Shrewsbury & Halloween
I don't know if it's something to do with the phases of the moon or (more probably) the clocks going back, but this week seems to have moved very slowly and I've felt so drained and groggy the whole time, almost like I'm jet lagged. Last night I almost stumbled home at 7pm after my kickboxing class (where I hadn't been pushing myself tbh), I was just wrecked with tiredness.
If it is the clocks, I do wish they wouldn't keep messing with them every six months for some antiquated reason that no one seems to adequately explain. Something to do with farmers?! Why? They are self employed and can start the day according to whenever it gets light! Cows can't tell the time! I don't mind whether we have light evenings or light mornings as long as I have the gradual progress of the seasons to get used to it and not a sudden unnatural jerk of one hour's difference.
Anyway, I did get plenty of sleep at the weekend but also managed to pack in a couple of fun days. Saturday lunch time we drove to Shrewsbury just for a wander round and because it's one of David's favourite places to visit. It's also not far from where my parents live, or at least, the same side of the Midlands, so after an afternoon of dipping in and out of charity shops and a pot of peppermint tea in a cafe, we headed to their place. They're getting a wall re-plastered in the living room so were limited to the conservatory and we all headed out for food and drinks in Shifnal's local pubs. It was a really good evening; I'm immensely pleased to see how happy and settled they both are in their new home and in the village itself.
The added bonus of going to visit the folks was that when I complained about my bike being nicked, my stepdad produced a bike belonging to my brother (that he almost certainly doesn't want any more), and after a quick puncture repair, I had a new bike to take home! Woo!
Well, now as for cycling, I have a story to tell. But I think it's going to be quite long so I may save it for a whole other entry.
On Sunday we went shopping and I think that was pretty much it. I enjoyed lazing around in the flat anyway! I've started playing on my PS3 again, picking up on an old game of Final Fantasy XIII that I hadn't touched in 18 months. I want to work a few minutes of gaming into my daily activities, I miss it. Then I might even play something newer!
For the first year that I can remember I haven't been out for Halloween and got all dressed up as something. I'm a little sad about that but also, frankly, I was running out of costume ideas, haha. Maybe next year we can have a Halloween party or something! On Monday night, Halloween itself, we were planning to go to an event at Martineau Gardens with ghost stories in the woods or something. I'm not sure why we didn't in the end, I think perhaps because it was raining and we couldn't figure out exactly what the event was about. Plus David really wanted to go and see something Halloween-themed at the cinema. We went to see Paranormal 3 which I did not enjoy at all. It reminded me of the Blair Witch Project - all shakey cameras and someone snivelling about seeing "something there". I just don't GET films like that, I find them boring and a little ridiculous. I tried to be open minded as I don't like to be set in my ways about anything but I just couldn't get into it.
The last couple of nights I've been kickboxing and suddenly it's Thursday! Woo! I'm still feeling tired and groggy - hopefully some drinks will help though, - and the weekend is at last in sight!
If it is the clocks, I do wish they wouldn't keep messing with them every six months for some antiquated reason that no one seems to adequately explain. Something to do with farmers?! Why? They are self employed and can start the day according to whenever it gets light! Cows can't tell the time! I don't mind whether we have light evenings or light mornings as long as I have the gradual progress of the seasons to get used to it and not a sudden unnatural jerk of one hour's difference.
Anyway, I did get plenty of sleep at the weekend but also managed to pack in a couple of fun days. Saturday lunch time we drove to Shrewsbury just for a wander round and because it's one of David's favourite places to visit. It's also not far from where my parents live, or at least, the same side of the Midlands, so after an afternoon of dipping in and out of charity shops and a pot of peppermint tea in a cafe, we headed to their place. They're getting a wall re-plastered in the living room so were limited to the conservatory and we all headed out for food and drinks in Shifnal's local pubs. It was a really good evening; I'm immensely pleased to see how happy and settled they both are in their new home and in the village itself.
The added bonus of going to visit the folks was that when I complained about my bike being nicked, my stepdad produced a bike belonging to my brother (that he almost certainly doesn't want any more), and after a quick puncture repair, I had a new bike to take home! Woo!
Well, now as for cycling, I have a story to tell. But I think it's going to be quite long so I may save it for a whole other entry.
On Sunday we went shopping and I think that was pretty much it. I enjoyed lazing around in the flat anyway! I've started playing on my PS3 again, picking up on an old game of Final Fantasy XIII that I hadn't touched in 18 months. I want to work a few minutes of gaming into my daily activities, I miss it. Then I might even play something newer!
For the first year that I can remember I haven't been out for Halloween and got all dressed up as something. I'm a little sad about that but also, frankly, I was running out of costume ideas, haha. Maybe next year we can have a Halloween party or something! On Monday night, Halloween itself, we were planning to go to an event at Martineau Gardens with ghost stories in the woods or something. I'm not sure why we didn't in the end, I think perhaps because it was raining and we couldn't figure out exactly what the event was about. Plus David really wanted to go and see something Halloween-themed at the cinema. We went to see Paranormal 3 which I did not enjoy at all. It reminded me of the Blair Witch Project - all shakey cameras and someone snivelling about seeing "something there". I just don't GET films like that, I find them boring and a little ridiculous. I tried to be open minded as I don't like to be set in my ways about anything but I just couldn't get into it.
The last couple of nights I've been kickboxing and suddenly it's Thursday! Woo! I'm still feeling tired and groggy - hopefully some drinks will help though, - and the weekend is at last in sight!