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delgathe thing about missing my ride in the morning is that not only could i then have slept for an extra hour, but it sets the whole day off to a bad start. the first bus doesn’t reach me until 6.40, and doesn’t reach town until 7, so i can’t be on the 7am, and the 7:20 is a seatless nightmare. and it’s one thing if i were late and missed my lift completely, but Nice Neighbour left early, and i was behind him in the street, which means if he’d checked his mirror, he would have seen me.
i’m so annoyed! up at 5 to get in for 9. aaaargh!
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i spent the weekend doing very little. i watched all of hard sun which was a terrible show, and all three aired episodes of collateral which was fairly solid but just boring. it’s a shame because both shows have a compelling cast - agyness deyn is brilliant and emotes really well, carey mulligan’s been doing trade in stoic and shrewd for a while, and both billie piper and nicola walker have parts in collateral which currently feels like david hare saw a nordic drama and decided he could do that too. except it’s four episodes, a lot of the characters are wasted, and it’s very, very boring.
then i watched about 10 episodes of wynonna earp which has been utterly delightful.
so that’s the kind of weekend it was.
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i also hurt my arm from doing too much crochet because i am nothing if not a winner.
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yesterday was my first day back in the office since being snowed in last week, and i was glad to be back, though i am still close to running out of things to do. the next few days will be fine because i will reconcile the accounts on one of our schemes and then put together the financial report, which always takes ages, but otherwise i have been trying to get more put on my plate. i have three projects that are now my responsibility, but one is waiting for information from a third party, the other needs to be divvied up, and i’m working on a third. today i need to get some marketing copy signed off by compliance too but that’s another job where i pass things on to someone else.
there is a box of paperwork sitting on my boss’ desk that contains statements and invoices for a scheme that is now closed, but from which we are due money. i think i’m going to try to pick that up next.
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in three weeks, i’ll be in rome! i’m going with my sister, who really needs to tell me what she needs me to book in terms of early access (skip-the-queue tickets etc) otherwise we’re going to get there and spend the whole time queuing. i’m also hopeful that the weather is dry and warmer than it’s been here. i need some sun!
the plan this year was to do this now, and then two weeks in australia in november, but now it looks like i have to put that second trip on hold again because my cousin in canada is getting married in august and i very much want to be there. it’s a time of year that i typically take time off, so i’m not starving for leave, but it means i can’t do another trip in autumn. i’m hoping we get as many of the cousins out to ottawa as possible. that one is going to be a blast!
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okay, it’s 6:25am, and i have to leave the house again in about 8 minutes. normally when i take the bus i throw two fingers up and take the reduced slow-stop so that i can get a seat, but i want to be in by half 8, so i’m just going to have to stand in the vestibule of the fast service. everything is just a little bit too frustrating now.
i’m so annoyed! up at 5 to get in for 9. aaaargh!
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i spent the weekend doing very little. i watched all of hard sun which was a terrible show, and all three aired episodes of collateral which was fairly solid but just boring. it’s a shame because both shows have a compelling cast - agyness deyn is brilliant and emotes really well, carey mulligan’s been doing trade in stoic and shrewd for a while, and both billie piper and nicola walker have parts in collateral which currently feels like david hare saw a nordic drama and decided he could do that too. except it’s four episodes, a lot of the characters are wasted, and it’s very, very boring.
then i watched about 10 episodes of wynonna earp which has been utterly delightful.
so that’s the kind of weekend it was.
—
i also hurt my arm from doing too much crochet because i am nothing if not a winner.
—
yesterday was my first day back in the office since being snowed in last week, and i was glad to be back, though i am still close to running out of things to do. the next few days will be fine because i will reconcile the accounts on one of our schemes and then put together the financial report, which always takes ages, but otherwise i have been trying to get more put on my plate. i have three projects that are now my responsibility, but one is waiting for information from a third party, the other needs to be divvied up, and i’m working on a third. today i need to get some marketing copy signed off by compliance too but that’s another job where i pass things on to someone else.
there is a box of paperwork sitting on my boss’ desk that contains statements and invoices for a scheme that is now closed, but from which we are due money. i think i’m going to try to pick that up next.
—
in three weeks, i’ll be in rome! i’m going with my sister, who really needs to tell me what she needs me to book in terms of early access (skip-the-queue tickets etc) otherwise we’re going to get there and spend the whole time queuing. i’m also hopeful that the weather is dry and warmer than it’s been here. i need some sun!
the plan this year was to do this now, and then two weeks in australia in november, but now it looks like i have to put that second trip on hold again because my cousin in canada is getting married in august and i very much want to be there. it’s a time of year that i typically take time off, so i’m not starving for leave, but it means i can’t do another trip in autumn. i’m hoping we get as many of the cousins out to ottawa as possible. that one is going to be a blast!
—
okay, it’s 6:25am, and i have to leave the house again in about 8 minutes. normally when i take the bus i throw two fingers up and take the reduced slow-stop so that i can get a seat, but i want to be in by half 8, so i’m just going to have to stand in the vestibule of the fast service. everything is just a little bit too frustrating now.
