A new record...

I think I've set a new record for slacking as far as posting goes. Give me a break though - I've been working crazy hours and with all of the driving I'm having a hard time fitting in the basics like sleeping and eating... I'll try to be better though. I feel like I say that a lot.

Anyhow - I'll try to post this weekend. Turmoil in the news regarding driving permits and license enforcement. It'll sound ridiculous to everyone living in the States but not so much here. It's wreaking havoc on people getting to work because they want to start enforcing the law that says you can't drive without a full license. Hmmm... crazy, huh? How could they do such a thing??? Lol. Ireland. Gotta love it.

Anyhow - I'm starving and my take-out should be here soon so I'll try to post this weekend since it's a bank holiday and we've got Monday off!! Woo hoo!! I'm also hoping I'll have a few good pics from my Halloween party tomorrow night. Oh! And updates about my sister Anne moving here! Keep checking. I swear I haven't forgotten you!! ;-)

Holy Slacker!!

So sorry! I didn't realize how long it's been since I posted. I'm not going to have a ton of time to post today but I thought I'd enlighten you guys with what's been going on for me on this side of the world.

I'm still driving a million miles a day to work (when I'm not taking the train anyhow) and it kind of sucks. The architect's rep is a royal pain in the hole and is going to drive me crazy before I leave here (which I will NOT be sad to do). In the last 2 work days I've had a fire and my blocklayers have been kicked off site (after 2 hours this morning I managed to get them let back on). I'm cranky from all of the driving and wish I had my life back!

They also called this morning to say that they're taking my fun '06 Peugeot 307 off lease and giving me the '04 Mazda. I suppose that won't be so bad because my sister will be in town and so I'll need the extra seats but I'm really going to miss the power in my little turbo-diesel car.

Last weekend I went to Reading to visit my old flat-mate Sion. It was a freakin' blast. I haven't had as much fun in a while and as soon as I find the connection piece for my camera I will put the pics up. They're good for a laugh anyhow. It was tough getting stuck on a bus (which they call a 'coach' here) full of 18 really fit rugby players with accents, but somehow I managed to survive...

We finally opened the crazy big shopping center next door to my place. I managed to get there to do a bit of grocery shopping the other day and the prices were pretty good. The stores look to have quite a few good items for sale and I may even find a pair of tall black boots this season (I looked all last year but with no luck and I need a pair because the heels are about to fall off mine). Once I get paid I may be a bit more inclined to do some shopping.

Oh - and my sister moves in next week. She's driving home from Cali to NY this weekend (and apparently has already been caught in a blizzard and gotten a flat tire) so we'll see what the trip over here has in store for her.

That's the fairly fast recap on what's been going on in my life. I'll get some pics of it all up as soon as I manage to sort out my camera. Hope everyone didn't miss me too much! ;-)