Fad N0#21: Yes-man

That's me...just can't say no. Just agreed to a modelling job I don't really want to do, entailing missing a yoga class, because I have a soft spot for the dear old bird running the class and she needed a replacement desperately. At least I was strong and didn't put my hand up for extra days at my real job... part-time isn't very when you keep going in on your days off. Note to self: find harmonious balance between people-pleasing and self-pleasing. (As opposed to self-pleasure, which is on my other blog! Tee hee! As if!)

Fad no#20: The Air Kiss

I have never been good with platonic kissing. I am not a natural cheek kisser, I prefer a cheery wave myself, but I have resigned myself to the need to negotiate these social nuances. The outlaws were over on the weekend. Dan's mum is pretty matter of fact and just launches in and before I know it we have done some kind of 'mwah' business and it's over painlessly and quickly. But I have somehow created this ridiculous pantomime with Dan's dad which invloves an awkward handshake leading into some kind of cheek kiss where I do a running commentary ALOUD of how unco and clunky I am at it! Then we all laugh uncomfortably and shuffle our feet and do the 'so how about the local football team' to cover the moment. I take all the credit for this utterly farcical affair. My concern now is that I have created a rigid model of how Garry and I interact. Next time I see him, I am determined to march straight up and plant a smacker on his cheek and set the new regime as that. With not a commentary to be heard. Or I could go overboard and run towards him in slo-mo, arms wide, calling 'Garry! Garrrrryyyyy!' Really freak him out!

No love for Marlowe!

Well, hee hee, after all that work creating Marlowe and his mobile theatre, he can't go into the Picturesque fringe show because he just took up too much space in the display cabinets! Whoops! Bit ambitious there! So, he'll be coming home to take up permanent residence with us, which we are more than happy about anyway. But don't go to the show expecting to see him there. Do, however, go to see lots of other fabulous work!