The 30th & 1st; The (puppet) monkey and the dildo song.
The 30th of November. Blargh. You know how when one thing gets better, something else gets worse? My back has been really bad today, for no real reason that I can think of, and tomorrow will make it worse because I'm going to be my wheelchair for most of the day.
Obviously, being in pain, I have not been very busy. This morning, I wrote up a blog post, and made the other two unicorn legs. He (She? Its name is Chablis) just needs assembling now
After lunch, I did some Cats Protection stuff - I got to speak to a lady who liked one kitten who is now reserved with his brother, but I told her who is coming up soon and she seemed happy with that. Still couldn't get hold of a different woman on the phone, and I've already emailed her, so today I've sent her a text and just hoping she'll get back to me. Then I synced my iPhone (so tedious) and updated the music on my iPod so I can listen to it on the train tomorrow.
We're going to see my friend Will Barton in The Libertine and have some tasty foods. It's going to be an excellent way to start advent.
The 1st of December.
It's advent! Be prepared for my unrelenting festive spirit all month. It's been a very busy day, down to London and back, and next week we do it all again!
This morning seemed like it might be stressful because there were train issues between Wolverhampton and Birmingham International, but thankfully we were unaffected, so we arrived at Euston right on time. We were then supposed to pick up our tickets for the show before meeting Will for lunch, but the traffic was terrible so he got the tickets and we met him at Chop Shop. We all ordered steak (medium rare, natch), then got to talking. He told us a bit about the show and the guy it's based on, and we talked about my parents' lives working in theatres before they settled down.
Will had to leave early to go and have his wig put on, so Mommy and I had coffee, then made our way over to the theatre. They let me in an accessible side door, and we took our seats in the stalls. We read the programme, and discovered a few other names/faces I recognised, like Will Merrick who was in Skins, Lizzie Roper who was in Hollyoaks and is one of the Aunt Bessie's women, and Ophelia Lovibond who was in Guardians of the Galaxy. Everyone was really excellent and the show is so good - very wordy, funny, horrifically rude (if you're easily offended, I wouldn't recommend it) and made all the more fun by the presence of the (puppet) monkey and the dildo song.
After the show, we went round to stage door to meet Will, and we climbed all the stairs up to Dominic Cooper's dressing room because I have to prove that I can do things. By the time we got there, I needed to sit and breathe, but it was worth it because I got to see the very fancy room.
Dominic was very lovely, but we didn't have long because the cast were having Christmas tea. We talked about the show, and we had photos and they both signed my programme. Then we said goodbye, they went for their tea, and we wrapped ourselves back up to go out into the cold.
We went to Fortnum and Mason, where I got my Buck's Fizz marmalade and Mommy bought some florentines for Daddy, so now we don't have to go there next week. I also got a cinnabon from the actual Cinnabon shop in Piccadilly Circus. We then very happily fell upon an available cab, and were taken back to Euston.
While we chuntered home, I listened to the Elf soundtrack while reading New Scientist, then when we were actually at home, I had a Skype call from Christine. She had left her phone at work, and her work was on fire. Someone had set fire to Founders building at Royal Holloway, so we were talking while both looking at Twitter. Hopefully her phone is not burned to a crisp.
