"Similar to this week"
They say British weather is cyclical. One winter is mild, the next frigid. Last year was a hot, dry, drought-filled summer...and while this year April was nice, it has been nothing but cloudy, rainy and pretty mucky ever since. It hasn't been too nice lately, which probably doesn't help my mood, given I am 99.9% certain I have developed the SAD disease--I seem to only be happy when it is sunny. The good (but weird) part of living here at this time of year is that the sun comes up (like proper 'up') by 4:30am or so, and doesn't set until nearly 10 at night. It has been cloudy and rainy now for weeks, with a few breaks of blue here and there, but it turns out I am not the only one bored by this monotony (oh how I dream of SoCal where the 'monotony' of the weather was 75 and not a cloud in the sky!). The weatherman on the BBC the other day, when going over the forecast for the next week, said instead "Next week, the forecast is Similar To This Week" - that was it...no visuals with little clouds and little sunshines peeking out from behind. Just some text on the screen and a bored-looking face. It seems I am not the only one to have SAD. Hilarious.Last week was a tough one, but pretty productive. We started meeting with our key customers to present our 4th Quarter lineup. This consisted of being in a dark room for 8 hours per day (2x 4 hour sessions) for 4 days in a row (watching the same sizzle reels and listening to the same jokes over and over...and over), then going back upstairs to do a couple of hours of work. A few of us (Steffan, Mark and Michael) were so beat we had to go out to celebrate with some Irish cider called Bulmers (refreshingly served over ice--yum!). A few pictures from my camera phone below (ooh look I am trying to be 'arty'). I was so exhausted at the end of the week that I failed to make any plans for the weekend. My social life this weekend consisted of three trips to the gym, a bike ride around Chelsea and Kensington (in the 2-hour window it wasn't raining...result!), 7 episodes of the West Wing on DVD, 3 episodes of This Life, becoming obsessed with Facebook and catching up on sleep and a few emails. Until I left for work this morning, I hadn't realized that the only face-to-face interaction I'd had all weekend was with the sales clerk at Boots, trying to swing some of the hotly sought after Protect & Perfect 'miracle' serum that seems next to impossible to find. Not really sure I should admit that...
The good news is that I went a bit nuts and bought tickets to 3 upcoming gigs: Bright Eyes, The Hours and Brett Anderson. Debating over: Jarvis Cocker and The Jesus and Mary Chain. I'm not sure my credit card could handle 5 bookings in 1 week! Many many things to look forward to, including seeing a couple of my old Enron pals later this week and (hopefully) a BBQ this weekend (pending the inevitable rain, of course). There's also a cool-sounding punk exhibit on at the Barbican which I am hoping to check out...that is if I ever get off my 'arse'...
In case any of you music nuts get a chance, you must tune in to X-posure on XFm (you can listen online) - the show is simply fantastic. It's on now and every single song is fab.
posted by Eleanor @ 8:58 pm
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