23-02-27 - Monday I - Maisie Adam @ Connaught Studios, 26th Feb 2023

I'd seen Maisie on HIGNFY before, and when I saw that she was coming to Worthing I said to TW that we should go see her. TW actually bought tickets as a birthday present for me, which was nice. That seems an awfully long time ago... 

So, the night rolled around eventually and we headed out. We stopped for a pre-show drink at the New Amsterdam, which was nice, and from there it was only a short walk to the studio. The crowd were a bit older than we were expecting, and I did worry for a bit that we had missed a memo, but when Maisie came on, she performed standard stand-up - I guess it's just that Worthing tends to an older crowd and older people have more disposable income. 

Anyway, she talked to a couple of people in the audience, which was fun and a little odd at times. Some bloke, when asked what he did, replied that he couldn't say because he'd signed the Official Secrets Act, and there were a few other peculiar exchanges - Maisie managed to find two people who both worked at Sainsbury, and they started having a separate conversation about which branch of Sainsbury they both worked in - Maisie was almost able to sit back and let us as the audience entertain ourselves.

Then we had an interval and then Maisie came back on to do the main part of her show, which was light-hearted and optimistic and really enjoyable. It wasn't always laugh-out-loud funny, but the laughs were never far away. She is a very engaging performer and I really enjoyed the evening and I was glad that we went. Highly recommended if you get the chance to see her. 

TTFN.

23-02-18 - Saturday I - Mostly Ill

This week I have mostly been ill. Only a cold, but where a few decades ago I would have struggled on, disclaiming that it was "only a flesh wound", these days it normally feels as though my brain has been removed and replaced by cotton wool, and the best thing to do is repair to bed for as long as I can put up with the fetid smell of my sweaty, ill body.

 

I took the opportunity to rewatch The Expanse, a series on Amazon Prime, which I did start watching previously, but I was mostly drunk at the time and so I thought it would benefit from a rewatch. Indeed, I was right, it's a very enjoyable show, and I have almost reached the end of the first series. 

I am on the mend now though, so things are getting back to normal. It's good, sometimes, to take an enforced rest; it does make me appreciate life on occasion. 

TTFN.