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1. I had a really weird dream last night. Woke me up at about 3am and then I couldn't get back to sleep. I dreamed that I woke up to find that the locks of hair that frame my face had turned bright straw-yellow, but the rest of my hair was still dark as usual. I was completely bewildered and spent the whole day wandering around the building - which was magically massive - knocking on doors asking people if they knew what had happened to my hair. And there were all kinds of weird people behind those doors. Strange dream!

2. I had a job interview at Welsh Assembly Government today. Not the shiny new Assembly building in the Bay, but the government building in Cathays Park. I was very impressed by their cafeteria. They have this spacious indoor garden area, semi-tropical, with ponds, fountains, footbridge and all kinds of plants and trees. Three or four storeys above the garden, the offices around it all have balconies overlooking this garden area. Nice view for the people who work in them!

3. Scenario. Imagine that your best friend in the world, someone you have known half your life and who was best man at your wedding, tells you that he is getting married and wants you to be his best man. Trouble is, the wedding is taking place on the other side of the world. But that's okay - you love him enough to give up your valuable time off work and pay a fortune to be there for his special, day, right? So you work overtime for weeks to accrue enough time off for the trip, book and pay for your tickets and accommodation, buy wedding outfits, etc. Then, just six weeks before the wedding, your friend turns around and announces that not enough people have agreed to come to make the occasion worthwhile, so it's all off. The people who have agreed to come aren't good enough to bother with. He and his fiancee are going to take a cruise later in the year and get married on the boat, without any of their friends and family present at all.

Kinda thoughtless and selfish, no? That's exactly what just happened to my sister and her husband. ( Whinge under cut )

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1. I had a really weird dream last night. Woke me up at about 3am and then I couldn't get back to sleep. I dreamed that I woke up to find that the locks of hair that frame my face had turned bright straw-yellow, but the rest of my hair was still dark as usual. I was completely bewildered and spent the whole day wandering around the building - which was magically massive - knocking on doors asking people if they knew what had happened to my hair. And there were all kinds of weird people behind those doors. Strange dream!

2. I had a job interview at Welsh Assembly Government today. Not the shiny new Assembly building in the Bay, but the government building in Cathays Park. I was very impressed by their cafeteria. They have this spacious indoor garden area, semi-tropical, with ponds, fountains, footbridge and all kinds of plants and trees. Three or four storeys above the garden, the offices around it all have balconies overlooking this garden area. Nice view for the people who work in them!

3. Scenario. Imagine that your best friend in the world, someone you have known half your life and who was best man at your wedding, tells you that he is getting married and wants you to be his best man. Trouble is, the wedding is taking place on the other side of the world. But that's okay - you love him enough to give up your valuable time off work and pay a fortune to be there for his special, day, right? So you work overtime for weeks to accrue enough time off for the trip, book and pay for your tickets and accommodation, buy wedding outfits, etc. Then, just six weeks before the wedding, your friend turns around and announces that not enough people have agreed to come to make the occasion worthwhile, so it's all off. The people who have agreed to come aren't good enough to bother with. He and his fiancee are going to take a cruise later in the year and get married on the boat, without any of their friends and family present at all.

Kinda thoughtless and selfish, no? That's exactly what just happened to my sister and her husband. ( Whinge under cut )