Sarah throws a mean party! She had a great one last night, with loads of people in fancy dress and enough food to sink an oil tanker. I was anxious about going for two reasons - 1) that I was not going to drink alcohol, and who enjoys a party without getting a little merry? and 2) Brad & Peeli were going to be there.
Now Brad and Peeli are lovely people, don't get me wrong, but at the last party we were at together - Jacob's Birthday party in May - I had embarrassed myself enormously by snogging Brad. Not that the snogging was embarrassing, but the pictures circulating afterwards were. I excuse my actions by saying that I was very drunk, but truth is I enjoyed flirting with someone half my age, who seemed to enjoy it too. But what must Peeli think of me? How was I going to face her again, sober and behaving properly?
I needn't have worried, she was fine and friendly and we all joked about the Bea Movie 2, and I stayed sober and only kissed Brad on the cheek. We - that is the little gang of Joe, Jake, Brad Aidz, Peeli, Phil, Wesley and me - had a hugely enjoyable time discussing such serious topics as writing a cheque for the hijacked oil, Somalian pirates, and whether Nirvana are the best band ever. I had about 2 tablespoons of alcohol, liberally diluted with lemonade.
So it is possible, even preferable to be sober at a party where everyone else is not, and I met some lovely new people, especially the well-talked-about-but-never-met Mehmet, a colleague of Sarah's. He and his wife Penny get 15 gold stars for chatting to Neil, who seemed to be a bit shy, and bringing him out of his shell.
We all had a good time, and The Bea Movie 2 will have to wait.
