We Stop for No-one

We were all prepared to leave when suddenly one of the more sozzled members of our party realises that she hasn’t got her mobile phone with her. Everyone’s checking under the seat and preparing the driver to go back to the venue and I’m trying to ask her if she’s enabled the find my phone function to deaf ears until my manager repeats it during a gap in the noise. And of course she hasn’t. the think is that I feel a little bit guilty as I did see a handbag on the floor by the chair that she was sitting on with her coat on top of it; and I did sit there to talk to another table when everyone had started moving around. I might have been responsible to knocking it out of her coat. I can’t remember whether she found it in her handbag or whether she returned the next day to make enquiries. I don’t think we turned around anyway.

The Prom Vett #dreamdiary 106

There’s a form in front of me that I need to fill in. it’s just a single sheet of A4 paper with lots of bold tick boxes and blank spaces. A black biro with a silver tip is pushed towards me.

‘What’s this?’ I say.

‘It’s a form that you need to fill in’ answers the girl in front of me.

‘Why?’

‘Well, you’ve asked me to the prom. I haven’t answered you yet but yours isn’t the only offer that I’m expecting. I’m therefore trying to picture the evening that you have in mind and I’d like to know your intentions. I’ll then enter the data into a database to compare results from all candidates to determine the best evening.’

‘So there’s no-one that you’d like to go to the prom with at the moment? None of your friends? You’re just exploiting your gender?’

‘That’s correct.’

I push the form back at her. ‘Good luck’ I say and get up and leave the table.

Exaggerating Expiry Dates

There’s nothing worse than giving a customer a product with a low or expired shelf life. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that the product’s unsafe to use. Instead, it might not be fresh as the manufacturer would like it to be. Of course, you should always treat these products with caution if you do end up with an expired date just in case something has become unusable; and always ensure that you get a discount on these products as you’re not guaranteed the best quality. We don’t sell many of these products but as they arrive they’re checked then stored in a special area where they can be monitored monthly. But it’s out of our control if this process is skipped at the sending area and the customer has already purchased the product. Some products do the exact opposite and have a ‘born on’ date rather than a user date; though this is more to help aid manufacturers with their distribution processes, although some people mistake these for expiry dates.

"All this will not be finished in the first hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first thousand days...nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin."

-John F. Kennedy.

There’s always something that’ll get in the way of your mission. You’ve just got to focus and get on and do it, and sometimes it seems that you’ve got a long way to go. Will you attempt to conquer your goal in one night? Or are you able to put a plan in place to make your goal more manageable. People will tell you that a plan will work every time but only if you stick to it. I’ve been ‘planning things’ for years but other things just get in the way or I find myself tempted by other distractions. It’s taken me eight days to gather the energy to reply to this quote. But sometimes it’s not possible to reach the goals that we attain for. If we’re lucky, we’re able to leave a legacy so that others might follow in your wake. All we can do is aim to make the most of it.

Crazy About Coffee

This amazing substance can get you up and moving in next to no time. Just one cup can perk you up. But too much can put a strain on your emotions and can have you overacting to stimuli. But do people like the taste? I like mine sugary, syrupy, and creamy. And just like cooking, you can add what you want to your taste; as well as adding extra shots to increase the strength. Keep going and you’ll end up with a helluvah cup of hyper-juice to wake you up and get you moving. And it can be quite expensive if you don’t make it yourself. I quite enjoy a good coffee if it’s not burnt, but I can’t stand the smell of those caffeine-based energy drinks. They remind me of alcopops which isn’t a taste that you want to have lingering in the morning to share with your colleagues.

Brightening up the Garden

In an attempt to make the garden more attractive to my nieces, we’ve introduced garden tat to the fences. This means that if they don’t enjoy the plants on offer, they’ll be entertained by the bright stone and metallic animals that are on display. They’ve even turned it into a game by trying to discover if there’s anything new in the garden every time they visit. One of our earliest offerings is a rustic metallic sun with a smiley face that sits on the fence with sunbeams shaped slightly like flames. Of course, it’s inevitable that some of these ornaments will fall off and break which is why they’re not too expensive. One of the butterflies has already flown away, and we’ve yet to find it. I was waiting for a bad frost so that there wouldn’t be much foliage in the bush so it would be easier to spot but it hasn’t happened yet.

Roll out the Trolley

We were suddenly told to go and get a drink at the bar. I had no idea if we were allowed a second but some people did attempt it; but whether that drink was also free; whether it wasn’t supposed to be free or whether they shelled out their own dosh I don’t know. Then the posh cakes arrived and once we’d paired up and worked out who didn’t want what, we could start to trade with other tables. After our tea and some complimentary wine, we were forced out into the cold for photographs on the steps. We had to pose behind a gigantic banner before returning inside to receive our awards in a gift bag. As well as a bottle of bubbly to take home, we also each received a box of chocs and a grooming kit. The bus decided to head back through the town rather than the motorway because of the traffic.