Back to Work
How are you getting on with "Back to Work?"Shit isn't it. Maybe you could leave us your Easter stories as a comment to pass the time a bit?
I have to say that Easter for me was quite busy for a national holiday. Having no choir duties to perform over Easter was a revelation (GEDDIT? A REVEL ATION) and this was I think the first Easter that I can remember where I was not at church at all on Easter Sunday.
On Friday Fred and I went to see Mrs McN and co (my ex boss and her family)- it was all a bit spontaneous and I had a great night. Not sure if anyone else did - I'm afraid the whole not eating lunch thing that I am doing meant that I was talking shite after about two glasses of wine...
I know that not eating lunch is not a good idea by the way - all the top "diet doctors" tell you that you will lower your metabolism, etc - but I'm here to tell you that that's all metabollocks. Here's the thing: It works for me. I lost about 5 pounds last week on it. Side effects - you get drunk too quickly and lose speech capabilities in company resulting in everyone staring at you. And I'm used to that...
Anyhow that was Fri, thanks Mrs McN and Mr McN for having us. Freddy drove me home. Woke up feeling rough as expected, went to work and then went to the KREMLIN.
Had everyone round to ours before hand and that was fine. Arrived there and had nice chats and that was fine and then one by one they all started making their excuses and wandering off and then I remembered with a JUDDER : Everyone except me goes to the KREMLIN not to see each other and talk and compare the price of cardigans. No. They go to "PULL".
My chit chat was superfluous. In fact lets face it - Fred and I were superfluous. I bought a few drinks for people, got tanked and went home vowing not to go there again. Don't get me wrong - some parts were OK but the overall impact was too great both in preparation and in execution and it made me feel old - which is NOT happening again I can tell you.
So I have decided that from now on only people OVER a certain age (or mental age) will be allowed to be on my guest list. I'm not going to "host" evenings anymore for people who aren't interested in me and me alone! Call me selfish but it's my bloody house!
I'm going to have nights like I had on Sunday (pictured below) where my tried and tested friends come round to see me and enjoy my hospitality for what it is. Alan and Jonny - two people who I care about greatly and who both separately and independently texted me to thank me for having them and who I know are friends for life. Why did they do that? COS THEY HAVE FUCKING MANNERS THAT'S WHY!!
Susan and Richard stayed over (due to Richard's attachment to our small settee..) and we went for breakfast to Ruby Tuesday's. They are also I know friends for life.
And Tuesday we went up to see the Bangor wing of the household and Cazza was home for Easter. Louise (I know she reads this) sat with us and chatted away all night and it was lovely to see her - she sometimes hides away in the other room which is fair enough cos we is OLD!!!
So to sum up, and as I said to my "shrink"...I am now going to focus my life on nice people who are either generally the same age or much older than me (if there are any left) because they make me feel YOUNG and beautiful and intelligent not old and frumpy and fat and worst of all STUPID!
Happy Easter "30 somethings"... remember - we all have one thing that the "20 somethings" will never have. A mortgage.
© 2007 Fredordead
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posted by Freddy @ Thursday, April 12, 2007
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