Sunday, November 13, 2011

In Which Our Protagonist Makes a Surprising Discovery and a Small Man's Hat Provides the Vital Clue

Had another work's do on Friday.  Well it was meant to be a work's do.  The majority of the work faction dropped out and, as there needed to be a minimum number of people, Lavi, my team leader, recruited various relatives instead, so I was essentially at someone else's family reunion.  I have not somehow become good at bowling since the last time I played.  The place was classier than the bowling alley I used to work at, with a distinct absence of spotty charvas drinking white lightning outside the entrance.  Ended up in the karaoke lounge.  A mic was thrust into my hand and I was asked to sing Living on a Prayer.  The noise that came out my mouth was not singing as such, more the lowing of a depressed cow as it is led to the abattoir.  I blame the choice of song.

Bob was off wining and dining a young lady.  However, it wasn't a date.  Or maybe it was.  He was a bit confuddled over this point prior to leaving and remained so upon his return.  Regardless he's meeting up with her again in the near future, with a promise to teach him to bake.  This seems to indicate that she enjoys his company.  This is just as well, as I predict Bob will be shite at at baking.

Because I suck and will probably remain single until Britain has sunk the sea, I did nothing so interesting yesterday, and instead stayed in the hostel.  Had a few drinks.  I was a bit drunk.  Correction, I got drunker than I have been for years.  The sort of drunk where the world lurches from side to side and the only noise you can make is a slippery rush of vowels, words now being beyond you.  I cannot stress enough that this wasn't intentional.  I can normally gauge how much I can drink tolerably well and I'm long past the age where drinking till I pass out holds any sort of attraction.  I would like to blame food poisoning or some other factor, but unfortunately I'm going to have to chalk it up to me being a wanker.  I somehow managed to make it to my room.  At which point I spewed. This may count as my lowest ebb thus far and I am not my favourite person at the minute.  Luckily today's hangover has managed to block out the sense of shame that I can feel squatting at the back of my mind like a toad.

The moustache is still present.  I call it Arthur and have got into the alarming habit of stroking it when lost in though.  I am counting down the days till I can shave it off.  I have gained a new pair of glasses, which apparently make me look like Jarvis Cocker and lost the USB charger for my e-reader, which is, it must be said, a bugger.

I'm sure other stuff's gone on, but at the moment I'm too groggy to remember them.

Love and Fishes

Dave Denton

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