Guess who?

In a fit of boredom in a work meeting, I fired up my phone to play a game. One of the benefits of working from home, I guess. It was a word game, though this fact is unimportant to this actual story. I just wanted to share that I like word games.

Imagine my surprise when one of the in-game adverts fired up (for a local university) and who am I looking at? Only CH!

I wasn't quick enough to grab a screenshot, but hopefully it'll appear again soon, then I can send it to her and see if there's any banter to be had about her being an internet superstar. (There won't be, but I remain the stubborn optimist.)

Back and forth.

For the first time in ages, SSCW was in the office. We got talking, as we do, and quickly fell into our old rhythm. That usually means that I take the piss out of her and in return, she tries to be outlandish to get a rise out of me. It's never worked though, which I think annoys her a little. Everyone else that she's worked with has quickly fallen into her trap.

Her "in your face" attitude is just an act, but few people have actually realised that. Stalky Guy is genuinely scared of SSCW.

I've met her outside of work on a couple of occasions and she's been really... normal. I recall one night I was out with QC1 and she was genuinely interested in talking to me rather than getting a rise out of me. 

But people are always intrigued by our... I want to say chemistry, but I'm not sure if that's the right phrase to use. 

It was great seeing her again, though. 

Walkin' and talkin'

Another night of broken sleep. That's been a factor recently. But another semi-remembered dream, this one featuring KfW2. In it, we were walking around an old European city. I don't know which one, but the weather was glorious and we were just chatting about general stuff.

I don't think there was an actual point or theme to the dream, but that's the general vibe I remember about it. It, as you might expect, reminded me of the nights where KfW2 and I would go out, drink heavily and chat.

I owe her a night out for her birthday. I should maybe try and pin her down for a date, though that's probably not going to be until after the Easter holidays.

See this?

The problem with getting old and having bad eyesight is that glasses are expensive. And my eyes are suitably wonky that I need two pairs of glasses: one for doing my job (i.e. sitting at a desk, looking at a monitor) and everyday glasses for being out of the house and needing to see further than the end of my arm.

I'm fortunate that I get some money back from work - about 20% of the cost of my glasses and eye test, but it's still not a small amount of money and it's still a PITA to claim back. 

Hmmm...

I was chatting to CC a few days ago about some of the work I was planning for the house this year. Surprisingly, she was rather supportive rather than being her usual bossy self. That also prompted me to look at some smallish chores I wanted to do, like (re)paint my bedroom ceiling, and a few other small tasks that I keep putting off.

A few years ago, I had a leak in the roof which dripped water onto the ceiling of my bedroom which has resulted in a couple of patches of discolouration. I had always planned to paint over it as a short-term solution once the roof was fixed (which it has been for a while now), but really, the ceilings probably need replaced.

A while back, I'd actually taken the first step and  gone over the affected areas with a sealant. Today, years later, I managed to do the second step, but it looks as if it won't work. I can still see the staining quite clearly. It might be that it will require a second coat, but I am not being optimistic about that, and I'm wondering if it's even worth the effort if I am going to replace the ceilings.

Remember?

I was only out with Quiet Girl, Stalky Guy and the others for about 2 hours, but it was fun nonetheless. Quiet Girl is a hugger, so I got one when she arrived and another when I left. She's not a bad hugger.

For the first time in 18 months, her friend was out, the one that may have asked me to get in touch but I was too drunk to recall if I imagined it or it she actually did.

She wasn't as cute as I remember, so I wouldn't say there was a lot of attraction there, but she's good fun.

Wince.

The back's in a bit of a state today. I think it was the gig with D. I was standing mostly still for nearly three hours. Despite the common advice for back stuff being to be active and move, I don't think that standing still counts. It was the same when I played pool with Nerdy Girl on Monday.

Memory Lane Again.

There was an announcement on Facebook about a band playing a local venue near the end of the year. It's a band that I was a huge fan of back in the day, so my interest was piqued. I wasn't even sure they were still active, never mind touring.

I think I've posted about them before in a post about AM and her university friend, Music Friend.

I think I'll probably go to the gig. Part of me wonders if Music Friend will attend, but as she's married with kids and lives out of town, I really doubt it. 

Plans.

I've just been speaking to D about Friday night. He's going home after the gig rather than staying over, so my plans are to meet up with Quiet Girl for an hour or so, have a few drinks and then meet D at the gig venue.

Potentially, I could meet up with the work people after the gig, which isn't going to go on too late, but I suspect QG will have gone home by that stage. She's not a big drinker. Neither am I these days. Three Pina Coladas and half a dozen beers were my limit on Saturday night at KfW2's (though there may have been some additional factors, if you know what I mean).

Nope.

No, dear reader, playing pool (as mentioned in my last post) did not help my back in any way. If anything, I think it's worse.

Pool party.

Sleeping on KfW2's sofa has really done a number on my back, which wasn't in great shape to begin with. I had hoped that the favour I had done for her a few weeks back, which ended up in my walking probably about 12 miles more than I normally would, would have helped my back. I am still operating under the assumption that being sedentary for the past 18 months is the cause of the issue, but being out and about more seemingly hasn't helped.

I was contemplating cancelling again on Nerdy Girl as she was suggesting a walk, but the weather has turned, so I think we're going to meet and play pool instead. I don't think that's going to do my back any favours, but who knows? Maybe the bending over the table/stretching might be a good thing?