Injured Ankle
Auuugh golly! the bane of my existence, my right ankle. It always plays up when I am down. But on the bright side, it is a blessing in disguise as it has allowed me to... well, do nothing. Which is something that I've not done since probably around November last year. Life just keeps on speeding up with work and sporting commitments almost every week night that being:
Monday - Mixed Soccer with the Bananaroos
Tuesday - Mixed Netball with Team Rowdy
Wednesday - Indoor beach volleyball with Sons and Daughters of Pineapple
Thursdays - Sometimes blading/running around the river
Fridays - Indoor beach volleyball with Sons of Pineapple
Saturday - Sometimes run to burns beach
... and then staying out late on Fridays and Saturday nights.
I was pretty much burning the candle at both ends. Actually... looking at my schedule listed neatly there makes me wonder if that was/is even possible? How the hell do I do that and not die? Well yea, I guess that is what happened. Something had to give eventually. I will admit though, I have to be forced home... I wasn't going to stop. Its like a wave... you pick up momentum and it the swell just keeps on going. Partly is that, sport is the only thing that clears my head these days and plus I am scared of losing fitness/getting faaaaat.
My New Car
Hoorah for my new car! I have had it for about 1 month now! It is the new Honda Jazz GLi (safety pack). I got it in Helios Yellow and his name is Hugo! LOL this is why I love him (I wrote this to a few of my friends on email):
"Awwwww I love love love love Hugo! Its love at first sight girrrrrls!!!
He is sexy (nice body),
He is smooth (very charming),
He is intelligent (tells me when I need to get gas, how long ive been driving),
He is safe (has the safety pack option),
He is sensitive to my needs (when I drive faster he turns up the music, and when I drive slower, he turns it lower for more intimacy)
He will come with me where ever I want to go! My ideal travelling partner... my... ideal guy."
The actual buying process was stressful as. I knew what car I wanted. After considering Mazda 2 and the Ford Fiesta the Jazz was actually quite a shoe in. I loved the shape of it, and I've always wanted a Honda ever since seeing Asimo in Amsterdam at the AutoRai. (Asimo is soooo cooool) Anywho. Getting the right price was the issue. You would think with the GFC and the decease in sales of cars that they would be more accommodating to the consumer. HA! You guessed wrong! Some dealerships were still playing the game. No movement in prices etc. But after some shopping around I found him! The experience was scary. There is this game to be played. It stressed me out big time.
When it came to signing the papers... I was so over it. I was so over the whole game. So I wasn't as excited as I thought I would be. When the salesman walked over to the manager asking for the price I wanted I just sat there exhausted. Exhausted from work, from ATP, from sports from this whole thing. He returned cold faced. "ehh" I thought. They didn't accept my first offer, I doubt they would accept this one because I didn't budge that much. But he offered his hand and said
"congratulations."I starred at his open hand, waiting for me to accept it.
"what did I just do?"I asked myself. I took his hand, shook it, and shook myself into reality.
"damn. I just bought a car."
3 weeks later... and I finally picked up Hugo. When I arrived at the dealership, I saw him waiting for me... I squirmed like a kid... I was bursting with excitement... but I felt foolish feeling so, so... I told the kid in me to keep quiet. The first drive was nerve wrecking more than anything, but as we got nearer to home, I was able to appreciate it. *sigh* He's a hot car. I love him. I'm going to use this opportunity to thank Big John, Farhan and Will for giving me extensive car/bargaining advice. Thanks to them for being so patient with me, and pretty much nurture me as I grew some balls.
Bits and Pieces
Hrmm... what else has happened. Well from my blog I guess you can see that lovely whacked and quirky things have happened. I've gone to quite a few shows lately which back in the day when I had time I would have blogged my reviews on them. Instead I shall list them here:
Midsummer's Night Dream - Love this play. Would watch it a 3rd time.
Phantom of the Opera - It was sooo good. My heart swooned at the music, though the phantom was a little but too emo/pansy for my liking. The tone was quite different to that in the movie with Gerard Butler.
War of the Roses - Despite the strength in acting, I wouldn't want to see it again. Quite a challenging play to watch.
Cirque du Soleil - Got awesome seats for this, Julie and I had a ball. I forgot how much I loved this!
French Film Festival - Paris 36 - Good movie, great food and drinks afterwards!
Spanish Film Festival - Chef's Special - This is hilarious! Definitely recommend you watching it... the food was so-so, drinks were alright too.
Various Comedy Acts - Dylan Moran, Tim Minchin and Danny Boy - all where good and highly entertaining. Though I would rate Moran as the most entertaining because I was mighty exhausted after laughing so hard.
Pussycat Dolls/Lady Gaga - Awesome Concert!!!! Both acts could sing and dance... initially I was kinda meh about it, but once the lights dimmed, and the music cranked, I got excited.
Yea. that is a lot of stuff to have gone to... O wells! Here's to living life to the fullest!
posted by anna at 7:28 PM