Euro 2012...and not a lot else.

Lescott's headed opener (not my pic)

What uuuppppp!

I'm currently watching the <insert any Euro 2012 match> game. It's a cracker.


And that could be my entire blog post this week, because as of Friday last week I’ve done little else. Planning my Fantasy Euro 2012 team, entering sweepstakes, putting a few bets on and watching the games. It’s taken a lot of time and commitment, not to mention the effort involved with having to put up with ITV’s crappy coverage and commentary!
I’m glad there was no expectation of greatness from the England team this time – it has meant I could get excited by a not-bad-ish performance against the French whilst still not expecting to see England in the quarters (well, ok, maybe I secretly think they’ll get there but I’m not about to jinx it..). Other than football I’ve been, erm.., well I’ve..., oh ok, it’s really been quite a quiet week.

On Friday afternoon, after a 3 day week and excited for the Euros to begin, I was in such a good mood I found myself offering to do some overtime. I realised as my alarm went off at 7am the next day, just how silly this offer was. As I live about 10 minutes from the office I went in rather than doing it from home – It’s probably quicker for me to get to the office than it is to wait for my laptop to boot up!...and realistically trying to do my job on my laptop when I've become accustomed to dual screens...tricky. One of the downsides to being in a huge office all alone on a Saturday morning was that I had to periodically wave my arms around like a mad woman in order to keep the lights on. Oh, and I got caught singing along to the radio (rather loudly) by the security guard doing his rounds... embarrassing.

The
Rebel Bingo
Show

I called it a day after about 6 hours and headed home for a nap and to prepare myself for an outing to Rebel Bingo to celebrate Michaela’s birthday! Last time I went to Rebel Bingo I woke up in a right state... and there was no change this time. A group of about 15 of us (lots of Michaela’s friends came down from Hull) headed into Shoreditch to dance the night away. We all arrived back at the house hours later in dribs and drabs after getting separated in the crowds – we shared tales of dodgy cab drivers, disgusting night-buses and (personally) the best chicken kebab I’ve ever had...EVER. 

I was grateful I had zero plans for Sunday – I couldn’t even make myself go for a walk to get a bit of fresh air; I did make it to the deck chair in the garden though where I fell asleep for about an hour. I was longing for greasy food and fresh orange juice – and the next thing I know, there it is! That’s right, a friend arrived at the house with two big carrier bags of breakfast making material, including three type of fruit juice, toastie size bread and a brand new bottle of Tommy K.
 

At first I wasn’t sure how I felt about someone else making my hangover eggs (that will only mean something to some of you) but I was in no position to argue. After breakfast was devoured I retreated to the comfort and quietness of my room where I wasted the rest of the day napping, watching crap movies and drinking a variety of sugary liquids.

I was still rather knackered but had to be bright eyed and bushy tailed for a morning meeting with the Director of IT at Crossrail over at their Canary Wharf offices. Crossrail seems keen to bring in Grads on a regular basis (they haven’t had any in the IT department so far). We had a talk about the placement opportunities they could offer and what we’d be looking for from them. There wasn’t really anything suitable for me personally – they outsource all of their technical functions, mainly Fujitsu – but they did have plenty of options for future Grads so it’s looking likely that there’ll be an on-going relationship set up between the two departments soon. And as I mention future Grads, I can let you know that tomorrow (Friday) will be the next intake’s insight day where they get to meet our managers and us current grads. For the second year in a row TfL have taken on two girls and one guy even after the male-to-female application ratio was about 3:1. From my experience this only shows that women come to interviews better prepared… JUST SAYIN!

In other news this week…
After two fantastic netball wins for Team TfL, our progress towards league glory stuttered with a narrow 11-9 defeat.

This weekend sees a Friday night England game (meh..), the possibility of more overtime (its Thursday so I’m still under the impression that it’s a good idea) and most likely a chinese and  a few beers. Sound.

Hoping to have some exciting news for you next week…

Until then,

Bren x
  

Office desk with
a view!

Zoom in to see
people mid-climb

Ps, If you’re a London 2012 tickeet hunter you NEED to follow THIS MAN on Twitter and search the #2012tweeps hashtag – turns out there are LOADS of tickets still available (even in the cheaper categories) – you just have to be clever about it! READ THIS
 

Pps, I’ve been watching the construction workers erecting the O2 SkyWalk over the top of the Dome over the past few months and today I saw the first test group head to the top. Think Sydney Harbour Bridge climb but without the sunshine.