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royalmarriage ([personal profile] royalmarriage) wrote2008-12-01 12:38 pm

My girlfriend finished nablopomo...

...and all I got was...well, nothing, actually...

Had a good weekend. Sarah and I went Christmas shopping on Saturday - went to Bluewater and picked up various odds and ends, then rounded it off with a meal at TGI Friday's before heading back to Chelmsford. Sarah stayed around until about 5:30 (we had a bit of a shnuggle) before heading back to her mum's.

Watched Merlin (disappointingly unslashy, IMO - almost like I was watching the wrong show or something), ordered a pizza, felt generally lethargic, went to bed.

Then Sarah came down mid-morning on Sunday and helped me sort out my wardrobe - chucking out the (many) clothes which are too small or in tatters or have bleach stains down the sleeves (my fault, shouldn't wear them when I'm cleaning). As a result of which, there is now a fair bit more room in my wardrobe but I still have quite a few clothes which still fit me and are in good condition. So *yay*!

After that, we had lunch at Chelmsford's branch of Loch Fyne. It's admittedly a bit on what I consider the pricey side, but you get what you pay for - good food, good friendly service. Can't recommend it highly enough if you've got a branch in your area.

After that, we drove (I drove) round to Antonia's (I had difficulty with parking...) and Sarah met Jakob, whom she's not seen in ages (he seemed pleased to see his auntie!) and Eleni, whom she's not seen at all. So that was nice.

Sarah went back to her mum's (she's a star, really, driving out to see me twice in the same weekend), and meanwhile I felt vaguely productive, or at least less lethargic than I had done on Saturday, and did a bit of tidying and cleaning. Also cooked up some chicken for dinner. I had been going to Nando it, but didn't have much sauce, so instead I just settled for grilling it and having it with some new potatoes (Somerfield do a lovely little pack of new potatoes with herbs and butter which microwaves in 6 minutes and tastes wonderful), peas, and salad cream. Really rather scrummy.

Also watched another couple of episodes of Buffy. I'm on the fourth season at the moment, and have reached Wild at Heart (and God, I'm going to miss Oz) and The Initiative (which was all a bit unexpected).

Oh, and at various points over the weekend, I also watched The History Boys, which was better than I remember it being when I saw it at the cinema. I was trying to work out where I recognised Andrew Knott (Lockwood) from, and it must be from Spooks: Code 9.

We're currently on a closedown day at work for a Christmas celebratory lunch thing. Loads of staff are out the back watching Mamma Mia.

Thanks to Becky, I'll be going to see David Tennant in Hamlet at the weekend. Suffice it to say, I'm rather excited by that!

Also at the weekend, Sarah and I will be sorting out Christmas cards. Anybody who hasn't asked for one, please feel free to pop along and leave your address.

[identity profile] beren-writes.livejournal.com 2008-12-01 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Merlin - unslashy? Were we watching the same ep?

Arthur died for Merlin ... well okay, not quite, but he thought he was going to. Merlin chased after Arthur to the labyrinth (nice to know Uther has a big magical labyrinth on the doorstep - found that a little odd) because he didn't want him to go alone. These two are so hopeless devoted to each other I think even Uther might get a clue if they're not careful.

Hamlet at the weekend

[identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com 2008-12-01 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It's fabulous. If you don't love every second I'll need to know why, in detail. *g*

[identity profile] pomkeygeekange.livejournal.com 2008-12-01 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
First off all Hamlet.

*Ange's eyes have just gone green...why yes that would be with Jealiousy!* The nearest I will get is if they decide to put it on dvd. Grggghhh

Next off all, how does one get a christmas card to yourself?

[identity profile] davidbrider.livejournal.com 2008-12-02 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Here's the link with my address.

Over on the [livejournal.com profile] doctorwho community there's a guy who has a ticket spare for the performance in London on 10th January (the final one). Might be worth commenting on his post - there's a "selection process", so success isn't guaranteed (there's already three or four people who've expressed an interest), but hey - it's worth a shot.

[identity profile] gem-pinkeh.livejournal.com 2008-12-01 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
HISTORY BOYS YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY SQUEE
This comment has made me happy in my happy place
(Also, you may recognise Andrew Knott from The Secret Garden film, he played Dickon)

[identity profile] davidbrider.livejournal.com 2008-12-02 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you see University Challenge last night? There was a question about The History Boys!!! I think I may have squeed a bit! (And answered the question correctly, natch.)

[identity profile] psihomantic.livejournal.com 2012-11-04 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Everyone can earn as much as he wants now. http://joballday.blogspot.com