Saturday night in Camden town

Yesterday afternoon I met up with the Ladyeez in Camden town for our "Little Yule" gathering and we finished the evening in the Intrepid Fox. I am sure I drank my own body weight in beer once again and today I am predictably feeling rather fragile but we did have a very funny evening. Good times!

Movember

A chap called Ross in my building started to turn up work with somewhat uncouth appearance but I was too polite to ask as he might have been going through some major drama in his life. But then I heard from my colleague that he is doing a sponsored moustache growing for the month of November in support of the prostate cancer charity Movember. This is annual month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer. You can find some seriously hairy profiles on this site but it is all for a good cause. Also my native Finlandia Vodka proudly sponsors the Movember so go on and donate, I just did :)

Ross proudly modelling his achievment

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Waiting for the weekend to start

What a week! Too busy at work, the tube has been even more over crowded if possible and the weather has been changeable and miserable and very typical for November

I am shortly going to my Dr's to get a blood test to find out how little or a lot of cholesterol I have coursing through and/or blocking my veins. Being nice to myself is going well in general and my hair is looking and feeling healthier, I have given the sweets and the chocolate the boot for now and I am watching what I eat to some extend.

Tomorrow I will meet the Laydeez in Camden for our own "Little Yule" party and I am sure the will be few beverages consumed in a fairly civilized manner. Good times!

Discover Dogs 2009

Yesterday Min and I braved the 80 miles per hours winds and torrential rain and spend the day in canine company. The annual Discover Dogs is being held in Earl's Court this weekend and as per usual our lovely Bergamasco friend Siggi along with Cindy and Stuart invited us to come along. This was my 3rd year and once again lots of different dogs were stroked and scratched and a civilized glass or two of white wino was consumed. Absolutely a brilliant day!

This year my report will be a video as I have gone potty with my camera (just in case you had not noticed) and here is the end result.

Changing things

Busy week almost at the end. Busy at work, a dentist appointment, a Dr appointment and the rest. This is all because I have started "be nice to yourself" campaign. It started by going to the dentist Dr B for a check up and then to see Dr W for a chat and to arrange a cholesterol level test for next week as I have never had it measured and I don't know if I am killing myself slowly or faster. I also have decided to be nicer to my hair which has been neglected far too long with punishment from heat and products.

That is enough to start with and I am also starting to get excited about forth coming Prague trip. Life is good and getting better!

Strictly perfect score

Yesterday my favorite couple Brian Fortuna and his celebrity partner Ali Bastian scored the perfect 40 with their Viennese Waltz. What can I say, favorite couple from the beginning is staying my favorite couple as the competition heats up.



Other than the excitement of Strictly it has been a quiet weekend, but most therapeutic. Life is good!

Compulsory Sex & Drugs Education

'Attention children. To set the mood Miss Spilsbury will strip off to demonstrate upside-down pole dancing whilst snorting a line of coke...

Another old friend in town

Yesterday I met another long time no see friend Fatina from Denmark. We hadn't seen each other for over 10 years so it was nice to catch up over sushi lunch. Her eldest daughter Miss E is already 13 and last time I saw her she was tottering about in nappies. Doesn't time just fly by the older you get?! We promised to try not to leave it too long before we meet again and for the rest there is always the Facebook. Good times!

Fatina and I about 14 years ago

Little Miss E and I rocking sometime around 1998

Happy B-Day Young Vic!

Today is the second birthday of my gorgeous nephew Young Vic. His day started with a most pleasant present that was a toy fire truck. He wanted to take it with him to the crèche and spoke about it all the way there reports my Big Brother.

I sent him my present to him together with his x-mas pressie and left it to my Big Brother to decide which present is for which celebration. Have fun nephew of mine and enjoy all your pressies :)

Or would you rather be a fish?

When the film Hudson Hawk came out back in 1991 it was a major flop. But to me it was a screaming success with totally avant garde comic book feel to it. My colleague has been humming the song "Would You Like To Swing On Star" at work and it immediately reminded me of this brilliant film. Good stuff!

Hotel charges

Next time you think your hotel bill is too high you might want to consider this...

Husband and wife are traveling by car from Key West to Boston. After almost twenty-four hours on the road, they're too tired to continue, and they decide to stop for a rest. They stop at a nice hotel and take a room, but they only plan to sleep for four hours and then get back on the road.

When they check out four hours later, the desk clerk hands them a bill for $350.00. The man explodes and demands to know why the charge is so high. He tells the clerk although it's a nice hotel, the rooms certainly aren't worth $350.00!

When the clerk tells him $350.00 is the standard rate, the man insists on speaking to the Manager.

The Manager appears, listens to the man, and then explains that the hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center that were available for the husband and wife to use.

"But we didn't use them," the man complains.

"Well, they are here, and you could have," explains the Manager. He goes on to explain they could have taken in one of the shows for which the hotel is famous. "The best entertainers from New York , Hollywood and Las Vegas perform here," the Manager says.

"But we didn't go to any of those shows," complains the man again.

"Well, we have them, and you could have," the Manager replies.
No matter what amenity the Manager mentions, the man replies, "But we didn't use it!"

The Manager is unmoved, and eventually the man gives up and agrees to pay. He writes a check and gives it to the Manager. The Manager is surprised when he looks at the check.

"But sir," he says, "this check is only made out for $50.00."

"That's correct," says the man. "I charged you $300.00 for sleeping with my wife."

"But I didn't!" exclaims the Manager.

"Well, too bad," the man replies. "She was here and you could have."

Old friends and future plans

This weekend gone just flew past. Ms JJ and I met up Friday and then had so much fun that we met up again Sunday after the brief storm flew over London town. Sadly I forgot my camera and there is no visual aids to our day in Camden. But it was really nice to see her and bon voyage home today!

Min had her B-Day yesterday and we had some cake with dreamy Chantilly Cream which was nice indeed. Let the record show that she is 21 again.

As for me...everyday continues today with colder weather than of late but it should stay dry. Well, I must keep my eye on the price as the Prague trip is fast approaching.