Yeah, that old trick always works! Now I’ve got your attention, I’ll carry on.

Recently I’ve had some attention from unattractive  blokes, no more than usual really, but they seem to be taking a new tack. Instead of using a bog-standard line or a "psst" type introduction, they are greeting me as if they know me. Then I look at them checking to see whether I actually do know them, and I never do. What’s up with that? I’m going to revert to my old policy of ignoring people unless they know my name, that’ll put an end to this idiocy. The guys I find attractive never fancy me so it’s no loss anyway.

I’ve had quite a busy weekend. Yesterday I met up with Andrea and went to see the Prestige. It was pretty good. Hugh Jackman was hot, but he was slightly overshadowed by Christian Bale. Scarlett Johannson was the usual seductress character that she’s played in so many films lately. Michael Caine was good as usual. It had quite a complicated plot-line; it’s the kind of film that you could watch a few times to put all the clues together.

Today I met up with Ahmed and went to the Mind Body Spirit exhibition in Olympia. It was okay; I found some of the spiritual aspects fairly interesting, but the rest was too far out for me. When we arrived some woman was singing "inspirational" music, it was so cheesy! It was nice to catch up with my mate though, he told me that I was "looking good"! He’s not the most tactful of people, so it must be true. He hasn’t seen me for ages so he hadn’t seen my recent weight gain and I’m still lighter than I was earlier in the year.

I had a job review on Friday with my new boss. She said she was very happy with me, and commended me on being "diplomatic" and "calm". It’s all surface, you know the saying about still waters… but you know that about me already, loyal reader, don’t you?

I had a word with Alvin because I was concerned about the atmosphere around him at work. The others weren’t respecting him because he wasn’t focused on his work, and felt like they were carrying him. I said it as a friend, as I’m not his manager anymore. He got really upset, then decided not to go in on Friday due to stress. I’m staying out of it from now on, he’s 5 years older than me and should be able to think for himself.