Where did the weekend go

Well I dunno what happened there, one minute I was sitting at my desk looking forward to 5pm on Friday, and now its ten past ten on a Sunday evening - its like I got sucked into one of those 'time space continuims' that used to plague captain Janeway on Star Trek Voyager.

I know where two hours of the weekend went - I spend that last night watching a DVD that my cousin Graham lent me - it was called 'Scenes of a sexual nature' and followed the lives of different people on Hampstead Heath one summers day - it was a really different film to what I normally watch but I can see why he recommended it to me.

And in other big news this weekend, the cat ran away ! I was hanging some washing out yesterday morning and Slim was in the kitchen chowing down on his fishy biscuits, so I thought it would be ok to leave the door open. I sat waiting for him and he eventually popped his head thru the kitchen door and ever so gingerly walked out onto the patio. It was then that I saw the look on his face that told me he wouldn't be going back in the house. He sort of half opened his mouth and took a deep breath making a hissing noise - I know what was coming and I tried to head him off but he flew past me and leapt up on the shed roof - oh well ! I rang the RSPCA and they didn't seem too concerned - she said he will come back when hes hungry and if not they will come and put a cat trap down for him - nice !

Found this site too tonight - give it a go, its really go - you just keep on clicking !

http://interact10ways.com/usa/information_interactive.htm

Kinda sums me up at the minute !

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Well all in all its not been a good week.

I don't know whats the matter with me but I seem to be on a bit of a downer at the minute. I think that I suffer with SAD but I don't think its worth going to bother the doctor with, just better to get used to the dark nights and wet days - ho hum.

So yesterday the journey into work was horrible, I got there too late to get into the car park and then had to park miles up the road - not a good start. Then in the afternoon I had my appraisal with my boss which wasn't bad in itself, but I just find those things a total waste of time. Questions like "Where do you want your career to go in the next three years ? " when youre rapidly approaching 46 and have been in the job for 18 years is so pointless !

Then today I had the M1 fiasco - ok the accident was quite serious but was it really necessary to close five whole junctions for 12 hours ? As a result Watford ground to a standstill this morning and it took me an hour and twenty minutes to do an 8 mile journey - coming home this evening was no easier as the motorway only reopened once the rush hour was in full swing, so everybody was diverting back through Watford again - doh !

The only brightside to the day was that I got a new foster cat this evening - I was meant to be getting a ginger and white 10 year old girl on Saturday morning, but RSPCA Sarah called me this morning to say that she was a bit 'feisty' (the cat - not Sarah )and would I like to try something else. I said ok, so I have a 4 to 5 year old stray called Slim (although hes not thin in the slightest - bit of a fat beast to be honest) pics to follow soon.

and my washing machine stopped working tonight too - can't decide to get a new one or see how much a repair will come too - decisions decisions !

Sunny outside

Thursday already - this week has really flown past.

So much has happened since my last entry on here - for starters I had a very enjoyable week in the Lake District with Odd Thomas. The weather wasn't as nice we were expecting but it was still nice to get away and see a part of the country that I'd never been to before.

Most of this week I've been going through my 1000 ish photographs and trying to get them into a reasonable order for posting onto Flickr - I've been posting them up at one day of holiday per day - its not so stressful that way :O) and you can remember the places that you went which is even better.

What else has happened...well Paul my housemate left his job at Seat after ten days and is now working at Jaguar instead - hes swanning about in a brand new X-type with a sports kit which looks pretty flash (even if it is an old mans car !) lol

I'm catless at the minute too - CJ got adopted the week before my holiday which was good for him - I did left myself get a bit down in the dumps after he went which is silly really - I'll have to try not to get so attached to them in future but its quite difficult. I'm waiting to hear from the girls at the RSPCA as they said they would call me when they had something suitable for me.

My car goes in for its first MOT on Saturday, I'll be like a proud parent taking their kid to the first day at school ! Thats assuming it passes, if not its up to the knackers yard and Honda Civic here I come - woo hoo !

I'm off to see my friend Sarah this evening (Shes the one that got me started on fostering cats) not seen her for a while so it should be a nice evening of wine and nibbles.

catch you later on