I'm leaving... on a jet plane...

Well, actually its a prop plane, because the airport in Jersey isn't that big, and they don't have that many jets, but hey!

The return to work is tomorrow. So very much not looking forward to it. But, still, I've had a lovely break here in my sunny Isle.

I always feel a bit wierd when I'm here. Like when I'm here I want to be here. But when I'm there (ie London) I want to be there. Or perhaps that is better expressed as... when I'm here, I want to be there, and when I'm there, I want to be here... if only I could be in two places at once!

That was a bit rambling. I know what I mean at least!

To contrast that and attempt to be succinct, I thought I'd give a top 10 list of unique, funny, and slightly wierd things about Jersey, in no particular order!

1. Cows
2. Boreholes (NB these are both for the benefit of Pete, Steve and Tom)
3. This is the only place you still see mark 1 Fiestas and Metros
4. The surf. And the fact that you can mess around in it and pretend your 5. And that's fine, because that's what everyone else is doing too!
5. The Hungry Man. Those who have been (Richelle, Steve, Hannah... and of course all my local friends) will join with me in appreciating its hangover curing powers. Those who haven't... you really should visit some time!
6. People take flasks of tea, cake and bottles of wine to the beach.
7. Old wooden surf boards and green zip up wetsuits with jackets and gloves are the rage for hitting the surf.... if you're 50+ that is.
8. You can't buy a paper on a Sunday. But you can buy a porn mag (not that I have of course!)
9. You see people who you know, but don't know why, in the street, at least once every 10 minutes.
10. Jersey potatoes. Enough said. They are just great.

For now, however, I have to go and eat a roast dinner. Parental cooking. Tis great ;-)

Ah ha, warm, dry, and not working! Result!

I have landed in sunny Jersey. Well, to be completely honest, it's a bit grey at the moment, but it should be getting better, and then I can go to the beach.

As usual I arrived with nothing planned, and now I have a lot planned. Given that most of my mates from school have returned here and settled here, there is always a lot to do and lots of people to catch up with. Which I love, but this time I especially need some time to chill out too.....

... so come on sun, you know you want to!!

Cold, wet and still working... so much for August

My second post in two days... hmm.

I'm motivated to write this by frustration at the weather and work. It's pouring down with rain, and its cold. And its August! It's just not funny! What happened to the predictions of a heatwave for this summer that we were constantly hearing about a few months ago?!

I can only hope that the weather is nice at the weekend so that I can have some quality beach time. And hopefully that will help me recover my brain to its normal (albeit strange) state. I'm really struggling to recover and get back to normal after our manic week in Edinburgh.

Not helped by the fact that my neck really hurts, which always happens once I've sat at my desk for a few days after some time away.

Enough moaning. I have today booked a table at Rhodes W1 for Monday 5th September, so that is something to look forward to (in the absence of having any holidays planned, and I always have to have something to look forward to!)

I'm off to search the kitchen for something that might possibly be able to be created into a comfort food style meal.

My first blog ever

Well. This is my first Blog post. Inspired by other Blogs I've been reading recently I thought I'd try my hand at one, and this seemed to be the easiest way to do it. Although I can't access the Blogger site from work (Government Internet thought police, pah!) so I'm not sure how often I'll be able to use it.

And there is a chance that it will be all to technical for me.

Hey ho, worth a try though.

However, now I have to decide what to actually say. Is it worth having a blog when I can't really discuss my work on here... but then blogs aren't really for that anyway.

What I'm most thinking about at the moment is the come down I (and my other 15 or so companions) are feeling after taking Act 2's http://act2productions.co.uk very first show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We had a truly fantastic time, and it was an amazing achievement, and something all involved can be justifiably proud of.

However, it's a long way to come down from that kind of thing, and it's particularly harsh when I'm at work and others are out enjoying the sun!

The so called rest period that vacation was meant to bring with it just hasn't happened, so we're all feeling a bit burnt out at the moment. Am much looking forward to some relaxation in Jersey this weekend, praying for good weather. Hopefully that will be followed by some relaxation in Cornwall the weekend after too.

Right, I'm going to post this and see if it works. And then I'd better think about telling some people that it's here so that its worth writing it!