Monthly Archives: October 2001

Hiding the wart

Posted on October 19, 2001 by Gary

Went to Dr Ibrahim to tell her long list of ills. Not very helpful. Gave me script for chest – rash is psoriasis, as is head. Will get me into chest clinic for breathing, dry lips due to dehydration and … Continue reading →

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Redundancy rumour

Posted on October 15, 2001 by Gary

There’s a rumour at work that FB was given a redundancy package.

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Big gardening day

Posted on October 14, 2001 by Gary

Went to Welch’s Garden Centre and spent £120. Bought two bushes, one red berries, one strange alien berries. Put them in planters. Also bought some more herbs (myrtle, curry, etc). Uprooted the applemint to find it has an amazingly huge … Continue reading →

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Butser weaving

Posted on October 13, 2001 by Gary

My final workshop at Butser. Hedgerow Basketry. Biggest turn out yet. 12 booked, 9 came. And that dreadful couple stayed away. It was all women and me. Of course, their baskets turned out neat and tidy while mine was bodgy … Continue reading →

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Into the wild blue yonder

Posted on October 12, 2001 by Gary

Last night I went to the Blue Yonder launch party tonight. Excellent party. Wore the party jacket and had a great time. Got drunk (surprise). The party was held at the Fashion Museum at London Bridge. It was all sort … Continue reading →

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Paint, books, lunch, war

Posted on October 7, 2001 by Gary

It rained all night and most of today. I painted a second coat of yellow at the top of the hall. During a painting break, we went to the book fair at Farnham Maltings. We bought four books. We then … Continue reading →

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Silly Cow

Posted on October 6, 2001 by Gary

Went to the Crondall Entertainers’ and saw Silly Cow. Such a funny play; such a non-directed production. Dialogue very, very funny, proving that it’s hard to ruin good comedy. Doris was pretty good, also Eduardo and Peggy. Forget the other … Continue reading →

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Cast superb, climax fizzled

Posted on October 5, 2001 by Gary

We went to Guildford to see Shared Experience‘s new show, The Magic Toyshop. Brilliant set and ensemble work as usual. The story was a bit odd to be adapted, and I thought it lacked much point. The climax fizzled a … Continue reading →

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Job interview

Posted on October 3, 2001 by Gary

I had my interview for QA Team Leader with Chris and Steve Johnson today. Didn’t feel it went very well. There’s been quite a bit of interest. Oh, well. At least it won’t be Carl.

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Happy workers

Posted on October 1, 2001 by Gary

I went to Elstree for the Right Thing Experience – an attempt to spark a little positive life into Telewest employees. Not sure how successful it was but I enjoyed it. Mind you, it was an awful long way to … Continue reading →

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