good luck, bad luck and the horror lady
This week I have been mostly reading bike part reviews, making purchases, getting shouted at for having purchases delivered to work, and getting job offers. All very bizarre.
Yesterday morning I sauntered into town on a bit of a mission to track down some very specific grease for my bike, or a close equivalent. After chatting with the nice gentleman in the shop regarding why I needed this particular grease, he offered me a job as a bike mechanic. That was inspiring and amusing.
I've always wanted to work in a bike shop but there's no way I know enough about bikes yet to feel it would be fair on them if I took him up on it. Yes more than most girls, but that's why I got the offer. The joys of femality. However, it's comforting to know that when I'm done PhDing I potentially have a future.
In furtherement of my up-and-down luck this year so far (finding £20 on the ground and another £10 3 days later, losing my bank card, having my wheels stolen), last night I had my bag stolen. I started planning the conversation I'd have to have with my bank today:
"Hello? yes, I need to cancel my card and have it re-issued."
"again?"
"yes, again."
"but you did that 2 weeks ago"
"yes i know."
"and we reissued it last week?"
"indeed"
"and you want it cancelled again?"
"yes please"
"ok... but we're bringing the expiry date forward again."
But it was not to be. In a twist of ridiculously good luck the guy who took it not only had the stupidity to leave with it fully visible, be detained and faced towards the CCTV with the bag, but also to return to the club empty-handed a minute later, and so when I noticed it missing and spoke to the door staff, they identified, caught and detained him, frogmarched him to the carpark where he'd ransacked my bag, and brought it back to me, minus £20 he'd already spent. ridiculously lucky. Especially as the tupperware in it was not mine. Fancy that.
In other news I have mixed again (oh yes). It has now been sent to horror film mistress extroadinaire rachel who's going to make a video for it. I'm eagerly awaiting the results :)
Yesterday morning I sauntered into town on a bit of a mission to track down some very specific grease for my bike, or a close equivalent. After chatting with the nice gentleman in the shop regarding why I needed this particular grease, he offered me a job as a bike mechanic. That was inspiring and amusing.
I've always wanted to work in a bike shop but there's no way I know enough about bikes yet to feel it would be fair on them if I took him up on it. Yes more than most girls, but that's why I got the offer. The joys of femality. However, it's comforting to know that when I'm done PhDing I potentially have a future.
In furtherement of my up-and-down luck this year so far (finding £20 on the ground and another £10 3 days later, losing my bank card, having my wheels stolen), last night I had my bag stolen. I started planning the conversation I'd have to have with my bank today:
"Hello? yes, I need to cancel my card and have it re-issued."
"again?"
"yes, again."
"but you did that 2 weeks ago"
"yes i know."
"and we reissued it last week?"
"indeed"
"and you want it cancelled again?"
"yes please"
"ok... but we're bringing the expiry date forward again."
But it was not to be. In a twist of ridiculously good luck the guy who took it not only had the stupidity to leave with it fully visible, be detained and faced towards the CCTV with the bag, but also to return to the club empty-handed a minute later, and so when I noticed it missing and spoke to the door staff, they identified, caught and detained him, frogmarched him to the carpark where he'd ransacked my bag, and brought it back to me, minus £20 he'd already spent. ridiculously lucky. Especially as the tupperware in it was not mine. Fancy that.
In other news I have mixed again (oh yes). It has now been sent to horror film mistress extroadinaire rachel who's going to make a video for it. I'm eagerly awaiting the results :)
posted by lydia at 8:23 PM
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