FAP 10 march-- distract me from weeks of homelessness

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ok, it's been talked about on another thread, but i'm suggesting a FAP wednesday next week, as part of the 'cheer me up because i'm living out of a $!@#ing suitcase'

although i'm tempted to have it be north london, i'll settle for central since it's in the middle of the week.

suggestions for venue?

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 1 March 2004 13:05 (twenty-one years ago)

wednesday FAP? well, we're getting a little bit closer to a weekend FAP, i suppose...
i'm up for this. i'm not suggesting a venue since i will be mocked for my lack of london knowledge.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 1 March 2004 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

can it be a football pub? there be Champions League shenanigans afoot i think

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 1 March 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Colette you're ruining my 16th March FAP.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 1 March 2004 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

nonsense, she's just maintaining the 1.5 FAPs a week London ILX average

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 1 March 2004 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)

He enjoys having his pitch queered.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Monday, 1 March 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

what a squeeze!

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 1 March 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, ineedy - the Runners-Up Cup second legs are that night. Arsenal will be showing in the pubs, though I'd rather watch Real v Bayern as ~~I heart Becks~~it's a finely balanced tie.

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 1 March 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah, okay then. But I third calls for a football pub.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 1 March 2004 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

One Tun, Goodge Street?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 1 March 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I fourth or whatever the request for somewhere showing the football! This can also be my first post-eye-op FAP, though since it's only two days after the surgery I don't expect it will be working right yet. (Also, Colette, I assume you are okay for somewhere to stay during this period? I have ample spare space, if not.)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 1 March 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

One Tun only has the small TV in the corner doesn't it? are there any NICE pubs in W1 with a big screen?

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

The PF and I discovered that the Bull and Mouth on Bloomsbury Way has an upstairs room with a huowge screen. They do pretty good food too. And have a very pretty French waitress.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Bull and Mouth was also the venue of the first actual FAP.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry, Wednesdays = official QNIWFW'$ for me.

HOLD ON b-b-but if it's cancelled for the SODDING REAL ACTUAL FOOPBALL I'll be down the pub moaning grumpily at all the blooming boys...

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

BULL AND MOUTH! BETTING ENDS!

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

steve there is a VERY LARGE screen in the corner of the one tun as well, you mentalist, we were watching the football on it at the quiz FAP...

upstairs at b&m prone to not being open/booked mid-week, i've found, although they do have a small screen downstairs.

(fear not starry, football only on itv on tuesdays, this will be on the sky)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Phew thank goodness no pub for me

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

The PF and I had the upstairs at the B&M all to ourselves for a long time for the Ireland/Brazil and England/Portugal matches a couple of weeks ago.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Wun Tun or Bool & Mowf? Vort now (Matt DC to thread)

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Shtop shtop Stevem, you are not READY for a decision yet!

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I vote One Tun. That big screen in the corner was perfectly adequate at the QuizFAP, and at least we know for sure that it will be open and it will be showing the footy. And everyone knows where it is.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

(Colette is staying with The Boy for the next couple of weeks, btw Martin, as documented on another thread somewhere around).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

adds stevem's last post to the "evidence against offering membership of the steering committee" folder...

...fair dos JtN, just reporting on pre-xmas champions league nights (perhaps they are more pro-england than pro-footie...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 1 March 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

that's one bulging folder. who needs your steenking committee anyway?

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 1 March 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

football pub is fine with me...wednesday is a little arbitrary anyway, so if tuesday is less of a conflict that's fine...

thanks for the invite martin, i do have a place to stay, but it's just really depressing living out of a suitcase.

and my fish seems really traumatised, and i'm worried about her! good thing i've got an easy couple of days here. moving at work today, woo!

― colette (a2lette), Monday, 1 March 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Gah, bah, etc. etc. Can we have football FAP separate from Colette FAP? Seriously. because I'd rather shoot myself in the head with a nailgun than have to watch football. But I really wanna go to Colette's FAP. Sigh.

― The River Kate (kate), Monday, 1 March 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Not everyone will be watching the football, Kate.

I don't think I can quite manage to be offended that Colette would rather stay with her boyfriend than in my spare room.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 1 March 2004 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

i suggest a blindfold kate - everybody's happy. then we can prod you gently every now and then and you won't know who it is, oh the merriment!

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 1 March 2004 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Did I say stevem was funniest poster?

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 1 March 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

You all have exactly ten minutes to object otherwise the fascist dictatorship make the One Tun the official venue for this.

Kate's post settles it I think, as the place is ideal for people to watch or ignore the football as they see fit.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 1 March 2004 19:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Right then - ONE TUN IT IS!

Sorry Bull and Mouthers - I think this is a top choice for a future FAP but I rather want to watch the football and won't be too happy if the fabled upstairs room is closed. Blame CarsmileSteve for sowing the seeds of doubt in my mind.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 1 March 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Great. So what is this "football", then? Do you people have touchdowns? Who are the quarterbacks?

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 00:09 (twenty-one years ago)

don't forget to yell 'you're shit-ahhhhhh' whenever a goalkeeper kickout occurs rob

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 00:34 (twenty-one years ago)

cool. one tun it is. i've never been there. isn't it where the karaoke is? i'm assuming there isn't karaoke and football both as options? that would just be too good to be true.

don't worry rob, we can sit in the corner with kate and talk about hockey or something...

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 01:15 (twenty-one years ago)

You've been to the One Tun, Colette - its where we did the pub quiz and you started pimping out random American girls to Stevem.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 09:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Grrrrr. Though I must admit that being blindfolded and prodded by Stevem sounds, erm, well, kinky enough to for me to overcome my hatred of football. Where the frick is the One Ton? Why couldn't it have been the bull and mouth; that's just around the corner. sigh.

Someone employ me. PLEASE?!?!?

― The River Kate (kate), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 11:52 (twenty-one years ago)

oh yeah, that was quite a night. oh god, my head hurts just thinking about it.

wonder if she'll still be sitting there waiting for stevem to come back!

kate, we'll have fun even if the football is on, don't worry!

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Pimping blindfolded girls to Steve - quelle horreur! I'm guessing he still left alone.

― Barima (Barima), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve won't tell us, the cad.

This the the One Tun, Kate.

http://www.fancyapint.com/thepubs/pub9.htm

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

no, no, there's no need to pimp kate to steve. they have this special 'bond' that needs no help (not much of a pun intended with the blindfold and stuff). it was a different girl, a stranger, last time at the one tun. and she kept saying things like 'i don't know WHERE to go now!' to steve. i ended up in the troy club and then playing in the snow in chinatown. bad idea for a monday night.

i've got a friend at work that's letting me matchmake him, so that's helping me to leave stevem alone...

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

oh....good....

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Special bond? Uuuhhh... is that what compelled me to wear a Moog t-shirt this morning? get out of my closet, Stevemattdc mindmeld!

― The River Kate (kate), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 19:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think it's their minds that they meld.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 00:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Ewww.

I remember the FAP when Steve and I turned up wearing the same t-shirt. Now I know how women feel with the "she's wearing my dress! Bitch!" thing.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

remember when my name WASN'T mentioned in every post on a London FAP thread? no me neither

;)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

(i'll miss it when it stops)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

You may have overtaken Gareth as most objectified man on ILE by now.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha fucking hell I've just looked over the last ten or so posts - we're all obsessed with you!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

good job it jumped the shark long before i showed up then

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

thing is Steve, do you have *the* jumper?

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

er, maybe?

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

once upon a time, many years ago, four ilxers turned up wearing the same jumper

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Was it a particularly nice jumper?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I now have visions of an entire FAP's worth of blokes standing around in the Pinefox Purple Jumper.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

it was an h&m job, dark blue with red bits on, if i remember correctly...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

It was the one I was wearing last Wednesday: dark blue zip up with a red and white stripe on the collar. Cabbage, N., Jaunty Alan and I all turned up to the infamous Sinister vs ILX football match wearing it.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

must have been a very big jumper

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought it was the FAP at that terrible pub in Marylebone?

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah, maybe. The one with the ginormous dog?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

no, the one with all the stripped pine and long benches, the Tup?

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

i quite liked that pub. even though ed picked it

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

actually, i think eds picks have been pretty good (except for that little one the other day with the mean barman)

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

ah, so this time it's all the boys that have to dress up? cool.

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I might wear a suit.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

They always say they're going to wear suits. They never do. (Except Martin, who almost invariably looks so dapper.) Maybe this is why Martin has better luck with the ladies! ;-)

― The River Kate (kate), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

They come THREE LONG TIMES because he's wearing a whistle?

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I wore a suit at the last FAP. I had no luck with the laydeez, so we must find another reason for explaining the luvverman status.

― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Stevem... WEAR THE SHIRT!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

that shirt is more a Club ~~Tropicana~~Freaky Trigger deal really

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

looking forward to this fap, the last talk i have to do for an age is on wednesday and stress will be over, hurrah.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:13 (twenty-one years ago)

dave-- i know that i and other ladies complimented you on your lovely suit. and, if i remember correctly, there was supposition that you and i were on our way from/to a cocktail party because we were dressed like a couple.

that's something, right?

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Bah - the laydeez didn't really compliment me to my face when I could have ~~blushed and run away~~suavely accepted such compliments like Sean Connery might.

I didn't hear this cocktail partee stuff, and as Berkeley said, FAP chat that is unheard by the subject of the chat didn't actually happen.

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 4 March 2004 09:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I think any compliments over the suit were derailed by my drunken "you look like you're in Grange Hill!"

It was meant in a nice way, I promise.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 4 March 2004 09:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I wore a suit at Colette's FAP too.

― chris (chris), Thursday, 4 March 2004 09:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll be in a suit for work that day (have to be at the BT Tower for some sort of launch at 6AM. Lord help me).

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 4 March 2004 09:20 (twenty-one years ago)

bt tower you say, what's launching. I work just at the foot of it. I spent most of my sunday calling the tower control room as they made my job hell.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 4 March 2004 09:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm under a strict contract/media embargo not to release details!

(it's a new way of selling broadband to consumers. basically putting caps on data transfer, but with a positive spin. i have to go to the tower in about an hour, which is actually exciting since i've never been and hear it's a cool building)

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 4 March 2004 09:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Are they launching the BT tower into space? that would be cool! It kinda looks like a rocket...

I think Colette makes up these compliments herself. Honestly. Sigh.

― The River Kate (kate), Thursday, 4 March 2004 10:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Note to self: wear a suit to the next FAP I'm available for.

― Barima (Barima), Thursday, 4 March 2004 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't suppose someone could revive my FAP thread as it was posted before this one and it's my birthday and y'all have to come otherwise the Glasshouse Stores people will be upset :(

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 4 March 2004 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)

asking someone to revive it vs reviving it yourself...

don't worry mark, ppl will be there - i mean this is almost a WEEK before it

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 4 March 2004 12:53 (twenty-one years ago)

embargo = it was on the register yesterday

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 4 March 2004 13:29 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, but there's a separate story going on. i'm just getting the scoop today.

that bt tower is very cool. they took me up to the 34th floor - what a view!

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 4 March 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

sadly no, they are not launching it into space.
although i think the CN tower is more impressive...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 4 March 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

oh, i hate working where i can't be on ilx all day! it's so sad that i can only post over my sandwich...

1. dave-- i distinctly remember talking to you about the cocktail party thing. it was because people were snickering when stevem and i apparently came in within a few minutes of each other. clearly, we're having an affair. to counter that rumor, one was going around that you and i were leaving together, that's why we were dresed up.

2. kate-- what compliments did i make up this time?

3. i might be a little dressy at this as well, since i have meetings all day as well.

4. mark, your FAP will be bigger and way more fun and there will be presents. mine sounds like it's an excuse for some people to watch football and others to talk about how much they don't like football...

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 4 March 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I have been trying to get an invite up to the control room. I've only got as far as the back reception so far.They have paternoster lifts in there, just like the arts tower in sheffield.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 4 March 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

What's a paternoster lift?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 4 March 2004 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

it's basically a series of boxes that go up one shaft and down another, never ceasing, you have to jup in and out of it whilst it moves.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 4 March 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

there are great pictures of the sheffield one on the sleves of the WARP 10th anniversary compilations.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 4 March 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Cor! How cool is that? Like a budget enclosed version of the London Eye.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 4 March 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Beware when you get to the top though.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 4 March 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

The lift was super-cool - had this digital read-out as it jumped up the floors that looked like something out of 2001. It was also very fast and made my ears pop.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 4 March 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry, didn't mean to turn this into the "wow the bt tower is cool" thread...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 4 March 2004 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

do they not still have paternosters in there?

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:09 (twenty-one years ago)

seemed like a regular (albeit fast) elevator to me. i took a different one going down that was similar...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

ask about it when you're there

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

did mark c pay you to make this a thread about lifts, rather than the fantastic fap that's happening next week? evil...

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

this isn't a thread about lifts?

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:25 (twenty-one years ago)

if we could have a FAP in a lift, maybe.

what am i saying!? i'm claustrophobic (and can't even spell it). so that would be terrible. unless it was a glass elevator.

whoa. was the book not called charlie and the great glass elevator here?

hijacking my own thread. i must have a cold/headache/tummyache/hangover/all of the above

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

paternoster lifts are open on one side, to facilitate the in motion jumping in and out

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

This is the actual lift I was in today. And this is the guy that took me up.
http://www.lightstraw.co.uk/ate/main/postofficetower/views/liftm1.jpg

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

'The Tower is the only building in the country which is allowed to be evacuated by lift and, for this, Parliamentary legislation had to be passed.'

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

They talk all about the lifts here Ed:
http://www.lightstraw.co.uk/ate/main/postofficetower/views/index.html
and it makes no mention of paternosters...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:35 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.dartfordarchive.org.uk/technology/magnified/cyclic_elev.jpg
http://img.radio.cz/pictures/paternoster.jpg

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

This is the first of Ed's mechanical passions that I am at a loss to understand. God, I hate lifts, I hate them so much that I get nervous even just using the one in our building and we're only on the third floor!

(I don't know what compliment you made up now, Colette. I mean, then again, perhaps it's not such a bad skill to have, making up compliments anyway! Everyone gets complimented, everyone is happy. Woo!)

― The River Kate (kate), Thursday, 4 March 2004 18:33 (twenty-one years ago)

The idea of a lift without a door in a tall building scares me shitless, frankly, and I'm not usually that bad with heights.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 4 March 2004 18:42 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.fancyapint.com/thepubs/pub9.htm

i'm going to post the real address because i know that come the day itself i'll remember to click the fap thread but will forget i need to also click on the fap link before i disconnect...

58-60 Goodge Street
W1T 4LZ
'Fitzrovia' apparently. aren't we posh...

andy

― koogs (koogs), Thursday, 4 March 2004 20:37 (twenty-one years ago)

hazzar, I can almost spit at it from the door to the office, will swing by a food place beforehand or ruin will ensue

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:00 (twenty-one years ago)

There was a paternoster in the computer building at De Montfort University, so I've used them countless times. The thrill doesn't last long.

They always say they're going to wear suits. They never do. (Except Martin, who almost invariably looks so dapper.) Maybe this is why Martin has better luck with the ladies! ;-)

I don't even know where to start correcting this. There's not a word of sense after I appear in the paragraph (a metaphor for my life, I expect), but thank you anyway.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 4 March 2004 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)

no, kate, i was asking what i complimented? i'm so lost. this is the problem with only posting very late at night or in two-minute spurts because there isn't internet at one job and i'm not allowed to play at the other. boo.

i am so going to kick rob's suit-wearing ass for trying to lift my FAP thread...

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 5 March 2004 00:30 (twenty-one years ago)

you just try it, missy.

and they're called "elevators". "lift" is inaccuratce - it only describes half the journey!

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 5 March 2004 10:22 (twenty-one years ago)

um, "inaccurate"

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 5 March 2004 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)

So does 'elevator' then!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 5 March 2004 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)

What the heck is the obverse of 'elevate'? Damn my brain hurts this morning.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 5 March 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I am an idiot.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Friday, 5 March 2004 10:25 (twenty-one years ago)

From now on I will call them DESCENTS because that is what they do. And I'm terrified that they will do even FASTER AND MORE FRIGHTENING than they are supposed to do.

Colette, you said that someone complimented my shoes. Or perhaps my cleavage. And someone else's outfit, too, as well as the suit. now maybe you were sitting next to someone who was unusually charitable, or maybe you secretly fancy us all!

― The River Kate (kate), Friday, 5 March 2004 11:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I FANCY EVERYONE!

(my secret is out)

i can't believe no one laughed at my stupid pun. trying to 'lift'? see, it's like an elevator and stealing at the same time!

sadly, i'd only had one glass of wine when i came up with that one...

(p.s. kate-- if i said that someone complimented your cleavage, i'm sure it was true!)

― colette (a2lette), Friday, 5 March 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Meep.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 09:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry dudes, on behalf of Dave B and myself, we can't come as we've got the key top-of-the-table deciding clash between AFC Wimbledon and AFC Wallingford to go to. Sorry Colette.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 09:50 (twenty-one years ago)

There was a prog on Ch4 last nite Mark that visited AFC Wimbledon (not sure if it was their ground or they were playing). I looked out for you, but you weren't there! So now you know!! (You on aim?)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 09:57 (twenty-one years ago)

We started watching that, because we'd seen them looking for people to interview while we were at the match, but none of us were willing to answer their stupid questions, and last night we had to turn it off, as it was such a stupid programme. Did they address the issue of women killing, or did they manage to avoid it completely? Talk about superficial.

― Vicky (Vicky), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Blimey - was that the programme they were interviewing people for before the mass ILE trip to Kingsmeadow?

"Y'see, being a football fan, it's just like being in the army..."

I want to know if arch Meeja Whore Dave B actually made it onto the programme.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:06 (twenty-one years ago)

It's actually a series. It was only about the type of person that could kill last night. It was discussing soldiers during the 2nd World War & how they wanted to kill, but weren't actually able to do it.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope not, because I was a smart-ass with them. However, I am orf to be interviewed by BBC Business today. Really too busy, but there you go.

The reason me and Markelby will be absent

― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:17 (twenty-one years ago)

a series?! my God! With that presenter all the way through? I couldn't stand him. It must have some substance then, to make a series out of it, did it get better/a bit more detailed/more analytical?

― Vicky (Vicky), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:18 (twenty-one years ago)

i thought so, but I agree he was a bit annoying & the 'experts' were extremely annoying. It was all about the 98% of soldiers that went to war who couldn't kill & what made the 2% different. I found it quite interesting, apart from when I was eating my dinner & saw Chinese prisoners executed & then pictures of mutilated faces!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I have a serious, serious problem with witnessing real death on screen (I've been lucky enough not to in real life so far) - it disturbs me for a long time afterwards. The thought of executions, plane crashes etc. captured on film makes my blood run cold. Prime nightmare material.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't find it overly disturbing, but then I was looking away from the pics of the mutilations. I was stupid enough to check out rotten.com once & it messed me up for ages. I really don't think you need to see that sort of thing!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm like that - bad enough with photos to be honest (at what point did it become acceptable to show pictures of corpses on the front page of newspapers? My initial thought on seeing the Uday and Qusay front pages was "do we REALLY need to see this?" Worse still was that heroin girl pic that the Daily Mail insists on publishing every so often.

(Blimey, most extreme thread mutation ever - can we go back to talking about lifts please?)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry Colette!

I didn't like seeing the pics of Marc Viven-Foe. That was so horrible, but you are compelled to look.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:37 (twenty-one years ago)

(Maybe this needs its own thread to risk derailing this in an even more morbid fashion)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Go for it Matt!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 10:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Ughm, I'm sorry. I'm ill and snotty and need sleep. No me this evening.

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 11:00 (twenty-one years ago)

(It's tomorrow, Anna)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

You are coming to mine, aren't you Anna? Next Tuesday?

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I might make it for last orders but curry and Infernal Affairs are on my agenda. Next Tuesday i have our works Christmas dinner (don't ask) but should be there for an early one.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)

you'll have to explain infernal affairs to me at last orders, pete; i saw it on saturday and got rather confused.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 12:07 (twenty-one years ago)

i'd like to see it, maybe friday at screen on green...

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

No me tomorrow either. I feel really grotty and I'm struggling with the demands of working full time (yes, yes, you can all laugh at my Spanish bar cheerleading now I have to get up in the morning too). Sorry Colette.

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 12:52 (twenty-one years ago)

the queen of prudence

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

it's ok, i'm sick as well and understand-- i had no voice last night, and sound strange and husky today.

and i realised that i'm a big idiot, since i scheduled this the night before i teach a training session all day (and have to get there at 9, which is really early for me) and then have to go to a meeting that would normally go till 10pm, but i just found out that there was some backstage drama yesterday, so it'll probably go till 11.

so there won't be any after hours fun for me...

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha ha, I just found out that I have a job interview on Thursday. So I better not get up to any after hours shennanigans, either!

(HSA insisted on watching the war programme. I refused, and went and played with the computer by myself in the bedroom. Not as kinky as it sounds.)

― The River Kate (kate), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait, that sounds like I'm not going to go. I *AM* still going. So I bloody well hope that the lot of you don't chicken out or anything! After all this fussing to have it in a footie bar and now all the footie crowd are bowing out, can we have it in a non-footie pub, then?

― The River Kate (kate), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

There will be no changing of pubs. Kate - it's not a footie pub it'll be perfectly easy to ignore the match altogether if you want, mostly due to the shape of the place.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm still going and keen to see the football.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Mutter mutter.

― The River Kate (kate), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Well I'm going, it being practically on my way home from work, it'd be rude not to. Anyone up for garbbing a bite to eat around 7ish?

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

although I believe the one tun does food so I may grab it there.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Food? What is this madness? I want no sustinence to interfere with my drinking!

(Maybe I'll go back to Pollock's Toy Museum before the FAP just to check that the creepy dolls stay where they are put.)

― The River Kate (kate), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:17 (twenty-one years ago)

i've not noticed the One Tun doing food before, although i am not always (if ever) a trustworthy source on pub services (see big telly query upthread)

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

There's always the all you can eat Thai Cult Food restaurant down the block! Just ate lunch there today! I... feel... funny... Maybe that's why all the creepy dolls at Pollocks were staring at me, and I just laughed at the Amityville Horror 3.

― The River Kate (kate), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I shall call ahead (read: wander past at lunch time)

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

toy museum? i didnt know about this, tell more!

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

you didn't know of pollocks toy museum. I believe that their collection of toy theatres is the biggest in the world.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm not sure i'll be able to post tomorrow, we don't have internet at work right now, but just wanted to say that i'll be there, and i'm excited!

i might even be there stupidly early, like 6:30 or something. how sad is it that living in finsbury park feel so far away, so i won't go home after work?

anyway, i suppose that if we say 7 start, i'll certainly be there then, and might be there earlier depending on whether i go shopping or not...

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 20:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll probably be there pretty early too - I'm off work, after the op, but will probably go into town reasonably early.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 20:55 (twenty-one years ago)

If I manage to get there, I'll be fairly early and toddle off quite soon (have a gig to go to in... Holborn? Or somewhere). So stupidly early is good!

― cis (cis), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 23:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think I will be able to make it. :(

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 00:09 (twenty-one years ago)

How early, Cis? If I know you are showing up for some particular time, I'll aim for the same. I am waiting in for some repair person tomorrow, so I can't guarantee any particular time at the moment.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 00:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't know how long it'll take me to get out of college and from tottenham, so might as well stick 6:30 and be on the safe side?

Having said that I'll no doubt wind up in the centre of town with an hour to spare. ;)

― cis (cis), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 00:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not going home first or anything, so will probably grab a bite and be there fairly early. 6.30 sounds doable.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 09:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I can be there whenever. Got very little to do today so I can drop by at 6.30.

Pollock's Toy Museum is round the corner on Scala Street, Gareth. Very cool indeed. Perhaps the architecture is even better than the toys, but I would say that.

― The River Kate (kate), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not going to make it, I'm very poor and still not 100%, plus there's not just one match to watch - there's 4 and I doubt the pub will let me flick between them all.

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 09:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Scala Street is one of those weird little places where real (albeit very rich) people appear to actually live in the centre of London. And it has Pollock's Toy Museum! I've not been inside though, it just used to make me happy in the mornings when I was walking past to get to work when that was off Cleveland Street.

I will be there at some point, probably fairly early. I need to drink away the horror of a two-day corporate induction.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 10:21 (twenty-one years ago)

not so sure i'm going to make it now, i've got (presumably) the same illness as anna and am not feeling too good.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll aim for earlier than 6.30, repair person permitting. I don't mind being in the pub alone for a while, now that I can read again!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 10:39 (twenty-one years ago)

6.30 is late if anything.

I will be going home with bags of shopping and to MARINATE FOOD (!!) for my Black Books watching guests tomorrow! NB guests this does not mean it will be super tasty or anything, I am just burrowing deep down into the resources of my food cupboard to feed you all as I am a pov again :)

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 10:41 (twenty-one years ago)

M4lcolm McL4ren lives in either Scala or Tottenham Street. These little pockets of Fitzrovia with residential zoning are a favourite of mine; those who were really prescient in the '90s bought some *cheap* housing that's worth a bomb now. Goodge Place itself was the site of the New Romantic/Blitz kids squat. Some good restaurants on Cleveland Street; search the Ragam curry house in particular - first South Indian restaurant in the centre.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 10:45 (twenty-one years ago)

So we could see a wee ginger man out in the pub tonight? I wonder if he does the quiz.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 10:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmm. Somehow I think he's probably tucked up in Paris, boning away on annoying Korean-American fashionista 1/3 his age he's been with for a few years (she's v. pretty but is one of those people who knows five languages yet cannot say anything memorable in any of them).

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)

At least it keeps him away from starting boy bands eh?

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 10:57 (twenty-one years ago)

No, he only does girl bands since the boy band he formed in '75 went tits-up at the Chelsea.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 10:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Blimey we haven't fapped in thirteen whole days! Is anyone else getting withdrawal symptoms?

I still have an hour and a half before knocking off work and no work to do whatsoever. Want to be in pub goddammit...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Dude, it feels like forever. I'd come down early, but I'm broke as heck after blowing all my money on records. :-(

BUT I HATE BUSTED!!! MWAH HAH HAH!!! I have never quite been so embarrassed in my life to buy a record...

― The River Kate (kate), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I really need a pint now. I've been working like a bastard all afternoon. Sick co-worker Finns suck ass.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Will be a little later than planned, Have had a 'strategy meeting' with one of the bigger bosses sprung on me for 9am tomorrow morning and I have to prepare.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

i will be there at 6:30 too. i'm only staying til half 8 though.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Liz I'm with you - I swear I've done more real "work" today than I have in the last 2 weeks. I need an adult beverage, pronto.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I won't be staying long unfortunately. Have to get up at 4:30am tomorrow. Ouch.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Hate to miss another FAP but Isabel's feeling ill so I'm going to stay home and keep her company. I'm sure I'll see most of you next week anyway.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

dagnabbit, I have to wait in for a replacement replacement vtr. Damn americans and their damned NTSC

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 10 March 2004 18:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Skidmore's love hotel!!

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 11 March 2004 08:16 (twenty-one years ago)

My head hurts, but then so it did before I even got to the pub. A jolly nice evening, with even some interesting football (*gulp* I didn't say that, right?). And, of course, Skidmore's Love Hotel. Make 'em pay by the hour, Martin.

I hope Colette was duly distracted from her homelessness.

Cis and I discussed the works of Mr Arthur Ransome in alarming detail on the bus heading Oop North afterwards. Arrgh ruin.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 11 March 2004 10:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Taking sides - Skidmore's Love Hotel vs. GIANT TABLE FOOTBALL!

I had much fun, and skipping off at 10.30 and thus escaping that disastrous Last Pint = no ruin for me!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 March 2004 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)

interesting football

Aieee! No! Come back from the Dark Side!

― robster (robster), Thursday, 11 March 2004 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Indeed.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 March 2004 10:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Would it be cruel to point out the pivotal role that Robster's chameleon-like appearance played in the inception of Skidmore's Love Hotel?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 March 2004 10:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I am now both intrigued and ph34rful.

― robster (robster), Thursday, 11 March 2004 10:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha-ha, no ruin for me! HSA ran off home early taking mine wallet with him, so I was stopped from having that fateful last pint (or going anywhere near Spain). Alas, this did not stop the long and earnest drunken discussion of who was the most attractive member of Busted. (The men all think it's Charlie Eyebrows. They are wrong. It is James for being, in Cis's words, the "most kickable".)

I say, next time we try to avoid the football, let's *not* sit underneath the giant screen so it feels like the entire pub are staring at us?

(Guess Colette is going to be at work without internet access all day so we'll never find out what happened with the most Canadian Welshman in the world.)

― The River Kate (kate), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:02 (twenty-one years ago)

yeh i was wondering what the hell the deal was with his voice...

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey, how do you copy/download pictures in Safari? Anyone know? On a Mac? I am completely lost without my right click button.

For, erm, no reason, really. Honest.

― The River Kate (kate), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:16 (twenty-one years ago)

You do know that Macs actually have a right click?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Press ctrl and click. Or get a PC mouse...

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:18 (twenty-one years ago)

There's only one click on this thing. No right click.

Control click, hrmm, I could try that...

― The River Kate (kate), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Why the fuck Macs still come with one button mice is beyond me. It's Steve Jobs actually wants to slow me down by making me switch between keyboard and mouse unnecessarily.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Design over utility? I mean, they're pretty and all, but yeah, really annoying.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Get a two button wheel mouse with laser thingie and life become sweet, with the loveliness of control and the niceness of Macs - it's the dialectial process in action.

I suspect the one button thing was a good idea based on the Palo Alto research by Xerox, but PC 2 button stuff invented things like contextual menus which kicked serious productivity ass. Apple could have and should have changed it, but Jobs prolly thinks that would look like conceding defeat.

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Design over utility? I mean, they're pretty and all, but yeah, really annoying.

would it look worse with an extra button?????

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Depressingly enough, you're probably right about that Dave.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i'd forgotten about the giant table football discussion! but it's all coming back now. whose idea was the hamster-style ball?

i just outlined the table football plans to my officemate, who looked utterly confused, until he realised that he was thinking of subbuteo rather than table football.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:45 (twenty-one years ago)

The hamster ball was my idea. Oh god. But still: give motive power and a sense of purpose to the ball, and you have a much more exciting game. Errrr like Quidditch or something.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 11 March 2004 11:52 (twenty-one years ago)

All this discussion of Macs is interesting, but it is DISTRACTING ME from my downloading of Busted pictures. Sigh. I think it's just the official site doesn't want anyone nicking their photos. Grrrrr. What is the POINT of official sites, except to provide drool-worthy wallpaper material? Fuck off, I don't want a ringtone.

― The River Kate (kate), Thursday, 11 March 2004 12:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Lord help me, I am becoming a dirty old woman (no "what do you mean, 'becoming'?" jokes, please!). He was born the week I started high school. This is disgusting.

― The River Kate (kate), Thursday, 11 March 2004 12:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Try the Time Out website? The current issue has Busted in nice suits on the cover...

Being a dirty old woman is great. I'm just waiting until I hit 30 for the full toyboy fandango. Sorry, Rob.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 11 March 2004 12:07 (twenty-one years ago)

KATE!!!!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 11 March 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Not to worry, Liz. I'll be well into my Dirty Old Man-hood by then.

― robster (robster), Thursday, 11 March 2004 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Leave your manhood out of this.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 11 March 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Trust me, I've got the Time Out. Does their site let you download images? ::drools::

(HSA is very amused by my dirty old womanhood. He claims that it makes him feel better about his own depravity, knowing that I'm dirtier than him. Oh dear.)

― The River Kate (kate), Thursday, 11 March 2004 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

or at least wash it first

xpost

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 11 March 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn Time Outsite! Download service not available for Macs. I WANT THAT PICTURE AS MY DESKTOP WALLPAPER!!! fuXors!

― The River Kate (kate), Thursday, 11 March 2004 12:38 (twenty-one years ago)

kate you should make HSA dress up like a schoolkid.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 11 March 2004 12:38 (twenty-one years ago)

again

― chris (chris), Thursday, 11 March 2004 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

holy hangover, batman.

thanks so much everyone that came out. it was a really interesting evening. and fun. but interesting. oh god.

i don't remember from about 10:30-12:30, so i don't remember leaving the pub-- hope i didn't leave without saying goodbye again! i ended up in the lovely troy club finishing ANOTHER bottle of wine. i think i got home about 3am. had to teach a training session on policy and planning at 9. i think i was still a little drunk when i woke up, and felt like death. but the class went really well, we finished early, so now i'm back at the boy's house to take a nap before my mind-bogglingly boring meeting tonight.

since i can't remember big chunks of last night, please feel free to tell me what kind of inappropriate things i said or did...

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 11 March 2004 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Whoah. You = hardcore, Miss C! I merely went home and iced a cake.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 11 March 2004 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

weren't you guys supposed to prevent me from staying out so late?

i suspect i would have been better off icing a cake. oh well, the hangover is bound to go away sometime, right?

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 11 March 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I am rubbish enough at icing cakes at the best of times I can't imagine doing so while inebriated. Please tell me the cake has 'Busted roxx u r all gay' written on it in pink icing sugar?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 March 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

"iced a cake"

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 11 March 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

nice to meet you yesterday colette!

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 11 March 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry. Nothing so fancy, although I could indeed have done that if I'd thought of it and hadn't been tired and drunk. As it was, a quick whipping up of chocolate buttercream and slathering of the middle of the cake was all that I managed before slumping off to sleep.

I recommend painkillers and lots of them, Colette. Ibuprofen is your friend. Having to teach on 4 hours sleep and a hangover is way harsh.

Xpost obv.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 11 March 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

We did try to make you go home, but you screamed "leave me alone you no fun hataz".

Still if you don't rememebr 10:30, you won't even remember me being there and taking the piss out of your tiny head.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 11 March 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

"a quick ...

forget it.

xpost

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 11 March 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

You are fools. She admitted she had no memories and begged for you to tell her what she had done and said, and you have missed this golden opportunity. Useless.

x-post. Hurrah for Pete, who knows what's what.

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 11 March 2004 16:08 (twenty-one years ago)

The fight at closing time was immense. Poor Stevem. "Think you can get away with stealing our quiz, eh???"

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 March 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

i do remember a conversation about small heads...what the hell started that?

nice to meet you, as well, ken.

yes, i have no memory of anyone trying to make me go home, or of saying goodbye or not. that pub is so ruinous for me! i can't believe i thought it was a good idea to take him off to the troy club!

and what's this about stealing a quiz? i'm so confused...

― colette (a2lette), Thursday, 11 March 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

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