Week of Busy - In which I catch trains, nearly electrocute myself and molest things with a hacksaw.
Sunday I went to the Fantasy Fair with Rowan and Plien, which involved a little rain, a lot of sun, some mead, and considerable quantities of good food (like those roasted almonds covered in sugary stuff... aaaah). Also, I bought a very pretty corset, which is also a little uncomfortable… but, y’know, corsets aren’t meant to be comfortable, and I'd never worn one before, so yeah.
On Monday I worked all day (managed in between to set up a job interview for next Thursday at a local bookstore, yay) and then had to get on a train to Amersfoort to watch a high school performance of Starlight Express. I thought I’d be on time, but the bus kept getting stuck behind cyclists and the like, so when I got to the station I had to make a run for the platform. In my bid for a “desperate deed of derring-do” I took a leap into the train just as the doors were closing, but got my foot caught on the step and consequently fell into the compartment in a rather dramatic manner. On the upside, I wasn’t late for the show. However, my leg now sports several interesting shades of blue and purple.
Tuesday featured more work, followed by some catching up over a coffee with my thesis supervisor, who I hadn’t seen in almost three months. Fun was had. Afterwards I went to The Hague and saw The Pirates! with Rowan, which was hilarious and clever and generally awesome. (Next Tuesday it’s The Avengers, wheeee!)
On Wednesday I worked some more at the supermarket and got some groceries before I left. For some reason one of the regular student-customers decided the best moment to attempt chatting me up was when I was looking at toilet paper, so, um. Went home rapidly.
On Thursday I tackled the increasingly terrifying mess my room had become by doing the dishes and… er, well, not much else, as I figured reading a book would be more fun than laundry, vacuuming and going through stacks of papers. Oh, and there was more work, of course. I got to be cleaning lady and walked around discharging static electricity all evening. Been doing the electricity thing for weeks, but now it got so bad that when I wanted to punch in the code to open the office I practically short-circuited the keypad, which went “UR DOING IT RONG” and beeped red before I’d even touched any of the buttons.
Friday involved yet more work, after which I raced home, had some sandwiches for dinner, raced to dance class and later raced to the station to hop on a train to Zeeland. Amazingly there were no accidents or other delays this time, so I finished reading my Tarzan book without interruptions.
This morning I caught up with 30 Rock and The Big Bang Theory, and I’ve just spent the better part of the afternoon sawing my ill-fitting muffin tin in half. It started out as a spectacularly troublesome venture, but I got it done eventually - even though I ended up having to round off the edges with sandpaper because I couldn’t find a file. (In a garage full of tools. Seriously.)
So, er. Taking it easy the rest of the weekend, haha. Am possibly going shopping tomorrow, and will probably start reading Rupert of Hentzau at some point. Also, I’m baking cupcakes on Monday to bring with me on Tuesday. Pictures may follow.