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Forum: The Lounge 23rd January 2016, 20:17
Replies: 5,479
Views: 453,080
Posted By -Simon-
Re: What are you eating right now? (2)

mini daim bars from ikea, washed down with whiskey - 'ckyeah!
Forum: The Lounge 23rd January 2016, 20:09
Replies: 2,775
Views: 237,643
Posted By -Simon-
Re: What are you drinking right now?

Bushmills whiskey.
I had a couple of bottles of stout and a bottle of rioja earlier so I'm glad tomorrow's not a work day.
Forum: Club 30-81 23rd January 2016, 19:39
Replies: 63
Views: 17,050
Posted By -Simon-
Re: The cars your family had when you were a child

This is the one I remember with most fondnesshttp://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn113/arbutnot/fiat%20mirafiori_zps8njac8l2.png
A fiat mirafiori estate. I was also very fond of the fiat 124 which...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 5th December 2015, 14:57
Replies: 15
Views: 2,040
Posted By -Simon-
Re: Embarrassed by night out

Spot on. As suggested above: Christmas party + alcohol = embarrassment. let the moving on commence.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 15th November 2015, 16:46
Replies: 9
Views: 1,467
Posted By -Simon-
Re: Feeling alone

This happens to me all the time - and I mean literally all the time. I had, like you, wondered if it was because I don't go out and am seen as boring because I'm not very good at talking about...
Forum: The Lounge 8th November 2015, 11:40
Replies: 16
Views: 1,872
Posted By -Simon-
Re: Getting old?

you might want to google to get the proper method but mine is just streaky bacon on a muffin topped with a poached egg and hollandaise sauce. Probably not proper eggs benedict at all but fairly...
Forum: The Lounge 8th November 2015, 11:35
Replies: 16
Views: 1,872
Posted By -Simon-
Re: Getting old?

yes I don't think I could be arsed doing a roast for just one. I might do a ham to pick at over a few days. I cooked a ham in coke last year and it was num. I do like roast potatoes and they're...
Forum: The Lounge 8th November 2015, 11:16
Replies: 16
Views: 1,872
Posted By -Simon-
Re: Getting old?

No, don't do this! I think microwaving a meal for one would just make me feel more sad and alone and desperate to take part. Much better to get yourself a few treats that need minimal/no...
Forum: Room with a View 29th October 2015, 12:23
Replies: 5,141
Views: 713,042
Posted By -Simon-
Re: What I did today - for small achievements and cheers

Ha, maybe that's where I've been going wrong all these years.
here's the ones I've recently joined
http://www.go4awalk.com/
https://www.outdoorduo.co.uk/
With the first there is no way of telling...
Forum: Room with a View 28th October 2015, 20:32
Replies: 5,141
Views: 713,042
Posted By -Simon-
Re: What I did today - for small achievements and cheers

Posted my profile on a couple of walking companion websites - didn't get any responses but f*ck em, I tried.
Forum: The Lounge 12th September 2015, 13:26
Replies: 9,549
Views: 857,912
Posted By -Simon-
Re: What are you listening to just now?

listening to Question time on radio 4, that's how I roll.
Forum: The Lounge 12th September 2015, 13:24
Replies: 2,775
Views: 237,643
Posted By -Simon-
Re: What are you drinking right now?

just had me a vodka and tonic with ice and a slice...nice.
Forum: The Lounge 4th September 2015, 21:42
Replies: 2,775
Views: 237,643
Posted By -Simon-
Re: What are you drinking right now?

Pinot Noir (you don't have to be populaaar)
Forum: The Lounge 22nd August 2015, 09:36
Replies: 37
Views: 3,178
Posted By -Simon-
Re: How is everyone failing?

You sound like the kind of person who enjoys working as part of a team but is also confident in your ability to use your initiative and work with minimum supervision.
Forum: The Lounge 21st August 2015, 09:40
Replies: 9
Views: 2,174
Posted By -Simon-
Re: Addicted to saving money

I think your ability to save is commendable but you've recognized it's becoming a problem and is not sustainable. Without budgeting for necessities such as food and clothes, your current level of...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 20th August 2015, 15:37
Replies: 11
Views: 1,869
Posted By -Simon-
Re: work colleague birthday acknowledgement scenario protocol predicament conundrum q

Yes but in my case I think it's more about caring what people will think of me, i.e. am i weird, am I doing the accepted thing?

Anyhoo, I think flowers went alright and definitely better than if I...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 19th August 2015, 21:56
Replies: 11
Views: 1,869
Posted By -Simon-
Re: work colleague birthday acknowledgement scenario protocol predicament conundrum q

'Best wishes' is my go to contribution to any work card doing the rounds, I try to hide it discretely amongst the lengthier, wittier comments but this one is just in our little staff room of three...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 19th August 2015, 21:51
Replies: 11
Views: 1,869
Posted By -Simon-
Re: work colleague birthday acknowledgement scenario protocol predicament conundrum q

thanks, I think it will make me look more normal than if I didn't get her anything, which very nearly happened.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 19th August 2015, 21:48
Replies: 11
Views: 1,869
Posted By -Simon-
Re: work colleague birthday acknowledgement scenario protocol predicament conundrum q

But I don't think I am thoughtful and I would much prefer to not have to do this, I just want to appear normal by doing what a normal person would do in this situation.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 19th August 2015, 21:44
Replies: 11
Views: 1,869
Posted By -Simon-
Re: work colleague birthday acknowledgement scenario protocol predicament conundrum q

thanks, I am hoping it comes across as something fairly casual which didn't require much thought. I also have to spend hours coming up with an off the cuff lighthearted comment to write in the card....
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 19th August 2015, 21:24
Replies: 11
Views: 1,869
Posted By -Simon-
Re: work colleague birthday acknowledgement scenario protocol predicament conundrum q

Because I don't know if it's the right thing to do or how it will be interpreted.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 19th August 2015, 21:19
Replies: 11
Views: 1,869
Posted By -Simon-
work colleague birthday acknowledgement scenario protocol predicament conundrum query

A colleague at work with whom I get on quite well is celebrating a milestone birthday tomorrow and it occurred to me that I ought to acknowledge it with some gesture so have bought a bunch of flowers...
Forum: The Lounge 19th August 2015, 19:29
Replies: 5,479
Views: 453,080
Posted By -Simon-
Re: What are you eating right now? (2)

Homemade Gujarati potato curry and homemade naan bread washed down with homebrew beer. If it wasn't for having to earn a crust I'd probably never leave the house.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 18th August 2015, 20:05
Replies: 9
Views: 1,917
Posted By -Simon-
Re: table for one

Yes I'm ok with cafes and Macdonalds kind of places during the day but I really want to go to a restaurant for an evening meal. I just can't imagine doing it in my home town but I think if I was in...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 18th August 2015, 16:30
Replies: 9
Views: 1,917
Posted By -Simon-
table for one

This old chestnut. Researching for a solo trip I came across these encouraging articles:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/oliver-burkeman-column/2015/apr/28/dining-alone-enjoy-yourself...
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