...to steal the title on a postcard from Essex!
Yes, Sarah and I have just got back from a weekend away in this delightful land visiting Pat (ecologist who used to work for the Trust), and I think it can safely be said that we all had a thoroughly spiffing time (wot wot - bit of an in joke... never mind).
Saturday saw us on a boat trip around Walton on the Naze, with brilliant close up views of both common and grey seals - very cute, and alas, very photogenic (many photos were taken). We also saw a hobby eating a beetle, and some little terns, as well as numerous little brown jobbies (waders of some description - turnstones and oystercatchers mostly). The afternoon was then spent at Clacton-on-Sea, taking in the 'delights' of the pier, including crazy golf, dodgems and candy floss!
On Sunday, Beth and her boyfriend Colin came and met us for a whole day fossil hunting - very productive in that I not only found numerous shark teeth, gastropods and bivalves, but a late neolithic/early bronze age scraper, and a (badly worn) Megalodon tooth (20m long shark!) - they only find 10 of the latter a year, and no one has ever found one on this fossil trip before! I am to be featured on their website, and in their newsletter, and it was quite amusing, because he phoned back to the 'base' (i.e. the carpark) to tell his colleagues, and news soon spread, with me being accosted at several points to display the 'amazing' find (I'm sensing a bit of 'Emperor's new clothes' syndrome here...).
But now back to work, with nothing of any particular consequence to look forward to this week. The joy is palpable.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
I am surprised I can still talk
So much has happened in the intervening period!
So last week I spent time trying to find a car - and succeeded! Bright red Peugeot 206, which I'm quite pleased with actually. So that's one thing sorted. Of course, my claim has still not been resolved, and they've done nothing about my complaint, so I shall have to go higher up now - i.e. the Ombudsman. It's never easy is it?
Apart from that, work has been going rather slowly, much to the annoyance of colleagues etc.
Oh, but the Bypass has been called in for a Public Inquiry, which means months and months of that damned application. Should be great fun, I expect.
Saturday was Tim (my friend Sarah's housemate)'s 30th, which was an excellent excuse for a party at St Cuthbert's again! The Singstar DVD arrived just in time, so once again it was several hours of karaoke for me, followed by dancing to some really cool music played on Tim's friend's decks. We eventually got to bed at 4am. I am still knackered. But it was good because Hannah (their ex-housemate) had driven all the way back from North Wales for it, and even Bill and Tony turned up, though Bill politely declined the Karaoke. You will see that Tony did not. Oh dear.
So it will soon be the weekend, as I have meetings the next three days (involving one in the field - gasp!) and then Sarah and I are off to Essex to visit Pat (who used to work at the Trust), which I'm really looking forward to - badger watching and fossil hunting are among the interesting things lined up for us!
So last week I spent time trying to find a car - and succeeded! Bright red Peugeot 206, which I'm quite pleased with actually. So that's one thing sorted. Of course, my claim has still not been resolved, and they've done nothing about my complaint, so I shall have to go higher up now - i.e. the Ombudsman. It's never easy is it?
Apart from that, work has been going rather slowly, much to the annoyance of colleagues etc.
Oh, but the Bypass has been called in for a Public Inquiry, which means months and months of that damned application. Should be great fun, I expect.
Saturday was Tim (my friend Sarah's housemate)'s 30th, which was an excellent excuse for a party at St Cuthbert's again! The Singstar DVD arrived just in time, so once again it was several hours of karaoke for me, followed by dancing to some really cool music played on Tim's friend's decks. We eventually got to bed at 4am. I am still knackered. But it was good because Hannah (their ex-housemate) had driven all the way back from North Wales for it, and even Bill and Tony turned up, though Bill politely declined the Karaoke. You will see that Tony did not. Oh dear.
So it will soon be the weekend, as I have meetings the next three days (involving one in the field - gasp!) and then Sarah and I are off to Essex to visit Pat (who used to work at the Trust), which I'm really looking forward to - badger watching and fossil hunting are among the interesting things lined up for us!
Saturday, July 14, 2007
And so the drama drags on....
It has been confirmed: my car is a write-off. Slightly annoying.
Luckily, I can use my brother's car for the next week at least, so I have a bit more time before I am completely stuck and either have to work at home/resort to public transport (to Devizes? A joke).
So apart from that this week saw my brother's birthday on Monday (the best ever Chinese meal EVER), Larmer Tree on Wednesday, and a work 'do' last night. Oh, and Harry potter on Thursday.
Larmer Tree was brilliant, as ever - Jools is a genius. Unfortunately, he was supported by a FOLK band - I HATE folk music. The thing is, they were really good singers and musicians, they just sang about stupid things. Like the foot and mouth crisis. Yes......
Last night was interesting, it being the first social event my boss has attended - the standard of conversation dipped precariously low, with him trading rude comments with Purgle. I think even Purgle was surprised! It was a good night though, which is the main thing.
Right, this weekend is officially Mission: Findacar. Grrrr
Luckily, I can use my brother's car for the next week at least, so I have a bit more time before I am completely stuck and either have to work at home/resort to public transport (to Devizes? A joke).
So apart from that this week saw my brother's birthday on Monday (the best ever Chinese meal EVER), Larmer Tree on Wednesday, and a work 'do' last night. Oh, and Harry potter on Thursday.
Larmer Tree was brilliant, as ever - Jools is a genius. Unfortunately, he was supported by a FOLK band - I HATE folk music. The thing is, they were really good singers and musicians, they just sang about stupid things. Like the foot and mouth crisis. Yes......
Last night was interesting, it being the first social event my boss has attended - the standard of conversation dipped precariously low, with him trading rude comments with Purgle. I think even Purgle was surprised! It was a good night though, which is the main thing.
Right, this weekend is officially Mission: Findacar. Grrrr
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