Of life!

Busy busy busy bee

Last weekend, went to see Tim Minchin, who I think is one of the most hilarious comedians in the world, he writes funny songs, go and listen to the songs on his website! He has this really funny back-combed hair situation and massive eyes that seem to stare at you intensely. He also works the stage barefoot. The show was great, worth the money I paid for it but he needs to work more on the improvisation stuff that would make him stand out. His show was good, (shame I forgot my camera) but reasonably scripted and it was obvious!! Unfortunate about that but I guess that's all that matters.

Went with Mary and before hand, we decided to stuff ourselves silly with food at one of the nicest places I'd eaten all year, we tried out London St Brasserie in Reading (and before anyone makes any sarky comments, Reading isn't all that bad!! It's not good but it's not a complete shite hole). I had the crab salad (wow, I've never seen that much seafood in a restaurant in England, mentalist) and the sea bass fillet with yummy stuff (I can't be arsed to type it all out). Mary had duck spring rolls and a luscious looking chicken and we both topped ourselves with the best English invention in the world, sticky toffee pudding. Having drunk a bottle of wine and talked far too much crap about the state of our lives, we had a quick coffee and had to leg it to the show. *I say legging it, I was more of the waddling variety due to the amount of food*

Then came back and while away Sunday. (And Monday, come to think of it!!)
Met up with Katey today for lunch at Zizzi's. Was very pleasant, very nice to meet up with her to have lunches once a week. I shall miss that terribly when she finishes teaching in Oxford next week. How will I cope.

Received a minor piece of bad news, the paper for my thesis was rejected (AGAIN!) and now I'm back in the lab working on more experiments. Don't get me wrong, I love science and I love research but I would just like the damned thing to be over and done with you know?

And now, I have to prepare for my little kiddies on Thursday, teaching them all about developmental biology, YAY! Should be good. Must remember to email them to hand in their work, if not on time, then something for me to look at. Oxford has a weird system....

Weekend with Becky in Bristol, be prepared for us to descend into town for happy hour!! She has promised to weld my handbag to me this time so no more untoward incidents will be happening there!!!!

Shit, I have a life again, how did that happen before I finished writing my thesis? EEP.... bad bad bad ...

Can people remind me to bring a camera so that I take pictures of my life?

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2007! I enjoyed my New Year's Eve. I spent it at home by myself. Not in a crowded bar, not in a queue to get into a hip club, not wet and not cold.

Very pleased with that effect.

I did not however, write much more of my thesis, which is a great disappointment.

I turned on the radio today and by accident caught a man called Tim Minchin. A comedic musician who is undeniably very Laugh-Out-Loud. I was chuckling in the solitary seclusion of my room to myself. (Well, I do that anyways, but there's a good reason for it here!!)

And my new current favorite band is called The Feeling, who have very cool upbeats and sing-along-type songs. Not sure if that's how they would describe themselves.

I will not continue to sit in front of my computer and do something useful.
Maybe..