Our Girl and Captain James Discussion Thread Volume X

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Feel free to join in as we discuss all things Our Girl and Captain James related.

The CJ Collective "Sophisticated Silliness"

Honorary Members of The CJ Collective:
Ben Aldridge
Tony Grounds
Lacey Turner

I dithered too long in sending my autograph request- so by the time it would have got to his agent he was probably on way to Canada. I've not given up, though I have stopped rushing to letter box when postman has been.

He's holding KAs hand back from reaching for another goblet!

Oh yes pixie I hadn't thought of that. He's wearing a gauntlet with studs, might be a but painful! I wonder if BAs leather glove is a long one under the brocade coat??

lola i just read your last chapter, it's hilarious! Even considering I haven't yet watched broadchurch (and at this point, I'll never do). I think I may be the woman in the van! I can crochet, I can send you pictures to prove it, I would LOVE to own a campervan (passion somehow inherited genetically by DS2 that aged 3 tells me he's planning to use a campervan to drive to the moon to find a treasure made of chocolate coins. Yes, madness run in the family)
Clearly, we would all love to have CJ as a guest in our campervans...

Oh dear,oh dear... The pic with both of them in Curtain Warehouse cast offs is particularly bad. The pattern on the cloak of the other bloke looks a bit like swimmimg sperm and his gauntleted hand looks like a prosthetic. Sort of Rod Hull without the emu ( but we know what fate befell the emu - a robe for BA).

And BA definitely looks like he's cross dressing...

Have to post a proper CJ picture before I sleep. I never end up dreaming of CJ, but just in case I dont want it to be KA!

Thank you nickel. Nightmares may be averted.

Good morning

I try not to dwell on what KA wears BA does look handsome otherwise
But looks far better in army gear as CJ

Horrible night sleep from 18mo he would not settle for long at all. Luckily it's my day off although I'm sure he'll fall asleep when we're out of the house

Good morning! icemist you have my sympathies, we have the same problem with my 2 year old. Getting ready for work with stalks to hold up my eyelids right now.

Can I recommend the latest chapter of I want you to be brilliant if you need a spring in your step this morning? It's certainly cheered me up!

I second jen's recommendation. It's cheered me up after enduring a monster tantrum from DS this morning.

Good job you have today off icemist hopefully you can get some rest. It's been a long time since any of mine have woke in the night but I do remember all to well, and it's always harder in then winter.
Thanks for FF recommendation onlygirl I'm out and about most of the morning but will make sure it's my afternoon read.
Thank goodness for the CJ pictures, to wipe out the soft furnishing cloak!

Got absolutely drenched walking to/from school. Cheering myself up watching the best bits of EP4
Also read next chapter pixie recommended and noticed just now another chapter from Klipdoctor- a more cheery one than previously.

18mo fast asleep so really should be dong housework but CBA at the moment

Note to self: do not read QS ff at work when you are caught going red in the face and your (male) colleagues want to know what you have been looking at on your phone! Wow, I almost believed Charles was real and it wasn't just fiction!

Ilove's bistro is open again for business tonight so don't get up to anything exciting before I have chance to check in again tonight. Friends calling in for tea on their way back from Edinburgh.

I've been offered the job!! She just called and the hours I wanted!! I'm in total shock. Subject to all the references etc I will start Monday 9th. Only reception work, but I can't believe it, and I get to wear a headset!!!

That's fab richtea well done!

Headsets are cool!

Richtea how exciting. Well done. You see, the force of CJ and the CJ Collective were behind you! Don't suppose there will be any men in uniform where you will be working she says hopefully.

richtea this is wonderful news!!! Congrats!! And it's all your merit, we all know the stag pants have nothing to do with it
(I don't believe in Lady Luck! ;-)
(Well, may be a bit)

(She wasn't smiling on me today...went for a run, came back under a hailstorm!! Horrible, particular now I know that wearing glasses is not quite ideal for winter running...unless you patent a v small wipe-system...)

Congratulations richtea, that's brilliant news ... and the bonus of a headset! Wahay!!!!!

Fantastic richtea well done!

I'd forgotten but I once had a job that involved wearing a headset too. It does help to give you a feeling of being in command and in control of your domain.

I'd like a new job because I don't like my boss - oh dear I forgot I'm self-employed!!

A bit of Lady Luck, stag pants and the vibes of the CJ collective!!! No uniforms unfortunately :(

Considering my hell of a weekend (well Sunday) with the whole DH and thinking I'm about to leave him for an orgy....!! This week is starting to look up.

richtea that's fab news. Well done and a headset as well! Bet you won't be able to stop yourself from saying a few lines from OG to yourself...

When will I learn . . . At work, so why did I read the new chapter of after afghan at my desk? Just too good a story! Do we think candy's Ben is brains? I can't decide, seeing as brains has blue eyes? Is she teasing us? Oh my! Where is kinders? Is he Ben? Must go back to work!! This is so much more fun than programming though! No mention of such pants yet so assuming the author isn't on here ... mine you not much pant wearing going on, so might be difficult to add that in!

Great news Richtea

The author of Life After Afghan is not a member here. She might lurk (don't think so though) She's on Twitter - lovely lady -

I think if I was with CJ I'd have lots of 'staff meetings ' too