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April 19th, 2007
09:29 am
this could possibly be hilariously tacky or quite interesting, or both
click me
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April 12th, 2007
03:24 pm - easter that was
( i thought i'd better write this down before i forgot it all..this is a general update, probably of little interest )
in other news, easter's over and done with, it's my birthday next month...
does anyone fancy going to the dog racing at walthamstow dog track?? it's pretty cheap (only £8.50 entrance and 2 drinks included) and i think it could be fun, but would probably be more fun if lots of people went... any takers?
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April 3rd, 2007
10:19 pm
i was cleaning out my underbed storage this evening and came across some sentimental mush... ( this is the best poem anyone ever wrote for me and i die every time i read it )
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March 28th, 2007
10:03 pm - tales of rome
so i had a fabulous time, this is an update of my brief roman sojourn cut to avoid clogging up friends pages with photos ( here )
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March 15th, 2007
11:48 am - good week bad week
This week's been a week of ups and downs.
On Monday i spent the day doing a raft of mundane sh*t just for me to come in on Tuesday and find that i'd screwed it up and all 8 hours i'd spent had been for nought.
Tuesday's bad day continued when I realised had not only that happened, but one of my systems had screwed up magically over night and this at the crucial time when it was due to go live - a stressful day!
All relieved by going out for drinks with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=88.8) sir_guernica. We managed to drink far too much and both talked the hind legs off the proverbial donkey. For a first meeting, and being the first lj person i've ever met it went really well and we both had a good time. I'm currently trying to bribe him to come and work for me with promises of hotels, restaurants and just a bit of work!
Yesterday I had the longest day i've done in my new job and didn't leave til gone 7.. i was in again at 8 this morning but have caught up with the stuff i managed to screw up and fix the problem with my system, so the week's looking up, and it's friday tomorrow.
More importantly, this time on Sunday i'll be sat at the trevi fountain sampling the delights of Roma.. I really can't wait.. I'm planning to do the vatican on Monday and maybe again on tuesday depending on how long it takes me to get in on Monday, we shall see... when in rome..
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February 26th, 2007
02:04 pm - canals, vodka and cheese
On Thursday night I went out with a friend to a local pub and drank a tonne of vodka and cokes.. on the way back to my house we walked along the canal and ended up talking to a guy that was walking in the other direction about whether or not he could see the coots in the water - they were driving me insane with their incessant honking. It turned out he could see the coots and wanted to join them, and despite much protestation on my part and encouragement from my friend, he then gave me his doner meat and chips and jumped into the canal fully clothed! We pulled him out, at which point he was very indignant that we hadn’t filmed it.. but really who expects someone to jump into the canal at 1am in the morning?!
Mitch, Sam and I went to Club de Fromage on Saturday after drinking a bottle of absolute between the three of us.. Surprise surprise we were quite drunk by the time we got there and it only got worse… When we arrived it was bizarrely full of girls in their late teens & early twenties with hardly a man in sight – not a good start to a night out!
So a few more double vodkas and red bull later we were dancing with the best of them on the dancefloor… I have vague recollections of a meat pie raffle, which unfortunately we didn’t win, but we can’t win everything…i can remember very little from the night at all, i remember kissing a random and dancing a lot, but i couldn't tell you what they played apart from haddaway - what is love? because i texted jon zpoonz to let him know!
On Saturday morning in a vain attempt to stave off a hangover I downed half a pint of blackberry detox smoothie, unfortunately it only made me feel worse and brighten up the colour of the ensuing projectile! Never mind!
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February 22nd, 2007
07:53 am - speed dating update!
So last night was speed dating night, and this morning I was suffering the effects!
I think the event didn’t live up to the promise of being an educational wine tasting evening – it was more of a let’s drink some wine and try and guess what it is – which isn’t that helpful… but I did manage to drink quite a bit of wine – get all the tasting questions wrong and have a brilliant time doing it!
I ended up making good friends with a couple of guys, one in particular. Unfortunately my friend who I was with started whinging because she was tired and needed to go home = lame! So we left and were just walking up the street when the guy caught up with us and gave me a hug and a little kiss. I was so drunk, but it really took my breath away – no one’s ever done anything remotely like that to me before. So if he doesn’t tick me today then I’m going to throw a fit because we didn’t swap numbers or anything – arg!
**update**
okay so there's no place to give ticks on the website, so you have to send a message - having toyed with the idea for the whole of yesterday i decide to message the guy and say that it was nice to meet him, blah blah blah, and for him to message me back if he was so inclined - and he hasn't! what's that about? he ran after me! arg! men! i'm so annoyed! i think being able to see whenever someone's read your message is a devil in disguise because if they've read it and not responded you can just get depressed quicker..
Current Mood: lame
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February 14th, 2007
04:33 pm - wait for the bell
I got an email from an ex colleague yesterday with whom I’ve spent many a bored-at-work hour gossiping over anything that took our fancy, namely the men screwing us around at that particular time. We haven’t seen each other since she left in the middle of the summer last year, but have been chatting on email off and on.
Anyway, so this email I get yesterday sounds very mysterious, she asks what am I doing on Tuesday and after about 5 emails in exchange it turns out that she’s going to a speed dating night and has a spare ticket.
Now, I’ve never been speed dating in my life. I’m unclear on the merits of it for someone like me, I think my impact is better felt after talking for a while, not over a 3 minute timed conversation cut off by a bell. Moreover, I don’t think that the visual bias inherent in getting to know someone in such a manner is a plus point. I prefer to think of myself more as an acquired taste.
That being said, the premise of this particular night seemed interesting. It’s a wine tasting night where we get to drink some wines, get instructed by a sommelier and have some food.. Hmm, now food and inclusive booze is involved my interest is piqued. So in for a penny, in for a pound I’m going. I’m likely to be the youngest there as I’m only a year over the youngest age limit, but that might be good for me.. who knows? Anyway I shall keep you posted – at the very least I’ll get to drink some wine!
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January 31st, 2007
05:07 pm - Rome anyone?
I've just booked to goto Rome with Ryan Air in March if anyone fancies it, otherwise I'm going on my tod... It's part of my NY resolution to spend more time in places more interesting than London!
I'm going try and experience some culture... Has anyone been? Any recommendations?
Hurrah!
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January 30th, 2007
02:18 pm - ah the wonders of myspace...
i just received this:
Heya,
How are you today hunny? Well I’m sorry about the message and I apologise before I even send it. First of all I do hope you are having a good day? You doing much? I’m bored at work and the kids have been hell today so suffering with headache at the moment, but I’m going to see Beatrix Potter at cinema tonight, so hopefully that will cheer me up.
Well anyway darling, I was hoping we could have a good old natter, you seem really down to earth and I’d love to get to know you. Can I comment first of all, I have to say you have taken my breath away. Your gorgeous, I can’t help writing this, because basically its what I see. I didn’t think I’d ever write this to anyone, but I have to say you are stunningly beautiful. You have lovely hair, the way it flows is amazing and the most beautiful face. Gorgeous eyes, to die for. I mean they sparkle and are sexy, well you are sexy to be honest. I’m going maybe over the top, but I really mean it, if there is a more beautiful girl around, I’ve let to meet her.
Anyway enough of all of that, you’ve probably just thrown up with the cheesiness of it all, but all I can say is I’d love to get to know you. So what are you doing tonight then? By the way I’m babysitting tonight and I’m very happy to wait or tomorrow and chat on here, but I’d love to hear from you tonight, my number is XXXX, please feel free I’ll trust you to text.
Well anyway I really hope to hear from you soon, tell me more about you? What kind of things do you enjoy doing then? Sorry its so long this message, I think I’ve got carried away somewhat, but I mean what I say, speak soon,
Pete xxxxx
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