Before I begin let me say a big thank you all those who sent me comments, tweets or just messages of support from my last entries. You guys have been wonderful and I want you to know it means a lot to me.
I am now five weeks into my new job. It’s been a real shock to the system getting back into the routine of going to work etc. I had forgotten how “fun” the commute could be to get to work, working weekends (the curse of retail) and how much time I no longer have for anything else.
I have to say that my body is not enjoying going to work. I am still having about six hours sleep although to be honest I am not sleeping well. I just can’t sleep solid enough, I want to sleep but I just can’t. I love Faithless, humming the song while typing I can’t get any sleep… Any suggestions that don’t include me doing yoga or anything silly like that is much appreciated.
The job itself is going well. I just can’t believe the range of kitchen utensils that you can buy from our shop and that there seems to be a gadget for everything. I am getting better with my product knowledge but like most things I need to be patient. Although I have been told that I can be rather impatient at times. The team at work seem great, like most teams they need to understand where I am coming from and I the same for them.
I must say though thanks to the commute I have been able to read a lot more. I recently finished Dayton Ward’s “From History’s Shadow” which is a great book bringing in elements of quite a few Star Trek episodes and incarnations. I have started another novel by Dayton now. I am also listening to the Gatecast which is a pod all about Stargate. I love Stargate Atlantis. I must say however, apart from Trek News and Views & The Gatecast I have not listened to any other pods although I have now found one about “The Newsroom” (amazing show, you must check it out! I just can’t seem to concentrate on them. I know I had this problem a few months ago but it’s not getting better.
Speaking of podcasting I have now left Trek Mate. Bunny and I along with Laura & Sina are taking the Holodeck to a new home. We have the site under construction with some amazing people helping us along the way. We are very lucky to have all these people support us. Our new home should be ready soon and of course I will keep you posted. I am still going to appear on some episodes of Ten Forward (mainly book club related) but that’s it for Trek Mate. I do want to thank Wayne for allowing me join Trek Mate over a year ago but the time and the reasons meant it was right for me to leave.
So I am sure by the title of my posting you most probably think I have gone crazy? Well Christmas is coming and Theresa has requested that Jon and I have our Christmas lists ready by the 15th Oct. The plan is that we each write ten things down and then we pick from a two or three. Then we get what we want and its still something of a surprise. I love Christmas and watching Theresa talk about it is very contagious. The funny thing is that I am having difficulty knowing what to put on my list. I have some Star Trek stuff but to be honest not everything is about that. I want a list that best describes me? Any ideas? I won’t suggest a poll since we saw how that was fracked up! There might have to be something by Aaron Sorkin on the list, something to do with “The Bat” and without a doubt some Warehouse 13.
I am looking forward to the next couple of months. I am seeing Bunny this Friday which is always fun (hopefully for Bunny too) and then we have the Winter London Film and Comic Con in October and then in November we have Collectormainia. Should make some interesting blogs and if that fails to to please I can always talk about the various can openers my shop sells…..