http://xkcd.com/414/
Hehehehehe! One can only think that this would hurt quite a lot... And am rather curious as to where skateboards are mentioned in the Karma Sutra... *shugs*
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Because I havn't done one of these for a while...
1. What time is it?
15:15 GMT - also known as coffee time :)
2. What is your sign and your birthday?
Well, if you put any faith in that nonsense: Libra (although, having said that, some of my horoscopes in the Metro lately have been spot-on), and my birthday is October 1st
3. What type was your first car?
Don't own a car, but borrow the parents car from time-to-time when at home - can't really see the point of having a car in a city with pretty reasonable transport links - at home yes, but not here.
4. Name four jobs you've had in your life?
i) Banquet waitress - people with money enough to rent out a large country house and have it fully waited etc are generally very very odd people - just to warn you.
ii) Potato sorter - don't think I need to elaborate on that one
iii) Checkout slave - die, Tesco, die!
iv) Receptionist - and stationary cupboard tyrant
5. If you could have any job, what would it be?
Not really sure to be honest. A potter perhaps.
6. What are you most afraid of?
Pass - quite a lot of things I guess. Most people are. Wasps. Not learning from mistakes.
7. What is the last movie you saw in a theater?
Vantage Point, I think. Truely truely dreadful film lol! Problem was that the concept and the structure had potential, but (with the exception of a couple of action-scenes) everything else was a bit poor.
8. What are four movies you would watch over and over?
i) Serenity - :D Do I really need to explain why?
ii) Kill Bill 1 & 2 - Swords, Uma Thurman kicking ass, Quentin T, rocking soundtracks - what's not to love?
iii) Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang - Robert Downey jr at his best, and probably one of the most quotable films in the world
iv) Children of Men - conceptually fabulous and beautifully filmed
9. Place of birth?
Edinburgh
10. What are four places you have lived?
Erm, I don't think I've lived in four differant places. Duns and Edinburgh would be about it.
11. What are four places you have been on vacation?
i) Ireland
ii) London
iii) South Africa
iv) Paris
12. What are four places you would rather be right now?
Hmmmmm, just about anywhere actually (well, obviously except the inside of a nuclear reactor - that'd probably be a brief and dull trip). Well, New Zealand, South Africa, Italy or Russia ideally, but more realistically: up Arthurs Seat, cycling down a steep hill, at the Cameo watching a film, lying on the meadows in the sunshine.
13. What are the best places you have ever been?
Is it just me or does that seem like a poor way of wording the question? Probably just me. South Africa was pretty awesome :D
14. What are four websites you visit daily?
i) Facebook - it's only a minor addiction, honest!
ii) Student Mail Service - cause if I leave it for too long the uni tends to complain that I'm ignoring them...
iii) BBC news
iv) Hotmail
Sorry, not the most interesting list I'm afraid! And XKCD is only updated 3 times a week...
15. What are four of your favorite foods?
i) Bread - seriously, I occassionally get bread cravings (only good bread though)
ii) Meat - I just don't eat much of it
iii) Crispy Shredded Chilli Beef - mmmmmmmm.
iv) Pinapple
16. What's your favorite new food?
Mmmm, I guess kidney and liver - Mum doesn't like them so we never really ate them at home, but I now cook them pretty often: cheap, tasty, and they make sure my iron-levels don't dip too often :)
17. Which do you prefer, ketchup or mustard?
Depends what it's on - ketchup on kittens and mustard on old-fashioned telephones?
18. Which do you prefer, hamburgers or hotdogs?
hamburgers, but only because...well...what hell do they put in hotdogs? :S Having said that, you never really know what they put in hamburgers.
19. Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Yup - poor-mans asparugus
20. Favorite Drink?
Diet Coke/Coke Zero - it's addicitive I swear. But when I have free-will, then probably a glass of good red-wine or coffee
21. Favorite ice cream?
Not sure - anything out of the ordinary really
22. What's your natural hair color?
Erm - well, I'd say a sort of mousey-light-brown, but I have been accused of being blonde from time-to-time
23. Ever been toilet paper rolling?
WTF?
24. Ever love someone so much it made you cry?
Ug... let's not talk about it, eh?
25. Favorite CD?
Lol - CDs are verging on retro these days ;) But it's a choice between The Essential Bob Dylan and the Juno Soundtrack
26. Favorite day of the week?
Not sure - Tuesdays are pretty good I reckon. But not Thursdays; I never could get the hang of Thursdays...
27. Favorite Restaurant?
The one at the end of the Universe. Or Rhubarb at The Prestonfield House Hotel.
28. Favorite Flower?
Tulips :) There's something infinately cheerful about them
29. Favorite sport to watch?
Rugby generally, but really want to watch a match of Elephant polo! but teasing Cats with string is a pretty good sport to watch :D
30. Disney or Warner Brothers?
WB, because Disney suck.
31. Favorite fast food restaurant?
Erm, none - they're all a bit rubbish. Subway I guess, if that counts.
32. What color is your bedroom carpet?
Some sort of "sell-your-flat-quicker" neutral colour
33. Before this email, from whom did you get your last e-mail?
Well, this wasn't an email. last actually email was probably from the uni library telling me to renew my books or die...wait, no...
34. What do you do most often when you are bored?
Answer stupid on-line questions
35. Bedtime?
Last night it was 10pm, but recently it has been 1am more often than not.
36. Who will respond to this email the quickest?
I hate this stupid bog-standard question - what's the point?
37. Who will be the least likely to respond?
Ditto
38. Who is the person copied on this email whose response you are most curious to see?
Ditto again
39. What four still-airing TV shows do you love to watch?
I don't really watch TV - it's mostly rubbish. Top Gear, QI...erm...I actually can't think of anything else! But am looking forward to Dollhouse (Joss Wheadon's new project) when it arrives here in about a decade's time.
40. Favorite TV show of all time?
Oh gods! How can I choose just one? Firefly, Monty Pythons Flying Circus, Farscape, Scrubs, Drop the Dead Donkey, Buffy, ...
41. What are you currently reading?
American Gods - Neil Gaiman (again)
I am Called Red - Orhan Puduik (I think) - murder mystery set in the 15th century in Bagdad, weird but very cool.
Paradise Lost - Milton
So, actually fewer books on the go than usual.
42. What are you listening to right now?
Right now? BBC News 24. Generally listening to atm: The Shins
43. How many tattoos do you have?
None - although the idea of a small tree-frog between the shoulder-blades would be pretty cool.
44. How many pets do you have?
None (having evicted the mouse at long-last)
45. What would you like to accomplish before you die?
Overcoming my fear of heights, write a book, move to South Africa or New Zealand, own a vinyard.
46. What's on your mouse pad?
Don't have a mouse-pad, only one of the on-lap-top-sensor-pad-things - and it doesn't work all that well (rather like the rest of the lap-top)
47. What is your favorite board game?
Trivial Persuits
48. Favorite smell?
Depends on the season: Summer - warm, freshly cut grass
Autumn - frost and bonfires
Winter - cold, frosty air
Spring - the garden after the rain
49. Least favorite smell?
Erm, anything unpleasant - like vomit or rotting fruit.
50. Favorite colors?
Purple, deep green, black, blue
51. Least favorite color?
Yellow - seriously, it's just utterly pointless except in the creation of green.
52. Future (or first) child's name?
That's making some fairy stupendous assumptions. I guess if I had to choose then Peter (for a boy, obviously) because we already have 4 Peters in the family and it would add to the confussion ;)
53. What is most important in life?
Living in the moment as well as for the future.
54. Do you like to drive fast?
Can't say that I've ever driven very fast, but that was on the basis that mums car could barely get above 50mph ;)
55. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
No, I find stuffed aminals a bit creepy really.
56. What's under your bed?
Nothing
57. If you could meet one person dead or alive who would it be?
Freud - just to ask "WTF, dude?", or Bruno Latour, for the same reason.
58. Okay, someone alive...?
Clive Owen ;) Or possibly Noel Castree - I want to know how he publishes so many articles every year?!
59. Storms: cool or scary?
Cool! Oh so cool! :D
60. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Chuck Norris.
15:15 GMT - also known as coffee time :)
2. What is your sign and your birthday?
Well, if you put any faith in that nonsense: Libra (although, having said that, some of my horoscopes in the Metro lately have been spot-on), and my birthday is October 1st
3. What type was your first car?
Don't own a car, but borrow the parents car from time-to-time when at home - can't really see the point of having a car in a city with pretty reasonable transport links - at home yes, but not here.
4. Name four jobs you've had in your life?
i) Banquet waitress - people with money enough to rent out a large country house and have it fully waited etc are generally very very odd people - just to warn you.
ii) Potato sorter - don't think I need to elaborate on that one
iii) Checkout slave - die, Tesco, die!
iv) Receptionist - and stationary cupboard tyrant
5. If you could have any job, what would it be?
Not really sure to be honest. A potter perhaps.
6. What are you most afraid of?
Pass - quite a lot of things I guess. Most people are. Wasps. Not learning from mistakes.
7. What is the last movie you saw in a theater?
Vantage Point, I think. Truely truely dreadful film lol! Problem was that the concept and the structure had potential, but (with the exception of a couple of action-scenes) everything else was a bit poor.
8. What are four movies you would watch over and over?
i) Serenity - :D Do I really need to explain why?
ii) Kill Bill 1 & 2 - Swords, Uma Thurman kicking ass, Quentin T, rocking soundtracks - what's not to love?
iii) Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang - Robert Downey jr at his best, and probably one of the most quotable films in the world
iv) Children of Men - conceptually fabulous and beautifully filmed
9. Place of birth?
Edinburgh
10. What are four places you have lived?
Erm, I don't think I've lived in four differant places. Duns and Edinburgh would be about it.
11. What are four places you have been on vacation?
i) Ireland
ii) London
iii) South Africa
iv) Paris
12. What are four places you would rather be right now?
Hmmmmm, just about anywhere actually (well, obviously except the inside of a nuclear reactor - that'd probably be a brief and dull trip). Well, New Zealand, South Africa, Italy or Russia ideally, but more realistically: up Arthurs Seat, cycling down a steep hill, at the Cameo watching a film, lying on the meadows in the sunshine.
13. What are the best places you have ever been?
Is it just me or does that seem like a poor way of wording the question? Probably just me. South Africa was pretty awesome :D
14. What are four websites you visit daily?
i) Facebook - it's only a minor addiction, honest!
ii) Student Mail Service - cause if I leave it for too long the uni tends to complain that I'm ignoring them...
iii) BBC news
iv) Hotmail
Sorry, not the most interesting list I'm afraid! And XKCD is only updated 3 times a week...
15. What are four of your favorite foods?
i) Bread - seriously, I occassionally get bread cravings (only good bread though)
ii) Meat - I just don't eat much of it
iii) Crispy Shredded Chilli Beef - mmmmmmmm.
iv) Pinapple
16. What's your favorite new food?
Mmmm, I guess kidney and liver - Mum doesn't like them so we never really ate them at home, but I now cook them pretty often: cheap, tasty, and they make sure my iron-levels don't dip too often :)
17. Which do you prefer, ketchup or mustard?
Depends what it's on - ketchup on kittens and mustard on old-fashioned telephones?
18. Which do you prefer, hamburgers or hotdogs?
hamburgers, but only because...well...what hell do they put in hotdogs? :S Having said that, you never really know what they put in hamburgers.
19. Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
Yup - poor-mans asparugus
20. Favorite Drink?
Diet Coke/Coke Zero - it's addicitive I swear. But when I have free-will, then probably a glass of good red-wine or coffee
21. Favorite ice cream?
Not sure - anything out of the ordinary really
22. What's your natural hair color?
Erm - well, I'd say a sort of mousey-light-brown, but I have been accused of being blonde from time-to-time
23. Ever been toilet paper rolling?
WTF?
24. Ever love someone so much it made you cry?
Ug... let's not talk about it, eh?
25. Favorite CD?
Lol - CDs are verging on retro these days ;) But it's a choice between The Essential Bob Dylan and the Juno Soundtrack
26. Favorite day of the week?
Not sure - Tuesdays are pretty good I reckon. But not Thursdays; I never could get the hang of Thursdays...
27. Favorite Restaurant?
The one at the end of the Universe. Or Rhubarb at The Prestonfield House Hotel.
28. Favorite Flower?
Tulips :) There's something infinately cheerful about them
29. Favorite sport to watch?
Rugby generally, but really want to watch a match of Elephant polo! but teasing Cats with string is a pretty good sport to watch :D
30. Disney or Warner Brothers?
WB, because Disney suck.
31. Favorite fast food restaurant?
Erm, none - they're all a bit rubbish. Subway I guess, if that counts.
32. What color is your bedroom carpet?
Some sort of "sell-your-flat-quicker" neutral colour
33. Before this email, from whom did you get your last e-mail?
Well, this wasn't an email. last actually email was probably from the uni library telling me to renew my books or die...wait, no...
34. What do you do most often when you are bored?
Answer stupid on-line questions
35. Bedtime?
Last night it was 10pm, but recently it has been 1am more often than not.
36. Who will respond to this email the quickest?
I hate this stupid bog-standard question - what's the point?
37. Who will be the least likely to respond?
Ditto
38. Who is the person copied on this email whose response you are most curious to see?
Ditto again
39. What four still-airing TV shows do you love to watch?
I don't really watch TV - it's mostly rubbish. Top Gear, QI...erm...I actually can't think of anything else! But am looking forward to Dollhouse (Joss Wheadon's new project) when it arrives here in about a decade's time.
40. Favorite TV show of all time?
Oh gods! How can I choose just one? Firefly, Monty Pythons Flying Circus, Farscape, Scrubs, Drop the Dead Donkey, Buffy, ...
41. What are you currently reading?
American Gods - Neil Gaiman (again)
I am Called Red - Orhan Puduik (I think) - murder mystery set in the 15th century in Bagdad, weird but very cool.
Paradise Lost - Milton
So, actually fewer books on the go than usual.
42. What are you listening to right now?
Right now? BBC News 24. Generally listening to atm: The Shins
43. How many tattoos do you have?
None - although the idea of a small tree-frog between the shoulder-blades would be pretty cool.
44. How many pets do you have?
None (having evicted the mouse at long-last)
45. What would you like to accomplish before you die?
Overcoming my fear of heights, write a book, move to South Africa or New Zealand, own a vinyard.
46. What's on your mouse pad?
Don't have a mouse-pad, only one of the on-lap-top-sensor-pad-things - and it doesn't work all that well (rather like the rest of the lap-top)
47. What is your favorite board game?
Trivial Persuits
48. Favorite smell?
Depends on the season: Summer - warm, freshly cut grass
Autumn - frost and bonfires
Winter - cold, frosty air
Spring - the garden after the rain
49. Least favorite smell?
Erm, anything unpleasant - like vomit or rotting fruit.
50. Favorite colors?
Purple, deep green, black, blue
51. Least favorite color?
Yellow - seriously, it's just utterly pointless except in the creation of green.
52. Future (or first) child's name?
That's making some fairy stupendous assumptions. I guess if I had to choose then Peter (for a boy, obviously) because we already have 4 Peters in the family and it would add to the confussion ;)
53. What is most important in life?
Living in the moment as well as for the future.
54. Do you like to drive fast?
Can't say that I've ever driven very fast, but that was on the basis that mums car could barely get above 50mph ;)
55. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?
No, I find stuffed aminals a bit creepy really.
56. What's under your bed?
Nothing
57. If you could meet one person dead or alive who would it be?
Freud - just to ask "WTF, dude?", or Bruno Latour, for the same reason.
58. Okay, someone alive...?
Clive Owen ;) Or possibly Noel Castree - I want to know how he publishes so many articles every year?!
59. Storms: cool or scary?
Cool! Oh so cool! :D
60. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Chuck Norris.
Monday, 21 April 2008
Meh
Handed in essay of doom and now want to go out and do fun stuff, but no one seems to be around or replying to texts etc :( Bit depressing actually.
Friday, 18 April 2008
In the computing labs once more...
http://xkcd.com/412/
Clearly stolen from an episode of The Moomins... ;) Or perhaps I just know too much about random childrens cartoons... perhaps...
On a differant note: I caught a mouse this morning! With my own hands! (Well, not with hands cause that'd be a bit gross - caught it with a box). Little bastard has been preventing my poor flatmate from sleeping so we decided to move the wardrobe to check if that was where it/they were hiding - nothing there, but I turned around to see a mouse sitting on a pile of stuff! Cheeky little devil was watching us and probably having a bit of a laugh to itself at the fuss it was creating. So I grabbed a box and scooped it up before it had a chance to scarper (having said that it looked a bit sleepy and drousy so I doubt it would have been going anywhere fast anyway). I took it outside and popped in on the ground at the top of the garden. It shivered a bit and moved slowly off toward the bushes - hopefully a cat'll catch it and it won't be making a repeat appearance in Chez 291. Thinking of borrowing a cat from someone and keeping it in the flat for a few hours to see whether it can catch anything or at least make the place smell sufficiently of cat to make the mice emigrate promptly!
Ah well, best get on with some reading now. Have a busy weekend socially and an essay to finish and ethics assessment to finish for Monday (hopefully) then an exam to start revising for and a portfolio to complete - fun fun.
Clearly stolen from an episode of The Moomins... ;) Or perhaps I just know too much about random childrens cartoons... perhaps...
On a differant note: I caught a mouse this morning! With my own hands! (Well, not with hands cause that'd be a bit gross - caught it with a box). Little bastard has been preventing my poor flatmate from sleeping so we decided to move the wardrobe to check if that was where it/they were hiding - nothing there, but I turned around to see a mouse sitting on a pile of stuff! Cheeky little devil was watching us and probably having a bit of a laugh to itself at the fuss it was creating. So I grabbed a box and scooped it up before it had a chance to scarper (having said that it looked a bit sleepy and drousy so I doubt it would have been going anywhere fast anyway). I took it outside and popped in on the ground at the top of the garden. It shivered a bit and moved slowly off toward the bushes - hopefully a cat'll catch it and it won't be making a repeat appearance in Chez 291. Thinking of borrowing a cat from someone and keeping it in the flat for a few hours to see whether it can catch anything or at least make the place smell sufficiently of cat to make the mice emigrate promptly!
Ah well, best get on with some reading now. Have a busy weekend socially and an essay to finish and ethics assessment to finish for Monday (hopefully) then an exam to start revising for and a portfolio to complete - fun fun.
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Londinium
It has been a wee while since I last wrote anything of any relevance to anyone other than myself (bad teenage angst - down!), so in order to sort this problem I shall summerise my trip to The Big Smoke.
Friday
Caught the train down to Kingscross from Waverly around 11am. Fairly uneventful journey with a minor delay due to a stupid lorry driver catching his/her vehicle in overhead power cables at a level crossing; Am I the only one who thinks what it takes a great lack of intelligence to manage that feat? Got into Kings Cross around 4pm and then started worrying about how I was ever going to find my way out to Victoria station (note: I had been to London once before when I was very young, so had no idea about what to expect from transport etc). Successfully navigated the tube and Victoria Station and caught the train out to West Malling where I was staying at Simons place that evening. The countryside around there is very beautiful - it reminds me of home quite a lot, so the train journey was rather nice in terms of scenery. Si picked me up from the station and we spent the rest of the day chatting, went for a walk and had a meal with his family. T'was quite a long tiring day, but fun and a bit of an adventure (and I love train journeys, so it wasn't too bad).
Saturday
Got up quite late and had breakfast with Si before we headed back in to London. Took a trip on the DLR out to Stratford (we were aiming to go and see The Globe but got the wrong Stratford apparently) and back before meeting up with Lou. We wandered around a bit in Westminster area and St James' park before hunting for somewhere to have a coffee and dry off - monsoon season had struck London it would seem! Ended up in a Starbucks (bluegh) and sat chatting for a couple of hours. I was struck by just how many Globalisationbucks there are in London - silly numbers, and several on the same road. (On a side-note; one of the damn places has opened on South Clerk St here in Edinburgh - that makes at least 4 within 15-20 mins walk of eachother - bah!). Si headed off a bit later to his brothers place and Lou caught the bus home, and I went to Leicester Square to meet up with Doug, Cat and Zara. We met up and had something to eat and a chat; was rather shocked by Cat's bluntness I have to say. She was very forward in asking personal questions and suffers from what is commonly known as 'Overshare Syndrome'. Also discovered that various bits of gossip had made their way to London unexpectedly (thanks Stu) and seemed (at least to Cat) to be good topics of conversation...hmmm. Was not overly impressed by her, but that is all I shall say on the subject. Zara headed off to see her parents while the rest of us contemplated going to see a comedy show, but ended up being to lethargic to give it any real thought and went back to Doug's place and watched TV for a bit before sleeping (3 in the bed was a little cozy really - and no, it was all perfectly innocent before you ask).
Sunday
Another late start - bit through no choice of mine. Someone, who shall remain nameless, took for-bloody-ever getting ready (incidently, walking around in very see-through underwear in a room with a person you don't know is called 'exhibitionism' for future reference - possibly also 'attention seeking'). Left my stuff at Dougs place because the rucksack seemed to somehow get heavier and heavier over the weekend with nothing being added! We headed up to Camden Market for a look around and for Cat to meet her friend Polly: it was eclectic and busy and touristy (for the most part) but a lot of fun (p.s. if anyone is looking for a birthday present for me may I suggest the Space Invaders LED t-shirt from Cyberdog - tres tres cool!). Had some breakfast (crepps - yum!) and looked around: got some earings for myself and for Gesine for her birthday. We then headed out to St Pancaras to see Cat off and had lunch (crepe again - goats cheese!). Cat got the train, Polly disappeared, and Doug and I went to meet Lou and Claire at the British Museum. We got so terribly lost on the way there - my guide book apparently felt no need to include such things as major roads etc, so it was around 4pm by the time we got there and because Lou got lost too she arrived at around 4.45pm, 15mins before the place closed lol! Having successfully failed to see much we all piled back towards town to find some dinner and Claire went home (chest infection). This came in the form of Mexican street food from Wahaca in Covent Garden area. Seriously good stuff! and their Wahaca Mules (drink) are to die for :D Was pretty stuffed after that so we wandered around to find a quiet pub for a drink: we found The Sussex. The Sussex is basicly Doctors except in London. Was quite reassuring in this sea of confussion to find a pub where it was quite possible that everyone might actually know your name! I had been due to go back to Lou's that evening, but because my stuff was at Dougs place it ended up being much simpler just to go back there, and we duely did. Watched Dodgeball - not as bad as I had expected.
Monday
The alarm went of hellishly early but we didn't need to be leaving until 11am (Doug was heading out to Austria with Google for a conference). Watched the news, got washed and changed then went out for breakfast to a place up the road. It was nice just to be able to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine while eating toast and watching the world go by. We wandered back to pick up stuff then up to the tube station. We said our goodbyes at Green Park and I continued on to Westminster to change to get the Northern line to Blackfriars to meet Jordan for lunch (yes, all I did all weekend is eat apparently!). It was a nice but brief lunch (he was on his lunch break from work) and we had a chance to catch up - I do miss him a lot, as I miss all my friends in that neck of the woods. That over I hopped on the tube (getting good at it by this point - God bless Oyster Cards) to meet Helen at Charing Cross Station. Another round of coffee ensued and two hours of chat before wandering around a bit aimlessly. We met up with Lou again at Leicester Square and went to get show tickets - Avenue Q!!!!!! Got pretty good seats for £20. Popped out for dinner (not that I really needed it!) before hand then headed back to The Noel Coward Theatre for 8pm. The show was superbe and so funney; I had known the music for a while, but the show itself was something else - go see it!!!!! That done we saw Helen off at the station before Lou and I caught the bus to her place. Slept as soon as my head hit the pillow.
Tuesday
Lou was up and out reasonably early, and I was out not long afterwards to head for Kings Cross. Got there a bit early - just in time for a power-shortage in the main concourse, so had to listen out for the announcement of train times instead. Got on the train quickly then got a text from Helen to say that she was at KC too, so she popped up to say cheerio before she caught her train to Hull. The trip back was uneventful but I got some work done at least.
Got home, unpacked, showered, made a cake, did a clothes wash before heading up to Tim's for dinner at 7pm. Was a nice chilled-out evening and he's a lovely boy :)
Right, so that was probably a more detailed summery than either you or I was expecting. the trip was good fun, and I reckon that should work take me to London in the future then I think I could probably handle it. Truth be told I really rather liked it after the pace of Edinburgh. And I would be able to see a lot of my close friends who I miss a lot when I'm up here. It's something to consider anyway.
The next few days have in store: 2 deadlines, a hen party, lunch and coffee with various people, pool, pub quiz and possibly the farmers market - will see. Busy busy :)
Friday
Caught the train down to Kingscross from Waverly around 11am. Fairly uneventful journey with a minor delay due to a stupid lorry driver catching his/her vehicle in overhead power cables at a level crossing; Am I the only one who thinks what it takes a great lack of intelligence to manage that feat? Got into Kings Cross around 4pm and then started worrying about how I was ever going to find my way out to Victoria station (note: I had been to London once before when I was very young, so had no idea about what to expect from transport etc). Successfully navigated the tube and Victoria Station and caught the train out to West Malling where I was staying at Simons place that evening. The countryside around there is very beautiful - it reminds me of home quite a lot, so the train journey was rather nice in terms of scenery. Si picked me up from the station and we spent the rest of the day chatting, went for a walk and had a meal with his family. T'was quite a long tiring day, but fun and a bit of an adventure (and I love train journeys, so it wasn't too bad).
Saturday
Got up quite late and had breakfast with Si before we headed back in to London. Took a trip on the DLR out to Stratford (we were aiming to go and see The Globe but got the wrong Stratford apparently) and back before meeting up with Lou. We wandered around a bit in Westminster area and St James' park before hunting for somewhere to have a coffee and dry off - monsoon season had struck London it would seem! Ended up in a Starbucks (bluegh) and sat chatting for a couple of hours. I was struck by just how many Globalisationbucks there are in London - silly numbers, and several on the same road. (On a side-note; one of the damn places has opened on South Clerk St here in Edinburgh - that makes at least 4 within 15-20 mins walk of eachother - bah!). Si headed off a bit later to his brothers place and Lou caught the bus home, and I went to Leicester Square to meet up with Doug, Cat and Zara. We met up and had something to eat and a chat; was rather shocked by Cat's bluntness I have to say. She was very forward in asking personal questions and suffers from what is commonly known as 'Overshare Syndrome'. Also discovered that various bits of gossip had made their way to London unexpectedly (thanks Stu) and seemed (at least to Cat) to be good topics of conversation...hmmm. Was not overly impressed by her, but that is all I shall say on the subject. Zara headed off to see her parents while the rest of us contemplated going to see a comedy show, but ended up being to lethargic to give it any real thought and went back to Doug's place and watched TV for a bit before sleeping (3 in the bed was a little cozy really - and no, it was all perfectly innocent before you ask).
Sunday
Another late start - bit through no choice of mine. Someone, who shall remain nameless, took for-bloody-ever getting ready (incidently, walking around in very see-through underwear in a room with a person you don't know is called 'exhibitionism' for future reference - possibly also 'attention seeking'). Left my stuff at Dougs place because the rucksack seemed to somehow get heavier and heavier over the weekend with nothing being added! We headed up to Camden Market for a look around and for Cat to meet her friend Polly: it was eclectic and busy and touristy (for the most part) but a lot of fun (p.s. if anyone is looking for a birthday present for me may I suggest the Space Invaders LED t-shirt from Cyberdog - tres tres cool!). Had some breakfast (crepps - yum!) and looked around: got some earings for myself and for Gesine for her birthday. We then headed out to St Pancaras to see Cat off and had lunch (crepe again - goats cheese!). Cat got the train, Polly disappeared, and Doug and I went to meet Lou and Claire at the British Museum. We got so terribly lost on the way there - my guide book apparently felt no need to include such things as major roads etc, so it was around 4pm by the time we got there and because Lou got lost too she arrived at around 4.45pm, 15mins before the place closed lol! Having successfully failed to see much we all piled back towards town to find some dinner and Claire went home (chest infection). This came in the form of Mexican street food from Wahaca in Covent Garden area. Seriously good stuff! and their Wahaca Mules (drink) are to die for :D Was pretty stuffed after that so we wandered around to find a quiet pub for a drink: we found The Sussex. The Sussex is basicly Doctors except in London. Was quite reassuring in this sea of confussion to find a pub where it was quite possible that everyone might actually know your name! I had been due to go back to Lou's that evening, but because my stuff was at Dougs place it ended up being much simpler just to go back there, and we duely did. Watched Dodgeball - not as bad as I had expected.
Monday
The alarm went of hellishly early but we didn't need to be leaving until 11am (Doug was heading out to Austria with Google for a conference). Watched the news, got washed and changed then went out for breakfast to a place up the road. It was nice just to be able to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine while eating toast and watching the world go by. We wandered back to pick up stuff then up to the tube station. We said our goodbyes at Green Park and I continued on to Westminster to change to get the Northern line to Blackfriars to meet Jordan for lunch (yes, all I did all weekend is eat apparently!). It was a nice but brief lunch (he was on his lunch break from work) and we had a chance to catch up - I do miss him a lot, as I miss all my friends in that neck of the woods. That over I hopped on the tube (getting good at it by this point - God bless Oyster Cards) to meet Helen at Charing Cross Station. Another round of coffee ensued and two hours of chat before wandering around a bit aimlessly. We met up with Lou again at Leicester Square and went to get show tickets - Avenue Q!!!!!! Got pretty good seats for £20. Popped out for dinner (not that I really needed it!) before hand then headed back to The Noel Coward Theatre for 8pm. The show was superbe and so funney; I had known the music for a while, but the show itself was something else - go see it!!!!! That done we saw Helen off at the station before Lou and I caught the bus to her place. Slept as soon as my head hit the pillow.
Tuesday
Lou was up and out reasonably early, and I was out not long afterwards to head for Kings Cross. Got there a bit early - just in time for a power-shortage in the main concourse, so had to listen out for the announcement of train times instead. Got on the train quickly then got a text from Helen to say that she was at KC too, so she popped up to say cheerio before she caught her train to Hull. The trip back was uneventful but I got some work done at least.
Got home, unpacked, showered, made a cake, did a clothes wash before heading up to Tim's for dinner at 7pm. Was a nice chilled-out evening and he's a lovely boy :)
Right, so that was probably a more detailed summery than either you or I was expecting. the trip was good fun, and I reckon that should work take me to London in the future then I think I could probably handle it. Truth be told I really rather liked it after the pace of Edinburgh. And I would be able to see a lot of my close friends who I miss a lot when I'm up here. It's something to consider anyway.
The next few days have in store: 2 deadlines, a hen party, lunch and coffee with various people, pool, pub quiz and possibly the farmers market - will see. Busy busy :)
Sunday, 6 April 2008
MP3 fun
Just rediscovered a band I listened to for a long time - ah, the joy of the 'random fill player' option for my MP3 player. I know I promised that there would be no more emotional crap here, but this isn't really - it just defines how I think relationships should be. This isn't a context specific post btw - just random 1.15am post.
'Til the Day that I Die - Easyworld
And the churches won't stretch up through tarmac,
Fly-overs
The city don't smell like they said in the brochure.
It's no longer surprising
When lovers and lawyers they lie.
But I'd gladly put up with this shit 'til the day that I die.
Well we've had our problems,
but hey hasn't everyone?
As soon as they've gone we'll just drag in another one.
I can see that you're sad
That you say there's, a lash in your eye.
And I'd gladly put up with your shit 'til the day that I die.
Yeah well.
I get the feeling I'm,
Just not cut out for this.
All strategies hidden agendas and politics.
If we can stand before
Legions of enemies, just you and I.
Then I'd gladly put up with this shit 'til the day that I die.
'Til the day that I die,
On the day that I die. ('til the day that I die)
(Oohh,
They will not hurt me at all, and
Oohh,
They will not hurt me at all.) x2
'Til the Day that I Die - Easyworld
And the churches won't stretch up through tarmac,
Fly-overs
The city don't smell like they said in the brochure.
It's no longer surprising
When lovers and lawyers they lie.
But I'd gladly put up with this shit 'til the day that I die.
Well we've had our problems,
but hey hasn't everyone?
As soon as they've gone we'll just drag in another one.
I can see that you're sad
That you say there's, a lash in your eye.
And I'd gladly put up with your shit 'til the day that I die.
Yeah well.
I get the feeling I'm,
Just not cut out for this.
All strategies hidden agendas and politics.
If we can stand before
Legions of enemies, just you and I.
Then I'd gladly put up with this shit 'til the day that I die.
'Til the day that I die,
On the day that I die. ('til the day that I die)
(Oohh,
They will not hurt me at all, and
Oohh,
They will not hurt me at all.) x2
Saturday, 5 April 2008
Ok, I'm sorry to anyone who has been reading my blog of late - it has been filled up with stupid emotional crap, and has failed to be in any way entertaining at all. Shall endevour only to write emotionally-relevant stuff in the future if it's important or funny. (well, I'll try). Was reading a blog recently that was almost completely based on this persons love life or lack therefore etc and I couldn't help but think - 'why would anyone want to read this?' and I really don't want that to be what mine is like. I have a diary for all the unnecesary emotional nonsense that has no place here.
Sorry for an inconveniance caused. ;)
Sorry for an inconveniance caused. ;)
Thursday, 3 April 2008
I hate my brain. No, I hate the bit of my brain that makes me think that something could be differant in one specific situation had I done something differantly. No, stupid bit of brain, no it couldn't. Deal with it cause the rest of the brain has and that's final.
But...but... NO! Goddam no! Get over it already.
*little bit of brain whimpers pitifully*
Think that bit of my brain that I just killed may have taken the last little bit of Romantic left in me with it. Meh. It only caused trouble anyway.
Common sense is a wonderful thing, but doesn't really make up for the lose of the bit of me that still actually believed in romance, that it was possible and not just a chemically induced delusion. I hate reality. It sucks.
But...but... NO! Goddam no! Get over it already.
*little bit of brain whimpers pitifully*
Think that bit of my brain that I just killed may have taken the last little bit of Romantic left in me with it. Meh. It only caused trouble anyway.
Common sense is a wonderful thing, but doesn't really make up for the lose of the bit of me that still actually believed in romance, that it was possible and not just a chemically induced delusion. I hate reality. It sucks.
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