Halloween

I never knew that there were so many songs that could, in some vague way, be linked to Halloween!

The satellite radio station at work was churning them out all day. There were a lot that I had never heard of actually, including one that I have only ever heard my Dad sing snatches of. Something about, 'They're coming to take me away!'.

Or something.

Mind you, I lost count of the number of times they played 'Thriller', 'Ghostbusters' and 'I Want Candy'!!!!!

The Adventure Starts Here.....

Well.

It has been an exciting and emotional few days!

Basically, I have FINALLY found a place to live after the house-sitting finishes. And about time too! It was getting very frustrating and disheartening hunting every day, to no avail. I just could not get over the difference between wages and house prices! Grrr!

BUT.... the search is over, and I pick up the keys tomorrow. Yay!

Once it happened, it happened very fast. On Monday evening I came across the ad, and sent the guy an email. On Tuesday he replied and we sent a few messages back and forth, the last being late on Tuesday night, with me giving the dates and times I was available to go to view it.
Then (of course!) I overslept the next morning and woke up to find a reply saying that I could go that day. IN 45 MINS TIME!!!!!!!!!

I was like a blur!

I got there, not TOO late, and the man was very nice and the flat was HUGE!
I signed the papers on the spot.

Then I went bouncing into work, all happy and excited! Next its shopping time!!!! Yippee!

Sunshine

Today was gorgeous. It was absolutely clear, without a cloud in sight, and the mountains were a dark blue against the paler sky.
I still can't get used to seeing mountains every way I look!
There was hardly any wind today either, so in the sunshine, it was really rather warm. It made a nice change from the last couple of days, when I have been cycling into the wind. In both directions!

Tonight it was the LOUD Step Class. It is the advanced level and it looks like a lot of fun, but tonight it turned into carnage! It is sooooooo fast.
The teacher is the only male employed there and everyone loves him! He is in his early 60's and I have never seen such an energetic person! The class is exhausted by the end, and he leaves looking as cool as a cucumber! It's not like he doesn't give it everything either!

I would like to do it some time, but I am always working at that time. Well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!

An 'Alice In Wonderland' Day!

I went to see a rather bizarre play tonight. It was called 'Leading Ladies'.

Think, Noel Coward doing bad Panto. If that's possible!

It was very strange. It actually had the opportunity to be quite good, but it never really got there I'm afraid. Mind you, most of the audience was belly-laughing away, but slap-stick has never been at all my thing, hence the reason Adam Sandler does my head in.

Having said that, I did enjoy myself tonight. I think it was mainly because I was just so happy to be back in a theatre again! I get such a rush from it, even when I am not performing, and I do miss it dreadfully. I really must do something about that! My favourite feeling in the world is standing behind the curtain on opening night, and hearing the orchestra getting ready for the overture and the sound of the audience as they find their seats. Mmmm! Wonderful!

The theatre tonight was just gorgeous! It seats just over 500 people, so it is very intimate. It seems like it had been newly refurbished and it looks lovely. They have Guys And Dolls there next, which of course I will be going to see! Can't wait! I think that will be the 5th time I will have seen it!

Also today, I saw a wedding party who were blowing bubbles over the bride and groom instead of throwing confetti (!), and a big brown rabbit hopping around a car park with a big black crow!! Yes, a rabbit!

I also got blisters on my toes and what felt like frostbite in my fingers!

All in all, an interesting day!

Time Flies

I have been in Canada for over a month now! Wow!

It's odd, because in some ways I still feel as if everything is all new and strange and I will never get used to the differences, but on the other hand, I feel like I have always been here!

I also realised that this means that I am almost half way through my house-sitting stint, and I had better start looking for a flat nearer to work.

I haven't the faintest idea where to start! (As usual!)

Shhhhh!

Don't tell anyone, but I have a confession to make.

I ate McDonald's on Saturday!

I know, I know, it goes against everything I stand for! I have been so good as well. I haven't eaten it for 4 years!
I'm such a disappointment to myself. :-(

I have to admit that although it tasted GOOD, I had a tummy ache all night!

Serves me right I suppose.

Ha!

This afternoon, I put out the rubbish / recycling to be collected on Monday morning, as I will be away until Sunday night, and it will be too dark and scary to do it when I get back.
As I took it out, I noticed a big black bird (a crow, maybe?) across the road watching me. I then forgot about him and carried on bringing out the bins etc. Once I had finished and was back inside the house, I happened to look out of the living room window and saw that the crow had ALREADY gotten the lid off of the bin and was pecking away at the bag inside trying to get at the rubbish!!
So..... out I marched, picked up the lid, and pushed it back on as hard as I could. (It doesn't fit very well.)
But, by the time I had got back to the house, 'Mortimer' and his wife had hopped back up and were ready to have another pop at it!
Grrrrr!!
Then I realised that if I moved each of the bins far enough away from each other, then they wouldn't have anything to balance on as they tried to remove the lid.
This seemed to have worked as I saw them hop around the bins for a bit and then lose interest.

BUT. Five minutes later I looked out and saw that Mr and Mrs were back - with a friend too don't you know, the lid was on the floor and they were getting stuck in big time!

In the end I gave in and brought the bin right back up to my front door.
Sigh. Outwitted by a crow. :-(

Eeeeek!!!

There is a BIG spider in my house, and I am too afraid of it to get it out.
*sobs*

Impressed?

I got up at 8.30 (!) this morning and went for a run!!!!!!!!!
I know!!!!!!!!!
Mind you, I had to have quite a talk with myself to get my bones out of bed in the first place. But I did it!

I already HATE cycling to work! It takes me over half an hour, it rains and the roads are scary. *sigh*
Plus, my job unfortunately has turned out to be even MORE boring than SDE - if that is possible!!! All I do is say 'Hi!' and swipe cards. AND........ Health & Safety would have a field day in there (George and Nick!). There are no chairs, we have to sit on exercise balls (!!!!!!!) - which of course I can't balance on and so I keep wobbling, and the desks are cupboards with doors, so there is no way to put your legs underneath!!!!!!!

Good grief.