Well, the camping was kind of a success. Even though we only had 9 people in the end, due to various people having assorted excuses and it generally being very, very wet, we had a good time. Got the barbecue lit eventually on Friday, got it going easily on Saturday evening when it decided to stop raining all evening. Then got soaked putting the tent away after lunch on Sunday. Found a nice little pub for Saturday lunch. Had a nice afternoon tea on Friday (how we didn't end up with 2 soups, I don't know. Silly, confused woman).
And despite it being a bit cold, we all had fun sat around a barbecue filled with wood to keep warm. This did, of course, mean we all instantly froze the second we went to bed and tried to remove clothes. But sleeping bags soon warm up.
And someone liked the idea of getting Amazon vouchers he could spend on nice things, so I should get some more stuff out of that. Another 10 quid of Amazon vouchers this week, making 70 quid in there, and £166.96 free stuff in total. Nice.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Back to not doing this then, am I?
Well, really, not much has happened anyway. Been sorting out the camping stuff for next weekend. (Which is looking like it might be a bit wet now. But at least we'll have cakes. If I can make them successfully and get the icing the right colour).
And a trip to London to see James (the band, not some random bloke called James). Who were rather good. All mildly civilised, leading to absolutely no minor (or serious) injuries despite being right at the front. Which is sort of not right with several thousand people behind you and a barrier at rib-injuring height in front of you. Strange set of songs they played too. Couple of new ones, various popular singles, and some weird stuff.
Although, if you want to make an entrance by starting off behind a curtain which falls down just as all the lights explode into life and the song starts up properly, it might be worth remembering that it loses some of it's dramatic effect if you then get a roadie to pull the curtain off the stage during the first verse of the song.
Phil has also been buying new stuff for camping. A nice little barbecue, and a roof box for the car. In theory, this means we can fit all the stuff we have in the car easily. In practice, the extra space will probably instantly be filled with stuff we could probably have done without. (Like 37 pairs of shoes).
And I've now got another 15 quid in my Amazon account (making 60ish), and 2 quid gone into a Paypal account (I need it for something). Making £156.96 so far this year. And other bits owed to me soon.
The Mission CD arrived (3 days before it was released), and it's rather good. Best they've done for 17 years, although it does sound a bit like the Cure in places (not that that's really a bad thing). And he still can't write decent lyrics. ("they could impale you so don't run with scissors
/ cos being stabbed is not good for your health"??? Sorry, but I don't generally buy CDs for their useful health and safety advice).
And a trip to London to see James (the band, not some random bloke called James). Who were rather good. All mildly civilised, leading to absolutely no minor (or serious) injuries despite being right at the front. Which is sort of not right with several thousand people behind you and a barrier at rib-injuring height in front of you. Strange set of songs they played too. Couple of new ones, various popular singles, and some weird stuff.
Although, if you want to make an entrance by starting off behind a curtain which falls down just as all the lights explode into life and the song starts up properly, it might be worth remembering that it loses some of it's dramatic effect if you then get a roadie to pull the curtain off the stage during the first verse of the song.
Phil has also been buying new stuff for camping. A nice little barbecue, and a roof box for the car. In theory, this means we can fit all the stuff we have in the car easily. In practice, the extra space will probably instantly be filled with stuff we could probably have done without. (Like 37 pairs of shoes).
And I've now got another 15 quid in my Amazon account (making 60ish), and 2 quid gone into a Paypal account (I need it for something). Making £156.96 so far this year. And other bits owed to me soon.
The Mission CD arrived (3 days before it was released), and it's rather good. Best they've done for 17 years, although it does sound a bit like the Cure in places (not that that's really a bad thing). And he still can't write decent lyrics. ("they could impale you so don't run with scissors
/ cos being stabbed is not good for your health"??? Sorry, but I don't generally buy CDs for their useful health and safety advice).
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