Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 10c/50f with a predicted high of 11c/51f and partly cloudy. Weather app says “It’s a decent fucking day outside. Have some fucking Toblerone.” Odd choice, and I think I’ll pass on that one.
I wouldn’t mind so much except she keeps banging on about things that happened at work over a decade ago. It’s not the first time either, I’ve read her very extensive personnel file from previous departments and it does not paint a good picture. She just wears me out sometimes, so I’ve really enjoyed a break from her 
That sounds like an amazing and very moving experience, it’s good to know that your friend was so well-loved and so deeply honoured by her friends and family.
Nuts - next Tuesday, ‘kay?
Oh, that really is beautiful. You’re very lucky to have that view, it must be immensely cheering on days when you’re feeling a bit low.
She has a very light workload, she does most of the admin for a very small department so she’s got time on her hands. I can’t find her anything more to do that doesn’t impact on the rest of the team, and I’m trying very hard to kind of isolate her in that respect because we’ve had so much trouble with her creating a very toxic situation with a colleague.
It was very tempting to suggest the solution would be a bucket of steam
Our local football team has had a string of Portuguese players recently and that’s led to a few cafés opening up that specialise in their tradition cuisine. It’s been quite interesting for us, having new things to try.
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Despite the best efforts of our building’s ancient boiler (overheated and triggered the fire alarm), I managed to get home pretty much on time yesterday. Tended to the needs of cats, heated up leftover chilli for dinner, got changed and we were on our way to the opening night of Mayor’s Fest. It’s a weekend charity music festival organised by a couple of friends of mine, proceeds go to our Mayor’s chosen charities so it’s all in a good cause. First night was at the Giffard where we got to see three excellent bands - it was good to see friends I’ve not seen for a while too, I got hugged and kissed three times before we’d even got upstairs to collect our wristbands!
After the last band finished, we went downstairs to finish our drinks and chatted to a couple of people before we headed out to go to the Posada. It’s part of my cunning plan to get home at a reasonable hour - the Posada shuts at 1am, the Giffard shuts at 3am so it kind of guarantees that we won’t be out extremely late. Anyway, the Posada was not very busy, we had a chat to the barmaid and her partner (who are going to Day 2 of Mayor’s Fest today), avoided engaging with the Beatles obsessed guy from last time, and were home by 1am. We usually go into town with Uber, and get a black cab home…the cabbie looked at us and just said “just up from the Samaritans, isn’t it?” so he has obviously taken us home a few times before! He was quite chatty and we had a laugh about some of the local characters around our way.
This morning we’re up and about, cats are fed and fussed, we’re clean and tidy, and just about to have a bacon butty before we head out to KK’s for today’s musical shenanigans. Seven mainstage bands, and seven acoustic acts in between so lots to look forward to. There’s only one band that I’ve never seen before so that’ll be fun. Now all I have to do is decide which t-shirt I’m wearing!
. But I have showered, laundered, and had bacon, eggs, and a gin&tonic to fight off this darn scurvy flare up. Quick nap before hockey.