Where are we *reads blog to work out what’s happened recently* ooo I’ve been busy.
A quick run down? I know you don’t really care but I rely on this blog to remind me I’m alive and not actually a recluse.
Turns out the kangaroo was a wallaby – according to my worldly friend L, loads of wild animals were released when owning them became illegal a few decades ago. So now they roam happily. Good to know.
Mon 17th – went to cinema to watch Aviator with S and friends.
Thur 20th – went to cinema (we had free tickets that week) to watch Closer with S. Thought provoking. 20th was also sister’s 21st birthday! (Yay Dingbat!)
Fri 21st – went home via Epping Forest and took about 40 photos of the forest in gorgeous winter sunshine. Lovely – expect a new web design to arrive from it. The photos are much better than the one I have around this blog now. There are some very architectural trees in Epping…
Friday evening saw the arrival of sister Ding and sister’s boyfriend (we shall call him Dong), plus meal #1 for my sister – a lovely chicken dish (yes, the vegie urges are fading though I don’t yet cook meat myself or eat it voluntarily) made by mum. Nan and Dad were also present.
Sat 22nd – Suprise Lunch out at the Brewers courtesy of G’ma. In the evening we went to the misleadingly named Covent Garden Comedy Club in Charing Cross (also a surprise), where the stand-ups for the evening included Jeff Green (one of Ding’s favourite comedians) and my ultimate favourite comedian, Tim Vine! :hehe: Fabtastic! AnM and the Spanish cousins came with us.
Sun 23rd – Sent Ding and Dong to Stapleford (aerodrome – nice clubhouse) for a surprise breakfast while we worked on her surprise party where we invited ALL the family – quite impressive. Even the usual stay-aways came.
Thus endeth the surprise weekend of Ding’s 21st! In case you hadn’t realised, she’d prefixed all mention of her birthday with “I’ve always wanted a suprise party!”.
In other news, the server was upgraded less than seemlessly this weekend, meaning that some of you may still not be able to see this subdomain. The irony in that statement amuses me muchly, yes.
This evening I went to a pub quiz with S (she needs a nickname – I shall call her Little Chef! :hehe: oh how I chortle at my own private jokes you have no way of knowing anything about!) and some friends (too many to give nicknames but one was the blokie who asked me about medieval reenactment). Good alcohol fueled fun! We didn’t win but we did do quite well.
I discovered someone elses blog – someone who appears to be very much like me in so far as her likes and dislikes. To say her blog is esoteric is putting it lightly. Every entry is highly emotive and almost poetic… Well worth a read if you find poetry stills the mind.
