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Saturday 5 November 2011
11:32am God bless weekends off! And god bless black-out blinds!
11:33am Lie-ins are clearly nature's way of reminding me to do the lottery, as is clear that if won lottery, would not have to go to work anymore, and would be able to enjoy lie-ins on more frequent basis.
11.34am Love having king-size bed to self. Is times like these, am glad am single. No one to steal duvet covers or snore in ear. V. peaceful indeed.
11:37am GAH! Doorbell.
Have not ordered any packages. Hmm. Must be ridiculous salesman who thinks is funny to disturb hard working people like self on day off. When win lottery, will have super sophisticated fingerprint and eye scanning thing at big iron gates, so only people who know personally can come and go as please.
Will scare away salesperson in record time if go to door looking as do now. Hair is at rather odd angles, and eyes could not be puffier. Am pretty sure blue t-shirt has toothpaste stain down front too.
11:38am What the...? Is Nikki.
Great! Look absolute state and is not salesperson on doorstep, but rather awake looking colleague who has clearly spent a lot of the morning getting ready, and actually looks rather radiant. Especially stood next to me.
Am unsure why, as has probably seen me in worse states, but am little embarrassed in front of Nikki right now.
"Wow. Rough night Harry?"
"I'm sure you're insinuating something negative with that statement, and I am therefore going to completely disregard it. What do you want?"
"What do I want? No, you seem to have got me all wrong. If I wanted something from you, I'd be telling you how wonderful you look this fine morning, buttering you up if you will. I've merely come to help you out."
"Help me out?"
"Yes. Help you pick the fireworks for tonight. If I'd let you go on your own, you'd only forget the sparklers. And you know sparklers are my favourite part!"
11:40am Has suddenly dawned on self what day today is. Bloody Guy Fawkes and his gunpowder malarkey. Remember now that had previously arranged to spend evening at Leo's. Remember also that only agreed because of promise of mulled wine. Is Janet's practice batch before Christmas. Agreed, when had consumed copious amounts of beer one evening, to buy fireworks for display, as is Leo's turn to work today, so will have no time to do it himself.
If was lottery winner, could pay for someone to go buy fireworks for me, instead of being dragged to Tesco with Nikki. In fact, if was lottery winner, would pay a professional look-a-like to go in my place tonight.
Is so much hassle to get dressed up in hundreds of layers, in order to stand outside in drizzle, staring up at same explosions as year before, and year before that, and ending up with serious neck ache for rest of week.
Is also so like Nikki to be excited by something like this. Suspect reason have put up with fireworks night for past six years is because of Nikki's excitement. Is like small child, and is actually quite endearing. Though would never tell her that. Will always act as though excitement annoys hell out of me!
"You and your sparklers, Niks. You're like a child! You know, I'll have to make sure you're wearing your gloves before I let you use them!"
"Oh yes, because you're the 'sensible' one on fireworks night aren't you? So sensible you leave a box of unopened fireworks right next to a live one and run inside screaming as the drama unfolds! Leo's shed is still missing half its roof!"
"Hey! That was an accident. An honest mistake. I'd been at work all day and was knackered, then you force me to be Mr Firework-Lighter, and look what happens. Anyway, I see that explosion as aesthetic improvement to the shed. Lets a little more light in don't you think?"
"Yes, and rain, and snow! And I'm pretty sure he said he's got a whole family of birds nesting somewhere in there now!"
"Well then he should thank me. For providing nature's wonderful creatures with somewhere nice to live."
"Always the eco-warrior aren't we Harry? Now go and have a shower, I'll make us some lunch, and then we'll go. Good job I dropped by really. Would you even have remembered to pick up the fireworks otherwise?
11:57am Have closed bathroom door, turned shower on, and resorted to singing Sweet Child of Mine at top of voice to avoid answering last question. Is no need to admit to best friend that if wasn't for her visit, would have probably forgotten to turn up at all tonight, let alone bring fireworks.
Is sometimes unnecessary to let women know when they are right. Is ALWAYS unnecessary to let Nikki know. Would be reminded of comment every day until forever.
12:03pm GAH! Bathroom door has been flung open!
"Harry, where have you moved your cheese grater to? I can't find it anywhere!"
Am completely stark naked in shower with nothing but partially frosted glass between me and fully clothed, extremely nosey best friend, and she wants to talk about my cheese grater? Cannot believe she thinks is acceptable. Wouldn't dream of walking in on her naked in her bathroom. Well... might dream about it, but would never actually do it!
"Nikki, what the hell are you doing? Get out! I'm completely naked in here!"
"Well that seems obvious! I wasn't under any illusion that you showered with your swimming trunks on or something! Anyway, it's nothing I haven't seen before!"
"Er, excuse me?"
Am desperately trying to think of occasion, mainly after alcohol, where might have inadvertently exposed self to best friend. Would have been mortified, and cannot recall anything, so must be lying!
"I'm sorry, but at no point have you been privileged enough to experience my completely naked form! You must have me confused with one of your other colleagues you perv on!"
"You're so naive Harry! Just because every time I happen to catch you in the locker room in just your towel, I'm ridiculously stressed or upset by a case, doesn't mean I'm too distracted to sneak a peek now and then! A girl's always curious!"
"You are such a dirty perv!"
"Ah, ah, ah. Now, now Harry. I'd think carefully before you go calling me names. I've seen it all remember! I have the power to make or break you in the office now! Keep up the name-calling, and that nice young lab tech you were hitting on the other day will hear the less generous version of my story!"
"I wasn't hitting on her actually, she was genuinely interested in the degradation of bone mass in that corpse! Anyway, what are you still doing in here? This isn't some free-for-all male strip show, I'm trying to shower!"
"Ha! Strip show? You'd have trouble charging for that!"
"Nikki, GET OUT!"
"I'm going, I'm going. Take it you don't know where the cheese grater is then?"
"Unless it's in here with me, which I'm fairly sure it isn't, I wouldn't have the foggiest. Goodbye."
12:12pm Bloody hell. Don't think have ever been so keen to get rid of a woman while being stark naked before. Am possibly scarred for life.
This chap is a part one of two really. Have got fireworks evening to write into it yet, but chapter was getting a bit long. So look out for chapter 9 part two masquerading as chapter 10!
