La Vie En Rose for January 2008

Thu Jan 03 2008 20:08 again:

Home safe

Fri Jan 04 2008 22:53 Can't see further than my own nose:

Wow, I was apparently really lazy about posting when I was back in the States... I have halfway unpacked and now my room looks like a tornado hit it. Where will all the stuff gooo??

Sat Jan 05 2008 22:16 Holiday highlights, in more or less chronological order:

Getting upgraded to Economy Plus for free on almost all my flights!

Scoring an island hopper shirt and intercontinental pants at the Patagonia outlet for less than half their original price

Playing games with Susie and John

Watching a huge snowstorm that I didn't have to be out in

Snuggling with Maggie when she let me, and feeding her Fluffy Puffs

Snuggling Tonks when he let me

SUNSHINE and open skies

Watching Enchanted with Leonard and Jeff

Cioppino on Christmas Eve with the Los Osos family branch

Best Christmas day I have had in a long time

Endless Christmas party at Becca's with the gang

Watching all FIVE Harry Potter movies in a row with Tim

Target and In-n-out with Jenn and Denise, just like old times

3 for 1 meet up with old MLI folk

Staying up till 4 am gossiping with Jess.. twice

Seeing so many old friends

The kind woman only charging me $50 in overweight baggage fees when it should have been a lot more than that.

And coming back again at the end

Sun Jan 06 2008 12:37 Maybe I can blame it all on jet lag.:

It looks sunny outside. But I am not fooled. I know it's a trap. You think, ahh, what a lovely day, then you go outside and FREEEZE! No thanks.

In other news, I am so vair vair tired as Georgia would say. I think I am coming down with something and couldn't sleep last night for a scratchy throat, forcing me to resort to nyquil, which would account for the drugged feeling I have. Went to brunchie and there was nothing worth eating so I made yet another pbj. They used to have lovely baguettes at brunch, whatever happened to that, now it is just the endless english breakfast. Save our souls.

Still. To workie.

Fri Jan 11 2008 09:42:

My new job is going great. My supervisor was "exceptionally pleased" with my historiography. I am 95% sure moving into a flat in seven sisters. Now I'm off to the IWM for some research. Life is pretty good right now.

Sun Jan 13 2008 15:01 I am moving:

Attempting to pack, and wondering if my stuff has learned to procreate or where did it all come from?

Fri Jan 18 2008 11:31 By foot it's a slow climb:

Just to let you all know that I am still alive and have not actually dropped off the face of the planet. It's just that my new flat doesn't have internet (yet!) and I have been too busy to actively seek it out, till now. Well actually I am still too busy but it was getting ridiculous! I am too addicted to go so long without checking email. Anyway: my new flat is amazing and Aleks is here for her visit. We have lots of fun running aroud doing things. I have been meeting her for evenings after my work at the Imperial War Museum but tonight we are going to take it easy and go to bed early! Hopefully soon I will be able to catch up on everyone's blogs, etc.

Fri Jan 25 2008 23:21 When I come back you'll know:

Only to say that we have internet in the flat. Charley and I are heading to Rome early tomorrow, whee! After that it is back to the grind. Have hardly had two moments to think this whole month from working hard and playing hard. My friend Aleks was here for a week and we had a blast, I really love the new flat and now that there is internet in residence hopefully I won't be such a stranger. Byeee!!!

La Vie En Rose for 2008 January