And Spring is Back!

For those who were worried about me, I'm feeling much better now. I worked from home on Friday and tried to take it easy over the weekend. The pain slowly went away. So that's good!

Last night, I attended a live TV show at the studio where it is produced. It is called The Underdog Show, and has celebrities (pretty Z-list ones; I had never heard of any of them) each picking a dog from the Dogs Trust, which is the largest dog shelter in the UK. They then work with a professional trainer to train the dog in obedience and agility. Every week there is a different agility course and obedience components that they have to do with their dog. There are professional judges, and every week one of the celebrity/dog teams gets eliminated. This is based 50% on the judges marks and 50% on phone-in votes. It was long but fun, and interesting to see how they put the show together. The presenter was Julian Clary, who is very camp but quite amusing. The show is great to really highlight the value of rescued and shelter dogs and dispel some common misconceptions, such as that they are hard to train or have all sorts of problems. Anyway, it was great fun! Unfortunately it wasn't over until 10:30 and then I had to take the tube home from the east side, so I didn't get home until midnight! I slept in this morning!

Saturday morning I have someone coming in to measure up for new flooring. My landlord has agreed to replace the flooring in my flat, if I pay for the install (which is the cheap bit). The carpet is really bad, and the lino in the kitchen is on it's last legs as well. There's carpet in the bathroom, too, which I think is just disgusting! So he's coming to measure and get an exact quote on the costs and whatnot. I think I'm going to paint my bedroom, too. I should really paint it before we put in the new carpet, because then it doesn't matter if I drip on the old carpet, and I'm not the cleanest painter (no smart remarks from you, Linda!). Anyway, I'm going to go get the paint on Thursday.

I can't go to get the paint on Friday because I'm going to attend another live TV show! I got on the site looking for The Underdog Show and found some more that I registered for, never dreaming I'd actually get tickets! It's a brand new show called Zane's World, presented by Alex Zane. It's described as "the perfect mix of mocking celebrities, up to the minute gags and biting satire for anyone who likes their humour with a topical bite". It looks cute and will be a laugh. I'm going with Nikki. I also registered for tickets to the Charlotte Church show, but I haven't heard anything yet.

Well, that's me up to date! Just over a week until Wales!