Today is the big day! Today I fly to London, albeit the long way round, but I'm going on holiday. Yay!
I'm packed. I just need to run down to the chemist to pick up one last minute item, then do some cleaning, shower one last time then Jay is picking me up to take me to the airport.
Simples.
To be honest, it still doesn't feel real. This time next week I'll be mooching around the 10th Arrondissement of Paris speaking French. I so need this. I need this time off. The call it re-creation for a reason.
Anyway, here's this week's questions, provided, as always, by Sunday Stealing.
1. Name five songs that you have completely memorized.
A lot of people won't know these, because I'm Australian, and these are mostly Australian standards, so I've included a link to the song on YouTube.
- Reckless by Australian Crawl.
- Khe Sahn by Cold Chisel (It's very unAustralian to not know the words).
- Piano Man by Billy Joel
- Industrial Disease by Dire Straits
- Roxanne by The Police
2. What takes up too much of your time?
Doom scrolling. Procrastinating. Doom scrolling while procrastinating.
3. What TV show or movie do you refuse to watch?
Here's a few examples:
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin (I love the book and Nick Cage is NOT Corelli)
- Game of Thrones or any of it's ilk (I've seen the first series, but it's far too violent)
- Sin City (Walked out - too violent)
- The Walking Dead (Too violent, not interested).
4. What's worth spending more on to get the best?
Lots of things. Cars. Clothing. Travel options. If you don't have to, spending a little bit more normally gives a better experience. I'm half hoping for an upgrade to Premium Economy on the Paris - Perth leg home.
5. Share something you did last week.
I did lots of things. Here's a few of them.
- I saw the new Downton Abbey film.
- I packed for France.
- I finished up at my job that had me going back and forth to Darwin.
- I dropped my darling cat off with my friends - he was happier than the last time I did that.
- I went to the gym
- I had lunch with my favorite engineer lunch buddy.
- I wrote my blog on a daily basis.
4 comments:
Bon voyage! I saw Billy Joel in New Paltz, NY in 1974 or '75 about 150 km north of NYC; he was rather stiff, not the performer he became. "Two men say they're Jesus; one of them must be wrong" is one of my favorite lyrics in all of pop music.
Hi Pand,
May I be the first to welcome you back to the UK for a short while at least. I love Paris and need to visit again. My French is poor but Mrs PM can speak really well (since she lived in Toulouse for a year while at university. Yes - I'm kinda stuck in the 80's too but I was only a teenager at the start for two years. My choices reflect your point to a certain extent because there are a couple of songs from the 70's.
Have a great holiday.
:o)
Cheers
PM
Have a wonderful trip!
I hope you have a wonderful trip! At this moment, Aerial Australia is on - I would love to visit there some day.
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