Saturday! Saturday!!

Mutterings continued.

Thank you Elton.

Nice day - not too cold, not too warm and I think there was a drop of rain overnight.

Did the usual boring grocery shopping this morning and the only shiny thing purchased was a Virgin SIM for my spare phone. I got a phone call from Telstra this afternoon - the young chap was most surprised that I don't use my land line very often. Or my mobile, for that matter. So he gave me 125 free SMSs a month. Which is good as I use SMSs a lot more than anything else. I think it's because I can read better than I can hear.

The cast for Cosi is almost set - Grant was seeking one more cast member, one who can act and play the piano. He has approached someone who has tentatively accepted the role. More later when it's definite.

Speaking of great casts, I watched Peter's Friends this arvo. While not being perfect, it has some great performances from the likes of Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Phillida Law and Imelda Staunton. Those last three, by the by, would star in the story of my life. Ms Thompson will play me (of course); Imelda Staunton my friend Ashley, and Ms Law as Ash's mother, aka Mam2.

Sent by a friend at work, supposed Out of Office Assistant messages:

1. I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position. Be prepared for my mood.

2. You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything at all.

3. I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send me until I return from holiday on 4 April. Please be patient and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received.

4. Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for the first ten words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.

5. The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try sending again.'

6. Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queuing system. You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks.

7. I've run away to join a different circus.

8. I will be out of the office for the next 2 weeks for medical reasons. When I return, please refer to me as ' Margaret ' instead of 'Steve'.