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xmas in Brum
Dec. 28th, 2009 10:38 amSo xmas eve I pick G up from Warwick and we go to Hotel du Vin for xmas. One of the swankyest hotels I;ve been in. Arrived for lunch. Great room - we got a good advance internet deal. Xmas eve night we dined at Strada - dead empty as hell as Symph Hall was closed.
Xmas day - presents - I got a sytylophone (look out Quadelectronic!) - in afternoon headed to posh Bank restaurant for for xmas dinner (excellent) and walk home via frozen canal walk. Later I tried my first ever go in a gym. Tried some of those mysterious machines - eg walker, stepper, bike thing etc. Felt a bit dizzy afterwards. In eve watched Kat Hepburn/Spencer Tracy DVD Desk Set - 1957 - lightweight but OK. Nice xmas day.
Boxing Day - I got lurgy - chest infection - funny how I always get a lurgy when in downtime - so I stayed in and watched old favourite Its Love Again 1936 Jessie Matthews/Robert Young on DVD - Jessie's finest perhaps. Went for Thai meal in eve - nice place by canal - I had spicey soup starter which felt good for chest. Alas it disagreed with me and I had a grotty night - delicate starchild that i am.
Sun 27th - abandoned trip to see brother Jerrys family so as not to give them my plague - limped home - 1st year since folks died that i haven't seen any family over xmas/nyear period. In eve watched Father of the Bride 1950 Spencer Tracy which even tho I was poorly was pretty dire and I gave up on it. Funny how they stopped being able to make good movies in the 50's.
Mon 28th - chest infection has now morphed into a cold - stomach is fixed tho. Will take it slow - do nerdy things like website stuff, end of year review prep - maybe listen to live mixes, sleep, listen to Test Match Special on radio etc...
Xmas day - presents - I got a sytylophone (look out Quadelectronic!) - in afternoon headed to posh Bank restaurant for for xmas dinner (excellent) and walk home via frozen canal walk. Later I tried my first ever go in a gym. Tried some of those mysterious machines - eg walker, stepper, bike thing etc. Felt a bit dizzy afterwards. In eve watched Kat Hepburn/Spencer Tracy DVD Desk Set - 1957 - lightweight but OK. Nice xmas day.
Boxing Day - I got lurgy - chest infection - funny how I always get a lurgy when in downtime - so I stayed in and watched old favourite Its Love Again 1936 Jessie Matthews/Robert Young on DVD - Jessie's finest perhaps. Went for Thai meal in eve - nice place by canal - I had spicey soup starter which felt good for chest. Alas it disagreed with me and I had a grotty night - delicate starchild that i am.
Sun 27th - abandoned trip to see brother Jerrys family so as not to give them my plague - limped home - 1st year since folks died that i haven't seen any family over xmas/nyear period. In eve watched Father of the Bride 1950 Spencer Tracy which even tho I was poorly was pretty dire and I gave up on it. Funny how they stopped being able to make good movies in the 50's.
Mon 28th - chest infection has now morphed into a cold - stomach is fixed tho. Will take it slow - do nerdy things like website stuff, end of year review prep - maybe listen to live mixes, sleep, listen to Test Match Special on radio etc...
