Yarn and sushi and other good things

Yesterday I went up to London to meet up with my sister for sushi and yarn shopping. As we weren’t due to meet up until 6pm and I didn’t fancy trawling through trains during the rush hour, I decided to go up a couple of hours early.
Hmm. What on Earth could I do with myself?
And [...]

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That weekend update post thing I promised

Today I am feeling much better and I have plans to go into London for supper with my sister, yarn trawling in John Lewis (yay!) and possibly a quick stop in the British Library so that I can say that I’ve been. I have also spent the morning bagging up a huge stack of magazines [...]

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Migraine blues

So I haven’t done any of the stuff that I had planned for this morning thanks to a lovely migraine attack. Bleh.
I woke up at 6.30am this morning with a raging headache, which wasn’t too weird because I went to bed with a slight headache and sometimes they get worse with sleep. As usual, I [...]

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Sorting stuff out: the exciting life of a soon-to-be-emigre

I have had rather a mad, exhausting weekend (more about that in a post tomorrow, I suspect) and I have spent today doing some sorting out.
The first exciting thing is that I have got cable, telephone and Internet sorted out for the house in Canada. The phone is being connected on Friday and the computer [...]

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Last day at work for a while

It is officially my last day at my current employer. As of 4pm this afternoon, I will be an unemployed person on my way to a new life in Canada.
 
Yaaah!
 
I’m actually starting to feel really excited now, but I suspect that a lot of that is excitement about leaving my job. Oops. I’m also feeling [...]

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Snowdon: An Epic Journey

There is a scene towards the end of Man in the Iron Mask (the newer one, not the Richard Chamberlain 70s version) where the Four Musketeers (and Phillipe) decide to make one final charge on the younger musketeers and the King Louis. The young musketeers fire everything they have at our heroes, shots go everywhere [...]

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Off to climb a mountain

I have packed, I have printed route maps and I have updated the iPod with the latest podcasts. I am now ready for my trip to North Wales to climb Snowdon.
With any luck, by this time on Friday I will be sitting in the hotel bar marvelling at how wonderful the climb was
See [...]

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The week in brief

The best thing about this week is that it’s Friday and the work week is officially over. Yes, it’s been like that.
The other good thing is that I only have two weeks left as an employed person with my current company. Except that I still have to get through the next two weeks. Thankfully a [...]

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Doctor Who 4.13: Journey’s End

I am still more than a little in shock, so I can only hope that what follows is coherent.

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All systems are go!

Today I had my echo cardiogram to make sure that my heart is functioning correctly. I set out very early because the traffic around here usually means that you’ll either arrive hideously early to town or incredibly late.
I went for the hideously early option and spent a pleasant half hour sitting outside with a caramel [...]

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