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A lot of people will be fed up with hearing how cold it is over here. Tomorrow is going to be sunny and warm up a few degrees … to 5°C. I can’t remember the last time the day warmed up to more than that and I’m fairly sure it was before Christmas. But equally I’ve been listening to the people in NZ complaining about how hot it is and how hard it is to sleep when night only gets down to 22°C….
Enough, I cry. Enough of the complaining about weather, as Billy Connelly said there is no such thing as the wrong weather, only the wrong clothes. (I realise how hypocritical I’m being as I shivered in the office today in 3 layers of wooly clothing.) But still it must be time to stop complaining and to pick ourselves up and have another cold beer, or in my case a hot bath.
Admittedly that will be my third bath this week, but so far its the best way for me to cope with the cold. Plus the real reason for so many baths is Lush bath stuff. I’m working my way through the set, favourite so far is the Rainbow Worrier but its only occasionally available in their Retro line. Tonight, in honour of Valentines, I think it will be this pink frothy number, wish me luck.
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Well I find myself at home in the warm after football training was called off. I’d been hoping the forecast snow would hold off until after 10.30 when practise would be over and I could warm up on the under ground with a sneaky cream egg. At it is the snow came early enough for the training to be cancelled before I’d even left the house, second best option for the night really.
Football seems to be going well so far and I’ve lost much of my apprehension in the previous blog. Either I’m fitter than I thought (not likely) or the coaching staff are going easy on the team in the cold weather. Still I’m keeping up at training, next step is to not wheeze like an asthmatic elephant while doing so.
January disappeared suddenly but not before the brother had taken James and I out with his lovely Swedish dentist as an anniversary treat. We went to see Avenue Q, and I can highly recommend it. A dirty and hilarious Sesame street and well worth a laugh. With such little dittys as ‘Internet is for porn’ and ‘If you were Gay‘ (video not great) you’ll be sure to offend someone when you hum them on the tube.
February has proved to be an action packed month so far. My last day of study before my diploma exam on Spirits was a long day. 7 Vodka’s at 9am anyone? Followed by Tequila, Gin and Pernod before lunch. I just have to try and remember it all for my exam in March. I must cut an interesting figure on the Tube in my Spurs kit reading up on the distillation of rum.
The biggest change of the month has been upheaval at work, the biting credit crunch has meant needing to say goodbye to a colleague and friend. Very sad and something I don’t wish to do again. I also said farewell to working from home and have resumed my trudge back and forth from the train station, thanking Dona with every step for the fur coat. (Still holding on with the odd mending now and then, but an absolute lifesaver in the snow). First week back and with only one day left I’m looking forward to the weekend eagerly.
