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For reasons that I really can't contemplate at this juncture, I spent a good portion of the afternoon watching women's soccer on TV. Yes, I know, Dan Rydell would be horrified, but there was literally nothing else worth watching and I was feeling too lazy to try and decide on a DVD so girls playing soccer it was.

Speaking of Sports Night, I presume everyone on my flist has ready [livejournal.com profile] scrunchy's latest offering, however I'm going to rec it anyway just so the .01% or you who might have missed it can revel in it's wonderfulness. How Are Things at Crate & Barrel? by [livejournal.com profile] scrunchy, Dan/Casey rated PG-13. Enjoy!

So, I've been seeing this guy for the last week or so, someone I met at the party I went to on new year's day, only the relationship is going to go absolutely nowhere because he's from the UK and he flies home on Tuesday. But you know what? I'm really not that fussed. It's been fun to hang out with a boy-type thing and go on dates and such - even if he won't kiss me because I've been sick and he's not inclined to take a 20 hour flight back to London home with a head cold. We'll probably do the whole, 'Oh, I'll email you!' thing, but it's hardly the romance of the century and if I never see him again after Monday I won't be tearing my hair out about some lost great love or some such.

It's also Best Work Friend's birthday this week and to celebrate she got this amazing three nights for the price of one deal on a $1000 a night suite at The Hotel Windsor. She invited a few of us over last night for a party and OGM, the place is divine! It's literally the size of a small house with two bedrooms, living and dining rooms, a marble bathroom and an entrance hall that's nearly the same size as my bedroom! The hotel its self has been recently refurbished and the suite is beautifully decorated with antique and reproduction furniture, has actual works art on the walls and the most divine view of Parliament House from the balcony. We spent the evening eating cheese, drinking champagne and red wine and all or us wishing we were rich enough to live there permanently and just order room service every day.

Meh, back to work tomorrow. Where has the weekend gone? At least my cold is better, even though I'm still blowing my nose an awful lot. I got the bus to work every day last week but I'm back on the bike tomorrow and (hopefully) gym next week. I have put on so much weight the last couple of months and I feel like such a blob. Time to take myself in hand, methinks, and not let it get the better of me.

Yes.
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posted by [identity profile] phoebesmum.livejournal.com at 01:27pm on 11/01/2009
Random foreign-boy dates are probably a good way to keep in practice.

This whole work-thing is so overrated. If only there wasn't the pressing need for money, I'd give it all up in a minute.

I'm not sure, but I think it's possible that Danny may feel differently about women's soccer.
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 08:27am on 12/01/2009
Random foreign-boy dates are a good way to keep in practice, especailly when there's no pressure to take the relationship to the next level because he's going home tomorrow!
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posted by [identity profile] lamentables.livejournal.com at 02:21pm on 11/01/2009
port out, starboard home, posh with a capital P
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 08:31am on 12/01/2009
I was wondering if someone would get the reference. Did you too dream about being a doll on a music box that's wound by a key?
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posted by [identity profile] ainsley.livejournal.com at 08:03pm on 11/01/2009
I had not read that story, and it's delightful! As, by the way, are you.

That sounds like quite the week, with the boy and the posh surroundings, and I have NO IDEA where the weekend went.
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 11:24am on 12/01/2009
There's also a couple of prequels to the story which I highly recommend. In fact, I highly recommend every thing [livejournal.com profile] scrunchy has written, she's fabulous!
 
posted by [identity profile] suchthefangirl.livejournal.com at 07:38pm on 13/01/2009
Thanks for the rec. I had the story (and the previous ones, so that I could reread them) open in tabs, but I am way behind (as you can tell by how long it has taken me to comment to YOUR post), so you helped spur me on.

I kinda miss living in hotels. We never stayed in anything nearly so posh (though one or two of the places we stayed at were bigger, and much nicer, than the apartment we now rent). I promise, if I am ever rich enough to live in a place like that, I will invite you over and feed you room service.
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 12:30pm on 14/01/2009
The best part about the hotel is that the suite was opposite the steps of parliament house so we got to spy on all the wedding photos being taken there that afternoon. OMG, there are some terrible bridesmaid dresses out there. Why would anyone chose to dress their attendants in tangerine?
 
posted by [identity profile] suchthefangirl.livejournal.com at 07:06pm on 14/01/2009
I dressed my bridesmaids in tangerine. What's wrong with that?!

No. I'm kidding. Mine were in black and white, with dresses bought from a non bridal store. I liked them. Don't know if the bridesmaids liked them as much as I did...

I love watching wedding photos being taken. I write whole stories in my head about the couple and their attendants.
 
posted by [identity profile] laylee.livejournal.com at 11:20pm on 14/01/2009
It was quite the spectator sport watching all these wedding cars pull up and various meringue-like creations with their colourful attendants spill out onto the steps. We spent hours critiquing the fashions on display and all came to the conclusion that stretch hummers are really very ugly cars.
 
posted by [identity profile] delurker.livejournal.com at 07:41am on 23/01/2009
Why would anyone chose to dress their attendants in tangerine?
Bridezillas determined that no-one will upstage them on their special day? I have no idea otherwise!

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