well it took a week, but i have my first uk bug. it's nothing monumental, but i'm just expecting this to be the first of many. the last time i was here, i caught everything--was always sneezing with a sore throat. oh well.
i saw 'stardust' last night at the odeon in guildford. the odeon is like amc theaters in the states--overpriced. for an extra £1, you can sit in 'premium' seats--the seats are slightly larger. i'm told they're ideal because the speakers are directed at that 'premium' section. what a rip-off! i guess the odeon wasn't selling enough stale popcorn, so they had to make more money somehow. we sat in the schlep class, and we could see and hear just fine.
oh yeah, and the movie was good. kind of exactly what you'd expect if you've ever read a neil gaiman novel. funny and silly and well written.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
jobs
i've just applied for a job at google london. i think i'm all sorts of qualified, but regardless, just feels good to apply for a cool job with a resume and cover letter i'm proud of.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
week one
tomorrow marks the end of week one of my time in the UK. i can't believe how jet-lagged i still am! i've been falling asleep sometime around 5-6 a.m. london time. just can't get on local time. makes for a lethargic day full of catatonic internet browsing followed by a second wind which kicks in sometime around 9 p.m. lucky me.
i blame this on our trip over here. the flight was delayed to start with, and the flight crew was incredibly obnoxious. perhaps we only noticed this because we were sitting right next to them during take-off--listening to them loudly complain about all the passengers. they were just lame. so anyway, after a really long delay waiting for the crew to clean up the trays from dinner, the first round of drink carts rolled through the aisle. still have trays full of dinner wrappers, etc., and now we're full of cups and cans of beer. so immediately after the drink cart rolls on down, the woman in front of R slams her seat back--no slow recline--and manages to knock all of our beer all over us! it was really cold--we were soaked. the aforementioned woman doesn't so much as look behind to see what all the commotion was about. the flight crew apparently couldn't find a single towel for us to dry off with, so we literally stood there shivering for over an hour and half, waiting for my seat and our legs to dry, to no avail.
when i got to immigration control, the man immediately sent me away for a health examination before he'd let me into the country. i'm convinced he thought i was an alcoholic, due to the very potent booze smell. ah oh well. the woman passed me without an exam, and we eventually made it home for a 6 hour nap. granted, not the best way to initially deal with jet lag, but we had to.
moving on... i got my phone, and i was approved for a bank account today. woo! so, slowly, things are coming together.
i blame this on our trip over here. the flight was delayed to start with, and the flight crew was incredibly obnoxious. perhaps we only noticed this because we were sitting right next to them during take-off--listening to them loudly complain about all the passengers. they were just lame. so anyway, after a really long delay waiting for the crew to clean up the trays from dinner, the first round of drink carts rolled through the aisle. still have trays full of dinner wrappers, etc., and now we're full of cups and cans of beer. so immediately after the drink cart rolls on down, the woman in front of R slams her seat back--no slow recline--and manages to knock all of our beer all over us! it was really cold--we were soaked. the aforementioned woman doesn't so much as look behind to see what all the commotion was about. the flight crew apparently couldn't find a single towel for us to dry off with, so we literally stood there shivering for over an hour and half, waiting for my seat and our legs to dry, to no avail.
when i got to immigration control, the man immediately sent me away for a health examination before he'd let me into the country. i'm convinced he thought i was an alcoholic, due to the very potent booze smell. ah oh well. the woman passed me without an exam, and we eventually made it home for a 6 hour nap. granted, not the best way to initially deal with jet lag, but we had to.
moving on... i got my phone, and i was approved for a bank account today. woo! so, slowly, things are coming together.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
friday
i've started jogging/walking again. let's see if this lasts more than 2 outings this time.
i also finally copied all my songs from my ipod to my itunes; the ipod is 3 and half years old and is still working. i don't want to jinx myself though. anyway, i've been procrastinating, putting off uploading the songs for so long--i'm just so relieved. i used PodWorks--was only $8 to download, and worked great. i know i know, i probably could have found one for free--but this one had no problems at all. 20 some gigs were copied over in about 2 hours. under the supervision of the nephew and myself.
i also ordered wedding bands today. i've been going back and forth between palladium and platinum. platinum is so much more. i know most of the diffs, but i really have no problem with ordering palladium to save several hundred bucks. the fiance got platinum, which is cool. i have another ring, my grandma's, i'll wear most of the time. it's quite old and delicate though, so i'll have the palladium to wear during treacherous events like--queuing. and bagging my groceries. and other british hazards.
i also finally copied all my songs from my ipod to my itunes; the ipod is 3 and half years old and is still working. i don't want to jinx myself though. anyway, i've been procrastinating, putting off uploading the songs for so long--i'm just so relieved. i used PodWorks--was only $8 to download, and worked great. i know i know, i probably could have found one for free--but this one had no problems at all. 20 some gigs were copied over in about 2 hours. under the supervision of the nephew and myself.
i also ordered wedding bands today. i've been going back and forth between palladium and platinum. platinum is so much more. i know most of the diffs, but i really have no problem with ordering palladium to save several hundred bucks. the fiance got platinum, which is cool. i have another ring, my grandma's, i'll wear most of the time. it's quite old and delicate though, so i'll have the palladium to wear during treacherous events like--queuing. and bagging my groceries. and other british hazards.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
booked
so, it's all set. i've booked the vegas chapel. decided no on elvis as officiant, and we're still working out where we can get a little elvis into the ceremony without being tacky.
i'm heading south to cowtown in the a.m. i haven't been there in way too long.
i'm heading south to cowtown in the a.m. i haven't been there in way too long.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
saturday
richard and i finally have a plan--he's coming over in november and we're heading to vegas to get hitched! we'll be traveling around the midwest afterward, seeing family and chillin', and we'll be heading back to the UK just before thanksgiving. feels so incredibly relieving to have a plan.
i've started a job at caribou coffee, and i have another part time job starting up a week from monday. why is it that jobs present themselves in groups, just as you're making plans to leave--always seems to happen this way for me.
i've started a job at caribou coffee, and i have another part time job starting up a week from monday. why is it that jobs present themselves in groups, just as you're making plans to leave--always seems to happen this way for me.
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