It's my favourite time of year. Just a couple of weeks to go to the opening round of the 2014 Gift of the Gab and I can already feel a coolness in the air. People are beginning to avoid me, to ignore my emails and not return my calls. Were I made of lesser stuff, I might be beating down my therapist's door in search of solace, but I've gotten used to it. Hunting season has opened and every English-speaking resident in Budapest is fair game.
That said, it looks like I might be deprived of the intense satisfaction I get from convincing someone to take the plunge and give just eight minutes of their life for such a good cause.
With a fortnight i hand, September's speakers are all set to go. We have three returning voices and two who are making their GOTG debut.
Last year we raised 1.500.000 forints for the orphanage and this year we won't be just propping up the bar, we'll be raising it.
Check out the line-up and make sure you mark Wednesday, 25th September in your diary. I expect to see you in the Cotton Club. If you're not there, I promise I will hunt you down. I have to get my kicks somehow!
That said, it looks like I might be deprived of the intense satisfaction I get from convincing someone to take the plunge and give just eight minutes of their life for such a good cause.
With a fortnight i hand, September's speakers are all set to go. We have three returning voices and two who are making their GOTG debut.
Last year we raised 1.500.000 forints for the orphanage and this year we won't be just propping up the bar, we'll be raising it.
Check out the line-up and make sure you mark Wednesday, 25th September in your diary. I expect to see you in the Cotton Club. If you're not there, I promise I will hunt you down. I have to get my kicks somehow!
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