...is now off on it's own adventure without me, as I'll be passing it along to Marcus soon this evening. Or tomorrow latest.
So goodbye car, I'll miss you lots and lots! Even with the spiffy lil Vespa I'm replacing you with, you served me well for this year.
I think I'll miss it most when I'm in rainy ol' Derby and I'll just be getting wet on the scooter.. instead of sunny days here going to the lake or Lyon or whatever. But that's more a weather thing. Been fabulous to have it though! *sigh* and off I go back home without it.
Will have to get used to right-hand drive again too!!
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Wednesday 24 June 2009
stress.. stress.. stress..
Hmm.. damn I've not updated this much recently at all.. Sorry everyone! All 4? 5? of you.
So, as the title suggests, I'm getting to crunch time. It's not really that stressful if I discard the whole will-everything-fit-in-my-cases dilemma, which I'll find out over the weekend. Or even the will-Marcus-get-back-about-my-car-even-though-I-only-emailed-him-at-lunchtime one.
Mainly its the arrrghhh-work-not-finished-and-working one that's getting to me today, and well.. finding it hard to not bang my head on the desk at work or start screaming/swearing in frustration. And it's difficult to be motivated to get it working when I'm not convinced it really matters to anyone if I do or not. Though I know that's not quite true, it's what it feels like, and I know they'll just pass the job along to the guy (described in my review as utterly amazing and wonderful etc.) who will be joining the team in July and has worked on this system before I got there. I'm pretty sure he actually built most of it. So.. hard to keep going, for these last two days.
Pah, doesn't stop me stressing out about everything anyway. That's what I'm like, and Mum, yes I totally blame it on your genetics!! Thank god Dan's coming out on Saturday. He'll help me chill out ^_^ and I'll be calmer by then anyway. Probably.
So, as the title suggests, I'm getting to crunch time. It's not really that stressful if I discard the whole will-everything-fit-in-my-cases dilemma, which I'll find out over the weekend. Or even the will-Marcus-get-back-about-my-car-even-though-I-only-emailed-him-at-lunchtime one.
Mainly its the arrrghhh-work-not-finished-and-working one that's getting to me today, and well.. finding it hard to not bang my head on the desk at work or start screaming/swearing in frustration. And it's difficult to be motivated to get it working when I'm not convinced it really matters to anyone if I do or not. Though I know that's not quite true, it's what it feels like, and I know they'll just pass the job along to the guy (described in my review as utterly amazing and wonderful etc.) who will be joining the team in July and has worked on this system before I got there. I'm pretty sure he actually built most of it. So.. hard to keep going, for these last two days.
Friday 5 June 2009
My own mini-road-trip
Ok, so firstly, yes, I should have totally updated this sooner, but I just didn't feel like it. Therefore won't be as fun, and much more descriptive..
I had Thurs 21st May off work anyway, and took Friday off too. Plans changed a multitude of times, but I finally decided just to go somewhere on my own. I was going to take the train, but drove instead, just in case my plans for a room on the Saturday night didn't work out. No rooms to be had anywhere on Thurs, so I spent my time chilling and planning..
I drove up to Interlaken on the Friday, and had a wander around the town on my own before finding the hostel for the night. This is where I met up with two Canadian guys, Alex and Paul, who were on a Europe trip, and we hung out for the rest of the night. It was nice to have some company. The hostel was surprisingly full of families, some with quite small children, and not all the student-y backpackers I was expecting. I was happy though - cheap and I got the last available bed!
I got on the road early on Saturday (partly from being woken up since 6.30am) and took a fantastic mountain road to get to Luzern. Took my time, and enjoyed the amazing scenery. Got to Luzern, and the hostel there, and then met an Australian woman, Gail, at the bus stop towards the town centre. Ended up hanging around with her all day doing the usual sight-seeing things - she has children around my age, and we had a nice time just ambling around the main part of the town. The bridge was amazing - although I never knew it had burned down in 1993, which was a real shame. Spent quite a lot of time too by the side of the lake relaxing or reading. I actually met too with Gail's husband and the Swiss family they were staying with - had some amazing crepes on the dock in the evening before going back to the hostel. (note; banana and chocolate go really well as a filling...!)
Then, again I was up early on the Sunday, had breakfast with a girl from my room - it was just nice to meet new people even for a short amount of time! We actually talked quite a fair bit before going our separate ways. I went back into Luzern because I hadn't seen the Lion sculpture, and wanted to see the view from the towers. Couple of hours later, after a lot of walking up and down the main hill and the towers, I drove back to Geneva - through the middle of the day and in 30 degree heat! It was worth it though, and I'm proud I managed all that on my own really.
Total distance: 562 km / 349 miles
I had Thurs 21st May off work anyway, and took Friday off too. Plans changed a multitude of times, but I finally decided just to go somewhere on my own. I was going to take the train, but drove instead, just in case my plans for a room on the Saturday night didn't work out. No rooms to be had anywhere on Thurs, so I spent my time chilling and planning..
I drove up to Interlaken on the Friday, and had a wander around the town on my own before finding the hostel for the night. This is where I met up with two Canadian guys, Alex and Paul, who were on a Europe trip, and we hung out for the rest of the night. It was nice to have some company. The hostel was surprisingly full of families, some with quite small children, and not all the student-y backpackers I was expecting. I was happy though - cheap and I got the last available bed!
I got on the road early on Saturday (partly from being woken up since 6.30am) and took a fantastic mountain road to get to Luzern. Took my time, and enjoyed the amazing scenery. Got to Luzern, and the hostel there, and then met an Australian woman, Gail, at the bus stop towards the town centre. Ended up hanging around with her all day doing the usual sight-seeing things - she has children around my age, and we had a nice time just ambling around the main part of the town. The bridge was amazing - although I never knew it had burned down in 1993, which was a real shame. Spent quite a lot of time too by the side of the lake relaxing or reading. I actually met too with Gail's husband and the Swiss family they were staying with - had some amazing crepes on the dock in the evening before going back to the hostel. (note; banana and chocolate go really well as a filling...!)
Then, again I was up early on the Sunday, had breakfast with a girl from my room - it was just nice to meet new people even for a short amount of time! We actually talked quite a fair bit before going our separate ways. I went back into Luzern because I hadn't seen the Lion sculpture, and wanted to see the view from the towers. Couple of hours later, after a lot of walking up and down the main hill and the towers, I drove back to Geneva - through the middle of the day and in 30 degree heat! It was worth it though, and I'm proud I managed all that on my own really.
Total distance: 562 km / 349 miles
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