I'm exhausted. We recorded today's show earlier than normal in order to fit my job interview into a gap in my schedule. It means that I've had a hectic day and now need a couple of hours of shut-eye before I drive Stephen to a poetry recital in aid of the Leslie Phillips Cravat Foundation.
I think the interview went reasonably well. By the time I'd finished arguing my case, the title of the show had changed from 'Eye of the Storm 2: Mild and Slightly Damp' to 'Eye of the Storm 2: Slightly Damp But Mild'. It was a small concession on the producer's behalf but I didn't want to have my name associated with a show whose title didn't scan right. I also have yet to hear the outcome as I understand that Alan Titchmarsh was due in this afternoon to outline his plans.
I still don't know how to feel about this development. To know that I'm going head-to-head with the nation's favourite item of knitwear is enough to dent my confidence, or, at least, unravel an extra yard of wool. Yet should I get the job, this blog may yet survive. I'll be working two days a week in the city, leaving me time to finish my novel set in the world of men who go commando. At the moment, I can only assure you that 'Bravo Size Two Zero' will be in bookshops by the late summer.
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So did you get the job? Should I send some good djudju your way? :) It cant hurt and my djudju is very effective :)
And Richard why arent you on this particular list?
And even worse why isnt my favorite Mr. Fry? And can you imagine the cheek of Clarkson to complain... tsss
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a88310/schofield-tops-secret-sex-symbols-poll.html?rss
Send me that djudju. Whatever djudju is, I want it. I have no idea if I've got the gig. I just hope that Titchmarsh didn't.
I'm not on the list because I'm not an 'unlikely' sex symbol. Quite the opposite, in fact. It's glaringly obvious that I'm sex symbol material. And so is Stephen for fans of pipe smokers.
Done deal Richard old chum djudju sent, Titchmarsh doesnt stand a chance... :)
I ahem do know you are a bit of an obvious choice... :) and I dont think Mr. Fry is sex symbol material because he smokes a pipe... that would probably be the last reason to find him alluring... :) but it would be fun if he made the list... :))
You are indeed shagged out, Richard. This post is considerably shorter than the others by at least 232 words.
Well you are not as fat as Fry and Titchmarsh is made of wood, so you should have no problem there. Really, if you can't succeed against such dismal opposition then you should give up and concentrate on the book. Orr maybe a stint on Celebrity Come Dancing would revitalise your flagging career?
Jobs are good.
Bertas, I think Titchmarsh has won. Over 24 hours and I've still not heard a thing. It's looking grim for Madeley.
Bretwalda, I am and it is. It's a sign of things to come if I do get the job.
Mutley, I would like to concentrate on the book but Judy demands that I bring some money in. She won't let me a have a penny of the TV money...
Ax, they are good. Except when you don't get them and are left out in the cold like an old TV has-been.
Oh, pish. You're not a has-been, and there will be more jobs. If there aren't, then surely the end of the world is upon us, and we've all got bigger problems than underemployment.
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