New phone

Today I finally bit the bullet and got a new phone!
Yaaayyyy!
My old phone is still in really good condition,  which has always made me feel frivolous getting a new one.  However,  my old phone was with 3 and the signal in our new place was non existent.  I don't mind standing in the garden to take a call in summer.  I doubt I'll want to in December though!
It also can't run lotsvof newer apps. I want instagram and pokemon please.
So. I now have a huawei p9. The camera on it is awesome.  I'm excited for instagram!
The only letdown has been that you can't get nice cases for it. I currently have it in a bright pink leatherette wallet case I got off the market for a fiver.  Not cool.

More leaving presents!

I've been even more spoilt today!

Afternoon tea

As we had some money left over from my leaving do at Brogborough, my colleagues decided we deserved a very summery afternoon tea!

This was a completely genius idea and I very much enjoyed that all the cakes were served on brownie birthday party cake stands! haha! mixing interests much?

Helen spent her day off at costco and the technicians spent the morning making sandwiches- I helped put the cakes out, as did may and Suzi- very much a team effort!

Thank you May and Tina for my lauraraptor necklace!

May and Tina got this for me in addition to all the goodies they sourced for my leaving present from the whole department.

This is a truly genius science necklace.

:)

I love it!

Leaving presents from my department

Everyone went crazy! I'm so spoilt but I can't wait to try out my new board boots and American skate socks!

I am genuinely really touched by everyones kindness and generosity as I wasn't expecting this.

Leaving present

These were from my stem club helpers. Such an awesome present!  Now we need brightly coloured dangerous looking alcohol to drink from them!
Erkkk I really am leaving!

More leaving do pics

I have a 3d printed shark.

Today at work I received a 3D printed shark in the post.

You only get to have these experiences once...

End of year celebration prom

This was a really awesome night, I got to sit with my faves (Except Tina as she was at a graduation) Eat pizza, there was a sweet buffet, we danced the macarena and there was an incredible magician!
I know it's all slight of hand but I genuinely couldn't figure it out at all!

Suzi's "Sexy scientists" hen party

The STEAMM fair

We held our annual STEAMM fair and project prize giving on Friday.
It was a stressful, but good day. I'm pretty sure everyone enjoyed themselves...

I'm super grateful for everyones help and support with planning, moving kit and making the day run smoothy.

There will be professional photos from the day, but for now, here are Chrissies needle felted cells:

The tunnels under Bristol station

Ray sent me theses pictures earlier, when she was back above ground- she's been involved in national rail week and working with young people to get them to consider engineering.

These are the works and maintenance tunnels under Bristol station.

Bristol- like most of the UK- has a railway built by Islambard Kingdom Brunel- as a result you get some rather fancy looking buildings above ground- but the attention to detail even below ground is very impressive!

I'll have to nag her for a tour.

Traff's leaving do

Work award

Certificate from ESA

I was disappointed with this initially as I was promised a hoodie, however Traff is  jealous of my award signed by Tim Peake. It is pretty cool. Maybe one for the mantlepiece. ..

Phil's last day

Tina and i spent thursday evening sourcing, wrapping and annotating Phil's leaving presents.

We decided to make him 2 boxes- a "going out box" and a "new teacher kit" for when he starts his new job on Monday.

The "going out box" had wine, paracetamol, lipstick, biscuits (for lining the stomach), and Lynx.
The "new teacher box" had 4 main presents- lego memory sticks, a thermos mug made from a camera lens, a metal conversion ruler and a cookery book. It then had a pencil cad, post it,s pens, pencils, highlighters, a lanyard for his work pass, fruit shaped rubbers, a rub out able green pen and a "star" stamp.

We wrapped them all in leopard print paper.
:)
epic.

In return he gave me a street map of swindon.

leaving pranks