Here a Frolick, there a Frolick...

Huzzah for the Summer Frolick! Despite last-minute frantic planning, it all went off quite splendidly, and people seemed to enjoy themselves, which was indeed the aim of the exercise. It was vee tiring, and a bit stressful in places, but everyone pulled together in the spirit of Britain And Her Empire, and la, for it was fine. Obviously, giant thanks to Katie, for being the Most Helpful Person Ever (and, of course, the coollest), and to Pim for being vee handy and for doing CS Challenge (how much fun was that, btw?!) and Spanish titles, and to Rosie for being in charge of things and doing the Welsh titles, and to Xanthe for the German titles, and to Ray for helping to move stuff in her car, and to Katherine for helping to tidy up at the end, and my parents, without whom I could never have won this Oscar... oh, hang on a minute...

It was really nice to see everyone, and to meet new people, which always gets me slightly excited. So hurrah!

And thanks to everyone who donated money to the Church Tower appeal and relieved them of some sewing/knitting stuff. We made nearly £40 or so, which isn't too dusty... *g*

So, yep, we're planning Summer Frolick 2008. I have an icon already. If anyone has any cool activity ideas, do let me know!!

"Kindly machine-gun the choir!"

I had a letter today from my bank. Well, not today, obviously. It's Sunday. It came on Thursday, I think, but I didn't get around to opening it till today. I get quite a lot of unexpected post from my bank, which always worries me, because I think I've got into banking trouble (even when I know perfectly well that there's nothing wrong with my account).

But anyway, my post today was offering me a £12,500 loan. This loan is, apparently, "ready and waiting just for [me]", because I am "a loyal customer who handles their account particularly well". The bank has "arranged everything": "all it takes is one phone call". They have been at particular pains to point out how easy it would be for me to get this £12,500 loan. How straightforward it would be.

I think this is absolutely appalling. How cavalier are they, to offer this sort of thing to any passing customer? I am *dreadful* with money. I mean, I'm not too bad these days. I have a regular income, which helps, and I budget regularly, and I tend to know exactly how much money I have in my bank account. But I still sometimes make stupid financial decisions, and in the past I have been absolutely unreliable, and frankly it's a miracle I managed to escape my late teens/early twenties without a CCJ. Offers like this make me feel quite threatened, really, because (after the annoyance of more junk mail) my first reaction is, ooh, lovely money, before the voice of reason takes over, but that reaction scares me a lot, because I don't want to be as crap with money as I used to be. Wah. I hate money.