April Fools

"What are you doing?" Tony just asked me.

The truth is that I was sitting doing nothing for a minute , wondering what to write about for today's blog. I don't like to just write any old nonsense, and today has been pretty uneventful. I've updated the accounts ready to switch over to the next tax year, and I've just finished a basic database to record the free 1.5 hour driving lessons vouchers that we're giving away to people who haven't learnt with The Big Red L before (ooh, there's a chance for a shameless plug; tell all your friends, and neighbours too), driving instructors for Folkestone Peter Blight and Robbie Wilde have been in; Peter popped in twice, once seemingly to pooh-pooh my beloved blog and another time to talk to Tony, and Robbie had his usual black coffee. What else? Not much. We had lunch in the cafe downstairs, a jolly tasty steak sandwich, bantered with my buddy Paula who works in the cafe, ate some chocolate... and that's about it. We had a brief elastic band fight, but I've already dedicated one blog entry to that and it would look a little sad to have to revisit old topics. In fact, I hate to say it, but today has been a little boring. I check the time. Nearly 3pm. Another 2 hours to go. Working 9 - 5, what a way to make a living.

Anyway.

"I'm thinking about what to write in the blog." I answer.

"Make something up."

I think for a second. I look about the office for props. Nothing. Oh wait - there's a cardboard box.

"Tony, if you put this on your head, I can take a photo and make up some story about it."

I put it on my head to demonstrate. Tony looks at me sceptically.

"You really are bored, aren't you?"

Yes.

"OK, write about how I've been called up by ITV to do some van training on Wednesday, but say that I'm going back on TV to be really famous, or something. They've called me twice about it now."

"Wasn't one of the times a wrong number?"

"Yes, but that's not the point."

I could write a story about Tony doing some van driver training for ITV. Or, I could take a photo of myself with a cardboard box on my head instead.



Incidently, there are three sentences above snaffled from song lyrics. Anyone to answer correctly wins a small hobnob. Or a free 1.5 hour driving lesson.