Big Brother Seven

Oh dear another year seems to have slipped by. Can it really be BB7? I remember way back when being in Dublin training and having BB1 or was it BB2 streaming on the main screen. It doesn’t seem that long ago.

This year it looks like the producers have just decided to fill the house with gay boys and be done with it. Well Okay gay boys and closet boys about to come out the closet. I mean who does the ‘lifeguard’ think he is kidding?

Adam at work is penning his thoughts – better him than me. I’ll tune in when something starts to happen :o)

tired

okay so now home from Dublin – the day was good and very productive if a little long for my liking.
weird how the dublin office seems much friendlier than ours.
flew back but no veggie meal as the travel company which books it failed to pass on the info. so erm what’s the point of my traveller profile? I thought it was so I didn’t have to tell them everytime I booked a flight that I don’t eat meat or fish. oh yeah now I remember it’s to let them know I don’t fly business class… ;o)
ah well it was nice to be in the lounge for a few relaxing minutes and no crying kids in the front bit of the plane so I won’t be complaining. oh wait I just did. see It’s the tiredness.
see early starts don’t do it for me. 6:30 yesterday to scrap the car and 5am today for a flight – I need a relaxing bath and sleep.

ugh

It’s 5am and I’m getting ready to go to Dublin for the day – 7:45 flight :o(
not happy – ugh
oh and I managed to leave my laptop at work last night somehow – so no doubt I’ll be in trouble :o(

Noozleland: Donna and the bus…

I met a friend from work on Friday. She works in our Dublin office and I haven’t seen her for over 18 months. She was in our London office as she has taken a new job and was coming to meet some people here before going back.
So we are chatting and catching up when she throws in the old so where you in Wellington in December on a bus going towards town?
She was on the same bus but wasn’t sure it was me as we hadn’t seen each other in ages and didn’t expect to see me there.
Weird how small the worl is!

ooh I forgot to mention

ooh I forgot to mention that last night whilst I was staying in the citywest hotel in Dublin I met the Irish Soccer team in the showers – quite literally :o)

bugger bugger buggery bollocks I

bugger bugger buggery bollocks
I completely got messed up by the Bank Holiday thing and am supposed to be on a flight to Dublin at 5.30 tonight – only slight problem is I forgot and have not brought a change fo clothes or anything… gah and also I made plans for tonight and tomorrow night – which do not include me being in Dublin. In fact they are completely wrecked now – gah – memory of a seive me you know. bugger bugger bugger. I’ll ahve to ask Sheena nicely if I can go home over lunch and get some clothes – gah!

went out for drinks to

went out for drinks to Kazbar last night with Tim which was really nice. bumped into José who I thought was in Spain but turns out he is back on holiday so that was nice too. He has invited me over for a holiday and I must say if it wasn’t for my hectic schedule at the moment I would book it today. Next week I’ll be over in Dublin and then next Sat/Sun flying to Washington for 3 weeks and then back into sunny London on the 4th August – hence the lack of holiday so far.
It’s Jacs birthday party tonight in town so I have been out buying decorations and baloons and things – have no idea what to get her for a present though. Maybe I’ll wait until I’m in the states and bring her something back from there.

what a week end

what a week end – the irish have a reputation for being friendly but I must say that they go far beyond this. I spent the weekend staying with a friend from work at his parents in Malahide [about 10 miles north of Dublin] and they not only put me up [even moving around so I had a room of my own] but also on a weekend they were having a family party and gran coming to stay as she was not well – hospitality was fantastic and lovely people. The flowers I got by way of a thank you seemed small and insignificant.
If anyone is over in Dublin by the way you can do far worse than taking a trip up that way – the beach is lovely and reminded me a lot of home [my parents basically live the opposite side of the Irish Sea].
On Friday night we went to HQ with work colleagues which was nice and then on Saturday went shopping with the girls and were due to visit the Guinness Brewery [davo has a cool perspex thingy with a blob of guinness in it] but we never managed it 🙁 so that is now on my hit list for next time. Allegedly there is a really cool bar too with views over the city but you need to go on the tour [or have a corporate function] to get in there.
Saturday evening we started off in Pravda and then moved to Q bar [a straight version] and then onto Fireworks which was fantastic. I never normally do straight pubs and clubs but had a really good time. Fireworks used to be the fire station and is now a huge 3 floor pub/club venue which would go down well in London – so I highly recommend it.
I also learnt that scally has broken his arm [poor lamb] on Saturday. Go send him a card or something 🙂

ooh I’m off to Dublin

ooh I’m off to Dublin tomorrow with work and have decided to stay out for the week end – never actually been there as a tourist although been plenty of times with work. So figured make the most of the long week end and see what all the fuss is about. So don’t expect many updates 😉

eeps I better go pack

eeps I better go pack as I am off to Dublin straight from work tomorrow [my attempt to avoid the impending tube strike]. so I need a change of pants and a toothbrush….