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j4 ([personal profile] j4) wrote2005-11-29 03:43 pm

Champagne supermarket

This getting-a-new-job lark involves an awful lot of drinking, doesn't it? On Sunday night, [livejournal.com profile] addedentry and I skulked in the back of the Kingston Arms to drink beer/cider while I threw pretend interview questions at him. Then last night we were going to celebrate his storming interview success in a more sober and adult fashion by going to Sainsburys to buy a microwave and a Christmas tree, but my car battery had other ideas. So instead we did the sensible thing and drank champagne at home; then went to the pub, drank beer (or in O's case mulled wine1), giggled our way back home via a suddenly-urgent purchase of CHIPS, and drank more champagne. Hurrah!

So anyway, what I was going to say is: champagne + chips == great. (Believe it!) But [livejournal.com profile] addedentry + Cambridge == even better.


1 not a case of mulled wine2, no.
2 I didn't trust myself with mulled wine after dropping a glass of the stuff on the pale cream carpet of the lodgings of the Master of Peterhouse (after Sunday's carol service3, at which it was good to see [livejournal.com profile] imc and [livejournal.com profile] smallclanger but a shame not to see [livejournal.com profile] bopeepsheep). IN MY DEFENCE I was trying to walk upstairs in a long skirt and longer coat while carrying a plate, a glass, a bag, and my gloves; but still... *dies of shame*
3 About which more later, hopefully, when I've cleared my enormous LJ backlog!

[identity profile] hoiho.livejournal.com 2005-11-29 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
or in O's case mulled wine

Which pub is doing mulled wine?

[identity profile] j4.livejournal.com 2005-11-29 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Free Press. Who also do GK mild, mmm.

(I need a b33r icon.)

[identity profile] hoiho.livejournal.com 2005-11-29 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)

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[identity profile] vinaigrettegirl.livejournal.com 2005-11-29 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like you have a bit of the Case of You syndrome. Which is delightful.

V V pleased for you both :-)

[identity profile] k425.livejournal.com 2005-11-29 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Champagne and chips is great. Champagne with sossies and mash is also good.

[identity profile] the-elyan.livejournal.com 2005-11-30 10:29 am (UTC)(link)
If you feel the need for further celebration - and for me to offer my congrats in peson - I have potential reason to pass through Cam both tonight and tomorrow night, so could definitely do pubbing if "required".

Probably best to call on my mobile, certainly re tonight, as I am going out shortly and will probably not be back online. Owen has the number, I'm sure...