Wed June 28, 2000 - 2:35pm

So yesterday afternoon I had lunch with my wonderful friend Chesty Bush, who I hadn't seen in such a while, which is usual for the two of us these days, he's always away or out and about doing his thing, so we generally get together once a month or so.  We went for late lunch at a little french bistro near him in Chelsea and just generally caught up with each other.  I love Chesty Bush, he always makes me smile.....

So Cricket rode her bike over to the restaurant to meet us but got caught in that shower yesterday, so she turned up looking like a very tanned soppy wet person.  I then went over with Cricket to Julian Segura's apartment (no studio at present) to look at her line of clothes.  There wasn't anything appropriate for the weddings that I'm going to BUT I did get a fabulous long dark pink, more red though Kaftan.  It's fabulous and also free because Cricket got it for me as a birthday gift.  Isn't that great....

After that we went to the White Horse Tavern for a well earned drinky, met Morpheus and then hung outside Malatesta for a few hours.  This is all on no food whatsoever you understand, so it didn't take us to long to get schnikered...

We ended up back at Crickets, drank to the wee small hours and then we all went to bed, I mean all three of us in Cricket's bed, with me apparently in the middle.  Please...no pervy emails thank you people!!

I awoke today assuming that the body next to me was Morpheus, and to my surprise found Cricket instead...

6pm
So today up to now has been a very lazy but enjoyable day, which consisted of myself doing a few small chores this morning, i.e. groceries, bank etc., all very boring, then meeting Cricket on the sun deck round the pool for a few hours, then we walked over to Western Beef for some MEAT.  On the way we saw what looked to be the beginning of a shoot taking place at Pastis Restaurant.  There was a HUGE marquee outside which was being decorated by very very large sunflowers, I mean they were everywhere.  I ALSO noticed three huge burly looking bodyguardish type guys at the entrance to the restaurant, and they didn't particularly look like they were going to let anyone in.  What I want to know is why were they there pre the shoot, why not when it's taking place and the actor/actors need guarding??  You know??  Well I think that they were securing the place for someone REALLY IMPORTANT, like Hillary Clinton or THE QUEEN oh yeah, that's what I'm thinking........

Western Beef is a great place with downright bargain prices.  The only problem is I always go there in some little farty T-shirt and no bra, now I'm not big enough to always need one, but I go to WB purely for the meat, because it's cheap and where do they keep the meat?  IN THE FROZEN SECTION YOU TART!!.  So of course I always nearly end up getting either arrested or nearly groped or whistled at or most of the time, just blatant staring.  I must remember next time to wear a thick sweater....

Oh yeah before I forget Cricket came straight from a swim to Western Beef and proudly pronounced that her bottom part was soggy because she still had her bathing suit on.  I swear that girl is such a bubblehead, she kills me!!  How can you walk down the street with a sopping wet arse??  I mean come on, wouldn't you notice sooner than after 20 minutes walk?  I wouldn't mind but we had called at her place first and SHE STILL didn't change!!!

On my way back from the garbage shute one of my neighbors was having some furniture removed, I asked if she was moving out, but she had just got some units delivered and would I like to see them??  Is she insane, to get a chance to gawk at someone else's apartment, of course I'd like to see them.  Well, she definitely has some nice stuff, although she had an intravenous drip bag hanging on the wall which is apparently for her CAT?  What the fuck?........

I wasn't keen on the units, she did have a great stereo, the same as my friend Tiz's in Manchester, very mannish though, didn't really suit the surroundings of her apartment.  So all in all, I don't think we completely let the corridor down, well maybe our crappy black matte leather couches do...god I hate those couches, cannot wait to get rid of them.  If I was honest I love to have big heavy duty comfortable WHITE couches.  Yeah I know they're not practical but maybe if I keep the plastic on them..........

So I'm all set for tomorrow back at the beach, can't wait.  I think Josie wanted to travel there with me tomorrow, but I'd really prefer to go by myself and get even if it's just one hour alone on the beach before the onslaught of guests arrive, that would be nice.  I'm not holding my breath though....