Be Excellent To Each Other

I break up today for 10 days off work by booking days around the easter weekend and bank holidays.

I am looking forward to this. I thought someone should know.

Nice one! Any plans?

Going to the park.
Going to a couple of National Trust properties.
Going to Playgroup and Library group.

I can't wait!

Dunno what Mimi and Darwin will be doing, mind.

Have fun and relax!

I have today off. Tomahawk has decided Juice Newton's Angel of the Morning is the BEST SONG EVER and we are now on the seventh listen. Send help.

I'm working and I've got a difficult client to see this afternoon in Notts. It's not Myp.

At least you are working and have clients.

It is.

I'm thankful everyday that I don't have to work for some twat but I still don't know how long I can make this work. Fingers crossed for myself.

Me too!

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I'm not off until Good Friday, having to play my annual leave cards wisely as I've already book off FOR TWOI FORRIN HOLIDAYS ALREADY THIS YEAR.

I hope we don't go to war with Spain.

I've got loads of holiday still to book this year. Makes a change.

I usually reach December with shedloads of holiday days left and just book most of the month off. I sometimes, though less often these days, take the odd day off after a gig so I can have a few drinks; and when I do go away properly it's generally only for long weekends as I'd get bored staying longer in one place.

Gaz is also off for the next 2 weeks, but only because I cocked up arranging our London break (he was originally planning on having last week of April off instead of next week)

You can't truly cock up a London trip until you book the hotel for the right date but the wrong year. Still, at least I've got another London trip now pre-booked for next year.

Mine wasn't quite that bad.

Bamba, at which point did you realise the mistake? At reception?

That's pretty spectacular!

Of course! After the guy couldn't find my reservation I showed him the email confirmation and he took a second to notice my mistake for me. Thankfully I wasn't being all indignant about it or anything or I'd have felt like even more of a prick.

Me three!

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Me 4

I'm also off till after Easter. Off to the Peak District for the weekend.

Me six!

Me s...

Oh no wait my boss has time off and I don't.

You're doing this 'work' thing wrong.

Put your thing down, flip it and reverse it.

Title.

MrsA away for 2 nights. Lost baby monitor already.

Well yes - it's away for two nights

There's a toddler disco at 3pm. There's a bar there. 5 hours. 5 hours.

5 hour toddler disco? Are they mad?

I took F'ske and Owhiowhi to the Toddler Disco or whatever it was on Saturday. I looked fucking great. It was good. The neighbours from two doors down were there, too. Wasn't sure if I should have gone over to talk to them for longer than I did or not. F'sje was quite happy dancing with their kid, but I'm never sure of etiquette in these situations. Fel a bit awkward, too, as, I had a pint (£3 for 1664!) and they had lemonades. Anyway, they are talkative, but I wasn't sure about hanging around and latching on, as it were.

I'm not sure if you think that's cheap or expensive. I think it's cheap.

What kind of music were they playing? Did they do the Birdie Dance?

I did look great*, never know who might be there, and I could count on F'ske saying "Mummy's gone away..." Cannot attach photo, just imagine me looking great.

£3 for 1664 is dirt cheap.
The music was stuff like The Smiths, Maddness, Florence et Machinum, indie rock, some other stuff from an iPad smashed through a sound system.

*Green and orange Vans, dark blue jeans, tight and grey Brooklyn Brewery T shirt, Oakley Frogskins, motorola 360 all model's own.

Quiet on here today.

Easter holidays innit. People are probably outside.

Yes. I am outside.

I spent the weekend outside. Had an enjoyable hike up and around Ivinghoe Beacon in Hertfordshire on Saturday, then yesterday some friends came over and we filled all the gaps in the patio with concrete. Feel a bit stiff today.

Having a slow day at work. I've noticed that the Christmas lights are still on the big tree at the front.

I was outside all yesterday! I'm currently injured so couldn't play, but I coached first base for two games and umpired a third. We won both our games (I'm allowed to say 'we' because I'm a member of the team).

I missed sunscreen on a spot on my neck and now it's a bit red.

I'm in the York Railway Museum

I went there for the first time back in February. Pure train porn: utter delight. The warehouse of accumulated railway stuff was great to explore too.

Mallard is a genuinely beautiful machine. It always looks good in photos, but it's even more impressive in real life.

It fell apart seconds after it performed its Thrilling Heroics, if memory serves,like an inverse Pinot.

I've been in and out since Saturday getting stuff done in both the house and garden. Sent Joans to work out of my way today.

Just having a quick coffee before I start again.

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