Our Girl and Captain James Addicts Part XVII

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The CJ Collective "Sophisticated Silliness"

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

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It's on Sky 1 on weds. I really fancy a cosmopolitan now !!! I've only got Vodka and ice though.....

Oh a Cosmo sounds good - I was thinking of making a French martini later, quite fancy a cocktail!

I hasten to add that the pic above was waitrose's stock of prosecco, I only bought four two bottles. There is meant to be a shortage after all.

To digress from strike back boys and gymnastics teachers briefly, I just want to respond to whajeb's point that I sometimes struggle to read others as I get panicky about how good they are and that they've dealt with something much better than me!

Yes, I do feel like that, most of the time. Yesterday I finished writing a chapter. I read it back, and surprisingly given that I'd been tinkering with it for a couple of weeks I really liked it, I felt pretty pleased with myself. Then whajeb and jen updated and I read them and felt terrible, that what I had written was trite, and shit and I was wasting my time.

Maybe I should be saying this over on the FF page, but I didn't want to start a new thread about it. Maybe the antidote is not not read anything else for a while, but I love reading all the stories and dont want to miss them.

Anyway, let normal service commence!

Feel free to add your own punchline but cocktail wise am partial to cuban pussies!!!

pixie trust me when I say I think everyone who writes feels like that. I read other updates and think that mine are shit, and wonder why people bother to read them, never mind comment. I've had to make poor whajeb read my last three chapters before uploading because I was sure they were all wrong. I've got a feeling it's because we spend so much time reading and overthinking our own stuff, then when you read somebody else's it seems fresh and written so much better than your own. I do the same thing myself very often, and managed to get myself in a huge rut halfway through a story by doing it.
You are doing yourself a huge disservice by thinking that about your stuff, we love it and Nyota is much missed.

I'm now going to instruct you to put on your big girl pants and press the upload button

Speaking of putting big girl pants on, I finally confessed to my DH tonight that I've been writing stuff and that I'm on a secret fb group. Didn't tell him about this thread, baby steps...

He seemed distinctly uninterested. Should I be offended at his complete lack of interest or encouraged that he's not annoyed?! Can't quite decide...

Everything that you have all published is incredible. You are so lucky to have so much talent even though I am sure you don't always feel like it, and you have generously had the courage to share it with us all. It took me a lot of threads of lurking to even post on her, as I was ,and am still, in awe of the speed of the humour and the many creative talents you all have. Thread and ff pretty much got me through last tour too. So pixie, please upload!!

I can't upload, sorry. This was a new story. You don't think I'm actually writing this stuff in any kind of organised order do you?

If you need someone to read it before you post pixie, I'm free!! :)

I can't believe how much has gone on in the last week. You lot are insanely hilarious!

mooj are you offering your dh on a swap basis? Although not entirely sure that would be fair to you!

nickel that could be an option! DH could wear Shrimpers top with combats if you're keen!!

Oh mooj what's in a Cuban pussy? (I'm sure woof can provide an educated guess) Actually, I'm open to any suggestions as Rupes can testify for other vodka based cocktails as a change from cosmos.

Oh and welcome back nickel

Rum, chambourd, grand marnier, fruit juice of some sort, the eternal shame of asking young hipster barman for 2 of them and the ability to render your face numb within 2 mouthfuls!

jen would you let your dh read your ff? I bet he'd be really impressed if he actually read the stories and realised what a star of the OG ff site you are.

orph loads of vodka based ones. French martini is vodka, chambord, pineapple juice. Moscow mule is another good one - vodka, ginger beer, lime juice (spot the ex barmaid).

Even if I was willing to let him read, I highly doubt he would want to!! I'm just glad he didn't ask too many questions!

I think I said a while back that I love Porn Stars (cocktails I hasten to add) and had similar experience with gorgeous, hipster barman in Boston. Actually, watching a handsome barman mix a proper cocktail is quite a pleasant experience for an old cougar

Ooh yes, I like Moscow Mules! Right, ginger beer is on my next shopping list.

I would suggest a quick fuck, but I've only ever had one with RL Chris, and it was fairly vomit inducing

That shouldn't have read Boston ( I've never been to the states) it should be the rather less exciting Hoxton.

Ahh, mooj I had a night out in Barcelona on something like that. I had raging tonsillitis and decided the best way to deal with it was to numb it with booze. Throw in a bar full of merchant seaman and I have a night I barely remember. Couldn't feel my face, let alone my tonsils though, so I count it as a win.

Hee hee, I'd forgotten the Quick Fuck!! Well, when I borrow RL Chris from the library, I can try it for myself... and I have quite a strong constitution.

Right, have to go and actually pay attention to dp...

A definite win pixie, had a very similar approach to cure numerous ailments although not the best move when on crutches

mooj when offering the DH post exercise would you be including the bag off washing as part of the experience??

Welcome back nickel hope it was a good week!