England Day 2 – 21 was a whirlwind of fun, food, and friends. I can cross “eat at a Michelin restaurant in Europe” off of my bucket list: we had lunch at Gordon Ramsay’s Maze and it was fantastic. I *did* have a slight allergic reaction to the celeriac puree (slightly swollen itchy throat, difficulty swallowing) but I powered through it because there was no way I was going to let that ruin my lunch. We finished and immediately found a Boots and got some allergy meds and I was better in about 15 minutes. Did some more nature-y walks, visited some pubs, went to Stonehenge, Bath, and Stratford-Upon-Avon. Saw Warren in Cambridge, visited Ginny in Basingstoke. And of course there was The Wedding which was absolute perfection. Honestly, I think it’s about dead even with mine when it comes to all time best weddings I’ve ever been to. Pics from the Three Week Vacation in Heaven are on my facebook, although seeing as how it’s been 3 months since I’ve posted you’ve probably already seen them.
I have a part-time job now, so that’s something. Doesn’t pay much, and it’s not exactly thrilling, but it’s money and it’s something to put on ye olde resume; and since it’s only part time I can still spend the rest of my day looking for The Dream Job.
House is still blank; I’m completely out of my element with regards to interior design, so rather than do a garish job of decorating I’ve chosen to not do anything at all. Also, I’m lazy and cheap. So there you go.
I’ve started running, kind of, and am thinking about doing a half-marathon in December. We’ll see how that goes though. I lost 6 pounds while in England simply from walking everywhere. I was eating constantly and drinking massive amounts of beer, and lost weight, best diet ever. Then I got back to the States and promptly gained back 8 in two weeks from doing absolutely nothing but sitting on my arse looking for a job and playing video games. I pretty much suck. Hence, the running.
Some of my friends are doing a weight-loss competition for fun (and money, the pot is at a mighty $70), so I joined. I’m about 3 pounds over my “you might want to start going to the gym” weight and one pound over my “scary” weight, so I figured why not. Probably won’t win but at least it’s motivation. Maybe it’ll motivate me to blog about my progress? Meh, i think i’ll have another beer and a bowl of ice cream instead.