And now for Friday

Friday started with the gentle wakening of the house, a yummy breakfast by nz_swordmaiden (Just toast), then the lads off to work an I off for my day.
Juice and nattering with swordladycat in Manners Mall and then across to lunch with threemonkeys as planned.
Whilst sitting and awaiting his emergence who should happen by but lobelet whom I had also hoped to see whilst here. Brief natterings and then onto lunch. I ordeed a loverly gigantic sandwich and ttally missed that the cafe's soup of the was my favourite, Pumpkin and Kumera!

The afternoon was my own and I thought to take in a movie. "Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" was the hope but a backtrack to deliver an item to Fenchurch, which led to a sidewalk meeting with bob_odd and lady. Combined these meant that I arrived at the cinema ticket line 5 minutes after the sesson had started. So instead I watched "Sky High". I wasn't disappointed. A little cheesy in places, a little over the top in others but never quite too much of either. The "message" was pushed a little unsubtly but not with a giant "Preachy-bat". All in all a fun 90+ minutes made all the better by "Adults pay kids prices".

Onto Katipo face to end the afternoon have delicious dinner and begin the evening. Nice conversation was had with mundens and nz_swordmaiden as they turned up, over and between yummy "Honey, Lemon and Ginger", "Cheesy fries" and "Steak, Mushrooms and Blue cheese". I took my leave, well we all did and I headed over to the small theatre where I believed I would be meeting lady_j (and others) to watch the "Toi Cabaret". Arriving early, waited until the appointed time before contacting lady_J to ask where she was (haveing checked at the door and discovered some tickets being held, or so I thought). Lady_j was surprised that I as there as she'd been unable to obtain tickets, but after some discussion we determined that she'd been put on the waiting list and the horrid weather had lead to a number of groups not turning out, so attendance was possibly. Just in time lady_j and master_g turned up and we had a most enjoyable time being entertained by the burlesque style cabaret. Afterwards, we were picked up by bob_odd (and lady) and whisked back to their place for desert, conversation and a 'quick' game of trivial pursuit. We were joined by a friend of bob_odd's (or more correctly his lady's), who recognised me (and I him) from sci-fi conventions we believed. It was only at the end of the evening, when offering me a lift, the he recognised the suburb and after a short query of "Norman's?" adn my affirmative response, proclaimed "you're staying with my sister". NZ's small size strikes again. Ed, for that was his name, was nz_swordmaiden's brother!