Ichabod's Day

Monday December 3rd 1979 I've got loads to catch up on as I've been so busy with my spanish o'level and going out places etc....... The play finished ( that I was doing coffee for ) and then the party after. We had great fun and a good old knees up. Then we decided that midnight was too early to go home so after loads of suggestions me and SJ ended up at CB's house for coffee. We weren't allowed to make any noise as his parents were in bed but he put on a Monty Python LP and it was really hard trying hard not to laugh loud. Sunday we had a rehearsal for our group - it was absolutely rubbish, me and SJ were tired so we left early and had an argument on the way home mostly about boys. The next friday (23rd Nov) we had our 6th form disco. We raised £264 from 80p a ticket so you can imagine how packed it was. It was quite good really except that the police came about half way through to check on licensing etc which upset S coz she organised the disco and they took...

Ok, have been back to Lincolnshire again this weekend after a 2 day stop off in Derbyshire to carry out my external examiner role at the University of Derby. It has been well documented on facebook - but suffice to say that my plebian tendencies were very much to the fore as I sat alone in the v. posh hotel dining room. Had hoped to be inconspicuous - but ended up being the ONLY person in a huge white, pristine dining room. Waiter couldn't have been any more "waiting" and was there to second guess my every whim. Apparently I now qualify for the term "madam" - hmm not sure too happy about that! Sitting alone with my book (wish now that I had taken some classic or mighty tome - instead was the latest Maeve Binchy!) I was presented with a goat's cheese bonbon served on a china spoon and a bed of crushed tomato, "compliments of the house, madam" (hate goat's cheese but waiter was so pleased with himself and waited for my reaction so had to feign d...