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!
9.8.05
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
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