Madame Galina's Doings Diary

Postponed Ballerina

Many, many apologies to anyone who was hoping to see me perform at the end of this week. The shows have been postponed due to my heading off on a Combined Services Entertainment tour to Afghanistan. I hate to mess anyone around, but the CSE tours are vitally important.

Will no doubt be blogging when I get back. Yikes...I'm catching the gerund disease. Have you noticed how the youth of today overuse gerunds? Training it (going by train), rinsing it (having a good time) and gapping (being on a gap year) are three I've noticed recently.

Anyway, will write again when I've finished Nikyaing, Royal Marining and Talibaning it.

Essex County Council Write Letters

Revisiting the idea of Fonteyn being an example for us all of keeping it simple (see Lac To Basics), have a look at this letter:

Dear Sirs,

As an existing supplier to Essex County Council (ECC), we would like to inform
you of the new developments to our procurement and financial systems.
As part of the electronic Government agenda, ECC has now fully implemented
I&DeA’s (The Improvement and Development Agency) Marketplace. This was
developed and designed as local governments own procurement solution and
electronic trading environment. ECC is committed to working with our supplier
community on the delivery of electronic procurement, which includes
developments within the areas of electronic ordering, invoicing and payment.
As a supplier to ECC currently registered on I&DeA Marketplace, you should now be receiving purchase orders directly electronically. Over the forthcoming months, we will also be introducing the ability for suppliers to invoice us electronically.

And now here it is in English:

Dear Sirs,

In line with government policy, in future you will be contracted for work via e-mail.

A case of overwrought flaps, I feel...