Happy New Year 31/12/09
Happy 2010, everyone! It’s not quite 2010 here yet, but I thought I should post an entry now before I forget. Also, a happy belated Christmas to everyone – and I hope that your holidays were great. :)
I had an amazing time visiting my family with Justin – we shared lots of presents and ate well (Justin even got me a giant lolly which I sucked on for a few days :D) and I now have lots of things that I can use to learn to cook in the new year – some pans, measuring spoons, a casserole dish and even a Dutch recipe book from Emma.
I also went out to dinner at London steakhouse, Goodman’s, as the company Christmas do and it was the best meal I’d eaten all year (sorry, mum!) of New York strip steak, mushroom sauce, beans, chips and extra mushrooms with creme brulee for dessert. I couldn’t help but laugh when Dan (my boss) ordered a bowl of tomato ketchup and two bowls of chips with his biggest steak (650g) after the waitress tried to persuade him that he wouldn’t be able to eat it all. He did eat it all. Then he ordered two more bowls of chips and another bowl of ketchup, and still had room for pudding.
I decided to copy a questionnaire from Darnielle, in celebration of the new year.
The Move and a Meme 29/08/09
So, I move tomorrow. Unfortunately BT can’t switch the internet over until the 7th, which means I won’t be online again until Tuesday. Since I work from home, I can’t move my PC, and I will keep having to commute to my old place–which I still have under contract until mid-September–each day for the next week.
I just finished reading Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières, and what can I say. An epic story of love during the German and Italian occupation of Greece in World War II. Terribly funny in parts and very serious and traumatic in others, and the writing is extremely poetic. It took me a long time to get through; it’s really quite a mouthful, but I found it a more than worthwhile read for anyone interested in romance and war stories. Highly recommended. One of the better WWII stories I’ve encountered.
Now, I decided to be a part of a meme. I received five ‘interview’ questions from Clem which I will answer hereafter. Read more…
Phone and a Flat 19/08/09
So, on my third time (lucky) trying to upgrade my phone, I succeeded. The LG Viewty Smart GC900 is all mine. First impressions of the iPhone competitor – it’s nice. Sleek and thin (albeit wide) the lack of buttons is somewhat daunting. I have to say, the first time I tried to use the touch screen I completely failed. Approximately ten text messages, some internet browsing and a few phonecalls later I seem to have gotten the hang of it.
