Oh and by the way, I just spotted our Alex on another thread

Hi Lindy

I am hobbling but doing shorter days in the office. I really enjoy working with my team so I hate it when I can't be there.

I appreciate working from home when we're snowed in but thats my limit.

Good evening all
hope every one's had a good day
by the way i,m eating
sherbet dip dab
saw them in the shop
and thought, i haven,t had one of these in
years.
its real good

My secret vice is Flying Saucers. I thought I'd kept it secret till my grandson asked his mum to get some for me. Not a lot escapes him

Where is he Lindy Loue
i suspect he's causing havoc
in the main forum
i bet he's got them running scared

Hello Annemarie , i see your ankles are still sore, hope your on the mend soon
Your grandson sounds adorable,its lovely that he was thinking about his gran
i just love flying saucers, well anything with sherbet in really.
Went to a wedding recently, and on the end of the buffet
table was sweet jars and little pink sweet bags you could fill up.
There was flying saucers, black jacks,fruit salad,love hearts
jelly babies and lots of other things
it went from a good wedding to a great one within minutes, especially after seeing these

Rainbow
who are these meanies , that are making my rainbow work so hard.
Its just not on , don,t they realise that we needs you here
just come back soon

Lurking is ok
but posting is better
even if it just to
say hello
great to see you holly brown

My kind of wedding. my son gets married at Xmas, wonder if I could persuade him to ditch the dinner and serve sherbert instead

Go for it
or say to him, son it needs a theme,
Throw in the suggestion of ( OUTER SPACE)
i can see it now
one very big sherbet flying saucer as a wedding cake
hope they have a great day
and it all goes well
georgyx

Its in a mediaeval banqueting hall so I guess they have their theme but if I get really creative I could get Sherbert in there somehow

Now you are in for a hard sell,
don,t think they had sherbet in mediaeval time
might be wrong
well i,m off to bed
hope to speak tomorrow
goodnight annemarie and the jjat

Yep, he's in the Main Forum :yawn:
Got to get him back here somehow

Do you think a Waltons goodnight would do it?

Or just all puddings?
Chocolate mousse
Sticky toffee
Banoffee
Apple pie
Even fruit salad
If they insist on being healthy

Have started reading again, this hopefully is a good sign for my mental health after BB11 - it's only taken a year

The novel I am now on is not very cheerful though - 'Room' by Emma Donoghue - I am convincing myself it must get better. It surely can't be worse / better than the 'Lovely Bones' !! And I do this for pleasure ?!

Anyway I'm away to my book so goodnight JJAT :yawn:
Hope nyannie is okay x

Sleep tight everyone :sleep:

Love, Lindy x

Hello all, been a few days... been so busy mostly reading MF threads.

[quote=Lindy_Loue;53093041]Hi Holly and everyone else

You know I have just remembered that when I was 23 I had a very sad relationship break-up and was utterly broken-hearted What did I do? I upped sticks and moved to another city, leaving my parents and friends with strict instructions not to pass on my address to my ex. I have never had any contact with him since.

And why did I do this? It was of course because I had felt so strongly about the guy, otherwise I could have coped better with the break up. I don't know, suddenly I feel as if I understand better why we may not be hearing from John. It's not just a question of licking his wounds......or living a different lifestyle......when you are really hurt in a break up, sometimes the only way out is to absent yourself


Room - isn't that the one told by the little boy who is trapped in a room with his mother, who was kidnapped? I skim read that in WHSmith a couple of months ago, it's pretty good


Am really enjoying current BB now, snog-gate was hysterical, all that hoo-hah over two single people having a kiss and a cuddle, who would have thought the young were such sanctimonious prigs Of course, it was really all about Faye and Tom you know

I would like Anton to leave this week. Yes Aden does nothing much around the House, so that doesn't really bother me, although the absence of rapping wouldn't be missed lol Anton, on the other hand, does add something to the House and so probably should stay, but I would love for him to be evicted to see his reaction, and the crowd's reaction too. Plus, of course, I would like to see what Brian asks him. As long as Aaron stays, either Aden or Anton is fine by me


I understand what you're saying but of course the difference is that John's home was in Australia, it was the logical place - the only place really after what had happened - to go whether he was distressingly heart-broken or just reasonably upset.

Also, of course, he had the additional pressure of a fan-base - which he seems not to know what to do with, being in the public eye (however small a public that might be in the grand scheme of things, it was still public) and a very contentious public break-up that continued to play out on twitter and in the press long after he'd gone.

Although I'm certain he was heart-broken, I do think that there are more reasons than that for his continued absence from the 'public eye', for example perhaps a desire to move on, a desire to distance himself from the whole experience and build a different life, the preference not to have his personal life bandied around in front of £200k people. Perhaps he's just over it, as they say.

Of course he had to go and lick his wounds, but I cannot imagine that he is still doing so after all this time - at least not with regard to the break-up; I think he might still be affected by the rest of the situation more, the post-BB experience as a whole. Having said that, of course, he did court additional attention with the whole Sherrie situation, so perhaps only after that did he come to the realisation that he wanted none of it at all, or maybe even came to see the revelation of Sherrie's existence as a mistake.

Of course, these are purely my own thoughts and musings

Right, that's my brief visit over, off to bed See you soon.

that sounds a brilliant idea for a party.....

when I was tiny I used to dream of owning a sweet shop and being able to help myself to sweets at any time I wanted. My favourites were the sherbet ones and pear drops....

terrible for my teeth and my figure....but who cares.....





Well I do now...but I didnt when I was small!!!

morning all.....

isnt it odd and fun to speculate. I agree that John does almost seem to be over the whole BB thing. and im sure he is over his relationship with Josie by now....

But.....

I am still so confused about why John did enter in the first place? What was the point of it all?
Cos why turn your life upside down, and let 1000s watch you on BB11, and then go back to the old life he left behind?


its a very compartmentalised way of seeing the world, maybe a more male way than female?

I still think that John James could have a more significant role in this years BB. Especially as Mark could do with a bit of support. all he would need to do would be to write an article about his experiences and mention that they knew each other.....
Sam Pepper was in the audience for BBbots on sunday, John could easily do something like that as well.


but it doesnt look as if he is remotely interested any more..with no tweets or messages or articles....

its lovely to see you...come back soon ...


im still finding it hard to get into this years BB.
Some of them are so young. and all of them except maybe for Heaven, are so self centred and so self obsessed.


And the editing leaves so much to be desired, and leaves so many unanswered questions....


Heaven is a bit like sunshine, someone who in real life I would probably like, cos her heart appears to be in the right place, but who doesnt actually appear to fit into BB very well.

Whereas someone like Jay, who in real life I wouldnt have any time for, because his attitude towards women is appalling, is coming across as quite sweet and pleasant.

I cant make my mind up about Anton, how old is he?
I did initially think he was a snake and a stirrer. but its obvious he is trying to copy Victor, and I think he did genuinely fancy Maisie and was extremely jealous and upset that Aaron got off with her....
So in that light some of his stirring around Kissgate was understandable.....

This week, i think i would like Aron or Aaron to go....but im not interested enough to vote...

Morning Ali x Morning all - I agree with you Oz was the only place John could go when the relationship broke down - we all need to be with family and friends when any kind of trauma takes place in our lives.

And as you say the break up played out on twitter way after John had tried to distance himself from it - and to my amazement the connection between Josie and John is still very much a thing of the present - I saw in a photo of Josie recently the caption Look what your missing John James. I find this remarkable that after all this time the mags are still using John's name when featuring Josie - this would actually be annoying me now if I was Josie no matter how much they paid me.

I find it strange that he has in many ways cut ties with his fan base - he may just be over it - it may be too painful for him - he may be letting Josie have her time in the media. I don't really know - I do feel he tried very hard to get into BB and therefore I feel it was something he thought he very much wanted - maybe the reality of the situation was not at all what he expected - both Josie and John appeared to have a lot of attention for ex BB housemates maybe something Josie could handle and make a success of but something in the cool light of day John did not really want or need.

I don't know why he did the Sheree interview - my best bet is he thought it would bring an end to the circus.

it must be particularly infuriating for the new boyfriend as well, to be constantly reminded and compared to Josie's ex....!!!

That is the part I cant understand as well. If you try so hard to get somewhere or to do something, to just let it go so easily.
Maybe it is a strong thing to do, to be able to put the mistakes of the past behind you, and to be able to move on.?

http://vimeo.com/15109421

LOL

Nice to see you Deefs.Great post

The way mags and TV shows are going about John is very confusing.Does he have any contact with anyone in the media? Why would they keep up his profile at Josie's expense?

I am beginning to feel he has cut ties with his fanbase but I cant see him not lurking on DS at least to read about the new show.I do think he was very uncomfortable with the fan wars.Anything he posted sparked wars between fans.One thing in my mind is John doesnt like other people being disliked because of him.

The type of media he got was not anything he expected or wanted and he felt he owed something to the people who supported him.He shouldnt have felt it but he is that type of person he is.After BB I cant see Josie going anywhere or reinventing herself.That should bring the fan wars to an end at least.No one in BB12 will better him so there is still a window if he needs it.

I think the only reason he did the Sherrie interview is to cutail rumours that he cheated as that is very damaging on a long term basis.The cheating rumours and 'owes money' to Josie are the only 2 things that have a long term impact,that is why he reacted strongly to them.Everything else that has happened has no real impact in the frame of things that is why the media is still pinning for him and disrespecting Josie and her new boyfriend.

I really do think there is nothing behind his mentions in mags,they were a couple,from BB,who wanted to have a very public relationship,and their break up was also public,so both will be known for their time on BB,but also for their relationship.If that makes sense.