Did more to the work website today and eked (eeked?!) out the time. It's been puzzling me recently that I've changed my earring routine (I think I have earrings on the brain at the moment). I usually change them each day and go for the dangly ones, but lately I've been going for studs 'n' pearls. And more lately still just keeping in the same old boring gold hoops I've had since I was 16. Hmm. Is this laziness, old age or depression? Or is it just that I can't be arsed? It's a mystery. Perhaps in the end I'll give up wearing them at all - much like I gave up wearing mascara last year - and my ears will heal over. This will please Lord H who had a Baptist upbringing and thinks any body piercing is the work of the devil.
Anyway, I had lunch with strangers - one of the gals in the Registry got wind of the fact that I used to work (many, many years ago) for Guildford College and organised a get-together for ex-Guildford College survivors at the University. However, I've been stressing for days that I don't actually know any of the names on the list and I would have to walk into the restaurant (packed full of curious students) and look lost and lonely. How I hate walking into anywhere on my own - it reminds me of always being picked last for whatever sport we happened to be doing in the games lesson at school. Hey, look, Billy-No-Mates - honestly, I should have it emblazoned on my t-shirt. Anyway, in the event, I recognised one of my lunch people after all and we had quite a good time. I do so like my social events to be small (there were only 6 of us) and time-constrained (a lunch-hour only). That constitutes my social inclusion fill for the week. Possibly the month.
This afternoon, I took part in the Radio 4 "PM" Window on Your World project - which involved taking a photo of whatever you happened to be looking at at 5pm and sending it to Radio 4 for collation. For me, this was my work collection of fluffy pens (hell, I have to have my soft side somewhere ...) and my Wuthering Heights mug. Hmm. Maybe I need to get a life? Though, actually, I thought the end result was quite charming and does indeed give a snapshot view into my psyche at 5pm on a work day. Swinging somewhere between ditzy and psychotic. Lovely.
Tonight, it's Guildford Writers (http://www.guildfordwriters.net) and I'm going to be brave and take something to read out this time. Probably. Oh God. Which means I'll need to go to the loo twice before the meeting starts and will feel sick until my part is over. If anyone out there has a confidence pill, please send a year's supply.
Today's nice things:
1. Lunch (surprisingly)
2. Taking my photo (sadly)
3. Guildford Writers (hopefully).
Anne Brooke
http://www.annebrooke.com
http://www.goldenford.co.uk
3 comments:
I was going to send a photo to that PM thing. But I forgot about it. Was tempted to cheat, but didn't. Hasn't Eddie Meyer(?) got a lovely voice?
I sympathise about the sport. That was me too.
You must stop worrying about GW. We're not that important. Jackie
Anne - you sound just like me with the earrings thing! Glad I'm not alone. I blame it on the weather.
And the social thing too- I HATE going into a room full of people - I worry myself silly - shall I arrive early or late? What's if no-one talks to me etc. etc. Sport? My policy was to AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE.
But GW? Listen to Jackie, Anne!
We'll have to form a sport haters' society, I see!
:))
But I think you're all very important in GWs!! And all very talented of course
A
xxx
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