To drink or not to drink
It was the American journalist and critic George John Nathan who said “I drink to make other people more interesting.” I would like to add to that. I drink to make myself more interesting. Last night I was so intent on not making a fool of myself and/or waking up with a hangover that instead of piling into the champagne at the Sunday Times Christmas party I drank water.
God I was boring. I could hardly bear to hear myself speak. What happened to the entertaining, witty girl about town I am convinced I am? She was a sober shell of her former self.
There has to be a happy balance. Just enough drink to make you and others interesting but not too much. I am going to spend the rest of the week trying to find that balance and will report back.
Meanwhile I can tell you that the absolute highlight of the evening was meeting fellow bloggers Wife in the North and Rachel from North London. They were great. I only hope I didn’t bore them too much in my sober state. And Pat Cash the tennis player was there. He told me he is now on the “oldie” circuit. He claims to be all of 31. It’s enough to make you reach for a drink…..
Copyright: Helena Frith Powell 2007
13 Dec 2007 helena
I thought you were fine last night. I was the boor. Great view from the top of the gherkin, though. Did you notice all the staff were French. So much for the glory of France. It is the country where we hire wait staff and footballers.
By my reckoning, this means that he won Wimbledon at the age of eleven. Precocious or what? Anyway, he looks about sixty in this picture, according to Mary…
I know, I can’t believe I fell for that line…I might have been sober but I was also mighty stupid!
Hx
Pat Cash is 43 next birthday as anyone who can spell Wikipedia will tell you. Maybe your holistic dermo friend could offer him a week at the convent.
G.
Since none of us are ever going to be competing at Wimbledon anytime soon we have a much longer shelf life than a professional athlete. All that intense physical activity has aged him terribly???
Use your expert self-hypnosis skills for the desired effect.
Water can behave like bubbly or have a flirty charm switch and just flick it!
Although expect you are judging yourself too harshly as ‘when those around you have lost their …inhibitions … and all that’
It was lovely to meet you too. I tried to leave a comment before - the day after the champagne frenzy - and the page wouldn’t save for some reason. Anyway, I hope I get to see you again. Not fussed about Pat Cash but I did enjoy talking to you and Judith!