On the way to work a couple of days ago, I saw an ad at a bus stop for Lemon Mint Tic Tacs. I thought they sounded interesting, and wanted to give them a try. I was happy to discover that the shop near my work had them.
The verdict? They started off well, with a nice lemony flavour. But at the very end, you know - when you chew the last little bit because it’s too small to suck - it tasted like the smell of Toilet Duck. So I won’t be getting them again. I wanted to like them but oh well. I’ll just have to stick to orange.
Let’s see, what’s been happening… I’ve moved offices, but I can’t remember whether I did that since I last posted or if it was before then. I think it was after. So I’ve slowly become used to the new building, and not being able to see M during the day. It’s a bit weird really - it’s as if we’re a “normal” couple working separate jobs! But we go to and from work together so there’s still that companionship.
I’ve started my final year of tafe. There’s also an interpreters’ course being held this year but that would add an extra two nights of study, plus a lot of out-of-class work, to the two nights I’m already doing, and I didn’t want that. I may do the course if they offer it later on, and I’m accepted, but I couldn’t take studying 4 weeknights out of 5. I don’t need the stress!
Finally, there’s a rather good chance that we’ll be going to the UK in November. There’s a conference on in London and, similar to the one M went to in New York last year, this will be partially paid for by work. So we’re working out where else we want to go. We’ll only be gone for two weeks, same as last time, so we’ll probably go to Wales and Scotland after being in London for a while. We haven’t worked out exactly where we’re going or how long we’re staying in each place, but it’s so nice to have something to look forward to. This time we’re both going to go business class - his ticket will be paid for by work, and we’re going to use frequent flyer points for mine.
The only hassle was actually finding flights that offered business class seats for award points. The direct flights were all taken, but I managed to find two separate flights going through Tokyo. The flights through Tokyo are 12 hours apart, so, knowing absolutely nothing about the city, I don’t know whether that’s enough time to go into the city and have a bit of a look around. We thought that maybe we could spend a night there and then go to London the next day, but that may not work out with points. But it’s so much fun planning holidays! Well, until you realise that all the hotels you want are booked and you’re stuck with whatever you can get.