Well, so much for my plan to wheedle out some further information from Robin this Monday. We arrived as usual, sat down and a short while later he arrived. Unfortunately there was no little space on the end of our bench for him to lurk this week but we had some chit chat as he was shooting so all was going well.
About half way through Y suddenly tells me that he feels a bit "buggy"! However, he reassured me that he was fine and wanted to carry on. A short while later he comes over and asks where the toilets are, and I send him speedily on his way with X to show him where. A minute later she comes back and says Y has been sick - and unfortunately, he didnt make it to the toilet!!
So instead of some mild flirting and information gathering, I spent the next 20minutes clearing up a regurgitated pasta riddled pile of vomit with nothing more than 3 tonnes of toilet tissues, a black bin liner, an empty waste paper basket filled with water and handwash and a broom! Nice!!
Roll on next week...
Friday, October 30, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Riding through the glen...
Whilst at archery last Monday I got chatting to a rather nice young (well not that young, but nonetheless) man, who in the spirit of things shall hence be named Robin!
He was sat next to us while we were waiting and it transpires he has been going to the club for a few months, so is no longer a beginner, and although he is far from my usual type, both in build and looks, as the evening progressed I found myself thinking "actually, that man is not that bad looking!", and there was a definite something about him that I found really attractive. He has an incredibly dry sense of humour, was friendly without being creepy or puppy, and was willing to put up with X's constant chatter and questions (including how much is that bow... over £1000!). He did say he didn't usually come that early, but usually waited until the beginners had finished, so I didn't expect to see him again this week. Unfortunately.
However... lo and behold, we had only been there a few minutes tonight, and X (who has taken a shine to him and was saying before we went "I hope that man is there this week") said he was here. After a few minutes or so he asked us to budge up and sat on the end of the bench next to X, who was next to me. And I was definitely pleased to see him and thought, again, there is definitely something about him. (He'd had a haircut as well - I wonder if coincidentally!).
So, we chit chatted a bit more and I have managed to deduce the following:
He works for Nissan, designing cars (or bits of cars at least).
He has a 24yr old daughter.
Not much I know - I don't even know his name so we are calling him Robin in real life as well - but a start. He's obviously smart and well off if his archery equipment is to go by, and I would age him early to mid 40's, but who knows. I did manage to drop a few things in the convo, such as my age, and most importantly that Y lives with just X and me, so no other men in the house, and also my work, by accident more than by design.
As we left, he did say "see you next week", so... roll on next Monday!
He was sat next to us while we were waiting and it transpires he has been going to the club for a few months, so is no longer a beginner, and although he is far from my usual type, both in build and looks, as the evening progressed I found myself thinking "actually, that man is not that bad looking!", and there was a definite something about him that I found really attractive. He has an incredibly dry sense of humour, was friendly without being creepy or puppy, and was willing to put up with X's constant chatter and questions (including how much is that bow... over £1000!). He did say he didn't usually come that early, but usually waited until the beginners had finished, so I didn't expect to see him again this week. Unfortunately.
However... lo and behold, we had only been there a few minutes tonight, and X (who has taken a shine to him and was saying before we went "I hope that man is there this week") said he was here. After a few minutes or so he asked us to budge up and sat on the end of the bench next to X, who was next to me. And I was definitely pleased to see him and thought, again, there is definitely something about him. (He'd had a haircut as well - I wonder if coincidentally!).
So, we chit chatted a bit more and I have managed to deduce the following:
He works for Nissan, designing cars (or bits of cars at least).
He has a 24yr old daughter.
Not much I know - I don't even know his name so we are calling him Robin in real life as well - but a start. He's obviously smart and well off if his archery equipment is to go by, and I would age him early to mid 40's, but who knows. I did manage to drop a few things in the convo, such as my age, and most importantly that Y lives with just X and me, so no other men in the house, and also my work, by accident more than by design.
As we left, he did say "see you next week", so... roll on next Monday!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Growing up
I went round to see Meg last night, just for a bit of a natter and gossip as I haven't seen her for ages. I got there to find that one of Mr Meg's mates, DJ, was there, who I know from years and years ago and haven't actually seen for years. We used to knock about around the town before I had Y so it was completely random to bump into him almost 2o yrs later! Whilst it was nice to see him, he literally hasn't changed at all - very much the epitomy of the cheeky chappy, and whilst that might seem a good thing, in fact, it got me to thinking that it's all a bit sad to still be the same person, doing the same things, thinking the same thoughts, drinking the same drinks, twenty years later. Perhaps I've grown up more than I thought the last few years!
Though not so grown up that I'm not going to enjoy spending all day in my pyjamas - just because I can!
Though not so grown up that I'm not going to enjoy spending all day in my pyjamas - just because I can!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Farewell Bridey
Yesterday was The Bride's last day at work before she heads off to have a baby in 3 weeks, so last night X went to sleep at Lily's, and the evening saw the gaggle of us in a gorgeous Italian restaurant in the town where I work, with piles of fabulous food loaded onto the table. Unfortunately I wasn't feeling well, so I had a tomato and onion salad and ate only a handful of that, plus a taste of CJ's monkfish - most annoying when everything looked so good! On the bright side though, it did mean my meal only cost me a fiver, which is good as it meant I had a whole £15 for shopping today!!
It was a good night, and everybody had a good time, but I am very sad to be losing her for 9 months (assuming I am still there when she comes back in July!). She has really been my rock in the last 3 years I've been there, and is such a strong, supportive and knowledgeable member of the team that we will all feel her absence. It just won't be the same without her.
That said, I will definitely be seeing lots of her, as I already do out of work - particularly as her son is a year younger than X so we share a lot of holiday childcare, that and she's always willing to cook sunday dinner for us all, being one of these people that can't sit still for more than 15 minutes! Regardless of work, I am sure she will always be a good friend of mine, and at my age, that is something to be grateful for!
It was a good night, and everybody had a good time, but I am very sad to be losing her for 9 months (assuming I am still there when she comes back in July!). She has really been my rock in the last 3 years I've been there, and is such a strong, supportive and knowledgeable member of the team that we will all feel her absence. It just won't be the same without her.
That said, I will definitely be seeing lots of her, as I already do out of work - particularly as her son is a year younger than X so we share a lot of holiday childcare, that and she's always willing to cook sunday dinner for us all, being one of these people that can't sit still for more than 15 minutes! Regardless of work, I am sure she will always be a good friend of mine, and at my age, that is something to be grateful for!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thy Will is done
Well, I finally had my date with Will yesterday lunchtime!
In my usually organised fashion I had emailed him a week or so ago and suggested Thursday lunchtime as my best 'window' and then promptly forgot about it! I had a couple of passing thoughts that he hadn't emailed again to say yes that's fine, or why haven't you rang/emailed back, but that was the extent of the time given over to the event. Wednesday evening, about 9.30pm, it suddenly dawned on me that Thursday was tomorrow and I had not rang or confirmed, so about 9.45pm I rang to speak to him.
We only spent a few minutes on the phone, and it very much followed the pattern of our email contact - pleasant, but nothing really exciting. So, come the designated time, I toddled off to meet him feeling rather blase about it all, which is probably a good thing as it's the first date I've been on in about 3 years I think (which is so hard to believe!!).
And, while I would love to say that in person everything clicked into place, unfortunately the date followed the same pattern as the email contact and the phone conversation beforehand. It was fine. And that was about it. Fine.
He seems to be a really pleasant bloke, family orientated, solvent, fit, and quite attractive, but he just didn't float my boat I'm afraid, which is pretty much what I expected. I had already been looking at the negatives of him before we met - particularly a 5yr old son (who he spends 4 days with/4 days without), the fact he is only seperated for 7 months, poor grammar/punctuation in emails, and other minimal but equally important factors.
I'm glad I went though, I had a nice time and it's about time I started putting myself out there again. I just need to get rid of the yardstick I subconsciously use to measure up any potential candidates. Easier said than done though!
In my usually organised fashion I had emailed him a week or so ago and suggested Thursday lunchtime as my best 'window' and then promptly forgot about it! I had a couple of passing thoughts that he hadn't emailed again to say yes that's fine, or why haven't you rang/emailed back, but that was the extent of the time given over to the event. Wednesday evening, about 9.30pm, it suddenly dawned on me that Thursday was tomorrow and I had not rang or confirmed, so about 9.45pm I rang to speak to him.
We only spent a few minutes on the phone, and it very much followed the pattern of our email contact - pleasant, but nothing really exciting. So, come the designated time, I toddled off to meet him feeling rather blase about it all, which is probably a good thing as it's the first date I've been on in about 3 years I think (which is so hard to believe!!).
And, while I would love to say that in person everything clicked into place, unfortunately the date followed the same pattern as the email contact and the phone conversation beforehand. It was fine. And that was about it. Fine.
He seems to be a really pleasant bloke, family orientated, solvent, fit, and quite attractive, but he just didn't float my boat I'm afraid, which is pretty much what I expected. I had already been looking at the negatives of him before we met - particularly a 5yr old son (who he spends 4 days with/4 days without), the fact he is only seperated for 7 months, poor grammar/punctuation in emails, and other minimal but equally important factors.
I'm glad I went though, I had a nice time and it's about time I started putting myself out there again. I just need to get rid of the yardstick I subconsciously use to measure up any potential candidates. Easier said than done though!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Pure Morning
Just heard this song for the first time in years, had forgotten how much I absolutely love, love, love it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbHkwrGgsoA
Not to mention that it's pure sex music!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbHkwrGgsoA
Not to mention that it's pure sex music!!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Drowning
I am so struggling for money right now that it feels like I'm drowning. A never ending cycle of thinking I have sorted things only for something else to come up. I'm so frustrated by it all, and starting to get really, really worried that I'm going to end up drowning in it all.
I need a windfall, just a small one, and bloody quick!
I need a windfall, just a small one, and bloody quick!
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