Off to work
It is now 2010 and I promised myself I would update this blog more often than 2009 and as you have not seen a picture of me since the 3rd September 2009 this is where I will start.
XMAS 09
This is the amazing christmas present I got from my boss, the red chocolate box is from the company I work for. He knows I am not a big drinker so he went to the English shop and got me some goodies to remind me of home. I had banned myself from going there due to my weight gain as I was finding it harder to fasten my shirts around my belly but what the hell, its XMAS.
Serial Electrical Killer
December is usually a lucky month for me when I everything I touch turns to gold. I double up on my football bets and win, I can pick games from South America with teams I have never heard of and still win.
Spring Heat Wave
We are going through a spring heat wave with temperatures reaching 35 Celsius which is 95 Fahrenheit to the British. On Sunday I went to Brighton beach to escape the heat and discovered I had forgotten my cream, not very clever but I managed to do 4 hours before having to escape back to my flat before I fried but the sea was so lovely and calm I could have spent all night there. I kept comparing it to a Sunday in Manchester or a Sunday on a beach recovering from the Saturday night.
Water Usage Part 3
I got my third water bill and I managed to reduce my average daily usage from the last quarter but I am still not below my first bill which I am using as my benchmark. It is really hard to comprehend how one person can use an average of 233 litres a day, that is an average which means on a Sunday I must use at least 1000 litres.
Toe Injury
I managed to hurt my foot last Thursday by walking into a metal door stopper as I was getting ready for work, I limped off to work like a brave solider going to war and when I came home I took my sock off and found my foot covered in blood. Then my toe swelled up and a big bruise appeared on the top of my foot. I did take a picture but it did not pass censorship so make do with the sick teddy © claireliz - Fotolia.com
Australian Passport
I received my passport this week, note under Nationality is Australian. The reason I am not smiling is that Australia has such strict guidelines on what constitutes a valid passport picture. Too close, Too far away, Too dark, Red eye, Not a neutral expression, Hair across eyes, Heavy frames and the list goes on.
Emmanuel Adebayor
I have sent off my passport application so hopefully that will arrive within the next 3 weeks. I imagine it will feel a bit like when Charlie opened up the wrapper to see the golden ticket. Another great weekend from the city boys, the only let down was that Spurs could not hang on for a draw to complete a 7 game accumulator. I walked to the market this afternoon listening to the phone in from the UK and it was all about Emmanuel Adebayor.