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May 8, 2005

Highs and Lows

From Michelle, Recovering in Rotterdam. . .

Finally, I'm back from the hiatus of my American trip to St Louis. Yes, I am slow catching up (as usual), but things have been manic since I arrived home. It was so lovely to hang with fellow chick Alesia and guest chick Marianne, and see other friends and make new ones...

And here is a brief roundup of my highs and lows since I was last here.

Highs

1. I got to go to America and spend time with friends (and pretend that I was American for a bit, too).

2. I closed on my American house (which is also kind of a low point, as it means I no longer have an American address, sniffle).

3. Oh Patient One bought this CD for me yesterday, to celebrate house closure, and I am having another InJohnnyLove moment or two...

4. I read a really, really fabulous book called The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and it was one of the best books I've ever read. Really.

Lows

1. I overslept on the day I was due to go to America and had to throw my stuff together really, really quickly. It was only when I was on the plane that I wondered, "Did I pack any underwear?" (Whew, yes, I did, but I wasn't able to check until I arrived in St Louis.)

2. The airline accidentally messed up my flights and I had only 35 minutes to change between planes on the return trip. I noticed this particular problem half-way across the Atlantic. So I went to the airline desk when I arrived in America, and the very nice rep changed my ticket.

3. I callously threw red wine all over the lovely white skirt of Lovely Publicity Person from my publishing house. Actually, I didn't callously throw wine all over her at all, what happened was that when I stood up to hug her, in my usual nonelegant way I knocked over the glass of wine and it went all over her and me (and my khaki pants). BTW--Lovely Publicity Person really is just that, and was very kind and understanding about it. And the skirt is just fine, now...

4. We bought new, cordless phones yesterday because the ones with wires attached to walls were driving us mad. Anyway, knowing our luck with telephones they don't actually work. Am off to consult Jef and Dan to ask them to translate the complicated Dutch subtext on the user leaflet...

Michelle xx

PS. Magpie update: I think the magpies have laid eggs, now, but it's a bit hard to see the nest on account of the tree suddenly springing into leaf.

Posted by Michelle at 11:37 AM