What were your highlights and lowlights of Monday, 19 April, 2004?

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Lowlight:
Getting up and finding there was no milk in the fridge for my breakfast coffee and cereal. God, I hate that.

Highlight:
Some relaxed sex with my girlfriend after a bottle of wine. (Although this technically happened after midnight and therefore today, so alternatively I'll nominate a brief moment in the afternoon when the rain stopped and the sky cleared and I looked up and the sky was a piercing blue colour.)

― Your Full Name, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Lowlight:
Having to get up for work after a shitty night's sleep.

Highlight:
Looking at a house for rent which was actually just what we wanted.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:29 (twenty-two years ago)

highlight: drinking after work and finding that pints were £1.09 each.

lowlight: falling asleep on bus home, 3 times, that saw me going from tottenham court road to wood green back to trafalgar square back to palmers green and then finally home in holloway.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Ken - inquiring minds need to know this magic 1.09 pub :) Also, ha!

Highlight: sleepily laughing at soaps in the evening
Lowlight: rest of the sodding day :(

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:35 (twenty-two years ago)

lowlight-searching for car keys in the bin after being told by my brother he did not have them.

highlight-finding out he did in fact have them/getting a cheque in the post.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:36 (twenty-two years ago)

highlight: getting "encyclopaedia of mummies" from amazon :)

lowlight: reading it and discovering it must have a curse on it and going ill to bed —:(

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0816039062.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Highlight: Having a couple of beers while watching Bloc Party at the Metro on Oxford Street, and being pleasantly surprised.

Lowlight: Cocking sore throat all day.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:37 (twenty-two years ago)

it was the Prince of Wales Feathers on Warren Street - on Mondays selected pints and spirits are £1.09 4pm-8pm! get in!

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:38 (twenty-two years ago)

high: weekend hype, finding a nice bar on York Way then having a nice steak in Sahara Nights with friends

low: realising i'm never going to get all the things i need to get done in time before hollyday

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:40 (twenty-two years ago)

haha we were gonna go to the metro matt but it was full by the time we got there. and ended up at some other place! (i had no idea by then where i was - the place was like all RED and BRIGHT and had some kind of PICTURES OF THINGS on the walls) and a really crappy band was playing. and costed a certain amount of money to get in. but they served beer in a nice glass which i took to accompany me for the fabled trip along the 29 bus route later on.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Lowlight: boss being complete control freak, naysaying all proposals put forward in our section meeting (NB. she does not actually bother to ATTEND these meetings) and also saying that we were 'discussing the wrong sorts of issues'. That's the last time I bother forwarding minutes to her.

Highlight: stir fry made from home sprouted mung beans wot Matt has carefully tended for 10 days (felt a bit like eating our children though ew) and then having some great ***.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 11:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Lowlight: My good friend leaving Ghana to start a new school in Cape Town, taking a lot of fun away with him.

Highlight: ...

― Barima (Barima), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Lowlight: Watching Jason X. Set in the year 2425.
Highlight: A Programme on Chilean wine.

My life is going nowhere.

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Lowlight: when what was supposed to be a bachelor's party for my friend Chris ended abruptly when I had to take him home to the woman he's marrying today at like 9:00 pm

Highlight: between 4:30 and 7:00 pm, recorded a shit ton of good drum tracks then jogged around my neighborhood, got onto my front porch just as raindrops started to fall

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Low: getting up early on Monday always sucks

High: keeping in touch with friends and having a relaxed evening does not!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:12 (twenty-two years ago)

My girlfriend broke her foot. That's bad. I paid my landlords the last money they will ever get from me. That's good.

― adam (adam), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:22 (twenty-two years ago)

lowlight - long day at work and loooong journey home when v v tired

highlight - by a marvellous moment of synchronicity - the packing being finished and the house being tidy - at around midnight

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Highlight - going for a nosh-up at the House of Commons.

Lowlight - after said nosh-up, uttering the words 'anyone fancy a Spanish Bar?'. Ruin.

― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:25 (twenty-two years ago)

highlight = v pleasant cuddling w/dear wife @ bedtime

lowlight = rotten headache & terrible arthritis pains in hands during day.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Highlight: Everything.
Lowlight: Nothing.

However today: Modem became kaput at work. I had to drag my own computer to work so we could receive email. *sigh*

― jesus nathalie (nathalie), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:30 (twenty-two years ago)

highlights: first day at new job, mom's birthday, fun times with girlfriend.

lowlights: lousy service at the restaurant we went to for dinner. didn't bother me much tho.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Highlight: Walking through Brooklyn on the first warm night of the year with a girl from work and then going to have good Japanese food prix fixe for $18.98.

Lowlight: Knowing there're 4 more days 'til the weekend!

― 57 7th (calstars), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

which restaurant? I gotta get on this brooklyn restaurant thing before it's too late.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:57 (twenty-two years ago)

er, restaurant week I mean. We ate at a non-participating Brooklyn restaurant last night.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:58 (twenty-two years ago)

lowlight: huge dentist bill rears its head, with no insurance to speak of.

highlight: spring weather, finally!

― the krza (krza), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

hstencil, it was Blue Ribbon Sushi on 5th Ave. Part of restaurant week. The appetizers were great, the sushi OK - better than store bought of course but some of it was still a bit chilly. Oshima on 7th ave is a bit better I think, even though it has less atmosphere.

― 57 7th (calstars), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't remember Monday, but today I woke up and immediately realized I had slept on my arm all night, and then hit myself in the face a few times trying to move it. And I had a cool lucid dream last night. Life is good.

― stephen morris (stephen morris), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:16 (twenty-two years ago)

highlight: amazing warm, sunny weather
lowlight: fucking graphic designer will not return my calls/emails. bastard!

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Last night I agreed to try stand-up comedy next week. That was easily the highlight or lowlight, depending on your taste.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Highlight: orecchiette with my special courgette, anchovy, chilli and garlic sauce.

Lowlight: Realising I've lost my entire ticket collection - all films, gigs and footie matches starting with The Delinquents starring K. Minogue (=1989)

― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:34 (twenty-two years ago)

High: Starting to read Tales from the Bizarro World.

Low: Reading in its entirety(!) Green Lantern: The Power of Ion.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

It was all hghlights for me: It was my birthday so I ate cookies and cake and mahi mahi and a tamale and flan and margaritas. Mmmmm.

― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

high: falling asleep at 8pm after no sleep for several days.

low: getting dumped(ish) by text message.

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

dumped(ish) sounds like a casserole for morons.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I really don't understand the mind of Huckle-Buck. Ugh that doesn't sound v nice Colette :(

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:45 (twenty-two years ago)

lowlight - bruins getting knocked out of the playoffs by the Habs.

highlight - the weather

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Good lord madchen. That's a lot of tickets. Maybe it's for the best though eh. (I remember going to see The Delinquents because it was a 12 cert - although can that be right? seems very early - and I was GASP! 11.)

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

aww Colette.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:49 (twenty-two years ago)

i added the ish because it's a complicated situation, but it was still basically a dumping.

but it's ok, probably for the best in the end! thanks sarah...

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:50 (twenty-two years ago)

(didn't mean to make light of your romantic difficulties, Collette. If I had a text pager, I'd ask you out by text)

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:50 (twenty-two years ago)

aw, thanks huck. (and PP...i xposted without thanking you)

it isn't a great word, but it was the only thing i could use to describe it...

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:55 (twenty-two years ago)

lowlight: going home for a nice long 'lunch break' and finding mr teeny had food poisoning
highlight: making him toast and cuddling instead.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Lowlight: Busy day at work, and I failed to go running (I was on an amazing five day streak).

Highlight: Went to a new Japanese place for dinner with my girlfriend that was just off the hook.

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)

lowlight: going home for a nice long 'lunch break' and finding mr teeny had food poisoning
highlight: making him toast and cuddling instead.

awww that is SO SWEET

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Ken, I think that it falls to you and I to keep strict tabs on silly season booze offers. I do like the sound of that 1.09 lark!

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not so concerned about the Delinquents, but I have The Fear that I'll never see my footie tickets again - a Serie A match every 2 weeks for the year I lived in Italy, plus Champions league quarters and semis and 2 Milan derbies. Also my ticket for MC Hammer at Wembley!!!

― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

highlight: talking to some friends

lowlight: my window just fell off

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:32 (twenty-two years ago)

highlight of the week: i'm going away on friday YIPPEEEE! this negates all the other bullshit. it's really all i can think about.
lowlight of the week: i don't have as much spending money as i'd hoped i would.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

where are you going?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:34 (twenty-two years ago)

AWAY

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

highlight of today: I found my copy of the Magic Garden album!!

highlight of yesterday: learning to parallel park.

lowlight: getting a bill from Verizon saying PAY IMMEDIATELY even though I sent them a check last week.

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

real answer: the pacific northwest (portland and seattle) (a week too late for the EMP conference but i'm really going to seattle to see KRAFTWERK)

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:41 (twenty-two years ago)

yay!!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I't all gone quiet over there.

Also, congratulations to Ally.

Also, on an entirely other matter CONGRATULATIONS!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

sarah, keeping tabs of silly season booze offers is urgent and key.

know of any more?? the 1.09 lagers got me utterly mc hammered/truck raced/etc last night.

now the mission is to find stupid offers for every night of the week and forever bliss there be.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Hooray, that was meant for another thread. I = fule.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Highlight: being able to wake up at leisure.
Lowlight: Eating a crab salad which was lovely at the time, but gave me food poisoning all of this morning. I still feel shit. (Teeny, you can tell Mr Teeny he all my sympathy).

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

highlight: buying Kill Bill on DVD

lowlight: realising Kill Bill ain't so great on the small screen

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Highlight: Buying a pair of spotty shoes

Lowlight: Realising I bought the wrong f8c8i*g size. And left the receipt on the bus

― badger Kitten (badger Kitten), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)

The moral of this story - always try on before leaving the shop kids.

― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

and avoid buying size 88 shoes

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

know of any more?? the 1.09 lagers got me utterly mc hammered/truck raced/etc last night

it's a vile place, but the wetherspoon's next to the highbury/islington tube has stupid happy hour prices (have to get people drunk quickly to keep them from running out, i assume). last time in i think i spent about 8 quid on a round for 6 people.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

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