Don't say...it's time to go.
Friday night out to dinner with my good friends of 25 years are (from left) Scarlet, DH, Nay, me, Leesy and MB.
Belgian beer is pricey and later that night I think I imagined one of us having a beer the size of small bucket.
Before we arrived we gathered in the foyer of a nearby swanky hotel where Scarlet and DH were staying...as we are waiting Anna Bligh (Acting Premier) walks past with her posse. I'm surprised, she's a little bit pretty, trying to do the stylish thing aka Quentin Bryce but failing. I get a little excited and someone shoots me a teacher look to say calm down. She sees us seeing her and smiles curtly. As she walks off I am thinking I might chase her for a photo.
The dinner venue was hip - I am not hip - I am seriously hip-less and it is vital to realise when you no longer have 'hip'...my most recent hip-moment was last century, that was only in my head. As we walk in amongst the hip crowd I am flattening down my hair, thinking I need a haircut and can anyone see the holes in the front of my jumper ? Why didn't I wear my brown jacket ? I wore it to work, that's why.
After a few Belgian beers I walk to the loo. It's always daunting in a foreign venue but uncanny how I always walk straight there no matter how many twists and turns...an inbuilt urinary GPS, of course I almost walk into the Ladies, Ooops.
It's always good to catch up with this crowd. I love that feeling when you have been chatting, laughing, drinking and eating then out of the blue someone says it's late and time to go.
August 18, 2008 at 6:45 PM
surely youjest and you realsie that Anna bligh isn't acting? or are you reffering to the fact hat she wasn't elected into the position? Clarification needed. I have my own Anna story - pne year at a labor day march there was the usual round up of digntaries on the way in - and there was an opportunity to shake hands with the labor party 'bigwigs', so I dutifully lined up and shook hands with Peter , Kim etc, and Anna was thre - and she put her hand out to shake mine and I just kept walking. I don;t know why I did that at all - and it did upset me - I didn't want her to think that I was snubbing her - I wasn't. Do you think it has been keeping her awake at nights too? And also do you tink I have written too much on your blog???
August 18, 2008 at 9:11 PM
'Go' Anna is what I would have said!
And what about those 'hip' friends of yours - Anna would be envious!
When are we having a re-run???