Autumn Days

Autumn days when the grass is jewelled,
And the silk inside a chestnut shell.
Jet planes meeting in the air to be refuelled,
All these things I love so well.
So I mustn’t forget, no I mustn’t forget,
To say a great big thank you, I mustn’t forget.

Clouds that look like familiar faces,
And the winter’s moon with frosted rings.
Smell of bacon as I fasten up my laces,
And the song the milkman sings.
So I mustn’t forget, no I mustn’t forget,
To say a great big thank you, I mustn’t forget.

Now, I’m not one to routinely question age old wisdom (AKA my primary school hymns) but I haven’t seen any jet planes meeting in the air to be refuelled yet this autumn.

Super news – went to Queen in O2 Arena this Monday! Me and Ding went – great time – waiting for some pics from a random person we met. We were about 30 feet away from the “pier” of the stage, so I could actually lip read what Paul Rodgers was singing, and we could (brace yourself) see the sweat on Brain’s face. Oh yes. Amazing. I did have my camera, but it gave up the ghost instantly and froze, so we had the interesting prospect of being as close to Queen as we have ever and may ever be, and having no camera bar Ding’s blurry camera phone! So rather than waste time taking photo memories, we spent the time making real ones instead. Plus then in true Ding style she located a BFG and a camera (though this time it wasn’t the BFG’s camera), got an offer of all their fantastic photos via email and got a photo taken of us taken on someone else’s camera. De ja vu?

It was truly great – I won’t give too much detail as I’m going again with AnM in a few weeks and there are some great bits I don’t want to spoil for her 😉 The O2 is a great arena though – my only regret being not getting their slightly earlier and going to the toilet, and so not being closer to the stage. With an average crowd age of about 35, there’s no mad rush to be at the front! With AnM we’re seated (at O2 the seated people didn’t even stand up during the concert!), though I’m very tempted to look for standing tickets on another day as well, unfortunately Ding is away for all remaining dates 🙁 booger.

Last few weeks of work, crikey. Tis going fast!