I’m just back from Edinburgh, having been at my missus’ graduation ball last night. Heading out of Waverley to go to the bus stop for hers yesterday I was again reminded of what a grumpy old man I’m becoming as I realised that one of the groups of people I hate most are…people who stand next to the traffic lights and wait to cross without pushing the button so you have to reach past them to push the fucking button for both of you as if they’re fucking royalty! Alternatively, they may not be thinking that way, it may just be that the way the light catches the ‘wait’ sign they think it’s already been pressed. I think they probably are just cunts and do realise though.
Being in a dinner suit made for a couple of odd moments. Before leaving Glasgow I realised I’d yet to have any breakfast or lunch so nipped into Greggs. Standing in a dinner suit in the Greggs queue really does give you the air of a previously rich eccentric who’s fallen on hard times but doesn’t feel the need to let ceremonial standards drop. Once I got to Edinburgh I got on the bus wearing it and realised that I felt like when Cameron or Clegg walk to Downing Street in that overly self-conscious ‘nothing to see here, just an ordinary bloke going about my business…look at me! LOOK AT ME!’ way.
The actual ball was good fun, though did explode that lazy stereotype about women and chocolate. When the dessert arrived and was a chocolate tart, rather than the women at the table being delighted, they reckoned it was far too rich. I could have ended up having an extra five as well as my own. In fact I simply did my duty and ate my girlfriend’s dessert as well as mine. Much as I try to be obliging, eating another three would have been beyond me.
I also managed to consume far too much red wine. It’s something I’ve only really got into over the last 18months. I didn’t think the stuff last night was all that exciting, but in general I now quite enjoy a nice red. I had so much last night that I was pretty sure that if I cut myself I’d bleed red. I tested it this morning and found that I was correct. I’ve been keeping that up every hour on the hour but still seem to have a lot of it in my system…
If any of you are in or around East Kilbride then just a reminder that I’m there tonight doing a benefit gig for http://savi.co.nr/
The gig is at The Thistle Club in East Kilbride, here’s the facebook EVENT page for it.
Also, I’ve done a guest blog for Michael Park (Twitter’s @GreatCollapso)’s site Fadvertising.net. You can find it HERE
Hope you all have a good weekend
Teddy xxx
