- 15:54 Is on train to verona now having left the other members of the house of d'handley in venice. I am eating absinth sweets! #
- 15:57 Italian trains are huge. Lots of space and fast #
- 09:07 Is having breakfast in a trendy wine bar. Really this is what the hotel provides! #
Saturday 28 February 2009
A Secret Transmission within the Guild
Friday 27 February 2009
A Secret Transmission within the Guild
- 11:12 Is on the edge at the lagoon with an aperol spritz. Sam has just destroyed the foam smiley on her coffee. #
- 11:15 Sam has new boots! Loves hubby lots for buying her presents. xx #
Thursday 26 February 2009
A Secret Transmission within the Guild
- 12:36 And Sam are married! #
- 16:24 @rustyrockets then good sir I'd suggest you get Fully Blown right now. Right to the grandex! #
- 10:04 @phuturatica wez needz to find sums for our tummyz soonz.... ;_; #
- 10:05 Day 1.... married....Kris talks drivel. Nothing has changed then unfortunately for Sam. LOL! #
Tuesday 24 February 2009
A Secret Transmission within the Guild
- 12:34 And Sam are in Tortuga picking up the crew, rum, coffee and whores. #
Monday 23 February 2009
Venice - Day 1
So the first morning of our stay in Venice has gone by. Since I last wrote we had some fun. First of all did I say I hate the French?? They have no manners and always seem to be trying to barge into queues. They fucked me off at the airport, then waiting for the shuttle bus to Venice, and then getting the vaperetto. Oh and these old French ladies should all be put down for being miserable. Snooty hags.
Once we got off at the Rialto we had the fun of taking our cases to the hotel, over many bridges. I had a good work out. Once we arrived things seemed fine at the hotel, that was until we got to our room. The door was chipped all over and the bath room was grotty. Considering it was no cheaper than the hotel we had last year we complained (i.e. glittersavvy insisted, we called her mum to find out the best solution, called expedia). The manager promised us an upgrade, but we didn't have much hope in it. So we spent the evening in the shit room. This room was right next to one of the side streets, and so until in the night we had Italian louts wailing. This was due to the fact that the square the hotel is in is one of the busiest at night. So at 3 we found it went deadly silent and we got some more sleep. However, I seem to be able to sleep though nuclear detonations and so was able to sleep before then. This being the reason why I am awake now and glittersavvy is not. :(
Come morning we had breakfast and we told that they would move out bags to the next floor room 1. We should come back at 1pm to see it. So for the time being we buggered off into the city to buy new masks for Tuesday and to see what over things there were.
Window shopping this time is a very different beast. For starters we are near the shopping districts. Plus we have seen everything before meaning we can take things at a more leisurely pace, absorbing the party spirit of the carnival and marvel at the architecture. Of course this means we have found ourselves becoming more annoyed at the idiot tourists, the ones throwing stupid confetti left right and centre, wearing retarded costumes, and children spraying silly string. This may sound like we're having a shit time but in fact it means we appreciate the city more, how stunning it looks, and of course we are in no rush and so can savour the food, the coffee and the excellent costumes and masks. We picked up two new masks (you will see the pictures in all good time) and retired to the hotel where we found to our delight that our new room was remarkably better. Giant mirror, no tatty décor, a good bathroom, and a excellent bed.
That's all for now. We hope to have better thing to say this evening and when it gets closer to the wedding with the end of carnival approaching and the tourists leaving.
Ciao
Airports
So France sucks immensely!! Currently myself and glittersavvy are sat in the departure lounge typing this entry. Sorry to disappoint but really we'd like to be surfing the net right now, but no. We can't get a connection so here we are, bored out of our minds, going rather insane (playing word association game, mallets mallet style) writing this entry on Word.
We have few good things to say about the airport. Their choice of food is over priced and poor. Why, why, why does everything fucking sandwich have to have mayo, butter, a dressing or a combination of all of those. If I wanted to get fat I would eat a fat person!! Fuck the French cusine. It's shit! Oh but Air France are rather cool. We had French pastries and tea and coffee on the flight over. Hurrah!!
Also while sat here we have had the joy of watching a small child demolish a stand of magazines. She tried in vain to re-organize the magazines. glittersavvy will explain more. It was quite an amusement to sit here and watch the madness.
That's about it right now. No cool photos. No interesting things nave been seen. Just the French, and their quiche. No fucking pies though. Bastards as Sharpe would say.
Sunday 22 February 2009
A Secret Transmission within the Guild
- 13:11 Is sat in charles de gaul airport. Blah. #
- 16:36 Is now in venice. Getting to the hotel will be fun. #
Saturday 21 February 2009
A Secret Transmission within the Guild
- 12:51 Now is tweeting into his LJ.... fun. #
- 13:49 Is now back in manchester. Why do all cafes have cheese in their sandwichs. #
- 15:00 Is duckknob a valid insult that is becoming of a gentleman? #
- 20:45 @glitterbat Pizza Hut!!!! *barf* #
- 20:46 @neilhimself We has luggage also. We iz off to Venice. Where iz you? #
- 06:30 Is now in the taxi heading to get the plane. #
- 07:50 @DinaStar Because you are so kawaii and understanding.... #
- 07:52 @zoetica it's just not as fun as lego is it. More like meccano or some cheap lego knock off. Harldy stickle bricks! #
- 07:53 is at the departure lounge of the 'squee'-port... the squee is so it makes it sound more fun #
Sunday 15 February 2009
Our First Goth night in Coventry and other weirdness
So last weekend myself and glittersavvy head out into the wilds of Coventry to find the goth club, Heresy, based out of the Tuns. It was good to get out and meet fellow goths in the area even if the music was not quite our cup of tea. It was truely strange considering we bumped into dorothy from Manchester!
This week at work I have felt less useless and have actually been getting my head round some new programs, ordered my new PC for work and have now got my first calculation started. Huzzah! No really it's that important. I feel like I can start making a contribution.
Finally this week I got back the deposit and rent from the old flat, and the relocation package out of the uni. So finally I am feeling less skint and I can start paying back my sister and my mum the money I borrowed.
Otherwise this week has been amusing, I am feeling more comfortable in the group and Friday lunch time group meeting take place at the pub. Yes, my supervisor can put those pints away and still do 'SCIENCE'.
This weekend we headed up to Manchester to collect our wedding outfits from Sam's mum's place, get our hair cut and generally loiter around and get our hotel chocolat fix. We had the fortune to meet up trashykitty and with Majeed from my old research group.
For Sam's pics last Saturday.
http://glittersavvy.livejournal.com/567295.html#cutid1
This week at work I have felt less useless and have actually been getting my head round some new programs, ordered my new PC for work and have now got my first calculation started. Huzzah! No really it's that important. I feel like I can start making a contribution.
Finally this week I got back the deposit and rent from the old flat, and the relocation package out of the uni. So finally I am feeling less skint and I can start paying back my sister and my mum the money I borrowed.
Otherwise this week has been amusing, I am feeling more comfortable in the group and Friday lunch time group meeting take place at the pub. Yes, my supervisor can put those pints away and still do 'SCIENCE'.
This weekend we headed up to Manchester to collect our wedding outfits from Sam's mum's place, get our hair cut and generally loiter around and get our hotel chocolat fix. We had the fortune to meet up trashykitty and with Majeed from my old research group.
For Sam's pics last Saturday.
http://glittersavvy.livejournal.com/567295.html#cutid1
Thursday 12 February 2009
When the ginger one talks you will all die of laughter.
Seriously... my spleen exploded when 'Miranda' a.k.a. The Ginger Bint 'spoke'.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Sunday 8 February 2009
From glittersavvy
Meme:
Everyone has a character they feel connected to, whether it be in a book, movie, show or video game. But how do others perceive you? Have your f-list tell you a character they see you as, and maybe even explain why.
Everyone has a character they feel connected to, whether it be in a book, movie, show or video game. But how do others perceive you? Have your f-list tell you a character they see you as, and maybe even explain why.
Friday 6 February 2009
Monday 2 February 2009
H2O(s)
Oh and today it snowed if you didn't know.
So I have been at my new job now for two weeks. Over these few weeks I have been sorting out various things. We have had one leak in the radiator system fixed and now I have identified another that has to be fixed. It's not as bad as the last one but still quite annoying.
The last two weeks I have been reading lots to get my head around transition metal chemistry and Ligand Field Molecular Mechanics and now just getting into the basics of Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms. I also have 2 programs to learn and I will be learning how to code in SVL and Java/C++, which will be good because then I will be generally more employable in the future.
Last weekend my sister, Zoe, and her boyfriend Rob (the poor git who drove us up and down from Manchester when we moved) came over so we had a good walk around Leamington Spa. It took them some time to find some where to park (parking in the wrong car park that was filled with posh super cars) but they finally joined us for the indulgence of coffee and sweet pastry goods.
This last week was rahter much the same but we have slowly been unpacking things and the flat is almost in a good shape, though missing a few oddments that would make it better and finish off the study. On Friday we met up with Ben, Joe's little brother, and his mate Steve. It was good to meet up with another who knows of the fun of Manchester and makes Leamington seem more fun. We went for drinks and unfortunately ended up in the local Weatherspoon. The bad part was not the comical collection of student drunks, or the weird older people drunk and sounding like they had just come off the farm. No the bad part was the smell of a sewer that swept through the pub as apparently the loos had been flooded. By the Gods!!
Saturday was more random with myself and Sam making our way into the metropolis of Birmingham. I think the fresh air in Leamington had made us feel so good that the foul, cold air, and that same air that was being recycled by the shop heating systems, just made both us feel absolutely grim. After some time shopping and getting annoyed with other idiot shoppers in the Bull Ring, we headed off into the suburbs to go to Anna's place. Anna is one of the two fellow postdocs in my group. At her house she was holding a get together of the research group. This was quite different from my old group in Manchester. The highlights of the night is that both Rob, my supervisor, and his wife, Pam, can talk the ear off you, as can their daughter Lauren who is just doing her mocks for her GCSEs (strangely feels so distance now those times). As a fmaily they are very loud together. Rob recited a wonderful piss taking poem of Australia (he's Tasmanian). They all watch a lot of sci fi and fantasy (Pam loves Supernatural and SG: Atlantis, Rob has read The Book of the New Sun). Rob is also a pilot and I believe has flown old WW2 aircraft.
The rest of the research group are typically geeky science types, but not too geeky or weird. Another of the group is Sara, who is Italian, comes from aplace very close to Venice and wants to come out with myself and Sam to clubs in London that play music that goes 'thud thud thud!'. I think we can organize that.
Getting back from Anna's was not quite as fun. We got to the train station in Birmingham and had to wait an hour in the freezing cold for the last train back to Leamington. Sunday was as result quite a lazy day.
Today I awoke to a layer of the white stuff covering the town. I headed into work, enjoyed a nice free lunch, and then at 4 thought I'd better get home before things get a little risky. Fortunately Ben was driving by and so I got a lift back rather than having to brave the bus filled with students.
So huzzah. Two weeks have gone by and things are going ok down this way. I am finally getting the deposit and the rent back from the old flat and that means I buy things. Next up another few days (17 in fact) and myself and Sam will be off to sunny (but cold) Venice for the end of Carnivale and our wedding.
Oh and once I'm back I'll be starting up my new rp group. First stop will the thrills, spills and moans of zombie as I get new players to have ago at the splatterpunk fun of Unhallowed Metropolis.
So I have been at my new job now for two weeks. Over these few weeks I have been sorting out various things. We have had one leak in the radiator system fixed and now I have identified another that has to be fixed. It's not as bad as the last one but still quite annoying.
The last two weeks I have been reading lots to get my head around transition metal chemistry and Ligand Field Molecular Mechanics and now just getting into the basics of Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms. I also have 2 programs to learn and I will be learning how to code in SVL and Java/C++, which will be good because then I will be generally more employable in the future.
Last weekend my sister, Zoe, and her boyfriend Rob (the poor git who drove us up and down from Manchester when we moved) came over so we had a good walk around Leamington Spa. It took them some time to find some where to park (parking in the wrong car park that was filled with posh super cars) but they finally joined us for the indulgence of coffee and sweet pastry goods.
This last week was rahter much the same but we have slowly been unpacking things and the flat is almost in a good shape, though missing a few oddments that would make it better and finish off the study. On Friday we met up with Ben, Joe's little brother, and his mate Steve. It was good to meet up with another who knows of the fun of Manchester and makes Leamington seem more fun. We went for drinks and unfortunately ended up in the local Weatherspoon. The bad part was not the comical collection of student drunks, or the weird older people drunk and sounding like they had just come off the farm. No the bad part was the smell of a sewer that swept through the pub as apparently the loos had been flooded. By the Gods!!
Saturday was more random with myself and Sam making our way into the metropolis of Birmingham. I think the fresh air in Leamington had made us feel so good that the foul, cold air, and that same air that was being recycled by the shop heating systems, just made both us feel absolutely grim. After some time shopping and getting annoyed with other idiot shoppers in the Bull Ring, we headed off into the suburbs to go to Anna's place. Anna is one of the two fellow postdocs in my group. At her house she was holding a get together of the research group. This was quite different from my old group in Manchester. The highlights of the night is that both Rob, my supervisor, and his wife, Pam, can talk the ear off you, as can their daughter Lauren who is just doing her mocks for her GCSEs (strangely feels so distance now those times). As a fmaily they are very loud together. Rob recited a wonderful piss taking poem of Australia (he's Tasmanian). They all watch a lot of sci fi and fantasy (Pam loves Supernatural and SG: Atlantis, Rob has read The Book of the New Sun). Rob is also a pilot and I believe has flown old WW2 aircraft.
The rest of the research group are typically geeky science types, but not too geeky or weird. Another of the group is Sara, who is Italian, comes from aplace very close to Venice and wants to come out with myself and Sam to clubs in London that play music that goes 'thud thud thud!'. I think we can organize that.
Getting back from Anna's was not quite as fun. We got to the train station in Birmingham and had to wait an hour in the freezing cold for the last train back to Leamington. Sunday was as result quite a lazy day.
Today I awoke to a layer of the white stuff covering the town. I headed into work, enjoyed a nice free lunch, and then at 4 thought I'd better get home before things get a little risky. Fortunately Ben was driving by and so I got a lift back rather than having to brave the bus filled with students.
So huzzah. Two weeks have gone by and things are going ok down this way. I am finally getting the deposit and the rent back from the old flat and that means I buy things. Next up another few days (17 in fact) and myself and Sam will be off to sunny (but cold) Venice for the end of Carnivale and our wedding.
Oh and once I'm back I'll be starting up my new rp group. First stop will the thrills, spills and moans of zombie as I get new players to have ago at the splatterpunk fun of Unhallowed Metropolis.
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