Hanging Around
I've been having a jolly old time with my days off. I'm so glad that I have another week off. During my last days of work I had an unbearable time and I'm still quite tempted to jack it all in and run away. James has suggested we run away and go travelling since his contract runs out on 1st October. I wish I could! I do just want to be doing fun stuff instead and (although I got my new inflated pay check yesterday), this job is killing me and my brain cells. And there's sod all to apply for. But hey, I'm not worrying about it for a week.
On Thursday we headed to Knaresborough. I have been going on about it for a while, just because I really wanted to go. So we did, and it was lovely! The view of the bridge is really amazing and we had a really nice wander around. Louise at work had given me tips on where to go, including telling me where the butcher was that my old line manager once bought a rabbit from, got pissed and then left the dead rabbit on a train. Yeah, not nice for the poor sap who opened that bag! We walked around the ruined castle, the gardens, had lunch by the river, went to the museum and then over to Mother Shipton's Cave. The oldest tourist attraction in the country apparently! It has a petrifying well, quite big, which overflows and anything you han over it gets wet and then petrifies. Weird but very interesting. There's a tiny museum there which has random stone things in including Agatha Christie's handbag! Knaresborough is very hilly so we hiked back into the town where we ate dinner and then went for tasty ice cream afterwards. Mandarin and black cherry - yum! A lovely day.
On Friday we went to Skipton and had dinner in Bean Loved with James' Mum. There are painted sheep sculptures about, like the ones in Manchester from a few years back (one of which I got told off by a policeman for sitting on) so we did the sheep trail and got our hair cut. We took a photo of all 25! It's a great idea for a tourist place though. Talking to our hairdresser, Alison, different people have to pay for different sheep. So the one on Coach Street, she had to chip in for! £120! And she didn't get a say in it either. Not sure what would happen if she refused to pay. We went to the Green book shop too obviously. The best shop in Skipton and I do miss it. I got three Miss Marple books, a novel about a moving zoo and another about a librarian, the latter of which I am very excited about! James found it and thought of me clearly.
On Friday evening we had another leaving do to go to! Honestly, there's hardly anyone left at the LSC now and I do wonder how we'll meet up when it shuts down. Anyway, it was Vikki and Bev D's leaving do at Gourmet Burger Kitchen. We ended up at the end with Charlotte and Rich which was fine. I had a chicken burger with camembert and cranberry sauce. So good! Being stuck at the end though, we hardly got to chat to some people. Briefly spoke to Harvs and Amy and also Helina, who's just come back from three and a half months in south east Asia so I wanted to talk to her more! Still the whole night was really fun. After the meal we went to Revolution, Millenium Square and Bourbon. Much to everyone's amusement, Charlotte and Sarah paid £15 for a pitcher of strawberry Pimms in Revolution and then, when we got to Wetherspoons. the same pitcher was £6. Haha, mugs! Seriously though, there's nowhere to dance in Leeds. I was really up for dancing too but there was no pop to be found. Bourbon were playing The Postal Service though, but alas it was dead, probably because all the students aren't here.
Saturday was a quiet one and today we briefly met up with Lucy. My plans always fall apart with Lucy, I have no idea why, it's really not because I'm unorganised! Things usually work out! Anyway, we went to Light and got treated to a bridal fashion show! Honestly, I treat people to THE best places in Leeds. Anyway, it was lovely to see her again, and I still can't believe that she didn't know that Lord Mandelson was gay!
We've been trying to catch up on taped stuff as well. Watched an episode of Swedish Wallander today which was brilliant, proof that everything is better when it's Swedish. Also watching Brothers and Sisters (shouldn't be good but somehow it is), and The Golden Girls whic is so damn good. We watched a little of Betty White on Saturday Night live the other night. So funny. I can't believe that she's the only one left :(
On Thursday we headed to Knaresborough. I have been going on about it for a while, just because I really wanted to go. So we did, and it was lovely! The view of the bridge is really amazing and we had a really nice wander around. Louise at work had given me tips on where to go, including telling me where the butcher was that my old line manager once bought a rabbit from, got pissed and then left the dead rabbit on a train. Yeah, not nice for the poor sap who opened that bag! We walked around the ruined castle, the gardens, had lunch by the river, went to the museum and then over to Mother Shipton's Cave. The oldest tourist attraction in the country apparently! It has a petrifying well, quite big, which overflows and anything you han over it gets wet and then petrifies. Weird but very interesting. There's a tiny museum there which has random stone things in including Agatha Christie's handbag! Knaresborough is very hilly so we hiked back into the town where we ate dinner and then went for tasty ice cream afterwards. Mandarin and black cherry - yum! A lovely day.
On Friday we went to Skipton and had dinner in Bean Loved with James' Mum. There are painted sheep sculptures about, like the ones in Manchester from a few years back (one of which I got told off by a policeman for sitting on) so we did the sheep trail and got our hair cut. We took a photo of all 25! It's a great idea for a tourist place though. Talking to our hairdresser, Alison, different people have to pay for different sheep. So the one on Coach Street, she had to chip in for! £120! And she didn't get a say in it either. Not sure what would happen if she refused to pay. We went to the Green book shop too obviously. The best shop in Skipton and I do miss it. I got three Miss Marple books, a novel about a moving zoo and another about a librarian, the latter of which I am very excited about! James found it and thought of me clearly.
On Friday evening we had another leaving do to go to! Honestly, there's hardly anyone left at the LSC now and I do wonder how we'll meet up when it shuts down. Anyway, it was Vikki and Bev D's leaving do at Gourmet Burger Kitchen. We ended up at the end with Charlotte and Rich which was fine. I had a chicken burger with camembert and cranberry sauce. So good! Being stuck at the end though, we hardly got to chat to some people. Briefly spoke to Harvs and Amy and also Helina, who's just come back from three and a half months in south east Asia so I wanted to talk to her more! Still the whole night was really fun. After the meal we went to Revolution, Millenium Square and Bourbon. Much to everyone's amusement, Charlotte and Sarah paid £15 for a pitcher of strawberry Pimms in Revolution and then, when we got to Wetherspoons. the same pitcher was £6. Haha, mugs! Seriously though, there's nowhere to dance in Leeds. I was really up for dancing too but there was no pop to be found. Bourbon were playing The Postal Service though, but alas it was dead, probably because all the students aren't here.
Saturday was a quiet one and today we briefly met up with Lucy. My plans always fall apart with Lucy, I have no idea why, it's really not because I'm unorganised! Things usually work out! Anyway, we went to Light and got treated to a bridal fashion show! Honestly, I treat people to THE best places in Leeds. Anyway, it was lovely to see her again, and I still can't believe that she didn't know that Lord Mandelson was gay!
We've been trying to catch up on taped stuff as well. Watched an episode of Swedish Wallander today which was brilliant, proof that everything is better when it's Swedish. Also watching Brothers and Sisters (shouldn't be good but somehow it is), and The Golden Girls whic is so damn good. We watched a little of Betty White on Saturday Night live the other night. So funny. I can't believe that she's the only one left :(