Crepeys/Hagsnet - the moonlight beckons!

[MrsSchadenfreude]

Because moonlight gives you a nice glow and doesn't show up your wrinkles or grey hair.

My father managed some scathing comments from beyond the grave about his children's unfulfilled potential. We had a rather public will-reading after his memorial service (several years ago now) - my mother seemed to think we would be amused, as "there are some humorous bits". My brother had to listen to comments about him being lucky if he ever scored a "low grade clerical job". He is a parliamentary special adviser now. I have actually blanked what my father said about me, it was that bad. I just remember feeling I had to look as though I thought it faintly funny, given the circs.

Strops . my parents are fine, they just also lack confidence which doesn't help. I am always stunned when I hear some of the things parents say to their children,,, however, have just spent the morning with a friend whose parents have cut him out of the will and told him he is not to turn up at their funeral......

Actually, that isn't really db's job title, he is a bit more than that, but I can't post anything more specific. Let's just say, he's done all right after all, despite df's claim he was "never going to amount to much". So I convince myself that I can ignore the stuff he said about me too.

Oh BD, your poor friend. That is very harsh.

God, some parents are beyond belief.

Thanks Blackduck for giving me a boot up the bottom. I was in conflab with a potential employer about two weeks ago (haven't worked for about three years, after being City girl for 20 odd years), and the potential employer did a 'well, we need a couple of weeks to sort out your role, but we'll be back to you'...then radio silence. I'd kind of written it off, but you lot have inspired me to follow it up with a 'let me know how the position is evolving?' sort of email . So wish me luck ladies....

Thing with friend been going on for YEARS, the funeral bit- is new though! Frankly he is over it and sees my parents as his surrogate parents (should he ever need them!).
BH - no idea what I/we did, but glad it helped!

I won't be glammed up (I feel I am going to be a huge disappointment to you all if you are expecting some high flying career woman) - I will either be hot and sweaty in my work clothes having come straight to you from Victoria Street or in jeans if I have had time to get changed. I am in urgent need of both haircut and some dye to cover the grey and won't have time for either before next Friday. So I will look a bit of a mess.

I am meeting a contact on Monday for coffee. I have never met him, and he emailed me to ask, how will I recognise you? I said, I am tall, fat, middle aged with messy hair and look like I am chewing a wasp. He said, well I am late fifties, balding, large gut, greying beard to compensate for the lack of hair on head and have a limp - and don't ask limp what. I think we will make a great pair.

A contact

Sipping????

Come on ruby, make an escape plan!

BTM - we are going to be discussing export credits! Nothing interesting - we have spoken on the phone a lot, and I am a bit slow, so he suggested I bring my papers to caff and we go over it word by word (with me pointing at the words as I go, with my tongue sticking out in concentration).

Come on Ruby. You know you want to.

I could accompany you to Kings Cross - I am staying near Warren Street.

We were up west last night too. Micky Flannagan - vey good.

Well, in that case, you will have to stand next to me in crepeys corner in November

I fear I may have to bring an inflatable donut cushion to sit on the banquette of unfulfilled potential next week. I went to Zumba last night and gave it all I had and now I wish I hadn't. It appears that all the jumping up and down has caused my er, dormant piles to re-emerge. Dh thinks this is completely hilarious. OK, maybe it's time for something more sedate. Pilates? Is pilates known to make your arse go wrong?

I went to market and I bought some glitter hairspray, some party shoes, some slippers and some grub for DD2s partay and also this

Much less LSOS and BHS in RL photo 3 is better

and these but still want to try on Bigtillymint's lushettes @ Clarks 'n' all

Ruby you are so right about live comedy. Must seek out something good.

Love the boots Duke!
I had a fab day off yesterday - the last minute ones are always best I find. I went out in the sun and smiled and chatted to everyone I met (they probably thought I was a loon!) cooked Japanese last night, and planning something Greek tonight. Make the most of the weather crepeys!
mrsS your contact sounds fab....I too am in desperate need of a hair cut, but not sure I can slot one in next week.
Now for the round of things beginning with S that dominate Saturday with ds.....

I was effectively an only child until I was four, when my brother and sister arrived within a few months of each other . I took a dim view of this. Ever since, my mum would go on about what a 'difficult child' I was, how I made her life difficult, etc. It was only a few years ago that I realised that it wasn't actually my fault, and told her to stop saying it as it upset me. She looked horrified, and shut up. Hasn't raised it since.

In other news, I've found another delightful crepey symptom: hairy eyelids. I was plucking my eyebrows last night, and detected a few low-flying hairs. They kept going down into my socket line. Only one one eye, natch.

I have remembered that at 48 you can't say 'oh OK then, another glass' quite as often (my head, my head)....

I must write a chunk of a feature about eyes and stem cells. Did you know Japanese researchers have been growing a retina from stem cells? DD1 says this is what she wants to do when she grows up, although I have pointed out it will take her some time to get to this point and you can't just skip the whole degree, PhD etc involved and go straight to the 'growing an eye in a dish' stage.