Plan to save lots of money and buy flat is not working out. After expenses, left with a very humble budget for rest of month, have today managed to book another festival in Germany and book a BOAT over Easter. Easter - England - Boat... Rain? Ah well. Sure was money well spent!
Thing is, could get hit by car or mad cyclist tomorrow and then what good would savings be? So better to live life today.
Yes.
Thursday, 7 February 2008
Friday, 1 February 2008
Moose-Lasagna
Last weekend jetted off to Stockholm to meet mother and then be transported about two hours north to visit with various members of extended family. Had somehow coerced dad and wife to come get us at airport, a completely unprecedented event in the 25 or so years we have been living apart. Being assertive gets you places. To Häverö for example. Pleased to report absolutely everything is still the same way I left it, every time I left it. The neighbours are still hopeless idiots to be bemoaned repeatedly and in exactly the same words (whilst parked firmly around table with cops of coffee and plates of cake). Different neighbours, same difference. This is all making an enormous amount of sense.
Stepsister has baby which just turned 1, very cute. Sister cannot wait to offload baby on boyfriend and run the opposite direction - even if it means having to come to Häverö and drink boiled coffee and talk about the neighbours.
Must definitely say highlight of weekend was making moose-lasagna.
Was good to be back, and feel like should probably visit over Easter. Would miss out on tip around UK, but what can you do.
Stepsister has baby which just turned 1, very cute. Sister cannot wait to offload baby on boyfriend and run the opposite direction - even if it means having to come to Häverö and drink boiled coffee and talk about the neighbours.
Must definitely say highlight of weekend was making moose-lasagna.
Was good to be back, and feel like should probably visit over Easter. Would miss out on tip around UK, but what can you do.
Wednesday, 9 January 2008
Nadia!!!
Freakiest thing happened today at work. Had an interview at 10, and in walks - Nadia! At least someone who looks exactly like her. Not a bit like her - but precisely like her. So did what any sane person would do, stared. Kept staring throughout most of interview (which, by the way, consisted mostly of me going "so...." "hmmm... then" "...and..." and so on) until finally I says "You look so much like a friend of mine - have you got Lebanese parents?" Candidate goes quiet and then offers "Er... No, we are Israelis." DOOM!!! MUST learn to think before speaking. Just emailed Nadia saying wish had camera - although maybe is rude to take photos of candidates during interview?
Christmas then! Spending a week in southern Sweden at mother's house was nice. Good food, very good - and LOTS of it. Do not have to go hungry in that house, this is for certain. Hardly have enough time in the day for all required meals. Some lovely traditions in which Craig got to part-take were:
- marinating herring
- cooking knäck (candy) which nobody eats
- throwing out the Christmas knäck on boxing day
- watching one hour of cartoons at exactly 3 PM on Christmas Eve, whole country stops
- handing around bags and bags of useless gifts which, mostly, the recipient has purchased and wrapped for themselves
NYE spent in civilized fashion in Madrid - from now on am doing house parties...
Christmas then! Spending a week in southern Sweden at mother's house was nice. Good food, very good - and LOTS of it. Do not have to go hungry in that house, this is for certain. Hardly have enough time in the day for all required meals. Some lovely traditions in which Craig got to part-take were:
- marinating herring
- cooking knäck (candy) which nobody eats
- throwing out the Christmas knäck on boxing day
- watching one hour of cartoons at exactly 3 PM on Christmas Eve, whole country stops
- handing around bags and bags of useless gifts which, mostly, the recipient has purchased and wrapped for themselves
NYE spent in civilized fashion in Madrid - from now on am doing house parties...
Thursday, 20 December 2007
Almost Christmas!!!
Am sitting in our bedroom since it is marginally warmer in here than rest of flat. Probably... oh, 3 or 4 degrees warmer. That would make it around 14 degrees in here. Balmy!
Concerned that might have a depression. Yes, have seen some signs like wanting to sleep ALL the time, sleeping like a baby for 12 hours straight (unusual at any age surely) and eating strange things like baked beans and peanut-butter toast with banana... Then again - do not FEEL depressed, so not too sure if that's it.
Enough whining - am off to Sweden on Saturday! Then Madrid for New Years (deja vu!). Am confident all will be nice and civilized, all acting like adults etcetera - and back in one piece for work on the 2nd!
Concerned that might have a depression. Yes, have seen some signs like wanting to sleep ALL the time, sleeping like a baby for 12 hours straight (unusual at any age surely) and eating strange things like baked beans and peanut-butter toast with banana... Then again - do not FEEL depressed, so not too sure if that's it.
Enough whining - am off to Sweden on Saturday! Then Madrid for New Years (deja vu!). Am confident all will be nice and civilized, all acting like adults etcetera - and back in one piece for work on the 2nd!
Friday, 14 December 2007
The Spirit of Things
Nearly fell over this morning when leaving for work and thought "Oh brilliant just stepped in dog shit," but turned out ground was covered in ice. ICE! It is bloody freezing. And outdoors is even worse.
Work is going well, am a bit of a genius at it really. If only was not for candidates and clients it would rock! Is there any jobs where one never has to deal with people? Feel free to make suggestions.
Christmas is almost here! Number of gifts bought - 0. Number of cards send - 0. Number of Christmas decorations at home and work - 0. Really getting into the spirit of things!
At least will not have to go to work-thing which is tomorrow. Because I have other plans. Going to Leeds!
Recently have been living the rock-star life here in London - going to gigs where constantly VIP'd into awesomeness and so on, so need some recovery time before New Years. Let's see how us girls go achieving that this weekend.
Will bring bottle of Moet that got from work for first placement! Woooo!!!
Work is going well, am a bit of a genius at it really. If only was not for candidates and clients it would rock! Is there any jobs where one never has to deal with people? Feel free to make suggestions.
Christmas is almost here! Number of gifts bought - 0. Number of cards send - 0. Number of Christmas decorations at home and work - 0. Really getting into the spirit of things!
At least will not have to go to work-thing which is tomorrow. Because I have other plans. Going to Leeds!
Recently have been living the rock-star life here in London - going to gigs where constantly VIP'd into awesomeness and so on, so need some recovery time before New Years. Let's see how us girls go achieving that this weekend.
Will bring bottle of Moet that got from work for first placement! Woooo!!!
Thursday, 22 November 2007
Wednesday, a confusing mid-week day...
Confused. Not Monday. Or Friday. Or even Sunday afternoon. OK, should stop obsessing about what day it is.
This is the new thing: Destructive and harmful things that keep doing to self even though realise is destructive and harmful:
1. Drinking tea late at night, so have to go to loo in middle of night when is below freezing (particularly in loo)
2. Eating 4 or more servings of pasta and sauce at once
3. Eating an entire Toblerone after dinner (substitute chocolate bar / packet of biscuits / bag of lollies etcetera)
4. Wearing contact lenses for faaaaaaar more than recommended 2 weeks, resulting in very sore eyes
5. Wasting time on facebook, blog, and so on, when should be doing something constructive
And that's not even touching on beer-drinking and such.
Oh bugger it. Tomorrow is Serj Tankian! Hurrah! Going to drink beer by fountain and then go to gig.
This is the new thing: Destructive and harmful things that keep doing to self even though realise is destructive and harmful:
1. Drinking tea late at night, so have to go to loo in middle of night when is below freezing (particularly in loo)
2. Eating 4 or more servings of pasta and sauce at once
3. Eating an entire Toblerone after dinner (substitute chocolate bar / packet of biscuits / bag of lollies etcetera)
4. Wearing contact lenses for faaaaaaar more than recommended 2 weeks, resulting in very sore eyes
5. Wasting time on facebook, blog, and so on, when should be doing something constructive
And that's not even touching on beer-drinking and such.
Oh bugger it. Tomorrow is Serj Tankian! Hurrah! Going to drink beer by fountain and then go to gig.
Monday, 19 November 2007
Sunday Afternoon and Cleaning!
SUCCESS!!!
Have just finished tidying up in room. Threw out the wreck of a bed-frame, and will now spend an unknown amount of time sleeping directly on floor (of course, on mattress - on floor - worth saying?). Rents here are insane, but that is not to say that a bed is automatically included. On the upside, we have a lot more space now. Mother, who is visiting in 2 weeks time, will of course be horrified. Hmm. She probably will not like curtains either (as not hemmed, but honestly - does anyone these days even know the meaning of that word?).
I remember first time mother visited in Sydney. She had nothing good to say about Petersham house. I do not yet have a translation for the word "knarkarkvart," used to describe state of house. Had asked flat-mates to tidy up, unfortunately our definitions of "tidy up" differed slightly. Mother used video-camera to document everything, and have not quite lived that down yet. Oh well.
BTW, Craig has taken crocodile to work. It now lives there. Kangaroo very lonesome.
Have just finished tidying up in room. Threw out the wreck of a bed-frame, and will now spend an unknown amount of time sleeping directly on floor (of course, on mattress - on floor - worth saying?). Rents here are insane, but that is not to say that a bed is automatically included. On the upside, we have a lot more space now. Mother, who is visiting in 2 weeks time, will of course be horrified. Hmm. She probably will not like curtains either (as not hemmed, but honestly - does anyone these days even know the meaning of that word?).
I remember first time mother visited in Sydney. She had nothing good to say about Petersham house. I do not yet have a translation for the word "knarkarkvart," used to describe state of house. Had asked flat-mates to tidy up, unfortunately our definitions of "tidy up" differed slightly. Mother used video-camera to document everything, and have not quite lived that down yet. Oh well.
BTW, Craig has taken crocodile to work. It now lives there. Kangaroo very lonesome.
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
As it should be
Am not surprised, because of earlier discussion, that is is Monday. It can hardly be any other day - because yesterday it was Sunday afternoon. It was Sunday afternoon for a very long time. Now then, it is Monday. And before I know it, it shall again be Friday. And another work-dinner. Oh joy. Must find some way to get out of it. Maybe tonsillitises?
Meanwhile, Amsterdam was nice. Weekend just gone nothing special, though still managed to spend too much money and drink too much wine! Think have got talent for it, and resistance is useless.
At least managed to go to library, as planned for the last month. So do not have to read "the God Illusion" for a second time anymore! Is not exactly light and relaxing reading anyway.
Must clean up in room. We are messy people. Putting it down to talent. Here is list of strange things (remember am in bedroom) currently in view:
- two empty bowls containing left over noodles from about 2 weeks ago
- three cups with various amounts of cold tea in them
- four wet towels
- a take away menu in Chinese
- a tension tower play toy for children over 2
- a red hairnet and red net gloves
- books everywhere apart from bookshelves
- a bookshelf filled with jars, tins, tubes, containers (all make-up or related)
Meanwhile, Amsterdam was nice. Weekend just gone nothing special, though still managed to spend too much money and drink too much wine! Think have got talent for it, and resistance is useless.
At least managed to go to library, as planned for the last month. So do not have to read "the God Illusion" for a second time anymore! Is not exactly light and relaxing reading anyway.
Must clean up in room. We are messy people. Putting it down to talent. Here is list of strange things (remember am in bedroom) currently in view:
- two empty bowls containing left over noodles from about 2 weeks ago
- three cups with various amounts of cold tea in them
- four wet towels
- a take away menu in Chinese
- a tension tower play toy for children over 2
- a red hairnet and red net gloves
- books everywhere apart from bookshelves
- a bookshelf filled with jars, tins, tubes, containers (all make-up or related)
Amsterdam
At that place.
The proud parents are out!
Channy fixes the bike!!
At that place on the canal
The bub
The proud parents are out!
Channy fixes the bike!!
At that place on the canal
The bub
Friday, 2 November 2007
Amsterdam!
Living in Europe is everything had imagined! Everyone goes whizzing off over the weekend to places like Amsterdam, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona etcetera etcetera. Is wonderful! Going directly from work tomorrow and a in a few short hours will be in Amsterdam (and stay at romantic five star hotel) and stay at hostel called something with the word "pig" in it. And it will be (just the two of us) like 20 of us and we will (go to a romantic dinner) go out and get smashed! Woooooo!!!!!!
And will get to see Mark and Gladys and the new bub - which of course is really exciting as babies are cute up until they are about 2.
Feel like is always either Monday, Friday OR Sunday afternoon... Is NEVER any other time of the week. Is that normal?
And will get to see Mark and Gladys and the new bub - which of course is really exciting as babies are cute up until they are about 2.
Feel like is always either Monday, Friday OR Sunday afternoon... Is NEVER any other time of the week. Is that normal?
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