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It was my Grandmother's 90th birthday at the beginning of the month, so last night my Dad took the extended family out for a meal - there were 21 of us, aunts, cousins etc. The restaurant was blatantly understaffed and the food was less than brilliant, but it was 'ok'. The thing is - the 21 of us sat down to eat together... but as different people finished their meals ( some had a la carte, some had carvery, some sweets etc so people were finishing at separate times) - two things that made me cross - 1, the waitresses were clearing plates - ie reaching across people who were still eating. and 2, family members were leaving the table!!! This latter in particular makes me so cross - how rude? They didn't seem to grasp the basic manners of dining together. In the end there was only Mum, Dad, My bro, his girlfriend, my nephew and me left, Whilst all the rest had dribbled off to the bar. Am I alone in thinking this appalling manners? At the end of the evening some of them didn't even thank my Dad. Pah.
Ada (my Grandmother) has reached that point where she appears to have shrunk. she was a shell of her former self ( sorry to talk in cliches!) - it's wierd, 'cos I don't have any feeling for her, never have, she's just Dad's Mum. She has been quite horrible in the past, manipulative etc, so I don't feel sad. just concerned for my Dad as she looked so frail and poorly.
I have just watched Buffalo Soldiers - and was bored stiff.. didn't like, root for, empathise with or feel any sympathy for any of the characters. Was bored, couldn't wait for the end (literally I was f/forwarding!) and hated it when i got there ( so if anyone wants it....)
Finally wrote to my friend ( 2nd time this year, nice to see I'm keeping my one a week resolution!)
Pah - gonna find something else to watch now, to take away the pahness... dunno what tho.. want something pretty..
Edit: Much happier now - have just finished watching Bad Education, which was lovely, involved my mind, engaged with the (very) pretty and was just intelligent, interesting, amusing, sexy and intriguing. Hurrah.
It was my Grandmother's 90th birthday at the beginning of the month, so last night my Dad took the extended family out for a meal - there were 21 of us, aunts, cousins etc. The restaurant was blatantly understaffed and the food was less than brilliant, but it was 'ok'. The thing is - the 21 of us sat down to eat together... but as different people finished their meals ( some had a la carte, some had carvery, some sweets etc so people were finishing at separate times) - two things that made me cross - 1, the waitresses were clearing plates - ie reaching across people who were still eating. and 2, family members were leaving the table!!! This latter in particular makes me so cross - how rude? They didn't seem to grasp the basic manners of dining together. In the end there was only Mum, Dad, My bro, his girlfriend, my nephew and me left, Whilst all the rest had dribbled off to the bar. Am I alone in thinking this appalling manners? At the end of the evening some of them didn't even thank my Dad. Pah.
Ada (my Grandmother) has reached that point where she appears to have shrunk. she was a shell of her former self ( sorry to talk in cliches!) - it's wierd, 'cos I don't have any feeling for her, never have, she's just Dad's Mum. She has been quite horrible in the past, manipulative etc, so I don't feel sad. just concerned for my Dad as she looked so frail and poorly.
I have just watched Buffalo Soldiers - and was bored stiff.. didn't like, root for, empathise with or feel any sympathy for any of the characters. Was bored, couldn't wait for the end (literally I was f/forwarding!) and hated it when i got there ( so if anyone wants it....)
Finally wrote to my friend ( 2nd time this year, nice to see I'm keeping my one a week resolution!)
Pah - gonna find something else to watch now, to take away the pahness... dunno what tho.. want something pretty..
Edit: Much happier now - have just finished watching Bad Education, which was lovely, involved my mind, engaged with the (very) pretty and was just intelligent, interesting, amusing, sexy and intriguing. Hurrah.
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Date: 2006-02-18 10:37 pm (UTC)I watched De-Lovely today - I confess I only bought it for 2 reasons - it was £5.99 - and John Barrowman is in it (for about 5 mins - but oh what 5 mins!!) Interesting film though... enjoyed it quite a lot... and not just because Cole Porter is turns out was bi-sexual... there is a GREAT look that John's character throws to Cole at one point !!
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Date: 2006-02-19 12:05 am (UTC)I have cheered up a bit movie wise, as i have just finished watching Bad Education - Almodovar movie, with lots of pretty, lots of emotion, some nice bottoms, and some sexi boytouching. - Oh and a really good story and some intelligent direction too!
(as for longevity - Ada, bless her made it to 90, but her memories haven't. She has really bad dementia and doesn't really know where she is. I do worry as her sister sufferred too, I do hope it isn't hereditary?)
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Date: 2006-02-19 12:11 am (UTC)