Highlight of the week: Brussels beer festival

The title pretty much says it all! It has been a blah week with the only highlight being the upcoming beer festival at Grand Place. I am committed to drinking/trying more than five beers (I tried four last year) as this year I'm not bogged down with French friends (and instead have picked a good beer drinking crew - Belgian, Canadian, Portuguese, maybe a Brit or two, and some Italians).

I was called my funky mood tonight and in talking I realised, it isn't the boy who has put me in this mood - it's me! After the high of Lebanon I'm feeling depressed, added to that is exhaustion, bad weather, mis-behaving skin and general hair disasters. In addition, the whole new boss thing is sending me ga-ga, as it is for others I work with. In my case, I want to be one of my old boss's chosen ones - and maybe I will be - maybe I won't. I'm leaving, so I shoudn't say yes, even if he asks me to join him and really, why am I constantly looking for his approval? Wasn't Lebanon, Aceh, Dubai/Afghanistan and China etc etc enough? All I know is I had two work dreams last night - neither very pleasant and I woke up feeling annoyed and let down by my subconscious.

I think I need a new, healthier attitude at work, something in line with my upcoming departure. I can't reduce my 100% input drastically, because I would (and do) feel lost and need constant stress of some sort (admit it you stress junky!), but I should start winding down and looking ahead.

I can't wait to go home and see my parents in early October! I think that will also give me some time to gain perspective and re-start my internet searching for stuff in Lala land.

So, in a blah week the things I have to be thankful for are:
1. R for always putting stuff in context and making me think and smile;
2. Living in Brussels where a beer festival is guaranteed to be fabulous;
3. Excellent friends and colleagues, who make me laugh and put up with my moods;
4. The boy for being himself;
5. The Belgian Police for their niceness and innability to do anything/lack of toughness; and
6. Getting a salary for stuff I love to do!!!

Hey, you couldn't ask for more (except for better hair). I don't want to trivialise my blog any further, but one posting will have to be on the hair and hair cut. Let me just say this - if it isn't all "right" by 3 Jan 2007, I'll be shattered!