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[hathycol]

I have been home for less than twenty-four hours. Since leaving Cambridge, I have thus far survived:

1. The Great Train Cock-Up Of All Time

In which everything from Newcastle went a bit mad and even the staff cheered when it turned out we were moving again. OH THE HORRORS.

2. Work

In which Georgina has kindly offered to cover all of Sarah's shifts due to her still being completely AWOL. Oh thank god. I have to return the favour next week, which I am less happy about.

3. A HMO inspection

In which I sat on my sofa and wished they'd go away because I very much wanted to go back to bed, please.

4. A nap

Not so much 'survived' as luxuriated, I'll admit.

5. Phoning BT

GUESS WHO'S INTERNET WENT DOWN AGAIN? Because I am a good and noble soul, I fixed it. I am clearly the champion of the universe. Okay, the people at BT talked me through fixing it and if it breaks again I AM NOT DOING IT, I SAID NO NO NO.

Er, yes. All this is rather typical of what happens if you have a rather lovely weekend. Which I did. Cambridge is a damn sight warmer than Scotland, and I spent a weekend with Simon, reading a lot of fiction and eating far too many nice meals. I didn't realise how much I missed him, if I'm honest with you, and coming back really really sucked. There's nothing massively exciting to talk about unless you want me to go all mushy on you, but still. Nice.

But there we are. I'm back now, with an EXCITING WEEK ahead of me. Not that exciting, to be honest with you. I'm going to go and eat some lunch now, and then clean out the hamster (o Sarah, where art thou?) and possibly put some trousers on and go and sort out the recycling pile.

In the further future, though, good things are ahoy! DocSoc are having a committee meeting on Thursday (not for self - find out about AGM stuff) and even better, tau_sigma is coming to visit me on Saturday! YAY! This is doubleplusgood, yes.

We will not talk about the fact I have a smear test on Friday. I know it is a good and important thing for any lady to do but that does not mean I have nothing but a naked horror at this concept.

Anyway. Let's just hope the internet stays up, eh?

Comments

[emerald-embers.livejournal.com]

*pets you over t'internet*

What was the problem, out of curiosity, if it was something you could fix? I'm guessing you're a check-all-cables-restart-everything-before-calling gal, so was it a frequency thing or what?

*shoots self in face for talking shop*

[hathy-col.livejournal.com]

Right. Mostly our problem is that 'BT sucks ass.' Having gone through this process more times than you can shake a stick at (incidentally, though, I'd go through it all again if they'd bloody give us the refund) I know all about the processes of 'turn everything off and on again and unplug and check all the computers and swear and then pray and then beg the Wireless God directly' which does sometimes work.

Anyway, no joy, so I phoned them up and heard the usual gasp of horror as I always do when they see our fairly impressive case file. After fiddling about with the direct HomeHub page, the bloke on the phone sounded just as surprised as I was when it did, in fact, connect up. I have no idea what the problem was except for 'the little green internet light wasn't on and now it id huzzah!'

It has been suggested that I am, perhaps, not the most technically-minded gal on the planet.

Any advice (short of 'GET THEE RID OF BT' which trust me, if what we're doing the nanosecond we're free of the contract with them) would be much appreciated. I don't want to do another semester with no internet!

[hathy-col.livejournal.com]

Needs doing, though. I am very much aware of this, and unfortunately I have an exciting family history which means I need it doing. Howevr, DO NOT WANT.

[ann-pan.livejournal.com]

AGM stuff- I can sort that out for you, I was on the societies committee last year so had to know about that stuff. I'll get you a list of things you have to cover if you like. Alternatively you could always ask Phil back to chair it....

Will there be a hilarious doctor who themed head-dress/helmet this time round? And have you conveniently "lost" the robes so that we will never have to wear them ever again?

[hathy-col.livejournal.com]

The robes are not lost but have been dumped unceremoniously in a cupboard. Unless I face a complete committee revolt they may never come out as I need a new tablecloth...

AGM stuff... I'll let you know! Thank'ee kindly. :-)

[sevenhelz.livejournal.com]

Damn, I oughta get me one of those.
I did get tested for Chlamydia today. And I might win a wii. For doing so. Yes, bad jokes were involved.
Loves you.
xx