Tired
Mood:  down
Now Playing: BBC4
Topic: Elisabeth's Entries
Tim & Vicki departed us & Europe on Monday morning. On Sunday we went to Shere, and will post some pictures tonight.

I feel shattered & look forward to a weekend of catching up on sleep, cleaning and health.

Stephen's working like a monkey & I don't know how he does it.

Will update again this evening.

have a good day!

Hungover
Mood:  lazy
Now Playing: PJ Harvey
Topic: Elisabeth's Entries
Been drinking and not blogging...sorrr-y!

Been working & then drinkning in the evenings. It's the weekend now and Tim & Vicki head into London for the day while we meet up with Jane's family in Weybridge for a luncheon.

We'll rendez-vous at L'Aroma this evening for a bit of a celebratory dinner.

Not much else to report...gotta eat our potato & egg breakfast now....mmmm

Hip Hip Horay!
Mood:  celebratory
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.

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.

And while Elisabeth is doing chores...
Mood:  spacey
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:  chillin'
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!

Girlie Drunk
Mood:  party time!
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.

And I've tried on the free makeup samples that came with the zine...the effect of all this combined with some Barabra can be summarized:

-hiccup-ooo

Blah! Not enough coffee = grumpy blogging
Mood:  cheeky
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.

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:  energetic
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.