Save the Ginglik

If you haven't already signed the petition, please do so here. Ginglik is one of the best venues in London, having launched (and relaunched) careers of people like Beth Rowley, The Storys and Nerina Pallot. Plus, it's got sofas and fairy lights and it's very near my house. What more do you need to know? - sign!!

Greenbelt

Off to Greenbelt in the morning. Look at that lineup. Plus the amazing pizza tent, the chai chapel, the tiny tea tent where numerous games of mah jong will be played, and the invitable random running into old friends. Wouldn't spend my August bank holiday anywhere else.

Tennis: so far, so good

Results so far:

Hartswood Women's 2nd team in Division 2

7 matches played, 6 wins, 1 draw

Result: Promotion to Division 1

Campden Hill Open Women's Singles (qualifying draw):

First round, won 6-0, 6-0

Second round, lost 7-5, 6-1 to eventual finalist (who Alice beat in the final. hurrah!)

Campden Hill Open Women's Doubles (short sets round robin):

Round 1: Lost 1-4, 4-2, 4-2

Round 2: Lost 1-4, 0-4

Round 3: Won 4-1, 4-1

Round 4: Won 4-2, 4-1

Result: 3rd place (bronze!!)

Hartswood Women's Singles

First round: Won 6-4, 6-3

Quarter final: Lost 3-6, 3-6

Hartswood Women's Doubles

First round: Bye

Quarter final: Won 6-1, 6-0

Semi final: Won 6-2, 6-4

Final: To be played Sep 13th

Hartswood Mixed Doubles

First round: Bye

Second round: Won 7-5, 6-1

Quarter final: Lost 5-7, 1-6

Hogarth Women's Singles (first to 9 games until semi and final)

First round: Bye

Quarter final: Won 9-4

Semi final: To be played before Sep 15

Final: To be played Sep 21

Hogarth Women's Doubles

Quarter final: Won 9-4

Semi final: To be played before Sep 15

Final: To be played Sep 21

this sums up my life right now

Rachael Sage

A busy Rachael-ing week. Started with the Green Note in London on Thursday night, with Dan and Carolyn. Rachael did 2 sets, including two new songs - not sure of the titles, but if I had to guess, I'd say 'Open and Willing' and 'Red Piano' (less sure on the second one, but that was my favourite). It was also Dan's last UK show, and Rachael kindly (haha) improvised a mocking line when Dan klutzed his fork to the ground during one of her songs :)

Saturday was Brighton. We went on the train but this was to prove a howlingly bad error when we realised it was Pride day. Obviously, I'm all (well at least half) about the gay, but I just don't want ALL of them in my very small train carriage (far worse on the way back, when an extremely drunk (and not even gay!!) 16 year old girl tried to make 'conversation' with everyone. I'd go into details, but then you'd also lose the will to live (taster: "then I actually had NO life expectancy at all"... sigh, if only). Rachael's set was good, although if I'd known the journey back was going to be such a nightmare, I'd have asked for 'Slow Down' (my favourite) instead of letting her off easily with 'Wildflower' when she asked me what I wanted to hear at the end...

Yesterday there was no show, but Rachael, Meredith and Jacob came over for Sunday lunch, which was really nice - and included an impromptu cover of '...Baby One More Time' in our living room after I had to stop the Britney dissing that was happening at the table. I can't help it, there is a special place in my heart from Britney, albeit a dark and frightening place :)

Today is Cambridge and we're about to leave. Rachael's playing the Bun Shop tonight, which was my local pub when I was doing my Masters. Weird. 

Bit of time off on Tuesday and Wednesday as I definitely can't make it as far as Manchester or Glasgow, and I really should do more work. Wednesday night, Alice and I are going to see the midnight showing of the Batman movie at the IMAX. Geeky but cool, I'm sure.

Thursday will be my last show (the 12 Bar, natch), as although Rachael's playing another Brighton show on Friday, I have friends coming for the weekend. I'm sure she'll have had time to work up the full Britney cover by Friday :) hee. Off to some comedy on Saturday night with a big group - local comedy club in Chiswick has Mitch Benn headlining, so that should be lots of fun. Then the following week, it's all about the work. Honestly.

A brighter Deborah

Do you think I'll get smarter if I attend at 2.45pm on Wednesdays?