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palfrey at 04:24am on 14/06/2003
palfrey at 04:24am on 14/06/2003Hangover from last night - Winkworth house BBQ/boat trip/drinkies around centre - has mostly subsided, but having mild level hayfever isn't helping. Eyes itch like buggery, but the benadryl helps. (Typed beconase first, had to google to realise that was the name of another hayfever cure i tried last summer). Hayfever only kicked in last year, and it only happens when the counts are really bad, tho I think I'm getting it worse this year.
A lot has happened in the last 36 hours or so, so I'll have to summarize a bit here and there. It's been a busy time.
1) Aforementioned Winkworth house BBQ/pissup on thurs. Lots of alcohol, followed by the one boat trip I've ever done in Bristol, glad I got to do that before I left. Photos from that night are here. Met a few new ppl, including random glasses-wearing girl, who unfortunately has a fairly cool stoner bf. I *think* I kissed *him* at some point - trying to work out what the hell I do when drunk is a complicated thing - later had long conversation with him. Ah well. Went to Rivers again, had midori sours. There's two different drinks they apparently have both by that name, one is the aforementioned midori/chambord/lime juice thing, the other (which i got served first this time) involves egg white, sugar frosting on the edge of the glass, midori and lemon juice. not bad, but i really wanted the other one.
2) Dealt with BITS accounts handover (finally!), with Ruth being a total bitch forcing us to go to Natwest at 10am this morn while I was hungover (that got sorted during BITS c'ttee meeting on thurs). I turned up at ~10:25, hungover, wearing sunglasses indoors. Got my Trail of the dead t-shirt back after 9+ months, handed over Rob Egginton's copy of Simply Logical to Ruth - they're housemates, tho apparently not for very much longer, she said something about he couldn't stand her. There's a metric buttload of gossip at that place, everything from Ruth/Nathan crap that I want to know precisely zero about, to rumours regarding a breakup of Simon/Jess. Fuck knows, can't be bothered digging, I kinda thoroughly left that circle after breaking up with Ruth. Retrieved bag with stuff from Dan, came back here.
3) Sci-fi's "Indy Night" - supposed Indiana Jones marathon - we watched raiders of the lost ark, and the last crusade (no temple o' doom, some complaints about the content from some indy purists apparently, don't really care), then Jay & Silent Bob strike back, which I don't think I've seen since I saw it in the cinema. Hair ended up getting platted by Gwen. As I write I'm leaving what's left still in there, for tommorrow (details in a minute).
The level of flirty shit with Gwen is getting ridiculous. If it wasn't for the fact that she's engaged to someone else, everyone would think we were going out. First we have the now ISO standard mingling legs, both taking up each others space on two chairs, then I go to get a drink of water 'cause a combination of cider leftover from Winkworth and anti-histamines are playing merry hell with my mental state, and she's decided to spread herself across the sofa that I was sitting on. Me being my usual grumpy "give me my seat back", she shifts to just one of the two seats, I grab the other, and we spend the next two films either with her lying across my lap or sort of lying on my shoulder, my arms being wherever they're not gonna get squashed, which means either side of her.
With all of this, I know where I stand here. For a variety of reasons - 1) she's engaged, and that's means that 1a) no chance and 1b) wouldn't try. 2) the fact of my lack of time in this country right now means I don't want to get involved in anything right now 3) the whole christian shit. most of the time i'll just ignore it for the purposes of a quiet life, but i have a suspicion that if she mentions god one more bloody time anywhere near me, I'm gonna go off on a major fucking rant. Shrug it. We appear to be having some fun here, and I don't see any reason to change that. If I'm reading her wrong, and she does do anything here, I'll explain all of my viewpoint here.
K, need sleep. Was gonna watch another DS9 ep (up to 3x7 got now, hopefully all before I leave bristol), but too tired. sleep, followed by giving alex a ring and find out wtf is going on with this supposed barbecue tommorrow. will try and avoid killing antony at that one....
A lot has happened in the last 36 hours or so, so I'll have to summarize a bit here and there. It's been a busy time.
1) Aforementioned Winkworth house BBQ/pissup on thurs. Lots of alcohol, followed by the one boat trip I've ever done in Bristol, glad I got to do that before I left. Photos from that night are here. Met a few new ppl, including random glasses-wearing girl, who unfortunately has a fairly cool stoner bf. I *think* I kissed *him* at some point - trying to work out what the hell I do when drunk is a complicated thing - later had long conversation with him. Ah well. Went to Rivers again, had midori sours. There's two different drinks they apparently have both by that name, one is the aforementioned midori/chambord/lime juice thing, the other (which i got served first this time) involves egg white, sugar frosting on the edge of the glass, midori and lemon juice. not bad, but i really wanted the other one.
2) Dealt with BITS accounts handover (finally!), with Ruth being a total bitch forcing us to go to Natwest at 10am this morn while I was hungover (that got sorted during BITS c'ttee meeting on thurs). I turned up at ~10:25, hungover, wearing sunglasses indoors. Got my Trail of the dead t-shirt back after 9+ months, handed over Rob Egginton's copy of Simply Logical to Ruth - they're housemates, tho apparently not for very much longer, she said something about he couldn't stand her. There's a metric buttload of gossip at that place, everything from Ruth/Nathan crap that I want to know precisely zero about, to rumours regarding a breakup of Simon/Jess. Fuck knows, can't be bothered digging, I kinda thoroughly left that circle after breaking up with Ruth. Retrieved bag with stuff from Dan, came back here.
3) Sci-fi's "Indy Night" - supposed Indiana Jones marathon - we watched raiders of the lost ark, and the last crusade (no temple o' doom, some complaints about the content from some indy purists apparently, don't really care), then Jay & Silent Bob strike back, which I don't think I've seen since I saw it in the cinema. Hair ended up getting platted by Gwen. As I write I'm leaving what's left still in there, for tommorrow (details in a minute).
The level of flirty shit with Gwen is getting ridiculous. If it wasn't for the fact that she's engaged to someone else, everyone would think we were going out. First we have the now ISO standard mingling legs, both taking up each others space on two chairs, then I go to get a drink of water 'cause a combination of cider leftover from Winkworth and anti-histamines are playing merry hell with my mental state, and she's decided to spread herself across the sofa that I was sitting on. Me being my usual grumpy "give me my seat back", she shifts to just one of the two seats, I grab the other, and we spend the next two films either with her lying across my lap or sort of lying on my shoulder, my arms being wherever they're not gonna get squashed, which means either side of her.
With all of this, I know where I stand here. For a variety of reasons - 1) she's engaged, and that's means that 1a) no chance and 1b) wouldn't try. 2) the fact of my lack of time in this country right now means I don't want to get involved in anything right now 3) the whole christian shit. most of the time i'll just ignore it for the purposes of a quiet life, but i have a suspicion that if she mentions god one more bloody time anywhere near me, I'm gonna go off on a major fucking rant. Shrug it. We appear to be having some fun here, and I don't see any reason to change that. If I'm reading her wrong, and she does do anything here, I'll explain all of my viewpoint here.
K, need sleep. Was gonna watch another DS9 ep (up to 3x7 got now, hopefully all before I leave bristol), but too tired. sleep, followed by giving alex a ring and find out wtf is going on with this supposed barbecue tommorrow. will try and avoid killing antony at that one....
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