Things To Do Before Your Birthday - In No Particular Order - No.42

Thanks to the Amazon Kindle Reader app for both mobile and PC, I have finished The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy before my birthday. Now whether to buy the new volumes to read before my birthday or want on perhaps being fortunate to get some Amazon gift vouchers as gifts (not that I deserve any gifts) and go back to reading The Mists of Avalon?

As I re-read my last post, I realise I didn't mention the Rock night out last weekend at all. The plus points were that fate, or rather the generosity of my friends, meant that I met up with four of them before the night out, one with 15 hours notice, another within a few seconds - everyone was in the right place at the right time! It was wonderful and great to see (a) the girls who I saw last month (b) the guy I hadn't seen on 12 years or so and has now given me more music recommendations.

The Rock night itself was a bit disappointing as no-one I knew could make it after all but on the plus side, I danced madly for five hours without embarrassing anyone I knew, except my poor friend who I'd dragged along with me for that very purpose. Unfortunately I didn't live up to my side of the bargain with her so it was back to the flat alone by 1.30am, foot sore and weary. I didn't even get to buy any goodies - Dead Head Comics sold out of Electric Man t-shirts - so I will have to order them on-line before the BAFTA is announced, and St. Justin of Cornwall no longer making pentagram earrings with amethyst - which is a great pity as I lost an earring going to the work Christmas lunch.

I finished the weekend off with an enjoyable lunch, as always, at The Grill on the Corner on Sunday before getting home.

I have made a mix cd for a colleague, which I hope will be ok for him as I don't want to upset him if it comes across as too gushy or depressing. I'll try to get it vetted beforehand as my experience is now limited in this respect - just for my delight now on mp3, many years ago almost as calling card, like High Fidelity, bearing my soul.