Working from home

Picked up my wine rack from the concierge and filled it.
Got rid of the refuse.
Did my receipts filing.
Read Sunday's paper.
Watched some olympics.
Had a nice baguette with plakjes kaas.
Finished the last ten pages of Zest.
Bought sports clothes online at Sweaty Betty.
Played scrabulous.
Am ready to go for a wee walk when it is lunch time.
And I am getting through all the work stuff I had to do too!!! Looooooovely.

Saskia was home for a wedding

08-08-08

Working on this special date would just be wrong. So I took the day off. My fridge is empty bar some Tim Tams and OJ, so the first mission is the large Tesco in Can Wharf to stock up. Then it's off to Sloane Square to see how the high and mighty live. Windowshopping most likely, and a nice lunch. Tonight I'm meeting my mate Dale and some of his friends for dinner in Finsbury Park (which means I will travel all over the place today). I will be good tho, as I am on the red eye flight to Amsterdam tomorrow morning, to head straight from there to The Hague. My oldest friend is getting maried and I am the wedding photographer!! Very excited. I just bought a new portrait lense, which I'll take with me today to get to know it. Also looking forward to spend Sat nite with friends in the Dam too. Strange to visit home, but oh so nice!

Projects

Well well. After a couple of weeks of not having too much to do, my name now is in two proposals. One in Holland, one in Sussex. I guess there is a good chance I'll be living in a hotel soon... :-(

Englishness

Books

What is it with this guy Russell Brand? He wears make up. He talks funny. The couple of times I have seen him interviewed he talks shite on top of that. Yet his book My Booky Wook (now what kind of title is that....) stares at me from every bookshop in town. Get lost! Go away! Now a book that should be staring at every one, silently saying 'buy me, buy me' is Netherland by Joseph O'Neill. One of the best books I've read in years. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and favorite of the bookies. A story of London and New York post 9/11. About The Hague, about love, about friendship and to a lesser extent about cricket. A must read. Forget stupid wookybook...

Weekend

Totally knackered.... Work's not busy but nonetheless tiring. Or maybe tiring because of that. But tiring is not necessarily bad. Work's a good place to be. I really like my partner, team leader and coach, they're such great people. Some of my colleagues are just friendly and nice, others make me laugh all the time. I noticed this week we have Phil Collins, Harry Potter, Ron Weasly and Al Bundy look-a-likes. Not bad for a team of twentyfive. Or 24. As Ron Weasly had his farewell drinks last nite. Off to Melbourne, the lucky guy. A tradition he now wishes he'd never started got him dressed up as a carrot. He wore the orange gracefully. A day after making fun of the Dutch wearing orange. Nice timing.

Tomorrow is a busy day. Almost stressful. Yogaclass, sauna (I think, there is one in the gym so should try it), lunch with Zoe, facial, and a massage. Hard work for a Saturday! ;-)