I have just been perusing the details of the highly exciting Peru 2009 expedition extroidinaire (which for some reason I am not allowing myself to get excited about - I guess in case something happens and we can't go) and realised that because we are flying via Madrid - yes that's correct, we go in totally the wrong direction first - total flying time is 14hours & 20 minutes (2:20 of that is to Madrid).
Now considering we will all have packed light (one book each which we then switch which other) there better be some good entertainment on this plane!! 12 hours ...geez- plus we get in at 7pm Lima time which in our heads will be approx midnight - and we started out at 6am from London I think we're going to be all sorts of shattered....see you're confused just reading that!
The girls were highly excited when I handed out the Hoodies and T-shirts on Friday, it was cool to go round and find them and see their reactions - plus the reactions of those in their class we're trying to raise the profile of the expedition more so that people will support the events we do...speaking of which I really should make a start on that panto....
Monday, October 27, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Bruising and Death
Had a great last day of term.I was the dead body in the Murder Mystery at school. There were many suspects in the crime (some planned and some not so - apparently I'm having affairs with about 4 members of staff!!??!!)and in the end Ben was revealed as the culprit. Apparently I didn't make the guns for the show fast enough, and he was jealous of me talking about Graeme (art teacher)so much and decided that if he couldn't have me no-one could!- can anyone else forsee how much the girls could make of this?! I gave myself a bullet hole in the head, put on 1 of my ball gowns, did my 'dead' Make-Up and proceeded top lie on the main entrance stairs (that are reminiscent of hogwarts - but carpeted!) for 50 minutes. A damn fine achievment I feel as I did not laugh, twitch or open my eyes fo that entire time - even with paper being dropped on my head and various members of staff and students trying their best to make me!!! Ben was there as the inspector with 3 students playing policemen/detectives and interrogating anyone who walked past - apparently it drew quite a crowd - and it was certainly entertaining listening to some of the conversations going on. The weirdest thing was that people were talking right next to me as if I couldn't hear them (about trying to make me move etc) - even though they knew I could - strange way the mid works huh?
Then after school our staff played another school's staff at hockey and I was goalie - I won the bravery award! The match was fine, but the day before we had been practising and JK (plays for Bath and is generally amazing at hockey) was firing practise shots at me..no, firing IS NOT too strong a word....and one managed to get past the pad on my leg and smack me on my inner thigh. The bruise I have now would make a purple fetish-ist very happy and actually hurts when I walk!2 weeks of glorious half term (well, I get 1 where I don't have to do anything!) now before chaos reigns. Next half term I have 1 Sunday when I don't have to be in - Christmas this year will be a time for sleep and being poorly. I also have to write the panto that we are doingto raise money for Peru. It involves a Llama, various fariy tale folk, a narrator and various other characters who I have to fit into a story line about making the Llama real again! All ideas on a postcard please!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
I was venting....let it go..shwww
They're making some new Red Dwarf!!!! Just read the news on the website and am really quite excited. They'll be shown on 'Dave' (which now means I have to work out how to get that channel!) They'll be 2 entirely new episodes with the original cast and then a behind the scenes episode and a 'special' episode (very hush. hush, don't you know).
Rehearsals for 'O what a Lovely War' are going well. I have a team of 45 .... count them.....45 Performance Support type people - a huge chunk of whom are first years! - so am feeling a little trepidatious but at the same time quite excited about the work they're going to do! We're testing out the outside lights that will shine through the stained glass window at the back next week - can't wait to see how it's going to look.
Still getting used to living in Gatehouse, seems weird to not have to drive home, and at the same time quite smug *beam*
Rehearsals for 'O what a Lovely War' are going well. I have a team of 45 .... count them.....45 Performance Support type people - a huge chunk of whom are first years! - so am feeling a little trepidatious but at the same time quite excited about the work they're going to do! We're testing out the outside lights that will shine through the stained glass window at the back next week - can't wait to see how it's going to look.
Still getting used to living in Gatehouse, seems weird to not have to drive home, and at the same time quite smug *beam*
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Grrrr
I am severly p****d off. I just had to instruct the solicitor to say that I will accept the 50/50 liability for the crash because,
"there were no Independent witnesses and it was on a single track road"
and also she doesn't feel it likely that my insurers will pay for this to go to court and I can't afford it.
I feel that if it did go to court someone would actually take a good look at the damage to the cars, got to the road and work out distances and the speed needed for him to mount the bank go through the air and land ON my bonnet and then they would clearly see that he was speeding. He already admits in his statement that he didn't even know there was a speed limit down that road and he had recently been involved in another crash.
I, on the other hand, have 8 years no claims, a clean license and drove up and down that road every day, meeting people coming the other way - even at that bit of road - with absolutely no problems whatsoever. It makes me sooo angry that just because it is a single track road and there are no witnesses that noone will support it being investigated further - if he'd have been going any faster (and ended up about 40cm further up my bonnet) his bumper would have been in my face......not sure they would have so bloody quick to dismiss it as 50/50 then!
I realise that the above may sound unreasonable but I did have a car flying through the air heading for my windscreen, and now the driver of that car is still on the road probably in another new car his parents bought (the Mum was lovely but really, have some sense)for him and, probably, just as likely to do the same thing again.
Plus I feel like I've been made to lie about the fact that I'm partly responsible for an accident - when I'M NOT!!!!!!!!
I guess I'm just going to have to let it go, as there's no way I'll accept it as the right thing.
"there were no Independent witnesses and it was on a single track road"
and also she doesn't feel it likely that my insurers will pay for this to go to court and I can't afford it.
I feel that if it did go to court someone would actually take a good look at the damage to the cars, got to the road and work out distances and the speed needed for him to mount the bank go through the air and land ON my bonnet and then they would clearly see that he was speeding. He already admits in his statement that he didn't even know there was a speed limit down that road and he had recently been involved in another crash.
I, on the other hand, have 8 years no claims, a clean license and drove up and down that road every day, meeting people coming the other way - even at that bit of road - with absolutely no problems whatsoever. It makes me sooo angry that just because it is a single track road and there are no witnesses that noone will support it being investigated further - if he'd have been going any faster (and ended up about 40cm further up my bonnet) his bumper would have been in my face......not sure they would have so bloody quick to dismiss it as 50/50 then!
I realise that the above may sound unreasonable but I did have a car flying through the air heading for my windscreen, and now the driver of that car is still on the road probably in another new car his parents bought (the Mum was lovely but really, have some sense)for him and, probably, just as likely to do the same thing again.
Plus I feel like I've been made to lie about the fact that I'm partly responsible for an accident - when I'M NOT!!!!!!!!
I guess I'm just going to have to let it go, as there's no way I'll accept it as the right thing.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Bex and Moffy's trip to France
Well, we made it - and with no trouble on Moffy's part whatsoever!! (my driving skills after 6 hours were sorely tested at one point, when coming off a roundabout and not being able to work out which side of the road I was supposed to be on - despite the arrow I have helpfully LX taped on my dashboard.)
Ferry crossing was fine - felt odd to be on a ship again - I read the safety instructions and found my muster point, just like old times :)
It started raining just as I picked Vicky up from the station and then got steadily heavier as we found the campsite and put the tent up. So we shoved as much stuff as we could fit on the plastic inside the tent and escaped to E'Leclerc - to buy more plastic :) So am now sat in a cafe/coffe house/bar/restaurant which Vicky tells me is the hang out of Couriers in the area, and trying to dry off.
Have had fun watching the French react to my car - I always love seeing how people respond to her when I'm not in her, it's cool that Morris Minors make people smile - for whatever reason!
Am v. tired and it has stopped rqining so hopefully heading back to the tent for some hot chocolate, a film and some oh so welcome sleep....zzzz
P.S There'd better be some sun tomorrow or someone's going to have some serious explaining to do!!!!!
Ferry crossing was fine - felt odd to be on a ship again - I read the safety instructions and found my muster point, just like old times :)
It started raining just as I picked Vicky up from the station and then got steadily heavier as we found the campsite and put the tent up. So we shoved as much stuff as we could fit on the plastic inside the tent and escaped to E'Leclerc - to buy more plastic :) So am now sat in a cafe/coffe house/bar/restaurant which Vicky tells me is the hang out of Couriers in the area, and trying to dry off.
Have had fun watching the French react to my car - I always love seeing how people respond to her when I'm not in her, it's cool that Morris Minors make people smile - for whatever reason!
Am v. tired and it has stopped rqining so hopefully heading back to the tent for some hot chocolate, a film and some oh so welcome sleep....zzzz
P.S There'd better be some sun tomorrow or someone's going to have some serious explaining to do!!!!!
Monday, July 21, 2008
House sitting, House moving, House hopping
Ha ha, a week into the holidays and I finally get chance to update!
First the MOST IMPORTANT news - I have Moffy back!!! Yey!!!!!!! She is shiny (especially the 4 new wings! and working fine. Am taking it nice and easy this week though because....
I'm hopefully visiting Vicky in France next week - have booked the Ferry and thought I had booked the campsite - although apparently they don't check their booking system, because I rang today and they had no knowledge of my booking - and no spaces!! So am franctically trying to find somewhere else to stay - how hard can that be at the beginning of the school holidays on Brittany......?!?!
Having a gorgeous time house sitting for the Deputy head - so far no roses have died and no cats have snuck in so all is well. Have moved into gatehouse with the assistance of a couple of lovely members of staff. I say moved -my stuff is there in boxes - particularly helpful when I needed to find my first aid it the other day (delayed allergic reaction to either bleach or gloves I was wearing to clean) and took me half an hour to locate the Clarityn - obviously not a violent reaction but the skin on my face and hands would not agree! It's a reminder of how bad my eczema used to get, nice :)
And what of the quiet village I left behind? Well on the day of moving the freezer - in fact whilst I was putting it in the van this happened just round the corner - I only heard the shouting, but scary!
Am having a slighty stressful time at the mo with a couple of things which probably aren't going to resolve themselves very easily, which sucks because I could really do with some chill time and a break. Hopefully something can be sorted but who knows.
I am sad also this week because [drum roll please..] Rosie and Frazer (Natalie Saleeba & Ben Lawson) left Neighbours. Yes, I appreciate in the grand scheme of my TV life that this is no 'Kate dying in Heartbeat' moment but still; I will always hold a special place in my memories for some strong acting, a fine piece of chemistry-casting and at least one couple on TV today who "waited 'til the wedding" :)
First the MOST IMPORTANT news - I have Moffy back!!! Yey!!!!!!! She is shiny (especially the 4 new wings! and working fine. Am taking it nice and easy this week though because....
I'm hopefully visiting Vicky in France next week - have booked the Ferry and thought I had booked the campsite - although apparently they don't check their booking system, because I rang today and they had no knowledge of my booking - and no spaces!! So am franctically trying to find somewhere else to stay - how hard can that be at the beginning of the school holidays on Brittany......?!?!
Having a gorgeous time house sitting for the Deputy head - so far no roses have died and no cats have snuck in so all is well. Have moved into gatehouse with the assistance of a couple of lovely members of staff. I say moved -my stuff is there in boxes - particularly helpful when I needed to find my first aid it the other day (delayed allergic reaction to either bleach or gloves I was wearing to clean) and took me half an hour to locate the Clarityn - obviously not a violent reaction but the skin on my face and hands would not agree! It's a reminder of how bad my eczema used to get, nice :)
And what of the quiet village I left behind? Well on the day of moving the freezer - in fact whilst I was putting it in the van this happened just round the corner - I only heard the shouting, but scary!
Am having a slighty stressful time at the mo with a couple of things which probably aren't going to resolve themselves very easily, which sucks because I could really do with some chill time and a break. Hopefully something can be sorted but who knows.
I am sad also this week because [drum roll please..] Rosie and Frazer (Natalie Saleeba & Ben Lawson) left Neighbours. Yes, I appreciate in the grand scheme of my TV life that this is no 'Kate dying in Heartbeat' moment but still; I will always hold a special place in my memories for some strong acting, a fine piece of chemistry-casting and at least one couple on TV today who "waited 'til the wedding" :)
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
9 days to go
Wow, 9 days and I will have completed my first crazy, eye opening, fun, challenging, nutty, inspiring first year at RHSB!
At the moment I am smack bang in the middle of the Junior School's production of 'Blast Off!'. With a fabulous rocket built by the amazing Tom the caretaker and lots of LED's and smoke machine ducting it looks amazing and the girls are doing a great job. It's all good fun and it's been interesting working down there and getting to know people better.
Next week is 'Activities Week' at school. The girls are off timetable for 3 days and can chose to do a variety of things. We are doing a production of 'Redeeming Lizzie Reeve' (written by the headmaster!) which involves students, ex-students and even 5 members of staff (including me!) I have 5 girls doing costume design, 2 ASM's (who are shadowing me DSMing) and 1 doing LX design. It's been the first time I've really got to design stuff - JGB wanted the whole production in Black & White - to look like an old photo. Certainly going to be interesting, it's a melodrama and everyone is having a high old time over-acting!
Am officially moving to the gatehouse over the summer. However the flat will not be as such because they will be building.......THE THEATRE!!!!! Yey! We got planning permission. I've been involved with a couple of meetings so far and the plans look really good. It will be brilliant for the girls and also a highly versatile space which is just what we need there! So I will have a couple of rooms to make myself at home in and hopefully something will can be sorted out later in the year.
At the moment I am smack bang in the middle of the Junior School's production of 'Blast Off!'. With a fabulous rocket built by the amazing Tom the caretaker and lots of LED's and smoke machine ducting it looks amazing and the girls are doing a great job. It's all good fun and it's been interesting working down there and getting to know people better.
Next week is 'Activities Week' at school. The girls are off timetable for 3 days and can chose to do a variety of things. We are doing a production of 'Redeeming Lizzie Reeve' (written by the headmaster!) which involves students, ex-students and even 5 members of staff (including me!) I have 5 girls doing costume design, 2 ASM's (who are shadowing me DSMing) and 1 doing LX design. It's been the first time I've really got to design stuff - JGB wanted the whole production in Black & White - to look like an old photo. Certainly going to be interesting, it's a melodrama and everyone is having a high old time over-acting!
Am officially moving to the gatehouse over the summer. However the flat will not be as such because they will be building.......THE THEATRE!!!!! Yey! We got planning permission. I've been involved with a couple of meetings so far and the plans look really good. It will be brilliant for the girls and also a highly versatile space which is just what we need there! So I will have a couple of rooms to make myself at home in and hopefully something will can be sorted out later in the year.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
"It's only supposed to be a cast of FOUR!!!"
I have just returned from what can only be described as a triumphant theatrical event.
The National Tour of "The 39 Steps" has been on all week at the Theatre Royal, Bath - unbeknownst to me. Joy was coming down and suggested we meet up and maybe go to the theatre.
This morning I actually had time to look at what was on and I saw said show. Now, I have to admit that my intial reaction was, well, less than 'woohoo' but I had a look at the more info and discovered that it had won numerous Tony's.....yup....and had rave reviews....uh huh........and...and... David Michaels is in it..... and...and..
....wait a minute, did I say David Michaels?...The same David Michaels who played yet another Heartbeat Dr that got killed off? He of the amazing eyes, slick haircut and devilish charm who managed to win back Maggie, the love of his life, to the background music of 'Nights in Whte Satin', a roaring fire and 2 glasses of red wine (yes, I admit, I did watch that episodes a couple...well maybe 20... times)
this is a must I thought.
Now, going to the theatre to see a show just because one of my favourite actors is in it is not something I do (well, if you'll excuse the time I managed to get half a day off school and persuade the Theatre Studies teacher to take me - a Y11- and his group of Y13 students to see the pre-show talk for As You Like It at the RSC because Niamh Cusack was in it) mainly because, with my luck, said actor will probably be ill and the understudy will be in - Nothing against understudies at all, having follow-spotted through the 'Nigel Harman will not be in this evenings performance' of Guys and Dolls 2007.
However I like the film and it it did appeal - plus I haven't seen him in anything for a while so I booked the tickets.
Well, it was AMAZING! There were only 4 in the cast - apart from an arm with a gun at one point and, if you were keeping track of the many and crazy scene changes, during the changes in location. They all worked incredibly hard and looked like they had a great time doing it. The audience certainly enjoyed and appreciated it.
Everything was so slick and every wide open door of humour opportunity was thoroughly barrelled through. A shadow puppet section, the corridor of many doors, a chase on top of a train, a minature railway, the Acorn Antiques phone, the 'magically appearing' lampost, as many Hitchcock film titles as they could get away with, the - quite frankly - freaky dancers at the German party, a plethera of usefully moveable windows, and too many accents to count, kept the pace going brilliantly! If this show comes ANYWHERE near you - go and see it!!!! It's on in the West End and on Broadway at the mo (apparently) so go...now......I mean it......
On another point it has given me lots of ideas.....haha... a chance to get my own back on Ben and Kate after the 'coming-back-from-London-with-very-scary-ideas-in-a-Brecht-type-of-way' debacle. However maybe not so good for those volunteering for the 'Peru panto'.
mwah-ha-ha-ha
*disappears into cloud of minature train smoke*
The National Tour of "The 39 Steps" has been on all week at the Theatre Royal, Bath - unbeknownst to me. Joy was coming down and suggested we meet up and maybe go to the theatre.
This morning I actually had time to look at what was on and I saw said show. Now, I have to admit that my intial reaction was, well, less than 'woohoo' but I had a look at the more info and discovered that it had won numerous Tony's.....yup....and had rave reviews....uh huh........and...and... David Michaels is in it..... and...and..
....wait a minute, did I say David Michaels?...The same David Michaels who played yet another Heartbeat Dr that got killed off? He of the amazing eyes, slick haircut and devilish charm who managed to win back Maggie, the love of his life, to the background music of 'Nights in Whte Satin', a roaring fire and 2 glasses of red wine (yes, I admit, I did watch that episodes a couple...well maybe 20... times)
this is a must I thought.
Now, going to the theatre to see a show just because one of my favourite actors is in it is not something I do (well, if you'll excuse the time I managed to get half a day off school and persuade the Theatre Studies teacher to take me - a Y11- and his group of Y13 students to see the pre-show talk for As You Like It at the RSC because Niamh Cusack was in it) mainly because, with my luck, said actor will probably be ill and the understudy will be in - Nothing against understudies at all, having follow-spotted through the 'Nigel Harman will not be in this evenings performance' of Guys and Dolls 2007.
However I like the film and it it did appeal - plus I haven't seen him in anything for a while so I booked the tickets.
Well, it was AMAZING! There were only 4 in the cast - apart from an arm with a gun at one point and, if you were keeping track of the many and crazy scene changes, during the changes in location. They all worked incredibly hard and looked like they had a great time doing it. The audience certainly enjoyed and appreciated it.
Everything was so slick and every wide open door of humour opportunity was thoroughly barrelled through. A shadow puppet section, the corridor of many doors, a chase on top of a train, a minature railway, the Acorn Antiques phone, the 'magically appearing' lampost, as many Hitchcock film titles as they could get away with, the - quite frankly - freaky dancers at the German party, a plethera of usefully moveable windows, and too many accents to count, kept the pace going brilliantly! If this show comes ANYWHERE near you - go and see it!!!! It's on in the West End and on Broadway at the mo (apparently) so go...now......I mean it......
On another point it has given me lots of ideas.....haha... a chance to get my own back on Ben and Kate after the 'coming-back-from-London-with-very-scary-ideas-in-a-Brecht-type-of-way' debacle. However maybe not so good for those volunteering for the 'Peru panto'.
mwah-ha-ha-ha
*disappears into cloud of minature train smoke*
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Sunshine and a latte
That was my enjoyable experience right before my medical yesterday morning. I cycled to Bristol (no matter what they say the cycle path definitely goes DOWNhill towards Bristol)as the weather was so lovely and arrived 45mins before my appointment. SO I treated myself to a hazelnut latte, a pain au chocolat and a sit down in the sun with my copy of 'Middlemarch'. It was fabulous. Also it was the first time I really missed being on the ships.
I miss the sunshine a lot generally (so does my skin which protests by being ridiculously dry and by getting more eczema than I've had for about 3 years....nice) but just at that moment I didn't have the responsibility of being in school - all exams are done, the next show isn't until the end of term so there was nothing to rush back for - I had nothing else to do but wait for the appointment and then get the train back. It was a wonderful moment of calm and reflection in what has been an exciting and yet hectic year. For a moment I got to imagine I was back in the Med (Villefranche....maybe not!) and just chilin' with one of the team before having a lazy walk back, a shower and then onto work.....bliss :)
The last 2 weeks I've been living at school (literally!) from Sunday to Thursday. I spent one weekend in Cov doing prep for Lee Abbey - first time I've not really felt like I'm on the outside with the group, so that was cool - and the other I was in school painting....or something! But over the bank holiday I got to chill. I had grand plans for going out on the Sunday and Monday to visit some places or summat..... all I actually managed to do was download all the 'Neighbours' I've missed for the last...oooo, I dunno...2 months (plus some from last year!) and watch them.
I mooched, I slobbed, I slept 'til 1:30pm on Sunday and then didn't sleep on Sunday night at all but did get a little weirded out by a squirrel appearing in my window box at 6:20am, I drank Red Wine, had many depressive Bridget Jones type thoughts, got cheered up by Rosie and Frazer getting together, went down again wishing that I had a Frazer, cheered up after an amount of chocolate that shall remain undisclosed and baked a cake and cleaned, cried my eyes out with the whole Carmella's baby and Rosie not coping thing, played Sims 2, read some 'Darling Buds of May' and then finally and blissfully drifted off to sleep on Monday night. What a bloody fabulous weekend :)
The medical yesterday was easy...this afternoon I had my first ever experience of tooth drilling and filling (well, white adhesive stuff). Apart from the fact that I still can't feel the left side of my face from my nose to my chin it was pretty good. I've never understood the whole fear of dentists thing...but then I was blessed with a lovely family dentist when I was growing up and teeth that generally behaved themselves.I probably need a couple more doing but not 'til next year....which is just as well as I it'll take me that long to afford it!
Oh, and Vicky has a job abroad. She loves the nursing thing but didn't want to stay in Cov so has to wait until next year to start the course somewhere else. Therefore she's up for an adventure and away she goes on Monday to be a courier person on a campsite (I think!). My Mum said that she's now used to people ringing and saying "I got the Job, I'll be out the country in a few days...byeee!" I hope she has a fabulous and eye opening experience, it certainly shows you what you're made of.
And on that note the anesthetic is wearing off and I feel that painkillers would be good plan...
I miss the sunshine a lot generally (so does my skin which protests by being ridiculously dry and by getting more eczema than I've had for about 3 years....nice) but just at that moment I didn't have the responsibility of being in school - all exams are done, the next show isn't until the end of term so there was nothing to rush back for - I had nothing else to do but wait for the appointment and then get the train back. It was a wonderful moment of calm and reflection in what has been an exciting and yet hectic year. For a moment I got to imagine I was back in the Med (Villefranche....maybe not!) and just chilin' with one of the team before having a lazy walk back, a shower and then onto work.....bliss :)
The last 2 weeks I've been living at school (literally!) from Sunday to Thursday. I spent one weekend in Cov doing prep for Lee Abbey - first time I've not really felt like I'm on the outside with the group, so that was cool - and the other I was in school painting....or something! But over the bank holiday I got to chill. I had grand plans for going out on the Sunday and Monday to visit some places or summat..... all I actually managed to do was download all the 'Neighbours' I've missed for the last...oooo, I dunno...2 months (plus some from last year!) and watch them.
I mooched, I slobbed, I slept 'til 1:30pm on Sunday and then didn't sleep on Sunday night at all but did get a little weirded out by a squirrel appearing in my window box at 6:20am, I drank Red Wine, had many depressive Bridget Jones type thoughts, got cheered up by Rosie and Frazer getting together, went down again wishing that I had a Frazer, cheered up after an amount of chocolate that shall remain undisclosed and baked a cake and cleaned, cried my eyes out with the whole Carmella's baby and Rosie not coping thing, played Sims 2, read some 'Darling Buds of May' and then finally and blissfully drifted off to sleep on Monday night. What a bloody fabulous weekend :)
The medical yesterday was easy...this afternoon I had my first ever experience of tooth drilling and filling (well, white adhesive stuff). Apart from the fact that I still can't feel the left side of my face from my nose to my chin it was pretty good. I've never understood the whole fear of dentists thing...but then I was blessed with a lovely family dentist when I was growing up and teeth that generally behaved themselves.I probably need a couple more doing but not 'til next year....which is just as well as I it'll take me that long to afford it!
Oh, and Vicky has a job abroad. She loves the nursing thing but didn't want to stay in Cov so has to wait until next year to start the course somewhere else. Therefore she's up for an adventure and away she goes on Monday to be a courier person on a campsite (I think!). My Mum said that she's now used to people ringing and saying "I got the Job, I'll be out the country in a few days...byeee!" I hope she has a fabulous and eye opening experience, it certainly shows you what you're made of.
And on that note the anesthetic is wearing off and I feel that painkillers would be good plan...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
My wheel's are going
Well tomorrow is the day that my lovely hire car goes back to it's home :(
It's been fun having a brand new car for a bit - although Moffy is about half repaired now so hopefully will not be long before I get it back now, which I am highly excited about!!
So on with the healthy cycling regime - although school have been nice enough to say that I can get the minibus up the hill from the train station so the hardest bit of the journey is gone - that is if I maange to leave here a 7:15am to get there on time.....
What else..Hlaf term was fab. Had agreat week in Cov. Had a BBQ in the rain which about 50 people came to for Jo's birthday, watched lots of Gilmore Girls, started to sound proof the musci room by using carpet on he walls and then putting up the battens for when the acoustic foam arrives. Also visited lots of peeps and had my first meeting for Lee Abbey (something I should really start planning soon). Also caughta cold that lasted for 2 weeks - which I managed to pass on to Ben during a trip to the pub - well done me!
Ben is back work which is good. Seems more chilled around the place now - although I have the Y12 TS perforances next week which are a bit of an epic (although the 2 students doing set design and costume design should do really well!) and then the week after is the Y11's - much easier. Also having to sort out all the training dates for Peru and get the girls together for meetings about raising funds etc - all good fun :)
It's been fun having a brand new car for a bit - although Moffy is about half repaired now so hopefully will not be long before I get it back now, which I am highly excited about!!
So on with the healthy cycling regime - although school have been nice enough to say that I can get the minibus up the hill from the train station so the hardest bit of the journey is gone - that is if I maange to leave here a 7:15am to get there on time.....
What else..Hlaf term was fab. Had agreat week in Cov. Had a BBQ in the rain which about 50 people came to for Jo's birthday, watched lots of Gilmore Girls, started to sound proof the musci room by using carpet on he walls and then putting up the battens for when the acoustic foam arrives. Also visited lots of peeps and had my first meeting for Lee Abbey (something I should really start planning soon). Also caughta cold that lasted for 2 weeks - which I managed to pass on to Ben during a trip to the pub - well done me!
Ben is back work which is good. Seems more chilled around the place now - although I have the Y12 TS perforances next week which are a bit of an epic (although the 2 students doing set design and costume design should do really well!) and then the week after is the Y11's - much easier. Also having to sort out all the training dates for Peru and get the girls together for meetings about raising funds etc - all good fun :)
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Easter Holidays...when I actually have a break
So, I still have the hire car - nearly 5 weeks now. Washed it and made it look shiny today. Am enjoying a lazy day in the flat with sunshine pouring throught the window and doing the laundry. I also have a cold which seems to have aggrevated my nexk so I feel like I have whiplash returning! Hopefully this'll be the worst of it and I'll feel better for my trip back to Cov tomorrow - where it has been snowing all week :)
Have spent most of the first week of the holiday at Jo and Vicky's filling in insurance forms and watching Gilmore Girls. Now onto Series 3.
On the job front they haven't been able to sort out getting me anymore pay but they are hoping to give me accomodation next year. They want to convert one of the bedsit's in the gatehouse into a flat. So I will have minimal rent and bills, be close to school, don't have to do boarding (unless I want to) and have use of the swimming pool :) Should be good, just got to manage my way through this year!
Have spent most of the first week of the holiday at Jo and Vicky's filling in insurance forms and watching Gilmore Girls. Now onto Series 3.
On the job front they haven't been able to sort out getting me anymore pay but they are hoping to give me accomodation next year. They want to convert one of the bedsit's in the gatehouse into a flat. So I will have minimal rent and bills, be close to school, don't have to do boarding (unless I want to) and have use of the swimming pool :) Should be good, just got to manage my way through this year!
Monday, March 10, 2008
2 1/2 weeks later
So I've had the ironic hire car for over 2 weeks now - actually beginning to quite like it, at least, it's nice to have a car with heating and seats that support your back! Maybe they'll forget they gave it to me!
So, apparently, whiplash isn't over when the pain in your neck and shoulders stop.... who knew? I think I'm finally over it now - I've managed to lift stuff in the last 2 days without my back making ominous twinges so i guess that's good.
I've not heard much from the insurers in the last few days - I guess this means the other guy hasn't admitted liability yet. Not entirely sure what happens now, bit of a waiting game. I think the shock has finally worn off now. On Friday I actually managed to drive all the way to work without flinching every time o met a car coming the other way.
Things at work are going well, very busy week this week what with the Y13 assessments the Junior school plays, making the shadow theatre & puppets for the concert next week and building costumes and set with Helen and Jo but I feel pretty much on top of it so 'tis good.
P.S Gilmore Girls ROCKS!!! :)
So, apparently, whiplash isn't over when the pain in your neck and shoulders stop.... who knew? I think I'm finally over it now - I've managed to lift stuff in the last 2 days without my back making ominous twinges so i guess that's good.
I've not heard much from the insurers in the last few days - I guess this means the other guy hasn't admitted liability yet. Not entirely sure what happens now, bit of a waiting game. I think the shock has finally worn off now. On Friday I actually managed to drive all the way to work without flinching every time o met a car coming the other way.
Things at work are going well, very busy week this week what with the Y13 assessments the Junior school plays, making the shadow theatre & puppets for the concert next week and building costumes and set with Helen and Jo but I feel pretty much on top of it so 'tis good.
P.S Gilmore Girls ROCKS!!! :)
Monday, February 25, 2008
Whip lash and Irony
Good Grief you breathe for a bit and then all hell breaks loose (especially in the Drama department of a school not far away from here)
Ben has been in hospital for the last week and a half. The night after the first Lunchbox theatre show he was taken in...then chucked out...then rushed back in by ambulance. Then they kept him in for a week whilst seemingly doing nothing. Then he keeled over, they rushed him into theatre at 1:30am and it turn out he had an abscess on his appendix that had burst and was leaking.
Gee folks, who would have thought that severe abdominal pains requiring morphine that last a week could even possibly have something to do with your appendix....not them apparently - which explains why they didn't even do an ultrasound the entire time he was there!!!! So basically he is pretty ill and is being taken back to Devon to recuperate, for at least 6 weeks.
Kate's car's engine died and basically the entire thing had to be replaced.
And I was driving into work yesterday (Sunday) morning when a lad driving the opposite way down a one track road, not apparently knowing the speed limit, made very firm contact between my car and his - he manged to go up a bank and onto my bonnet before bouncing off. All a bit scary, especially for him when his Mum showed up and was incredibly nice to me (driving me to school so I had people around and making sure I told someone) whilst clearly dying to get back and give him what for :) I stayed at Kate's last night and woke up this morning after a very fitful sleep - fitful because every time I close my eyes I see the car coming at me - with a very stiff and painful neck/shoulders/back.
So went to A&E (first patient of the morning apparently! - In and out in an hour!) and was given some joyous Co-codomal (ah, memories from my feet operation!) and told I had whip-lash. Everyone at school was very nice and the girls were offering to carry stuff etc all day which is nice. Still feeling a bit woozy and weird but I guess I will for a bit.
oh...and the irony....
The insurance peeps have been utterly amazing (Zurich through AA) and arranged my car towing, a hire car and got the medical peeps to ring all on a Sunday. The Hire car arrived today.....and there it was....A brand new Fiat Punto....exactly the model and year that hit me.
Gotta laugh, ain't ya?
Ben has been in hospital for the last week and a half. The night after the first Lunchbox theatre show he was taken in...then chucked out...then rushed back in by ambulance. Then they kept him in for a week whilst seemingly doing nothing. Then he keeled over, they rushed him into theatre at 1:30am and it turn out he had an abscess on his appendix that had burst and was leaking.
Gee folks, who would have thought that severe abdominal pains requiring morphine that last a week could even possibly have something to do with your appendix....not them apparently - which explains why they didn't even do an ultrasound the entire time he was there!!!! So basically he is pretty ill and is being taken back to Devon to recuperate, for at least 6 weeks.
Kate's car's engine died and basically the entire thing had to be replaced.
And I was driving into work yesterday (Sunday) morning when a lad driving the opposite way down a one track road, not apparently knowing the speed limit, made very firm contact between my car and his - he manged to go up a bank and onto my bonnet before bouncing off. All a bit scary, especially for him when his Mum showed up and was incredibly nice to me (driving me to school so I had people around and making sure I told someone) whilst clearly dying to get back and give him what for :) I stayed at Kate's last night and woke up this morning after a very fitful sleep - fitful because every time I close my eyes I see the car coming at me - with a very stiff and painful neck/shoulders/back.
So went to A&E (first patient of the morning apparently! - In and out in an hour!) and was given some joyous Co-codomal (ah, memories from my feet operation!) and told I had whip-lash. Everyone at school was very nice and the girls were offering to carry stuff etc all day which is nice. Still feeling a bit woozy and weird but I guess I will for a bit.
oh...and the irony....
The insurance peeps have been utterly amazing (Zurich through AA) and arranged my car towing, a hire car and got the medical peeps to ring all on a Sunday. The Hire car arrived today.....and there it was....A brand new Fiat Punto....exactly the model and year that hit me.
Gotta laugh, ain't ya?
Monday, February 11, 2008
spaced doesn't come close....
Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the stress zone.....
you drive over a concrete hump at Hobbycraft and seriously displease you exhaust pipe. Which then decides to fall in half on the way to school, up a one way track, on possibly the coldest morning of the year so far...still, give life credit, I did have a nice view!
Website is up and running - check it out at www.whiteboardtheatre.co.uk, php took a while but got there in the end (with a little help from Tim...OK a LOT of help from Tim!). Everyone is suitably impressed so hopefully now we can get this shindig underway.
Yesterday I went out with the 10 Tors group (now down to 9) whilst they did a 25k walk. I didn't have to do quite that much, but still it was a shock to the system. Did quite well though and the weather was perfect...if a little chilly. Got to try out my Platypus water thing (one of those with a tube that comes out of your rucksack - fabulous. Now I just need a decent rucksack that doesn't keep opening because you have to have a gap fo the the to go through!
Tomorrow is the first "Lunchbox Theatre" Performance. 4 half hour plays in 4 lunchtimes and a showing of all 4 tomorrow night. SHould be good. Has encouraged soem more onto the P.S.T and they're all really earger and reliable which is great :)
you drive over a concrete hump at Hobbycraft and seriously displease you exhaust pipe. Which then decides to fall in half on the way to school, up a one way track, on possibly the coldest morning of the year so far...still, give life credit, I did have a nice view!
Website is up and running - check it out at www.whiteboardtheatre.co.uk, php took a while but got there in the end (with a little help from Tim...OK a LOT of help from Tim!). Everyone is suitably impressed so hopefully now we can get this shindig underway.
Yesterday I went out with the 10 Tors group (now down to 9) whilst they did a 25k walk. I didn't have to do quite that much, but still it was a shock to the system. Did quite well though and the weather was perfect...if a little chilly. Got to try out my Platypus water thing (one of those with a tube that comes out of your rucksack - fabulous. Now I just need a decent rucksack that doesn't keep opening because you have to have a gap fo the the to go through!
Tomorrow is the first "Lunchbox Theatre" Performance. 4 half hour plays in 4 lunchtimes and a showing of all 4 tomorrow night. SHould be good. Has encouraged soem more onto the P.S.T and they're all really earger and reliable which is great :)
Friday, February 01, 2008
Boiler Update
Oh yeah,
The men came on Thursday to have a look at the boiler again. Thought they'd fixed it and decided to do a service - and then actually discovered the problem....still at least they got there. The pilot is now alight but may not stay that way as it needs a new bit (no idea when that's coming) so may still be without hot water - for now though...bring on the shower!
The men came on Thursday to have a look at the boiler again. Thought they'd fixed it and decided to do a service - and then actually discovered the problem....still at least they got there. The pilot is now alight but may not stay that way as it needs a new bit (no idea when that's coming) so may still be without hot water - for now though...bring on the shower!
The day of second takes
Today was 'Out of the Box' day at school. I decided that for my 'OOTB' thing I would go in dressed smartly and straighten my hair. Made for quite an entertaining day, hehe! Nobody recognised me the first time they saw me - everyone had to look either harder or about 5 times, very funny :)
I have nearly finished the website - it's uploaded to the server but the log-in part isn't working - fun weekend of .php coding ahead of me - whoop :S I realy need to do some exercise as well though!!!
There's a meeting on Monday night for the parents of Y10 interested in coming to Peru. I was fairly excited when I discovered another Y11 application form somehow hidden in my scale drawings of the Hall so I now have 10 confimred, then I watched the Ben Fogle programme about dream expeditions this evening and now I am very psyched :) I need 2 more but can take another 6....hmmmmm
Came home this evening and worked through the bass guitar parts for swing band..or was it wind band, I lose track. Might actually be able to manage it - kind of funky but it hurts the wrist - have to ask my sister if that's normal or if I'm playing it wrong!
I have nearly finished the website - it's uploaded to the server but the log-in part isn't working - fun weekend of .php coding ahead of me - whoop :S I realy need to do some exercise as well though!!!
There's a meeting on Monday night for the parents of Y10 interested in coming to Peru. I was fairly excited when I discovered another Y11 application form somehow hidden in my scale drawings of the Hall so I now have 10 confimred, then I watched the Ben Fogle programme about dream expeditions this evening and now I am very psyched :) I need 2 more but can take another 6....hmmmmm
Came home this evening and worked through the bass guitar parts for swing band..or was it wind band, I lose track. Might actually be able to manage it - kind of funky but it hurts the wrist - have to ask my sister if that's normal or if I'm playing it wrong!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
pain..and no way to soak it away :(
Last night was a blast. Got back home around 2:30am and decided to tidy the flat - why is it at that time, after being out, that I feel the neded to tidy?
So, yesterday afternoon my whole grand plan was going so well. I had cleaned, the dinner was in the oven, I was half way through making Brownie mixture...and then for some reason I peered at the boiler...oh my....
The pilot light was out.
Now, considering the last time this happened I had to try for 3 hours and then eventually trick it into staying alight by turning a hot top on a spilt second before I lit it, this fills me with a sinking feeling, which today is still carrying on as I can't get the bleepin' thing to stay alight.
On top of that I did the training walk with Y10's today for Ten Tors and my feet are rather sore from their first proper walk in my new boots. So I am, at this moment, considering how I am to fill a bath with hot water so as I can actually be clean and fresh for tomorrow and my poor feet can have a relax.
I'm just going to see how many pans I've got......
So, yesterday afternoon my whole grand plan was going so well. I had cleaned, the dinner was in the oven, I was half way through making Brownie mixture...and then for some reason I peered at the boiler...oh my....
The pilot light was out.
Now, considering the last time this happened I had to try for 3 hours and then eventually trick it into staying alight by turning a hot top on a spilt second before I lit it, this fills me with a sinking feeling, which today is still carrying on as I can't get the bleepin' thing to stay alight.
On top of that I did the training walk with Y10's today for Ten Tors and my feet are rather sore from their first proper walk in my new boots. So I am, at this moment, considering how I am to fill a bath with hot water so as I can actually be clean and fresh for tomorrow and my poor feet can have a relax.
I'm just going to see how many pans I've got......
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Look out Bath...here we come!
This evening I am to experience my first night out in Bath!
Sarah (from the Boarding house) invited me to go out tonight. This is the first time I'll have been out - in fact really the first time I've done something resembling a 'social life' event - since I moved here so am pretty excited...sad innit?!
The job is going very well still, the money issue is still there but hopefully will be sorted out soon :) I have a total of 11 productions this term - all very exciting and certainly testing my resolution to not get stressed! The girls are being great though and I even have a few new ones join the team which is cool.
On the Peru front I have nearly enough studens to run the trip - so I am opening up to Y10's. Hopefully this means that by the beginning of next half term we will be able to start planning in earnest. Tomorrow I am helping out with a 10 Tors training session, partly for fitness and party to test out my exciting new boots!...SHould be interesting after my night out ;)
Sarah (from the Boarding house) invited me to go out tonight. This is the first time I'll have been out - in fact really the first time I've done something resembling a 'social life' event - since I moved here so am pretty excited...sad innit?!
The job is going very well still, the money issue is still there but hopefully will be sorted out soon :) I have a total of 11 productions this term - all very exciting and certainly testing my resolution to not get stressed! The girls are being great though and I even have a few new ones join the team which is cool.
On the Peru front I have nearly enough studens to run the trip - so I am opening up to Y10's. Hopefully this means that by the beginning of next half term we will be able to start planning in earnest. Tomorrow I am helping out with a 10 Tors training session, partly for fitness and party to test out my exciting new boots!...SHould be interesting after my night out ;)
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Another Birthday!
Yesterday I reached the grand old age of 27 - scary! A friend sent me a video on facebook (where much of my surfing time has been spent instead of here!) of all stuff about if you were bon in the early 80's. The last bit said that 'a child bon on the day you left scholl is now taking their GCSE's...!!!!!
Still despite all deep thought weirdness it was a lovely day. In the evenig the faculty went to Kate's and she cooked which was very nice :)
At the weekend Mum & Alan were down and I got my walking boots (my Christmas"slash"Birthday present - I've had a few of them over the years!) and they are rather funky. Italian made with a very thick sole. Gore-Tezx protected with a fancy lace-locking system. It was just pure gammy-ness that the only ones that didn't put huge amounts of pressure on the front of my left leg were some of the most expensive in the shop! Still came with a 20% discount with the school card os all was good. BCH Camping - very helpful, knowledgable people :)
So yeah, after a month of not posting....umm... Christmas/New year were a bit frantic - worked at the coach which was nice, plus I have cash to spend so avoiding using the card which is good. Spent CHritmas day at Jo&Vicky's and New Years Eve alone with the ct I was House Sitting! It was actually quite a pleasant evening :)
Will try and post more regularly now - trying to get myself a routine...and a social life!
Still despite all deep thought weirdness it was a lovely day. In the evenig the faculty went to Kate's and she cooked which was very nice :)
At the weekend Mum & Alan were down and I got my walking boots (my Christmas"slash"Birthday present - I've had a few of them over the years!) and they are rather funky. Italian made with a very thick sole. Gore-Tezx protected with a fancy lace-locking system. It was just pure gammy-ness that the only ones that didn't put huge amounts of pressure on the front of my left leg were some of the most expensive in the shop! Still came with a 20% discount with the school card os all was good. BCH Camping - very helpful, knowledgable people :)
So yeah, after a month of not posting....umm... Christmas/New year were a bit frantic - worked at the coach which was nice, plus I have cash to spend so avoiding using the card which is good. Spent CHritmas day at Jo&Vicky's and New Years Eve alone with the ct I was House Sitting! It was actually quite a pleasant evening :)
Will try and post more regularly now - trying to get myself a routine...and a social life!
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