Attention for reasons beyond our control

Okay so finally Andy and I got around to watching Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. We had been going to see it all weekend but ony managed it last night. So we ended up in Wimbledon Odeon. We had tried the Kingston one the night before but got waylaid enjoying dinner and it got way too late to see the movie.
So anyway back to Wimbledon.
Five minutes before the end. I know this because realistically there can’t have been much more left before the opening scenes of the original Star Wars, the film stopped. It wa slike someone had hit pause on the big DVD player. Then the announcement started and the sirens.
We were being evacuated from the building.
So we got the excitement of firemen and fire engines and standing ina big crowd waiting to see if we could watch the end or not. We decided to go for the seeing it again some other time option and headed back to Surbiton.
So I still can’t say I’ve seen the whole film.
Ah well better luck next time!

weekend

Friday was one of those days where I thought I had gotten away without a fuss for my borthday by having training scheduled all day. I was still caught though around 5 with a birthday cake and card – sugar overdose wasn’t in it 🙂
I got home and then Andrew came around to help me celebrate so we did with a bottle of wine which was nice but left me very hungover on Saturday.
I still managed some DIY though and replaced 2 lights and put up 3 shelves so not exactly the worst day.
That evening though was the AOL Volunteers Bash. So lots of people I haven’t seen for ages and a few I work with too. Thanks to scally I was dragged up twice once to the stage for birthday wishes. I’ll get him back I’m just not sure how yet.
More alcohol than I should possibly have consumed later Rob and I decided to head off to Reflex in Kingston. He crashed at mine and this morning my head hurt lots. By 3ish I was supposed to have been at Jacs for Sunday lunch so took Rob to the station and headed off. Lovely Lunch with old friends from University so lots of reminiscing and drinking. A couple of classic quotes which I can’t share 🙂
So all in all a really nice weekend to turn 32.
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the weekend

well an interesting weekend all in all – I was going to revert to a weekend in

hypertext™ but then realised a lot of it would be missed as there are

no related websites. Friday night was a bit of a rest and recuperation from the

working week – I know it was only 3 days but it’s about 3 weeks since the last

time I worked! The boyf was washing his hair [I know and there was no joke] even

though he has just had a #1. Still it did mean I got some much needed rest. Saturday

was a mixed day – went and ordered the carpet for my hall – it will be the first

time I have had carpet in the hall for a year and a half. So now all I need to

do is remove all the laminate I laid at the top before realising I couldn’t get

it to go down the stairs. DIYtastic – not! After tidying and the other usual weekend

chores I got bored and the boyf still wanted to spend time on his own so I decided

to take the plunge and go out on my own – I bottled it though and luckily Rob was already going out. Unfortunately

he was going to the reflex in kingston 🙁 too many memories I figured of when

I used to go to the reflex when it was still in putney. I spent part of the night

looking for tom before I remembered.other than that though I had a fab night –

cheers rob 🙂 I was introduced to his friends [including the cute ginger craig]

and bumped into Robin who I knew from when I used to be the assistant manager

at the Old Doctor Butlers Head in the city. He used to come on a thursday night

when the gay mens professionals used to meet in the upstairs bar. Sunday as ever

after a heavy night was spent mostly vegging in front of the TV watching totty.

Ben Browder, Paul from S Club, some rather cute bloke on Sliders – played Deric

played by Eddie Mills

When we weren’t vegging though we managed to go to the common and walk the dogs

and to the local for quite possibly the best meal I have eaten. The lovely lady

behind the bar asked Rob and I completely without irony if we wanted chicken or

beef We both had beef although in real life Rob normally does chicken! In

fact the only downer of the day was the number of adverts for McDonalds – I could

quote it word for word – but I’m not going to. Still no sign of the boyf though

– he sent me a text earlier to say he couldn’t come for a walk as he was too ill

and he was going out with mates to see Lord of the Rings. Call me paranoid but

I think this needs an entry in the other blog…