Sunday
I feel just unwell enough not to want to do anything. I don't feel terribly ill, but my body seems pretty uninterested in moving much. This is unfortunate as the house could probably use a clean and Christmas presents are waiting to be made.
I've done my writing for 52 Weeks, so that's not hanging over my head, but I need to paint the piece I drew last week. I won't be posting it as it will be for a Christmas present and I don't want the person in question to see it. I may have to post lots of 52 Week visuals after Christmas is past.
Yesterday I had my third driving lesson here in the UK. It makes me feel like a huge ball of nerves, but I'm getting there. I probably won't be able to take my practical until sometime in January, though.
Um, what else. I'm reading fluff at the moment in order to enjoy some escapism. The Kylie Kendall series by Claire McNab is fun and requires almost no effort. I'm on #3 of the 5 book series.
I've also been reading "Out of Our Minds" by Ken Robinson which is very interesting, but requires me to actually think about what I'm reading. So that's been something I've been dipping into off and on as I feel I have the interest and energy.
Oh, I went to the London Aquarium for a class trip on Thursday. If you ever come to London, skip it. To be fair, they're currently refurbishing it, but even considering that, I was really disappointed in the quality. I'm a bit spoiled, coming from the NW United States. The aquariums in Seattle, Vancouver (BC), and the surrounding areas are wonderful. They offer lots of information and are designed really beautifully. The London aquarium is block-work, a confusing maze of limited exhibits, and has only sparse, dinky, dry little labels for its tanks. At the very least, they could have some lift the flap boards so kids could bring some information away with them. The cost for an adult (which I luckily didn't have to pay) is nearly £14. Take my advice, it's not worth it. On a good note, the kids really enjoyed the trip. They got to see sharks and go into a gift shop. For an eight-year-old, that rocks. I just wish they'd learned more while they were there. To be fair, Vancouver and Seattle are right on sea-water inlets, while London is on, as Kate put it, "what used to be an open sewer". I can understand a lack in available live sea-life displays, but the information could still be so much better and more accessible.
I've done my writing for 52 Weeks, so that's not hanging over my head, but I need to paint the piece I drew last week. I won't be posting it as it will be for a Christmas present and I don't want the person in question to see it. I may have to post lots of 52 Week visuals after Christmas is past.
Yesterday I had my third driving lesson here in the UK. It makes me feel like a huge ball of nerves, but I'm getting there. I probably won't be able to take my practical until sometime in January, though.
Um, what else. I'm reading fluff at the moment in order to enjoy some escapism. The Kylie Kendall series by Claire McNab is fun and requires almost no effort. I'm on #3 of the 5 book series.
I've also been reading "Out of Our Minds" by Ken Robinson which is very interesting, but requires me to actually think about what I'm reading. So that's been something I've been dipping into off and on as I feel I have the interest and energy.
Oh, I went to the London Aquarium for a class trip on Thursday. If you ever come to London, skip it. To be fair, they're currently refurbishing it, but even considering that, I was really disappointed in the quality. I'm a bit spoiled, coming from the NW United States. The aquariums in Seattle, Vancouver (BC), and the surrounding areas are wonderful. They offer lots of information and are designed really beautifully. The London aquarium is block-work, a confusing maze of limited exhibits, and has only sparse, dinky, dry little labels for its tanks. At the very least, they could have some lift the flap boards so kids could bring some information away with them. The cost for an adult (which I luckily didn't have to pay) is nearly £14. Take my advice, it's not worth it. On a good note, the kids really enjoyed the trip. They got to see sharks and go into a gift shop. For an eight-year-old, that rocks. I just wish they'd learned more while they were there. To be fair, Vancouver and Seattle are right on sea-water inlets, while London is on, as Kate put it, "what used to be an open sewer". I can understand a lack in available live sea-life displays, but the information could still be so much better and more accessible.