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Topic: Elisabeth's Entries
Tim & Vicki arrived yesterday! They'll be here until the 14th, and we're going to have some fun.
Stayed up late talking, now Stephen has to go to London and I'm going to work.
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Wednesday, 9 November 2005
Hip Hip Horay!
Mood: ![]() Topic: Elisabeth's Entries Tim & Vicki arrived yesterday! They'll be here until the 14th, and we're going to have some fun. Stayed up late talking, now Stephen has to go to London and I'm going to work. More L8R.
Monday, 7 November 2005
Rioting in Paris
Topic: Stephen Says Out of curiousity, is this getting any coverage in North America? Update: I should have titled this Rioting in Western Europe. My bad.
Posted by oz/rexcats
at 11:08 AM GMT
Updated: Monday, 7 November 2005 2:26 PM GMT Post Comment | View Comments (6) | Permalink | Share This Post Sunday, 6 November 2005
And while Elisabeth is doing chores...
Mood: ![]() Topic: Stephen Says There was myself and the other vegetarian at work cooking the Sunday lunch. And what did we whip up? -Roast garlic pork, -Roast potatos, -Roast onions, -Roasted carrots in thyme, -Yorkshire puddings, -And assorted veggies (Carrots, peas & cabbage). -Plus gravy, of course & mint sauce & apple sauce. Yum Yum.
Chores
Mood: ![]() Now Playing: BBC4 Topic: Elisabeth's Entries It is raining. The sky is grey. It is November in the UK. Sunday morning Stephen is at work, I slept in. I tested my mettle and in shorts and t-shirt went for a run to see if I could stand running in the rain. It was surprisingly relaxing. And I now have no excuse in the mornings not to go running just because of the weather. Saturday I woke up with cotton in my brain having thoroughly enjoyed my Bridget Jones Fri. night. I went into town, and what do you know? I ran into Stephen on his way to do the weekly grocery shopping for his residence. So I joined him, and witnessed the insanity that is Morissons & shopping on a shoestring for 8 people for a week. It was like shopping for an American family: crisps, ready-made meals, 5 gallons of milk, pork, vegetables, cereal, coffee, tea, etc... I helped him pack the bags...full cart! And waited for the cab to collect him. Then into town I went and was harassed by an stallkeeper in the Italian market that was set up in the town square. I did buy a slice of nougat that sadly neither Stephen or I cared for, but ate all the same. Today is chore day: laundry, vacuum, etc... BYE!
Posted by oz/rexcats
at 11:22 AM GMT
Updated: Sunday, 6 November 2005 11:24 AM GMT Post Comment | Permalink | Share This Post Friday, 4 November 2005
Girlie Drunk
Mood: ![]() Now Playing: Barbara Streisands Greatest---shuffled play Topic: Elisabeth's Entries Stephen's not here...I've been through the Hairbrush Diva's dual CD, ate a fried egg sandwich, walked into town, bought a bottle of chardonnay, a girlie magazine, and some Wallace and Grommit cupcakes.
Posted by oz/rexcats
at 9:24 PM GMT
Updated: Friday, 4 November 2005 9:26 PM GMT Post Comment | View Comments (1) | Permalink | Share This Post
Blah! Not enough coffee = grumpy blogging
Mood: ![]() Now Playing: Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children Topic: Stephen Says I'm counting down the hours to a fun 25 hour shift at work. It's always like this when I have to pull this stunt: A bit of dread and then I show up and I feel more dread and then, by 9pm, I just want to kick all my co-workers out so that I can hang out with the residents & watch TV. The Hitcher is on tonight so Big Excitement there. Then I get up tomorrow, stinking of cigarette smoke & eat a shitty breakfast and catch up on paper & course work all day while chatting to residents, before I slink out of the house at around 3 and head home to where there some chilled cans of cider waiting for me in the fridge and a nice hot shower. And from there I have to fight the urge to get pissed because I've got to be back at work on Sunday morning at 8:30AM. But that's not a tough fight because I'm usually in bed by 9 o'clock, anyway and Sunday is fun because it mostly involves cooking a roast and watching TV shows for deaf people. Which is funny and sad all at the same time. I'm constantly surprised by how much London sucks. Yesterday I had to get in there early for my course and I'm perpetually disgusted by the sad sack business men all doing work on their lap tops in the train, bustling into the tube station... honestly, it's like the 1930's movie Metropolis. And then, ass soon as you're on street level in the city, all these dopey zombies suddenly go into London mode and go whizzing all over the place, bumping into each other like a three year old with tunnel vision who hasn't taken his ritalin. I had a good conversation about theatre in London but I just can't get excited about it. The city & it's mind-set ruins it for me. If I was God, I would spike London's water supply with horse tranquilizers.
Thursday, 3 November 2005
The Evening Post
Now Playing: BBC4 Topic: Elisabeth's Entries I got home and panicked. Not job related this time...but because Stephen wasn't here. No messages on the phones, and his mobile was turned off. Muggings, bombings, accidents... Turns out he was in London having drinks with a girl. An old classmate. Training day my arse... Even though I knew he was having a rendez-vous, why was he still out, and not contactable? It turns out Stephen was on his way home on the underground when I tried his phone...so he then called me and put me out of my misery after only 5 min. of Panick. What's up with me? Protective, jealous, possessive, paranoid? Or just not used to breaks in routine? No---I'm just a concerned and loving lovely wifie... Anyway, today was a good day...another day in the deep-end at work as the two other sales people were out of the office, leaving me to figure things out...which is a good way to learn. Friday is dress casual day & I'm looking forward to wearing flats for once! I tried personalizing my desk a bit...I bought a little potted plant, brought in a little (non-Innova) photo frame, and a little trinket from Hong Kong. I'll slowly rearrange things to erase the previous users, and then, and only then will I feel properly settled in. Funny how territorial I am. Anyway, looking forward to the weekend...I feel a winter clean is in order. Arrivaderci
Windy and Rainy
Mood: ![]() Now Playing: BBC4 Topic: Elisabeth's Entries It's a cold, rainy and windy morning, so shoot...it's just not running weather... Stephen's making his toast, and will soon to off to Londun for his training. I'm eating toast, and have run out of things to say.
Posted by oz/rexcats
at 7:16 AM GMT
Updated: Thursday, 3 November 2005 7:16 AM GMT Post Comment | Permalink | Share This Post Tuesday, 1 November 2005
Me Too!
Mood: ![]() Now Playing: And You Will Know Us By theTrail of Dead Topic: Elisabeth's Entries Didn't end up doing any theatre stuff...hopefully tonight. Did go for a run this morning, did go to work (so did Stephen), and we've had leftovers for dinner, Stephen was kind enough to bring a fresh baguette home...so we're now happily full. Today was my first panic ...wait... Stephen wants me to say that he'll be acting deputy manager now (unofficially--but will get increased pay), for either 2 weeks, or 4 months...and so he'll be working more, and blogging less? Anyway, today was my first panic that I've started working at another office. Now that I'm getting settled, I've had a chance to reflect that this is not the way I get my kicks...and will have to figure out how to resolve this, in time. Anyway, here's a picture of my new haircut...from one angle...
And while Elisabeth was blogging...
Mood: ![]() Now Playing: BBC Radio 4! Ooooooh! Topic: Stephen Says This what I looked like when I showed up to Snowdon's Cristmas party: And this is what I looked like at the end of the party: I never got out to the metal concert last night - setting off fireworks was much more exciting.
Posted by oz/rexcats
at 7:43 AM GMT
Updated: Tuesday, 1 November 2005 6:31 PM GMT Post Comment | View Comments (2) | Permalink | Share This Post |
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