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Wow, I have not been online for a loooooong time. While this may be contributed to the fact that my life has been non-stop for about the past month (as demonstrated by last night, the first night in which I had proper opportunity to sleep in ages, and I was dead to the world for 14 hours), it must be pointed out that said busy-ness was pretty much my fault.
So, what has my life been doing?
~ I have applied for a new job as a Lock-Keeper's Assistant at the Harbour (not as boring as it sounds), and now must psyche myself up for an interview next Thursday.
~ I have passed my Driving Theory Test (35/35! - which totally demonstates that you can pass without doing any work, as I only started revising two days before). This means that I can now take my Practical Driving test, although I'm not going to in the foreseeable future, as I still something of a hazrd on the road. Watch out, old ladies!
~ I am halfway through a Safety Boat course, which will mean that I'm actually qualified to drive the motorboat that I've been driving on sailing courses for the last three years. Much laughter generally ensues during lessons, largely because my step-dad is running it, and he has the best sense of humour. Last time, we were learnign how to do emergency rescues, and then did a real life emergency rescue, because the engine stopped working on one of the motorboats.
~ My cousins are down for the week, so we have been showing them the sights of Eastbourne. Yesterday, we went to Herstmonceux Science Centre, which does not sound fun, but was. Incredibly. To give you an idea of quite how fun it was: part of the 'Educational Science Show' involved putting mints into a bottle of Coke, and watching it blow up.
~ My brother is back from university, and his broken leg seems the have recovered, although he does now walk with a rather disturbing limp.
~ Alice had a cocktail party last week. Amateur cocktails are never a good idea, but are jolly good fun. There was lots of spooning, a bit of kissing, surprisingly little throwing-up, and the only damage to the house was a broken bannister (result of Alex throwing himself down the stairs for Pete's camera), and the power got switched off. We have all resolved never again to drink anything green, and defintitely not if it is one of Alex's 'surprise' cocktails ("Don't look at what I'm putting in it! It'll taste great!" he says, as he empties every bottle in sight into your glass). I refer you to my Facebook.
It is now the Easter holidays, so I am thoroughy enjoying myself. The schedule so far, and in the foreseeable future:
~ Friday: Matthew's homecoming from Ireland, so I took him to a rollerdisco (cooler than it sounds), and then clubbing. Much drinking ensued (fortunately not whilst on rollerblades).
~ Monday: the Counting House Pub Quiz. We lost dismally (again), but my brother's team won. Muck drinking ensued.
~ Tuesday: Spoons and then clubbing at TJ's. Much drinking ensued.
~ Tonight: Spoons and then 70s and 80s night at Atlantis Nightclub. Much drinking shall ensue.
~ Next Tuesday: Two days are to be spent in London, shopping the first day, checking into the Best Hostel in the World, clubbing that night, and then recovering the next day. Much drinking shall ensue.
Can you see a pattern there? Other than the fact that I have a rapidly declining bank balance, and have no answer as to where all that money has gone other than to pat my liver. I also appear to have turned nocturnal.
Anyway, must be off, to make myself a good LJ friend by reading what has been happening in your lives. And then I shall take advantage of the fact that I am awake during the day to knuckle down to some English homework.