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May. 23rd, 2015 12:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hathycolSo last weekend my parents came to stay, which led to two very busy and full on days. Highlight was most definitely Sunday afternoon. Richie and Mum went to see The Lion King, and Dad and I trundled up to see Denmark Street while it's still open (sodding gentrification). Dad playing the guitar is a thing of beauty and wonder, and he wandered around a few of the shops and played away at a few of them. He talked himself out of buying a guitar, despite my protests that he totally should. We then went to The Spice of Life because I wanted to see if there were any jazz vampires there - I then had to explain to Dad about Rivers of London and indeed the concept of jazz vampires - and had an overall lovely day. Even the bit where I also had to explain the concept of Japanese Lolita fashion, because a group of girls walked in and he was understandably baffled.
I miss my parents quite a lot, sometimes. It's been hard finding time to phone, recently, and I should work on that more. I don't have parents that just jaunt down to London, and lord knows I don't just jaunt up north, so. Hm.
Anyway.
The busy weekend, which came immediately after an equally busy weekend, meant I spent this week in a haze of exhaustion. It is not a mindset I encourage with a ridiculously busy week of work and the deathly knowledge that you need to pull out another 2,000+ words on employment law and then script and record a podcast (YES REALLY) about equity and fairness in pay and reward management. The last one only has to be about five minutes but still. Argh. Then I am DONE with college, however, popping in only to do admin and officially pass and give myself even more letters after my name. BECAUSE MY NAME NEEDS MORE LETTERS, OBVIOUSLY.
All that said: tonight is Eurovision! Wahey! We have a few people coming around, a fridge full of party snacks, and this afternoon for a break from revision I am dropping off some tins for the food bank before, er, buying more food and booze because this party has got a tiny bit bigger than we were expecting. I mean, the UK is going to get trounced anyway, but it's always a fun evening.
But first: employment law. Ugh.
I miss my parents quite a lot, sometimes. It's been hard finding time to phone, recently, and I should work on that more. I don't have parents that just jaunt down to London, and lord knows I don't just jaunt up north, so. Hm.
Anyway.
The busy weekend, which came immediately after an equally busy weekend, meant I spent this week in a haze of exhaustion. It is not a mindset I encourage with a ridiculously busy week of work and the deathly knowledge that you need to pull out another 2,000+ words on employment law and then script and record a podcast (YES REALLY) about equity and fairness in pay and reward management. The last one only has to be about five minutes but still. Argh. Then I am DONE with college, however, popping in only to do admin and officially pass and give myself even more letters after my name. BECAUSE MY NAME NEEDS MORE LETTERS, OBVIOUSLY.
All that said: tonight is Eurovision! Wahey! We have a few people coming around, a fridge full of party snacks, and this afternoon for a break from revision I am dropping off some tins for the food bank before, er, buying more food and booze because this party has got a tiny bit bigger than we were expecting. I mean, the UK is going to get trounced anyway, but it's always a fun evening.
But first: employment law. Ugh.
