Yaaay! Company
Introducing Big Pig's
little sisterAt last another person talking about their own personal stuff. Now I don't feel so bad at doing it myself.
It's a bit wierd at 1st this old blogging thing. But as long as it's serving its purpose (of keeping in touch with people) that's alright.
Now I just have to check that the Oz crowd are getting the message. Progress - they're getting a webcam so we can see each other. I'll be able to see what my little sister and brother look like - I haven't seen even a picture of them for 4 years... which is shameful.
Speaking of things Oz, Circus Oz were brilliant! Reeely reeely good. Want to see them again. Made me get out the tennis balls and practice juggling. Got the bug again...
Just had Michelle over for dinner (we ate the salmon, not her). I've been going to hers each Wednesday on an adoption scheme thing where I go to cook at her house, I get company and she gets dinner. But I felt I should do the putting up this time.
We were treated to a grand lightning show! It's been seriously humid here the last few days (could barely breathe in the woods this lunchtime) and the lighting was quite something. 5 forks in a row, lighting up all the visible sky - but very little thunder and rain and hardly any wind, quite a serious and professional storm I thought. I don't appreciate the loud cracking ones so much, those claps of thunder that go
crick-crack-rumble kind of scare me. But not anywhere near as much as being inside things which are struck. The fizzing crackle of the electricity is alarming and the cracking bang of the strike is so loud...
The house wasn't struck and Michelle was as edgy as me I'm relieved to say. Phew!
Going to the Parkses for dinner tomorrow for Justin's birthday... cool, doing lots this week - already did lots over the weekend. Michaela came to stay and on the Sunday we went to the Notting Hill Carnival. Got stuck in a crowd which was quite scary. Didn't like that bit much at all. Walked for miles and miles trying to get out, got misdirected to a bus route that wasn't by a stressed policeman and just had to come home and veg. Did some gardening on Monday (in case you're not in this country it was a Bank Holiday) and painted the fence so I'm kind of knackered already and it's only Wednesday.
Oh well, I plan to do nothing at least one day at the weekend...
Going to see if MSN is behaving now...
Better now.... (breathe, aaaah)
That's better!
Let off a bit of steam in the last post so now I can calmly look forward to my friend visiting from Leeds. We're going to see
Circus Oz at the theatre which I've heard is dead good so I'm well excited!
I had a really nice dinner with friends last Sunday. It was really warm and sunny so we ate outside and drank wine and chatted... really nice evening.
Been tired and grumpy all week cos I couldn't get online (which means I couldn't videocall Neil ;(
sniff!). But I got him last night so it's OK now...
Well, what else? I'm also hoping to get some things planted in the garden this weekend and organise going oop north for next weekend. Then Neil should be back for a bit.
Oh yeah, had a great phone call with my middle sister last Saturday - played with
google earth for ages, looking at where we both are and where Neil is... it's great! Would also like to get back into the gym routine - been off since I fell off my bike. Also got to get back on my bike!
So, lots to do... bye for the noo...
Rantrantrant!
Ooh! I'm not happy with things IT at the moment!
At work there has been frustration with getting something done which seemed to be simple.
I haven't been able to get online all week because my broadband connection drops out for unexplained reasons.
I have to use webmail and my filters don't work even though applied. I reported this problem and the response made me yell at the screen - it consisted only of instructions on how to set up a filter.
OHMYGOD!
Grrrrrrrrrrrgh! Rrrrrrgh! Argh!
Simpson book no 3
So I just couldn't wait. Read the second Simpson book and now started on the 3rd. The 2nd was eerie and sickening but not about climbing. About ghosts and invasions and massacres (Tibet and natural disasters).
Had to have a 3-4 day reading break in the middle after reading about the Chinese occupation of Tibet... NOT nice reading.
I can tell the third is going to be really grim. It's dedicated to one of the buddies that have been in the last 2 books. Hmm. Might take me a bit to read this one.
Oh well, got a few more lined up which I may start on whilst I'm resting from the Simpson book.
The books read so far are:
Simpson books
- Touching the Void (read last year).
- This game of ghosts (referred to earlier on this blog).
- Storms of Silence (just finished).
- The Beckoning Silence (just started).
Waiting in the wings are:
- River out of Eden (Richard Dawkins).
- The Language Instinct (Steven Pinker).
So should be sorted for reading for a while.
I almost missed my stop reading Simspon 2 on the bus one morning. But I got nauseous reading Simpson 3 on the way home yesterday cos the driver was a bit frantic!
Got a long list of weekend things to do and an even longer list of things to do at work. Glad it's Friday tomorrow...
Charming!
So, my
boyfriend prefers playing with his new server to talking to me on the webcam.
Webcam's great! It's so nice to see the person you're talking to speaking. Was a bit fuzzy tonight though, normally it's better...
Had a good driving lesson today and a good laugh at work at one of those questionnaires that make you equate your life, family and friends with colours and animals. Apparently I have a brown personality and a green life and see my boyfriend as furry!
Not what I was expecting but made me laugh quite a bit! Eeeeh! Still making me smile!
Heh!
This weekend I shall see what the Sisters Oz got up to with my
friend who's visiting Oz at the mo and met up with them for dinner. Might also stay over at another friend's house on Friday and then I will definitely arrange some visits oop north...
I wonder why...
I wonder if it's because I'm on my own too much right now.
Milton Keynes is kind of isolating, especially as I don't drive.... this is place is bad if you don't drive.
Plus the aftereffects of my accident - I think the anxiety and shock take a while to wear off (OK, I know it's been a while).
All the people close to me are far away.
I think it's the last one that's important. Neil's in Seattle, family are either in Oz, Scotland or Manchester, close friends are in Leeds or have parents visiting...
I think it's time to pay some people a visit... this weekend I shall do stuff and then plan some visits.
The trouble is I have so much stuff to do here that I can't get any of it done if I go away for the whole weekend but as the distances are significant there's no point in only going for a short time.
Oh well, I think I'm descending into a Mope.
Yes, I think that's what's wrong.
It's definitely time for some visits or visitors...
See what I mean?
I said in the last post 'this week has been melancholy'.
It's Tuesday today.
Melancholy
This week has been melancholy.
I don't really know why. The weather has been strangely warm. The sky looks like autumn but it's hot! Temperature's been in the 20s. I keep putting on warm things because the mornings are foggy and then boiling on the way to and from work.
The air smells of autumn so it's kind of strange.
I normally feel like this when it's autumn. Has my internal season changed too early?
What's going on????
Urrrgh! Too much wine on a school night
Stayed at Michelle's last night, was great fun but involved more wine than I usually have on a school night.
Late night too.
Sooooo tired. Going to actually make it to bed before 11 tonight!
Got shit loads to do at work, was there until 7.30 and have to go in early too.
So. No time to talk, sorry,
Goodnight.
x
Used to me now
Ahh, that's better. Now I think I've relaxed into no visits or visitors weekend. Managed to spend a very happy Sunday doing nothing much at all.
Tried to fix the bathroom rack thing to the door but had to give it up cos I couldn't hold the drill for the required length of time. Have to fix these hooks into the top of the door then hang the rack from them. The drill was OK to hold, the screw was there, it went round but it stayed at the same height in spite of quite a few wood shavings being produced. Thought I'd use nails but the only ones I have are too long. If they go in squint at all they'll protrude through the door and the longer they are the more chance there is of that happening. Will get some shorter ones and try again.
Had a good read - of another Simpson book (not the one I bought another I'd borrowed so it's still not breaking my vow to wait a week before I read the one I bought). This one is not as scary so far. I feel drawn to read the bloody thing in the same way as he describes the climbing. I know it's going to be grim in places but I'm compelled to do it anyway.
Managed to sort out the piles of paperwork into organised piles instead of random piles. Now all I have to do is get something to put them in.
That's it, that was Sunday. I've shirked most of the stuff on my list, wasn't going to get through it all anyway but I didn't even try. Was all I could do to get through the paperwork! Did do quite a bit of washing though. (Did the seat covers, they've needed doing for a bit). I've just lounged and read and watched TV, how lazy! Will do some ironing of work clothing for tomorrow and make lunch when I finish my last dreg of wine (just a small glass as it's a school night). Then I guess it's time for a niiiice sleeep...
Going to be busy at work next week and no Pilates for 2 weeks, my back is going to be very stiff!
Oh well, I have no excuse for not getting back into the home rehab I should probably still be doing but haven't for a while.
Too much me
So, here I am on my eagerly anticipated weekend at home.
Had enough of it now.
It's OK to do my own thing, I like it. I'm not scared of it either. But, I don't like too much of it.
Had Friday night on my own and until now on Saturday and I've given myself enough stuff to do not to get bored but it's just kind of wierd. Empty house.
Doesn't help that I've been reading a very scary book. In fact I think it's the book that's made me feel this sad-anxious-nervous-jittery. And too much coffee....mmmm, nice coffeee....
The book is a Joe Simpson book (yes,
Touching the Void guy). It's gripping and sad, gut emptyingly sad. Page after page of nervous tension, people being killed and the guys not stopping climbing.... I'm exhausted. I bought another of his books today but I really will have to wait a week before I read it. At least.
Oh well. No sign of The Family having rushed out to buy a webcam so they can chat to me and see me at the same time.... I can hope (and pester - and I will).
Right, I feel grubby so I'm off for a wash and to tackle more of my unending list of '
Must keep busy and not miss people' jobs.
Phew! It's Thursday already
Well, here I am on Thursday in my busy week and I can't believe I'm here already. Been to people's houses for dinner the last 2 nights, and very nice it was too. Had a driving lesson this morning, the 1st one in 6 weeks. Was very good considering the time off. Need to get back into it before I can start to push things a bit faster.
Been walking round the woods at lunchtimes regularly, sometimes with Geoff cos he walks at lunch too so it's nice to walk and talk. Missed him leaving today so I went round on my own. It was a gorgous day today, all sunny and breezy, not over hot but nice and warm and toasty in the sun. I like to feel the hanging overgrown, droopy, grassy seeds on the stalks in the hedgerows as I walk past them and as I was doing this I wondered if I'd still feel like wandering in the woods in the winter when they aren't there. It gave me an image of wandering about in the autumn, shrugging into a cosy jacket or jumper whilst the wind whipped the trees and shrubs.
Made me feel like autumn inside.
Busy week, very tired today
So here I am again.
Been to Clare's 'I'm becoming a doctor' party over the weekend, I'll put pics up on Flickr soon so everyone can see. Clare and Jim are going to Australia (and Singapor and Bali) for a month and are going to keep a journal at
http://www.clareandjimstravels.blogspot.com/And while I'm about it I'll also put up picks from Ant's 30th the weekend before.
I will do all this at the weekend, when I am not planning to go anywhere or see anyone, I want to stay firmly in my own house!
It's great to see people and do stuff but the house needs attention and I can't get things done during the week at all. Busy this week too, going to Jane and Justin's for dinner on Tuesday, Michelle's for dinner on Wednesday and Pilates on Thursday, where I may go to the pub as the class teacher is turning 50 next week.
Anyway, I have a long list of things I need to do, which I know will have to get carried into next week (month probably) but I have to keep it long so I don't get bored whilst Neil's away.
Now, I'm off to email my family to see if I can convince them to join us in this century and get online!
