Scribblings from the Mitchy Side

So one of my fave shows is Private Practice, the Grey's Anatomy spin off, which stars (amongst others) Mr Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs. There's been speculation for ages that he might wangle a guest spot for his wife....and it's happened! Idina's got a multi-ep arc later this season! Squeeee!

The only TV spot that would be better would be if she got a guest spot on Cold Case and got interviewed by Tracie Thoms :D

In other news, it was StillWater's birthday today. We collaborated on cake so as not to overwhelm the office with edibles, but we've still got a ton of stuff. There was a carrot cake which we started and finished today, mini double chocolate muffins and choc chip muffins and treacle tarts. For tomorrow, we've got chocolate cake (that was my choice!), fruit cake, apple slices and many more muffins to chomp :D I just hope we can get into work, forecast is still a bit dodgy. To the point several people gave me birthday cards today in case no-one makes it in tomorrow :P

Talking of which, I really hope it doesn't snow too hard tonight - Rik and Carol are supposed to be coming down from Stockport tomorrow and if the snow stuffs the trains up (again) that's going to put the mockers on our meal out tomorrow night :( We're scheduled to eat here - I love Greek food and almost never eat it, so I hope tomorrow night doesn't get snowed out.

In sad news, we heard today that WatfordFan lost his father in the wee small hours of this morning. We knew he'd been poorly, I don't think anyone expected it to be fatal, but clearly it was more serious than we knew. Poor guy. We've signed a sympathy card and StillWaters is going to mail it to him.

I'm a dozy mousey this evening, I didn't sleep well last night. No reason, just had one of those nights when I couldn't doze off. Eh. Early night tonight for me, methinkest.

Idina Menzel is doing her first full length concert EVER in the UK on May 20th :D Tickets go on sale tomorrow. Thank god I just got paid. Eh, I'll eat next month :P

*plots to sell everything in the house to raise funds*

So just to put up something of actual substance, at least by comparison, here's an update :)

Work still sucks rocks but we're getting to the end of the insane period now, so far with no fatalities. This always counts as a good year.

I went to a solicitors last week to just be walked through the processes of what's involved with sorting out Aunty Eve's estate. I'm not an executor or anything but I wanted to know what the executors can/can't do and what I can expect to happen. Not that I don't trust the two people who are handling it, but it seemed sensible to find out for myself, y'know? Anyway, a very nice lady at the biggest local solicitors talked me through it all and I feel much more comfortable about the whole process now.

Manpower are total, utter arseholes - but this isn't really news, is it? Not only have they not yet processed my P45, they haven't actually terminated my employment because they still owe me half a day's holiday pay which they haven't paid yet. Why the hell this wasn't done at the same time as my last salary was worked out, they were unable to say. I won't get that day's pay until next Friday. Ten working days after that, I might actually see my P45. Which means I'll have to get my first salary paid on the emergency tax and then get it all back later. Useless gits. Battleship was on leave yesterday but when she comes back on Tuesday, I'll sic her onto 'em. It really isn't good enough or acceptable and HR and Payroll won't be impressed either. They've already tried to dock another temp two days of leave she was owed but Battleship thwarted that one. *shakes head*

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*yawns* And now my weekend awaits. Must see what sports are on for loafing meeces to watch :)

*curls up with large mug of tea*

No, wait, that's not adequate.

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

*bounces all around the room*

I'm going to see Chess! And Idina Menzel! WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!

*hugs halcyon_shift and the anonymous benefactors* I'm assured that come my birthday, I'll be able to send you all personal hugglesqueezes. Just know, that right now, I'm bouncing around like a loon, squeaking "I'M GOING TO SEE CHESS AND IDINA MENZEL!! WHEEEEE!!"

Thank you :)

*dances like a crazy Mitchy*