je suis Esquimaude

I want my hair to be that colour!!!!!

NYE was a complete non-event.

I woke up to an absolutely miserable day, with winds up to 70m/h!  And trust me, I'm not exaggerating.Celelbrations in Glasgow, Edinburgh were cancelled and the best option was to stay inside.

I ended up  welcoming the new year with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. To my surprise, spending NYE alone watching two dead people on Iggy the laptop, with a bottle of red and an endless supply of fags hanging off my mouth, wasn't too bad. It was very tranquille and gave me an opportunity to contemplate life!(It really wasn't as depressing as I may have made it sound! I promise!!!)

I woke up the next day feeling fine, not even hungover. I don't remember the last time I woke up on Ney Year's Day feeling so dandy and in fact, I don't remember the lat time I had a decent amount of sleep on NYE.

Although I did enjoy my solitude, I probably wouldn't want to do it again.

I'm not sure what to expect of 2007, I think it will be another year filled with uncertainty but hopefully, I'll find some answers......

xxoo

DK was leaving for Sydney on Christmas day, so we went down to London together on Christmas eve. In hindisght, it was pointless because my flight back to Glasgow was before his flight and I was only there for nine hours.(Ahh things we do for our partners)
We got in to London early evening, looked around forgetting that eating after 8 in the UK is nearly impossible. We did manage to find a Thai restaurant in the end and went to the pub and I got up at three to leave for my good friend, Stansted Airport.(How I'll miss Stansted when I levae the UK!)

Back at Glasgow, the weather was like the year before, foggy,cold, homicidal. I  was picked up by  Dr.J and her husband  with whom I was to spend Christmas. Dr.J is one of my private students from Poland and who has also been a wonderful friend to me.

Once at hers, we had a Polish breakfast consisting of pickeled herrings,ham and more pickled herrings. Not the best for someone who just got off the plane with only three hours of sleep.....

I don't mind spending Christmas with friends, in fact, I don't remember the last time I spent it with my family but it was awkward to be there. I still haven't figured out her husband  and I am never quite too sure how to communicate with him. And even though we are friends, because of our different circumstances, it is hard to have a continuous conversation for hours and hours.

A few hours later, lunch followed sans alcohol and Christmas without a stiff drink is not so easy.
Afterwards, we watched "collision", an ok film but not the cheeriest in the world. I was sitting there wondering how long I'd have to stay there before it was polite for me to leave, when I was told that there were other guest coming and that I should stay to see the baby.(AHHHH!)

I finally left around 7, came home, got my dose of Zach Braff for the night and drank some wine and went to bed.

Excitement plus!

While I was in France, I was told that the ubiquitous "My Way" was originally a French song by a chap called Claude Francois.
This led me to do some research and I found the original lyrics and blimey, it's a tres sad song......
And since I am feeling rather sad for myself, here are the original words with a rough/dodgy/literal translation just in case you want to read it youself.(you may have noticed from my other entries that I write badly and hence has affected this translation as well) (http://www.lexilogos.com/claude_francois_my_way.htm)___##0##___If any of you out there can help me with my questionable phrases marked (?), that'd be tops too.

Comme d'habitude/As usual

Je me lève/I get up
Et je te bouscule/I wake you
Tu n'te réveilles pas/but you don'y get up
Comme d'habitude/as usual

Sur toi/
Je remonte le drap/I pull the covers over you
J'ai peur que tu aies froid/I'm worried you are cold
Comme d'habitude/as usual

Ma main/my hand
Caresse tes cheveux/caresses your hair
Presque malgré moi/(?)
Comme d'habitude/as usual

Mais toi/but you
Tu me tournes le dos/you turn your back to me
Comme d'habitude/as usual

Alors/so
Je m'habille très vite/I get dreesed quickly
Je sors de la chambre/I leave the room
Comme d'habitude/as usual

Tout seul/all alone
Je bois mon café/I drink my coffee
Je suis en retard/I'm running late
Comme d'habitude/As usual

Sans bruit/Silently
Je quitte la maison/I leave the house
Tout est gris dehors/It's grey outside
Comme d'habitude/As usual

J'ai froid/I'm cold
Je relève mon col/I raise my collar
Comme d'habitude/AS usual

Comme d'habitude/As usual
Toute la journée/all day
Je vais jouer/I will pretend
A faire semblant/to be together(?)
Comme d'habitude/As usual
Je vais sourire/I'll smile
Comme d'habitude/As usual
Je vais même rire/I will even laugh
Comme d'habitude/As usual
Enfin je vais vivre/In short, I will live
Comme d'habitude

Et puis/and then
Le jour s'en ira/the day will pass
Moi je reviendrai/Me, I'll come back
Comme d'habitude

Toi/You
Tu seras sortie/you will be out
Pas encore rentrée/not back yet
Comme d'habitude

Tout seul/all alone
J'irai me coucher/I'll go to sleep
Dans ce grand lit froid/in the big cold bed
Comme d'habitude

Mes larmes/my tears
Je les cacherai/I will hide them
Comme d'habitude

Mais comme d'habitude/But as usual
Même la nuit/even at night
Je vais jouer/I will pretend
A faire semblant/to be together
Comme d'habitude
Tu rentreras/you will return
Comme d'habitude
Je t'attendrai/I will wait for you
Comme d'habitude
Tu me souriras/you will smile at me
Comme d'habitude

Comme d'habitude
Tu te déshabilleras/you will get undressed
Oui comme d'habitude/yes, as usual
Tu te coucheras/you will sleep
Oui comme d'habitude
On s'embrassera/we will kiss
Comme d'habitude

Comme d'habitude
On fera semblant/we'll pretend to be together(?)
Comme d'habitude
On fera l'amour/we'll make love
Oui comme d'habitude
On fera semblant/we'll pretend to be together(?)
Comme d'habitude

When I was in Sydney in December for my whirlwind holiday, a few people mentioned that I have picked up a pommie accent. I know that this isn't offensive in any way whatsoever, but I do find it annoying, mainly because I don't think it's a topic of conversation or even small talk (like my glasses or my hair colour) and partly because I seriously don't believe I have an English accent.

So imagine my horror today when I received an email from an old friend of mine who was writing to thank me for calling her yesterday. (I haven't spoken to her in over two years and I had left her a very short message to say hi.) She innocently wrote , "It was  very funny to hear your "British English accent" !!!! hahaha, you've become English yeah? "

 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My dear friends, please stop telling me that I have magically acquired an English accent.No one in the UK seems to think so and I've had it with people telling me this useless piece of inaccurate information.

The next time I hear this, I may have to kill someone.

You have been warned.

p.s. yes I know that I'm making a big deal out of nothing and I am being overly sensitive for no reason but you know how it is...........