Life. Don't talk to me about Life.

[pensnest]

I was hoping to post this from Stansted Airport, whither I travelled in an unfamiliar vehicle as practice for Camp Sparkle in order to collect my Bun, who has returned from Austria. However, my laptop didn't seem eager to play nicely with the wossname in the airport, so I just read porn through some of my Wallow-In-Progress until Bun presented herself to me.

The unfamiliar vehicle in question was not, of course, a minibus. That delight yet awaits me. (Incidentally, I'd be glad to have a clue how many of you will need to be minibus-enabled so that I know what size to get.) We have, in fact, a new car. It arrived on Friday, so goodbye to my tank-like and unmanoeuvrable Volvo estate with the sublimely comfortable, heated, blue leather seats and truly cavernous boot. Instead we have a bug-shaped Prius which can *turn corners*, yay! It's a bit like driving a Noddy car, having an automatic when I've spent, um, over twenty years changing gear. Also, they have considerately placed the parking brake where the clutch was, so it is particularly important not to allow the left leg to perform its accustomed actions as I approach, say, a roundabout. Well. We shall see.

Bun seems to have had a good time, and seen a few patches of Austria, including Proper Snow!

We watched a dvd together this evening, 'Music and Lyrics', which just suits my soppy romantic soul and also made us laugh. Lovely script, and Hugh Grant is, somewhat to my consternation, very good in it. And, inevitably, the main song is now stuck in Bun's head and in mine.

But, woez, I am ending the evening on a note of dismay, having received a communication about the show-in-production which means I am going to have to Do Something, and soon, and gah. Bloody hell.

Comments

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

But is your Noddy car COMFORTABLE? :-)

I'm probably coming to London a couple of days early to visit my sister, just like last year, so I guess I'll probably take the train to Camp Sparkle this time.

[pensnest]

Eh, it's okay. But I've become rather accustomed to luxury... The Volvo seats were the most comfortable I've ever driven in.

You might have company on the train, as I imagine the London contingent will do the same. A mini travelling conventionlet!

[trumpeterofdoom.livejournal.com]

5 hour train journey from York to Southampton Central. That is all. *g*

[pensnest]

Hmm... how does that compare with getting to Little Brampton?

[trumpeterofdoom.livejournal.com]

Last year it was about 3-3.5 hours. I had to change trains at Manchester, but it was fairly direct-ish. This time I'm changing trains at Birmingham New Street. I think it's just because of the whole going south bit.

[pensnest]

Yeah, we did shift rather a *long* way south. Couldn't really go much further south without ending up in Cornwall... nopseud and I had some qualms about that, but it's so pretty, and there's plenty to see around there, and it is accessible by public transport, in a much more meaningful way than Little Brampton was!

I hope you can meet up with some of the other travellers, at least for the last bit of the southward trek!

[trumpeterofdoom.livejournal.com]

I've already booked my tickets down, arriving at Southampton about 3.40pm on Friday. I have to leave early on Tuesday though, since I have classes on Tuesday and Wednesday and can't afford to miss them. I'm rather upset that I have to leave halfway through! :(

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

e should probably Attempt Organisation about coordinating at least the train down on the Friday, and booking tickets together.

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

We definitely should, it's much more fun to travel together!

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

new car! tiny little cute car!

[pensnest]

It's very odd, trying to get used to something that's, well, *normal* sized! It's more comparable to the Golf which was my first car, than to the humungous Volvo, although alas, we cannot fold the wing mirrors in so it's still a bit hairy getting it into the garage. I spose I'll accustom myself.

But! It turns corners! And it doesn't guzzle fuel.

I said I wasn’t gonna lose my head

[rikes]

but then POP! goes my heart!

Re: I said I wasn’t gonna lose my head

[pensnest]

I know! Tes wonderful. And he was sorta JC.