Oooh you're a naughty mess

alas! for this grey shadow, once a man - is left...maim'd... tennyson

f'n'n' 'k'/ intake de yester: 4 stella (500mls, 5.2%); 2 large glasses red ( 250mls, 14%); usuals/ endured an excruciating few hours in the company of the alba's sister and her husband/ they arrived 40 mins late offering no apology, bottle or gifts/ they promptly sat on the sofa where they remained in near silence for the rest of their visit/ i maintained conversation as best i could simply because the silence was less bearable/ they then ate the curry i'd cooked, offering no thanks/ once finished hubby sat with his hands over his eyes whilst the alba's sister, deeply embarrassed by this, quietly berated him/ when they left we both sat in silent shock and mirth for some time before deciding that an annual perfunctory visit would be about all any reasonable individual could endure/ today reading tennyson, selected poems and contemplating a naughty can of k (which'll soon become reality)/ l8rz...