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Spooky Isles Walpurgis and Beltane Social Evening

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Well, I was in the office yesterday - and we had a talk from the board of management of the company that's just acquired ours. So we were all asked to come in - handily, it was my office day anyway. So I needed to get in early. I was certainly out earlier than usual - caught the bus at about 8.45am. And so, imagine my frustration when, first, we paused for 15 minutes to "even out the gaps in the service" - before having another delay to change drivers! I got into the office about 9.30.. and sure enough, there were no desks left. I spent the day - when not in meetings - at a coffee table right inside the door. Comfy seat, but nowhere to plug in my laptop - which died in the middle of the day. Really doesn't do well on battery. So, with half an hour to go before my next meeting, and not wanting to be obviously not working in the office, I went for a walk - and found myself in Outernet : And, of course, I left pretty soon after my meetings ended.  Last night, second nig...
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Play: The Authenticator

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Now, no fewer than five spooky meetings in a row! Well, sort of. Tonight, I was back with  Up in the Cheap Seats  for  The Authenticator , which is described as a Gothic psychological thriller. Love anything that describes itself as "psychological". Showing in the  Dorfman  - and all seats left at the cheapest price were described as "severely restricted"! so I went for the next price bracket up, which was just "restricted". Booked to eat in  The Archduke  beforehand - wow, it's months since I was  last  there! Well, I made the bus in perfect time, and it was practically empty! We fairly flew along - and even though I'd had to take a slightly earlier time than I wanted, I was still early. Mind you, they were pretty empty - I daresay I could've come a bit later. Some of the servers still recognised me, and I got a seat by the window. I see their menu has changed as well.. the chicken just comes with sauce and fries now, no salad, and they no ...
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Social, Sachertorte, the Wallace Collection, Interview with Michael Palin, & Concert: Mahler & Sibelius

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Last Saturday .. well, someone from  LoMAZ  suggested creating an event to eat  sachertorte . The  Lanesborough Hotel  is hosting a temporary  pop-up , giving you the chance to eat sachertorte and apfelstrudel prepared to the original recipe of the  Hotel Sacher  in  Vienna . However, wouldn't you know it, that was the only day this month that suited James to meet! T he group was headed to a  ceilidh  that evening, but I said I'd skip it and hang out with James and Mark and Martin, if it suited.. ah, the difficulties of scheduling! But then, when I asked about timings, the organiser said he'd completely forgotten about it - and was it Saturday or Sunday? Well, I didn't have anything for Sunday, so asked for that, and he was fine with it.. but a couple of others weren't. Unfortunately, I was outvoted.. and then someone else couldn't do Saturday, so it ended up as Sunday after all, phew! Sorted. Martin, unfortunately, had a family thi...
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Play: Down to Chance

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Tonight, second in a row with CT,  Down to Chance  is a comedy play about the  Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964 , and a local radio operator's role in helping. Showing at the  Pleasance Theatre . I t was just yesterday that I realised I hadn't thought about food - been too busy, I guess! Well, The Depot   pub is right next door, and does food. I emailed them to book. To be fair, they got back to me quickly enough - to say they were booked for a private event. Ho-hum - with a great lack of places to eat around there, I decided to eat around home instead, and made my way to the Pommeler's Rest . Got there nice n early, managed a table not in direct sunlight - it was a very sunny day. Had my usual chicken katsu curry, but was a bit nervous about ordering the wine - Wetherspoon's now makes you choose a spritzer option, but I don't want spritzer. One option is "standard", which I chose - happily, that turns out to be the non-spritzer option. Could be phrased b...
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