Weekend report

We had quite a relaxing weekend, much needed I believe. I was supposed to go clubbing on Friday, but ended up not going. Slept in on Saturday, before running some errands. A friend from Norway was in town, but I didn't manage to get hold of him so never met up. Instead, bought four dvd's and three Wii games. It was absolutely pouring down, so it was quite nice to go back home and snuggle up on the sofa with a movie with the rain tapping on the windows. Jim refused to go out. I didn't blame him. Halloween weekend and all, we watched 28 days later. Very good! Had already seen the sequel (28 weeks later) which I enjoyed, as well as the 'comic' version Shaun of the dead (which happens to be one of my favourite movies). Sunday was equally slow. We slept, read, watched Apocalypto, played some Wii, stroked the cat... All the usual stuff. Had planned to go and see a bonfire and some firework, but were in the end too lazy. The weather still wasn't great and the only celebrations we knew about were in Mile End, which is miles away (ha ha ha!). So decided to wait til Wednesday, when the real Fawke's day is. (Read more about that here. It is such a great story!) Some of the biggest celebrations are held in Clapham, not too far away from us, which suits us much better. Hope for no rain on the fifth then and I'll get to experience my first English bonfire night. And as a curiousity, here's a useful poem to read on the day:

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I see no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.


Also, I would like to thank you for all the positive comments about the flat! I like it a lot, although there are loads of things I would fix/change if it were ours. At the moment, isolating the windows will have to do (why, why, why will people not use double glassing???). Now at least you know how we live.