Tonight was my third consecutive night out of this week. I'm also due to go out for B's birthday drinks tomorrow and dinner and drinks with Soo and N on Friday. I'll be glad when Saturday night comes for a rest!
Tonight I went to see "In the loop" which is a film about the civil service and the machinations behind going to war. It was a hoot and I howled with laughter. I'm convinced I personally know at least two of the characters in the film. The best bit was the incredibly inventive swearing of Malcolm Tucker, the PM's Special Adviser. I especially liked the bit where he called the wet Oxbridge wonk "Shut it, Love Actually." *
I don't think I'm going to vote tomorrow, partly because I'm having to spend the day in Tunbridge Wells but also because I can't think who to vote for.
Edit * I got it wrong, that line is actually said by the other Scottish sweary man. Here it is in context:
Jamie MacDonald: All right, that's enough with the fucking Oxbridge pleasantries.
Toby Wright: Wh... What's Oxbridge about saying hello?
Jamie MacDonald: SHUT IT, Love Actually! You want me to hole-punch your face?
My other favourite exchange is the one between the Minister and the Special Adviser:
Simon Foster: So what are we going back to, apart from a nice cup of tea and some knife crime? Toby Wright: Constituency surgery in Northamptonshire.
Simon Foster: Oh, great. Meeting my constituents. It's like being Simon Cowell, only without the ability to say, "Fuck off, you're mental".
I fucking love this film!
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