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Sunday, 25 May 2008
Friday, 23 May 2008
Skive
I went to the test match with Robbie, Paul and Chris.
Chris was pulling a sickie, conspicuously hidden underneath a sunhat on a grey day in case the Sky Sports cameras caught a glimpse of him.
Afterwards we went to Dulcimer. Well trendy.
Chris was pulling a sickie, conspicuously hidden underneath a sunhat on a grey day in case the Sky Sports cameras caught a glimpse of him.
Afterwards we went to Dulcimer. Well trendy.
Thursday, 22 May 2008
Last day at work
Today was my last day in the ___ team. This ought to have been a bittersweet moment, but I felt only relief. I got some nice gifts...
...an enormous dictionary...
...and a belting tie! In my leaving speech I thanked Sam and Jacqui, neither of whom were there, for all of the support they'd given me whilst I was in the team. I deliberately didn't say what Kich, Tracy, Jenny, Louise, Lorraine had all said - that it was a lovely place to work because everybody was so friendly - because I think I would have put too much emphasis on certain words, and eneded up conveying an entriely different message: that it was a lovely place to work because everybody was so friendly - ie it was once upon a time but it isn't anymore.
Pints with Pip afterwards was fun, she was very excited about Miss Waterstone's.
...an enormous dictionary...
...and a belting tie! In my leaving speech I thanked Sam and Jacqui, neither of whom were there, for all of the support they'd given me whilst I was in the team. I deliberately didn't say what Kich, Tracy, Jenny, Louise, Lorraine had all said - that it was a lovely place to work because everybody was so friendly - because I think I would have put too much emphasis on certain words, and eneded up conveying an entriely different message: that it was a lovely place to work because everybody was so friendly - ie it was once upon a time but it isn't anymore.
Pints with Pip afterwards was fun, she was very excited about Miss Waterstone's.
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Good customer service, or flirting?
Coincidence is an odd thing. I'd planned to meet Kate after work, reading in the pub to fill the gap between the end of my shift and the end of hers. I'd forgotten my book, so I popped in Waterstone's to pick something up. I was looking for something by Borges but I ended up choosing The Book Of Illusions by Paul Auster instead, and wandered over to pay.
The girl behind the counter asked me why I'd chosen my book. We'd both read Paul Auster before, although not the same books, so we talked about what we'd made of them. She was bright, articulate and confident. Our conversation seemed to last a long time, and with every second I found myself more and more impressed by (and attracted to) her. As the natural process of the transaction came to an end, I wanted to ask her to meet me again somehow, but I choked. Our conversation should have ended with "Would you like to meet up sometime," instead of "It was very nice to meet you."
I felt like there was a spark between us over the counter, but as I'm terrible at distinguishing between flirting and plain old good customer service, I didn't do anything. I felt stupid for doing nothing, and a quick straw poll by text suggested friends thought I should have said at least something. Grrr! When I explained what had happened, Kate said that I should go back there right away. "I need a book anyway," she said, "so let's both go."
She wasn't there. And Kate couldn't find her book either. We trudged off to the Britons Protection to eat flapjacks.
The girl behind the counter asked me why I'd chosen my book. We'd both read Paul Auster before, although not the same books, so we talked about what we'd made of them. She was bright, articulate and confident. Our conversation seemed to last a long time, and with every second I found myself more and more impressed by (and attracted to) her. As the natural process of the transaction came to an end, I wanted to ask her to meet me again somehow, but I choked. Our conversation should have ended with "Would you like to meet up sometime," instead of "It was very nice to meet you."
I felt like there was a spark between us over the counter, but as I'm terrible at distinguishing between flirting and plain old good customer service, I didn't do anything. I felt stupid for doing nothing, and a quick straw poll by text suggested friends thought I should have said at least something. Grrr! When I explained what had happened, Kate said that I should go back there right away. "I need a book anyway," she said, "so let's both go."
She wasn't there. And Kate couldn't find her book either. We trudged off to the Britons Protection to eat flapjacks.
Monday, 19 May 2008
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Joe Satriani playing Guitar Hero at a gig
City Life, Manchester Evening News, last Friday.
I know he's good, but £25.50 / £28.50 is a lot to pay to watch someone play a (very cool) computer game.
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