Thoughts for Today
A.K.A. My Blog. Updated when i'm online frequently. Seemed a good idea to scare all you folks and get discussions started on topics I have an interest in!
| 04/10/09/2005 |
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| 04/10/09/2005 |
| Tired? Nooo. Did i find my stereo control in my handbag when i was halfway to work?? Ummm...possibly. Maybe i can get away with just, 'not asleep yet'... |
| 03/10/09/2005 |
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Energy is a wonderful thing. Mine is currently running on tea. I think i need more tea! |
| 02/10/09/2005 |
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The short version is that at the moment, I have a lot on my mind. Some of the things on my mind are: multi-infarct dementia, the french placement, renting -in or out of Guildford, the student budget (Simon is at uni in Portsmouth), arthritis effects after being in a tent for the weekend. There's more, but i am much too tired to look further into it! |
| 28/09/09/2005 |
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Welcome back online Alice! Hmm.. a few days have passed since i wrote last. What have i been up to? Mostly training. Began my french course. Missed the second lesson as i was at a different training sessino up in Birmingham. Whilst at that training course, I completed my essay on data transmission types for my telematics course. This has now been sent in and i have started on to the next activity. Sarah posted recently on Hope. I think I am having a bit of a crisis with it as well at the moment. I am at the point of needing to make a few decisions with contradicting advice and information. I am trying to have faith in people in certain areas and am feeling more isolated. I guess being away on training alot probably isn't helping this. A lot of it is probably solely based on things being out of my hands. I'm not always the best at that. Darkhearts this weekend should be a good release. Bring on the whisky!! |
| 11/09/09/2005 |
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Off to Birmingham again. Got a train about 6ish tonight. Knackered! Been around house places searching for Rob's house furnishings today. Knees aren't too impressed with this idea but oh well! Confirmed I'm going to Darkhearts on the last weekend of the month and that my friend from Uni, Alex, will be coming down next weekend. Working out how much budget exactly I'm going to need for France, i haven't heard any more on accommodation so I'll be searching around fairly imminently. I am feeling a lot more settled in my job now I've attended some of the training and hopefully by the end of this training I will be even happier with it! |
| 09/09/2005 |
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I'm doing another course :) Signed myself up for a french course in Guildford for ten weeks. Wanted to get an idea of what level i am at before i sort my course in France. I'm not much further on the telematics one though :s Think I need to focus more on homework!!! Assessment course in Birmingham went fine. Finance course next week means i need to go up to Birmingham on Sunday night :( For something completely different go to Bunny |
| 04/09/2005 |
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I was going to post this a while ago, but then I forgot, which probably contradicts most of what I am about to say. In school and probably for a little while after I was used to being called disorganised or scatty, I gave up arguing, I got the stuff i needed to get done done. That's what mattered. All of a sudden I have realised, now I am actually organised. I went on a Workload Management course and suddenly realised that, although heavily dependent on certain tools (Outlook i love you!), I am actually now one of the more organised people! I have my calendar, my personal diary (evening stuff ends up needing to go in both to stop me forgetting though :s), my flashing alarmed tasks and my notes and I stick with the thoroughness that I had before. I laughed off the first few people that described me this way, but by jove (How many times have you seen that word in a blog?!) I think I've actually reached it! Scary! To those who knew me in school, stop laughing. Now I am packing for Birmingham tomorrow night. I am going into work tomorrow morning, because I have an important meeting tomorrow which will "news that will directly impact on our office". Straight from the e-mail that went round. Bets on that being good news?!? Meanwhile I have my training month all sorted in terms of trains and hotels. (5-7th, 11-13th and 27-28th in Brum)so hopefully none of this 'news' will affect those. In other news., my plan for exercise seems to have worked and I am managing to steadily go swimming! Both Rob and Anthony have been conned...I mean convinced into going. Thankfully the Sauna and Jacuzzi are stopping me from doing too much exercise! :p |
| 31/08/2005 |
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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!
I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed! I passed my sign language exam! I don't know how, but I did!!!!!!!!!!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!! Okay....trying to come away from that and post other news.. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! ..after that, ok. Anyway, the last week has been an eventful one. Amy has moved to Denmark. She had her leaving do last Wednesday and got the ferry to her new home with her boyfriend, and now flatmate, Thomas. She is already settling well having acquired a new mobile phone, sorted out a danish language course and attained a job interview for tomorrow! More than i'd have sorted in less than a week!! I am missing her here :c but am thinking of her adventures over there and making sure she's updated with e-mails! Thursday to Sunday I was at Reading Festival Recommendations from the festival? Foo Fighters (many times over!!), The Killers and Youth Group (Australian Indie band). Downers? Marilyn Manson reminding me of the psychotic priests in films and playing up to the stereotype by having 'DRUGS' and 'FIGHT' flashing in the background for songs at a time :( I like the music, but he wasn't any more special than the album :c Meantime, I am planning planning planning. Working out when i am visiting Denmark (October of course! Otherwise it gets too far away!) Working out which language school in France I am going to. The language schools I look at have 2005 prices for 2006 until the end of Sept so I aim to book by then! Even if it's on the last day when i get paid! and just a few minutes before i started this post, I found out that I have passed my sign language exam, despite my decision to the contrary months ago! Woohoo!! :D |
| 22/08/2005 |
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Sometimes I come back from my second home reinvigorated and happy. Sometimes I just wanted to stay. |
| 21/08/2005 |
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Floating lightly. I wonder where I will be and what I will be doing in one year's time. I miss uni people... I've seen a fair few this weekend and enjoyed seeing them, but somehow I miss them even more now. A reminder of what i'm missing out on i guess. |
| 16/08/2005 |
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One for the books today methinks! Today I went up to Birmingham. From 10.30 the day was set aside for sitting in a BLF office being given further information on assessment of the Young People's Fund. Except it wasn't... At 9.30, 15minutes before my train pulled in to Birmingham New Street Station, I got a call from my manager back in Guildford. The course had been cancelled!!! I was told I could wander around Birmingham, go shopping or I could wander home and enjoy a day off cos they messed up!! So I entered Birmingham a free person. I wandered around the shops, bought a single use camera and toured a few sites. Went on the equivalent of the London Eye. (The London Eye is better by far though!)Bought stuff. Sat down with a lovely lunch in front of a small Jazz band playing by the Bullring. I'll probably upload some photos when they're developed and scanned! |
| 15/08/2005 |
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Skydiving.....What do you reckon?
I've sent off for more info..... Been writing again... Where is the selflessness So often promised to the world Why is it in so few areas That we can see it shine? If those who can help Are put off by those in place How are we to step forward? Draw strength from your challenges Look to remove them for those to follow Yet leave notice, that they might learn. Neither Hide nor hair could be seen of him He'd ran through not long ago yet left no trace to follow No sound to hint He's gone and you'll never find him. |
| 14/08/2005 |
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Cropredy yesterday was ace. Tiring, wet, cold, wet...but great music and a happy, if multi(rainbow)coloured atmosphere! I really enjoyed the whole variety of the festival. Reggae, rhythym and blues (old stuff and best!), country, rock(proper rock!) and general folk tales! The discovery of brandy hot chocolate went down well too, but the (various) smoke and the cold seem to have taken their tolls on my throat and knees/hands unfortunately. Today a frustrating and tiring day. A nice lunch and (Very very short) wander. Problems of watching relatives grow old and have matters beyond your control. Tomorrow, work. Tonight, sleep....sooo tired!!! |
| 13/08/2005 (5.30am!) |
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Grumping at arthur that has rudely woken me up. Passed through anger into the reoccurring disappointment from my meeting with the lovely specialist. You'll all be pleased to know that according to him I should get better soon. He doesn't expect it to be a long-term problem. The 9 years so far do not yet count as long-term. Oh good! Yes, that's despite new symptoms, yes he's taking into account the 6-8 weeks earlier this week where I could hardly stand, let alone walk. No, I don't believe him, I've had enough of this, although I'm open to changes, if Arthur decides it wants to believe him. Bad mood didn't quite cover it yesterday. I treated myself to a steak and guinness pasty at lunch time and a huge strawberries and cream frappucinno though. (guess which word i can't spell!?!) New day, new aches, but I'm off to Cropredy, so in the immortal words, sod it. |
| 07/08/2005 | |
and it was worth it!!! :D :D :D :D I got 100% on it. I am now happy. Happy enough in fact to print off the course notes for the next section and think about writing my essay! Right now what do i know about networking?? I know that my pc is networked!! (If i look at this seriously i might know more than that but i fear it is lost in the vacuum of things once known that got sent to room 101 by other more useless things.) Getting the urge for exercise at the moment, but I need to convince someone around me that they want to as well and seem to not be getting much of a response! Should get a half hour swim in tomorrow, but for tonight, i think up and down the stairs (to the tv) has it. :( Ah well! Arthur is trying to get my attention, but I'm trying to show it my stubborn streak. Worth a try. |
| 07/08/2005 |
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Looking at courses again. Finally submitted a piece of coursework for my telematics course. Need to write an essay and want to get it done this week, not convinced it will happen, but I'll set the goal anyway. Cropredy at the end of the week. Would have loved to have gone to the jazz festival in London on the Sunday too, but no-one else wants to go. Half tempted to go anyway, but this is turning out to be a very expensive month. Worth it..but expensive nonetheless. ...I still might go anyway! I'm (hopefully) going on an Event Management course on Tuesday up in London with work. :D Really looking forward to it! I did a fair bit of event management at SUSU, but it would be nice to have a certificate in event management and some more tips on it. Plus I could transfer stuff across to help my new role - I know it sounds mad, but I love adding stuff on my To Do list! I'm half tempted to do a touchtyping course for free (got a few sites which i can pass on if you fancy it.) Obviously Arthur is not a fan of this plan, but then, i'm doing the typing anyway, getting more done before my wrists fail when i look to work on a different area, might be an idea. I'm also still intrigued by TEFL and, a course i found today, TEFL for businesses. TEFL or Teaching English as a Foreign Language, could be invaluable if i ever do get round to travelling properly, which i hope i will. |
| 4/08/2005 |
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Moving on from the general depressiveness of Monday.I went for distraction. That and I've had a couple of people get in contact which cheered me up considerably! Tuesday I went out for Rob's birthday and demonstrated how to do flaming sambuca properly. Flames in the mouth and all. Fun :) He didn't subscribe but oh well. He's finally reached 23! Happy Birthday Chair! Wednesday was a lazy morning followed by a manic err...day-and-a-half i suppose! I went up to London with Anthony, James and Lynne for Lynne's birthday treat - going to see the Lion King and then staying in a hotel! I really enjoyed the Lion King, i found the costumes and set especially impressive!! Then today, we wandered along to the British Museum and wandered around there for many, many hours!! Mostly exploring the 'Ancient Near East', 'Egypt' and 'Greeks and Romans' areas. Popping in to Gosh comics on the way (It's just opposite the museum and had to be done :D ) I've also arranged to be going to the Saturday of Cropredy next week. Having started my new role on Monday (which seems to be going well btw) I couldn't get the time off for the Thurs/Fri at the mo. I probably couldn't have afforded it after this couple of days either! Only a few weeks til Reading Festival too!! Oh dear I'm gonna be in a tent :s Meantime I have Reading for the Blind tom eve, followed by club schism. Then Saturday is going to end up being a girly day with Amy followed by a sleepover with awful magazines to pick apart! (As you do!) Useful tip for the day: If you are going to the British Museum and wandering around town during the same day, you can leave your backpacks in the British Museum cloakrooms as long as you pick them up by 8 when they close :) |
| 1/08/2005 |
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Despite the ongoing busyness, I've been feeling a bit 'off' lately. I have a long poster I made on my wall where I have written things I want to do in the grand scale of things, like learn sign language (:D), study abroad, become an author and always keep in touch with my friends. Right now, I am feeling a bit disappointed that sometimes other people's lists don't seem to coincide. I realise it's always unintentional, but one day I would like forgetfulness or busyness not to be an excuse and to see reflected the effort that goes in. Maybe one day. PLanswise, The job is sorted until March and I have an idea of what i would like to be doing for 4-6weeks after that. Post-France though, my plans are a bit, well... missing. |
| 31/07/2005 |
| 18/07/2005 |
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Fear the stressbunny!! Seriously running around like headless blue a*sed chicken-fly (cross between a blue a*sed fly and headless chicken, before you ask!). Job app in. Sign language exam done (badly -stress is getting to me more these days it would appear :( ), now shortlisted for job and have tests tomorrow morning! Eep!!! IF i pass the tests, I get the job interview in the afternoon. Aaaaagh! and no i'm not skiving off of revising by being on here, i need to take time out once an hour so that stuff goes in. I'm still planning on a relatively early night and a bath...maybe! After this I'll make the final alterations to this site and send it in for my telematics course! Sooo far behind it's not funny!! :( Deep breath and a few minutes of Morcheeba and 'cloudy' lemonade done. Now, back to the test revision! |
| 27/06/2005 |
| Congratulations to all those with newly acquired degrees! Seems a million years ago from here, but it's only been two years. I've been talking to friends about recruitment sites to look at and when it is best to start looking at the real world. It really is quite scary how quickly you are meant to be looking at your next job when you're in Uni and most people end up just leaving it until they've finished and can work for a year to pay off debt before looking for their ideal. So for all those who are about to start job hunting, regardless of what stage you are at in the education chain, Good Luck! Finally, I wanted to share the Book Exchange website! Bookcrossing n. the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise. Then track where it goes next on the website!! |