Yesterday was a real tonic. Anyone who knows me knows how excited I get by my birthday and planning what I'm going to do but there have been too many horrid things going on in my life to really give it the usual build up this year.
Nonetheless I had a lovely, lovely day (even if I was at work for some of it). Got so many lovely cards and pressies and messages and I feel very spoilt indeed.
Just a few highlights include the beautiful opera glasses that Soph gave me for use when in the cheap seats at the back of the theatre, the huge selection of chocolate from my favourite chocolate shop, Montezuma's, and a speed boat trip on the Thames (both from Mosh) to the bottle of rum, limes, mint, sugar and mojito making instructions from Francesca.
Dave, previously of the vox parish, sent me a link to this poem for which I'll be eternally grateful not least because it confirmed what I think about Bono (that he is a cock) and one day I hope to have the time and inclination to read the whole thing.
Had a lovely dinner at one of my favourite restaurants, Josephine's, with friends and came home feeling thoroughly cheered up.
And it doesn't end there, having another bunch of people over for lunch on Sunday!
Right, off to spend my iTunes vouchers and here are a copule of tracks from CD's Mosh bought me. The first is the fabulously engergetic but slightly mental PJ Harvey from her collaboration album with John Parish. It has some great tracks but I chose this one because of simple, sweary lyrics (you've been warned) and the second needs little introduction except it is from the Donnie Darko sound track and has to be one of my all time favourite cover versions.
PS some pics from the day are here