Saturday, November 15th, 2008
|
|
11:35 pm - The time is now
|
|
I'm packed, backed-up, photocopied, stored and dated. And I'm bugging out big time. Right now, I'm full of churny, squirmy fear and sadness and I can't remember if I felt like this the last time I went away. My composure took a massive dent earlier this afternoon when I couldn't find my passport and I proceeded to spend two hours tearing apart the house and having a nervous breakdown. I found it eventually, but it felt like A Sign. Because nobody seems to be happy around here about me doing this and the not-feeling-happy has seeped into my self-conscious. A Sign that this is not the right thing to do. I mean, I *know* it is, but parts of me are second-guessing every decision made up until this point. Fuck.
|
|
(7 comments | comment on this)
|
|
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
|
|
11:20 am - Tango, empanadas and Evita.
|
It's organised. The wiggins has been worked through and I'm going to Buenos Aires. My flight leaves Heathrow on Sunday 16th November. Considering that it's only two weeks away, I'm quite calm. Maybe it's because it feels right?
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Argentina!!!!!
|
|
(10 comments | comment on this)
|
|
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
|
|
11:53 pm - Spoiler ahoy: Big-important-gigantic casting news for 'Doctor Who'
|
|
|
|
1:43 pm - Indecision is my friend
|
A month ago I applied and interviewed for a job at a language school in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I didn't get the job, which sucked big ones, but I survived. Since then, I've left the school I've been teaching at for the last nine months and have embarked on a career as a freelance English language teacher. My current student is German and a bigwig at an important investment bank.
So far so good, but the good times are going to end on Friday. I don't have any work lined up and I'm not sure if there will be any work to be had this side of Christmas. There's also talk of a recession...
There *is* the possibility of work, thanks to a good friend, but it's in Argentina.
Yes, you read correctly: Argentina.
This is the deal.
- My friend has a two-bedroom flat in a very nice part of Buenos Aires and she has offered me a roof over my head while I'm there.
- Her boss has seen my CV and will hire me as soon as I step foot in the country.
- My friend has an extensive network of contacts among the English language schools of Buenos Aires so finding work won't be a problem.
- The Argentine government has a very relaxed attitude towards foreign nationals working in their country so getting a working/business visa isn't an issue.
- I've found a reasonably priced and open-ended plane ticket.
- I won't earn a lot of money, but the living is so cheap that I'll be laughing, especially if I take many £££s.
- I can learn Spanish.
- I can travel around the continent to my heart's content.
- I'll be in South America!
But I'm hesitating to commit to any of this and I can feel the beginnings of a stress-related ulcer. I think I'm afraid and I'm angry and ashamed of myself for being afraid. I'm afraid of what my mum will say (She's going to hate it. Trust me on this one.) and the hassle of extricating myself from my responsibilities to my family and the guilt which will follow makes me pause. I'm afraid of the unknown. This isn't a jolly backpacking jaunt around the world, this is serious! It's work! And life! Did I mention that I need to book my ticket by Friday 2.00pm to guarantee the lowest possible fare and the flight is for Sunday 16th November? Just typing the last sentence made my stomach churn.
So, what have I got to lose? Nothing, but I feel... I don't know. It's such a huge decision and even though I've been thinking about working abroad for months, now that I have to decide I'm freaking out. Picture me running around in a circle, screeching and flapping my hands in a distracted fashion, and you'll get the idea.
|
|
(7 comments | comment on this)
|
|
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
|
|
6:21 pm - Credit crunched
|
|
|
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
|
|
9:46 pm - Doctor Who - the season 4 finale
|
Spoiling you no spoilers here, BUT why why why????
Most splendid cast and crew, I salute you all. Russell T. Davies, you are a bad man. Very bad. *sniff*
|
|
(3 comments | comment on this)
|
|
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
|
|
4:10 pm - Saturday afternoon
|
I'm a teensy bit hungover and beside myself with anticipation for Doctor Who. The excitement teamed with the Marmite on toast I've just eaten has created an unfortunate stomach situation*. I think I'm going to have a lie down and try to pat the poor afflicted belly into submission.
* It is quite possible that I may have eaten a delicious cheese and bacon pasty a few hours earlier. It might also be possible that the pasty and toast are now warring with each other for supremacy of my digestive tract.
Possibly.
|
|
(4 comments | comment on this)
|
|
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
|
|
9:04 pm - Sex and the City: The Movie
|
Bally inspired one word review: Yes*
*This is with the understanding that you are a fan of the show, female or gay. Or very patient. It was touch and go at times during viewing. A few choice moments saved the sassy foursome from a big fat size 18 No.
|
|
(1 comment | comment on this)
|
|
Saturday, June 21st, 2008
|
|
9:46 pm - Doctor Who Confidential is not a spoiler-free zone
|
Tonight's episode of Confidential upset me. A lot. A hell-of-a-fucking lot.
If I want to be spoiled for the season finale I have the entire interweb at my disposal. I don't need the muppet-masters at DW central to oblige me.
Please excuse me while I try to scrub my eyes and memory clean.
|
|
(8 comments | comment on this)
|
|
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
|
|
10:29 pm
|
|
|
Monday, October 8th, 2007
|
|
11:07 am - Friday night lights
|
No-one knows what time we hit the bar-club place. No-one knows what time they got home. No-one knows why I had a 'Reserved' sign from the table at the pub sticking out of my bag the next day. What we do know is that:
Marcus has no memory of leaving Beduin bar and nearly lost his wallet in the street when he was walking up to his front door.
John fell asleep on the bus and had an extra 10 minute walk home.
Sharon got on a bus going in the wrong direction and ended up in Paddington. She needed to be in Wimbledon.
Jazz fell into a taxi, vomited out of the window and couldn't remember how to use the ATM machine.
|
|
(6 comments | comment on this)
|
|
Monday, September 17th, 2007
|
|
1:45 pm - Cheers Mindi.
|
|
|
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
|
|
3:41 pm - I'm going out of my mind
|
I need a holiday and the situation is getting beyond desperate. So desperate that I am *this* close to going ker-blooey, with all the brains and the stress exploding everywhere. I've held off on going away for a number of reasons which I am not at liberty to discuss. (Yet.)
In the next few weeks, friends and family are jetting off to places that are new and that are not being battered by torrential rains, while I am left to fester in this hell-hole.* Bastards.
So, you going anywhere nice this year? [/hairdresser]
* Work. Like you needed to ask?
|
|
(6 comments | comment on this)
|
|
Monday, July 2nd, 2007
|
|
12:26 pm - New who?
|
|
|
Monday, June 11th, 2007
|
|
9:22 pm - I blog, therefore I am.
|
Weeks after everyone else passed this wagon by and after being tagged by Delle, here I go.
Five reasons why I blog:
1) I have an abundance of topics that I have an opinion about. These opinions may be absolute bollocks, but my ego likes the thought of putting my ramblings Out There.
I say a little bit of blog-wanking is good for the soul.
2) I like the fact that I can keep people far far away updated on my life. I appreciate the fact that I'm not a very consistent blogger, but I think I make enough of a showing every now and again that people know that I am still alive.
3) To whinge and bitch about my life and then get over it. Like others, I blog to let off steam, and it feels kind of nice to do so.
4) I fancied myself as a writer when I was younger but never pursued the craft in any consistent manner. I'm afraid that any crumb of talent I may have had is quickly fading away, if it hasn't disappeared completely already. Writing about Stuff, however mundane and self-absorbed it might be makes me feel that I'm keeping the metaphorical pen sharp.
5) I like the community and sharing aspect of blogging. Sharing the big events as well as the small victories forges connections. Maybe this is a hippy-dippy conceit too far, but I think that connecting with the world and being in contact with those that have an interest in your life and care about you, makes life in general a much nicer, kinder experience.
|
|
(2 comments | comment on this)
|
|
Monday, April 16th, 2007
|
|
12:51 pm - News of the day
|
|
|
Sunday, April 15th, 2007
|
|
10:42 pm - Because they do have more fun
|
My hairdresser worked her magic on Saturday and thanks to her ministrations, I am no longer the owner of faded auburn/copper brown tresses tipped with many split ends. I am now a fully fledged brunette, with a shiny healthy-looking head of hair that is much closer to my natural colour. I have no pictures with which to share this not-so-stunning transformation as I was having a bad face day on Saturday and couldn't handle a camera pointing at any part of my head or body. This morning I washed my hair, let it dry naturally and wandered around the house looking like Diana Ross so a photo was definitely out of the question.
There was no point to this entry.
|
|
(2 comments | comment on this)
|
|
Friday, April 13th, 2007
|
|
7:45 pm - 12 on the 12th
|
I feel very revolutionary doing this. I'm usually all about the words.
It was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be narrowing down all the choices to just 12 and there is no theme to speak of. I just took photos of things that took my fancy at the time.
The reason for the delay in putting these up will become very clear once you get to the end.
( Words and pictures )
|
|
(8 comments | comment on this)
|
|
Friday, March 30th, 2007
|
|
11:44 pm - YouTube magic
|
|
|
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
|
|
12:30 pm - It's a slippery slope
|
The following ad from the sponsored links bit on my MySpace home page just caught my eye.
Stop Binge Drinking Now
Fast Results - Harley St. London, Birmingham, Manchester & Dublin
www.justbewell.com
My first thought on seeing it was, "Why would I want to stop?"
*How* messed up is my brain? I blame the drink.
|
|
(2 comments | comment on this)
|
|