-The Chinese... yum yum

Ah, bliss. Went to the chinese at lunch. Unfortunately the Brits I work with, they do not go to the pub or anything fun like that after work. But they do sometimes go to the chinese. Oh, well, as always - one must be grateful for small mercies!

I had my 'regular' chicken in garlic and then full of guilt I had 4 mints afterwards to try not to stink completely of the sinful garlic. Karen Watts, who is a lovely person does not cringe at all by telling me off if I stink - loudly - for all to hear. And that quite frankly is not healthy for my complexion as I get really embarrassed and blush profusely.

It is now evening and there is nothing of interest on the telly so I am spending my time here at work. I have been working hard, well I think so, and to reward myself I decided to jot down a few lines here and safe myself the hassle of turning the computer on at home.

I rang the sportshop today, the bike - the blue bike - is not in yet. Ok, so they told me to ring on Thursday and today is only Wednesday but today they told me to check again on Friday. The way I see it, then by checking a day earlier I am penaltised with a whole extra day. That is so not fair. I had such great plans of riding my bicycle, bicycle, I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike, to work on Friday and then use the weekend to recuperate.
I think I will just have to try ring them again tomorrow.

Well, should get back to the job, take care!

-Tesco

Went to Tesco's today, my first time there and I went a bit overboard. The beauty of living here in the UK is the broad variety of ready meals. I can buy so many things that just need a few minutes in the microvawe and voilá - it is transformed into a meal. Only problem is that the microvawe in this house is not working. Hopefully the landlord will provide me with a new one this week. And at some time I will buy my own one. That will happen around the time I continue my quest of being a grown up !

I am by the way really looking forward to this weekend, not because I have any plans but exactly the opposite - I have no plans. Well, at least no 'real' plans !! Just to take care of some stuff, do a spot of hoovering perhaps !? My ultimate task !

Anyways, take care !!

-The world is right out there...

create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide

This is truly amazing, twice in the same evening.

This is rather cool, unfortunately my percentage isn't exactly high and there is definitely something with me and Europe. I didn't really count the countries that I can't really remember visiting, if I had I think the percentage would be higher.

I have been changing this blog, rest assured that it wil be changed again soon-ish as this whole think pink thing isn't really 'cutting it'

-A most unexciting Valentine's weekend...

Yes, this weekend was boring. Although I did get some serious loving in the form of licking and nibbling it was not the type that does 'it' for me. I spent the weekend puppy-sitting for my fellow Healing townsfolk. They went out of town and I graciously agreed to spend some time with their cute puppy. Well, I can tell those who didn't know that it is more hard work than babysitting. I honestly don't remember this from Trína, the family dog. She was of course always perfect ;-)

But even though I really couldn't go anywhere or do anything, it wasn't so bad as the owners of the puppy have SKY. At some time I was honestly wooried that the TV would melt over. Luckily for my sanity it didn't. I really must look into getting SKY. But I can see that if I do I will probably not be able to go to bed. I will spend every hour in front of the big image box.

Lately I have been hooked by the urge and need to do some baking - of course I have done none. But it's a beginning and it comes at a good time, this urge, as soon it is my turn to invite the women in the Icelandic 'evening' society to my place. That will be fun...! Hmmm! :-)
I should make something soon to test the oven. I suppose I could always take it into work if it is terrible. Unfortunately my good friends from the docks in Iceland will miss it. They usually appreciated my baking master pieces, even if I humbly call them so myself.

On to the subject of saint Valentine. I sure am glad that I flatly refused all Valentine's cards, otherwise I would have obviously been drowned in cards ;-) I just don't have time for such things !! :-)

Anyways, it is Monday. This weekend, despite it's uneventfullness has simply sped by. I am now fervently hoping that the week will do the same. Tonight after work I went to JJB. I am planning on purchasing a bicycle and I intend to ride my bicycle to work. Bicycle, bicycle, I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike... !!! I really do hope that I will actually do this, actually the only reason I didn't buy a bike this evening was that they only had the cheap bike in red and I am going to wait a bit until they get another delivery and hopefully there will be a blue cheap bike in there. This spur of healthiness will probably mean that I must start my journey to work before the rooster cuckoos - if one can say that ?!

Well, better continue doing nothing - Take care !

Hi, wow did I ever sound depressed in my last post!! Anyway, well over that now, was just suffering from a panic attack at that time - which is more or less exactly the same as every other Icelandic person at that time.

Latest news are that now I am officially a year older. I have reached the prestigious age of 28. Yes, it is quite shocking but now it would seem that I should actually qualify as an adult. Isn't that just the funniest thing you have ever heard!?

Other news, not so joy-us as the previous are that last Tuesday a murder was committed here in Healing. A woman and her 2 young daughters were murdered. The suspect is her ex husband and he jumped from the Humber Bridge. He left the youngest girl, a year old, in a car nearby. She was alive. The poor baby has now lost her whole family. It is quite terrible thinking that at the time I was here at home watching telly or reading a book these lives were being ended. It was in a house just by the post office, so very close to my house.

Now the time is almost 4.30 in the morning. I should be asleep but sleep is eluding me. I was over at Auður and Björgvin. They were out on a posh ball so I sat with their lovely children - lovely being the operative word as the kids were asleep. Well at least most of the time.
I am going to get up at 7.30 and drive to London, can hardly imagining that happening now but I really must as this is already planned. A visit to the Museum of London is on the cards as well as a nice evenign out at an either Russian or Brasilian restaurant. Mmmm, yum yum. If we go for Russian i am strongly tempted to go for 'pelmeni'.

Well better get to bed, have to wake up early, check the oil and water and pressure in the tyres and get a new bulb for my right headlight. Best to have that in order. One-eyed cars are really a nuisance.

Take care and good night, or should I perhaps have it as good morning!!