Sam's Journal

Diving trip

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:39:28 GMT

I am awaiting information about an 8 day trip to the Red Sea in January. I really want to go but as I am moving country at the end of January I am now un sure when I should put in my resignation to work. They know that I am leaving but they do not know when.

I am unsure if I should just hand my notice in and say sod work and just hope for the diving trip to go ahead, or try and persuade them that I should be allowed to take unpaid leave. I have to put my notice in by mid November.

Scuba diving and stuff

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:19:49 GMT

Last weekend I went on my scuba diving training, I passed and I am now allowed to dive anywhere in the world. The group that I went with are looking at going to Nemo33, the deepest pool in the world, it is based in Belgium, we are going for a muck around; can't wait.

In other news, my lovely husband has been posted to the UK, so we are moving at the end of January back to the UK. I am not looking forward to locating a job that pays well.

If anyone is up for going to Leeds for Wendy House this month I will see you there.

Bloody typical

Fri, 30 May 2008 11:13:02 GMT

Yesterday I decided that I needed a day off work to study for my forth coming exam. So I asked my boss if he minds a short notice day off which he agreed. While in work I watched an amazing thunder and lightning storm that lasted for about an hour, when I came home I looked at my garden, a few plants were battered about but thought no more of it.

This morning I decided that I should get some washing done so I went into the cellar to find half and inch of water with mud and other things. So today rather than study I have been sweeping up the dirty stinking water in my cellar and have not even managed to pick up a book. When it drys out I then have to disinfect the cellar otherwise it will smell, I have had to throw things out as not everything was off the ground and buy more racks for the cellar.

Not quite the relaxing day I had imagined.

Amphi Fest

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:35:23 GMT

I have finally got round to buying the tickets for Amphi fest.

IT help required

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:59:29 GMT

A friends external hard drive has died and we need to retrieve the data off the drive ASAP as it has some important work on it. Does anyone know of a good company to contact?

Thanks for your help.

Blackfield festival early July

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:17:40 GMT

I am going to another festival this year and it is only 1 hour away from my house, the best thing is you can hire a tent, table and chairs and just move right in.

http://www.blackfield-festival.de/

I can tell V is away

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:21:25 GMT

On Friday I decided to cook dinner like normal, however this time when I lit the gas oven I got a blow back and have burnt my hands and face. I am lucky as I was wearing long sleeves otherwise my arms would have been burt.

What I find really annoying is that the oven has been serviced and worked on at lease 4 times since November as I kept on reporting this problem, or that the thermostat was not working.

Alone again

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:09:30 GMT

Last night/early this morning I dropped V of to catch a coach for sunnier climates for 6 - 7 months. Feeling slightly confused now, not sure what I should do as it will all be by myself. I think today I am going to swim 1 - 2 km, as that should kill about 2 - 3 hours of my day, this includes walking to the pool, stopping of for a coffee and then walking home.

If anyone fancies a shot break to come and visit you are very welcome. We could go clubbing in Köln, or just sit in a coffee shop catching up.

Amphi Fest

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:37:03 GMT

I am looking at buying my Amphi tickets soon. If I buy 6 tickets I am only charged for 5. Is anyone else thinking of going to Amphi, I have 2 spare places.

Going to Leeds

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:59:42 GMT

As my husband was going away for all of November, I decided to go visit friends in Leeds. I have booked the flights and arranged for a house sitter for Missy, then V comes back and informs me that he is home during the time that I am away. Sods law.

I am still going to Leeds for NMA and Wendy House, anyone else going?

Missing Cat

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:49:27 GMT

One of ours cats went missing on Wednesday, we think she might be locked in a cellar or garage or worst case stolen. We are waiting anxiously for her to turn up at home again. Not the best Easter we have had.

Studying

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:27:27 GMT

I am going to Cambridge Uni for a weeks study at the end of March, can anyone suggest places to go for a decent pint?

Moved House

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:25:32 GMT

Last weekend I moved from a place with nothing but screaming children to a house in the middle of a town which is quieter. I am so happy, I am able to walk to the shops / puns / clubs. I am starting to feel human again.

Sorry for not talking for a long while.

Annoyed.

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:59:56 GMT

This morning I got woken up by someone calling me at 0630 hrs, they did not speak. I would not have minded but it is a bank holiday so I did not have to get up.

Amusing

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 02:17:30 GMT

Today I went to the bar with Eva and Tony, we had a great time. Just waiting for the rumors about a 3 some going around, hi hunny hope you don't mind. Giggles.

Rumours

Wed, 31 May 2006 21:26:18 GMT

I have just had an interesting last couple of days of listening to rumors about one person I know quite well and one I have just met. I decided it was a good idea to introduce the person who is suppose to be spreading the rumors and the person who they are meant to be about. We had a great laugh and are going out for a girls night out this saturday.

I also found out the I am a lesbian because I took a female friend out for dinner as her husband is away, just like mine. Bugger I should have know this before I said yes to getting married.

Life is a giggle. :-) Come party over here soon, please......

Parents

Fri, 26 May 2006 14:35:41 GMT

My father got bored at home and decided that he needed a break from mother.

He has now been in Bath RUH for the last 4 weeks with a male nurse looking after him. My dad is being looked after well, but is bored and wants to go home. Next week he will be transfered to Bristol to have a tripple heart bypass, I am feeling slightly anxious but know that he will be fine.

Long weekends

Fri, 26 May 2006 14:28:40 GMT

My bank holiday was on Thursday and then we get Fridays off as well, so I am on my second day of a bank holiday with the weekend infront of me. I am bored, it is raining really hard, you can't go out and enjoy yourself, there are no parties because of the weather. What shall I do for another 2 days apart from house work.

I know should have gone to London.

Kittens

Sun, 07 May 2006 18:44:03 GMT

One of the kittens decided that she wanted what I was eating. So Missey had pancakes with a tomato and aubergine sauce. She seems quite content.

New Mobile number

Wed, 03 May 2006 20:37:47 GMT

I now have a working German mobile for text, it is 0049 173 485 5947.

They are out:-)

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:55:17 GMT

I am sat at home with the kittens, hubby is out getting my pain killers and everything. The op went really smoothly, it was not nerve racking or anything. There were three of us having the op and all of us were let home at 6 pm that evening.

I can remember complaining that there were to many people in the operating theater and the anesthetics asking what I wanted, the rest of the time I was asleep.

Today I feel better than I have been with my wisdom teeth. Plus the kittens are keeping me rather amused, they do not like each other today.

Wisdom Teeth

Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:46:11 GMT

Tomorrow morning I go into hospital to have my wisdom teeth out, they have been causing me trouble for quite a long time so I have to do this. I am not feeling to bad at the moment but I am sure I will feel crap this time tomorrow. The upside to this is that I get to spend a week at home with the kittens and hubby who will be looking after me.

Fun at work

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:59:35 GMT

I finally got annoyed at work. The Easter holidays mean everyone brings their children into work. They are not insured and are quite annoying.

On Thursday I brought my husband into work instead. I informed my work colleages, who thought it very amusing and thought that he would be sat in my office being quiet while I worked. Instead I dropped him off in the medical library for a couple of hours. At 11am he got invited to cakes and coffee then went back into the library. It was all good fun, my boss was amused about bring-a-husband-into-work-day.

Then I almost messed up. I packed up, locked up said goodbye to everyone and started to walk out of the building, it was only by luck that I remembered my husband before leaving for home.

Amphi Fest

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 11:09:44 GMT

My tickets came on Friday. It was rather interesting trying to order the tickets as the bloke I spoke to did not understand English at the start. When I gave him our address he started speaking English. How strange. It was a bit of fun in an odd way.

Cars

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 11:12:13 GMT

I took my car in for a service the other day, my car was working fine. When I collected my car I was told that there was over €2000 worth of damage and that they would claim it on my insurance. I was rather upset and went of with my car that was no longer working properly.

I am currently doing research on air conditioning units for my car and how much parts cost as that is one thing what the garage has said is wrong. I am waiting for a Haynes manual so I can look it up and see if I can fix it myself. Personnal I think that they are trying to rip me off as a 4 year old car should not have that type of damage.

The other thing they did was disconnect my turbos. Very annoyed as I have to reconnect them as this does screw the engine up after some time.

Any one fancy a break helping me go over my car sometime?