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I did my office day Monday. Booked Friday off as well, so a four day weekend for me. Yay!
We used to call this "exam weather" when I was a student.
Somehow, some sort of heatwave invariably made an appearance around the time the (early) summer exams were held.
And then, when exams had ended, the heavens opened and it poured for the rest of the summer.
Somehow, some sort of heatwave invariably made an appearance around the time the (early) summer exams were held.
And then, when exams had ended, the heavens opened and it poured for the rest of the summer.
Sorry to hear this. I hope you get better but your health is the priority here.
Had a meeting this afternoon. Looks like we're back in the office 3 days a week from September......
Our boss put that in place from April. It was 2 days a week.
I negotiated 1 day a week which suits me fine.
The it has been overcast, dreary and raining here for the past few weeks.
Would somebody from Britain come and take their weather home, please?
Would somebody from Britain come and take their weather home, please?
My sympathies (and I mean that most sincerely; I loathe, detest, abominate, winter).
No, thank you.
Glorious late spring, early summer, weather here.
Sunny, bright, warm....
Bliss.
Spotted an interesting car - one that I had never seen before (not in our part of the world) yesterday, and strolled over to examine it a little more closely.
Anyway, it transpired that the car was (is) a Chevrolet Impala, something I had never heard of - clearly a US import, as it had left hand drive, - and I have since looked it up (the internet, and online world, much though I complain about it, is also a magnificent and bottomless resource of endlessly fascinating information) a two door model that dated to 1960.
I must admit that I was absolutely captivated.
Anyway, it transpired that the car was (is) a Chevrolet Impala, something I had never heard of - clearly a US import, as it had left hand drive, - and I have since looked it up (the internet, and online world, much though I complain about it, is also a magnificent and bottomless resource of endlessly fascinating information) a two door model that dated to 1960.
I must admit that I was absolutely captivated.
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Yes, we have had them in Aus. for several decades --
(I think this is an American (LHD) model).
They were assembled in Australia as RHD.
See also.
That was a great big band concert! Very bittersweet at the end as we brought up and celebrated departing faculty. My first time ever doing a big band concert.
Looking at the forecast here - I think we’re scheduled to take it back next week…
I have a recording session this afternoon, although no details on exactly what we will be recording or what it is for. All I've been told is to wear something nice—I wonder if they are videotaping it.
Yes, they probably are making a video, if they issued those instructions.
However, I'd recommend wearing something that hits that sweet spot that is both comfortable and nice.
You are not there just to be seen; you are also there to be heard, and, in order for that to be a success, you need to be comfortable, relaxed, engaged and enthused.
Good luck.
Oh, yes, I remember the Chevy Impala! Quite a popular car here in the US, actually, offering various models under that name for a while.....
And, oh, yes, you guys in the UK drive cars on the wrong side of the road with your steering wheels on the wrong side, too!!! LOL, just kidding. Cars in the US indeed do have our steering wheels on the left side of the car, with the gearbox/shifting controls -- the most important controlled-by-hand elements -- at our right hand. The left hand does have things to do as well, such as flicking turn signals on-and-off, lights, etc.
We primarily drive on the right-hand side of the road, only getting into the left lane to pass other vehicles or to make left-hand turns. Very different from the UK and some other countries in that way!
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Going to a party tomorrow night where there will be tons of pills and some cocaine. I am on Suboxone so I can't take any pills and can easily say not to blow. Quite happy with myself.
I don't go out much anymore but at Christmas on our office night out I was shocked and surprised to see gents coming out of the toilets "sniffing" and wiping their noses. Then, as the night went on they were openly sniffing the stuff in the toilets. Never seen anything like it. I'm pleased to say that none of my team (to my knowledge) were doing it.
I haven’t been to out works Christmas do in nearly a decade, but ours were clearly very different affairs. Most people weren’t even drinking that much back then.
On my mind is the loss of power at 9 this morning for a few hours. Fortunately the weather is good so I can get some tasks done outside and hope it’s back on as scheduled before lunch.
I booked the day off rather than go into the office. Bad enough doing that once a week. This way I get a nice four day weekend as it’s bank holiday Monday.
Good grief.
That is a party that I would very happily forego.
Hope you have a good time.
Honestly, I like a drink or few, but always limited as getting sick or hungover was not fun in my youth let alone now. I can't see getting smashed at any work-related event as fun or appropriate and I can't even imagine the pills or powder stuff. Doesn't sound fun at all. (Good) food and music yes!
Absolutely agree.
Alcohol is my poison of choice, - and I am more than partial to a fine wine, or a good beer as some of my contributions to this forum should make more than abundantly clear - and none of the others would ever remotely be of any interest to me.
Moreover, I am so terminally uncool that I am actually allergic to cannabis - the two worst sinus attacks of my life occurred at parties (decades ago) where cannabis was available.
I fled, and spent the remainder of the evening - pretty much all of it - seated at the kitchen table busily blowing my nose - having sought asylum in the kitchen away from the so-called "fun" (for yes, I'm violently allergic to "fun" as well) - into kitchen tissue paper (alas, normal tissues found the copious quantities of discharge far beyond their capacity to contain it).
Enjoyed a late lunch (very early dinner) with two friends from the music world - who appeared for a short visit - yesterday in an excellent French restaurant, where we had a terrific chat.
One of them is someone I have written about earlier - the person who trained under (and was mentored by) Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, and both of them are honours graduates of the Moscow Conservatory, - from that brief flowering and fusion of culture that occurred during the glasnost and perestroika years, a rare period of openness when a handful of gifted westerners studied at the Moscow Conservatory, something I doubt could take place now - and both (they are both westerners, one from our isles, the other from Scandinavia) are exceptionally talented musicians.
These days, they are mainly based in Scandinavia, where they both teach music at one of the universities, and they have also set up a small string orchestra in the Balkans, where they spend several months each year.
We had a delicious dinner, - it was almost a cliché of classic French bistro cuisine - on a characteristically tiny menu - always a good sign: Anyway, I dined on fillet steak, cooked rare - which is my preference, - served with a cracked pepper sauce, potatoes dauphinoise, and ratatouille.
Dessert was crème brûlée, a favourite treat, but one in which I seldom indulge - and the repast was washed down with a few glasses of good French wine and sparkling mineral water.
One of them is someone I have written about earlier - the person who trained under (and was mentored by) Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, and both of them are honours graduates of the Moscow Conservatory, - from that brief flowering and fusion of culture that occurred during the glasnost and perestroika years, a rare period of openness when a handful of gifted westerners studied at the Moscow Conservatory, something I doubt could take place now - and both (they are both westerners, one from our isles, the other from Scandinavia) are exceptionally talented musicians.
These days, they are mainly based in Scandinavia, where they both teach music at one of the universities, and they have also set up a small string orchestra in the Balkans, where they spend several months each year.
We had a delicious dinner, - it was almost a cliché of classic French bistro cuisine - on a characteristically tiny menu - always a good sign: Anyway, I dined on fillet steak, cooked rare - which is my preference, - served with a cracked pepper sauce, potatoes dauphinoise, and ratatouille.
Dessert was crème brûlée, a favourite treat, but one in which I seldom indulge - and the repast was washed down with a few glasses of good French wine and sparkling mineral water.
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That's horrible, and something I would never attend. Thankfully not a lot of that on campus. Alcohol occasionally, but it's never a problem.