Ahem

Yes, the rumours are true, I've been cheating on blogger with Facebook. But, also, since I actually like my new job (I know, weird, right?), I'm less inclined to log on to blogger every other half hour. As a result, my posting has declined in frequency. I must try harder, that's all there is to it.

Well, I am not at work now, and it is a Friday - happy, happy, joy, joy! It is my birthday tomorrow, so I decided to take some time off work and go up north for a long weekend. The weather hasn't come with me. The moment the train pulled into Crewe, which is where the North officially starts, the skies darkened and it began to rain. Dressed in linen trousers and a t shirt teamed with strappy sandals, I began to feel distinctly chilly. It rained ALL last night - the kind you can hear pinging off the window panes - and it is raining now as I sit here typing. It is supposed to be sunny tomorrow. We'll see.

In other news, we've got ourselves another man ahoy situation. I met him at a friend's drinks the other week. I hadn't wanted to go to these drinks (isn't that always the way?), and just as I was starting to feel so bored I could have eaten my own head, this guy shows up. Well, we just talked all night, mostly about our love of all things 1980s, then realised a shared passion for the films of Wong Kar Wai. It doesn't get much more fated than that. So, I rakishily invited him for dinner the following evening, and to cut a long story short, he accepted. He actually called me on the Sat to confirm he was coming, which of course, sent me into a frenzy of flat-cleaning and manic ingredient-buying. Three changes of outift later and a melanzane parmigiana in the oven, he turned up, bearing a box of Belgian chocolates. How's that for smooth? We had a lovely evening and he left around midnight. I stayed up for a further 2 hours after he left, saying 'oh my god' over to myself, in a state of shock at how well the night had gone.

So, I'm hoping to see him again, and all signs appear very positive, but, you know how men are. Strange creatures from another planet. Things could go either way. Am trying not to let myself get excited about him, because I have done that before, and then - zip, nada, niente. And that's because men are really odd. So, no news yet, but I'll keep you posted.

Right, back to lazing around my parents' house in my pyjamas and drinking endless cups of tea. Oh, I'm going to enjoy this weekend.