Nothing new

Nothing new to write about. Went out last night to a friends 30th bday party. Had a blast. Stayed sober but was drunk on caffiene. I think its weird that they have the same effects on me.

I'm exhausted today since we didn't fall asleep until about 3.

Oh well it was fun.
Roll on SATs week!

I did it!

I rode almost all the way to work without walking up the BIG huge hills. This morning I only stopped and walked up 1/4 of the massive hill then I did the rest of them!

This afternoon I did them all! I'm really proud of myself although I think if I do it too often I might die of a heart attack.... it was hard work but mostly mentally!

At one point I thought (on a side road) if I concentrate on the road then I'll focus better until I looked up and saw cars coming towards me and it is a very narrow road! Now I know that isn't a good idea!

Can't feel any difference or see any difference to my health but meh it is early days.

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Work, Relaxing

Work is good. I got put forward for a management course for September. My "career advisor" thinks I'm ready for it. I need to make a decision about what direction my career is going to go and I'm not sure I'm ready for that.

Relaxing is important although it makes you tired. Fresh air and excercise is hard work for the body. Riding my bike to work again! Loving it. Shaved 8 mins off my time but I think that was because I was being followed by a big red London bus. Going to do it again tomorrow. Only walked up 1/2 of a hill. Really need to get the hill situation sorted out (they are massive for a prairie girl)!

Flowers are coming along nicely. I'll take pictures when they are starting to look like something.

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Gardening, Relaxing and then back to work...

I've been busy over the last week since coming back from Oli's parents place. I bought loads of plants at B and Q and planted about 10 planters of plants for my patio area. I also cut down about half a wall of ivy that had overgrown and was consuming a large portion of my neighbours area. I've really taken gardening on as my little project this year. I think it will force me to relax after work a little more.

It is about 20 degrees celcius here on a regular basis. Long are the days of winter shoes and coats! Enter the season of sandals and tank tops!

I went back to work on Monday and things are going well although I'm exhausted but that's just because I have to get up early early!

Back to riding my bike to school as of tomorrow!

More news to follow!

back!

We are back in our own place after a week at Oli's parents. It was a great time and we got to sit in the garden for long hours. We went for a walk in Bedford on Monday it was really nice.

Silja is stopping through London today with her sister so we will be hanging out and feeding her with a BBQ!

Went out today and bought plants for my pots in the garden.
I'm even going to try to grow cherry tomatoes! (Doubt they will work though but I'll try)


Tell you how it went after I plant everything.

Easter Break

I'm on my Easter Break. :) It was Oli's birthday on Monday. We had a nice night. Went out for curry and then back to ours to play on his Wii :) Terribly fun!

Basically all i've accomplished over the last couple of days is playing Wii... but that's ok.

We are off to Oli's parents place tonight until Tuesday so I'm looking forward to lying in the sun on the grass at his place. *cross your fingers the weather will be nice*

Happy Easter to you all.

Wicked-The New Musical

Last night I went to Wicked the Musical to celebrate Jess's birthday. I don't know if you know this but since moving to England I have been a West End performance critique. I'm not sure if i've really known it until the last couple of performances. I would say that the production I saw was about 3/5 stars. It is a great story which gives it a good start with me. The musical ties in quite nicely to the beginning of the Wizard of Oz and shows where the characters Scarecrow, Lion and Tin Man orginate from. Although it was not written by the same person I feel that it kept true to the feel of the Wizard of Oz. So by now you are probably thinking well why didn't it get more stars with you Melissa.

Well here are the reasons:

• the sound production wasn't up to standard
• the music wasn't catchy and didn't "feel" right
• it was very American (not surprising since it was written in America)

At some points it was very hard to hear the words over the orchestra. The music in a musical needs to make you feel that it was added in because of emotion but also needs to be catch enough to make you want to sing it long after the show was over but also there were no big chorus dancing/singing songs really. I say it was very American because it was I can't really describe it but here are a few examples... the jokes were quite obvious and for European especially British shows the jokes are subtle, a lot of the songs were sung arms stretched out in a look at me fashion.

Don't get me wrong it was still good and I didn't want to get up half way through the performance but it just didn't enthrall me like musicals usually do. So that's that.

Micky