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A good weekend (for once)
Jun. 8th, 2008 09:50 pmHad to get up early on Saturday morning as I'd booked an appointment at the chiropodist for 11am. I was a week late going as I'd booked last week's appointment at the same time as a hairdressers appointment and had to cancel. Unfortunately, the verruca had got worse in the mean time and my foot has to be left bandaged up until Thursday. That means I'll have to have baths instead of showers to keep my foot dry which will probably result in the cold tap going wrong again. Oh well, worse things happen at sea as my mum would say.
After the chiropodist I picked up my mail and had a lovely letter from my penfriend who I hadn't heard from for ages. Then I had to clean the flat as my mum and sister were coming round after lunch. It's really good when someone decides to visit as it gives me kick to get the flat sorted out. It looks great now but it won't take long for me to clutter it up again. The purpose of mum and sis coming round was to help me put the new cover on my sofa. The old black cover has now been replaced with a red, orange and white flower patterned one. I like it lots. It really brightens up the room and makes it look bigger. The amount of c**p that flew out from down the sides of the sofa when we took the old cover off was pretty scary. Eating seed mix is healthy but it gets everywhere! Once the sofa was sorted we walked back down to my parents' house. The weather was glorious so it was nice to have a garden to sit out in. Also got to admire my sister's engagement ring which is a lovely, subtle bit of bling. Informed her that I'm happy to do anything as a bridesmaid except use fake tan. She is now demanding that I go on holiday somewhere hot before the wedding. I like being 'pale and interesting' though :(
On Saturday evening we went to see Quartermaine's Terms at Richmond Theatre. Before the show went for a meal at Rustica in Richmond. Rustica is a really nice and reasonably priced pizza place. They had the front of the restaurant open which was a bit unfortunate really as it opens out on to a busy road. Anyway, I had a Crostina and a Fiorentina Pizza. I often use going out with my parents as an opportunity to have a Fiorentina as my friends find the idea of having an egg on a pizza disgusting for some reason.
Quartermaine's Terms starred Nathaniel Parker (aka Inspector Linley), Christopher Timothy and Victoria Wicks (Sally Smedley in DTDD). It is set in the staff room of an English as a Foreign Language College in Oxford in the 1950s and tells the story of the teachers who work there over several years. It had some funny moments but generally it was a bit grim. From my point of view it was interesting as it looked at the relationships and friendships between workmates. We often discuss at work the fact that we spend more time with our work colleagues than we do our families/friends, yet we often only know snippets of their lives. Anyway, Nathaniel Parker didn't really have a huge amount to do. I'm not sure that he deserved star billing. Although he played the titular character, Quartermaine, it was largely an ensemble piece and some of the other actors had much more challanging parts to play. Christopher Timothy was good but I do feel that he only really ever plays one part - the stern, serious Englishman. Sadly, despite the fact 'All Creatures Great and Small' finished years ago, I still think he should have his arm up a cow's behind and be married to Lynda Bellingham! If anyone is thinking of going to see it, be warned - it is 2 hours and 10 minutes long. There was an interval half way through but I was still a bit uncomfortable by the end of the second half. It was also a bit unfortunate that I the bloke in front of me's head was right in the way of the main action which took place on the left of the stage. That's the problem with old theatres like Richmond. Not much fun if you get stuck behind a tall person.
Today, I got up early and did loads of laundry. I also did my Nell McAndrew work out video which is by far the most strenuous one I have. I was quite impressed with myself as I got through the whole thing only stopping once for water. My legs will really ache tomorrow morning. Shortly after I'd finished the workout my Dad phoned to say he'd just been phoned by a guy with the same surname as us who'd seen an entry I'd written in a church visitors book when we were down in Kent. The guy was doing some family history research whilst visiting from Charlotte, North Carolina and was wondering whether we were related. He'd looked my Dad up in the phone book and called him up. Dad had arranged for him to call back later when I was at their place for dinner. We had a chat and established that he is a descendent of my great, great, great grandfather. A bit of a suprise but very interesting. Mum and Dad are hoping to meet with him while he's still in the UK. Oh, and I bought some shorts for running, the first pair I've bought since 1998. It may be some time before I pluck up the courage to wear them.
Still haven't seen Dr Who. Might wait until Friday to watch the repeat of BBC3.
Shame I have to go back to work tomorrow really. At least I'm on a course on Wednesday afternoon and there's only three weeks to go before the end of term.
After the chiropodist I picked up my mail and had a lovely letter from my penfriend who I hadn't heard from for ages. Then I had to clean the flat as my mum and sister were coming round after lunch. It's really good when someone decides to visit as it gives me kick to get the flat sorted out. It looks great now but it won't take long for me to clutter it up again. The purpose of mum and sis coming round was to help me put the new cover on my sofa. The old black cover has now been replaced with a red, orange and white flower patterned one. I like it lots. It really brightens up the room and makes it look bigger. The amount of c**p that flew out from down the sides of the sofa when we took the old cover off was pretty scary. Eating seed mix is healthy but it gets everywhere! Once the sofa was sorted we walked back down to my parents' house. The weather was glorious so it was nice to have a garden to sit out in. Also got to admire my sister's engagement ring which is a lovely, subtle bit of bling. Informed her that I'm happy to do anything as a bridesmaid except use fake tan. She is now demanding that I go on holiday somewhere hot before the wedding. I like being 'pale and interesting' though :(
On Saturday evening we went to see Quartermaine's Terms at Richmond Theatre. Before the show went for a meal at Rustica in Richmond. Rustica is a really nice and reasonably priced pizza place. They had the front of the restaurant open which was a bit unfortunate really as it opens out on to a busy road. Anyway, I had a Crostina and a Fiorentina Pizza. I often use going out with my parents as an opportunity to have a Fiorentina as my friends find the idea of having an egg on a pizza disgusting for some reason.
Quartermaine's Terms starred Nathaniel Parker (aka Inspector Linley), Christopher Timothy and Victoria Wicks (Sally Smedley in DTDD). It is set in the staff room of an English as a Foreign Language College in Oxford in the 1950s and tells the story of the teachers who work there over several years. It had some funny moments but generally it was a bit grim. From my point of view it was interesting as it looked at the relationships and friendships between workmates. We often discuss at work the fact that we spend more time with our work colleagues than we do our families/friends, yet we often only know snippets of their lives. Anyway, Nathaniel Parker didn't really have a huge amount to do. I'm not sure that he deserved star billing. Although he played the titular character, Quartermaine, it was largely an ensemble piece and some of the other actors had much more challanging parts to play. Christopher Timothy was good but I do feel that he only really ever plays one part - the stern, serious Englishman. Sadly, despite the fact 'All Creatures Great and Small' finished years ago, I still think he should have his arm up a cow's behind and be married to Lynda Bellingham! If anyone is thinking of going to see it, be warned - it is 2 hours and 10 minutes long. There was an interval half way through but I was still a bit uncomfortable by the end of the second half. It was also a bit unfortunate that I the bloke in front of me's head was right in the way of the main action which took place on the left of the stage. That's the problem with old theatres like Richmond. Not much fun if you get stuck behind a tall person.
Today, I got up early and did loads of laundry. I also did my Nell McAndrew work out video which is by far the most strenuous one I have. I was quite impressed with myself as I got through the whole thing only stopping once for water. My legs will really ache tomorrow morning. Shortly after I'd finished the workout my Dad phoned to say he'd just been phoned by a guy with the same surname as us who'd seen an entry I'd written in a church visitors book when we were down in Kent. The guy was doing some family history research whilst visiting from Charlotte, North Carolina and was wondering whether we were related. He'd looked my Dad up in the phone book and called him up. Dad had arranged for him to call back later when I was at their place for dinner. We had a chat and established that he is a descendent of my great, great, great grandfather. A bit of a suprise but very interesting. Mum and Dad are hoping to meet with him while he's still in the UK. Oh, and I bought some shorts for running, the first pair I've bought since 1998. It may be some time before I pluck up the courage to wear them.
Still haven't seen Dr Who. Might wait until Friday to watch the repeat of BBC3.
Shame I have to go back to work tomorrow really. At least I'm on a course on Wednesday afternoon and there's only three weeks to go before the end of term.
