Holiday post
Nail biting tennis final again this year! I figured Federer would win, but damn, Roddick didn't make it easy for him.
So, I got back from hols on Friday morning, and as if England wanted to rub it in, it rained all day on Friday despite the fact that there'd been a heatwave while I'd been away. Though to be honest, I was grateful for it. I'm not used to constant sunshine and heat, so after two weeks of it, a day of nice cool rain wasn't so bad. But anyway, time for a quick breakdown of holiday stuff.
Very Good:
Gorgeous weather, sea that's actually the colour it's supposed to be instead of a muddy blue like on UK beaches, daily walks next to said sea, jumping through the waterfall into the pool when it got too hot to sunbathe, finding a sports bar just across the road from the resort and getting to watch Wimbledon.
Not Good:
Finding out Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon so I wouldn't be able to sit and STARE at the display of hotness awesome tennis skillz. And then finding out about MJ. :( :( :(
Slightly Exasperating:
Days when there wasn't much breeze and the heat sapped my energy enough that it was an effort to do much of anything. Getting sunburned shoulders on the first day due to washing off the suncream by swimming for too long.
Annoying:
Children, and the children's disco, and children crying in stereo and screaming on the plane journey home and just children in general. It was a family oriented place though, so children were to be expected. That fact didn't make them any less annoying, however.
Also annoying was the occasional 'oh, you're really pale, you'll need to make sure you put lots of suncream on in this weather' from people with lovely tans. Yes, I'm fully aware that if I stood in front of one of the pretty white walled villas in the resort I'd probably blend into it like a chameleon. Yes, I'm aware that the sun tends to burn people with pale skin. Seeing as I've had this skin for 23 years, I do not need to be told what to do in order to keep from turning day-glo pink, thanks very much.
Despite the above complaining though, I really enjoyed it. I'll have to share some pictures here when I get copies. :)
Nothing else to report on really, apart from the fact that my exam results were supposed to come in today, but now I have to wait til Thursday. RRRRR. Fuck you, uni.
So, I got back from hols on Friday morning, and as if England wanted to rub it in, it rained all day on Friday despite the fact that there'd been a heatwave while I'd been away. Though to be honest, I was grateful for it. I'm not used to constant sunshine and heat, so after two weeks of it, a day of nice cool rain wasn't so bad. But anyway, time for a quick breakdown of holiday stuff.
Very Good:
Gorgeous weather, sea that's actually the colour it's supposed to be instead of a muddy blue like on UK beaches, daily walks next to said sea, jumping through the waterfall into the pool when it got too hot to sunbathe, finding a sports bar just across the road from the resort and getting to watch Wimbledon.
Not Good:
Finding out Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon so I wouldn't be able to sit and STARE at the display of hotness awesome tennis skillz. And then finding out about MJ. :( :( :(
Slightly Exasperating:
Days when there wasn't much breeze and the heat sapped my energy enough that it was an effort to do much of anything. Getting sunburned shoulders on the first day due to washing off the suncream by swimming for too long.
Annoying:
Children, and the children's disco, and children crying in stereo and screaming on the plane journey home and just children in general. It was a family oriented place though, so children were to be expected. That fact didn't make them any less annoying, however.
Also annoying was the occasional 'oh, you're really pale, you'll need to make sure you put lots of suncream on in this weather' from people with lovely tans. Yes, I'm fully aware that if I stood in front of one of the pretty white walled villas in the resort I'd probably blend into it like a chameleon. Yes, I'm aware that the sun tends to burn people with pale skin. Seeing as I've had this skin for 23 years, I do not need to be told what to do in order to keep from turning day-glo pink, thanks very much.
Despite the above complaining though, I really enjoyed it. I'll have to share some pictures here when I get copies. :)
Nothing else to report on really, apart from the fact that my exam results were supposed to come in today, but now I have to wait til Thursday. RRRRR. Fuck you, uni.