Thanks, Kasia & Marcin...

Viki & I were invited to stay with a couple of Polish workmates of Viki's last night, as a kind of housewarming since they'd moved into a flat of their own. And, as it was through in Stromness, and there were no buses going back after about 9pm, we slept on a couple of sofas in their living room.

It was a great night. To start with, we had bigos (which is absolutely delicious, by the way), and some alcohol (tea with rum for the other 3, and rum & coke for me, because I hate tea). And later we went out to the pub (where there was a karaoke night on, but I swear I didn't sing... I wouldn't do that to people).

Lol... to begin with I felt a bit "normal" - it was a very international party - one Hungarian, 2 Polish, a Lithuanian girl, and a Nigerian! And me just a simples Orcadian! I never imagined 5 years ago that I would have such exotic friends!

So, thank you Kasia & Marcin for the hospitality & the sofas... It was really good fun.

Just a final thing, though... I don't think I will ever risk Polish beer again!

If The Boss Reads This...

It's my dinner break - so there!

Well, yesterday was pretty crap... down in the shop in the morning, then the office in the afternoon.

Had a nice loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong shower after doing the shopping, though, so I felt a bit better after that. Had something to eat, and then was settled down to go to sleep by about midnight, so that I could try and make sure I didn't sleep in today.

And on to today...

My alarm clock did (thank god) waken me up, and I managed to crawl out of bed in time... still absolutely shattered.

Work's been dead dull... I'm finishing off the spreadsheet for the shop stock-take, and serving the (almost literally) one or two customers that have been in today.

Hey, but tonight should be fun! I'm going to a (60th birthday party)... Why am I whispering? Coz the victim... sorry, birthday guest of honour... doesn't know anything about it. It's my brother-in-law's birthday today.

So, with a bit of luck, tonight will be a date with drinks, fun, drinks, food, and some more drinks! I'll try and let you know about it tomorrow (if I survive)...

Oops... that's 2o'clock... back to work...