Pass the tissues

Yes, I am now suffering from that wonderful virus, the common cold.

And I'm at work.

Well, for the next couple of minutes I am at least.
I'm busy scaring people with my bright red cheeks, runny eyes and general sense of wetness.
So I think i'll go home and die in peace.

Or rather, die surrounded by plaster dust, noise and mayhem.
*sniff*
*snot*
*cry*

Black Tie???????

One day I'll learn to look at the fine print before I agree to do something.
Though going by my past history it will be far, far in the future, in a galaxy far away.......

I should explain.

I got a call from one of my collegues today about a training day [ that I've already done ], a panel day [ that I have no interest in being part of ] and a product launch which would include a day at the races [ which sounded fun ].
So I checked my diary, made all the right noises, made sure that it wasn't something that would have me falling to sleep during it and said that I'd go.
I can even take Dave.
Great eh?

I should have realised .

There is always a catch.

And there, in the middle of the hotel details and coach transfers to the course, there it was.
Gala Dinner.
Black Tie Gala dinner no less.
And you know what that means.

IT MEANS A LONG FROCK!!!!!

Now this may not seem a bad thing to you poor unfortunate soul who's happened to stumble on my pathetic pretence at a blog, but take it from me, when you're 5'2" with a sizeable chest and a big tattoo on your back [ which I will of course want to show in its full glory ] it is no easy task to find a suitable frock.

The last one I went to I managed to find one, but my boobs are biger than they were then [ and yes, I am skimming over the fact that the rest of me may well be bigger too ] and I felt tlike I was straight jacketed then, so I doubt that it'll be suitable now.

Bugger.

All the sales are finished, wedding season hasn't started, and I need it by march.
:(

Time to break out the diet books I think.

I go away for a week.......

and I get tagged.
Twice.

Thanks guys.
:)

And then I write it all up, and it won't load.

So I have to start again.

Bah.

Right, now, where was I?

4 jobs I've had.
Art Student [ well, it was in the days when you didn't have to pay back your grant, so that counts as pay right? ]
Post Office Counter Clerk.
Shipping Clerk with a container company.
Dispensing Optician.

4 movies I can watch over and over.
Saving Grace.
Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Toy Story.
And ....erm..... I'll go look when i get home.

4 places I've lived
Sheffield.
London.
Gillingham.
Maidstone.
[ all in England ]

4 TV shows I love to watch.
CSI
Pride and Predjudice [ so what if its not on now ]
Black Books.
Green Wing.

4 places I've been on vacation.
Gambia [ crunchy beetles ]
Geneva [ crunchy fillet de perch ]
Cayton Bay [ crunch sand ]
Lapland [ crunchy snow ]

4 of my favourite dishes.
Baby back ribs from Bodeans in London.
Spinach and peanut rolls from Kulu Kulu in Soho.
Yorkshire pudding.
Ice cream.

4 websites I visit daily.
Blogger.
Gmail.
Last.fm
Flickr.

4 places I would rather be right now.
On a beach somewhere hot and tropical and alone.
At home supervising an army of cleaners to get my house back in order after the building work is finished.
Mooching around a reclaimation yard with an unlimited amount of funds to spend.
In the Apple store buying a Macbook.

4 bloggers I'm tagging.
Oh, right.....so hit me with this a couple of weeks after everyone else has and expect me to know anyone who hasn't already be tagged!
:D