Well. Heavens, that was disappointing. In the end only Ruthie Geeklawyer and the blogger who was formerly Pupilblogger turned up. And Harry Metcalfe, but he isn’t a lawyer and so doesn’t really matter.
All of those who failed to turn up hang your head in shame. We had fun: much ale was quaffed Ruthie was embarrassingly loud even before she got drunk and started revealing all about VictorianMaiden, the new blogger, who has been described as a “polished performer” by a respected literary review journal. At least that was what a drunken Ruthie claimed. There was some debate as to whether this was, in fact, a “Polish performer” or a “polished plumber“.
The bloggers retired to an expensive and mediocre Indian restaurant where Ruthie began snogging any male within lip range while asking them: “Hi sexy, are you a rich QC in need of a mistress by any chance?”
Geeklawyer made his excuses and left, muttering something about needing to make a last minute application for a Mareva Injunction; Pupilblogger said something about a forgotten skeleton argument to complete and Harry said he felt the sudden need to go cottaging in the local toilets.
Next time Geeklawyer will arrange this on his own time schedule rather than Ruthie’s - so that it is better attended if not actually more of a success.
Ah well. If it is any consolation, Nearly Legal’s enforced absence resulted in a reward for his clients, as day 2 of the trial resulted in a damn good settlement. I would have been a gibbering wreck with a wheelie bag bigger than me on Monday evening. Next time…
[…] Geeklawyer reports (of the UK Blawgers binge drinking festival last Monday night): “Well. Heavens, that was disappointing. In the end only Ruthie Geeklawyer and the blogger who was formerly Pupilblogger turned up. And Harry Metcalfe, but he isn’t a lawyer and so doesn’t really matter.” […]