went to a housewarming party on friday night and had an absolute ball, though it was sweltering hot most of the night. i love long weekends, but coming out of them confuses the hell out of me. i don't know what i'm talking about, seeing as i'm currently unemployed, so it's not as if i get mondayitis or anything. the extra time spent with the boy is an absolute bonus. it's nice to know that easter weekend is coming up - it's our fifth wedding anniversary on good friday. five years of marriage. sounds so important and boring-like, but it hasn't been like that at all. we still find it weird introducing each other as 'husband' and 'wife'. then after that the comedy festival starts. and here i am trying to quit smoking. good luck to me, huh? i thought and thought (read: over-thought) doing my own festival show this year but didn't in the end - i mean, it is a big deal, and i'm the original free-range chook. then i learn that craig mclachlan is doing a festival show and i think, hmmm. maybe i could have done something. ah, well. there's always next year. i have thought of a title for my show, so now all i have to do is write it. at the moment i am supposed to be writing the final edits of my novel, so i will put the comedy festival show creation off till later in the year. we had a bbc day yesterday - i bought a friend of mine the bbc 'pride and prejudice' 2 disk set and we watched the whole thing in one sitting. then last night i re-watched my favourite bits of 'the office' christmas specials. i love lucy davis - she's so cute (she plays mariah lucas in p&p and dawn tinsley in the office). i wish i could get 'goodness gracious me' on dvd. i love that show. i want to run away to bbc land and stow away on the goodness-gracious-me ship. bu then again i also want gurinder chadha and paul berges to adopt me. however i honestly do like my own parents, so that was more wishful thinking-like. i should go now.