Ey up, Firday morning is nearly here. It's weird to think that this time next week I'll have spent my first weekend aboard ship.
It only started to sink in last week on my trip home from Leeds (a journey which I shall be repeating tommorow). I've been running around like a loon for the last few days and haven't really had to time to stop and take stock. After I've taken the final load of stuff up to the flat in Leeds and have to concentrate on packing I'm sure it'll hit home!
Had 2 great Christmas days. One with Mum, Jo + Vix last Monday and one yesterday with Dad and his wife Jo. Got some funky presents, although I'm saving some of them for Christmas Day :)
Had a fun time this evening with a whole Merry Band of Wythall Theatre Company peeps for the Christmas quiz - so much hilarity!
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Sunday, December 05, 2004
I FOUND IT!!!
Finally, after almost 2 years of searching I found out the name of a piece of music that has haunted me for ages! I blogged about it here, and this evening I have discovered it's title - next step, getting the sheet music.
It is : Prelude No. 4 in E minor Opus 28
By: Frederic Chopin
It is : Prelude No. 4 in E minor Opus 28
By: Frederic Chopin
Saturday, December 04, 2004
Crafty Weekend
Well Chaps,
2 weeks today I'll be on the ship. It'll be my first full day aboard, wonder how it'll all be looking! eeek, nerves starting to kick in. Although at the minute am doind my usual 'bang up' job of ignoring the fact I'm leaving and throwing myself into my 'list of things to do'. Which seems to get longer everyday and not shorter!
So yeah, went a bit arty this weekend. Ted, director of SYETE asked me to make him a crown for one of the skits he does at his Lodge. Now, I never really had an opinion of what Lodges were about before I met Ted. But between him and Pete (Dr. Cornish in SYETE) I have a quite colourful idea :) Anyhoo, here are the stages of crown making. It's amazing what you can do with £10 and 2 hours on a lazy Friday!
Also been having a go at my own christmas cards - what d'ya think?
2 weeks today I'll be on the ship. It'll be my first full day aboard, wonder how it'll all be looking! eeek, nerves starting to kick in. Although at the minute am doind my usual 'bang up' job of ignoring the fact I'm leaving and throwing myself into my 'list of things to do'. Which seems to get longer everyday and not shorter!
So yeah, went a bit arty this weekend. Ted, director of SYETE asked me to make him a crown for one of the skits he does at his Lodge. Now, I never really had an opinion of what Lodges were about before I met Ted. But between him and Pete (Dr. Cornish in SYETE) I have a quite colourful idea :) Anyhoo, here are the stages of crown making. It's amazing what you can do with £10 and 2 hours on a lazy Friday!
Also been having a go at my own christmas cards - what d'ya think?
Thursday, December 02, 2004
News In Brief
Had hair cut on Monday. 4 inches now gone - nobody really noticed, but is now considerably curlier!
Have finished working at the bar, but am still trying to get my Mini-disc player from Russell, arrgghhh.
Some persons decided it would be entertaining to come down our road at about midnight on Saturday/Sunday and puncture (with the aid of a Stanley Knife)tyres, including the two rear one's on my car. It has cost me £80 to have them replaced, if I ever catch those kids they better pray I'm feeling merciful.
The President of Wythall Theatre Company, Jack, died on Tuesday. I found out at rehearsal last night. He was at rehearsal on Monday and was saying that I was now in the lead for the title "best legs" in the company! He was a very spry 87-year-old with a great sense of wit and perfect comic timing, he will be missed by many people.
Have finished working at the bar, but am still trying to get my Mini-disc player from Russell, arrgghhh.
Some persons decided it would be entertaining to come down our road at about midnight on Saturday/Sunday and puncture (with the aid of a Stanley Knife)tyres, including the two rear one's on my car. It has cost me £80 to have them replaced, if I ever catch those kids they better pray I'm feeling merciful.
The President of Wythall Theatre Company, Jack, died on Tuesday. I found out at rehearsal last night. He was at rehearsal on Monday and was saying that I was now in the lead for the title "best legs" in the company! He was a very spry 87-year-old with a great sense of wit and perfect comic timing, he will be missed by many people.
Saturday, November 27, 2004
Planetary Personality
Never done one of these before - but the space theme tempted me.
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You Are From the Moon |
You can vibe with the steady rhythms of the Moon. You're in touch with your emotions and intuition. You possess a great, unmatched imagination - and an infinite memory. Ultra-sensitive, you feel at home anywhere (or with anyone). A total healer, you light the way in the dark for many. |
Lady of Leisure
Well that's it. I have now officially finished work for the next 3 weeks until my time aboard the good ship 'Spirit' begins. It was a fairly usual day - except I was in the kitchen because AJ got stranded at the NEC! They'd written me a leaving card which was lovely - and totally unexpected, which is a novelty for me ;)
There is only one major downside. And that is that Russell (TPTB) hasn't yet sorted out my new mini-disc player. After mine was stolen form the club he said he'd sort out getting me a new one. Well that was over a month a go and he appears to have done Jack about it. I've gotten him proof of ownership, a price for a new one, heck, I even went on the net and found it cheaper AND gave him a print out of the website. He was having a particularly bad week at on point so he told me not to mention for a week - so I didn't mention it - for TWO weeks, and now he's just being bloody awkward! I know he's having hassle's, but heck, he ain't seen nothing if this doesn't get sorted. He could just give me the money and I could get it, maybe then he'd actually have the incentive to sort it out with the insurer's!
A Family in SIMS 2 had Twins - v. exciting!
Have found this fab new online game - Racing Frogs, mine's called FEEK and I race in Stumpy Creek. We used to have this on the table consoles at The Opal Lounge, definitely a good laugh!
There is only one major downside. And that is that Russell (TPTB) hasn't yet sorted out my new mini-disc player. After mine was stolen form the club he said he'd sort out getting me a new one. Well that was over a month a go and he appears to have done Jack about it. I've gotten him proof of ownership, a price for a new one, heck, I even went on the net and found it cheaper AND gave him a print out of the website. He was having a particularly bad week at on point so he told me not to mention for a week - so I didn't mention it - for TWO weeks, and now he's just being bloody awkward! I know he's having hassle's, but heck, he ain't seen nothing if this doesn't get sorted. He could just give me the money and I could get it, maybe then he'd actually have the incentive to sort it out with the insurer's!
A Family in SIMS 2 had Twins - v. exciting!
Have found this fab new online game - Racing Frogs, mine's called FEEK and I race in Stumpy Creek. We used to have this on the table consoles at The Opal Lounge, definitely a good laugh!
Friday, November 19, 2004
Winter Night's
It's snowing...in November....WTH?
The Sea Safety course on Monday went well. 9 hours was a long time to be sat in a cold room learning about Risk assessment (which I already knew from my Uni course) and Safety procedures at sea. But it has helped me to a be a lot more prepared should something happen!
Met most of the rest of the entertainment team. Very nice folks, looks like it should be a good laugh. We're doing the shows, cabaret acts, a murder mystery and also a play - "Hobson's Choice" as well as them getting the chance to do individual Cabaret's if they so desire all sounds fab!
Oh, and my boss lady's surname is....Pickard - (Sad ST:TNG reference for anyone confused!)
Was in work at 9am this morning because some 'Coor's' people were having an all day meeting. It took me 1hr to get into town, that's ridiculous! Especially when your car is making all sorts of noises :S
I'm leaving work at the end of next week. To give myself the 2 weeks I need to sort everything out. Only a month before I'm off to the wild's of the Canaries for 6 months aboard the good ship 'Thomson Spirit'. On a bizarre note, the receptionist form my Dr's is going to be onboard in March - small world or what!
FREAKY HAPPENING'S:
Have no Draught Beer at work this week. Everytime someone had to chose a different drink yesterday I knew what they wanted before they said it.
And this morning I was listening to Radio 2, and after they had played one song they mentioned about the 24hour music marathon for Children in Need. You can get in touch, donate some money and they'll play a song for you. At that moment I decided I'd like to hear 'Keeping the dream Alive' (can't remember who by - and just walked in on a weird scenario trying to find out, so won't bother) and lo and behold what was the next song they played.... Really quite bizarre!
The Sea Safety course on Monday went well. 9 hours was a long time to be sat in a cold room learning about Risk assessment (which I already knew from my Uni course) and Safety procedures at sea. But it has helped me to a be a lot more prepared should something happen!
Met most of the rest of the entertainment team. Very nice folks, looks like it should be a good laugh. We're doing the shows, cabaret acts, a murder mystery and also a play - "Hobson's Choice" as well as them getting the chance to do individual Cabaret's if they so desire all sounds fab!
Oh, and my boss lady's surname is....Pickard - (Sad ST:TNG reference for anyone confused!)
Was in work at 9am this morning because some 'Coor's' people were having an all day meeting. It took me 1hr to get into town, that's ridiculous! Especially when your car is making all sorts of noises :S
I'm leaving work at the end of next week. To give myself the 2 weeks I need to sort everything out. Only a month before I'm off to the wild's of the Canaries for 6 months aboard the good ship 'Thomson Spirit'. On a bizarre note, the receptionist form my Dr's is going to be onboard in March - small world or what!
FREAKY HAPPENING'S:
Have no Draught Beer at work this week. Everytime someone had to chose a different drink yesterday I knew what they wanted before they said it.
And this morning I was listening to Radio 2, and after they had played one song they mentioned about the 24hour music marathon for Children in Need. You can get in touch, donate some money and they'll play a song for you. At that moment I decided I'd like to hear 'Keeping the dream Alive' (can't remember who by - and just walked in on a weird scenario trying to find out, so won't bother) and lo and behold what was the next song they played.... Really quite bizarre!
Sunday, November 14, 2004
And now it's down!
Ah yes, a lovely double entendre fits the end of the run perfectly! The last night went pretty good. Beryl (prompt) was needed a few times but that didn't really make any difference to the flow. Son + Ad, Brett + Clare, Liz + Leanne (regulars from PB) were there, along with Granny, Trisha (Aunt), Jo + Vicky so alot of folks in! We had about 3 rows of the circle full aswell which was great :)
Here's a few photo's: (click to see large version)
Gotta go up to Leeds in a bit to drop some stuff off at the flat and got to the B'n'B I'm staying in tonight before the SOLAS course tommorow - sea saftey certificate requierd for working on cruise ships. I get to meet some of the team members as well which'll be good!
Isn't it beginning to feel like Christmas?......
Here's a few photo's: (click to see large version)
Gotta go up to Leeds in a bit to drop some stuff off at the flat and got to the B'n'B I'm staying in tonight before the SOLAS course tommorow - sea saftey certificate requierd for working on cruise ships. I get to meet some of the team members as well which'll be good!
Isn't it beginning to feel like Christmas?......
Friday, November 12, 2004
And the curtain's up!
Third night is over - only one more to go!
Has been going pretty well. Got a good review in the Birmingham Evening Mail
I was remembered as " the high-rise tart with the high-rise hem line"
which was very true on the first night - was having a serious problem with my
stockings that night!
Really been enjoying being back on stage, forgotten what the buzz was like! The first night I nearly freaked just before curtain up had one of those "I'd like to wake up form this dream NOW" moments. But it all went fine ans the audience really enjoyed it. Nick( from Pacific Blue)was there with his girlfriend and when I saw him today I got his feedback, think he had a blast :)
T,D + H can't come and watch, something about a friend's birthday party and a rugby tournament, so I sent him this photo to show him what he'd be missing imagine his response!;)
We had 2 guy's come today to fit new windows in the back of the house. The bathrooms look really bizarre with plastic not wood frames, kind of cool seeing the rooms without windows though.
Has been going pretty well. Got a good review in the Birmingham Evening Mail
I was remembered as " the high-rise tart with the high-rise hem line"
which was very true on the first night - was having a serious problem with my
stockings that night!
Really been enjoying being back on stage, forgotten what the buzz was like! The first night I nearly freaked just before curtain up had one of those "I'd like to wake up form this dream NOW" moments. But it all went fine ans the audience really enjoyed it. Nick( from Pacific Blue)was there with his girlfriend and when I saw him today I got his feedback, think he had a blast :)
T,D + H can't come and watch, something about a friend's birthday party and a rugby tournament, so I sent him this photo to show him what he'd be missing imagine his response!;)
We had 2 guy's come today to fit new windows in the back of the house. The bathrooms look really bizarre with plastic not wood frames, kind of cool seeing the rooms without windows though.
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