Wombling in Wimbledon

I know I haven't blogged much lately - not because I haven't had anything to say, as that I haven't cared enough to say it (been alternately busy and bored, and when I'm busy I don't have time to blog, and when I'm bored I don't feel like blogging).

So what have I been up to? Well, I went to Superman Returns at the IMAX, in 3D, which was pretty cool but not as much as I'd expected. The 3D was fun, but there were a lot of little kiddies (odd, considering the movie was rated 12A) and they were constantly explaining things to each other and talking and being a nuisance, in general. The movie itself was a bit disappointing as well (although maybe I was irritated by the kiddies and just didn't appreciate its finer points). I've gotten used to watching Smallville, and I kept expecting those actors... also, Superman in the movies is rather... simple. Clark Kent not only has no personality, he doesn't seem very intelligent either; and Superman isn't particularly complex either. Whereas in Smallville, Clark Kent is a real, complex person. They should rather have made a Smallville movie. But it was fun.

Then last week we went to the British Motor Show, which was great fun. We tried out all the bikes (although there weren't very many - and while Honda had car test drives, they didn't have any test bikes). Unfortunately it turns out that the CBR600RR is too high for me (my feet barely touch the ground, and there's no way I could take the weight of the bike even just on one foot). We went bike shopping afterwards, and I tried out a couple of Hondas but I'm just too short :-( Looks like the Aprilia RS250 or the Honda VFR400R are recommended for short riders, so I'm looking into getting one of those... problem is, it's a lot easier to buy a new bike because you can just go into the shop and ask for one; buying a 2nd bike is harder not only because you have to judge the state of the bike, but also because you need to find one in the first place! No luck so far...

And then, not so much something I've done, as something I'm going to be doing: I'm moving to Wimbledon next week, which I'm quite excited about. I've complained here before about sharing a flat with other people, and now I'm going to get a place of my own, and in Wimbledon to boot! It's small - kitchen and lounge combined, a tiny bathroom and a decent sized bedroom, all on different levels - but it'll be all mine. So next weekend I'll be moving - it'll be a schlepp to move all my stuff across, since I've managed to accumulate an amazing amount of stuff in the four or five months that I've been here, so it'll probably take me most of the weekend to do it. And I'll have to organise to change the gas and electricity and phone line and council tax into my name (still don't quite know how to go about that, or when), and I'll have to organise broadband as well, which might take a week or two. At least I'll be able to check my mail on my phone, but it'll be a bummer being without decent internet access. But, on the good side, it'll be great watching what I want on tv when I want, doing my washing when I want, getting up late if I want and not worrying about missing my shower slot, and, I can sing along to my iPod again :-) (very badly, of course... that goes without saying).

Oh, and two other things I've done: I've booked my flights home for a two week visit in November (and *that'll* be painful - no mobile and no internet and no internet on my mobile for two weeks!). And I've decided to go to Lapland for Christmas! It sounds really cool, and it's an interesting thing to do any time of the year - but over Christmas it'll just be that much better, and I won't have to sit at home by myself. I'm still trying to decide between the 2 night and 3 night tours (luckily Christmas is on a Monday this year, so it's 4 days off all in a row!).

So that's what I've been up to - and there's been work, of course, which there always is. And shopping, although I'm trying not to buy new stuff now just to have to cart it across to Wimbledon next week ;-)