Feb/101
I’m so tired
I’m so tired and I’m so glad it’s Friday. I haven’t been sleeping well this week, gone to be far too late in addition to starting work an hour earlier in the mornings. It’s going to be so nice to sleep in, which I almost did today, resulting in me having to get ready in 10 minutes and then almost run to my lift. How I long to pass my driving test so I’ll only have to run as far as my own car! Not long to go now though, I don’t think. I have another lesson tomorrow, and hopefully there’ll only be a few more after that.
But I digress. I wanted to illustrate how tired I am by showing you a picture. I found it here, and it’s by a girl named Jessica Florence.
It just makes me miss my own rats so much! RIP Ester and Kanin!
Feb/100
Mass Effect
Let me tell you peeps, I’m a complete nerd-o when I’m excited about something, and I mean, it’s not like BioWare is holding anything back. I finished Mass Effect last night and I must say I was quite blown away by how gripping the storyline was and how difficult it was to stop playing. Although that shouldn’t really come as a surprise to me, knowing what I’m like and what games like Baldur’s Gate and Dragon Age did to me.
So, needless to say I’m excited about the second one, which just arrived at my desk at work! I ordered it yesterday from a company called “The Game Collection”, cheapest I could find online and with free delivery. I’m so pleasantly surprised by the quick and smooth delivery. I’ll definitely be using them again.
Anyway, I’m a sad, nerdy nerd. I’m sitting here reading the game manual in between calls, staring at the cover, wishing I was at home so I could try it out. I’ll definitely be transferring my character over from the first game as I’ve quite grown to like her over the last couple of weeks.
Space, here I come!
Feb/104
Swedish winter and new glasses
This post is long overdue, long long long overdue, but let’s not dwell on it. I present to you some pretty pictures of some pretty snow from the 4th of January; the day I flew back to Scotland after spending Christmas and New Year with my family in Sweden.
These are all taken around my parents’ house, except for the last one which is taken in the car on the way to the airport.
And as promised for about two weeks now to those who know me and have been demanding pictures for forever (Mum, Maja! :D), here’s a picture of my new glasses! Simple, but stylish… in my humble opinion of course.
And that’s that. :)
Jan/102
A good deed
Yesterday afternoon I donated blood for the first time. It was uncomfortable and I do have a bruise on my arm now, but I bet I’ll be helping someone that’s in more pain than that, so I don’t mind.
It was in one of those donation buses that come round the country side, and in my case, large remote work places. It was very crowded when I got in, but everyone was very pleasant and as far as possible, everything went smoothly. At first I was a bit worried that my veins, that are very deep and can sometimes be difficult to find, would cause a problem, but it was fine. The second nurse that tried found one in my left arm and I was good to go.
I donated almost a pint of blood and then I got orange juice and shortbread and any other biscuit I desired really. As I was resting, they started packing up the van, since it was after 5pm. One of the nurses was packing up the biscuits and sneaked me a bag of tea cakes. I tried to protest, but she would have none of it! Tea cakes anyone?
I then got a lift to Braehead with one of the girls from my team, who’d kindly waited for me. I went straight fro the bus home from there, since I was exhausted, but unfortunately I managed to miss it and had to wait for the next one. I passed the time in Waterstone’s and HMV and ended up buying Bull Bailey’s latest DVD, the one where he teaches us about the orchestra. I was hoping we could watch it when I got home, but I decided I was just too exhausted to be able to appreciate it. I was supposed to cut Kev’s hair as well, but I will have to do that today. All I could do last night was to sit on the sofa and stare at TV screen.
Ended up going to bed before 10pm, which was nice for a change.
