A few things I forgot to mention about the weekend:

There was a man working at the hotel who was very big. He was a great source of wonder for me, I loved watching him. Anyway, during dinner he ended up serving soup, so I whispered to Horatio, ‘the fat man serves the soup’. I couldn’t figure out why this was so funny, but I’ve since remembered that in Empire Records [one of the best films ever] when ‘Warren’ is using the magnet to steal the CDs and Lucas walks over to him the first thing is says is ‘the fat man walks alone’. I said it in the same voice and oh how I laughed.

The other funny thing, when we first got to the hotel and settled in our room, we could hear this odd bumping noise, not timed in anyway, but fairly constant. At first we thought it was just the people next door getting it on, but as the noise continued for a very long time we decided it must be something else. Some of our suggestions:

• Tumble dryer
• The pipes
• International Musical Chairs Competition
• Boring meeting with lots of fidgety executives
• Someone rearranging their wardrobe

Later that day though, while we were finishing drinks with Chris and Lynne there was a fire alarm so we all left the hotel. Even the poor people who were swimming. There were also groups of squash players. The noise suddenly made sense.

I’ve finally sent the ‘further details’ e-mail to all my birthday party attendees. I think I’ve managed to walk the line. We shall see. Things to do before the party include cleaning, figuring out how to re-arrange the lounge to fit 10 people in comfortably, track down delicious icing recipe to go with my fantastic cake recipe, select which yummy drinks and nibbles to get and figure out what to wear. Just over two weeks away now.

Mish very kindly pointed out to me that now that I’ve had my panics I can relax and have fun. I’m hoping it’s true.

Little break from the forum has been interesting. At first, I couldn’t stop thinking about going and then promptly feeling a little ill but now I think I feel much more comfy about everything. I think I needed the break. My poor body couldn’t handle anymore stresses. I’m not sure when I’ll go back, but I know it is a when and not an if.

My yummy dinner has just arrived [I am Domino's bitch] so I shall clear off now.