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From the Archive: 13th August 2005

  By Emma | June 23, 2012 - 12:00 pm | ,
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**Excerpts from my old diaries** I have recently met a new man. He is a friend of a friend and we were introduced via text message – oh the wonders of modern technology! We had been texting for a good week before we met up (a week ago) for Sunday lunch. I really like him .. as a person .. we have a lot in common .. football .. music .. TV .. Films etc. But when we met, I just didn’t get that .. zing .. the rush of electricity that means that ou really don’t think you can keep your hands to yourself .. it just didn’t happen. I made the decision that I wasn’t going to make snap decisions and that I would give him some time – after all he was really nervous. We moved onto a charity auction that a friend of mine had organised and he met a couple of my friends .. and things went well. He then had to go to a prior engagement and gave me a kiss goodbye. Again .. no bolt of electricity. Later that evening he called me and said that he and his mates were meeting up … I need to read more … →

From the Archive: 6th September 2005

  By Emma | June 16, 2012 - 12:00 pm | ,
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**Excerpts from my old diaries** Why is it that when you hear someone talking and you think they have a sexy sounding voice, their looks never quite add up to the loveliness of their voice?! There are lots of radio presenters out there that sound good on the radio .. but see their face and the illusion is shattered!! I have a case of this at work. I have started in a new department where I am in a small team (3) that look after one company’s needs. At the moment, whilst everyone is getting into their new roles and remembering to call the right number, we do a lot of sitting around, waiting for work to come our way .. which can be nice first thing in the morning when you are still trying to wake up .. but come the end of the day and you are literally sitting tapping the desk watching the clock work its way round to 5.30pm .. it can be a real nightmare!! Anyhoo .. there is a guy who works for the other company. He is Welsh (gotta love a Welsh accent!) and has THE sexiest voice. This was fine .. we … I need to read more … →

From the Archive: 17 October 2005

  By Emma | June 9, 2012 - 2:00 pm | ,
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**Excerpts from my old diaries** I went to Zagreb, Croatia for the first time this month and was quite surprised at what I saw .. It’s a strange place. It’s as modern (and feels like) the rest of Europe, but somehow also feels a little .. bleak. I apologise to any Croatians reading this as I am sure you would think the UK a weird place, but I am telling it like I found it. The graffiti on all of the buildings there is amazing – not good, just lots of it all over the place. I also had a few issues with a few of the locals – I don’t think they had ever seen an overweight English person before so enjoyed taking pictures of me .. in the background whilst pretending to take pictures of other things! We went up in a (very small) plane on the last day to fly over the town – it was really good .. even if the door didn’t lock properly ..! (EDIT: I still remember the embarrassment and shame I felt when I realised what they were doing when they were taking the pictures.  Thank goodness for a lovely French girl and my … I need to read more … →

From the Archive: 24th October 2005

  By Emma | June 2, 2012 - 12:00 pm | ,
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**Excerpts from my old diaries** I have been in a stinker of a mood all day! I have no idea why .. or what at .. but I have been in one of those ‘oh for God’s sake’ kinda moods all day. I’m quite lucky in the respect that I was on my own in my office today – my annoying co-worker had a day’s holiday which meant I was abl to sit and stew all on my own – the best way to do it in my book! I’m also lucky as the ‘customers’ I have to deal with are all really nice and soon realised I wasn’t in the mood and left me too it …!! However … the minute I got home the cloud lifted .. funny that ..! I stuck my head in the computer and caught up on some emails and things I needed to do and have been fine ever since! What I’m not looking forward to is tomorrow .. co-worker will be back, asking inane stupid questions for the umpteenth time .. and I just know I won’t be able to cope .. oh joy!! (EDIT: I added this as I thought my … I need to read more … →

From the Archive: 13 November 2005

  By Emma | May 26, 2012 - 2:00 pm | ,
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**An excerpt from my old diaries** Wow .. what a filled weekend I have had!! Friday night I dashed home to get changed and grab some money so I could head off into London to meet Geoff and fellow agents to find some birthdays from random people throughout the Underground Network! I was most apprehensive about actually meeting up with them .. not only was I soaked due to the poor weather and poor planning, but I was meeting 9 complete strangers in London .. but I needn’t have worried – they were all really lovely. Kate and I bonded due to the fact that we were the only girls there .. we did notice that throughout the journey we seemed to only attack groups of 3 or more young lady’s .. we did try to steer them in another direction but funnily enough our cries kinda got lost in all the shouts of “Does anyone have a birthday in **** or ****?!”. Others present on the never-ending hunt were Paul, Chris, Neil, Anthony, Chris (Agent Essex) and of course the 2 main men themselves, Geoff and Pete. We had great fun in a pub in Holborn putting stickers everywhere (including the … I need to read more … →

From the Archive: 24th January 2006

  By Emma | May 19, 2012 - 9:52 pm | ,
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I thought I would start posting some old diary entries here for a few reasons.  One would be that I will then have everything in the same place (which is always good), but also because so many diary entries cover bucket list items done in the past so that kills other birds with one stone! **I will try to post them as they were written but, as I am sure you will understand, there might be parts I would prefer to keep private for one reason or another!  I have however, included updates where necessary and tidied up some of the ‘interesting’ spelling and grammar!!** Tuesday 24th January 2006 I do it every year .. and sometimes in between; promise myself that I shall keep a journal of some sort religiously… and needless to say, I never do .. as can be seen from this appalling attempt to keep a blog. What can I say other than DOH and Sorry! I’m not actually sure anyone reads this thing anyway – if you do .. please post a comment so I know you exist! A lot has happened in the past couple of months. The decision has been made to buy a house … I need to read more … →