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mandragoraAm sulking.
Wish I could see Pirates of the Caribbean, comments about which is all over my friends-pages. Unfortunately, it's not due for release here until 7 August (I think). Some films go on worldwide release simultaneously. Why not PotC?
It seems to make no sense, bearing in mind that the UK release date isn't that much later than in the US. I'm sure the marketing men think they have good reasons for the staggered release date. But do they?
Second reason I'm sulking. Think I bought too large a size of trousers last week. On the upside I've definitely lost weight recently. But not enough to get back into some of my favourite suits and win back that accolade of [world's largest law firm] Best Dressed Lawyer (London office only admittedly). But anyway, I decided to see if I could get a pair in a smaller size. So, I duly troop down to Oxford Street. Only to find that they've got a damn sale on - not just a sale but a scrummage filled with hordes of manaical women with a bloodthirsty gleam in their eye. That top/trousers/dress/skirt/suit/whatever will be mine!
The result is that it was impossible to find anything, not least because the shop has taken down the regular display and squeezed in row after row after row of sale stock. I don't think that the trousers I wanted were on sale (either that or they'd all been sold) but none of the non-sale stock was available to buy either. Most frustrating.
So, I went to another shop and bought another couple of pairs of trousers instead. Also expensive.
On the plus side, tomorrow is a couple of friends' birthdays and we're off to what is probably London's best fish restaurant. Oh yes, we'll be a living cliche, five women in a fish restaurant (token man can't make it this year). Of course, there's always the possibility of mingling with the celebs. Last time I went *cough* Esther Rantzen *cough* was on the next table. What? She's on the telly, therefore she must be famous...
And, whitecrow will soon be in London.
Woo hoo!
Plus. New Firefly episode tonight. Complete with Richard Burgi.
Yay!
Wish I could see Pirates of the Caribbean, comments about which is all over my friends-pages. Unfortunately, it's not due for release here until 7 August (I think). Some films go on worldwide release simultaneously. Why not PotC?
It seems to make no sense, bearing in mind that the UK release date isn't that much later than in the US. I'm sure the marketing men think they have good reasons for the staggered release date. But do they?
Second reason I'm sulking. Think I bought too large a size of trousers last week. On the upside I've definitely lost weight recently. But not enough to get back into some of my favourite suits and win back that accolade of [world's largest law firm] Best Dressed Lawyer (London office only admittedly). But anyway, I decided to see if I could get a pair in a smaller size. So, I duly troop down to Oxford Street. Only to find that they've got a damn sale on - not just a sale but a scrummage filled with hordes of manaical women with a bloodthirsty gleam in their eye. That top/trousers/dress/skirt/suit/whatever will be mine!
The result is that it was impossible to find anything, not least because the shop has taken down the regular display and squeezed in row after row after row of sale stock. I don't think that the trousers I wanted were on sale (either that or they'd all been sold) but none of the non-sale stock was available to buy either. Most frustrating.
So, I went to another shop and bought another couple of pairs of trousers instead. Also expensive.
On the plus side, tomorrow is a couple of friends' birthdays and we're off to what is probably London's best fish restaurant. Oh yes, we'll be a living cliche, five women in a fish restaurant (token man can't make it this year). Of course, there's always the possibility of mingling with the celebs. Last time I went *cough* Esther Rantzen *cough* was on the next table. What? She's on the telly, therefore she must be famous...
And, whitecrow will soon be in London.
Woo hoo!
Plus. New Firefly episode tonight. Complete with Richard Burgi.
Yay!
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Date: 29 July 2003 02:39 (UTC)Dammit, in the days before the net, and LJ in particular we didn't know what we were missing. Now we do. Bugger!