Is just a fire down the road, round the corner, over the canal, and across the bridge.  Seriously.  There is a LOT of water between it and me.

However, am sweetly touched by all offers of places to stay, and those who are worried.  Thank you.

Photos in album in my Xanga photos, it's called 'Great Fire of Camden', but there wasn't much to see by the time I went out for a shufti.  More of a 'Great Smoke Pall of Camden', with lots of firemen and policemen lurking on street corners.  This is what happens when you go for a night out with a friend.  You miss it all. Still, I am impressed that I am apparently unable to go out for a simple meal without chaos ensuing.  My life is full of drama.

I regularly walk past the Hawley Arms, and I've never seen Amy Winehouse.  Likely I never shall now.  She'll have to find another boozer.

xxx

• Buy tampax for rugby team Boots had 'buy two packets for £1.50'.  It's been so long since I've bought any, I had no idea of cost.  The joys of the mooncup.  Man behind the counter was attempting to be funny.  Was not impressed.  There is a time and a place, and it's not while a girl is buying tampons.
• Sort out census sheets for Brownies Naturally, it took three times longer than I anticipated.  Argh.
• Brownie Accounts
• Wrap parental anniversary presents
• Take Jo off the electoral roll
• Launder sheets Postponed.  I mean.  I do wear jammies.
• General laundry
• Put laundry away
• Clean flat while the Intern is in Paris Most of it is OK.  Floors need doing, though.  And his bed is offending me in its lumpiness.  This is rather rich, considering I was once the doyenne of not making my bed, and still fail most days. Bed Made.
• Update Inter-Club Website
• Update Morris Website
• Organise Brownie meeting on subject 'Indian Adventure'  Try on Sari, to ensure I can get it to function.
• Sew badges onto Indian Guide uniform. Currently pinned into place.  Just need to do a patrol badge
• Find Indian craft  Rangoli, in chalk, on black paper.  Need to get chalk and black paper and hairspray to fix the stuff.
• Find Indian sweetie supplier. Ambala Sweet Centre [Indian and Pakistani sweets], 112 Drummond St, NW1 2HN Now have ridiculous quantity of Indian sweets.
• Find bindi.
• Dig out Bollywood CD
• Book hotel New York. Actually discover hotel in Chicago has Serious Issues....
• Email New York/New Jersey/Connecticut friends re meeting up while Stateside.
• Work out where Johns Hopkins University is. Work out where Baltimore is.
• Chase Dan re. cheque book etc.
• Buy muscovado sugar, re-bake Chocolate Loaf Cake. Maybe when I've finished eating the current version.  This is going slowly, but oh-so-well.
• Decide whether to go on tour with rugby team.  Sign up as required.
• Buy gin.  Buy tonic.  Combine with ice and a slice (lime already purchased).  Drink.
• Continue sleeve of Le Pull Français
• Tidy up chapter of Book following receipt of Vols 1-4 and 6 of the Country Dancing Book by Cecil Sharp.  Attempt to write some more on Sunday. Fat chance, I'm going out for lunch with the Sailor.
• Following seriously scary advert with Julie Walters TEST SMOKE DETECTORS

It is neverending.

• Schedule in relaxation time, or require nervous breakdown.  Need to schedule nervous breakdown. I have booked next Monday off work!
• Actually get phoned by our support guys while on call. Told them to phone someone else.  Now know what needs doing myself if this problem is repeated.  Ish.

xxx

I am debating, via email, the purchase of tampax with the Hairy Fairy.  Mini ones.  For staunching the flow in nosebleeds.

I swear.  This is the weirdest conversation I've had on a Friday afternoon in a long time.

In other news, I've nearly finished knitting a pair of socks.

xxx

Quote of the afternoon from the former football hooligan in the office

"You leave her alone.  She bakes me gooey sh*t."

*blush*

xxx