What to do with this day.........

Today I have designated a study day and tomorrow and the next day. No more bullshitting around with studying for this exam because you are scared of it. Face it or leave it.
One more week until Istanbul so now I need to start packing and sorting out last minute things like buying currency, camera cards and that sort of stuff.
It's a bit too warm outside so I think I will have to stay in for now. Go for a waqlk later.

Chelsea--another edge of the seat match

Watched the Chelsea v-Everton match today. Can't believe that first 30 secs of the game with Everton scoring. But in the end Chelsea took home the trophy 2 to 1. Great at least one of my favourite football clubs have won this week!
Now it's time for some Italian dinner. I really love Italian food. I just didn't fancy what Florence had to offer. But more of that on another page ;-)

Bright sunny day and bad food........

Okay the sun has finally come out for what the third time this week? I am hoping we get more sun before I leave. I could do with a little nice weather before going into 100+ daily stuff.
Today Ade and I went to lunch at ASK in Winchester. Must say it was my first and last time. Slow service and lack of character foodwise. We would have been better off going back to Pitcher & Piano or the usual Slug and Lettuce. Now I have learned I will not be going back to that place. It's funny, the places you are always wanting to go to don't turn out to be what you expect once you're there. That's just the way it is.

What a way to spend a rainy day

The weather was a bit icky and nasty the whole day so I stayed inside. Most of the day was spent sorting out my closet. Believe me, I have way too much. I have a bag to give away to charity, some to take home in August and then there's a very large duffle full of jumpers and coats.
I even decided to pack a little for my Istanbul holiday week after next. It's getting closer. I am so excited and really looking forward to it.
Now I am hoping that I win some money on the lotto tonight. Fingers crossed LOL.
I am a bit disappointed that Man United lost the championship to Barcelona. Well at least I got to see that cutie Rio.

It was a bit too hot today

People here often complain about bad weather. Actually I happen to love the weather over here. Never too hot but cold enough. But today was a bit of an exception it was a little too hot. Still I enjoyed. Adrian and I had a good weekend out. Lunch at the Pitcher and Piano not too bad, a bit of shopping and sitting outside watching the world go by. So I will have a great British Spring bank-Memorial Day holiday.

The Queen snubs TK Maxx

I read this article a few weeks ago. Quite surprising that the Queen snubbed TK Maxx--you'd think this shop would go well in Picadilly as they do sell loads of designer digs but then again it could be just the layout and style of the store. They sell designer goods that are sometimes faulty and it's not quite one of those poshy little snotty shops like Harvey Nics or Harrod's. However TK and TJ are one of my favourite shops. Of course the better bargains are stateside.

Read on: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/TK-Maxx-Queen-Turns-Nose-Up-At-Discount-Chains-Move-To-Piccadilly-Circus-London/Article/200904415268974?lpos=Business_News_Your_Way_Region_5&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15268974_TK_Maxx%3A_Queen_Turns_Nose_Up_At_Discount_Chains_Move_To_Piccadilly_Circus%2C_London

Another birthday gone by

I love this cute little birthday card Ade got me. Of course we had a lovely Indian dinner that I could barely finish as there was so much but I had a pretty good day. My original plan was to go to Brighton for the day but I put that one off. Maybe in a few weeks. : ))

May 20

Uggh this damn day has finally come. I am officially 3* as of 15:34 Central Mountain Time. Yes I make every minute count on this day. Well the day was not as dreadful as I thought it would be. I went shopping, bought a few things and had a great Italian lunch. Then I came home and Ade awaited with a lovely Indian dinner. That's a lot of a calories in one day. But I had a good one. Would be even better if I won the lottery tonight.

The day B4 the day

Went into town today. Went into a lot of the charity shops. Saw I few things I liked but nothing worth bringing back. Seems the prices have gone up a bit in some of these places. With the economy you'd think things would still be a lot cheaper considering it's free to them anyways. I came across this cool Save the Queen top but it was extremely over-priced at £35! Ahhh I was so excited to find it and looking at the tag had sticker shock! I love Save the Queen and Legatte but come on-- 35 quid for something someone donated.
Ran into Marie in town--great b/c I have been meaning to call her for the longest. I hope she can find a job too in this situation we are all in.
Off to Soton in the morning. Not to do much but just to do some buying and/or looking around for trends.

Sitting here doing nothing

Today has been so dead boring. I had some things to do but never got around to it. Will definitely make up for that tomorrow. Things get pretty slow and boring around here. The weather been a bit grey so it's not like ya wanna hang out in it too long and especially with the wind.
Of course I need to return to my studies. There's so much to catch up on the FSO text, maths, geography. I think I'll go and cook something--tea time is near.

Another weekend gone by

Watched the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 lastnight. I look forward to seeing this show. Some of the acts are really good and some you will never miss. Honestly I was not very gung ho on the UK act but she was okay--maybe I just didn't like the song. I preferred Sweden and Croatia. I never vote so guess it doesn't matter. Seeing world talent is interesting.
I have stayed in most of the last two days except for that pop out to Sainsbury's. It has been so icky and rainy most of today. I have volunteer work to do tomorrow afternoon so I am hoping everything is clear. On Wednesday I am off to a birthday dinner so yeah I guess that should go well. Why must I turn 3*?!

20 May cometh

It's a week before my birthday and believe me I am not feeling the shit. I get really anxious at this time every year. Another shitty year has passed me by. Aging, menopause and crows feet here ya come.
Ade will be busy nextweek so I decided I would have my birthday celebrations and dinner today. Of course I still my do something on my own or with friends.

Another visit to the V&A

Today Ade and I took another visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington. This is one of the few museums in London that is free and actually holds an interesting exhibit. The place is massive and holds an amazing collection of work from the various continents. My favourite exhibitions are the Middle East, Britain and France. Honestly I don't recall much in the way of an American collection. Guess I have missed that one once again. Don't recall a lot on Africa either.
The courtyard of the building is a wonderful work of art in itself. I love the red brick and arches.

Week ending

The past few days have been somewhat busy with lots of reading, in and out of the house. Trying to come to terms with the fact that I have only three more months over here and then back to that other place some would like to refer to as home. Now I need to make new arrangements to return in autumn.
These weeks are going by too fuckin fast. Talk about raining on your parade.
Anyways I have just started reading this old edition copy of Cultural Literacy and What Every American needs to know. Seems an interesting book so far even though some of the stuff is a bit dated information. I think it will be great as preparation for the exam.
Preparing for a trip down to Brighton in a few weeks--that should be fun. It will only be a day trip but at least it will be some place different. I'm really excited about seeing the Royal Pavilion. Looks really spectacular in photos. Can't wait ; )

Starting nextweek I will do a weekly post titled, "Something New". It will detailed new things that I learned the week.

The car boot sale

Ade and I did the car boot sale today. It was okay but as usual you have people who want you to give it to them for free. Just make up your mind and buy it! I didn't make the amount of money I had hoped to but I did far better than what I have in the past. There's so much shit I need to get rid of and if I can sell it all the better.
It's ridiculous how much shit you can accumulate over such a short amount of time. Hopefully it's all gone by the end of July. I need some holiday money too.
Well maybe we will do it again in a few weeks or so.
Other than that my day went well. Had my Mexican lunch, tacos e lovely cranberry Margaritas.
Let's see... finished planning my Turkish holiday wooooh wee I'm excited. Now I am trying to find the perfect Parisian hotel that will live up to the last hotel, The Castille.

Mayday and Cinco de Mayo

Now that I have just about fully recovered from a horrible bought of food poisoning and being frightened scared out of my mind that it was Swine flu I can finally get around to planning the next few weeks.
This weekend we are planning a car boot sale in Winchester. I have loads of stuff that I really need to get rid of and it's not gonna do much good to put it on Ebay or Amartab. They're just little things that would be easier sold at a CBS I think.
It's Mayday weekend so I am hoping the skies will be clear. Too far away to go to the beach so I will stay home and do a little Cinco de Mayo dinner with loads of good Mexican food.

Just a reminder Cinco de Mayo does not celebrate Mexico's Independence but actually the Battle of Puebla with the occupation of Mexico by the French and traitor Mexican armies. It also celebrates the last invasion of another continental foreign armies invasion of the Americas.

While greatly celebrated in the United States so that other people have a reason to get drunk Cinco de Mayo is hardly acknowledged outside Puebla, Mexico.