"I'm so excited" (Ooh la la!)

Today, Katherine's French housemate, Remi, seems to be in a very good mood. Earlier (when i think he didn't realise that I was in the house) he was jumping around and occasionally screaming (like a tennis player who's just hit a winner) and shouting "Fuck yeah!" I was too scared to emerge from Kathy's room for a while.

Last night I met up with Elizabeth, across the road from our old unit in our old street, Old Street. We met in a bar called Cocomo (that's where we wanna go to get away from it all).

I'm waiting in a bar.
I'm waiting, for a friend.
I sit alone i fidget and
My lovely drink I tend.
It's times like these I wish I smoked
So I'd look occupied.
But if I smoked it may be that
I'd already have died.

Fortunately, Elizabeth arrived at this point and I stopped writing my poem (hey, at least it rhymed). She returned to London a few weeks ago but has been busy jetting off to Milan to the achingly glamorous world of fashion. I am so happy for her; she is really giving the world a kick up the arse.

Another thing that makes me happy is that I won Connect Four against her, for the first time ever! We used to play at The Moon and she would always beat me and I would cry into my mango lassi and shoestring fries with double aioli. I bought her a travel Connect Four so that she can challenge whomever she likes in bars, aeroplanes, hotels, park benches, public toilets and cafes across the world, recreating that Moon magic. And unlike The Moon, no $10 deposit required! I do recommend travel Connect Four - those people at Milton Bradley have really outdone themselves with these travel-sized versions of popular boardgames. My Travel Scrabble (Executive Portfolio Edition) that Tanya bought me in the US has provided hours of entertainment, all of which can be packed up mid-game for commencement at a later date. What more could one ask for? (Maybe a list of 2-letter words.)