Annie and I must have looked utterly ridiculous this morning. Standing at the side of a dual carriageway during morning rush hour in torrential rain, both holding rather flimsy umbrellas. We were drenched.
At least when I go to my new job I won't have to cross the A64, and my bus stop will have an actual SHELTER!!
So I decided against doing a Decalogy report of my usual kind, and instead wrote a list. I called it
Things I learnt in Blackpool:
When you're in a Chinese takeaway and they ask if you want your fried rice dry or with sauce, always say dry.
Pictochat is awesome. Especially during the fancy dress.
When Phoebe is annoying you, don't let it show. She's doing it on purpose and it just gives her more enjoyment.
Anybody can give Jonathan Woodward some Jaffa Cakes, but he loves us the best.
He also has the best name ever for Jaffa-fying. Jonathan Woodjaffaward, Jonathan Cakeward, and now Jaffathan Woodward. He should change his name officially to Jaffathan Cakeward. It would be awesome.
You can never drink too much Irn Bru, but if you drink a lot of it, your wee goes transparent which makes me think your insides are being dyed orange.
I still kick arse at Mario Kart, but it's actually HARDER on 50cc now that I'm used to playing faster.
It's easier to get back into an autograph session at the Norbreck than the Heathrow cons when you accidentally walk out without getting a 10x8 signed because you're stupid.
I don't like J August Richards any more. I never liked Gunn, but I am no longer friends with J! He has upset me!
Clare Kramer gives even better Jaffa Cake thank you hugs than Jonathan does, because she comes all the way around the table to do it.
Mark Sheppard does not always know best. Particularly when he thinks he can spell my name better than me.
It's funny when Jewel Staite calls her cast mates names, particularly when the cast mate is Sean Maher, the name is bastard, and she does it specifically to you rather than in a talk.
Christian Kane has weird bits in his hair.
The red dot on the photo background hasn't got any less annoying.
Jonathan Woodward just keeps on getting hotter.
I'd rather have glare in my glasses in pictures than repeatedly be told to put my chin down. I look stupid when I have to do that.
Clare Kramer is just so NICE.
Elisabeth Harnois is a total DS nerd and it's awesome.
£2.79 for 16 litres of Irn Bru is just too good to be true. Don't fall for it. Stupid plastic.
Starfury brings out a lot of weirdos. (Okay, so I didn't LEARN that at Decalogy, but I had it reinforced!)
Melissa is the Roy Walker of their relationship. ("Say what you see! Ow, ow! Cramp in my foot!" "Is it foot cramp?!")
Karen makes an excellent cup-holder.
Steve Carlson thinks there are actually people called "RACMAEL" (or not really.)
What happens at Starfury, stays at Starfury. Apparently. According to Clare. I don't know, though. I think my thousands of words of convention reports say otherwise.