want to be the man with the fish. Read on....
A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village.
An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.
"Not very long," answered the Mexican.
"But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American.
The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.
The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs. I have a full life."
The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you!
You should start by fishing longer every day.
You can then sell the extra fish you catch.
With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."
And after that?" asked the Mexican.
With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."
"How long would that take?" asked the Mexican.
"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American.
"And after that?"
"Afterwards? Well my Friend, That's when it gets really interesting," answered the American, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!"
"Millions? Really? And after that?" said the Mexican.
"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."
And the moral is: Know where you're going in life... you may already be there.
playing the lotto has a direct connection to my discontent... guess it's not surprising really... winning would allow you a quick ticket out of this game... of course with it, would come an equal amount of problems ... but I'll keep my lucky dip for tonights draw thank you very much. It's funny as I've not played the lotto for quite some time... and when I start again I seem more convinced that I will win... I can even invision myself explaining how i just bought the ticket on the spur of the moment... so cheezy. I am guilty.
Two more sleeps and I get to go home. I'm counting down the minutes. I miss painting... I miss having a house... and of course Fredu.
Yesterday we worked for 13h and most of them i spent listening to a local Kent radio station... perhaps that is the source of my discontent... it's not a healthy choice for any human... on a brighter note... Theo sent this to me today... I thought it was cute. I want to be the man with the fish. Read on....
A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village.
An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.
"Not very long," answered the Mexican.
"But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the American.
The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.
The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs. I have a full life."
The American interrupted, "I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you!
You should start by fishing longer every day.
You can then sell the extra fish you catch.
With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."
And after that?" asked the Mexican.
With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."
"How long would that take?" asked the Mexican.
"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years," replied the American.
"And after that?"
"Afterwards? Well my Friend, That's when it gets really interesting," answered the American, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start selling stocks and make millions!"
"Millions? Really? And after that?" said the Mexican.
"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."
And the moral is: Know where you're going in life... you may already be there.
4.11.05
Silly
Getting paid silly money doesn't of course come without working silly hours... not anything as bad as design agency hours but taxing nonetheless!
Did I mentioned that my old dodgy landlord got 9 years in the end... they finally caught him at the beginning of the year... the officer in charge of the case dropped me a line a few days ago to let me know. Sweet of her to remember :)
Busy weekend lined up... not as hectic as last weekend... but how good was it to go home and sleep in my own bed next to ze boi... I miss him! The tardy arrival back in London on the Monday night was nothing to envy... I finally made it to Maidstone at 1h30 in the morning... I left out flat in BCN at 18h... now that's an evil commute. Next weekend when I go home I'll be sure to stay the night with Jo Jo and come into work in the morning instead...
The mission is back on... flat hunting again... we're moving flats at the beginning of Dec. Somewhere bigger and somewhere less noisy. Bijou is okay but we've got no room left for anything now! Time to move. I love looking but I hate the actual moving... Still have 3 bags left here in London... will probably take the next few trips to manage to get it all over...
Did I mention my project manager (note my joy in that I'm not the project manager for once) bought us boxes of chocolates as a thank you for working so late for the past few weeks. She's such a sweetie.
The weekend starts in T minus 8h
Oh yea almost forgot... congrats to senor Danny for his new fab job with Yahoo :)
Getting paid silly money doesn't of course come without working silly hours... not anything as bad as design agency hours but taxing nonetheless!
Did I mentioned that my old dodgy landlord got 9 years in the end... they finally caught him at the beginning of the year... the officer in charge of the case dropped me a line a few days ago to let me know. Sweet of her to remember :)
Busy weekend lined up... not as hectic as last weekend... but how good was it to go home and sleep in my own bed next to ze boi... I miss him! The tardy arrival back in London on the Monday night was nothing to envy... I finally made it to Maidstone at 1h30 in the morning... I left out flat in BCN at 18h... now that's an evil commute. Next weekend when I go home I'll be sure to stay the night with Jo Jo and come into work in the morning instead...
The mission is back on... flat hunting again... we're moving flats at the beginning of Dec. Somewhere bigger and somewhere less noisy. Bijou is okay but we've got no room left for anything now! Time to move. I love looking but I hate the actual moving... Still have 3 bags left here in London... will probably take the next few trips to manage to get it all over...
Did I mention my project manager (note my joy in that I'm not the project manager for once) bought us boxes of chocolates as a thank you for working so late for the past few weeks. She's such a sweetie.
The weekend starts in T minus 8h
Oh yea almost forgot... congrats to senor Danny for his new fab job with Yahoo :)
25.10.05
Blind blogging continues
Not being able to see my blog from work is a bit frustrating as I can't kill time like I used to... I have no idea why any company would see the need to block all URL's with underscores in them... maybe they equate them to porn peddling sites... HA.
The days have been co-operating and sure enough I'm getting closer to Friday and going home! I'm so excited. I know I've only been here 3 weeks but it feels like I've stepped back in time... kind of like moving to BCN was just a time blip. Pinch me someone...
I'm sitting in death row as I've deemed it... this florescent lighting and recycled air office is breeding sickness as fast a battery hen... there is a chorus of coughing and sneezing all the way up and down my seating area. Not one to ever miss out on something, I too am brewing a nice sort of sickness... It cant' quite decide if it wants to go to my sinuses or my lungs... or perhaps a bit of both. Joy.
Ivy and Mel arrive in BCN this weekend for a bit of a Jolly. We're out to some fancy foody restaurant on Saturday night. Should be interesting to see how much one will end up paying for a posh salad. Good thing really as all the comfort eating that I've been doing since my return has had a very rapid effect on my waist line... is this why I've suddenly acquired an avid interest in all clothes that offer an elasticised waistband? Seriously I've got three pairs now that would easily be confused with maternity wear... It's my own trend maternity-chic for non maternity people... it's so the new Deralique!
Not being able to see my blog from work is a bit frustrating as I can't kill time like I used to... I have no idea why any company would see the need to block all URL's with underscores in them... maybe they equate them to porn peddling sites... HA.
The days have been co-operating and sure enough I'm getting closer to Friday and going home! I'm so excited. I know I've only been here 3 weeks but it feels like I've stepped back in time... kind of like moving to BCN was just a time blip. Pinch me someone...
I'm sitting in death row as I've deemed it... this florescent lighting and recycled air office is breeding sickness as fast a battery hen... there is a chorus of coughing and sneezing all the way up and down my seating area. Not one to ever miss out on something, I too am brewing a nice sort of sickness... It cant' quite decide if it wants to go to my sinuses or my lungs... or perhaps a bit of both. Joy.
Ivy and Mel arrive in BCN this weekend for a bit of a Jolly. We're out to some fancy foody restaurant on Saturday night. Should be interesting to see how much one will end up paying for a posh salad. Good thing really as all the comfort eating that I've been doing since my return has had a very rapid effect on my waist line... is this why I've suddenly acquired an avid interest in all clothes that offer an elasticised waistband? Seriously I've got three pairs now that would easily be confused with maternity wear... It's my own trend maternity-chic for non maternity people... it's so the new Deralique!
19.10.05
My heart is so sad
My poor Fredu was mugged last night on his way home from the production office. He got surrounded by three guys while he was unlocking his bike and they swarmed in on him and kicked and punched him and grabbed his bag. The worst part of it beyond the cuts and bruising is the fact that they got his laptop, cables... CD's containing all the work he'd done in the last week and 5 sheets of negs which are obviously irreplaceable. They didn't take his wallet or his agenda as he had those on his person... They clearly must have planned the attack as it wasn't at all obvious what was in the bag they must have been casing the cafe where he often works with his colleagues... they must have known he had some expensive equipment... It's just terrible. I'm gutted that I'm not there right now. I can't concentrate on work. I wish terrible things on the people who did this to him... but then again I guess they are already experiencing terrible things that would make them attack someone and then steal from them.
Boo to them. Boo to all the horrible people like them out there.
My poor Fredu was mugged last night on his way home from the production office. He got surrounded by three guys while he was unlocking his bike and they swarmed in on him and kicked and punched him and grabbed his bag. The worst part of it beyond the cuts and bruising is the fact that they got his laptop, cables... CD's containing all the work he'd done in the last week and 5 sheets of negs which are obviously irreplaceable. They didn't take his wallet or his agenda as he had those on his person... They clearly must have planned the attack as it wasn't at all obvious what was in the bag they must have been casing the cafe where he often works with his colleagues... they must have known he had some expensive equipment... It's just terrible. I'm gutted that I'm not there right now. I can't concentrate on work. I wish terrible things on the people who did this to him... but then again I guess they are already experiencing terrible things that would make them attack someone and then steal from them.
Boo to them. Boo to all the horrible people like them out there.
13.10.05
strange things are a brewin'...
for some reason... i don't be able to see my blog today... i'm suspicious that it has something to do with how i'm accessing it... I'm in a seceret location... it's grey and rainy and it's not barcelona and it's not even central london... there are lots of chavs and transient people who drift around town with wheely suitcases... i am one of them.
i am now living part time in a b & b in sunny maidstone working with miss sally trying to save the world or maybe just kent counsel from the evils of disorganised systems... the money is silly... thus my rapid departure from my new sunny home and my beautiful corazon... money is such an willing motivator. I'm just trying to get my heart into doing it... Strangely they have no siestas here. I don't know if i will be able to adjust.
My poor mobile that died is being collected and replaced tomorrow. I've most definately lost all my contact details and all my pickies... so so sad but what can you do? I've got the next 8 weeks here in the UK to try and re-collect them all.
On a positive note... seestor is dropping in next weekend just for the day... she's still working for the airline on the weekends so it will be a real treat to see her! It's very exciting as Air Transat has decided to add a new route to BCN starting next summer. How fantastic is that?
for some reason... i don't be able to see my blog today... i'm suspicious that it has something to do with how i'm accessing it... I'm in a seceret location... it's grey and rainy and it's not barcelona and it's not even central london... there are lots of chavs and transient people who drift around town with wheely suitcases... i am one of them.
i am now living part time in a b & b in sunny maidstone working with miss sally trying to save the world or maybe just kent counsel from the evils of disorganised systems... the money is silly... thus my rapid departure from my new sunny home and my beautiful corazon... money is such an willing motivator. I'm just trying to get my heart into doing it... Strangely they have no siestas here. I don't know if i will be able to adjust.
My poor mobile that died is being collected and replaced tomorrow. I've most definately lost all my contact details and all my pickies... so so sad but what can you do? I've got the next 8 weeks here in the UK to try and re-collect them all.
On a positive note... seestor is dropping in next weekend just for the day... she's still working for the airline on the weekends so it will be a real treat to see her! It's very exciting as Air Transat has decided to add a new route to BCN starting next summer. How fantastic is that?
6.10.05
4.10.05
one month in
so it´s been nearly a month... and yes believe it or not i´ve started school...
it´s only 2h per day but i think it will be just fine... going to school on the second day with a hangover... not so smart, but hey you forget these things. The last time I studied anything It was back in 1998! The teacher is nice and there are a good mix of people in the class including one english bloke, two japanese girls and another canadian... there are also some americans, an italian and an austrian. Lets see if Sarah still has any brain cells left to learn a new language.
Spending time with Andrea and Danny this weekend was fab, they´ve now jetted off down the coast for a few days of wine tasting and such. It´s been really great to see some friendly faces. I´m so lucky!
They had a really freaky festival here this weekend that we went to check out... it´s called boulevard of broken dreams and it´s a circus-esq show that tours around, mostly dutch people. Was pretty interesting. I did however have terrible nightmares that night... I guess the freak shows were a bit much for my delicate psyche.
When it rains it poors... I´ve just been offered the possiblity to return to london for a 4-6 week contract at my old job... they´re very busy... I´m not sure if it will work out but we´ll see... also miss sally just dropped me a line asking me to go and work for her for 2 months. All so tempting as the money would keep me here for a lot longer and my life of leisure would continue... we´ll see how it goes.
I think the autumn has finally started to arrive here... there is a definate snap in the air now... however last saturday it was 26 and i got a bit of colour on my face while swimming in the afternoon.
My bike is back in the shop again... somehow the bike i bought for 30euros is soon going to be worth 70... the guy who fixed the back tyre... didn´t put in a very good innertube so it was deflating... it´s a comedy. i may as well buy a donkey... i think it would be more reliable!
so it´s been nearly a month... and yes believe it or not i´ve started school...
it´s only 2h per day but i think it will be just fine... going to school on the second day with a hangover... not so smart, but hey you forget these things. The last time I studied anything It was back in 1998! The teacher is nice and there are a good mix of people in the class including one english bloke, two japanese girls and another canadian... there are also some americans, an italian and an austrian. Lets see if Sarah still has any brain cells left to learn a new language.
Spending time with Andrea and Danny this weekend was fab, they´ve now jetted off down the coast for a few days of wine tasting and such. It´s been really great to see some friendly faces. I´m so lucky!
They had a really freaky festival here this weekend that we went to check out... it´s called boulevard of broken dreams and it´s a circus-esq show that tours around, mostly dutch people. Was pretty interesting. I did however have terrible nightmares that night... I guess the freak shows were a bit much for my delicate psyche.
When it rains it poors... I´ve just been offered the possiblity to return to london for a 4-6 week contract at my old job... they´re very busy... I´m not sure if it will work out but we´ll see... also miss sally just dropped me a line asking me to go and work for her for 2 months. All so tempting as the money would keep me here for a lot longer and my life of leisure would continue... we´ll see how it goes.
I think the autumn has finally started to arrive here... there is a definate snap in the air now... however last saturday it was 26 and i got a bit of colour on my face while swimming in the afternoon.
My bike is back in the shop again... somehow the bike i bought for 30euros is soon going to be worth 70... the guy who fixed the back tyre... didn´t put in a very good innertube so it was deflating... it´s a comedy. i may as well buy a donkey... i think it would be more reliable!
27.9.05
hey
i just noticed that my last entry was number 555 tee hee... not long till 666... Once i bought a dr pepper, and a packet of fags way back when in ottawa and the total came to $6.66 i was amused... the shop keeper, not so much.
Strange and random things often happen to me... I always find myself telling my sister that "these things never happen i swear" like when we were walking down the street in london with all the embassys and sally was faking limbo under the secuity gate when the guy in the booth lifted the arm for her... it was hilarious... well last night after a great birthday dinner at la dolça herminia we were on our way home but wanted to stop for the ultima de la ultima... when we stumbled upon a leather sofa that was discarded in the street. it was in pretty mint condition... Alfredo fell in love with it and sat down... a few seconds later another guy and girl rocked up and sat down and started chatting... one was swedish the other italian who spoke swedish... we nabbed some tins of estrella and sat and had a good old chin wag... the street cleaners arrived and wanted to take away the sofa but we insited it was ours... and our mini street party continued... then, no joke come along two young very blond guys with suntans and surf boards... how surreal... they had missed their flight and had to wait till today to go home... the airline had no room to store their boards so they had them with them... turns our they were also italian... but from the very north as you can imagine... they ended up leaving their boards at our house for the night so they didn´t have to trekk them around... so funny. So yea KJ... I agree... these things do happen to me.
Happyness is... finding out you got payed 400 pounds more than you expected on your last paycheque from work!
I´m very excited... sally has invited me back to london to help her celebrate her b´day not this weekend but next... I´ll have to leave next Friday after school and return sunday night. Very exciting.
off to find the art shop and hopefully an art school... here´s to hoping that clotilde manages to take me there without going flat... i´ve got suspcisons that she was not fixed properly... we´ll see... if i´m in luck she may even manage to take me to the gym this afternoon.
i just noticed that my last entry was number 555 tee hee... not long till 666... Once i bought a dr pepper, and a packet of fags way back when in ottawa and the total came to $6.66 i was amused... the shop keeper, not so much.
Strange and random things often happen to me... I always find myself telling my sister that "these things never happen i swear" like when we were walking down the street in london with all the embassys and sally was faking limbo under the secuity gate when the guy in the booth lifted the arm for her... it was hilarious... well last night after a great birthday dinner at la dolça herminia we were on our way home but wanted to stop for the ultima de la ultima... when we stumbled upon a leather sofa that was discarded in the street. it was in pretty mint condition... Alfredo fell in love with it and sat down... a few seconds later another guy and girl rocked up and sat down and started chatting... one was swedish the other italian who spoke swedish... we nabbed some tins of estrella and sat and had a good old chin wag... the street cleaners arrived and wanted to take away the sofa but we insited it was ours... and our mini street party continued... then, no joke come along two young very blond guys with suntans and surf boards... how surreal... they had missed their flight and had to wait till today to go home... the airline had no room to store their boards so they had them with them... turns our they were also italian... but from the very north as you can imagine... they ended up leaving their boards at our house for the night so they didn´t have to trekk them around... so funny. So yea KJ... I agree... these things do happen to me.
Happyness is... finding out you got payed 400 pounds more than you expected on your last paycheque from work!
I´m very excited... sally has invited me back to london to help her celebrate her b´day not this weekend but next... I´ll have to leave next Friday after school and return sunday night. Very exciting.
off to find the art shop and hopefully an art school... here´s to hoping that clotilde manages to take me there without going flat... i´ve got suspcisons that she was not fixed properly... we´ll see... if i´m in luck she may even manage to take me to the gym this afternoon.
19.9.05
how excited am i?
Mucho mucho!! Miss Andrea and Senor Danny are booked in for a visit. They arrive on the 1st. I can´t wait. It will be so fab to get to see them again. I feel like i´ve been away forever... it doesn´t help that my phone is still in the shop and that i have no ones phon numbers... talk about feeling cut off!
I´m off to see the art school shortly... would be great if I could start this week as the language school I´m going to doesn´t start until next week. We´ll see... Fredu has been busy working working working... so i´ve been gymming and reading... it´s funny as it´s so strange for me to spend so much time on my own. It´s good, it forces me to relax and unwind...
The sun is shining today and i´m due to collect Clotilde this afternoon... she´s my new silver bike... how exciting!?!?! okay play along
Mucho mucho!! Miss Andrea and Senor Danny are booked in for a visit. They arrive on the 1st. I can´t wait. It will be so fab to get to see them again. I feel like i´ve been away forever... it doesn´t help that my phone is still in the shop and that i have no ones phon numbers... talk about feeling cut off!
I´m off to see the art school shortly... would be great if I could start this week as the language school I´m going to doesn´t start until next week. We´ll see... Fredu has been busy working working working... so i´ve been gymming and reading... it´s funny as it´s so strange for me to spend so much time on my own. It´s good, it forces me to relax and unwind...
The sun is shining today and i´m due to collect Clotilde this afternoon... she´s my new silver bike... how exciting!?!?! okay play along
15.9.05
love for sale
i can´t get the song out of my head... don´t worry it´s not me selling it but there are many others all around Barcelona offering it round the clock... you can spot them on many many street corners... Alfredo keeps saying´"look she´s selling love"... must be a good trade as there are so many girls in the business...
Today was a productive day thus far and it´s only 17h20. I´ve managed to open a bank account, find the MAC counter (to purchase an emergency lipstick) have lunch with Maria... accidently swallow a fish bone... (okay yea i was trying to be a carnivore for once... that´s the good it did me)... hmmm I guess that´s all I´ve managed to do thus far today but it feels like a lot... oh yea... I also checked out a language school... they dont´have another session of classes starting till the 26th but now that my bank is sorted I can start the gym full time and I will be more than happy (so will my bellies) to get back at the gym on a regular basis.
My new bike is ready... and Fredu is picking it up from the shop on his way home tonight... of course I tried to collect it but they were not open at 16h like they were supposed to... long lunch I suppose. No passe nada LOL
I´m hoping the weather holds nice until the weekend... a week full of "slow rushing about" is tiring... I think we almost merit a break in the sea for a splash about.
i can´t get the song out of my head... don´t worry it´s not me selling it but there are many others all around Barcelona offering it round the clock... you can spot them on many many street corners... Alfredo keeps saying´"look she´s selling love"... must be a good trade as there are so many girls in the business...
Today was a productive day thus far and it´s only 17h20. I´ve managed to open a bank account, find the MAC counter (to purchase an emergency lipstick) have lunch with Maria... accidently swallow a fish bone... (okay yea i was trying to be a carnivore for once... that´s the good it did me)... hmmm I guess that´s all I´ve managed to do thus far today but it feels like a lot... oh yea... I also checked out a language school... they dont´have another session of classes starting till the 26th but now that my bank is sorted I can start the gym full time and I will be more than happy (so will my bellies) to get back at the gym on a regular basis.
My new bike is ready... and Fredu is picking it up from the shop on his way home tonight... of course I tried to collect it but they were not open at 16h like they were supposed to... long lunch I suppose. No passe nada LOL
I´m hoping the weather holds nice until the weekend... a week full of "slow rushing about" is tiring... I think we almost merit a break in the sea for a splash about.
13.9.05
hola
well well... it´s been a while but much to report so read this just before bed as it may send you to sleep... on the other hand it may intice you to send me hate mail so don´t say i didn´t warn you...
did i mention that when blogging from Spain, blogger is in Spanish? Good thing I can pretty much figure it out!
I arrived in Barcelona last Tuesday evening after a week of crazy work and frantic packing... I made a 40pound donation to easyjet in exchange for them letting me carry 30 kilos of luggage and a massive canvas bag. All arrived safely and ze boi met me at the airport to take me to our new home (still feels strange saying that) it´s been a long time since I last co-habitated but it´s good. We´ve got a tiny (or Bijou) flat as Andrea calls it right near St. Antoni Market... it´s 50m square but split across two levels... it´s nice and bright with two small balconies. I´m not sure how long we´ll last there but we´re thinking approx 2 months then we´ll find a bigger place. But all is good for now.
The gym here is right on the beach and I kind of have to pinch myself when I´m there as when you´re swimming and the Med is right there in fron of you it´s a bit surreal! At 29 euros a month, it makes my LA fitness membership back in London look extortionate!
I´ve been painting... trying for days to unlock my mobile (of course I have a tricky model) and then yes of course... our ever elusive search to find a bicycle. The city is teaming with bikes but strangely there doesn´t seem like anywhere to buy one second hand... We´ve clearly no place in the flat to keep them so they´ll have to live outside... so i would rather go cheap and avoid heartbreak when it enevitably gets stolen!
I´ve started looking for a language school. There are so many to choose from. I think I´ve narrowed it down to about 3... so I hope I can get started next week.
Meeting the lovely Maria (an ex colleague of mine) who works in the GT Barcelona office. Will be nice to see a familiar face!
More updates to come within the next few days. I´m off to hunt second hand bikes once again...
hmm is it normal to not get up until 11am? *runs*
well well... it´s been a while but much to report so read this just before bed as it may send you to sleep... on the other hand it may intice you to send me hate mail so don´t say i didn´t warn you...
did i mention that when blogging from Spain, blogger is in Spanish? Good thing I can pretty much figure it out!
I arrived in Barcelona last Tuesday evening after a week of crazy work and frantic packing... I made a 40pound donation to easyjet in exchange for them letting me carry 30 kilos of luggage and a massive canvas bag. All arrived safely and ze boi met me at the airport to take me to our new home (still feels strange saying that) it´s been a long time since I last co-habitated but it´s good. We´ve got a tiny (or Bijou) flat as Andrea calls it right near St. Antoni Market... it´s 50m square but split across two levels... it´s nice and bright with two small balconies. I´m not sure how long we´ll last there but we´re thinking approx 2 months then we´ll find a bigger place. But all is good for now.
The gym here is right on the beach and I kind of have to pinch myself when I´m there as when you´re swimming and the Med is right there in fron of you it´s a bit surreal! At 29 euros a month, it makes my LA fitness membership back in London look extortionate!
I´ve been painting... trying for days to unlock my mobile (of course I have a tricky model) and then yes of course... our ever elusive search to find a bicycle. The city is teaming with bikes but strangely there doesn´t seem like anywhere to buy one second hand... We´ve clearly no place in the flat to keep them so they´ll have to live outside... so i would rather go cheap and avoid heartbreak when it enevitably gets stolen!
I´ve started looking for a language school. There are so many to choose from. I think I´ve narrowed it down to about 3... so I hope I can get started next week.
Meeting the lovely Maria (an ex colleague of mine) who works in the GT Barcelona office. Will be nice to see a familiar face!
More updates to come within the next few days. I´m off to hunt second hand bikes once again...
hmm is it normal to not get up until 11am? *runs*
2.9.05
i have an...
unnatural obsession with busses in london... anyone who knows me will openly taunt me about this fact... I don't take the bus that often to work but on the off chance 'm going out after work then I'll take it. Any other weekend or evening travel I do in London is on the bus...I've got a pre-pay oyster card here which i just top up when it runs out... To my surprise when hunting about to confirm just why i was paying £1 in the morning and only £0.80 at night... and to my surprise I found that the max they will charge you per day on your Oyster card for ANY amount of journey's is £3. That is so news to me... why oh why oh why did i not know this!?!?!?
unnatural obsession with busses in london... anyone who knows me will openly taunt me about this fact... I don't take the bus that often to work but on the off chance 'm going out after work then I'll take it. Any other weekend or evening travel I do in London is on the bus...I've got a pre-pay oyster card here which i just top up when it runs out... To my surprise when hunting about to confirm just why i was paying £1 in the morning and only £0.80 at night... and to my surprise I found that the max they will charge you per day on your Oyster card for ANY amount of journey's is £3. That is so news to me... why oh why oh why did i not know this!?!?!?
1.9.05
an ex...
colleague of mine is getting a kitten tonight... she was pondering what name to call it and I suggested the oh so cute 'minou'... works for a boy or a girl... yea so it means kittie in French... should I have told her that?
I'm not so sure but I think it may be possible that I've just gotten over the hump of work I've been struggling with this week at work. It's been chaotic and mental... but I see a light at the end of a tunnel and I'm pretty sure it's not a train.
I sent one of my big suitcases home with miss andrea and mr danny last night... I guess it's the first time that the move has felt real... putting my bag in the back of the car was very surreal. They're going to bring it over to me at the end of the month when they come to visit. I'm not quite certain how I'm going to manage to get my remaining 20 pairs of shoes and the rest of my clothes into a bag... but I'll cross that bridge on Sunday.
KJ is back for the day on Saturday... we've set up some sneaky match making... we'll see how that goes... She's been championing the idea that I should set up a table outside our flat on Sunday afternoon and sell all the things I'm not taking with me for a pound... Don't know but I'm thinking it's kind of illegal in this country... I've never seen anyone do anything like it before... hey hey, maybe I can get arrested!
colleague of mine is getting a kitten tonight... she was pondering what name to call it and I suggested the oh so cute 'minou'... works for a boy or a girl... yea so it means kittie in French... should I have told her that?
I'm not so sure but I think it may be possible that I've just gotten over the hump of work I've been struggling with this week at work. It's been chaotic and mental... but I see a light at the end of a tunnel and I'm pretty sure it's not a train.
I sent one of my big suitcases home with miss andrea and mr danny last night... I guess it's the first time that the move has felt real... putting my bag in the back of the car was very surreal. They're going to bring it over to me at the end of the month when they come to visit. I'm not quite certain how I'm going to manage to get my remaining 20 pairs of shoes and the rest of my clothes into a bag... but I'll cross that bridge on Sunday.
KJ is back for the day on Saturday... we've set up some sneaky match making... we'll see how that goes... She's been championing the idea that I should set up a table outside our flat on Sunday afternoon and sell all the things I'm not taking with me for a pound... Don't know but I'm thinking it's kind of illegal in this country... I've never seen anyone do anything like it before... hey hey, maybe I can get arrested!
26.8.05
You know...
sometimes the world is too small of a place... and sometimes the fates are pretty freaking evil. How is it that out of hundreds and hundreds of flats for rent I managed to email the person who's letting my bf's ex girlfriend's flat? What horrible coincidence... I saw her name on the cc of the message and my heart nearly stopped. I've just opened up a whole world of evil and I didn't even intend it. She is not going to be a happy camper when she sees my name... If I could I would go back in time and not send the email... *shudders*
I don't think I can get far enough away from my computer right now.
bring on the long weekend
sometimes the world is too small of a place... and sometimes the fates are pretty freaking evil. How is it that out of hundreds and hundreds of flats for rent I managed to email the person who's letting my bf's ex girlfriend's flat? What horrible coincidence... I saw her name on the cc of the message and my heart nearly stopped. I've just opened up a whole world of evil and I didn't even intend it. She is not going to be a happy camper when she sees my name... If I could I would go back in time and not send the email... *shudders*
I don't think I can get far enough away from my computer right now.
bring on the long weekend
22.8.05
can i just say...
I have NO idea how I'm ever going to be able to convince myself to roll r's when I learn Spanish? I'm truly at a loss... I spent and entire year when I lived in France ridding myself of the French Canadian tendancy to roll r's when speaking... now I've got to replace my gutteral french r with the rolly spanish one.
Things like this keep me up at night.
very sad jarrett, very sad.
I have NO idea how I'm ever going to be able to convince myself to roll r's when I learn Spanish? I'm truly at a loss... I spent and entire year when I lived in France ridding myself of the French Canadian tendancy to roll r's when speaking... now I've got to replace my gutteral french r with the rolly spanish one.
Things like this keep me up at night.
very sad jarrett, very sad.
I was just sitting at my desk
and in a second within a second I thought about how strange it is that I'm moving to Barcelona... Strange because the first time I went there I couldn't wait to leave. I went about 8 years ago with Denise and Noeleen just before I left France. We took the train down for a mini holiday. We got driven mad by all the backpackers and their mean spirited competitiveness to race to find the hostel... no one would help anyone and it was a really stressful arrival to the main train station. I remember walking for hours... when we finally made it to the centre we were so hot and disillusioned we wanted to leave and we had just arrived A quick consultation with the tourist office and then we then jumped the first train we could out of the city and to the coast... I had no regrets I wasn't keen on seeing much more of Barcelona. It wasn't until I went back last year with KJ that I gave the city another chance... and as chance would have it... also met someone who would encourage me to do so.
I remember once reading an entry in Francis' blog about the special kind of anxious/excited feeling that he gets when he thinks about Barcelona... I believe he met his partner there. I'm a silly romantic but I like the idea of having this sort of connection with a city... I have that buzz feeling when I think of Berlin... but I'm not so sure if that has more to do with the fab time I spent there when I was last there... I wonder if the more you travel the more places like that you'll find or if your connections to cities is truly limited to one or two really special places?
I've started a new painting and it's fab. I am chomping at the bit to get home and finish it off. I found this amazing picture on the weekend in this bookshop outside of the British Museum. I didn't want to buy the book so I took a picture of the image using my camera phone and I've been painting off of that. I'm slowly learning the value of not speed painting like I usually do... it gives much better use of colour when I'm not constantly mixing paints by excitedly painting over layers that aren't dry yet... good thing I don't paint with oils!
Saturday morning Sally and I went to Smiths for brunch. How yummy!!! Too bad it's all the way across the other side of the city. I'm officially going to be dining there every Saturday until I leave (okay so there are only two left).
Seestor arrives for a proper visit this Thursday and then the long weekend is this weekend... it's carnival too and a colleague of mine's b'day party. Lots to do! Someone want to pack for me? Don't quite know when I'll get to it! I'm so very very very lucky to have a seetor who is so amazing.
and in a second within a second I thought about how strange it is that I'm moving to Barcelona... Strange because the first time I went there I couldn't wait to leave. I went about 8 years ago with Denise and Noeleen just before I left France. We took the train down for a mini holiday. We got driven mad by all the backpackers and their mean spirited competitiveness to race to find the hostel... no one would help anyone and it was a really stressful arrival to the main train station. I remember walking for hours... when we finally made it to the centre we were so hot and disillusioned we wanted to leave and we had just arrived A quick consultation with the tourist office and then we then jumped the first train we could out of the city and to the coast... I had no regrets I wasn't keen on seeing much more of Barcelona. It wasn't until I went back last year with KJ that I gave the city another chance... and as chance would have it... also met someone who would encourage me to do so.
I remember once reading an entry in Francis' blog about the special kind of anxious/excited feeling that he gets when he thinks about Barcelona... I believe he met his partner there. I'm a silly romantic but I like the idea of having this sort of connection with a city... I have that buzz feeling when I think of Berlin... but I'm not so sure if that has more to do with the fab time I spent there when I was last there... I wonder if the more you travel the more places like that you'll find or if your connections to cities is truly limited to one or two really special places?
I've started a new painting and it's fab. I am chomping at the bit to get home and finish it off. I found this amazing picture on the weekend in this bookshop outside of the British Museum. I didn't want to buy the book so I took a picture of the image using my camera phone and I've been painting off of that. I'm slowly learning the value of not speed painting like I usually do... it gives much better use of colour when I'm not constantly mixing paints by excitedly painting over layers that aren't dry yet... good thing I don't paint with oils!
Saturday morning Sally and I went to Smiths for brunch. How yummy!!! Too bad it's all the way across the other side of the city. I'm officially going to be dining there every Saturday until I leave (okay so there are only two left).
Seestor arrives for a proper visit this Thursday and then the long weekend is this weekend... it's carnival too and a colleague of mine's b'day party. Lots to do! Someone want to pack for me? Don't quite know when I'll get to it! I'm so very very very lucky to have a seetor who is so amazing.
17.8.05
I was reading my horoscope...
in the Sunday paper and it said something about today being a day where something that I had been wanting would come to fruition. I was certain that it meant that we'd find a flat today... no such luck just yet, but what the fates did deliver was the news of the new Fiona Apple album release date. Now that's almost as exciting! I guess that after all even if we don't find a flat today... it's still pretty exciting!
My neck has decided to regress into my old 'can't move it an inch' injury incurred during a fateful event in circus school 2 years ago... I have very little clue as to what triggered it... I was even forced to forego cycling this morning! Taking the bus didn't help much either... all the jerking about wasn't pleasant. I've still got health care here for another few weeks so if my massage tomorrow morning doesn't help then back to physio I go.
Got to stroll through my old hood this morning as I had a doctor's apt. I really miss that neck of the woods. I think If I ever move back to London, that I'll move back to that same neighborhood... Notting hill is interesting but just doesn't have a scratch on Angel to me. There is of course the small matter of ever being able to afford to buy a place in Angel... but lets not even go there.
in the Sunday paper and it said something about today being a day where something that I had been wanting would come to fruition. I was certain that it meant that we'd find a flat today... no such luck just yet, but what the fates did deliver was the news of the new Fiona Apple album release date. Now that's almost as exciting! I guess that after all even if we don't find a flat today... it's still pretty exciting!
My neck has decided to regress into my old 'can't move it an inch' injury incurred during a fateful event in circus school 2 years ago... I have very little clue as to what triggered it... I was even forced to forego cycling this morning! Taking the bus didn't help much either... all the jerking about wasn't pleasant. I've still got health care here for another few weeks so if my massage tomorrow morning doesn't help then back to physio I go.
Got to stroll through my old hood this morning as I had a doctor's apt. I really miss that neck of the woods. I think If I ever move back to London, that I'll move back to that same neighborhood... Notting hill is interesting but just doesn't have a scratch on Angel to me. There is of course the small matter of ever being able to afford to buy a place in Angel... but lets not even go there.
15.8.05
the skinny...
so I just just pressed purchase for my flight over to BCN in slept. Very exciting... I was anxious to book as it's so much cheaper the further in advance you book it.. Knowing my luck something disastrous is going to befall the booking between now and then... but I'm no pessimist *scoff* The lovely miss Andrea will be hopefully jetting over to see me at the end of Sept... and will bring whatever I'm not able to get over with me. I'm sure I can bribe some other willing mules to traffic my shoes and handbags over for me :)
The weekend was fab... having a half day off on Friday afternoon is fantastic... working late every night leading up to that Friday afternoon is not so good. I was so tired by the time I got to mid-day. KJ was here already so she was home to greet me when I finally arrived. Had a nice cultural afternoon with her *aka shopping* and boy oh boy are we the queens of bargain shopping... pretty good considering I didn't even break my £8.50 a day budget. You may disbelieve but at the end of sale season... it's a goldmine... buy one get one free sales do help... so do forgotten xmas vouchers at the bottom of your handbag! I managed to buy 4 pink T'shirts (one for me,one for Sal,one for Seestor and one for mum) using said gift certificate... then scored when we found two fab black casual dresses at miss Selfridges for £15 (but it was buy one get one free!) so that counts because I didn't buy it the seestor did!?!?!
Saturday morning KJ headed back to the airport early and I hot footed it down to the gym for a long overdue visit... I can't believe that I still knew how to find the bloody place it had been so long! Saturday night I braved the tube once again... and traveled right along the path of the Kings Cross Bomb area... not nice but I did it... albeit slightly shaken... Micha's bbq was a bit wet... but only due to the rain... summer was just not making an appearance here this weekend!!! Sunday morning amidst much more rain Sally and I drudged to Regents park in search for an ever elusive England Rugby player... Suresh was in Madrid but requested that he wanted a pic of this rugby player as his birthday present... We searched high and low and finally managed to talk our way into getting one girl who worked there to snap some pics for us... sadly I don't think she got any of the guy we were looking for... ah well... I'm sure Suresh will appreciate the effort!!! Then we went down to the Touch exhibit at the V&A which was cool... I think it's been on for a while now... most of the exhibits were looking a bit worse for wear... but it was good fun anyway!
Jeesh I managed to do a lot... however not so much in the line of sifting through my things or packing like I was supposed to... this must start soon... This week should see me hopefully deciding on a language school to attend when I arrive and finding an art school where I can take that paining course I want to do... I'm looking forward to doing some learning again for a month or so when I first arrive... mind you my hunt for a job is also gaining momentum as well... it's the realisation that this is my last pay cheque ... scary stuff! I can't wait to get there and be with Fredu... the wait seems like the only hard thing left... 22 sleeps and counting!
so I just just pressed purchase for my flight over to BCN in slept. Very exciting... I was anxious to book as it's so much cheaper the further in advance you book it.. Knowing my luck something disastrous is going to befall the booking between now and then... but I'm no pessimist *scoff* The lovely miss Andrea will be hopefully jetting over to see me at the end of Sept... and will bring whatever I'm not able to get over with me. I'm sure I can bribe some other willing mules to traffic my shoes and handbags over for me :)
The weekend was fab... having a half day off on Friday afternoon is fantastic... working late every night leading up to that Friday afternoon is not so good. I was so tired by the time I got to mid-day. KJ was here already so she was home to greet me when I finally arrived. Had a nice cultural afternoon with her *aka shopping* and boy oh boy are we the queens of bargain shopping... pretty good considering I didn't even break my £8.50 a day budget. You may disbelieve but at the end of sale season... it's a goldmine... buy one get one free sales do help... so do forgotten xmas vouchers at the bottom of your handbag! I managed to buy 4 pink T'shirts (one for me,one for Sal,one for Seestor and one for mum) using said gift certificate... then scored when we found two fab black casual dresses at miss Selfridges for £15 (but it was buy one get one free!) so that counts because I didn't buy it the seestor did!?!?!
Saturday morning KJ headed back to the airport early and I hot footed it down to the gym for a long overdue visit... I can't believe that I still knew how to find the bloody place it had been so long! Saturday night I braved the tube once again... and traveled right along the path of the Kings Cross Bomb area... not nice but I did it... albeit slightly shaken... Micha's bbq was a bit wet... but only due to the rain... summer was just not making an appearance here this weekend!!! Sunday morning amidst much more rain Sally and I drudged to Regents park in search for an ever elusive England Rugby player... Suresh was in Madrid but requested that he wanted a pic of this rugby player as his birthday present... We searched high and low and finally managed to talk our way into getting one girl who worked there to snap some pics for us... sadly I don't think she got any of the guy we were looking for... ah well... I'm sure Suresh will appreciate the effort!!! Then we went down to the Touch exhibit at the V&A which was cool... I think it's been on for a while now... most of the exhibits were looking a bit worse for wear... but it was good fun anyway!
Jeesh I managed to do a lot... however not so much in the line of sifting through my things or packing like I was supposed to... this must start soon... This week should see me hopefully deciding on a language school to attend when I arrive and finding an art school where I can take that paining course I want to do... I'm looking forward to doing some learning again for a month or so when I first arrive... mind you my hunt for a job is also gaining momentum as well... it's the realisation that this is my last pay cheque ... scary stuff! I can't wait to get there and be with Fredu... the wait seems like the only hard thing left... 22 sleeps and counting!
9.8.05
I've just fallen in love with a flat...
I can't describe it, as who knows I may jinx it... but I secretly love flat hunting... I do it often enough for goodness sake... I'm gutted that being in London doesn't afford me the luxury to flat hunt in Spain... can you tell I'm getting anxious?
how cool is it that Barcelona has a Craig list equivalent. http://www.loquo.com/
I blew my £8 a day budget on a new book... I bought the new John Irving book in hard cover... the bloody thing must weight about 10lbs definitely not a hand bag book... I can't wait to get home and read it. I was just lamenting the other day how much I was desperate to sink my teeth into a new book. I've not read anything since I was reading ' An intimate history of Humanity' during my holiday back in March.
We've got a company shin dig this Thursday from mid-day... not sure what it is yet but we're all kind of hoping that they canned the idea of doing a treasure hunt around the city using public transport... not what most of us fancy doing on fateful Thursday...
Speaking of tubes... I finally plucked up the courage to take it again the other day. It was Sunday and jo jo assured me that the baddies would much rather blow up the tube when it's busy... and not so much on Sunday early evening when there is no one on it. I accepted her argument and jumped on... felt like it took ages... I felt bad for two young Muslim men wearing traditional dress across from me. No one would sit next to them. It was pretty embarrassing. God you just can't paint everyone as a suicide bomber just because they're Muslim. I had half a mind to just get up and take a seat next to them... but then I thought it would be aggravating the issue... so I just stayed put.
Seestor returns at the end of this week. I'm SO lucky to get to see her this often! I can't wait!
I can't describe it, as who knows I may jinx it... but I secretly love flat hunting... I do it often enough for goodness sake... I'm gutted that being in London doesn't afford me the luxury to flat hunt in Spain... can you tell I'm getting anxious?
how cool is it that Barcelona has a Craig list equivalent. http://www.loquo.com/
I blew my £8 a day budget on a new book... I bought the new John Irving book in hard cover... the bloody thing must weight about 10lbs definitely not a hand bag book... I can't wait to get home and read it. I was just lamenting the other day how much I was desperate to sink my teeth into a new book. I've not read anything since I was reading ' An intimate history of Humanity' during my holiday back in March.
We've got a company shin dig this Thursday from mid-day... not sure what it is yet but we're all kind of hoping that they canned the idea of doing a treasure hunt around the city using public transport... not what most of us fancy doing on fateful Thursday...
Speaking of tubes... I finally plucked up the courage to take it again the other day. It was Sunday and jo jo assured me that the baddies would much rather blow up the tube when it's busy... and not so much on Sunday early evening when there is no one on it. I accepted her argument and jumped on... felt like it took ages... I felt bad for two young Muslim men wearing traditional dress across from me. No one would sit next to them. It was pretty embarrassing. God you just can't paint everyone as a suicide bomber just because they're Muslim. I had half a mind to just get up and take a seat next to them... but then I thought it would be aggravating the issue... so I just stayed put.
Seestor returns at the end of this week. I'm SO lucky to get to see her this often! I can't wait!
1.8.05
oh so very exciting
had a fab holiday and really enjoyed the time with mum and sister and ze boi... the Aussie visitors over the weekend were a good laugh too. Being back at work now seems surreal...
adding to the surreal feeling I quit my job today. I'm moving to Barcelona in Sept! Crazy! I'm still waiting to see if they entertain the possibility of me working remotely... who knows what will happen...
Did a whole painting yesterday morning in about 2h... guess all that time off relaxing really restored my inspiration... I'm hoping that this feeling carries through until I've actually got more time to paint in Sept.
Work is mental busy. I'm hoping these last four weeks fly by.
had a fab holiday and really enjoyed the time with mum and sister and ze boi... the Aussie visitors over the weekend were a good laugh too. Being back at work now seems surreal...
adding to the surreal feeling I quit my job today. I'm moving to Barcelona in Sept! Crazy! I'm still waiting to see if they entertain the possibility of me working remotely... who knows what will happen...
Did a whole painting yesterday morning in about 2h... guess all that time off relaxing really restored my inspiration... I'm hoping that this feeling carries through until I've actually got more time to paint in Sept.
Work is mental busy. I'm hoping these last four weeks fly by.
18.7.05
Last Thursday
everyone in our office and all around London stood outside our office buildings at noon to mark 2 mins of silence to show respect to the lives that we lost only a week before in all the terrible bombings on the tube. It was really moving. I think everyone felt a little bit stronger because of it.
In my spinning class on Sunday morning the instructor arrived telling stories of his exhaustion... he's an emergency services person and was working all through the night still down at Edgeware Road. He had 2h sleep before coming to teach the class... he said that they were all receiving 2 sessions of counseling a day as what they've seen was totally horrific... it's just so so sad. Luckily I had already begun to sweat profusely at this point while listening to his story... sweat very effectively masks tears.
Three more sleeps till I see ze boi and ze family!!!! I don't know why but I'm full of anxiety... amazing how most normal people relax while I'm so uneasy about it for reasons beyond me that I even bolted out of my sleep Saturday night in a cold sweat. I wonder what on earth is going on in my head? I have the fear.
Watched the Royal Tenanbaums on Saturday night as I stayed in... I've finally figured out why I don't like that film... I saw it on the plane over to Canada the day my father died... guess it was just a bit too close to the bone... especially the end scene where Royal dies of a heart attack in the ambulance. But on a positive note... if dad were still alive today he would be 65 today. He would have looked as fab as ever. Still don't quite understand how he didn't manage to outlive us all like we all thought he would... tricky little devil he was. I miss him.
everyone in our office and all around London stood outside our office buildings at noon to mark 2 mins of silence to show respect to the lives that we lost only a week before in all the terrible bombings on the tube. It was really moving. I think everyone felt a little bit stronger because of it.
In my spinning class on Sunday morning the instructor arrived telling stories of his exhaustion... he's an emergency services person and was working all through the night still down at Edgeware Road. He had 2h sleep before coming to teach the class... he said that they were all receiving 2 sessions of counseling a day as what they've seen was totally horrific... it's just so so sad. Luckily I had already begun to sweat profusely at this point while listening to his story... sweat very effectively masks tears.
Three more sleeps till I see ze boi and ze family!!!! I don't know why but I'm full of anxiety... amazing how most normal people relax while I'm so uneasy about it for reasons beyond me that I even bolted out of my sleep Saturday night in a cold sweat. I wonder what on earth is going on in my head? I have the fear.
Watched the Royal Tenanbaums on Saturday night as I stayed in... I've finally figured out why I don't like that film... I saw it on the plane over to Canada the day my father died... guess it was just a bit too close to the bone... especially the end scene where Royal dies of a heart attack in the ambulance. But on a positive note... if dad were still alive today he would be 65 today. He would have looked as fab as ever. Still don't quite understand how he didn't manage to outlive us all like we all thought he would... tricky little devil he was. I miss him.
13.7.05
Cycling to work
has now become more than a standard way for me to get to work... but it is however starting to do my head in... the amount of road traffic in London has quadrupled. I'm hoping that once everyone sees the 0's in their bank accounts from taking taxis to work instead of the tube that they stop and re-think... Wouldn't this just be a great time for the city to pour some money into making more bike lanes and encouraging people to cycle??? Kills me that it's an ideal time to champion this sort of thing and no one seems to be acting on it!
Work has launched a 'make all employees comfort eat campaign' Monday morning it was crispy crème donugts, Tuesday it was pastries, Today is muffins... Lord knows what they'll manage tomorrow... I'm sure hoping it's more fruit baskets as I can't quite cope with all this temptation... my food diary is looking more like a shopping list for someone who is considering becoming morbidly obese!
KJ arrives on Friday again and It looks like I'll not be starting my holiday as soon as I thought... Since the wedding mix up, I shall not be flying to Canada as planned... I was hoping to go see my love but alas he's shooting so I shall have to wait until next Thursday. I'm beginning to forget what he looks like!!!
Work is filled with training this week... I did a course on presentation skills yesterday in which they video you doing a 5 minute presentation. It was so embarrassing. Watching myself it was just overwhelmingly comical how much of a teacher I am... it was equally ghastly when I heard how English I sound... god I sound like that character on east enders who arrived from America but sounded like she was from somewhere in the mid Atlantic... not American but not British either just a swirl of both *shudders*. Team communication training in a few minutes... would help if there were more than 4 people on my team here today... most of them are in San Fran doing Search Engine funny business...
We are blessed with really lovely weather this week... I'm so thankful. Picnics in the park like we had early Sunday evening will indeed become more frequent! I think I'm going to really miss living in my flat... being just across the road from Kensington Gardens/Hyde Park is such a treat!
has now become more than a standard way for me to get to work... but it is however starting to do my head in... the amount of road traffic in London has quadrupled. I'm hoping that once everyone sees the 0's in their bank accounts from taking taxis to work instead of the tube that they stop and re-think... Wouldn't this just be a great time for the city to pour some money into making more bike lanes and encouraging people to cycle??? Kills me that it's an ideal time to champion this sort of thing and no one seems to be acting on it!
Work has launched a 'make all employees comfort eat campaign' Monday morning it was crispy crème donugts, Tuesday it was pastries, Today is muffins... Lord knows what they'll manage tomorrow... I'm sure hoping it's more fruit baskets as I can't quite cope with all this temptation... my food diary is looking more like a shopping list for someone who is considering becoming morbidly obese!
KJ arrives on Friday again and It looks like I'll not be starting my holiday as soon as I thought... Since the wedding mix up, I shall not be flying to Canada as planned... I was hoping to go see my love but alas he's shooting so I shall have to wait until next Thursday. I'm beginning to forget what he looks like!!!
Work is filled with training this week... I did a course on presentation skills yesterday in which they video you doing a 5 minute presentation. It was so embarrassing. Watching myself it was just overwhelmingly comical how much of a teacher I am... it was equally ghastly when I heard how English I sound... god I sound like that character on east enders who arrived from America but sounded like she was from somewhere in the mid Atlantic... not American but not British either just a swirl of both *shudders*. Team communication training in a few minutes... would help if there were more than 4 people on my team here today... most of them are in San Fran doing Search Engine funny business...
We are blessed with really lovely weather this week... I'm so thankful. Picnics in the park like we had early Sunday evening will indeed become more frequent! I think I'm going to really miss living in my flat... being just across the road from Kensington Gardens/Hyde Park is such a treat!
7.7.05
Scary!
you know I cycle in to work mostly every day... yesterday i took the tube because I was supposed to meet andrea... she cancelled so today I took the bus in as we are supposed to meet today instead... bombs on busses and underground. not nice.
My office is right inbetween kings cross and euston... one of the busses exploded not but 2 blocks from my office. Everyone one here is safe minus one but she lives in North London so we assume she's fine.
I've send emails to family to let them know I'm fine but the phone lines are jammed... bbc site is down... it's very very scary.
Looks like I'll be walking home tonight. Work has offered to pay for hotels or have us stay here if we prefer. I'm not liking this very much.
anyone have a teleporter? I would like to leave here now.
you know I cycle in to work mostly every day... yesterday i took the tube because I was supposed to meet andrea... she cancelled so today I took the bus in as we are supposed to meet today instead... bombs on busses and underground. not nice.
My office is right inbetween kings cross and euston... one of the busses exploded not but 2 blocks from my office. Everyone one here is safe minus one but she lives in North London so we assume she's fine.
I've send emails to family to let them know I'm fine but the phone lines are jammed... bbc site is down... it's very very scary.
Looks like I'll be walking home tonight. Work has offered to pay for hotels or have us stay here if we prefer. I'm not liking this very much.
anyone have a teleporter? I would like to leave here now.
4.7.05
3rd time lucky!?
Beautiful Karm has just become engaged to his lovely lady friend... I'm hoping that it's 3rd time lucky! They seem quite happy together so I'm pretty sure it will all work out just fine... how is it that all my friends seem to have gone and grown up all at once... marriages and babies and such... I thought we would all be spinsters forever? Just me and KJ then?
The weather has turned unseasonably cold here but for the first time in about 5 days We've got a few rays of sunshine this afternoon. For that I am thankful.
Work is becoming reminiscent of being back at school... I've got assignments to do but am for some reason doing whatever I can to get out of doing them... procrastination seems to be my only talent as of late!
KJ is back for a quick visit next Friday so I'll be popping down south to visit her after work on Friday. Will be nice to get out of London for a short spell. She's bringing me canvases, I am so lucky!!!!
Plans are under way to sell sell sell paintings... Anyone interested? Go on make me an offer...
Beautiful Karm has just become engaged to his lovely lady friend... I'm hoping that it's 3rd time lucky! They seem quite happy together so I'm pretty sure it will all work out just fine... how is it that all my friends seem to have gone and grown up all at once... marriages and babies and such... I thought we would all be spinsters forever? Just me and KJ then?
The weather has turned unseasonably cold here but for the first time in about 5 days We've got a few rays of sunshine this afternoon. For that I am thankful.
Work is becoming reminiscent of being back at school... I've got assignments to do but am for some reason doing whatever I can to get out of doing them... procrastination seems to be my only talent as of late!
KJ is back for a quick visit next Friday so I'll be popping down south to visit her after work on Friday. Will be nice to get out of London for a short spell. She's bringing me canvases, I am so lucky!!!!
Plans are under way to sell sell sell paintings... Anyone interested? Go on make me an offer...
30.6.05
Following advice from all those in the know...
I've started a food diary... to try and take an active interest in what I eat... and perhaps convince myself to care. My Personal Trainer that I've been seeing for the last month has told me that I'll not make any more progress if I don't stop having a cheese salad and a bag of crisps every day for lunch... I'm playing ball but I think the food diary Sally sent me doesn't have enough room to not what I consume in a day! It is pocket sized! Perhaps it's a good thing... that way I can't eat so much!
Interestingly I got a % of body fat test done on Tuesday (by the trainer) and I'm 26% fat! I found it highly amusing as it's the maximum that I should be for my range... of course my goal is to trim that down a bit but I don't quite understand why my trainer didn't see the humor in me rejoicing that "I'm the maximum of fat that I'm allowed by law" some people!
The possibility of me attending Noeleen's wedding in a few weeks dwindled down to (not possible) this week when after haggling with the airline for ages... I looked at my paper ticket and saw in black and white (NON EXCHANGEABLE NON REFUNDABLE) damn it! I feel terrible about not making the wedding but really... it was due to circumstances beyond our control so not much can be done... unless of course I win the lotto!
KJ is due in London again next weekend... this time for a good long while (compared to her last 6h visit) I believe the plan is for me to go down to Crawley where the crew are staying and meet up with her... The week after I will finally be able to get back to bcn for a visit with fredu!!!!
Tomorrow is Canada day and in an attempt to be true to our land of birth... my Canadian colleague and I are going to partake in the Canada day street party in Covent Garden... should be funny... Don't know how long we'll last but hey, we're trying!
I've started a food diary... to try and take an active interest in what I eat... and perhaps convince myself to care. My Personal Trainer that I've been seeing for the last month has told me that I'll not make any more progress if I don't stop having a cheese salad and a bag of crisps every day for lunch... I'm playing ball but I think the food diary Sally sent me doesn't have enough room to not what I consume in a day! It is pocket sized! Perhaps it's a good thing... that way I can't eat so much!
Interestingly I got a % of body fat test done on Tuesday (by the trainer) and I'm 26% fat! I found it highly amusing as it's the maximum that I should be for my range... of course my goal is to trim that down a bit but I don't quite understand why my trainer didn't see the humor in me rejoicing that "I'm the maximum of fat that I'm allowed by law" some people!
The possibility of me attending Noeleen's wedding in a few weeks dwindled down to (not possible) this week when after haggling with the airline for ages... I looked at my paper ticket and saw in black and white (NON EXCHANGEABLE NON REFUNDABLE) damn it! I feel terrible about not making the wedding but really... it was due to circumstances beyond our control so not much can be done... unless of course I win the lotto!
KJ is due in London again next weekend... this time for a good long while (compared to her last 6h visit) I believe the plan is for me to go down to Crawley where the crew are staying and meet up with her... The week after I will finally be able to get back to bcn for a visit with fredu!!!!
Tomorrow is Canada day and in an attempt to be true to our land of birth... my Canadian colleague and I are going to partake in the Canada day street party in Covent Garden... should be funny... Don't know how long we'll last but hey, we're trying!
20.6.05
I've a pink tongue...
pinker than normal... it's the calippo ice lolly's fault... I like my job, they stock up the fridge with ice creams and such in the summer to keep everyone happy and pacified (to the true sense of the word).
London is hot hot hot! The transition back from Barcelona on Sunday afternoon was seamless... to be fair it was hotter here yesterday than there... so it made it feel like my mini holiday was a bit longer...
The week spent in Barcelona at Sonar was good fun... a few tears from some of the parties in attendance... but all in all mostly a good time... Poor Fredu, however is still recovering, after having caught a nasty case of salmonella poisoning on Sunday morning. It was so heartbreaking to have to board a plane knowing that he was so ill...
God how I laughed when I read my seestor's blog today... she writes about the kids in her neighborhood booing as she returned home... this because they use her drive as a play area when she's at work... so cute.
Nine hours and fifteen minutes until I complete my 3 month probation at this job... wonder if they'll keep me... wonder if they'll release me with a handshake and a fist full of dollars?
Keep dreaming shall I?
13.6.05
have you ever...
come into work on a Monday morning and about 70% of your team is missing... there is an eerie silence and you just know that within the hour all chaos will break loose as you try and get your head around the work that needs to be done to cover everyone who is away? Then... you remember that as of 16h tomorrow you too will be off on holidays? That's the good part.
Training on Friday nights is such a great way of avoiding going out and inflicting damage to yourself which causes you to have to go to the gym in the first place... it's a win win situation folks. This weekend was very low-fi... didn't even go out Saturday night... Sunday afternoon I spent baking and then only in the early evening did I pop down to the Champion to meet up with Tasha and Anna and Andrea and Danny for a quick tipple. Mind you after not drinking a drop for nearly a week... imbibing a bottle of wine was just about too much for me. Naughty Sar sar!
Note to self... never let Sally chose hair colour for me... what was blonde is now ginger... I feel like I've got back in the way back when machine and am looking decidedly like ginger spice. Lord help me... wait let me amend that request... can he please help my hair?
come into work on a Monday morning and about 70% of your team is missing... there is an eerie silence and you just know that within the hour all chaos will break loose as you try and get your head around the work that needs to be done to cover everyone who is away? Then... you remember that as of 16h tomorrow you too will be off on holidays? That's the good part.
Training on Friday nights is such a great way of avoiding going out and inflicting damage to yourself which causes you to have to go to the gym in the first place... it's a win win situation folks. This weekend was very low-fi... didn't even go out Saturday night... Sunday afternoon I spent baking and then only in the early evening did I pop down to the Champion to meet up with Tasha and Anna and Andrea and Danny for a quick tipple. Mind you after not drinking a drop for nearly a week... imbibing a bottle of wine was just about too much for me. Naughty Sar sar!
Note to self... never let Sally chose hair colour for me... what was blonde is now ginger... I feel like I've got back in the way back when machine and am looking decidedly like ginger spice. Lord help me... wait let me amend that request... can he please help my hair?
10.6.05
There have been a lot of very exciting things happening of late...
last weekend in Barcelona was just fab. If I close my eyes I'm back there on the beach with le boi with the sun my back, cuddled up beside him with the breeze blowing over us... giggling and singing along to my fav music with one headphone each. bliss!
This week has just spun by... I'm not quite sure how it's Friday already... lots of change lots of change...
One thing that's a change which is sad is the plans for Noeleen's wedding. It's looking rather doubtful that I'll be able to go... even though I've already got my flights to Canada... Changes in the flights to the Dominican, then failed plans to transfer things to Jamaica and then changes again to the dates... The date changes are what kill it for me. I've been looking everywhere to find some sort of solution... Will hear back from the airline tomorrow regarding changing flights... then it's work to contend with, and try and change the dates of my holiday... never a dull moment
Jo jo and I are getting all excited about Sonar next week. We leave Tuesday night after work. Youpie!
Training again tonight after work... then mostly hauling ass home on bike afterwards... and bed early! Painting on the cards this weekend... for the first time I started a painting and didn't finish it in one sitting... it needs minor re-constructive surgery... I've got to get a move on it as I've a new goal to try and sell them all before Sept. Moving with a bunch a canvases is going to be a pain... Anyone want to buy one?
last weekend in Barcelona was just fab. If I close my eyes I'm back there on the beach with le boi with the sun my back, cuddled up beside him with the breeze blowing over us... giggling and singing along to my fav music with one headphone each. bliss!
This week has just spun by... I'm not quite sure how it's Friday already... lots of change lots of change...
One thing that's a change which is sad is the plans for Noeleen's wedding. It's looking rather doubtful that I'll be able to go... even though I've already got my flights to Canada... Changes in the flights to the Dominican, then failed plans to transfer things to Jamaica and then changes again to the dates... The date changes are what kill it for me. I've been looking everywhere to find some sort of solution... Will hear back from the airline tomorrow regarding changing flights... then it's work to contend with, and try and change the dates of my holiday... never a dull moment
Jo jo and I are getting all excited about Sonar next week. We leave Tuesday night after work. Youpie!
Training again tonight after work... then mostly hauling ass home on bike afterwards... and bed early! Painting on the cards this weekend... for the first time I started a painting and didn't finish it in one sitting... it needs minor re-constructive surgery... I've got to get a move on it as I've a new goal to try and sell them all before Sept. Moving with a bunch a canvases is going to be a pain... Anyone want to buy one?
3.6.05
The..
sun is breaking through the clouds ever so slightly and I'm wishing the rest of the hours in the day away... I'm flying out to visit le boi in a couple of hours and I'm anxious like a 16 year old on their first date... it's fun. I can't wait. My boss promises he'll put a rush on opening the Barcelona office for me :) He's such a doll.
My new most favoritest thing is Green and Black's dark chocolate and cherry. So delicious! I simply must remember to bring some home to my grandfather he would be most pleased.
I've also just discovered that it's easily possible to consume two pints of strawberries in one sitting. God love strawberry season.
Time has done a fantastic job of ticking by quickly today since I started writing... and soon I shall be on my jolly way off to sunnier climates.
bon weekend
sun is breaking through the clouds ever so slightly and I'm wishing the rest of the hours in the day away... I'm flying out to visit le boi in a couple of hours and I'm anxious like a 16 year old on their first date... it's fun. I can't wait. My boss promises he'll put a rush on opening the Barcelona office for me :) He's such a doll.
My new most favoritest thing is Green and Black's dark chocolate and cherry. So delicious! I simply must remember to bring some home to my grandfather he would be most pleased.
I've also just discovered that it's easily possible to consume two pints of strawberries in one sitting. God love strawberry season.
Time has done a fantastic job of ticking by quickly today since I started writing... and soon I shall be on my jolly way off to sunnier climates.
bon weekend
27.5.05
the first day of summer...
is always such a delight... albeit not so good when you're spending it indoors in an office with most of the blinds down to keep the sun off of everyone's monitors... but the breeze is nice. Did I mention my under sight on my wardrobe? I'm wearing an outfit that is a bit not enough for the office environment.... oops. I don't know at what point I thought the backless top I chose with my denim mini and pink wedges was a good idea... guess I put all my focus on finding Sally accessories to wear with her KJ inspired white trousers. She did end up looking fab!
Last weekend's pole dancing and hen night festivities were well enjoyed by all. The travelers managed to stay up until 11pm, which is not bad considering they flew across the ocean, got no sleep and then spent the afternoon drinking! Kudos to them!
I am relieved to say I bought or should I say Noeleen bought me the maid of honour dress that I am to wear at her wedding. It's so lovely and it comes from this mad shop on Portabello road called Maribou. The lady makes tops and frocks from antique silk scarves. They're oh so pretty... and the one we ended up choosing was just fab! I think it will be just the right weight to wear on the beach for her wedding. God time is just flying by so quickly it's madness.
My lovely seestor was looking simply fantastic when she arrived last weekend... sporting her new bod 2 stone lighter! She looks amazing. I'm so happy for her. She works out so much and it's great for her to see her finally getting some really tangible results. Speaking of hard work... ze flatmate and I are now training every Friday with Mirhir's friend Freddy... the pain from last week's session has carried through all the way until today... I don't quite know how I'll manage another session tonight and then cycle home!?!?!?
Andrea and I have been busy cooking up some match making between her friend Matt and my seestor. We think they would get along famously. No love match guaranteed, but it's worth a try. We're trying to hook them up this weekend or if that doesn't work we'll do it when she's back in London on the 17th! I really really want her to find someone fab!
The weekend beckons and it's only 11. guess I should get some work done so they continue to pay me.
Happy long weekend everybody!
is always such a delight... albeit not so good when you're spending it indoors in an office with most of the blinds down to keep the sun off of everyone's monitors... but the breeze is nice. Did I mention my under sight on my wardrobe? I'm wearing an outfit that is a bit not enough for the office environment.... oops. I don't know at what point I thought the backless top I chose with my denim mini and pink wedges was a good idea... guess I put all my focus on finding Sally accessories to wear with her KJ inspired white trousers. She did end up looking fab!
Last weekend's pole dancing and hen night festivities were well enjoyed by all. The travelers managed to stay up until 11pm, which is not bad considering they flew across the ocean, got no sleep and then spent the afternoon drinking! Kudos to them!
I am relieved to say I bought or should I say Noeleen bought me the maid of honour dress that I am to wear at her wedding. It's so lovely and it comes from this mad shop on Portabello road called Maribou. The lady makes tops and frocks from antique silk scarves. They're oh so pretty... and the one we ended up choosing was just fab! I think it will be just the right weight to wear on the beach for her wedding. God time is just flying by so quickly it's madness.
My lovely seestor was looking simply fantastic when she arrived last weekend... sporting her new bod 2 stone lighter! She looks amazing. I'm so happy for her. She works out so much and it's great for her to see her finally getting some really tangible results. Speaking of hard work... ze flatmate and I are now training every Friday with Mirhir's friend Freddy... the pain from last week's session has carried through all the way until today... I don't quite know how I'll manage another session tonight and then cycle home!?!?!?
Andrea and I have been busy cooking up some match making between her friend Matt and my seestor. We think they would get along famously. No love match guaranteed, but it's worth a try. We're trying to hook them up this weekend or if that doesn't work we'll do it when she's back in London on the 17th! I really really want her to find someone fab!
The weekend beckons and it's only 11. guess I should get some work done so they continue to pay me.
Happy long weekend everybody!
19.5.05
the weeks just seem to fly by...
and before I know it it's Thursday already and I've not even managed to write about last weekend....
Had a most fantastic time in BCN with ze boi. It was beautiful and sunny and fun... and that's just talking about him :) We even managed to lounge about on the beach a bit on Sunday afternoon. I can't wait until Sonar in June... will be fab to bring jo jo and all her crew over too!
My fabulous seestor and la Noeleen arrive on Saturday morning... should be fantastic fun. The weather doesn't look too ominous for the weekend so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I've not see either of them since xmas!
It's the lovely young Andy's b'day tomorrow so we'll be mostly popping by after our training session in St. Paul's... not going to be a big on though as Saturday will take a lot of stamina.
Oh yes... and you simply must download these tracks... so so pretty... too bad about the heroin addiction Pete... well done on nabbing Kate!
and before I know it it's Thursday already and I've not even managed to write about last weekend....
Had a most fantastic time in BCN with ze boi. It was beautiful and sunny and fun... and that's just talking about him :) We even managed to lounge about on the beach a bit on Sunday afternoon. I can't wait until Sonar in June... will be fab to bring jo jo and all her crew over too!
My fabulous seestor and la Noeleen arrive on Saturday morning... should be fantastic fun. The weather doesn't look too ominous for the weekend so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I've not see either of them since xmas!
It's the lovely young Andy's b'day tomorrow so we'll be mostly popping by after our training session in St. Paul's... not going to be a big on though as Saturday will take a lot of stamina.
Oh yes... and you simply must download these tracks... so so pretty... too bad about the heroin addiction Pete... well done on nabbing Kate!
11.5.05
you know when...
you think you're on top of things... and you've finally pulled your finger out and arranged the Hen Party for your friend who's flying all the way from Canada just for one weekend... then you realise that you've got the dates all wrong... and that the 'long weekend' on which she is arriving refers to the Canadian long weekend, and not the one here... which is the weekend afterwards..... at that point... you realise that you better hope to hell they can re-schedule the pole dancing party you arranged and bring it a week forwards... alternately you'll soon find me hosting my very own pole dancing party for no reason whatsoever for the long weekend... *sigh*
On a brighter note... I managed to get one of the guys who msn'd me asking if I was the girl on this dating site to send me a picture that he had of the girl... call me paranoid but I just wanted to rule out the possibility that someone was playing a terrible joke on me... he sent it... and I would post it here but sadly I can't... still no software to upload installed on my machine... you'll have to use your imagination... she was pretty but oddly in a graduation gown. I can't imagine why one would solicit one's self wearing one of the most unflattering of ensembles...
you think you're on top of things... and you've finally pulled your finger out and arranged the Hen Party for your friend who's flying all the way from Canada just for one weekend... then you realise that you've got the dates all wrong... and that the 'long weekend' on which she is arriving refers to the Canadian long weekend, and not the one here... which is the weekend afterwards..... at that point... you realise that you better hope to hell they can re-schedule the pole dancing party you arranged and bring it a week forwards... alternately you'll soon find me hosting my very own pole dancing party for no reason whatsoever for the long weekend... *sigh*
On a brighter note... I managed to get one of the guys who msn'd me asking if I was the girl on this dating site to send me a picture that he had of the girl... call me paranoid but I just wanted to rule out the possibility that someone was playing a terrible joke on me... he sent it... and I would post it here but sadly I can't... still no software to upload installed on my machine... you'll have to use your imagination... she was pretty but oddly in a graduation gown. I can't imagine why one would solicit one's self wearing one of the most unflattering of ensembles...
10.5.05
lessons learned....
yesterday I stopped by the petrol station on my way into work to pump up my bike tyres. When I attached the hose to my wheel I gasped... it read 9.1 psi... I am the stupidest woman in the world... my tyres need to be at 40 psi... no wonder it was nearly killing me to cycle to work every day...
I had the strangest anxiety dream this morning when I was mostly supposed to be awake and on my way to work with my new superfast bike. I dreampt that I was moving out of my ex's place back in Ottawa... I had so many things to pack and sort through but so little time... it was such a stressful dream. Amasing how a dream can bring you back 7 years ago with such amasing accuracy and detail.
It's beautiful and sunny today but bloody well baltic again. Can someone please bring on a bit of Spring????
yesterday I stopped by the petrol station on my way into work to pump up my bike tyres. When I attached the hose to my wheel I gasped... it read 9.1 psi... I am the stupidest woman in the world... my tyres need to be at 40 psi... no wonder it was nearly killing me to cycle to work every day...
I had the strangest anxiety dream this morning when I was mostly supposed to be awake and on my way to work with my new superfast bike. I dreampt that I was moving out of my ex's place back in Ottawa... I had so many things to pack and sort through but so little time... it was such a stressful dream. Amasing how a dream can bring you back 7 years ago with such amasing accuracy and detail.
It's beautiful and sunny today but bloody well baltic again. Can someone please bring on a bit of Spring????
5.5.05
as seen on...
this very cute site
I am mostly thinking that My sister should make a t shirt that says
'I want to buy you a lot of pretty things and shyly offer them to you one at a time'
this very cute site
I am mostly thinking that My sister should make a t shirt that says
'I want to buy you a lot of pretty things and shyly offer them to you one at a time'
29.4.05
thing i love about my new job...
- having gotten a lot closer to mastering the very complex financial side of my projects (thus quelling ever so slightly my fobia of maths)
- sitting next to the window
- having sun on my face and a nice breeze flowing in the studio every morning
- free fruit on Monday and Bagels every Friday
- a fun team
- my new laptop
- summer flex hours
Things about my life that don't surprise me...
- that i'm moving again! yes, again... the landlady has decided she wants her flat back... so I've got to move again in July
- that i lost my favorite silk scarf at dinner last night
- that our neighbours decided to try and hang us for the crime of committing heinous amounts of noise on Wednesday night... and leaving a nasty note on the front door threatening us... even though we were both home and asleep by 11pm (on the said night) and were also awoken by screaming and loud music in the middle of the night... nice for them to be so bloody assuming... The entire time we've lived there we've been little angels! Just wait till the landlady moves back in... apparently she was quite a terror... they'll be wishing us back in no time!
- that i spent last night mostly having anxiety dreams about having forgotten to buy a dress for Noeleen's wedding... and having not shaved my legs.
Things to look forward to this weekend
- sun
- fun
- drinks at the westbourne with the girlies
- not going to work on Monday
Thing to look forward to for next weekend- possibly seeing siobhan and ze boi
- possibly getting out of london
- having gotten a lot closer to mastering the very complex financial side of my projects (thus quelling ever so slightly my fobia of maths)
- sitting next to the window
- having sun on my face and a nice breeze flowing in the studio every morning
- free fruit on Monday and Bagels every Friday
- a fun team
- my new laptop
- summer flex hours
Things about my life that don't surprise me...
- that i'm moving again! yes, again... the landlady has decided she wants her flat back... so I've got to move again in July
- that i lost my favorite silk scarf at dinner last night
- that our neighbours decided to try and hang us for the crime of committing heinous amounts of noise on Wednesday night... and leaving a nasty note on the front door threatening us... even though we were both home and asleep by 11pm (on the said night) and were also awoken by screaming and loud music in the middle of the night... nice for them to be so bloody assuming... The entire time we've lived there we've been little angels! Just wait till the landlady moves back in... apparently she was quite a terror... they'll be wishing us back in no time!
- that i spent last night mostly having anxiety dreams about having forgotten to buy a dress for Noeleen's wedding... and having not shaved my legs.
Things to look forward to this weekend
- sun
- fun
- drinks at the westbourne with the girlies
- not going to work on Monday
Thing to look forward to for next weekend- possibly seeing siobhan and ze boi
- possibly getting out of london
25.4.05
again...
I am left with no resolve but to conclude that I attract the wierdos of this world...
Sunday night I met up with Andrea and Danny who drove down to catch up with me after my very short jaunt to bcn this weekend. We were at the pub called the Champion just right around the corner from my house... while andrea and Danny were waiting to be served, I walked over to an empty table and sat down. As I sat I was accosted by this bloke whom was sat at that bar... He approached me and asked me my name... then proceeded to tell me that I had very lovely eyes... and then swiftly after that asked me if he could 'pinch my bottom'! WTF! I politely declined and instructed him to leave me be as I was not at the pub looking to be chatted up or groped, I was there to chat to my friends... Luckily Andrea and Danny arrived at the table at that moment and he retreated... We watched him as he continued his brash cruising techniques soliciting various other unsuspecting ladies as they passed by him. Approximately 20 mins later he re-approached our table and attempted to join our conversation by introducing himself and declaring to Andrea and Danny that he though I was lovely and then AGAIN asked if he could pinch my bottom! I mean like hello!?!?! did he really think that my friends would encourage and approve? *shakes head* Luckily when he was swooping in for a third attempt, the bar staff interjected and instructed him to leave us alone...
Barcelona on Saturday was lovely and sunny... it was the day of saint George... the tradition is for all ladies to receive flowers and men to receive books. Just one of the little things that makes me love Spain... they have such a marked respect for tradition and such a strong sense of 'family'... I can't think of a single celebration in Canada or the UK which would even come close... it was nice to see so many people out and about... all the pretty flowers and all the hundreds of book stalls set up around the city.
I am left with no resolve but to conclude that I attract the wierdos of this world...
Sunday night I met up with Andrea and Danny who drove down to catch up with me after my very short jaunt to bcn this weekend. We were at the pub called the Champion just right around the corner from my house... while andrea and Danny were waiting to be served, I walked over to an empty table and sat down. As I sat I was accosted by this bloke whom was sat at that bar... He approached me and asked me my name... then proceeded to tell me that I had very lovely eyes... and then swiftly after that asked me if he could 'pinch my bottom'! WTF! I politely declined and instructed him to leave me be as I was not at the pub looking to be chatted up or groped, I was there to chat to my friends... Luckily Andrea and Danny arrived at the table at that moment and he retreated... We watched him as he continued his brash cruising techniques soliciting various other unsuspecting ladies as they passed by him. Approximately 20 mins later he re-approached our table and attempted to join our conversation by introducing himself and declaring to Andrea and Danny that he though I was lovely and then AGAIN asked if he could pinch my bottom! I mean like hello!?!?! did he really think that my friends would encourage and approve? *shakes head* Luckily when he was swooping in for a third attempt, the bar staff interjected and instructed him to leave us alone...
Barcelona on Saturday was lovely and sunny... it was the day of saint George... the tradition is for all ladies to receive flowers and men to receive books. Just one of the little things that makes me love Spain... they have such a marked respect for tradition and such a strong sense of 'family'... I can't think of a single celebration in Canada or the UK which would even come close... it was nice to see so many people out and about... all the pretty flowers and all the hundreds of book stalls set up around the city.
20.4.05
sometimes...
I feel like my life is a mix of Goldie locks and the three bears crossed with the movie groundhog day with Bill Murry...
today my new mouse is mostly too bumpy when I scroll with it... also it is Wednesday and I am not longer able to differentiate...
whenever I feel my life is tipping over into downward spiral mode (which can see me drinking too much sleeping with inappropriate people and comfort eating) comfort eating is the biggest slide of them all... always seems to happen as soon as the summer season approaches... do you think I could wrangle a company paid for trip to the priory? surely my health care would cover it?
On a more constructive and less fatalistic note... I booked my flight home for this summer. I've never been back in the summer before... main reason for going of course, is for la Noeleen's wedding. so from the 15th of July till the 30th I shall be mostly in Toronto and The Dominican Republic... how many groundhog days left until then?
I feel like my life is a mix of Goldie locks and the three bears crossed with the movie groundhog day with Bill Murry...
today my new mouse is mostly too bumpy when I scroll with it... also it is Wednesday and I am not longer able to differentiate...
whenever I feel my life is tipping over into downward spiral mode (which can see me drinking too much sleeping with inappropriate people and comfort eating) comfort eating is the biggest slide of them all... always seems to happen as soon as the summer season approaches... do you think I could wrangle a company paid for trip to the priory? surely my health care would cover it?
On a more constructive and less fatalistic note... I booked my flight home for this summer. I've never been back in the summer before... main reason for going of course, is for la Noeleen's wedding. so from the 15th of July till the 30th I shall be mostly in Toronto and The Dominican Republic... how many groundhog days left until then?
13.4.05
Update
This morning I arrived to work and was greeted by 5 more msn requests from people whom I no doubt are mistaking me for this woman who is using my hotmail id as her login id for that dating site... won't be long till they find this blog... *ahhh* am I paranoid to think that someone is playing a joke on me...not a nice one if it is...
hmm... wondering if this caused me to have paranoia dreams about my ex turning mental and trying to murder me... I'm thinking that's quite possible... the paranoia, not the murder attempt...
back to work now i suppose...
This morning I arrived to work and was greeted by 5 more msn requests from people whom I no doubt are mistaking me for this woman who is using my hotmail id as her login id for that dating site... won't be long till they find this blog... *ahhh* am I paranoid to think that someone is playing a joke on me...not a nice one if it is...
hmm... wondering if this caused me to have paranoia dreams about my ex turning mental and trying to murder me... I'm thinking that's quite possible... the paranoia, not the murder attempt...
back to work now i suppose...
12.4.05
Can you ever turn a ditch into a well?
Well some people should really bloody well hope so.
The bottom of my heart makes me wish that you can… but without action there is no chace… words are only worth so much… and don’t’ forget that half truths are only as good as lies.
Such are the themes rattling around my reality as of late… all so very silly really…
On a different note… it appears that whomever is using the same user name on this lava dating site as my hotmail ID is obviously looking for some pretty steamy encounters… I received another email from another bloke today… this one with pictures!!! His message was
"Just wondering if your the chick from Lavalife ;-) ...
heres my picture...hopefully you'll find me just as interesting..:) ..I too have a high sex drive ;-) and have yet to find my match :)"
LOL why is it that these types of random oddness seem to always happen to me!?
It’s hilarious!
Well some people should really bloody well hope so.
The bottom of my heart makes me wish that you can… but without action there is no chace… words are only worth so much… and don’t’ forget that half truths are only as good as lies.
Such are the themes rattling around my reality as of late… all so very silly really…
On a different note… it appears that whomever is using the same user name on this lava dating site as my hotmail ID is obviously looking for some pretty steamy encounters… I received another email from another bloke today… this one with pictures!!! His message was
"Just wondering if your the chick from Lavalife ;-) ...
heres my picture...hopefully you'll find me just as interesting..:) ..I too have a high sex drive ;-) and have yet to find my match :)"
LOL why is it that these types of random oddness seem to always happen to me!?
It’s hilarious!
11.4.05
Painting, pop corn and porn
My life on Saturday was mostly an alliteration of the letter ‘P’. I started painting a new picture (it’s now done :) ) and at 23h45 myself, Alonzo and the Aussie girls trundled down the Gate theatre down the road from my flat to watch 9 songs http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A3770002 . I say porn… but I don’t think it was really. There was a lot of shagging but it had a story and it was quite sweet… great tunes… would defo buy the sound track. And oh yea… I had popcorn at the theatre.
Sunday involved large amounts of champers and some really lovely cake… and finishing my painting. I would post a pic but I can’t download the software required from my new work machine… so looks like it will be a long while until I post any more pics… sad really as I’ve finally downloaded all the sri lanka pictures.
This morning I was msn’d by a stranger from Fredericton. He was very nice and polite. He told me he had seen my profile on Lava (? some dating site?) … I giggled. I don’t have one! It seems that there is someone registered on that dating site that uses the login sj_chick. Too bad I’m not registered as I would be interested to find out who he mistook me for?
My life on Saturday was mostly an alliteration of the letter ‘P’. I started painting a new picture (it’s now done :) ) and at 23h45 myself, Alonzo and the Aussie girls trundled down the Gate theatre down the road from my flat to watch 9 songs http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A3770002 . I say porn… but I don’t think it was really. There was a lot of shagging but it had a story and it was quite sweet… great tunes… would defo buy the sound track. And oh yea… I had popcorn at the theatre.
Sunday involved large amounts of champers and some really lovely cake… and finishing my painting. I would post a pic but I can’t download the software required from my new work machine… so looks like it will be a long while until I post any more pics… sad really as I’ve finally downloaded all the sri lanka pictures.
This morning I was msn’d by a stranger from Fredericton. He was very nice and polite. He told me he had seen my profile on Lava (? some dating site?) … I giggled. I don’t have one! It seems that there is someone registered on that dating site that uses the login sj_chick. Too bad I’m not registered as I would be interested to find out who he mistook me for?
6.4.05
Today is the anniversary
Of my dad’s departure from this earth… mum wrote me on Wednesday to tell me that they had a mass in the morning for him… and much to my mother’s amusement the priest mentioned my father’s name before the pope’s. Mum was convinced that my father would be chuffed with that.
Strange really… I feel so disconnected sometimes… guess it’s because I live so far away… but mum and KJ are always very optimistic about it… no other choice really… death doesn’t give you any other option as it’s kind of final.
Work is gearing up but best not to write about it as it will jinx it.
Today would be a good day for me to disappear completely… but I guess I should just go to the gym instead. *shrug*
Of my dad’s departure from this earth… mum wrote me on Wednesday to tell me that they had a mass in the morning for him… and much to my mother’s amusement the priest mentioned my father’s name before the pope’s. Mum was convinced that my father would be chuffed with that.
Strange really… I feel so disconnected sometimes… guess it’s because I live so far away… but mum and KJ are always very optimistic about it… no other choice really… death doesn’t give you any other option as it’s kind of final.
Work is gearing up but best not to write about it as it will jinx it.
Today would be a good day for me to disappear completely… but I guess I should just go to the gym instead. *shrug*
31.3.05
I’ve written about this before…
But a long time back in an attempt to be cheeky and funny I wrote my name as Sarrah on MSN. This caused some embarrassing confusion with some of my work contacts in Europe who actually thought this was my real name… Just when I least expect it… the same situation has now happened again… This time it’s a bit more serious… my new boss seems to have adopted it… I’m too mortified to tell him that the double r is not real… that it was just to make me sound cooler…
Somehow, I don’t think that would go over very well… tee hee… guess I’m going to have to grin an bearr it.
But a long time back in an attempt to be cheeky and funny I wrote my name as Sarrah on MSN. This caused some embarrassing confusion with some of my work contacts in Europe who actually thought this was my real name… Just when I least expect it… the same situation has now happened again… This time it’s a bit more serious… my new boss seems to have adopted it… I’m too mortified to tell him that the double r is not real… that it was just to make me sound cooler…
Somehow, I don’t think that would go over very well… tee hee… guess I’m going to have to grin an bearr it.
23.3.05
You know
Sometimes just so much happens in the span of twenty days that it’s almost impossible to try and write it all down…
One thing is certain… the chair I’m sitting on at my new office – has a mind of it’s own… and I’m not far off from being convinced that it’s out to get me… at any given moment it will release the tilt and send me in a spastic tooth dive lunge towards my desk… should I call HR?
Sometimes just so much happens in the span of twenty days that it’s almost impossible to try and write it all down…
One thing is certain… the chair I’m sitting on at my new office – has a mind of it’s own… and I’m not far off from being convinced that it’s out to get me… at any given moment it will release the tilt and send me in a spastic tooth dive lunge towards my desk… should I call HR?
28.2.05
They got him!
Just heard from the police... they've remanded my old dodgy landlord ... and his trial is may this year... how exciting... didn't think they would ever track him down...
The weekend was a bit manic but got a lot done... Got hair cut (so short but it will grow back right?) Caught up with jo jo on Friday night at Sarah's b'day party... Saturday got caught up with Suresh before his trip to Tokyo for his show there... then sat night Hon and Naoko's wedding reception and then a nice walk on south bank with Alex.
Oh yes... not only is this my last week here at this job *cough* sweatshop *cough* but it is also only a few days before I leave on a bit of an adventure... I'm heading to Sri Lanka for 10 days with my flatmate! It was kind of a last minute decision but we're all booked! We return on the 15th and then I fly out to Palma on the 16th to meet with ze boi... and then before you know it, it will be the 17th and I will mostly be *gasp* 29! boy time sure does fly!
And after all of that... I start the new job on the 21st... hardly want to think about that bit of the picture... I'm just going to focus on enjoying the first time in my life that I've had 2 weeks off work consecutively... it's a little thing but it's a nice thing. Sun, however will also be a nice treat... my very not bikini- ready body will soon be exposed... lord help the locals.
Just heard from the police... they've remanded my old dodgy landlord ... and his trial is may this year... how exciting... didn't think they would ever track him down...
The weekend was a bit manic but got a lot done... Got hair cut (so short but it will grow back right?) Caught up with jo jo on Friday night at Sarah's b'day party... Saturday got caught up with Suresh before his trip to Tokyo for his show there... then sat night Hon and Naoko's wedding reception and then a nice walk on south bank with Alex.
Oh yes... not only is this my last week here at this job *cough* sweatshop *cough* but it is also only a few days before I leave on a bit of an adventure... I'm heading to Sri Lanka for 10 days with my flatmate! It was kind of a last minute decision but we're all booked! We return on the 15th and then I fly out to Palma on the 16th to meet with ze boi... and then before you know it, it will be the 17th and I will mostly be *gasp* 29! boy time sure does fly!
And after all of that... I start the new job on the 21st... hardly want to think about that bit of the picture... I'm just going to focus on enjoying the first time in my life that I've had 2 weeks off work consecutively... it's a little thing but it's a nice thing. Sun, however will also be a nice treat... my very not bikini- ready body will soon be exposed... lord help the locals.
23.2.05
sometimes I'm funny...
I just remembered... a few weeks back Andrea was driving me to my new flat with a car load of my things that she had been so graciously storing for me while I was in between places... She was at an intersection and accidentally caused her gears to grind...
'ooh my god' she said... ' I'm rubbish, wrong gear'
to which I responded...
'no no darling... it's not bad... I've always seen gears as more of a suggestion'.
I just remembered... a few weeks back Andrea was driving me to my new flat with a car load of my things that she had been so graciously storing for me while I was in between places... She was at an intersection and accidentally caused her gears to grind...
'ooh my god' she said... ' I'm rubbish, wrong gear'
to which I responded...
'no no darling... it's not bad... I've always seen gears as more of a suggestion'.
22.2.05
ah Soya
so I've been mostly attempting to learn how to eat properly...
anyone who knows me, knows that I'm not the best of eaters... I don't get excited by food and I'm mostly lazy and eat things that don't require much attention... and mostly only things that never had faces... so it's quite a feat to try and learn how to eat the correct portion of fruit, veg and protein... the long and the short of it... I'm trying to see life beyond an 100% carbo diet... not an easy feat... but inspired by my seestor's ever successful foray to the carnivorous domain of Zone eating... I decided to give it a whirl
I'm not even that bothered by eating almonds and cottage cheese and an apple for breakfast... although I'm secretly craving marmite on toast!
Ze new miu miu handbag has arrive and it's Fabulous with a capital F! I've only a slight bit of moral dilemma about how it's possible to get it on the cheap... All instincts lean to it being of stolen origins...but I can neither confirm nor deny it... as Sinead said to me today... what's this big thing about 'morals' recently... all so over rated...
Is it possible for a job to be the death of you even after you resign... notice periods are punishment for crimes committed in past lives... that I am certain.
so I've been mostly attempting to learn how to eat properly...
anyone who knows me, knows that I'm not the best of eaters... I don't get excited by food and I'm mostly lazy and eat things that don't require much attention... and mostly only things that never had faces... so it's quite a feat to try and learn how to eat the correct portion of fruit, veg and protein... the long and the short of it... I'm trying to see life beyond an 100% carbo diet... not an easy feat... but inspired by my seestor's ever successful foray to the carnivorous domain of Zone eating... I decided to give it a whirl
I'm not even that bothered by eating almonds and cottage cheese and an apple for breakfast... although I'm secretly craving marmite on toast!
Ze new miu miu handbag has arrive and it's Fabulous with a capital F! I've only a slight bit of moral dilemma about how it's possible to get it on the cheap... All instincts lean to it being of stolen origins...but I can neither confirm nor deny it... as Sinead said to me today... what's this big thing about 'morals' recently... all so over rated...
Is it possible for a job to be the death of you even after you resign... notice periods are punishment for crimes committed in past lives... that I am certain.
18.2.05
Addictions...
well they say that the first step to overcoming an addiciton is addmitting that you have one. We'll I've done 1 week and two days of non smoking... it's not an easy feat... so yea just when I think I'm getting a handle on one addiciton... up rears another...
evil thy name is ebay
beauty thy name is my new miu miu handbag that I just won. at £39.00 you just can't go wrong...
unless of course you are skint...
what do they call that grip that crocodiles hold you in when they spin you round and round underwater to kill you?
Oh yea, the spiral of death.
That about sums it up.
tee hee.
well they say that the first step to overcoming an addiciton is addmitting that you have one. We'll I've done 1 week and two days of non smoking... it's not an easy feat... so yea just when I think I'm getting a handle on one addiciton... up rears another...
evil thy name is ebay
beauty thy name is my new miu miu handbag that I just won. at £39.00 you just can't go wrong...
unless of course you are skint...
what do they call that grip that crocodiles hold you in when they spin you round and round underwater to kill you?
Oh yea, the spiral of death.
That about sums it up.
tee hee.
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14.2.05
I baked really good cookies today for office peeps...
something sweet for valentines day!
I then warned all the girls on my floor that they would 'get a kicking' if they received flowers... Becky was the first. Her boyfriend is travelling through Chile and arranged for them to be sent all the way from over there... she was absolutely thrilled... and openly acknowledged that she was so happy, she wouldn't even mind the kicking. When did my jokes get so aggressive sounding :) ?
I started another painting last night... and in true Sarah fashion I painted for hours and hours and didn't even notice the time passing... I played the 18 track I was listening to three times before it registered that I better go to bed... I guess that's what it's like when you work at a job that you love... time just flies and you're happy the whole time... perhaps I should become a painter!?!?!?
I'm out tonight with Cecile... her friend stood her up for Valentine's dinner so I agreed to go to with her to the place she had booked a table... turns out it's my favourite Japanese restaurant! Should be nice. I even dressed up pretty-like. Not often that I willingly wear heels to work.
KJ sent me a txt wishing me luv and nice seestorly wishes. What a doll!
I hope cupid brings her a nice man! She so deserves it!
something sweet for valentines day!
I then warned all the girls on my floor that they would 'get a kicking' if they received flowers... Becky was the first. Her boyfriend is travelling through Chile and arranged for them to be sent all the way from over there... she was absolutely thrilled... and openly acknowledged that she was so happy, she wouldn't even mind the kicking. When did my jokes get so aggressive sounding :) ?
I started another painting last night... and in true Sarah fashion I painted for hours and hours and didn't even notice the time passing... I played the 18 track I was listening to three times before it registered that I better go to bed... I guess that's what it's like when you work at a job that you love... time just flies and you're happy the whole time... perhaps I should become a painter!?!?!?
I'm out tonight with Cecile... her friend stood her up for Valentine's dinner so I agreed to go to with her to the place she had booked a table... turns out it's my favourite Japanese restaurant! Should be nice. I even dressed up pretty-like. Not often that I willingly wear heels to work.
KJ sent me a txt wishing me luv and nice seestorly wishes. What a doll!
I hope cupid brings her a nice man! She so deserves it!
11.2.05
well
apart from falling off the blog wagon...
I've been busy working far too late into the night... which made me really ask myself what the hell I was doing at this job... at the end of the day it's just a job right? Which then made me start looking for a new job... which I've just found... and with an extra 6k and brill benifit package in my pocket... i'm a happy camper! It will be sad to leave here but I need to save my sanity... what's left of it anyway.
Spent a lovely weekend in Palma. Left last friday morning and returned this monday. Le boi is such a doll... he bought me the lovliest pearl necklace that is 25 years old. It's soooo purdy! On a related note, I've got a week and a half between finishing here and starting my new job what a joy it will be!!!!
apart from falling off the blog wagon...
I've been busy working far too late into the night... which made me really ask myself what the hell I was doing at this job... at the end of the day it's just a job right? Which then made me start looking for a new job... which I've just found... and with an extra 6k and brill benifit package in my pocket... i'm a happy camper! It will be sad to leave here but I need to save my sanity... what's left of it anyway.
Spent a lovely weekend in Palma. Left last friday morning and returned this monday. Le boi is such a doll... he bought me the lovliest pearl necklace that is 25 years old. It's soooo purdy! On a related note, I've got a week and a half between finishing here and starting my new job what a joy it will be!!!!
24.1.05
I’m not too sure what it is…
But today alone I’ve received two invites to two separate parties this Saturday. Strange but fun!
One day into my search for freedom from this sweat shop and there is light already… the market is good… very good. I can almost smell the freedom… perhaps I should start practising how to spell resignation….
I wonder what the odds are of my holiday request being granted for next week… slim to none I’m thinking… but I’m hoping to go back to Mallorca.
It’s most likely the coldest day of the year here… brr Not the best day to have the heading in the office non functioning… also not the best day to be working late… not the best day to be exhausted… or having to finish the creative for the mutationspotting article I’m writing… also not good when you’ve got to do it all again tomorrow…
Anyone want to adopt me and afford me a life of leisure?
But today alone I’ve received two invites to two separate parties this Saturday. Strange but fun!
One day into my search for freedom from this sweat shop and there is light already… the market is good… very good. I can almost smell the freedom… perhaps I should start practising how to spell resignation….
I wonder what the odds are of my holiday request being granted for next week… slim to none I’m thinking… but I’m hoping to go back to Mallorca.
It’s most likely the coldest day of the year here… brr Not the best day to have the heading in the office non functioning… also not the best day to be working late… not the best day to be exhausted… or having to finish the creative for the mutationspotting article I’m writing… also not good when you’ve got to do it all again tomorrow…
Anyone want to adopt me and afford me a life of leisure?
21.1.05
Palma....
was so beautiful. The blossoms on the almond trees were out and the sea so very blue green. We were there for the San Antoni festival in Manacor. Was a brilliant weekened all around.
It's so great to have a flat again... paying rent, not so exciting but having my own space is just great! I can't wait till summer and I can have breakfast on the terrace!
Can I just say how good the Kasabian ablum is?
Off to a costume party this pm. It's Sally's work's xmas party and it's a gangster and moll theme... will be good fun.
The hunt has started for a new job. I think i'm aiming for something freelance or short term. I need a break from this mental cycle...
Bon weekend!
was so beautiful. The blossoms on the almond trees were out and the sea so very blue green. We were there for the San Antoni festival in Manacor. Was a brilliant weekened all around.
It's so great to have a flat again... paying rent, not so exciting but having my own space is just great! I can't wait till summer and I can have breakfast on the terrace!
Can I just say how good the Kasabian ablum is?
Off to a costume party this pm. It's Sally's work's xmas party and it's a gangster and moll theme... will be good fun.
The hunt has started for a new job. I think i'm aiming for something freelance or short term. I need a break from this mental cycle...
Bon weekend!
14.1.05
I'm hoping...
That this marks the end of lots of evil annoyances that have plagued me this week... I slopped into work this morning with luggage and all... and then realised that I left my phone at home.
It gets better when I realised I've got to work over the weekend and on my day off when I'm supposed to be relaxing... and therefore now have to slog all the way back home to get my phone with luggage and the bloody laptop.
fucking kill me.
That this marks the end of lots of evil annoyances that have plagued me this week... I slopped into work this morning with luggage and all... and then realised that I left my phone at home.
It gets better when I realised I've got to work over the weekend and on my day off when I'm supposed to be relaxing... and therefore now have to slog all the way back home to get my phone with luggage and the bloody laptop.
fucking kill me.
12.1.05
I am...
mostly very happy today... exhausted but happy!
The move went well but there is still a lot to do as the owner of the flat didn't have it cleaned properly and the estate agent called in her cleaning crew who ended up arriving at the same time as us... needless to say... most of our stuff is not in the flat yet, but moreso in the hall and the storage room (future painting studio)... that bit will happen when I get in from work tonight... if I ever get out of here... Working right after a move is VERY challenging... My face feels like it's on fire... or like I've been sitting in front of a fire for the past few hours... not a good thing, I'm just hoping it's exhaustion rather than the early onset of the flu... the flu is not something I'm keen on having as that would hamper my plans for Saturday in the most spectacular way!
I forgot what it feels like having a proper home and your own room... Guess maybe i'll feel a little less displaced as I have been in the past few months.
yipee!
mostly very happy today... exhausted but happy!
The move went well but there is still a lot to do as the owner of the flat didn't have it cleaned properly and the estate agent called in her cleaning crew who ended up arriving at the same time as us... needless to say... most of our stuff is not in the flat yet, but moreso in the hall and the storage room (future painting studio)... that bit will happen when I get in from work tonight... if I ever get out of here... Working right after a move is VERY challenging... My face feels like it's on fire... or like I've been sitting in front of a fire for the past few hours... not a good thing, I'm just hoping it's exhaustion rather than the early onset of the flu... the flu is not something I'm keen on having as that would hamper my plans for Saturday in the most spectacular way!
I forgot what it feels like having a proper home and your own room... Guess maybe i'll feel a little less displaced as I have been in the past few months.
yipee!
11.1.05
And for my next trick...
I managed to gaff yet another booking… no no not on the flight to Barcelona in June… That was sorted and I’m still quite sore about it… as the ticket was non adjustable… so I ended up being saved by sqeezy jet and getting a return for 50£ extra from them… not that I really fancy returning to England… but hey, we play the game…. But lets focus now, and get back to my latest trick…
I booked my flight to Majorca this weekend to visit the boi… he’s shooting a documentary over there… I get my friend to double check that I’ve filled in everything correctly… it’s all good, and I press submit… but wait. Oh look the confirmation letter states that I’m being issued a paper ticket (do they still exist!?!?!) and that it’s being sent to my billing address which is my old flat (where I’ve not lived for the past 3 months!!!!). Twenty minutes on the phone to the booking people and they tell me that they ‘hope’ they can catch the tickets before they’re dispatched and get them sent to my office instead… I smell trouble… these things come in threes don’t they? More drama will surely ensue.
The move is on for tomorrow! Three months of homelessness (very cushy homelessness may I add) will soon be over and we’ll be safely installed into the new abode in the wilds of west London…
*closes eyes and jumps into the unknown*
I managed to gaff yet another booking… no no not on the flight to Barcelona in June… That was sorted and I’m still quite sore about it… as the ticket was non adjustable… so I ended up being saved by sqeezy jet and getting a return for 50£ extra from them… not that I really fancy returning to England… but hey, we play the game…. But lets focus now, and get back to my latest trick…
I booked my flight to Majorca this weekend to visit the boi… he’s shooting a documentary over there… I get my friend to double check that I’ve filled in everything correctly… it’s all good, and I press submit… but wait. Oh look the confirmation letter states that I’m being issued a paper ticket (do they still exist!?!?!) and that it’s being sent to my billing address which is my old flat (where I’ve not lived for the past 3 months!!!!). Twenty minutes on the phone to the booking people and they tell me that they ‘hope’ they can catch the tickets before they’re dispatched and get them sent to my office instead… I smell trouble… these things come in threes don’t they? More drama will surely ensue.
The move is on for tomorrow! Three months of homelessness (very cushy homelessness may I add) will soon be over and we’ll be safely installed into the new abode in the wilds of west London…
*closes eyes and jumps into the unknown*
10.1.05
Your know it’s going to be a great week when…
When you’re chuffed that you and your mate booked flights to bcn for Sonar in June… at bargain prices…
You soon realize that it’s going to be a crap week when…
You’re filling out your holiday request form and realize that the tickets were booked on the wrong dates… and you will most likely incur 50£ penalty per passenger… if they even let us amend the booking… and that it’s most likely that we’ll have to re-book completely and it will probably mean that we’ll have to pay the full price again! That, sucks. I hate when life is fickle.
I’m going to crawl into a hole now and not come out for a long long time.
On another note… pole dancing hurts a lot and it bruises a lot… I’ve got total respect for the ladies that do it for a living… clearly it’s not my calling… booking incorrect flights seems to be much more of a forte for me.
The move looks to be on for Wednesday… we’ll see if I manage to organize that one properly.
When you’re chuffed that you and your mate booked flights to bcn for Sonar in June… at bargain prices…
You soon realize that it’s going to be a crap week when…
You’re filling out your holiday request form and realize that the tickets were booked on the wrong dates… and you will most likely incur 50£ penalty per passenger… if they even let us amend the booking… and that it’s most likely that we’ll have to re-book completely and it will probably mean that we’ll have to pay the full price again! That, sucks. I hate when life is fickle.
I’m going to crawl into a hole now and not come out for a long long time.
On another note… pole dancing hurts a lot and it bruises a lot… I’ve got total respect for the ladies that do it for a living… clearly it’s not my calling… booking incorrect flights seems to be much more of a forte for me.
The move looks to be on for Wednesday… we’ll see if I manage to organize that one properly.
7.1.05
It’s been too long...
And lots of jollies where had at home for xmas. Was so lovely to see seestor and my tiny mummy and all the relations… whom are very not tiny anymore!
Highlights being
- Seeing mum and sister - of course
- Seeing Lisa and Dave and their wee ones
- Seeing la Noeleen and her hubby to be…
- Meeting my online friend of 7 years in person for the first time
- Meeting up with Karm and his lady
- Drinking silly cocktails at the Drake Hotel
- Staying at the Drake hotel and being awoken at 4am by a girl knocking at the door who asked us if we had any ‘stuff’… what ‘stuff’ she was looking for we’re not quite certain… but we were pretty sure we didn’t have any. Tee Hee Hee
- Receiving the most gorgeous pair of leopard print stillies from sister (made from pony fur)
The house move hasn’t happened yet but will hopefully next week when certain travellers return and sort out the remaining financials…. Stress comes with everything it seems… or is that just me? *giggle*
Tomorrow I will continue packing up the flat and then venture down to old street to join up with andrea and her friend who is celebrating her b’day… the fun part is, that we’re all doing a pole dancing class as part of the celebration! Should be a really good laugh. And no, no pictures will be posted… I fear the embarrassment would be far too great.
Ooh at xmas I managed to finish another painting… I luckily picked up a bunch of art supplies in Canada when I was there… they are a fraction of the cost there than they are here and will the sales it was brilliant!
Happy new year!
And lots of jollies where had at home for xmas. Was so lovely to see seestor and my tiny mummy and all the relations… whom are very not tiny anymore!
Highlights being
- Seeing mum and sister - of course
- Seeing Lisa and Dave and their wee ones
- Seeing la Noeleen and her hubby to be…
- Meeting my online friend of 7 years in person for the first time
- Meeting up with Karm and his lady
- Drinking silly cocktails at the Drake Hotel
- Staying at the Drake hotel and being awoken at 4am by a girl knocking at the door who asked us if we had any ‘stuff’… what ‘stuff’ she was looking for we’re not quite certain… but we were pretty sure we didn’t have any. Tee Hee Hee
- Receiving the most gorgeous pair of leopard print stillies from sister (made from pony fur)
The house move hasn’t happened yet but will hopefully next week when certain travellers return and sort out the remaining financials…. Stress comes with everything it seems… or is that just me? *giggle*
Tomorrow I will continue packing up the flat and then venture down to old street to join up with andrea and her friend who is celebrating her b’day… the fun part is, that we’re all doing a pole dancing class as part of the celebration! Should be a really good laugh. And no, no pictures will be posted… I fear the embarrassment would be far too great.
Ooh at xmas I managed to finish another painting… I luckily picked up a bunch of art supplies in Canada when I was there… they are a fraction of the cost there than they are here and will the sales it was brilliant!
Happy new year!
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