Over the past month or so, Emma and I have been looking for a flat to rent for the next year (or more) in Guildford. We found one we liked and I found out today, that all they need is her landlord’s reference and then it’s all go! We take on ownership a week today (although we won’t pick up the keys until Saturday because Emma won’t be around until then) and I have to admit that I’m quite excited.
The most exciting thing was that for the first time in God knows when I’ve actually passed a credit check. My credit is pretty poor due to some not too bright decisions with a credit card (i.e. getting one); in fact it’s so bad that I’ve always said that if someone manages to steal my identity and get a credit card in my name then I’d like to know how they actually managed to get one since I can’t.
Anyway, I’m very much looking forward to next weekend so that we can move in!!
I think this is the fastest that I’ve had photos uploaded after a holiday.
You can see them in my Flickr account. The big-ass boat right at the end is the new Queen Victoria (quite apt having visited Osbourne House that very day), the latest Cunard boat. The reason it’s so blurry is because we were quite far away so I had to use the digital zoom as well as the optical one on my camera.
It’s finally week 15 of semester 2 at UniS. Which means it’s end of year show (EOYS). It’s looking like an awesome lineup and generally it’s going to be a fantastic couple of days. Wednesday it’s Hed Kandi, Thursday it’s Zane Lowe (the day I’m working so VERY excited about that) and Friday day it’s Thorpe Park during the day and then Vernon Kay in the evening. Then sleep all day on Saturday (although if I’m up to it I might head up to London to pick up a certain person’s birthday present - chances are I’ll do it the weekend after though).
Then, on Sunday Emma and I are motoring down to Portsmouth, catching the ferry across to the Isle of Wight for two days. As of now we don’t have any plans, but Em is (supposed to be) doing some Googling for stuff to do. I want to go to Osbourne House as I haven’t been there for at least ten years. Who knows where else we’ll go? Maybe the needles, maybe Black Gang Chine (or at least what’s left of it).
Needless to say I plan to take lots of photos. But that’s nothing new now, is it?
Last summer was a shocker. “What summer?” I hear you cry. Exactly. Now, one side of me loved last year, as it meant that I had no hayfever whatsoever.
However, I can already feel the pollen taking effect. My eyes are itchy. I’m sneezing more than I usually do. So a bad sign for the hayfever, but it’s a good sign for the nice hot summer that we missed out on last year. The summer before was awesome: lots of opportunities for barbeques, drinking in the evenings etc. etc.
I really hope that it stays like this.
Dislaimer: I take no responsibility for jinxing the weather.
I love bank holidays. Not because I don’t have to go to work (I’m really enjoying my job at the moment) but because Emma and I always do something. Since she works at weekends, we don’t often get to spend a lot of time doing stuff together so we make sure that we defintely do something on Bank holidays.
Today was no different. Up early (kind of) we went to The Vyne, a 16th century house near Basingstoke, then drive back to The Good Intent, a really nice pub in Puttenham, then off to Puttenham common for a walk.
Was a really hot day, and we’re both tired. But it was a really really nice day. Roll on the summer holiday!
It’s been just over a week now, but last Tuesday I finally passed my driving test!! It’s only taken me about 9 years to do so. I’m going down to Portsmouth tomorrow to test drive a car (a Peugeot 307 to be precise). It all depends on a couple of financial things, but with any luck I’ll be driving it back up to Guildford on Sunday night.
I’ve just upgraded to the latest version of Wordpress (2.5 for those interested). No problems with it so far. New dashboard looks nice. Might take a little while to find my way around it as a few things have changed, but not so bad so far.
