shaken not stirred

On Saturday night we had our big Xmas party and the theme was James Bond, Casino Royale. It was absolutely ace, we all had to dress up as Bonds and Bond girls - everyone looked really good!

When we got there we had Martini Vodkas - these were rather strong and as a result many people didn't like them. I don't like things going to waste, especially not alcohol, so I did the decent thing and drank the 4 unwanted ones from my table.

Then it was on to wine, the girl next to me was driving so I had her 2 glasses and also made sure that I got mine topped up as frequently as possible.

The next hour or so mainly involved eating, and for once I'm not going to dwell on the food...I've found something far more important to discuss. Gambling!!!

There was a mini casino upstairs and we got pretend money with Bond on it! It was really busy so we had to wait ages to get onto a table, but it was worth the wait. We swapped our money for chips and began to play. We went for the Pontoon table as it was apparently the easiest to grasp, I can see that now. After 4 Vodka Martinis, 5 glasses of wine & a Smirnoff Ice even I understood it!

It's fun gambling when it's not real money cos' it doesn't really matter if you lose. I still wanted to win though and even tried flirting with the dealer to get more chips. That didn't work.

I got so caught up in the card playing the next thing I knew it was midnight. And, just like Cinderella it was time for me to go. Time flies when you're having fun (and when you're rather pissed).

Girls Aloud n' I'm proud!

The sun's shining and I'm listening to Girls Aloud on my ipod, yes I said Girls Aloud. The only negative factor in the equation is being at work.

I've decided that listening to Girls Aloud at work is not a good idea, it makes me want to get drunk, go out, sing and dance!

I better revert back to some depressing music such as Snow Patrol.

Get that Friday feeling

I've really got the Friday feeling today, I don't know why cos I'm not doing anything particularly exciting this weekend. That doesn't matter though - IT'S THE WEEKEND in under 2 hours!!!

If you're in need of the Friday feeling then watch this cool YouTube video

Looking forward.

After my previous post I felt I should stop being so bloody miserable. I feel much better this week, I'm less tired and nearly rid of my lingering cold. College wasn't as bad as I thought it was gonna be and most importantly the new series of Shameless starts tonight!

I feel I should set myself 5 aims for this year:

- Frown less and smile more
- Get up slightly earlier in the morning so I'm not rushing about like a mad woman
- Be less high maintenance
- Try to exercise a little, maybe once a week...or month...or something...
- Have more Bisto 'aah nights' (if you haven't seen the advert this means family nights)

"I feel...cold"

New Year means a fresh start.

It also means that loads of cool programmes are starting again (The OC, Celeb BB, Desperate Housewives, Shameless...I could go on). It means going to the gym and getting fit, looking forward to spring, summer and maybe sunshine. More importantly it means booking our flights to Thailand!!! Yay!!!

I should therefore be feeling happy and excited, but I don't. I'm sick of waking up to grey, dark and rainy mornings and getting soaking waiting for the bus. I'm also really tired, I would have thought the xmas break would have left me feeling refreshed but it hasn't - I just feel shattered!

As for going to the gym, I really can't be bothered. Normally the new year is great motivation for getting fit but this year it just isn't. I'm trying to eat healthy but all I really wanna do is stuff my face with chocolate and crisps and takeaways and other rubbish!

The worst thing though - I've had 4 weeks off college and am really dreading going back.

So that's it - I'm starting 2007 feeling miserable.

Oh yeah, can anyone guess what great film the title is from???

Happy New Year!

It's now the 3rd Jan and I still have a hangover. It was worth it though, I had the best New Year's Eve ever.

Blackpool was crazy as expected and the hotel was not great, but it was reasonably clean. The club we went to was absolutely bouncing and didn't kick us out until about 4. We then carried on the party back at the hotel...the bar didn't bother shutting so we felt it was only right to just carry on drinking.

At about 8.30 they started serving breakfast and I managed to stomach some sausage and beans on toast. We had to leave the rooms about 10 so didn't see any point sleeping. The only problem then was that we couldn't set off home until our designated drivers sobered up... what a long wait.

So, I finally got to bed sometime in the afternoon on New Year's day and then had to go into work the next day. What fun.

I seem to be treating my hangover with food. I really just cannot stop eating, like worse than normal. I've worked out why though - now Ben's left I have to eat his share of food. Thanks Ben for making me fat.