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How's everyone's post Mardi Gras come-down?
Mine's been great in some ways and very, very hairy in others.

Back to work today - and rather fortunately (for me or her, I'm not sure :-) the strange workmate is being all 'new best friend' again.
Small mercies.

I also got a pressie from a workmates' wife who I talked with about getting into Youth Librarianship. I was really excited for her and tried to help her out with as much info as possible. Apparently she hasn't heard back from one application - which was the same as the one I applied for and turned down an interview to the other day. I didn't say anything. I do hope she gets the job at one of my old workplaces - 'cos it'd be a great place to get a feel for it all.
Anyway, she gave a little pressie of a coffee mug and some herb tea, as a thankyou. Very sweet sentiment and I thanked her profusely in between saying "oh you shouldn't have".
Buuuuut the mug is so twee and has cute piggies and daisies and ladybugs on it.
*bleurgh* Since when have I ever given the impression that I love cute farmyardy things. She said "oh it can be your 'happy mug' for those bad days". Oh man. If I drank out of that on a bad day.
I'm very worried now. Shall have to try and look tougher. Wear more studded belts to work or something. Something!

In other news, I tried to email my Mum today and it bounced. Phoned her at work to see why and she's changed her surname.
*wha..*
Yeah, I know, sure she just got married.
But the last 2 marriages didn't see her change her name.
She says she's getting old and sentimental.
Old sop.
My mother is a strange one. A mix of bright pink wearing, simpering girly giggles when a man walks in the room; and then tough feminist unionist engineer who built solar panels and told me not to have kids before a career.
It's taken me years to work her out.

There's heaps of other bigger stuff happening in my life at the moment. *taunts* But isn't the minutiae of life more interesting? Huh?