London ILB - FAP?

I am up for this. The Royal Oak again?

I am def on for it, & Royal Oak sounds good, poss even 'traditional' by now.

Have come down with my 4th or 5th illness in as many months - illness for me is now becoming like war for C21 neo-cons, it never really abates - and my feeling about drink is much like Ron Rom's. But hope to attend.

Cool, see you all tomorrow round 18.30 - 19.0

yup, will get there around 7 i think.

just got out of an overrunning meeting by saying I'm really sorry, got scoot, I'm supposed to be somewhere. well it's true isn't it.

On the golden rocket to the royal oak as we speak.

ILB FAPS - get you out of boring work meetings, get you drunk, make you laugh and bang the table, and fill your brain with half remembered names, books and info. is there anything they can't do? it's practically a reithian vision of society.

Good to see you all last night. Further to the extended discussion of management speak, it turns out George Saunders' Four Institutional Monologues is online:

http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20090619161519/http://thegodparticle.com/2003_08/01Saunders.html

Yes, that was fun; I just seemed to be stricken with heavy humours, or Lenten gloom. Frustrating. Sorry I had to leave. Had been feeling dopey all day.

Well, the conversation was quite dystopian!

Had a good time as well.

Thanks for that Stevie, I'm looking forward to reading it - although some of the emails I've been getting today...

Hi Gamaliel

Thanks for your usual clarity. Its helps focus my mind.

[...]

We'll have a chat to ensure we are singing from the same hymn and to discuss any potential staging.

Thanks again

Cheers

A Manager

Later on another person, separately, said 'to make sure we are singing the same song'. Still, I'm looking forward to that potential staging. Sounds like it shd be fun.

Thanks everyone.

Looks like a lot of people want to secretly join a choir happen to also work in management.

Thanks for that link Stevie.

i am glad it was fun! it would have been so nice to be there, i shall hold out hope for the next.

How about a drink next week? or is everyone away?

I'm away till Friday.

I'm away till Friday.

That should not have posted twice (twice).

Might Thur 29th be a good day for this? Would be nice if anyone is about.

Could potentially do monday 26th, too. Confirm in a week.

Yep, I'm up for this. Either date, but I'd probably prefer the Thursday.

Noted. Royal Oak again, wdn't have it anywhere else by this point :-)

Think woof was keen on the FAP as well, but I think he's away for a couple of weeks. Not that it need affect anything of course, but he did say it wld be good to have one. Good to see Stevie drumming up custom on the london thread as well!

yes, i will not be able to make it, but there in spirit, complaining about James Wood, Michael Wood, etc.

Will mutely thump the table shd their names be mentioned.

George Wood?

Ron Wood?

Roy Wood?

Royal Oak? Ou est le Royal Oak.

Actually Thursdays are out, but still.

Borough. Down a back street - Tabard Street I think. V nice pub.

We haven't actually named a date for this, have we?

no.

er, 'Thur 29th'.

woof/PJ Miller - would the next Thursday be better for this? Alternatively, can come along on Tue/Wed this week (in fact wd be able to stay a bit longer if that were the case - probbly need to be off by 9.30 this Thur). Not sure if Gamaliel or PF would be able to make that.

That Tuesday might be difficult but other than that I'm easy.

Wednesday is cool w/me.

let's make it one night this coming week. I can do most of them, at the moment.

Wednesday's fine by me.

Wed 28th then!

Best not to count on me at the moment (not at my best), but Thursdays are always out.

Just recovered from fluey roughness - see you tomorrow, round 6.30-7.

I'll leave a book at the table in case anyone else wants to come along and doesn't know anyone here - Female Man by Joanna Russ.

Enjoy! Sad I cannot be there.

(Wood ranking:

Roy>Victoria>Ron>Michael=James>Elijah.

I don't know about George.)

any ETAs anyone?

had to work late, puncture, just missed a train, half seven? Still, at least I've got Ada to read.

I have heard that Ada can improve just about any situation.

I have been very busy but am planning to head out now - so hang on there?

we'll hold the fort.

we did the FAP.

I enjoyed the FAP.

Did you come to any conclusions?

That you were missed :-)

Especially when we touched on M.Wood's article on the Wake.

Fizzles, re Stevenson at the Edinburgh Writers' Museum - a free gem:
http://burnsscotland.com/tours/edinburgh/

http://www.qype.co.uk/place/418423-The-Writers-Museum-Edinburgh

a few coments about it on that page.

Thanks pinefox! I'm going to try and get there before the end of the year. Sedulous = 1.assiduous or diligent 2. painstaking

ORIGIN L sedulus from se dolo without deception, hence in earnest.

Is actually an essay by RLS, didn't know that, makes more sense for Wyndham Lewis to have called him that now.

How about a drink next Thurs at the...Royal Oak :-)

(Jan 19th)