Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Home, sweet home


But a week until my return (well with Johanna too) to Sweden. Am I excited? Oh yes.

There isn't actually much to say, partly boredom that I write this, may be the fact that I'm working at 3pm until lock later, that I have a couple of hours to chill out.

And chill out I must: after yesterdays marathon sessions of tennis at 7.30am (I ran there too!), followed by squash, swimming, jacuzzi and 9 holes of wet golf in the evening. I guess it all helps in preparation for the marathon (the real one I mean) next year.

It won't be a week (just 4 more days) until I'm off to Dublin to witness the goings on of those crazy Irish people. Then, in just over a month, we're off for a cheeky excursion to the land of the Fin (that's Finland for people who can't put Fin and land together). These little trips and experiences are what makes life; gathering little pieces of countries and seeing what else there is to offer is definitely the way forward.

Well what else? As soon as we're are back in my fiancees home country we're staying in Gothenburg for some fun: There is an Alton Towers type theme park (before you say anything, no it's not as chavtastic, lame, crap, pants as Alton Towers, which is potentially the worst theme park ever. To the MD of Alton Towers: take a look at Florida, California, Vegas attractions and parks), named Liseberg.

We've got the potential of moving apartment when we are back; literally just down the road. No, it isn't because we're fed up with what we've got. It's because we are sub-letting off someone, who potentially at any time in the near future could say 'I want to move back in', meaning that's us done- there isn't too much security apart from 3 months notice. We shall see.

Apologies for no funnies, no stories, not a terribly exciting post I know. I'm watching some of the Olympics, but it's actually quite boring at times: The BBC coverage only shows GB athletes, which are few and far between as we all know. What's more impressive: the Chinese squads (both male and female) winning the gymnastics competition or team GB getting a third in horse riding, where ultimately the horse does all the work- lets see those posh twats jump over 2m hurdles with a person on their back....I think not.

We seem to reward mediocracy (yes I know they are in the Olympics). Isn't the Olympics supposed to highlight the global state of these sports, not just another British athlete coming 4th?

I think it's hilarious that when we do well the athlete is 'British' (or 'English' if indeed they are), when we lose they then become 'Northern Irish, Scottish or Welsh', haha. Man does this country take what it can get....