Finally
Trifecta Girl and I had drinks tonight. This may seem unexceptional as we have been friends for around 12 years and friends have drinks.
But it was somewhat exceptional. I am not exaggerating when I say we have been trying to catch up for drinks for around 18 months. One or the other of us has had to cancel on around 25 to 30 occasions. It has been like the worst series of coincidences. It had become a black joke between us that we would never actually manage to catch up, as without fail one of us would cancel a few days before or even on the day. I was responsible for the last cancellation which was on 30 July.
Anyway when Trifecta Girl phoned me at 2 pm today, I answered the phone with abuse assuming she was about to cancel. Instead it transpired she was just checking I was still on for 5.30 pm. I was, and we realised finally we were going to actually manage the impossible.
And hooray we did manage some nice Pinot over two and a half hours, congratulating ourselves over our achievement. And firmly resolving to catch up more often, as we had such a great time. My target is a catchup within six weeks, and no more than three cancellations 
August 18th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Damn you Farrar, how dare you have a social life. I’ve just turned on my computer for your take on this evening’s hi-jinks at the Privileges Committee – given how piss poor the coverage on TV1 and TV3 was. I suppose taken together they were almost adequate – TV3′s reporter explained it terribly, but they managed to throw some coverage together, and Jessica Mutch explained it reasonably but TV1 hadn’t managed to deliver any footage, so I missed out on one of my favourite hobbies: Winston babbling like a rabid lap dog.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:08 am
well David,
you’re not a kind kiwi to me, but you gave me some inspiration.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:10 am
“Winston babbling like a rabid lap dog.”
actually, I don’t mind winston rabiting on.
It’s better than listening to the country being run by sound bites.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:19 am
pics or it didn’t happen
August 19th, 2008 at 9:33 am
This has to be almost a record with no posts. Perhaps he’s cooking her breakfast.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Perhaps he wore his newly found uniform out, so we may not hear from Mr. Farrar today.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Speaking of going quiet what has happened at “The Standard” ? No new posts since yesterday morning. I see Whaleoil posted over the weekend that the 9th floor has instructed communication staffers: Chris Elder, Andrew Kirton, and Antony Rhodes to stop posting and that Clinton Smith has been left holding the baby. Perhaps there is concern about the EFA implications ?
August 19th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Down people. Just friends. Been earning a living and at the gym.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:57 am
“Just friends” ? Ever see “When Harry Met Sally” ?
August 19th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Or, of course, you’ve got mail, being a complete rip off of When Harry Met Sally. In fact, almost every movie Meg Ryan has been in is a complete rip off of When Harry Met Sally. Or Sleepless in Seattle. All those chick movies are the same to me (and yes, we own every single one of them. I try to ignore them while they’re on)
August 19th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Yep, no man can ever be “just friends” with a woman. It’s a biological impossibility.
August 19th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Been earning a living at the gym?
Your statment lacks credibility Dave.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Quinella Girl I could follow. That suggests a pair.
But Trifecta Girl suggests a participant in a threesome.
August 19th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Quinella Girl would be a better option……..It doesnt matter who comes first.
“Been earning a living at the gym?
Your statment lacks credibility Dave.”
wasn’t Rocket Boy banned for a similar comment?
im not saying Murray should be banned
but maybe Rocket Boy’s punishment was a bit extreme???
[DPF; Rocket Boy's was downright nasty, and I have no regrets over my decision. Murray is a mate and his teasing of me is not done in a nasty way]
August 19th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
“Trifecta Girl suggests a participant in a threesome.”
No Tauhei, it suggests that to you because you are a resonably decent man. To a scum-bucket with a fetid imagination such as mine, it would suggest something very different….
August 19th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Hmm. Mind running wild. I think I have it, but I will refrain from commenting…
August 19th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
[DPF; Rocket Boy's was downright nasty, and I have no regrets over my decision. Murray is a mate and his teasing of me is not done in a nasty way]
Thankfully you’re not the content editor in South Park then.