Weekend plans? →[More:]
Tomorrow I'm going out early and staying out, because
this is taking place a few yards from where I live. It'll be mayhem.
I'm going to the
Ideal Home Show. I
love home shows, all the room displays, the cookery theatre, the home and garden stuff and - most of all - the gadgets. Oh, the gadgets ... the As Seen On TV type of gadgets, 99% of which are utter rubbish, but sold with such sincerity that you think you're privileged to be allowed to hand over your money.
I loooove watching the demonstrations, trying things out (the
Scarflace is a particular horror - a polyester scarf with a clip at each end, in vile prints that nobody would ever wear that you can turn into a fake blouse by tucking it into your waistband. You just have to remember never to take off your jacket. It's truly vile but people must buy them.
So, rampant consumerism on Saturday (although I rarely buy anything at these shows).
On Sunday I'm going to a friend's birthday party, but it clashes with a big televised game for Man Utd, which I'll have to record and watch later, hoping nobody tells me the score.
I'll try and fit in a trip to the gym somewhere in there too.
How about you? Whatcha doin'?