the curse of vacation

Update of post vacation exercise regime:

6am: wake up. (jet lag)
6:30am: convince self that i should join Nicole for a Jillian Michaels workout video
7am: get over that idea. snooze.
7:26am: decide that it is important to do the workout video.
7:30am: arrive at workout studio and start preparing Jillian Michaels DVD.
7:32am: realise that the speaker system is not working in the workout studio. Jillian is mute.
(Jillian Michaels is way more attractive on mute BTW)
7:35am: try and tamper with speaker system. Decide that speaker system is broken. Check computer cables. decide that they are broken too. Try to fix cables, but not too much.
7:39am: cunningly convince Nicole that Jillian Michaels is trying to tell us to take a break. Use the following sentences:
Me: Actually I took a short lip-reading course when i was on vacation. From what I gather she is telling us that she would like us to rest up and go back to bed.
Nicole: Um.. I don't think that is what she is saying.
Me: no, it is. I saw it. it was in the introductory class.
*abort mission*
Me: What shall we do for lunch?

yip. it's all going very well.