... in which the excitement mounts

I have a list about a mile long of things I need to be doing right now, in preparation for holiday. So blogging is the way to go, obviously :)

I'm starting to feel devastated about leaving Sierra and Oscar. They literally get lovelier every day, and 10 days is a long time to not see them. They are in good hands though. John's sister and her boyfriend will be moving in to house-sit and look after the buggers; so essentially they have a paramedic and a police officer keeping them company. They'll be fine.

This time tomorrow John and I will be chilling (!) at the airport, Cyprus will be beckoning. I'm so bloody excited, hence to totally incoherent blog. Yay!

I leave you with this question... do you believe that it's good to keep your friends close and enemies closer?

Ttfn bbs, take care and stuff :)

... in which I make a lazy blog

I can't explain why I felt like doing one of these posts for the first time in years, but I do.


1. How old will you be in five years?
29

2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?
John, mum, Kathy, Brian, Kerry, Ian

3. How tall are you?
5'4"

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
Going to Cyprus, summer holidays from work, going on a drive-along with Brian

5. What’s the last movie you saw?
I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part II today

6. Who was the last person you called?
Ann

7. Who was the last person to text you?
My mum


8. What was the last text message you received?
"Yeah I will send you the email with all the info on it"

9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail?
John

10. Do you prefer to call or text?
Texting for convenience

11. What were you doing at 12am last night?
Watching Dumb and Dumber :)

12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced?
Married

13. When is the last time you saw your mom?
Today

14. What color are your eyes?
Hazel/brown

15. What time did you wake up today?
About half 10

16. What are you wearing right now?
Black leggings and a flowery dress

17. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie and Bing Crosby

18. Where is your favorite place to be?
My home

19. Where is your least favorite place to be?
Er, hospital

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
Australia

21. Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years?
Geographically, I really don't know

22. Do you tan or burn?
Tan, with some effort

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
Big scary insects

24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?
Silly guessing games with John and his family

25. How many TVs do you have in your house?
One

26. How big is your bed?
Double

28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
It depends how hot the room is

29. What color are your sheets?
Greeeeeeeen

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Two

31. What is your favorite season?
Summer

32. What do you like about fall?
The colours and the fashion

33. What do you like about winter?
Christmas, snuggling up in big jumpers

34. What do you like about the summer?
Long days

35. What do you like about spring?
New flowers

36. How many states/provinces have you lived in?
Zero? Being a Londoner

37. What cities/towns have you lived in?
1

39. Are you a social person?
Yeah

40. What was the last thing you ate?
Lasagne

41. What is your favorite restaurant?
Il Portico

42. What is your favorite ice cream?
Cookie dough

43. What is your favorite dessert?
Um, almost anything. I'm not fussy. Cheesecake is a particular favourite though

44. What is your favorite kind of soup?
I like chickeny-mushroomy ones

45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
I don't like jelly

46. Do you like Chinese food?
Hell to the yeah

47. Do you like coffee?
Yeah

48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average?
About 8

49. What do you drink in the morning?
Lemon and green tea

50. What non-banking related card in your wallet is the most valuable to you?
Either my driving license or my Boots card

51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
Yeah :)

52. Do you know how to play poker?
People keep teaching me and I keep forgetting

53. Do you like to cuddle?
Yes

54. Have you ever been to Canada?
No

55. Do you have an addictive personality?
Yeah I think so

56. Do you eat out or at home more often?
At home

57. What do you miss about Pre-School, if anything?
I don't really remember it but I miss having no worries

58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
My friend Marilena

59. Do you want kids?
One day

60. Do you speak any other languages?
A little French and Greek

61. Have you ever gotten stitches?
Noooo

62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
None

63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
A pool

64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
Window. I thought I'd grow out of that one day, but not so far

65. Do you know how to dance?
No

66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
Clothes, make-up, shoes

67. Do you wear American Eagle Shirts?
No

68. What is your favorite TV show?
Friends/Sex and the City/Inbetweeners/Simpsons/Lost

69. Can you roll your tongue?
Yeah

70. Who is the funniest person you know?
I know lots of hilarious people :)

71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
No

72. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
Some generic iPhone one

73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
I think my mum does

74. What red object is closest to you right now?
Cat collar

75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?
Yeah, I like to go for a wander as I brush my teeth

76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
Closed

77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?
I'd rather be covered in bees

78. Do you flirt a lot?
Not a lot

79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
Haha, my initial reaction to this was "urgh", but if it was a non McD's nugget then BBQ sauce

80. What is your favorite food?
Um, that is so hard. I pretty much love all foods. I'll go with Greek food... nice an general

81. Can you change a lightbulb?
Yeah

82. Have you ever gotten grounded?
Not really

83. Have you ever run out of money?
Yes of course!

84. What is your usual bedtime?
Between 10 and 11

85. What was the last book you read?
Of Mice and Men

86. Do you read the newspaper?
When I get the chance

87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
No

89. Do you watch Disney? (Or another Channel)
I was a Nickelodeon girl

90. Do you dance in public?
Yeah :)

91. What radio station did you last listen to?
London Greek Radio

92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you?
John and me

93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper?
The time and place of a presentation I had to go to

94. What is your favorite candle scent?
Cinnamon

95. What is your favorite board game?
I like Articulate

97. When was the last time you attended church?
My cousin's wedding in 2008

98. Who was your favorite teacher in previous years?
It's hard to pick one favourite

99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent?
Four or five nights

100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?
John :)

... in which I am overwhelmed by kitty wisdom

Oi oi!

So I'm now in Day 2 of my summer holidays and I'm having a washing day. This sounds boring, but (perhaps sadly) I'm enjoying it. I've got a little production line going on1,222222222222q

Excuse Sierra, he felt he needed to make a contribution :) what I was saying was that I get tonnes of clean, nice-smelling clothes out at the end of my production line. It feels good to be productive.

Bloody hell, it's hard to blog with cats climbing all over you. But they purr when they come near me which makes me feel guilty when I have to put them back on the floor. It's a very clever cat-ploy.

I went to see Bridesmaids last night with Cat and Lisa; it was absolutely hilarious. Definitely worth getting on DVD when it comes out. And afterwards we went for a scrummy Pizza Express dinner.

My oven timer has just gone off; I set it to remind me to spin my washing, but Sierra who was imitating a parrot up on my shoulder at the time, shot into the kitchen and waited by the oven door. He's got wise to the fact that oven time = nice-smelling food appearing.

Is it time for lunch yet? I feel like it might be time for lunch.

Au revoir bbs

... in which I breathe out my working week

Oh my, these past couple of weeks have been insane. I must have had a total memory lapse because I don't remember this time last year being so hectic... ergo I was expecting a relaxing last week at work which involved a lot of winding down.

Wrong.

With Arts Festivals, dance workshops, theatre trips, humanities days, retirement parties, interviews, birthday parties etc etc, I've hardly had time to scratch my head.

But anyway, our long-awaited last day of term swung by yesterday. It didn't feel like the summer holidays were upon us until we'd all settled ourselves down at the pub. A very surreal few days.

And so today is the first day of my summer holidays, and so far I haven't been productive at all, so everything is going to plan! I plan to do an epic food shop later and clean up the constant mess the cats are making.

Plus, a holiday to Cyprus looms, not to mention wedding plans that need to be made. Both of these things involve making lists, which (perhaps sadly) I'm looking forward to making :)

Am off to the cinema tonight with Cat, Lisa and Manju to see Bridesmaids, although shamefully, I haven't seen Harry Potter yet. That comes with the weekend....

TTFFN bbs xxx

... in which I procrastinate

I promise I have a proper update coming soon ... RL is just totally hectic at the moment, but I finish work for the summer next week. Happy happy joy joy :)

... in which I tell a tale of extreme mopping

Hello bbs.

I feel bad for not blogging more often, but I've been so busy over the last week I've had no time to even scratch my head. But here I am now on a glorious weekend, with a little blogging time on my hands.

Oh, I love weekends :)

Last night, John and I came to the conclusion that our cats definitely have a bit of The Stupid in them. I was in the bathroom cleaning my face and having a conversation with John out in the hallway, when there is an almighty splash from behind me. As I turn round, Sierra leaps out of the toilet and splashes a considerable amount of toilet water over my legs. Nice.

As I'm explaining what happened to John, there is another splash and I catch Oscar flying out of the toilet too, also showering water everywhere. And naturally, both panicked, they ran all over the flat shaking themselves dry.

To summarise then; one cat bogwashed himself, got scared and ran away. The second one, seeing this, thinks "that looks like a good idea" and also bogwashes himself. He also got scared in the process and joined his brother in racing round the flat shaking bog water off himself.

Excellent.

Hope you're all having excellent weekends x