My Room Is Done

Here's the pictures of my room the way it finally ended up after all the changes instigated by the damp. I really like it this way, actually, and it's nice to have a bookcase!

I also had a good bitch about my stoner housemate when I went to Asda with my nice housemate, so I feel much better than I did this afternoon when she (the stoner) told me off for putting something in the recycling bin that wasn't supposed to be in it before she even bothered to ask if it was me who put it in there (it wasn't).

Almost.....

Tomorrow is Sinterklaas (all: yay!!!!) and today I got a parcel from my mother with pepernoten, chocolate cigarettes, chocolate coins, and two chocolate letters (although the biggest one is for Mr. G.). The parcel actually arrived while I was in Southampton, but the postman was obviously stupid and instead of leaving it with someone in my house, he left the parcel with my neighbour two doors down, and left a completely stupid note without a name on it at my house.
I was going to go and find out about the note this afternoon, but then while I was chatting to one of the girls from my course who I have lunch with on Mondays, my neighbour rang the doorbell and asked whether I was at home. He was a strange mix of helpfulness and grumpiness, but hey, I've got my parcel! And some of my books were in the parcel, so all is good.

Em, Free Dvds, James Bond, The Sea, And The House Of Eliott

Any weekend that includes the above must be a good weekend, right? Right indeed. I had a great weekend seeing Em and experiencing the delights of Southampton.
On Saturday we went shopping, and due to the cashier at Woolworth's being silly and me not paying attention, I got 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Dirty Dancing' for free!! And I finally got a handheld blender (which was scanned and thus payed for), so I will be making Jerusalem Artichoke (which are neither from Jerusalem or actually artichokes) soup tonight... Let's hope it doesn't suck!
We then went out for dinner (cute (if not slightly scary) waiter, and the food was okay!) and to the new James Bond film, which was actually very good! I have been so disappointed in the last few James bond films, but this one restored my faith, and Daniel Craig is actually a really believable Bond! I know this sounds lame, but I thought the beginning and the title sequence were the best bits of the film, although the rest was really good, too.
The best thing about the weekend was the trip to the docks on Sunday. It was great, very cold and windy, and for some reason there was an ice cream van, so we had to have some ice cream! I felt so much better (not that I was feeling bad) after we'd had a good look at the docks, the water, the waves and the ships, and had the wind blow all the warmth out of me. Nice.
Then we went home and watched the first three episodes of 'House of Eliott'.
Perfect weekend, I say.

Oh, and this one's just for you, mama:

Mijn zuster en vriendinnen

kennen de schoonheid niet

ze fluiten naar de mannen

en niemand, niemand ziet

de BAAI, oh de BAAI,

fraaigelegen aan de kaai,

zet mijn hart in lichterlaai

aan de BAAI, oh de BAAI,

vond ik eindelijk mijn draai

maar je oogst slechts wat je zaait,

een pirate zegt bye, bye,

aan de BAAI.

Some More Ahoy!

I am up at silly time for a Saturday because I am going to see Em, one of my Warwick friends. I haven't seen her since graduation, and I'm really looking forward to it!! She's in Southampton, which, I believe, means I will see the sea!!! Wooohooo!! I've been told the beach isn't that nice, but sea is sea and has psychological benefits, so I am happy!! In celebration of Em and the sea, here's a picture:

New Glasses, Ahoy!!

Today I went into town for some shopping. I bought some Christmas presents and have almost decided on Mr G's present. (Damn him for having a birthday so close to Christmas, too much thinking in one month!) The two most exciting things about today happened in Waterstones and Specsavers respectively:
In Waterstones, where I looked for a present for Mr. G. and saw several things I wanted myself but did not buy, I met a guy who... wait for it... is also a Johnny Cash fan!!!! Woot!! First person ever!!! We discussed the new Cash CD which we both love, and then I had to go for my eyetest, which was quite upsetting cos I've never talked to another Cash-enthousiast before!
In Specsavers, apart from the guy who took my preliminary eye test who was slimey, everything went very well. My eyesight has only gone ever so slightly worse, and the guy who helped me choose my glasses was really cool! The best thing, however, was the 30% discount Specsavers does for students, wahey! This meant I could afford the lenses that are .6 mm thinner than the cheapest, and .5 mm thicker than the most expensive ones. And I am picking them up on Tuesday, which makes them a nice Sinterklaas present!