"You should have just been called 'Smith'!"
:: Wow! I just realized how long it's been since I last posted! I want to apologize to all you guys! It's been really crazy the last month!
:: Christmas saw me bed-ridden with a 39 fever. My mum and sis were in town so they looked after me a bit. When I got back to work, the Harrods sale started. People really do go crazy during sales periods! I walked down to the perfumery one day and people were screaming and yelling, trying to grab as many boxes as they possibly could! Good Lord! I did however do some shopping myself so I'm not complaining!
:: New Year's was calm. Stayed at home with friends good food, wine and champagne and watched the fireworks on TV. When I went back to work I got a visit from Roja Dove who came by to wish me a happy New Year and chat a bit. I really can't remember what we talked about as I was too busy staring at all the diamonds the man had on him! It was like I was staring at a gay pimp!
:: On the 6th I flew back home, surprising all my friend whom I hadn't informed of my arrival! They flipped out! It was really great going out with them again, though I never realized how tiring my life back home is! All these people talking to me about all their problems! Tiring in a good way though.
:: My Director had his birthday on Friday so we all went out for drinks on Thursday. It was loads of fun! He's a very funny guy and we all work great together as a team! Last month I brought in the December issue of GQ magazine which featured Stephen on the cover as Patriot of the Year. The following is a conversation I had with him about it:
Me: "Hey Pan! Did you see my new magazine??"
Pan: "Is it porn??"
Me: "No, it's not porn!"
Pan: "That's disappointing. *I show him the magazine* Why did you tell me it's not porn?? For you, this IS porn!"
:: John Cleese was back yesterday at work! I was so happy to see him again! We chatted, he showed me pictures of his cat and I helped him out with some other things he wanted. His cat's name is Monty (lol) and before i managed to comment his girlfriend said "It's not what you think. It's because 'Monty' is the name of one of my favorite clubs." He asked for my business card which I gave and he was amused when he saw my surname! He had me pronounce it and then I had to explain the origins of it. I swear the following is not made up! My grandfather on my dad's side is Polish, my grandmother on my dad's side is Lithuanian, my dad's American and my mum's Greek-Australian! This of course had him in stitches and he promptly replied "You should have just be called 'Smith'!" It was a really fun day! He called me again this morning and we chatted again.
:: Harrods reached 1 Billion pounds today, making it officially the most successful department store in the world. Good stuff.
:: So that's about it for me. Nothing very exciting. Very busy with work that I barely have time to watch my favorite TV shows. I managed to watch some episodes of 'Castle' and have to say that, that show is AMAZING! Also, my love for Giles from 'Buffy' is just getting bigger and bigger! *sigh*
Edit:
I just realized that from my initial mention that John Cleese walked into work, I haven't said what else has transpired. He walked in a second time, but I didn't see him. He walked by behind me, and when he was gone my other Director (Pan's wife) said "Did you notice John Cleese just now??" I promptly dropped the folder I was holding and ran to see him! Then, he came in again and was walking through our showroom. The man seems to love our stuff! I master the nerve and go up to him and say "Do you need any help?" and he responds with a gracious "No thank you. Just getting some ideas." I just smiled and walked away because again I was too freaked out to say anything else! Then -finally- he comes in again and I spent two hours with him showing him stuff which he finally bought and he said yesterday that he loves everything he bought and really appreciated my help! His girlfriend Jennifer was with him on all occasions and the first time I served them and yesterday kept telling me how sweet I am! Awwww! I may have embarrassed myself the first time as I even went as far to offer them chocolates to please them! I'm sorry! I love the man! Btw, John preferred black chocolate! Also, does this mean that John is officially a loyal client of mine?? I'd like to think so!