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Steve, off of the Official Chart Show, snaps Neilo in the much-coveted Official Guinness Hat.

(Note the tell-tale bottle of wine for Emma and the BGD in the foreground.)

In the Shameless pub, St Patrick's Day 2006.

Happy St Paddy's!

This is the soberest I'm going to be over the next 24-hour period.

And, appropriately, I got a phonecall from Paddy at 7:47 this evening, inviting me to his sister's post-wedding do in Bundoran! Except I might not be in Ireland at the time. We'll see, sure.

In other news reminiscences (also, that use of <strike> makes me think of You Sure Do</random>), this time last year was meself and Neilo's first night in the Dublin, after his folks had popped down to pay a visit while he was on the Island. Hard to believe that the green hair was so long ago. Unless we can score some more green hurspray in Boots...

And I'm so pleased I'm taking today off...

Rendez-vousing in the Traditional at Waterloo at 3:30 pm. Hopefully Neilo's Herself will be able to make it, as I was probably drunk and very un-charming when I met her before... Naturally, St Paddy's Day is the day to make amends for such behaviour, Dave.

Also, notice ye the Pandora Favo(u)rites listing on the right. Very happy they're doing this.

I have listened to my first ever iTunes download a total of 1 times. That'll be the Nytol, then.

ATH!

Think the Nytol's kicking in...

...So you wouldn't be able to see the joy on my face. But I've just bought my first ever song off of iTunes!!

i'm also drifting off and typing very erraticaly. SEe?

Familiar misfortune

Right, if I'm self-medicating correctly, I've got about 16 minutes before the Nytol I've just taken kicks in and I get a good night's sleep, before going to the gym to try out the Aussie's theory that it makes days more gooder. The goign to the gym, etc. bit isn't on the pack, by the way. That's just a dangerous side-effect of my faddy personality.

So, in news... Yesterday I was probably the most gutted I've been in years. I was stuck in a telecon meeting that — frankly — I didn't need to be there for. Therefore, I missed out on Neilo's spare ticket to see the Moyles/Fearne/Vernon recording of FAMILY FORTUNES.

I'm still getting over it.

Me and my nan used to watch that show in her bungalow in the Max Bygraves and Les Dennis days. And, in later years, the Jones family from Swansea had me and Clur in tears with their repeated answer of "Beans!" to some question. (Probably something mentally stretching like "name a food that comes in a can").

Ah, memories... So, I went to the Spectrum, hit all the bits and pieces a bit harder than usual, and then came home and ranted to Age. The Eenglish, however, missed the whole point. And gave me a resistors problem to deal with. Which I did, and that cheered me up. Feck, I'm such a geek...

Anyway tonight, forewent the gym plan, as I thought we were going to the cinema. That didn't happen, but there we are. I'll learn to be more suspicious of such plans. Friday, however, is now off "for cultural reasons", and tomorrow Mr Milligan is over, looking for my job, cheeky shite. Actually, it won't be mine in a few weeks, but for now I can condescend. Hopefully, I'm not giving all the tours. I've suggested a rota for doing such things.

It's really starting to hit home, now, how real this Japanese thing is. I'm really going. Like, Really.

However, I at least had a chat with the Boss Lady on Monday about salary and otehr arrangements. Living costs are good, and there's money for a good laptop. So, I'm hoping, I'm going to get myself one of those there intel MacBook Pros! Then, I'll hopefully either become a real person, or a special person!

At least I pushed her to see if we could afford one. Hooray for minor but self-bigging-up victories!

The Ice Bar off Regent Street

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Originally uploaded by finassy.

One of the better pics from last Saturday's escapades! :o)

(P.S. Not much posting this week, but planning to rectumfy that this weekend.)