I had a look at my countdown yesterday, and I have only 98 days left of being 30 something :o(
I dont want to be old!
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Sunday, 31 January 2010
so you think you can knit
We were watching Harry Hills TV Burp last night and Harry mentioned that they are launching a competition called The K Factor - So You Think You Can Knit, I remembered that I have a teddy bear that I knitted when I was 8 years old (yes its many many moons ago), so I have e-mailed a few pictures to them and will let you know if they come back to me ;o).
to see the full set click here
I had Thursday off work last week, and as I was going into town anyway to meet up with James I thought I will get there a bit earlier and will send off my passport application form. I plonk my letter on the scales saying "I would like to send this first class please" the guy sees what I am sending and says "as you letter contains valuable documents we recommend that you send this Special Delivery - it will cost you £4.79" something close to that anyway. So I say "how much will it be to send recorded delivery" he said in a huff (as he knew this was a far cheaper option - and my passport is about to expire anyway) "that will be £1.39 but as it contains valuable documents I had to recommend the other service".
Ha ha I checked the progress of my letter and it got there just fine ;o)
Between going to the post office and meeting James I went to Starbucks to get myself a drink. I was standing there deciding (but knowing) what to go for and saw that they are now doing a flat white (I have seen it on New Zealand tv shows but never knew exactly what is was). So I asked the Barrista what it was and he said it was a creamy cup of strong coffee from New Zealand made with whole fat milk.
He asked me if I would like to try one and I said no I will stick with my (pretentious) double tall skinny latte, and then he said I could try one for free (I guess this was because it was quiet). I thought for a minute knowing that I would be meeting James soon I said no thanks. I then finished my drink and decided that I did have time for that free coffee after all. As it was still quiet I went up to the bloke and said "is it ok to still try that flat white" and he said "yes it was" ;o).
Anyway I tried and it was really nice, served in a proper tea cup and saucer, it had a single shot of espresso in it and because it was a smaller drink the coffee taste was stronger - and even nicer because it was free.
Alan I saw this article and thought of you ;o) The article in the paper finished with the line "Another Mother said I wont bother with Tesco any more - Im off to Aldi" I was laughing so much when I read this ;o)
I decided to weigh myself this morning and was well pleased that I have lost one pound, not bad since Christmas was just over a month ago ;o)
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
he was taking the p1ss
My train pulled in this morning with the lights off, this is no big deal because it starts from Chelmsford...
The train gets to Ingatestone and the lights still werent on, I glanced around and saw a few people with their newspapers on their laps where they werent able to read them. I was ok because I was listening to Mark Kermodes film reviews on my MP3 player ;o).
The train gets to Shenfield and the lights are still off and more people are getting on the dark train, even the platform guard looked on in dismay.
The train then pulls into Stratford (the last station before Liverpool Street), and the driver finally switches on the lights. There was a massive cheer of "finally".
I got off the train and saw some people sitting there working on their laptops, was it really worth switching it on for those few minutes, or were they working on them in the dark?
The train gets to Ingatestone and the lights still werent on, I glanced around and saw a few people with their newspapers on their laps where they werent able to read them. I was ok because I was listening to Mark Kermodes film reviews on my MP3 player ;o).
The train gets to Shenfield and the lights are still off and more people are getting on the dark train, even the platform guard looked on in dismay.
The train then pulls into Stratford (the last station before Liverpool Street), and the driver finally switches on the lights. There was a massive cheer of "finally".
I got off the train and saw some people sitting there working on their laptops, was it really worth switching it on for those few minutes, or were they working on them in the dark?
Sunday, 24 January 2010
booking birthday commiserations
I have a big milestone birthday coming up and was determined to do something fun...
I was thinking what shall I do and where should I go? After a lot of deliberations I have booked an afternoon tea at Claridges with my three best friends.
And I have booked me and James a trip to Paris on Eurostar, I have only been to Paris once before and that was back in 1992, when me and my friends (the same ones Im doing the afternoon tea with) did a coach trip to EuroDisney (as it was called then).
As with all coach trips it was full of old people (one of them was a nice doctor (she used to keep a jar of boiled sweets in her consulting room to give to the kiddies) me and one of my friends had) apart from eight of us (who were all under 30) - the tour guide called us "The EuroDisney eight". There was also a lorry driver strike at the time we went, so instead of going on the motorway from Calais to Paris we went on the back roads, which took a good 10 hours. I remember getting quite drunk on the awful wine we had with our meal that first night ;o).
I am having to renew my passport too...
...I was thinking what sort of photo should I get taken? Should I go for one depicting how Im likely to look when going through passport control? ie half asleep with my hair all over the place. or one where I have brushed my hair? (how I will definitely not be looking).
I got my pictures done this morning at the Photo-me booth, and James had a look and said "you dont look very 'appy in them" so I glared at him and said "your supposed to 'ave a neutral expression", I dont know about neutral I definitely look more miserable ;o), which I suppose will be more of my look when returning from going away!
I was thinking what shall I do and where should I go? After a lot of deliberations I have booked an afternoon tea at Claridges with my three best friends.
And I have booked me and James a trip to Paris on Eurostar, I have only been to Paris once before and that was back in 1992, when me and my friends (the same ones Im doing the afternoon tea with) did a coach trip to EuroDisney (as it was called then).
As with all coach trips it was full of old people (one of them was a nice doctor (she used to keep a jar of boiled sweets in her consulting room to give to the kiddies) me and one of my friends had) apart from eight of us (who were all under 30) - the tour guide called us "The EuroDisney eight". There was also a lorry driver strike at the time we went, so instead of going on the motorway from Calais to Paris we went on the back roads, which took a good 10 hours. I remember getting quite drunk on the awful wine we had with our meal that first night ;o).
I am having to renew my passport too...
...I was thinking what sort of photo should I get taken? Should I go for one depicting how Im likely to look when going through passport control? ie half asleep with my hair all over the place. or one where I have brushed my hair? (how I will definitely not be looking).
I got my pictures done this morning at the Photo-me booth, and James had a look and said "you dont look very 'appy in them" so I glared at him and said "your supposed to 'ave a neutral expression", I dont know about neutral I definitely look more miserable ;o), which I suppose will be more of my look when returning from going away!
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
breaking the psychological barrier
I looked at my countdown this morning and saw that I now have less than 10,000 days til I retire...
9994 days are still a lot but its now only 4 figures ;o)
9994 days are still a lot but its now only 4 figures ;o)
Sunday, 17 January 2010
torture by chocolate
On Friday one of my bosses came in saying he had a present for me...
...so I asked if it was a nice present or a horrible present and he said I would definitely like it, pulling out a bag full of Celebration chocolates...
Telling me that some were for me and the others would go out for our Brokers to eat!
I was ok when he bought in the jelly sweets last year as I can "take em or leave em" but chocolates are a completely different matter!
So I have hidden them in a drawer, as if they are in my eyeline then I am more likely to start eating them. I just hope I dont start feeling stressed about anything as I just know that I will start on them, and once that happens then I WILL FINISH THE LOT. My willpower just isnt that good...
Earlier on in the week I was really pleased with myself because I picked up a bag if mini eggs while in the queue in Sainsburys, but put them down when I got to the front of the queue, as I had decided that I really didnt need them. I got back to work and then decided I did need that chocolate fix after all (sometimes only chocolate will do) and ended up eating the emergency bar of Wispa Gold I had in my drawer!
Dont worry I have another emergency bar in my drawer, it was the free Cadburys Flake bar I got a few weeks ago at Liverpool Street Station ;o).
...so I asked if it was a nice present or a horrible present and he said I would definitely like it, pulling out a bag full of Celebration chocolates...
Telling me that some were for me and the others would go out for our Brokers to eat!
I was ok when he bought in the jelly sweets last year as I can "take em or leave em" but chocolates are a completely different matter!
So I have hidden them in a drawer, as if they are in my eyeline then I am more likely to start eating them. I just hope I dont start feeling stressed about anything as I just know that I will start on them, and once that happens then I WILL FINISH THE LOT. My willpower just isnt that good...
Earlier on in the week I was really pleased with myself because I picked up a bag if mini eggs while in the queue in Sainsburys, but put them down when I got to the front of the queue, as I had decided that I really didnt need them. I got back to work and then decided I did need that chocolate fix after all (sometimes only chocolate will do) and ended up eating the emergency bar of Wispa Gold I had in my drawer!
Dont worry I have another emergency bar in my drawer, it was the free Cadburys Flake bar I got a few weeks ago at Liverpool Street Station ;o).
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