1 weeks time.

This time next week, I will not be sitting in front of a computer blogging away, or waiting to see which friends are on line, oh no. nor will I be all stinky from doing yet another late stint at work. This time next week I will be sitting in a hotel at heathrow airport, getting ready for a saturday morning flight to Los Angeles!! I remember the first time I went abroad, it was to Florida with my brother and parents. This was also the first time I had ever been on a plane, I was 10 or 11 at the time. we were both so excited about getting on a big jumbo jet, that was going to fly really really fast. I have not been on a large plane since. In fact, the last plane I was on I jumped out of, and was much smaller!!
One thing I must remember to pack is a good book. I have nearly finished the autobiography of Lewis Hamilton (much to the amusement of certain friends at work, who still need educating about motorsport. I still think they are only jealous that he is going to marry me one day and we will have more money than they will ever have!)
Its great to read just how some people have got to where they are in life, and most of it through hard work. I am not a great believer in luck, you have to earn where you get to. I would not have the great career I have today if i hadn't worked hard for it. Ok, Lewis had the backing of a great team from an early age, but he had to work hard to achieve that, and look at where that has got him, world champion.
I'm looking at taking the biography of one of the all time great Mclaren drivers, and a hero of mine, Ayrton Senna. Its quite a large book, should do for the flights anyway! A tragedy that such a life was cut short, when he still had so much to give to the sport.
Anyway, I also need to set up surveillence in my front garden. Rumour has it that a terrorist hit squad is coming to steal the dirt from my front garden. Armed with 4 ninja chickens to dig the dirt into sacks, they intend to hijack said dirt away under the cover of darkness. They'll be in for a surprise...