Back and a holiday update
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karohemdWell, have been for about an hour but only just got things sorted and settled down.
The journey was fine until after the arrival in Stansted. Idiotic train people who can't put clear signs up which make me miss my train!
Xmas recoup:
- In a fit of madness (or maybe love?) my parents gave me a hand-written voucher for the antarctic cruise they just had come back from. They'd enjoyed it so much that they thought I'd love it, too (and I'm sure of it). Well, it's next year's birthday and christmas present combined but still, we're talking about 5K pounds here... To same I'm delighted is an understatement...
- Despite my mum's best efforts, I don't think I've put on much weight, at least not much in circumference. Still, I feel like I need a diet, the things I cook for myself tend not to be that rich. Poached carp on a bed of veg on Christmas Eve was nice, the organic, free-range goose on Christmas Day was a lot less greasy than anticipated and rather juicy indeed and the rabbit on Boxing Day was nice, too.
- As I couldn't process any photos, I slept even more, watched documentaries on TV and read a good chunk of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell whiich took a bit to get used to but now I rather like it.
- Actually managed to practise some Tai Chi. Foundation exercises only but still about 20 minutes every day. Better than nothing.
Work tomorrow which will actually be busy. :o(
The journey was fine until after the arrival in Stansted. Idiotic train people who can't put clear signs up which make me miss my train!
Xmas recoup:
- In a fit of madness (or maybe love?) my parents gave me a hand-written voucher for the antarctic cruise they just had come back from. They'd enjoyed it so much that they thought I'd love it, too (and I'm sure of it). Well, it's next year's birthday and christmas present combined but still, we're talking about 5K pounds here... To same I'm delighted is an understatement...
- Despite my mum's best efforts, I don't think I've put on much weight, at least not much in circumference. Still, I feel like I need a diet, the things I cook for myself tend not to be that rich. Poached carp on a bed of veg on Christmas Eve was nice, the organic, free-range goose on Christmas Day was a lot less greasy than anticipated and rather juicy indeed and the rabbit on Boxing Day was nice, too.
- As I couldn't process any photos, I slept even more, watched documentaries on TV and read a good chunk of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell whiich took a bit to get used to but now I rather like it.
- Actually managed to practise some Tai Chi. Foundation exercises only but still about 20 minutes every day. Better than nothing.
Work tomorrow which will actually be busy. :o(
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Date: 28/12/05 01:04 am (UTC)I'm also reading Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell at the moment. I really like it and am certainly glad to have picked it up!
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Date: 28/12/05 08:37 am (UTC)I am very jealous, that is just ace :)
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Date: 28/12/05 10:24 pm (UTC)