Christmas fun

I enjoyed the festive period.

My brother had borrowed my car so I had to journey up from London on the trains. It wasn't too horrible. The trains were mostly on time and even the one that was delayed by an hour wasn't too annoying. I had a good book and nothing in particular to be back for. I'd even booked in advance so it didn't cost too much. The most annoying part of the journey was the soundtrack provided for me on one of the trains by some prick and his phone. Obviously, if you are the sort of person to play music loudly from your phone on trains or buses you are going to be a prick of the highest order but why do they always have such utterly shit taste in music? Surely some pricks must have decent taste in music.

Christmas day was delicious - roast turkey and pork for late lunch and various snacky things through out the morning and i ate far too much. My over eating continued at a family party on boxing day where i ate a generous helping of left overs. In the evening i went over to my cousin's where i was given even more left overs and some beer. I was so full by the end of the day that i couldn't lie on my side or my front without pressing on my full belly. I just had to lie on my back feeling horribly bloated occasionally venting gases until i finally fell asleep. My stomach hurt for the next couple of days.

On the 27th I went in to town for a bit of shopping with my Dad. He is a man who loves a bargain and so was out buying reduced price wrapping paper and christmas cards ready for next year.

I didn’t bring any toothpaste of my own when i went home and was forced to use the house toothpaste. They are using mint and lemon flavoured toothpaste??? Mint and citrus flavours do not mix well. I was gagging while brushing my teeth. That can not be a good thing.

After that it was back down to London before heading off to Stockholm for the new year. Stockholm is beautiful. Lots of nice old buildings, and lots of water around. Saw the Vasa, which is a cool old warship but at the same time is utterly rubbish because it was so stupidly built - it sank very shortly in to its maiden voyage in light winds. Also went to the modern art museum, wandered around town quite a bit and went to an ice hockey game. That was fun. They are a good hockey crowd in Sweden and the team we had chosen to support won. Wooo. New Years Eve was drunken and fun and i got to show off my dance moves. I could have pulled thanks to my dancing prowess, but unfortunately the only person sufficiently impressed was a man...

Felt very hungover on new years day wandering around a snowy, then rainy stockholm. Got back late on the 1st and back to work yesterday. urrgghhh.