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( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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I don't think so.
Today is my last day in this job, and my last day of work before I get married. Exciting stuff.
What have you got to be excited about?
alt: apparently we should be able to see a supernova this week. Does this interest you?
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 8:44, 170 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

is Baby Wants Candy at Leicester Square theatre. I waited 6 years to see this show and this will be my second time in 3 weeks, so therer's that.
And Sunday I am taking my 5 year old niece to Legoland. I am less excited than I am full of trepidation, mind.
alt: Super what now?
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 8:47, Reply)

Aside from that, not much at the minute.
Alt: That sounds amazing, but I'll bet cloud cover round my way is too poor for me to see it.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 8:48, Reply)

( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 8:52, Reply)

I'm buying it when it comes out in a few weeks, but I'm looking forward to listening to it.
Yesterday I meet up with Clendrix who is the most lovely person in existance, we went to see the inbetweeners movie, which had quite a few laugh out loud moments but wasn't as good as the TV show.
I've got to get a t-shirt or hoodie that says "pussay patrol".
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 8:51, Reply)

I was thinking going to the cinema to get a fizzy slush puppy and some toffee crisp popcorn stuff for breakfast was a little strange
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 8:59, Reply)

livebrum.co.uk/2011/11/03/scroobius-pip
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:02, Reply)

Going out for a meal with some work colleagues on Friday night at Jamie Oliver's Italian, menu looks quite nice : www.jamieoliver.com/italian/food-menu
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 8:57, Reply)

I get to eat at my favourite restaurant next week. I'm pleased.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 8:58, Reply)

I am enjoying living in the city centre, there's a lot of good eating out options.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:03, Reply)

because everyone is entitled to take a sack full when they leave
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:25, Reply)

Also, Jamie's Italian is actually really good, given that it's the same price as Pizza Express. It's not going to change your life, but you shouldn't be disappointed.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 8:59, Reply)

I can get the train there and back woo! Although my track record with Leamington trains isn't great.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:01, Reply)

They don't gig much, do they?: cobweb.businesscollaborator.com/hmhb/guest/index.htm
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:04, Reply)

( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:11, Reply)

I am leaning towards the Lamb Spiedini or the Wild Boar Sausages, anyway.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:04, Reply)

Because I ate that and thought it was good.
I may as well just invite Jamie round to jizz down my throat then.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:04, Reply)

he'd probably send one of those ASBO kids to do it anyway.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:05, Reply)

I have always enjoyed well-seasoned tan-coloured mince. My great grandma made it a lot.
It's just if someone is expecting a bolognese sauce they might be a little surprised.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:06, Reply)

it's not supposed to have tomatoes in it.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:13, Reply)

I know too many italian people.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:14, Reply)

it genuinely isn't. It's a slow-cooked meat ragu with a small quantity (like a couple of tablespoons) of tomato puree for colour and richness only. Even Wikipedia accepts that.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:17, Reply)

That contains tomatoes.
Case closed.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:18, Reply)

Plus, it's a tiny amount and it's only to change the colour.
Soffritto, veal, pork, stock, wine, maybe milk. herbs and seasoning and a tiny bit of puree to colour it.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:24, Reply)

I said it's red and they put more than a tiny bit, because they like it coloured.
ALSO, TOMATO PURÉE CONTAINS TOMATO. That makes meals with puree inside them meals that contain tomato.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:26, Reply)

I suspect you'd get fairly short shrift suggesting that one of the ingredients of thai green curry was anchovies.
If I'd have meant it had nothing tomato-based in it I'd have said "no tomato" not "no tomatoes".
Which, I grant you, is a very subtle difference, and easily missed, but I'm having a cunt of a week so I'm going to be pointlessly belligerent about it.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:30, Reply)

that anyone with a fish or tomato allergy would disagree with this though.
But as you say, it's a fine distinction.
This is why I love B3ta. Where else could I be discussing what constitutes something having tomatoes in it at 9.38 on a Thursday morning?
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:38, Reply)

Peanut allergy sufferers can fuck off though. Making me eat pretzels instead of nuts on planes just because their mothers didn't eat any peanuts during pregnency because they are scared of everything The Daily Mail tells them to be scared of.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:50, Reply)

I stand corrected. I thought you meant tomato of any description.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:18, Reply)

Ey ey ba day ba wadladie day,
Ay um ba day,
Ba day ba wadladie day,
Ey ey ba day ba wadladie day,
Ay um ba da- ay um ba da-da-da-da wadladie day!
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:23, Reply)

I'm going to fucking hunt you down and kill you slowly. Regardless of any previous positivity I may have had towards you.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:25, Reply)

because I can't get it out of my head now.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:26, Reply)

It bloody should! It shouldn't have a lot of the shit we put in it, but it should definitely have tomato.
Apparently it also should have milk, mind you, which makes my stomach turn a little.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:15, Reply)

it has no tomatoes in it. Trust me on this.
It's become so bastardised away from Bologna that, yeah, it pretty much always does have tomoatoes in. I'm not getting food Nazi, I don't care, it tastes good either way, but if the fat-tounged monkey makes it in the traditional way in his restaurant I'm afraid he is right
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:21, Reply)

Crossed wires (or a slightly different definition of what constitutes having tomatoes in it, I guess).
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:22, Reply)

The creme fraiche fucking ruined it.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:06, Reply)

as some people have seen mice running on the tables.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:13, Reply)

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1385208/Jamie-Olivers-Italian-restaurant-chain-gets-food-poisoning-warning.html
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:21, Reply)

I have heard from several different self that it is indifferent at best. Not to put a dampener on your evening or anything.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:38, Reply)

as all life is simply marking time before inevitable death.
Splendid work on the wedding, sir. Remember to start your speech "On behalf of the Doris and I" ... trust me, they love it.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:01, Reply)

i have a busy couple of weeks on at the mo. The only this I'm *really* looking forward to is stupid and boring and I've talked about on here before too much.
so i'm going to lie and say I'm flying in a helicopter to look at a volcano. Hey, it might happen one day.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:04, Reply)

I am excited about buying some new socks this weekend. This is what happens when you're married with kids. Hope I haven't put you off.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:04, Reply)

but I've used it as an excuse to have some friends up for some home cooked mexican food and copious amounts of alcohol and games. I'm also bound to get a nice bottle of single malt from someone (this is the default present for me and I'm not complaining).
Alt: Yes it does
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:05, Reply)

Woulda gotaway with it! If it weren't for you pesky kids!
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:20, Reply)

My eldest is threatening to break out the 'beer bong' for the occasion, the little scamp.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:39, Reply)

And congratulations again! I hope the rest of your life is equaly happy and exciting!
I'm excited about so many things right now that I have lost the power to feel anything but waves of stress from time to time. I can't even get upset (and my sister is definetily deserving a good upsetting from me). Looking for a new home next Saturday, in Worthing. Selling Mark's house in Sale and moving all the stuff. Moving from Redhill to Worthing, all that before October if possible. Then the baby should arrive. Then, in 4-6 months from now, we should be moving again, somewhere exciting and with a promotion for Mark... far too many things.
I'd like to see the supernova but it seems you need binoculars, and I have none. And more importantly, even if I could get some, it needs to be clear sky, and that's not going to happen, is it?
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:11, Reply)

it is a shame that the skies don't look they will be clear to see the supernova, particularly as I have some binoculars.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:18, Reply)

Seeing that I have run up a £500 overdraft on an account I haven't used in an age isn't so good. Apparently, it was a credit card I forgot about.
Anyone got a spare £500?
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:19, Reply)

if you can forget about one.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:24, Reply)

If I forgot about one of my credit cards I would think I had no credit cards
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:26, Reply)

Bloody forgetfulness. That's October and November wiped out for anything interesting to do.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:40, Reply)

and couldn't have one as I haven't been in my current address long enough. Should really have got one before I moved, I suspect.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:46, Reply)

staying in a hotel and getting fucking bladdered before going to the theme park in the morning and playing on rides all day and I don't have to do any driving and will have no children with me so I will be consuming many things in excess in a consequence free environment.
Seeing a supernova actually does interest me a lot! More than your wedding in fact. I remember how exciting things were before my wedding but they change once they have that ring, they swear they won't and you don't believe they will but they do, then one day you find yourself with the knife in your hand standing over the body and you have no idea how you got there and you have to dispose of the body and somehow convince her family that she moved to Saudi Arabia with one of those princes from the shitty books she reads and is never coming back then the police question you for ages but they can't charge you due to lack of evidence and no body, you can't get any life insurance and because you now have two kids to support on one salary you lose the house and end up living in a crummy rented flat with everyone whispering behind your back that they know the truth.
And that is why you shouldn't get married.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:27, Reply)

if you go on the rollercoasters with a hangover.
Do it!
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:46, Reply)

Anyone who tells you otherwise is a fool, a liar, and a commie.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:50, Reply)

She hates rollercoasters - haha!
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:53, Reply)

Fell out when it stopped, felt sick for about ten minutes, went back on it.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:01, Reply)

We managed to go on Nemesis 5 times in a row, only had to queue once, as that was for the front.
Conclusion = Nemesis at the front is nowhere near as good as riding at the back.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:09, Reply)

Oblivion is the best ride, followed by Air, Rita, Nemesis, then Thirteen.
*is neither a fool, a liar, nor a commie*
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:10, Reply)

She has been up since 6am with excitement
Alt:
Yep, though I doubt I'll get to see it. Light pollution innit
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:34, Reply)

and how is it I live somewhere with so much cloud the locals don't believe in stars?
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:38, Reply)

People keep getting married and costing me a fortune in air fares, hotels, presents and booze. Fuck them in the face.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:38, Reply)

People get EMOTIONAL and there's pretty DRESSES, and there's BOOZES, and there's GROOMS GETTING TEARY, and there's everybody HUGGING and KISSIIIING. It's Ace. I fucking LOVE weddings.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:39, Reply)

at the last one there was also delicious sausages
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:41, Reply)

But I was a good girl and left it there for others.
I had KFC for dinner. This was a mistake. I feel a bit queasy now.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:43, Reply)

the chicken ALWAYS makes me feel sick. It's so greasy and undiscernable.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:48, Reply)

Lasagne, gammon, sticky ribs, salmon, wedges, etc, fantastic meal.
Was rather gutted to be one of the few who didn't go up for another serving.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:48, Reply)

All of those things, while positive, are somewhat outweighed by the £500 it costs me to go to every one of them. Which, when you have 9 in a year, gets a little expensive.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:44, Reply)

It costed me all of $50 to go to my Sister's wedding.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:46, Reply)

I must cajole my brother to marry his woman.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:50, Reply)

time constraints and where I live mean i need to fly to most weddings. Aiports are rarely near wedding venues. So flight/hire care/hotel/presents and it adds up rather.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:54, Reply)

cost me in the region of £150 each. When you consider the cost of travel, and a hotel, then booze.. I'm not even counting the cost of new dresses, shoes etc in with that, either.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:55, Reply)

( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:50, Reply)

plus throw in a stag do and that summer holiday looks a long way off
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:12, Reply)

If I had that attitude I've never have got married again. I just get fed up with the cost.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:55, Reply)

I'm too jaded to get excited about anything these days.
Still, new horizons eh Vip? Enjoy the nuptials, I think your own is probably the best wedding you'll go to. I'm no big fan of weddings, but I'd get married again just to have a big party with everyone I know.
Alt: I want to see a supernova but chances are I'll forget and, as AA said, it'll probably be too cloudy.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:40, Reply)

Marriage, whilst not working for me, is fucking brilliant and you will love it.
Top tip for the day: 3 or 4 times, grab hold of the Mrs and say to her "Look around, take it all in". Just the two of you. They will be your memories for the day because it flies by.
Best of British to you.
Alt: Yes. Living in London means we don't get stars.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:42, Reply)

at mine, I barely saw him (in retrospect, not a bad thing) lots of stuff happened and then is was 2am. As far as I can tell this took about 20 minutes
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:45, Reply)

( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:52, Reply)

I too am starting a new job in a few weeks, which is quite exciting. I'm not getting married though.
I'd like to be able to see the supernova but the likelihood of me being able to is pretty slim.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:43, Reply)

and for part of it I'm going to up to York as I like the city and they have a food festival on too. So I'm going up for a night to eat my face right off.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:43, Reply)

Lots of nice pubs and good places to eat and a town centre it is impossible to get lost in. Couple of good record shops too.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:01, Reply)

( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:02, Reply)

we should be able to subsist entirely on free food samples. I'm really looking forward to it.
I may have to go to Jorvik Viking Centre. I haven't been there since I was about 9.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:03, Reply)

although that was over 10 years ago.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:14, Reply)

Last time I was there I walked around for a bit, got a McDonalds and then had my gearbox explode.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:19, Reply)

Did she charge extra to "Explode your gearbox"?
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 11:13, Reply)

Going up again in October. Thank you £19 Travelodge rooms and cheap train tickets!
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:33, Reply)

But the architecture in Edinburgh blows me away every time.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:38, Reply)

Black Rose on Rose St, Whistle Binkies, the Scotsman (a dive but good crack), Guildford Arms, maybe down the Grassmarket. Depends on what we fancy really.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:48, Reply)

I went to the Gary Rhodes restaurant at the top/bottom there many years ago. FUCKING NOM
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:51, Reply)

We went to the Hard Rock Cafe last time we were there as a treat for Sweary Jr. Expensive but I fucking love their burgers. My father-in-law, being the curmudgeonly old misanthropic hard to please grump bag that he is reckoned that McDonalds burgers were better.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:56, Reply)

I was thinking
The Monty Boyce group
for acceptance, tolerance
and clean living
*warning may contain traces of racism
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:53, Reply)

I'm bringing a surprise horse, the surprise is that has been given an enormous dose of LSD and Viagra
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:16, Reply)

I am 100% positive that Mr & Mrs Vipros will love that. Have you considered adding Ex-lax into the mix too?
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:30, Reply)

A skittery horse, off it's tits with a hard on. What more would any bride want on her big day?
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:41, Reply)

or get off my arse and go to the shop?
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:23, Reply)

( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:26, Reply)

Got cute uni girl coming round tonight and have convinced my mates work experience kid to help me sort stuff and pack and he wants to be paid in weed so happy days.
( , Thu 8 Sep 2011, 10:49, Reply)
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