Last weekend was my first at home in a month. I had no plans at all, which made a change, but it does give me very little to write about. Here goes....
Friday- got a chinky takeaway with the parental unit, yum. Watched loads of crap TV all night like a bed-ridden obese person. Hired a forklift to transport me to my bed. I jest, I skipped graceful as an antelope leaping across an African plain towards a water hole. Brilliant.
Saturday- Due to lack of funds, could not venture to ANYWHERE of excitement so I had an admin day. I got quite a bit done! Maybe I should be a professional housewife? I did some washing and ironing and some general admin of the bedroom area. I feel I aged somewhat during this time. Hit the gym pretty hard, Free Willy was on the TV. Last time I ran 10k, Jurassic Park was on, so I thought Free Willy being of a similar genre would push me into doing another long run. Wrong. It seems Willy does not strike the same "keep running" fear into me that a mighty T-Rex does. He's called Willy for starters! I gave up at 5k when Jessie started stroking Willy (ooh err!). Killer whale my arse, bite him! Having said this killer whales are one of the very few things I'm actually scared of. The fear began when I saw an advert a few years back in which a killer whale, complete with trainer, jumped out of a pond in slow motion. First of all, First Direct, what do whales have to do with your insurance policy or whatever it is you're trying to sell? Secondly, the possibility that Shamu may be lurking in a nearby pond is terrifying and unnecessary. Sooooooooo, after that little gym/whale fiasco I returned home to find G unit (grandparental unit, not the well known hip-hop group, although how cool would it be if 50 cent was in fact, my grandad!?) having a cup of tea and a natter on the sofa. They are both as deaf as each other regardless of their hearing aids. They decided to sit at opposite ends of the room, so a shouting match ensued. It's pretty funny viewing, but also a blaring reminder of what the future holds for me! I'm going to be such an awesome old person. I'm going to fully embrace my elderliness with a blue rinse and elasticated waistband, zimmer-framing about, embarrassing the younger generations!
Sunday- met up with A and D for an "old lady day" which consisted of a walk in some local woods. Obviously we got lost. We had to defeat the object of being in the woods and use iPhone maps to find our way out. Clever iPhone. We passed many dog walkers and young families and fellow old ladies. Why when you are anywhere with grass, do people say hi as they walk past? If I started saying hi to people on the tube I'd get punched in the face. I may join a rambling society. I enjoy wellies. We took shelter in Starbucks when it started to rain then had a little trot round a few shops in Bromley. It was surprisingly quiet considering it's Christmas in 23 days. Given that Bromley is a squalid rabies infested chav pit, the H&M is uncharacteristically magnificent! I tried on some jeans that I can't afford til next week, no queue for the changing room. I kind of want to live there.
Monday- I found out at work on Monday that our new ad video is done. Great. Then I found out that I'm in it! Check out this diabolical shitfest here! Note the very professional looking receptionist at about 42 seconds in. She looks familiar, I've definitely seen her before, maybe on the front cover of vogue!!?!?! No? Oh. In the evening A and I decided to attend a travel talk hosted by STA travel buzz, who I will be writing for while I'm travelling. It was at the Covent Garden shop where A and I have booked our flights and other travel stuff for our trip. When we arrived we saw J, who organised our trip, make a swift exit, hopefully not because she saw us coming. Anyway, the talk was really helpful, it was all about Australia which we haven't booked anything for yet. We heard about the 2 different choices of bus we can take and about a few places we can stay. Then C and S from STAtravelbuzz told us about the explorer programme! As I've already pledged my soul to them, there was a little pic of me on their slideshow which was pretty cool! I have only spoken to C and S on Twitter so it was great to meet them. Having heard everything there is to know about travelling in Australia, we now can't wait to go and explore, and we're in the process of deciding whether to get the Greyhound or the Oz Experience bus! A is leaning towards the Greyhound, I'm swaying towards the Oz Experience but I think I may have been brainwashed by the amount of times the Oz Experience guy said "cool". I have the attention span of a goldfish, so if you say something enough it kind of sticks!
I only have 4 days left at this job so I will be making the most of it! Anyone want any stationary?
Luce x
Erm...A pen with my name on it? I've always wanted something like that to make me feel professional! TB x
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