Best and worst of the week: How's the week been?

So the week is almost over, you guys. And that means you’re probably winding down from all your serious work stuff and hanging out for a G&T and a chance to share what’s on your mind.

Lucky for you, that’s what we do every Friday: in this weekly Mamamia tradition, we chat about our ups and downs, and offload whatever’s been bugging, enthralling, amusing or otherwise occupying us. (We also offer each other some pretty kick-arse advice, too, if that’s what you’re after.)

Oh alright then, I’ll go first.

WORST: You know how you have those weeks where all the technology in your life collectively up and abandons you? Well. This week was one of those for me.

I moved into a new flat recently, and my landline and internet are, well, taking some time to adjust to their new environment. (Sensitive little souls that they are.)

After endless hours of negotiation with a telco-that-shall-remain-nameless – which included being kept on hold ’til I almost died from boredom – the guy on the other end of the phone told me I wouldn’t be reconnected to the interwebs for another week.

Needless to say, my sad little face looked something like this:

So, I’ve got seven whole days sans Facebook, online shopping, Google Maps, netbank and movie streaming ahead of me. It’s like a cruel and unusual punishment in which I’m forced to reflect on how completely and pathetically dependent I am on everything online.

BEST: In much, much more awesome news, I’ve had heard that my long-distance relationship will soon be long-distance no more! My lovely fiance just got a job in Sydney and he’ll be here in a couple of weeks. So, regardless of my internet woes, I’m totally having a Paul Rudd victory dance moment:

OMM: There’s this phenomenon that’s happened this week that I can’t get over.

Her name is Lupita Nyong’o, and she’s taking over Hollywood (and my HEART).

Can we just reflect on how suddenly she’s become a thing since her Oscars win? And how much we love her now she’s here? In the words of Carly Rae Epsen: before she came into our lives we missed her so, so bad.

Are you with me on this one?

Enough from me. Now you go! What have been your best and worst moments this week, and what’s on your mind?