I cannot believe my eyes

Two items of note to note. Firstly, I just got home from meeting up with a friend in London whom I hadn't seen in 5 years! She was one of my really close friends but as she is from Israel regular face-to-face meetings were obviously out of the question and neither of us are the best at keeping in electronic or snail mail contact. The best part is that we basically picked up where we had left off, no awkwardness or anything.

The second item is that I finally got my hands on a Ditty Bops CD. Whatever I may say about Oxford Street (and I frequently do) is that bigger shops often do mean greater variety, in this case US imports, yay. I'm sure I could have easily got hold of the music using the web but there is a weird visceral joy in discovering a desired item in stock in a shop.

If only I could get rid of this stupid cold then life would be very good indeed. However when I stop and actually think about what I need to sort out in the next week, my to do list gets longer and longer and so much so that the thought of it makes me tense up even now. There were far too many ands in that sentence but oh well......

How I long for snow

I watched Fargo again. I like the cadence of the accents and that the emotions of the characters is often hidden by the calm, "nice" veneer. It is the classic tale of how things spiral beyond our control. (My writing style appears to be rather stilted at the moment). It always takes me a while to get used to the pacing of a Coen Brothers film. It is a lot slower than I first expect, but once I sit back and enjoy the ride it grips me. I now have a hankering for snow and snow boots.

Work is better (I thought I should mention it at least once when I wasn't complaining). One wrinkle in the ointment (OK, now I'm obsessed with cliches) is that there are two new people in the office who talk to each other a lot but there are about 4 desks in between, one of which is mine. This is only temporary however as I'm moving out soon.

SGC and Sarah Palin (thankfully not the same)

Work is stressing me out lately. I'm working hard and all hours; consequently I'm too wired to sleep properly. This makes for a tired and cranky person which doesn't help work productivity and hence a self-sustaining downward spiral is created. You can tell by the music I'm listening. At the beginning of the week it is usually Mika or Blondie and by the end of the week it is NIN or Linkin Park . As I am already on NIN my mood is not the best (I've basically been blanking workmates who are of the cheery, chatting disposition).

I'm in a better mood tonight though for the two reasons mentioned in the title. I ran into my SGC (Straight Girl Crush) who I hadn't seen in a while and also had a mutual rant with some friends about Sarah Palin. An SGC is someone who I have a crush on (mostly intellectually or emotionally but with some sexual element) who is effectively "safe" as there is no prospect of it developing further (I am too much of a coward to ever think there could be more) and often a fairly good friend. I often have more than one at the same time and they are usually very different from me. This SGC is always well-dressed (very femmy), very intelligent and confident. It was after a fancy dress party a few months ago that she became an SGC (it was all about the outfit!). The SGC and I chatted and caught up as both of us had been away. She was part of the Sarah Palin rant as well.