Month: February 2001

oooo – slightly tipsy, must confess, in spite of being “on the wagon” for the last two hours in a Connex-enforced kinda way (you have no idea how long this is taking to type!). I’ll write more about this in the morning, but for now: went to the blogmeet, had a brilliant time (what a great bunch of people), met some new faces and (thankfully) made the train back…..for those that were there, I had to sprint (how unfit am I??) and got to the train with a platform guard holding the door open – he slammed it behind me and the train started moving straight away – that is *too* close for comfort!! so, next time, anyone got a sofa/sofabed/bed/duvet/whatever they can loan me?

my mood was improving until I got an email from Heather telling me that she called the Chartered Institute of Marketing today. We are due to recieve our exam results tomorrow (they should have been posted today) – but when she called she got an answering machine message saying that due to “technical problems” no results would be available until after March 16th.
This is not good, as that may be too late to enter for the re-sits if we’ve failed. Not good at all. The CIM is the most useless organisation on the face of the earth.

not in the most blindingly cheerful mood this morning, partly because I can be miserable sod some days, partly because I’m tired and partly because it is grey and dull outside. However, in spite of requests (in jest, I hope) from one or two people, I’m not going to start rambling on about my woes to any great degree here, so you can all breath a sigh of relief about that.
UKBloggerland seems quite this morning, with very little activity anywhere. I guess everyone is saving their energies for tonight’s blogmeet – I’m still undecided as to whether I should go or not. checked the train timetables last night, and the last train back is 10.15, not 10.30 – so even less time there. and I don’t fancy kipping on someone’s floor (which has never really been my scene).

it could happen to you (link shamelessly poached from Meg)

Luke in burnt pie scam!
how does the man find time to write such long posts? having said that, however he finds time, I hope he keeps finding it.

forgot the TPL update yesterday – no matches were played, so my score for the week was nil. Plenty matches this week though, although my Liverpool players will not be in action.

in the blogmeet voting, the “go” votes are edging further in to the lead. Still not convinced though – to go would mean 1hr45 on the train, about 1hr45 at the party, and then 1hr45 to get back.

Marcia comments on the “angry fruit salad” jibe and points to a dictionary definition of the term. I hadn’t heard this phrase before, so feel truly enlightened. Well, I’m bright and proud – I wanted the new look to be fresh and shiny and eyecathing and cheerful – hopefully, I’ve achieved all of those things.

off to do a lecture in Fareham tonight. wheee! (not). a roomful of old bids but they’re paying me £70 for the privilege.

Blogmeet voting – currently the “go” votes are slightly ahead.
Matt has pointed out that getting out of work early should really appear in the “for” column, not the “against” column. Fair point.
Still not sure though.