Wednesday night was the Killers gig I'd been waiting aaaaages for, and I wasn't disappointed! Went with my friend from Manc, Sharon, plus her sister and a mate from Paris, Jethro. The venue was nice and intimate (about the size of the Futureheads gig for those who went to that - can't remember which Academy room that was) and we were right at the front. Lots of jumping around, getting hot and sweaty and singing til I lost my voice - all required ingredients for a great gig. They played all the crowd-pleasers and encored with All These Things That I've Done, though my fave was Mr Brightside which rocked. Pictures from my mate's camera will hopefully follow shortly if she gets around to sending them to me!
After the gig Jethro casually told us that he'd met Razorlight the previous week in the pub he runs a quiznight in. After impressing them with his wit and charm the whole evening (and plying them with lots of free beer) he managed to get a promise of being "sorted out" for the gig they're playing in December supporting Muse. So we texted them after the Killers gig to see if the offer was still available and think it's in the bag! Whether it's tickets or guest list or backstage passes we don't know yet, butI'm not complaining whatever happens. Plus I now have Razorlight Guy's number in my phone hee hee!
And now for something completely different...
Have a look at this freaky robot called BigDog!!!! Credit for finding this monstrosity goes to Christopher. Click on the Video Download thingy to discover the full extent of the creepiness :
http://www.bostondynamics.com/content/sec.php?section=BigDog
This is going to give me nightmares for weeks. And now I've shared the nightmare with the world. Evil laugh mwah ha ha etc etc...
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Le Away Day - c'etait terrible!
On Monday we had an Away Day with work which everyone in the office got to go to. One of the benefits of working in a small office I suppose. The whole day took place in the Montmartre area, and we started the day with croissants and coffee in a little cafe. Then we had a guided tour of the Salvador Dali museum which was really interesting. You can appreciate it a lot more once you find out what all the symbolism in the paintings relates to.
After that we had lunch in a semi-swanky restaurant and found out that in the afternoon we were going on a treasure hunt (joy)... It was actually quite good, as we were basically left to our own devices wandering round Montmartre all afternoon looking for plaques and street signs and stuff. The winning team got a free book all about the secret out-of-the-way corners of Paris (which I was actually quite jealous of) and we all had a kir - white wine and blackcurrant liqueur for those who don't know their French booze jargon - to finish off the afternoon. In the evening a few of us stayed out and ended up at an Ethiopian restaurant for dinner. I've never eaten Ethiopian before but basically you have a mixture of various meat curry-style dishes and a big round piece of bread more like a pancake in texture. You eat with your hands and scoop up the food with the bread, it's quite messy but very tasty and quite spicy by French standards. Had a nice Ethiopian beer as well to wash down the spiciness. Yum...
Pictures for all who are interested in seeing what French actuaries look like are at the link below. These were taken by the company who organised the day. I don't think they're particularly good pictures myself - the photographer was a very gorgeous but very ditzy girl who just wanted to waltz around with an expensive camera more than anything else. Sorry - there's no pictures of her in the collection...
http://www.stratevent.fr/event/WatsonWyatt_Montmartre/index.html
After that we had lunch in a semi-swanky restaurant and found out that in the afternoon we were going on a treasure hunt (joy)... It was actually quite good, as we were basically left to our own devices wandering round Montmartre all afternoon looking for plaques and street signs and stuff. The winning team got a free book all about the secret out-of-the-way corners of Paris (which I was actually quite jealous of) and we all had a kir - white wine and blackcurrant liqueur for those who don't know their French booze jargon - to finish off the afternoon. In the evening a few of us stayed out and ended up at an Ethiopian restaurant for dinner. I've never eaten Ethiopian before but basically you have a mixture of various meat curry-style dishes and a big round piece of bread more like a pancake in texture. You eat with your hands and scoop up the food with the bread, it's quite messy but very tasty and quite spicy by French standards. Had a nice Ethiopian beer as well to wash down the spiciness. Yum...
Pictures for all who are interested in seeing what French actuaries look like are at the link below. These were taken by the company who organised the day. I don't think they're particularly good pictures myself - the photographer was a very gorgeous but very ditzy girl who just wanted to waltz around with an expensive camera more than anything else. Sorry - there's no pictures of her in the collection...
http://www.stratevent.fr/event/WatsonWyatt_Montmartre/index.html
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