SAS

eep – I just read and re-read Jonathan’s talk of being filmed for tomorrow nights sports and shorts and realised that there will be tv camera’s in the bar so I am now reviewing my attendance since I am shy šŸ™
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I never actually saw any of the first series. meg over at not.so.soft has managed to put me off seeing the second series too.

I never realised they were pretending to make a website and that the production company had actually put a website up. twisted or what? seethru.co.uk

fancy creating your own screensaver

you may or may not know that microsoft released a very patriotic 3d flag screensaver so some guy by the name of odd has created some other versions and instructions on how to create your own.

fairly cool

fantastic weekend

Jacs and I enjoyed a really nice weekend with fantastic hospitality. We arrived and were met at Schipol by Steve and then went back for some drinks with LIsa, Phil and Conchita. Went into town for a few more beers and then made some plans for the weekend.

Saturday was spent at Binnen Hof shopping and eating and drinking – a very relaxed day with nothing more strenuous than trying on new clothes and choosing which flowers would go best with Steve’s decor.

Saturday evening we met the usual suspects in Reguliersdwarsstraat starting at Havana and then were joined by Sabine and Alexander, Sabine looked after Jacs and I nearly 10 years ago when we lived in Tilburg and it was nice to carch up with her and hubbie. We hadn’t seen her since February last year so we had a lot of catching up to do, we followed with a meal which was excellent and then more drinks in Montmarte, followed by the Mix bar.

Sunday was a day of rest before the obligatory [and I do mean obligatory] April’s Happy Hour – it is the place to be and be seen in Amsterdam on a Sunday evening between 6-8pm. Drinks are 2 for 1 and it finishes early enough to allow you to make it into work on a Monday without a sore head.

All in all a fantastic time – oh and I am now the proud owner of my first ever football top – of course I went for style – and ended up with an Ajax away top – a lovely grey and cream number šŸ˜‰ All ready for Satuday’s Sports and shorts!

Amsterdam

I’m jetting off to see the boyf again this weekend – but with a twist I’m going with my best friend so that should be interesting. Jacs was feeling down a few weeks ago so I treated us to some flights out to Amsterdam were we can meet up with some of our old Uni mates, Sabine and Frances [Dippy] and of course Steve and his mates.

Looking forward to a lovely relaxed and fun weekend – here’s to business class free booze in the lounge before we get there and champagne on the flight – we shoud be in the mood by the time we arrive šŸ™‚

I also have to look for a hotel for my mates stag party at the end of november – he’s having the wedding at the icehotel™ in sweden so why not have the stag out of the country as well!

enjoy the silence

went to see depeche mode at Wembley Arena last night and I have to say it was so much better than madonna – perhaps I am a little biased as I was into DM way before her madgesty. fad gadget were support and sounded like a very bad front 242 and ironically it was DM that had supported them back in the early days.

There was a fantastic mix of old school and the newer albums including exciter. Tracklist included The Dead Of Night, The Sweetest Condition, Halo, Walking In My Shoes, Dream On, When The Body Speaks, Waiting For The Night To Fall, Judas, Breathe, Freelove , Enjoy The Silence, I Feel You, In Your Room, It’s No Good and Personal Jesus with an encore of Home, Clean, Black Celebration and Never Let Me Down Again.

I’d forgotten just how good they really are live. Fantastic show!

skinny – moi?

Looks like I’ll need to go out and buy men’s health this month just in case I am skinny – they have a supplement ‘Skinny Man’s Build Up Plan’

[details at Swish Cottage]

closer to music

The Closer to Heaven Soundtrack is now available. the play has now closed so if you missed it this might give you a flavour!

I wonder if I’ll manage to blag a copy?

pub quiz

I am not sure if I am more disturbed by the fact that davo, scally and myself only managed 6 out of 20 or that I knew a dodgy Gypsy Kings remix of Hotel California from the first bar.

Wendy assures me the questions are not normally this hard – and I believe her – I did work with her for long enough šŸ˜‰

Congratulations to the A List who will no doubt fill you in on the rest of the answers and some of the questions too!

[details from swishcottage]