Sunday, 30 January 2011
Sunday 30 January 2011
Today I had rugby which was fun even though we lost why was it fun you ask I mean if you lost how could you enjoy yourself well the answer to that question is that I scored a try:) Later on I went to Foss park with Jacob first we got something to eat then we went to WHsmiths and then we sat in MacDonald drinking coke and talking after this we went to my house and went on the PC and the Xbox.
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Headings and Tags to do
Nat came down at just after 6:00 and asked me if I’d like to go on his paper round with him, he seems to like it when I accompany him and isn’t at all embarrassed that his dad comes with him on his round especially on a Saturday when the papers are very large and heavy and he knows I’ll put them in the basket on the front of my bike and saved his poor shoulder. My Son either has the metabolism of a sloth on tranquilizers or else needs a new bike. I cannot comprehend how he is able to cycle so slowly, at his speed I either fall off my bike or, if there’s a strong wind, start going backward. Eventually we were done and headed home, Deborah and Hannah were still abed so we sat, had a hot drink and watched the BBC news channel. Eventually Nat suggested that, while Hannah was still in bed, he’d like to watch “The Joy of Teen Sex” which we’d taped previously. It’s a good thing that I don’t get embarrassed easily as it was quite a candid programme which provoked many questions from him. In fact it was a pretty good programme although I do have to admit that I did find the teenage reporter a little irritating. This may have more to do with my own prejudices than anything she actually did. She reminded my of Bob Geldof’s daughter “Peaches” who, a few years back, was also a spoilt socially advantaged teenage reporter who believed she was experienced enough to tell the rest of us who it “really was”! Peaches sweetie if it wasn’t for Daddy’s money you’d be behind a check out in ASDA! Yes our plucky teenage reporter had obviously had the benefit of an expensive private education and couldn’t wait to comment on and look down upon the strange sexual practices of the Oiks she’d spent her life being shielded from. To make matters worse she even looked a little like the aforementioned Peaches so she really wasn’t in with a chance with me. Well enough of me ranting against the iniquities of the Class System and its privileged babes and back to the subject at hand. Nat was fascinated and immediately the first programme concluded he wanted to watch the second. I was able to persuade him that it would be pointless to do so a Hannah would be out of bed shortly and that, despite the fact that she is 10 going on 20, the programme was just a little too advanced for her to watch. So instead I persuaded him that we should watch “Coming of Age” and told him that I was certain he would enjoy it. He was a little hesitant but I was proved to be right and by the end of it he was in tears. He especially liked the boy’s film about TITs which literally had both of us crying with laughter.
Deborah and Hannah finally put in and appearance and informed us that they were going shopping and so after they had left Nat and I started watching episode two of the joy of teenage sex. Strangely enough I found that our intrepid teenage reporter had grown on me…Not! Nat decided that he was going to go into town with his mates to the Warhammer store…Shock Horror he’s never done that before, well not unless you count every Saturday. He rang Brandon and Zak and arranged for Brandon to call to us and then he and Nat would be picked up by Zak and his dad/mum and dropped off in town. So, by 10:30, I was, once again, alone and able to continue developing my plot for World domination. This is coming along nicely, if somewhat slowly, and should be complete sometime around 2070 at which point I’ll start to implement it. Be ready world to sing the praises your Great Leader…ME.
Deborah and Hannah arrived back around 11:30 but were only home until 2:00 when they left for a ballet lesson with Miss Deidre.
At some point I received a text form work informing me that there was overtime available if I wanted to come in today. Given that I never get any benefit from the extra cash I though f**k it and didn’t respond. If I did 6 hours at time and a half then I’d gross approximately £120 and if I were allowed to take £20 of that for myself, each time I did that, then I’d happily do it because that would mean there were less days in which I could spend money but that on the days when I could I’d actually have something to spend. I’d just like to be able to afford to go into town one weekend and spend the afternoon doing the book and tech shops before spending the remained of the afternoon enjoying a few pints in the Wetherspoon’s Pub on High Street. Surely that’s not an overly lofty ambition, enough money to buy a few beers in Leicester’s cheapest pub.
Anyway, the days passed, as they all do, Nat came home with his mates in tow and ensconced themselves upstairs on the X-box, in Nat’s room, for the rest of the evening. Deborah and Hannah got back at about 4:45 and I don’t recall a great deal happening after that. Zak stayed until 8:30 and Brandon until 9:00. Shortly afterward they all went to bed while I remained downstairs watching the TV. Fell asleep on the sofa…anyone spotted a pattern yet? Well have you? Come on you at the back what’s the common theme at the end of many of these entries? There are two aren’t there? There is the fact that very time the blog seems to end with me falling asleep on the sofa and then there are my increasingly desperate attempts to break that arbitrary self imposed thousand word barrier and it looks as though I’ve managed to do exactly that once again (1000).
Deborah and Hannah finally put in and appearance and informed us that they were going shopping and so after they had left Nat and I started watching episode two of the joy of teenage sex. Strangely enough I found that our intrepid teenage reporter had grown on me…Not! Nat decided that he was going to go into town with his mates to the Warhammer store…Shock Horror he’s never done that before, well not unless you count every Saturday. He rang Brandon and Zak and arranged for Brandon to call to us and then he and Nat would be picked up by Zak and his dad/mum and dropped off in town. So, by 10:30, I was, once again, alone and able to continue developing my plot for World domination. This is coming along nicely, if somewhat slowly, and should be complete sometime around 2070 at which point I’ll start to implement it. Be ready world to sing the praises your Great Leader…ME.
Deborah and Hannah arrived back around 11:30 but were only home until 2:00 when they left for a ballet lesson with Miss Deidre.
At some point I received a text form work informing me that there was overtime available if I wanted to come in today. Given that I never get any benefit from the extra cash I though f**k it and didn’t respond. If I did 6 hours at time and a half then I’d gross approximately £120 and if I were allowed to take £20 of that for myself, each time I did that, then I’d happily do it because that would mean there were less days in which I could spend money but that on the days when I could I’d actually have something to spend. I’d just like to be able to afford to go into town one weekend and spend the afternoon doing the book and tech shops before spending the remained of the afternoon enjoying a few pints in the Wetherspoon’s Pub on High Street. Surely that’s not an overly lofty ambition, enough money to buy a few beers in Leicester’s cheapest pub.
Anyway, the days passed, as they all do, Nat came home with his mates in tow and ensconced themselves upstairs on the X-box, in Nat’s room, for the rest of the evening. Deborah and Hannah got back at about 4:45 and I don’t recall a great deal happening after that. Zak stayed until 8:30 and Brandon until 9:00. Shortly afterward they all went to bed while I remained downstairs watching the TV. Fell asleep on the sofa…anyone spotted a pattern yet? Well have you? Come on you at the back what’s the common theme at the end of many of these entries? There are two aren’t there? There is the fact that very time the blog seems to end with me falling asleep on the sofa and then there are my increasingly desperate attempts to break that arbitrary self imposed thousand word barrier and it looks as though I’ve managed to do exactly that once again (1000).
Friday, 28 January 2011
Headings and Tags to do
Finished work and away just after 7:10 (it takes me ten minutes to put on all my travelling shit). Shortly before I left Haskh passed me a copy of the Company disciplinary code. Well bugger me, I damn near shat my pants and wondered what on earth I’d done now. Nothing’s wrong, he assured me, it’s just something for you to know. Well there could be a lot more to it than that. Now H is the Unison (that’s a UK trades union dearest foreign reader – if you are a future reader then you need to understand that these were the people who used to represent the workers in what was once the UK but is now, of course, The Great Atlantic Crater. Yes, where that gaping great hole is there was once a dear little country what I called mine own) { http://www.eos.ubc.ca/courses/Dist-Ed/SyllabusImages/tungurahua-volcano.jpg}Representative for the night shift but he’s been angling for sometime for a promotion up into the rarefied ranks of management should he manage to do so he will have to take off his union hat and doff his management one. That of course means that there will be a vacancy and after my involvement in the JDM affair he’s already hinted that I might be just the person to step into this role. I don’t know whether or not that’s something I’d be happy doing, Jesus Christ on a crutch the JDM affair stressed me out enough as it was, but on the upside Unison do give each rep their very own Unison mobile phone and it’s not just any old phone it’s an iPhone 4. Now that of it’s self is one hell of a temptation and provides a huge upside to balance what I perceive as the downsides! He has missed out on the EA promotion but appears to be trying to be closely involved with various projects that are currently in motion. This would explain his early morning conversation with Debbie (?) last week. It would be great for him and well deserved if he did manage to get a promotion but on the downside that would mean even less males on the overnight team and Id miss his company and his wife’s wonderful cooking. Only time will tell but there’s a chance I might get my hands on an iPhone after all.
Anyway, where was I; oh yes, so I left work at 7:10 and cycled home. Apparently this is our golden four days; we’re off for a long weekend Friday AM – Tuesday PM but it’s only golden if you’ve money to spend on things to do; when you’ve not then it’s nothing but a long weekend stuck at home with the family doing nothing other than watching your life pass you by. Now, clever readers, from my tone can you hazard a guess as to which of the two foregoing scenarios most closely resembled my own experience… anyone? Is it of little wonder then that I wasn’t expecting great things and I wasn’t surprised when the weekend lived up to my expectations in full measure.
With regards to specifics I don’t recall anything else in particular about that first day and will so end this entry here. Oh yes, I forgot, I went to bed around noon and slept until the early evening. As a result I once more stayed down stairs when all had gone to bed and eventually fell asleep on the sofa…again!
Anyway, where was I; oh yes, so I left work at 7:10 and cycled home. Apparently this is our golden four days; we’re off for a long weekend Friday AM – Tuesday PM but it’s only golden if you’ve money to spend on things to do; when you’ve not then it’s nothing but a long weekend stuck at home with the family doing nothing other than watching your life pass you by. Now, clever readers, from my tone can you hazard a guess as to which of the two foregoing scenarios most closely resembled my own experience… anyone? Is it of little wonder then that I wasn’t expecting great things and I wasn’t surprised when the weekend lived up to my expectations in full measure.
With regards to specifics I don’t recall anything else in particular about that first day and will so end this entry here. Oh yes, I forgot, I went to bed around noon and slept until the early evening. As a result I once more stayed down stairs when all had gone to bed and eventually fell asleep on the sofa…again!
Friday 28 January 2011
Today was pretty boring at school but after school I went swimming with Jacob , Josh and there dad Bruce. We went to Beaumont lees and we went on the slides how brave is that especially as they go out of the building and its 6 o'clock and it's January and rather chilly. We also had races and played Bulldog which was owneg.
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Headings and Tags to do
Yet another not a lot day but lets see what we can come up with to enhance the creative writing juices…nothing so far so what did happen today?
Got away from work late but at least the wind was in my favour on the way home and I arrived there only a little later than usual. Nat was back from his paper round and both he and Han were on the sofa watching some mind numbing Disney shit. Dragged them over to see Hannah’s panoramic photos on the PC; these hadn’t turned out the way I wanted but there was an unexpected bonus in that as the panorama progressed Han appeared to become more and more transparent until eventually you could see Monty through her almost totally transparent bottom half. Don’t know if I’ll be able how I did this and deliberately replicate it in future, that’ll have to be a project for another day.
After Deb had left to drop Nat at school, rugby today so too much kit for him to cycle I walked Han to school and we took Monty with us. As we left Shantelle, from a few doors up, her Mum and her brother (Leon?) came out too. It seems that Han and she are going through another of their “off again” phases so we didn’t walk together which was a shame because her Mum’s a bit of a Milf (merely window shopping dearest reader…honestly). Left Han at the school gates and took Monty home via the KW grass. When we arrived home I immediately spotted the letter that Hannah was supposed to have posted and went out and shoved it into the post box. No beer so a quick trip to ASDA was the next order of the day and this was quickly done. I returned just in time to start watching the inimitable JK show but for some reason couldn’t get into it, perhaps I’m reaching chav saturation point and starting to find them more annoying rather than amusing. It is frightening to know just how many imbecilely stupid people there are in this world, these are the kinds of people I wouldn’t trust to sit the right way round on a toilet seat (acknowledgement here for that phrase readily given to Rowan Atkinson’s superb Father of the Bride sketch).
I tinkered for a while on the PC messing round with the photos I’d taken of Han and the two panoramas I’d taken of the Winstanley Arms during the walk back home, I then uploaded these to Twitpic and FaceBook. Eventually Morpheus called out to me and I once again took that trip up the stairs to good old Bedfordshire. I’d had the foresight to fill the hot water bottle early and place it in the bed which was, as a result, warm and relaxing. I put the Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast on and gradually drifted off to sleep. Awoke a number of times to visit the loo and once again experienced the downside of drinking a couple of beers immediately before going to bed. Aside from this I slept the sleep of the just untroubled by the enormous, wide ranging and frankly appalling sins of my pissed (whoops sorry) past which I have conveniently wiped from my memory. No longer was my sleep troubled by remembrances of downsizing, expropriation, corruption and sleaze; my time as one of Maggie’s Ministers of Mayhem and Destruction was a thing long forgotten.
Got up at 6:00 and came down to the usual noisy mayhem of my progeny; despite repeated requests to desist they continued to annoy until finally, I was forced to beat both of them to within an inch of their lives. Even after this they continued to annoy with their pitifully requests for an ambulance; I’m far too soft with the pair of them I think it’s time to unleash the studded belt of exceptional agony!
I left for work at 7:00 and once again battle against a strong wind all the way there and was exhausted by the time I arrives. It was very busy this evening compared to the previous three nights and we barely stopped, apart from a brief (OK Quick) brief, until around 1:00am. Things quietened down a lot after that and H and I chatted and plotted about how we could terminate, with extreme prejudice the Mersey Mouth without getting nicked because once more she spent the entire shift regaling the newbie’s (and the long suffering rest of us) with her tired old stories all told at the top of her annoying voice interspersed with her incredibly annoying laugh. I reckon that even if we were caught we would escape conviction if we relied on the defences of either provocation or diminished responsibility. No sane Jury would convict us once we adduced evidence as to the detrimental effects on ones mental faculties of working (enduring) of working with her over an extended period.
JDM’s now been back for the whole four nights and he Seems to be OK; to be honest, I’ve kept my distance I imagine that he just wants to put the whole sorry episode behind him and my harking on about it isn’t likely to be conductive to the achievement of that particular goal. Did you see how I made that sentence unnecessarily long because I’m trying to break the thousand word barrier? I’ve many similar tricks that permit me to waffle on endlessly about nothing whilst giving the impression that I’m actually saying something concrete. Far from it deceived readers I’ve not said anything of substance for at least the last hundred words but what I have managed to do is reach nine hundred and fifty words and put that elusive thousand word finish line that much closer. I’ve really got it in my sights now and there can’t be much more for me to say before I cross the absolutely arbitrary line. In fact I’d not be surprised if I’d not (1000) just done it! Hooray for waffle!
Got away from work late but at least the wind was in my favour on the way home and I arrived there only a little later than usual. Nat was back from his paper round and both he and Han were on the sofa watching some mind numbing Disney shit. Dragged them over to see Hannah’s panoramic photos on the PC; these hadn’t turned out the way I wanted but there was an unexpected bonus in that as the panorama progressed Han appeared to become more and more transparent until eventually you could see Monty through her almost totally transparent bottom half. Don’t know if I’ll be able how I did this and deliberately replicate it in future, that’ll have to be a project for another day.
After Deb had left to drop Nat at school, rugby today so too much kit for him to cycle I walked Han to school and we took Monty with us. As we left Shantelle, from a few doors up, her Mum and her brother (Leon?) came out too. It seems that Han and she are going through another of their “off again” phases so we didn’t walk together which was a shame because her Mum’s a bit of a Milf (merely window shopping dearest reader…honestly). Left Han at the school gates and took Monty home via the KW grass. When we arrived home I immediately spotted the letter that Hannah was supposed to have posted and went out and shoved it into the post box. No beer so a quick trip to ASDA was the next order of the day and this was quickly done. I returned just in time to start watching the inimitable JK show but for some reason couldn’t get into it, perhaps I’m reaching chav saturation point and starting to find them more annoying rather than amusing. It is frightening to know just how many imbecilely stupid people there are in this world, these are the kinds of people I wouldn’t trust to sit the right way round on a toilet seat (acknowledgement here for that phrase readily given to Rowan Atkinson’s superb Father of the Bride sketch).
I tinkered for a while on the PC messing round with the photos I’d taken of Han and the two panoramas I’d taken of the Winstanley Arms during the walk back home, I then uploaded these to Twitpic and FaceBook. Eventually Morpheus called out to me and I once again took that trip up the stairs to good old Bedfordshire. I’d had the foresight to fill the hot water bottle early and place it in the bed which was, as a result, warm and relaxing. I put the Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast on and gradually drifted off to sleep. Awoke a number of times to visit the loo and once again experienced the downside of drinking a couple of beers immediately before going to bed. Aside from this I slept the sleep of the just untroubled by the enormous, wide ranging and frankly appalling sins of my pissed (whoops sorry) past which I have conveniently wiped from my memory. No longer was my sleep troubled by remembrances of downsizing, expropriation, corruption and sleaze; my time as one of Maggie’s Ministers of Mayhem and Destruction was a thing long forgotten.
Got up at 6:00 and came down to the usual noisy mayhem of my progeny; despite repeated requests to desist they continued to annoy until finally, I was forced to beat both of them to within an inch of their lives. Even after this they continued to annoy with their pitifully requests for an ambulance; I’m far too soft with the pair of them I think it’s time to unleash the studded belt of exceptional agony!
I left for work at 7:00 and once again battle against a strong wind all the way there and was exhausted by the time I arrives. It was very busy this evening compared to the previous three nights and we barely stopped, apart from a brief (OK Quick) brief, until around 1:00am. Things quietened down a lot after that and H and I chatted and plotted about how we could terminate, with extreme prejudice the Mersey Mouth without getting nicked because once more she spent the entire shift regaling the newbie’s (and the long suffering rest of us) with her tired old stories all told at the top of her annoying voice interspersed with her incredibly annoying laugh. I reckon that even if we were caught we would escape conviction if we relied on the defences of either provocation or diminished responsibility. No sane Jury would convict us once we adduced evidence as to the detrimental effects on ones mental faculties of working (enduring) of working with her over an extended period.
JDM’s now been back for the whole four nights and he Seems to be OK; to be honest, I’ve kept my distance I imagine that he just wants to put the whole sorry episode behind him and my harking on about it isn’t likely to be conductive to the achievement of that particular goal. Did you see how I made that sentence unnecessarily long because I’m trying to break the thousand word barrier? I’ve many similar tricks that permit me to waffle on endlessly about nothing whilst giving the impression that I’m actually saying something concrete. Far from it deceived readers I’ve not said anything of substance for at least the last hundred words but what I have managed to do is reach nine hundred and fifty words and put that elusive thousand word finish line that much closer. I’ve really got it in my sights now and there can’t be much more for me to say before I cross the absolutely arbitrary line. In fact I’d not be surprised if I’d not (1000) just done it! Hooray for waffle!
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Wednesday 26 January 2011
There was some news today I am not not through to the next stage if the selection process to get to Kenya and as it was a double negative at the beginning then I am through. Later on I went to Scouts where I played and won a game of Hokey. I then went and did knife and saw stuff with the explorers:) (Because I had already got the badge the others where working for) except just as I got the knife I was called back in for the end of scouts.
Kenya Third Round, N8 Fiddling, Photo, Boxing, Work IT Problems, Feed By Hasmuhk, Return To Twitter,
It looks as if I’ll have to find even more money from somewhere (where???) as Nat advised us today that he’s been told that he is through to the 3rd round of the Kenya Trip selection process… Lucky Bugger! Now I’m in the position of hoping that next winter will prove to be as bad as this has been. If it is then I’ll at least have the opportunity to do masses of overtime and accumulate mucho needed spondoullies. This being the case then next year we’ll most likely have the mildest winter since records began…eternal optimist me.
I recall little else; I stayed up on the PC until approximately 12:30 after which I climbed the stairs sleepily to Bedfordshire where upon I alternated between napping and listening to podcasts. I think I was a little light on the napping because when I woke at 6:00 I was totally fricking knackered as we say here in Englishland (yes where the history comes from). Oh I forgot, I know what I was doing on the PC I was alternating between reading up on mobiles, the N8 in particular, and playing with the camera application on said mobile to see what it was capable. I took a series of close-up photos of Monty and then played about photographing the hot water bottle cover; yes I know that sounds weird but you’ll get the picture (ouch) from examining the pictures below. When I got up and after I’d eaten I continued doing this for a little while with Hannah, trying to get multiple images of her into a single panoramic photo. I wasn’t very successful at achieving the desired result, in part because she wasn’t sure what I wanted her to do and partly because I was in a rush to do it before changing to go to work. I’ll have to try again when I’m off and explain what I want her to do more clearly and take more time setting up the shots. Well you can’t learn from your mistakes if you don’t make any to begin with…can you?
The kids had been busy; when I first came downstairs Nat was away boxing and Han was at ballet. When they returned Nat immediately went upstairs to get changed for scouts where, typically, he faffed about and was still not dressed when Darren turned up to take him there.
Ended up leaving a little late and there was a strong head wind on the way in I barely made it to work on time. I told JDM that I’d be a little late starting to take calls because I needed to catch me breath. I needn’t have worried as soon as I’d signed on it was apparent that there were problems with my account and I couldn’t access the main programme we use. Fifty minutes, and many attempts, later the IT desk was finally able to solve the problem and finally at 20:45 I was able to start work.
The night was very changeable, early on, until 23:00, we were heavily overmanned and had little to do. At 23:00 when everyone other than our team left we were inundated for the best part of the next two hours. After that it settled down and was reasonably quiet throughout the rest of the night. Yet again H’s wife had made him far more food than he could possibly eat and Prash has brought his own so I, once more, had the pleasure of enjoying H’s wife’s wonderfully delicious Indian cooking. Why are people under the impression that vegetarian cooking is boring and tasteless? They couldn’t be more wrong! I feel a little guilty taking all this food but as H says if he goes home with uneaten stuff he gets into trouble so really it’s me that’s doing him a favour…does anyone think I should charge him for this or should I continue to be the selfless one?
Isn’t it weird a little while ago I was convinced that I had nothing to write about today and then before you know it I’m close to hitting the seven hundred word mark? Oh it truly is a strange world where these words can mysteriously appear from nowhere and it also obvious when someone has started writing drivel in order to reach that magic One Thousand Words point. Wait a mo, there’s no need for this pointless prevarication I’ve just thought of something real to write about.
Tonight signalled my real return to the Twitter sphere; I’ve made a few random posts over the last couple of nights but tonight I started remaking contact with some of those I exchanged regular tweets with prior to the inclement weather. Got back in contact with @RobinEccles earlier in the day and exchanged a number of tweets with @Fab44Me in Las Vegas; she’s the native American lady who’s son got a copy of Call of Duty on the same day that Nat did and who Nat’s played against a few times on his X-Box. Sent a terrible joke reply in response to @CrispySea
Re: his comment on sexing up the Opera;
@CrispySea Surely (yes I called U Shirley) there's no need to sex up Opera unless or until the Fat Lady Minges. So, Sorry I couldn't resist!
no response to that one as yet.
Tonight the Hash Tag I played with was #sagamusic and I think that I did manage to come up with quite a few pretty funny ones, certainly I had a retweet and a number of direct responses to a few of them. So, in all their glory here they are:
I Only Have Dies for You #sagamusic
I Wanna Be Sedated By Dignitas - The Ramones #sagamusic
I'm So Lonesome I Could Die, #sagamusic
Good Golly, Miss Molly...U Dead!, #sagamusic
Blueberry Hill Cemetery #sagamusic
I Heard It Through the Gravevine, #sagamusic
Papa's Got a Brand New Hag, #sagamusic
Tangled Up in Glue, Bob Dylan #sagamusic (for horses)
When a Man Out Lives a Woman, Percy Sledge #sagamusic
The Tracks of My Fears, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles #sagamusic
You've Lost That Livin' Feelin', The Righteous Brothers #sagamusic
(Shittin on) the Doc of the Day, Otis Redding #sagamusic My Fav
A Last Day in the Life, The Beatles #sagamusic
Old People Get Ready, The Impressions #sagamusic
Slowin' in the Wind, Bob Dylan #sagamusic
Ground Dog, Elvis Presley #sagamusic
Purple Haze With A Strange But Beautiful And So Alluring Shiny White Light I
Dust in the Wind #sagamusic
A (last) Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke #sagamusic
"(Last of) My Generation", The Who #sagamusic
Shells Like Teen Spirit #sagamusic
Johnny B. Gone, Chuck Berry #sagamusic Retweeted
Shake Rattle and Drool #sagamusic
"Last Nite (Of My Life)" by The Massive Strokes #sagamusic
"99 (Age Related) Problems" by Jay-Z #sagamusic
"Take Me Out (Of These incontinence Pants)" by Franz Ferdinand #sagamusic
"Jesus Walks With A Cane" by Kanye West #sagamusic
As everything changes so some things always remain the same and as usual C continues to loudly sound off with her very own Mersey Tunnel.
How true the famous proverb is;
The Emptiest Vessels Do Make The Most Noise!
Just another nine words and that’s twelve hundred altogether.
I recall little else; I stayed up on the PC until approximately 12:30 after which I climbed the stairs sleepily to Bedfordshire where upon I alternated between napping and listening to podcasts. I think I was a little light on the napping because when I woke at 6:00 I was totally fricking knackered as we say here in Englishland (yes where the history comes from). Oh I forgot, I know what I was doing on the PC I was alternating between reading up on mobiles, the N8 in particular, and playing with the camera application on said mobile to see what it was capable. I took a series of close-up photos of Monty and then played about photographing the hot water bottle cover; yes I know that sounds weird but you’ll get the picture (ouch) from examining the pictures below. When I got up and after I’d eaten I continued doing this for a little while with Hannah, trying to get multiple images of her into a single panoramic photo. I wasn’t very successful at achieving the desired result, in part because she wasn’t sure what I wanted her to do and partly because I was in a rush to do it before changing to go to work. I’ll have to try again when I’m off and explain what I want her to do more clearly and take more time setting up the shots. Well you can’t learn from your mistakes if you don’t make any to begin with…can you?
The kids had been busy; when I first came downstairs Nat was away boxing and Han was at ballet. When they returned Nat immediately went upstairs to get changed for scouts where, typically, he faffed about and was still not dressed when Darren turned up to take him there.
Ended up leaving a little late and there was a strong head wind on the way in I barely made it to work on time. I told JDM that I’d be a little late starting to take calls because I needed to catch me breath. I needn’t have worried as soon as I’d signed on it was apparent that there were problems with my account and I couldn’t access the main programme we use. Fifty minutes, and many attempts, later the IT desk was finally able to solve the problem and finally at 20:45 I was able to start work.
The night was very changeable, early on, until 23:00, we were heavily overmanned and had little to do. At 23:00 when everyone other than our team left we were inundated for the best part of the next two hours. After that it settled down and was reasonably quiet throughout the rest of the night. Yet again H’s wife had made him far more food than he could possibly eat and Prash has brought his own so I, once more, had the pleasure of enjoying H’s wife’s wonderfully delicious Indian cooking. Why are people under the impression that vegetarian cooking is boring and tasteless? They couldn’t be more wrong! I feel a little guilty taking all this food but as H says if he goes home with uneaten stuff he gets into trouble so really it’s me that’s doing him a favour…does anyone think I should charge him for this or should I continue to be the selfless one?
Isn’t it weird a little while ago I was convinced that I had nothing to write about today and then before you know it I’m close to hitting the seven hundred word mark? Oh it truly is a strange world where these words can mysteriously appear from nowhere and it also obvious when someone has started writing drivel in order to reach that magic One Thousand Words point. Wait a mo, there’s no need for this pointless prevarication I’ve just thought of something real to write about.
Tonight signalled my real return to the Twitter sphere; I’ve made a few random posts over the last couple of nights but tonight I started remaking contact with some of those I exchanged regular tweets with prior to the inclement weather. Got back in contact with @RobinEccles earlier in the day and exchanged a number of tweets with @Fab44Me in Las Vegas; she’s the native American lady who’s son got a copy of Call of Duty on the same day that Nat did and who Nat’s played against a few times on his X-Box. Sent a terrible joke reply in response to @CrispySea
Re: his comment on sexing up the Opera;
@CrispySea Surely (yes I called U Shirley) there's no need to sex up Opera unless or until the Fat Lady Minges. So, Sorry I couldn't resist!
no response to that one as yet.
Tonight the Hash Tag I played with was #sagamusic and I think that I did manage to come up with quite a few pretty funny ones, certainly I had a retweet and a number of direct responses to a few of them. So, in all their glory here they are:
I Only Have Dies for You #sagamusic
I Wanna Be Sedated By Dignitas - The Ramones #sagamusic
I'm So Lonesome I Could Die, #sagamusic
Good Golly, Miss Molly...U Dead!, #sagamusic
Blueberry Hill Cemetery #sagamusic
I Heard It Through the Gravevine, #sagamusic
Papa's Got a Brand New Hag, #sagamusic
Tangled Up in Glue, Bob Dylan #sagamusic (for horses)
When a Man Out Lives a Woman, Percy Sledge #sagamusic
The Tracks of My Fears, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles #sagamusic
You've Lost That Livin' Feelin', The Righteous Brothers #sagamusic
(Shittin on) the Doc of the Day, Otis Redding #sagamusic My Fav
A Last Day in the Life, The Beatles #sagamusic
Old People Get Ready, The Impressions #sagamusic
Slowin' in the Wind, Bob Dylan #sagamusic
Ground Dog, Elvis Presley #sagamusic
Purple Haze With A Strange But Beautiful And So Alluring Shiny White Light I
Dust in the Wind #sagamusic
A (last) Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke #sagamusic
"(Last of) My Generation", The Who #sagamusic
Shells Like Teen Spirit #sagamusic
Johnny B. Gone, Chuck Berry #sagamusic Retweeted
Shake Rattle and Drool #sagamusic
"Last Nite (Of My Life)" by The Massive Strokes #sagamusic
"99 (Age Related) Problems" by Jay-Z #sagamusic
"Take Me Out (Of These incontinence Pants)" by Franz Ferdinand #sagamusic
"Jesus Walks With A Cane" by Kanye West #sagamusic
As everything changes so some things always remain the same and as usual C continues to loudly sound off with her very own Mersey Tunnel.
How true the famous proverb is;
The Emptiest Vessels Do Make The Most Noise!
Just another nine words and that’s twelve hundred altogether.
Monday, 24 January 2011
Up All Night, TV Marathon, No Ordinary Family, Paper Round, Kenya Interview, Dinner...Yuck, Cubs, JDM Back, Bye Bye Lotto, Manuals, Mersey Mouth, Gun,
Having slept for most of the last four days when I got up last night I stayed up for the rest of the night catching up on some TV programmes. I rode with Nat on his paper round before we returned home and he got ready for school while we got Hannah out of bed. Asked Nat how his Kenya interview went on Friday; he told me he’d answered all the questions asked of him but couldn’t recall one of them. Those he remembered weren’t too bad, what will you contribute, what will you get out of it sort of thing but there was one specific question that he perhaps answered before thinking. This question was “what would you do with the children you are teaching if there was a One Hour power cut?” Nat’s 1st question was; “was this at night or during the daytime?” followed by “was the power cut inside or outside?” Whoops, I don’t think he’d be teaching them during the night and power cuts are generally inside! But hold on a minute Mr Criticism, he’s only 13years old and this was the 1st time he’d ever been interviewed by a panel of adults. All in all, that had to be quite stressful so give the kid a break!
After everyone had left I watched the 3rd episode of the new super hero series “No Ordinary Family” which isn’t at all bad; this was followed by two episodes of Silent Witness by which time it was 1:00 O’clock and time for bed. I tried to list to a few podcasts, All About Symbian which I managed to stay awake for and BBC Radio Four’s Friday Night Comedy “The news Quiz” which I kept falling asleep during and kept having to rewind. I still don’t think I heard it all and I’ll have to try again tomorrow.
Got up for dinner at 6:00 but was unable to eat it; the rice was dry and tasted awful while the chicken sticks were over cooked and hard and dry. These two things have never been on my list of foods I like/enjoy eating and tonight they were too much for me to stomach (ouch)! Hannah had no such reservations and proceeded to wolf the rice off of my plate before being collected by Donna and whisked off to cubs…not many more cubs meeting for her as she’ll be moving up to scouts shortly, where Nat’s a Sixer!!!
I got changed (still winter gear) and prepared to cycle to work; JDM’s back tonight so it’ll be nice to return back to the status quo; that’s saying nothing against Haskh who’s done a sterling job standing in for him. There were more changes in store as tonight yet another new person joined the team (Sharon); if Prash is serious about coming back he’d best get his arse in gear whilst there’s still a place for him, one more new starter and we’re at full complement and the door closes behind him permanently!
JDM arrived just before the shift was due to start and all the girls gave him huge hugs to show him how happy they were that he’d returned. He seemed, understandably, a little subdued but looked a thousand times better than he had last week. He ensconced himself with PD for quite a long and I imaging awkward chat in order to clear the air between them and let that religious man alleviate his feeling of guilt over having set off the whole sorry incident.
Later we had a team meeting where once more JDM was not yet his old self but hopefully a few days back in the saddle will have him feeling more like his old self.
There will be a few changes taking place, no more missed briefs and buzzes now we’re taking what we are entitled too and finally we’re killing off the lottery syndicate which has become completely unwieldy and a nightmare to administer. Maybe, or maybe note, we might start another smaller one at some point in the future but only time will tell. When the premium bonds are cashed in hopefully we’ll all end up approximately £40 the better off; oh dear reader what on earth will I do with such an enormous windfall…will it change, me will I become one of those arrogant wealthy self appointed people who look down their noses at those who are less well off…only time will tell, gentle reader, yes only time will tell?
Oh, I was on manuals tonight so nothing really to say, C withering on to the new girl, if Hashk only had a gun!
After everyone had left I watched the 3rd episode of the new super hero series “No Ordinary Family” which isn’t at all bad; this was followed by two episodes of Silent Witness by which time it was 1:00 O’clock and time for bed. I tried to list to a few podcasts, All About Symbian which I managed to stay awake for and BBC Radio Four’s Friday Night Comedy “The news Quiz” which I kept falling asleep during and kept having to rewind. I still don’t think I heard it all and I’ll have to try again tomorrow.
Got up for dinner at 6:00 but was unable to eat it; the rice was dry and tasted awful while the chicken sticks were over cooked and hard and dry. These two things have never been on my list of foods I like/enjoy eating and tonight they were too much for me to stomach (ouch)! Hannah had no such reservations and proceeded to wolf the rice off of my plate before being collected by Donna and whisked off to cubs…not many more cubs meeting for her as she’ll be moving up to scouts shortly, where Nat’s a Sixer!!!
I got changed (still winter gear) and prepared to cycle to work; JDM’s back tonight so it’ll be nice to return back to the status quo; that’s saying nothing against Haskh who’s done a sterling job standing in for him. There were more changes in store as tonight yet another new person joined the team (Sharon); if Prash is serious about coming back he’d best get his arse in gear whilst there’s still a place for him, one more new starter and we’re at full complement and the door closes behind him permanently!
JDM arrived just before the shift was due to start and all the girls gave him huge hugs to show him how happy they were that he’d returned. He seemed, understandably, a little subdued but looked a thousand times better than he had last week. He ensconced himself with PD for quite a long and I imaging awkward chat in order to clear the air between them and let that religious man alleviate his feeling of guilt over having set off the whole sorry incident.
Later we had a team meeting where once more JDM was not yet his old self but hopefully a few days back in the saddle will have him feeling more like his old self.
There will be a few changes taking place, no more missed briefs and buzzes now we’re taking what we are entitled too and finally we’re killing off the lottery syndicate which has become completely unwieldy and a nightmare to administer. Maybe, or maybe note, we might start another smaller one at some point in the future but only time will tell. When the premium bonds are cashed in hopefully we’ll all end up approximately £40 the better off; oh dear reader what on earth will I do with such an enormous windfall…will it change, me will I become one of those arrogant wealthy self appointed people who look down their noses at those who are less well off…only time will tell, gentle reader, yes only time will tell?
Oh, I was on manuals tonight so nothing really to say, C withering on to the new girl, if Hashk only had a gun!
Monday 24 January 2011
Today I went to school and nothing happened when I got home nothing happened although I did watch some awesome videos on youtube.Ultimate showdown, Tenacious D tribute One and One make Two and Two and One makes Three!!! and that was about it for today.
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Sunday 23 January 2010
Today I had rugby training, its was fun even though we did a lot of running and on the subject of running I managed to run I know how unbelievable is that!!!!!!!! we played 2 games and in the first smaller game I scored about 10 trys and in the second game I scored less trys but I ripped the ball of so many people!!! After rugby I went into town with Zak to the GW store I played a few games, had a Maryland for lunch as well as a coke from TJ'S I also "got" some models or more truthfully found them 3 Warhammer Sprue's, 8 Necrons, a large base and a tape measure. Later on Zak came round and we played a game I wiped out his entire force and only lost 3 men!!!
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Saturday 22 January 2011
Today I got paid for doing my paper round. Later on I went to Fosse park with Jacob, Zak and Josh. First we got something to eat I had a KFC then we went to WHsmiths and Soccer Sports Then we went to Argos and I got a Nerf gun a semi-automatic Nerf gun. Later on I went to Hannah's Ballet Thing and at the end I was taken out of the audience to join in.
Friday, 21 January 2011
Friday 21 January
After school today I did something but I am not going to tell you what all I am going to do is pyscliy project it into your mind!
OK have you got it
I had an interview for the Kenya trip I was interviewed by a panel of 2 teachers and was asked 6 questions which where
1: Q As space is limited what 2 items would you need to take?
A Clothes seeing as I can't run around naked and shoes because I don't want glass in my feet.
2: Q Describe your self in 2 words?
A Hard-working and committed
3: Q if there was a black out for 1 hour and yo had to occupy a bunch of young children what would you do?
A First I asked is it day or night they said ether then I asked is it out or in side they again said ether my answer was if it was day time I would go out side and play a game if it was night time I would play cards.
4: Q if there was a plate of goats meat and maze in front of you would you eat it?
A I said yes I will always try new food.
5:Q How would you cope with the emotional strain of being away from your parents and what you would actual see there?
A I have been on lots of Scout camps so I don't mind being away from my parents and I would Know I was helping to stop the horrible things I would see there so I would be able to cope.
6: Q What would you gain from the trip?
A An understanding of different cultures, a new perspective of how lucky I actually am, life long friends and I Would come home knowing I made a difference to those peoples lives.
OK have you got it
I had an interview for the Kenya trip I was interviewed by a panel of 2 teachers and was asked 6 questions which where
1: Q As space is limited what 2 items would you need to take?
A Clothes seeing as I can't run around naked and shoes because I don't want glass in my feet.
2: Q Describe your self in 2 words?
A Hard-working and committed
3: Q if there was a black out for 1 hour and yo had to occupy a bunch of young children what would you do?
A First I asked is it day or night they said ether then I asked is it out or in side they again said ether my answer was if it was day time I would go out side and play a game if it was night time I would play cards.
4: Q if there was a plate of goats meat and maze in front of you would you eat it?
A I said yes I will always try new food.
5:Q How would you cope with the emotional strain of being away from your parents and what you would actual see there?
A I have been on lots of Scout camps so I don't mind being away from my parents and I would Know I was helping to stop the horrible things I would see there so I would be able to cope.
6: Q What would you gain from the trip?
A An understanding of different cultures, a new perspective of how lucky I actually am, life long friends and I Would come home knowing I made a difference to those peoples lives.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Thursday 20 January 2011
Today I played a rugby game for my school we missed period 6 which was OK we missed maths. I played as hooker as usual Which I did well wining all but 1 or 2 scrums out of about 10-12. We did lose 19-28 But they where a privet boarding school who don't do football in PE so not to bad but it could have been better but o'well we will learn from our mistakes.
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
More F**king Arguements
Got away on time this AM…almost, by the time I’d got into all of my cycling gear it was 7:10 but then I was away and the ride home was fairly pleasant. Arrived home and showed off my cake and vodka got the usual boring lecture about drinking too much. I wish they’d let up sometime and they say I nag (more on that later).
After Nat had left Deb departed too with Hannah in tow and dropped her at school. I got myself a beer and sat down at the PC to do??? What I didn’t do was follow up and finish creating the blog I’d started, on Tumblr, earlier that morning, so, something else for my never to do list to do. Watched the wonderful JK Show, as chavy as usual, drunk my miniature of vodka and went to bed. The vodka’s narcotic effects went to work rapidly and I slept for most of the day. If I’d known what was coming I’d have remained asleep. Came down stairs at 6:00pm to have dinner and yet again had to mention to Nat that, as usual, he wasn’t doing his blog entries…he’ll fuck up his exams big time if he doesn’t buckle down and sort out this writing problem, this is something I know from Bitter Personal Experience. I wasn’t being heavy but yet again when I looked to his Mother for support, as usual, she turned it back on me instead of presenting a united front. I’m utterly fucking sick of this, every fucking time instead of support I get shafted. I’d had enough and left the room to get dressed for work and get out of the fucking place as quickly as I could. I’m sick of making the effort and I don’t think I can be bothered to be bother for much longer. It’s like trying to get Hannah to watch educational programmes eventually, after seemingly endless attempts to spark her interest, you just give up. This is going to have some nasty consequences for Nat however because we made a deal, if he did his blog we’d pay for his skiing trip. Well he hasn’t kept to his side of the bargain so why the fuck should I keep to mine. Maybe it’s time he met the real work where you get fuck all for fuck all. What’s the point of making a promise if the person you’ve made it to has to spend all their time trying to get you to keep it? Deb appears to believe she knows everything, even though I’m the person who’s had to live with the consequences of Dyspraxia not her, so let her sort it out! She’s the PERFECT Mother and I’m simply sick and tired of always being the bad guy. It’s easy to stop shouting all you have to do is stop caring and why the fuck should I care when all I get in return is earfuls of grief. Well there’s nearly five hundred words of pent up bile and bitterness committed to paper and it’s only taken me twenty minutes to write; seeing as we’re asking Nat for only fifty words that should take him, with practice, about two minutes a day. Apparently that’s too much to ask of him but he wants £700 off me to go skiing. That’s how much money I get in 10 months. No doubt, if he gets picked, he’ll expect more money for nothing for the trip to Kenya. Boy has he got a shock coming when he finally encounters the real world sans the bank of Mum and Dad. Oh well that’s that off my chest or is it?
Just had a team brief and as usual C has to be an arsehole with Hmk always taking offence; all he did was expand on a simple answer, not for her, but for the new starters. She really is a piece of work I think my dislike of her grows with each passing day. That’s the problem with me, I don’t easily dislike someone but once I do I see their every fault magnified a thousand times. Oh well, it’s not as if I want to be bosom mates with her, far from it, I imagine As must be thanking his lucky stars that he’s moved back in day and managed to get away from her. That man has the patience of a saint because she focused on him as her best mate and he was stuck listening to her drone on and on night after night after night, the poor sod!
JDM is set to return at the start of the next shift and that should be interesting. I can’t imagine, after what was done to him that he’ll still have the commitment he previously had. Hopefully having this week off will have given him a chance to recuperate and recharge his batteries because last week he looked like a man who’d aged ten years. He was literally grey, drawn and haggard. I suspect we won’t be seeing AM again on this shift well not if the company has any sense we won’t!
I’m not sure whether or not I’m supposed to be going out for a drink tomorrow night with Hmk and sundry. It was mentioned repeatedly at the start of the week but not so now. I’ll keep stum and see what happens because it’ll probably be a pain getting back form the other side of town and I most certainly can’t afford to pay for a taxi.
Once more it appears that the Government intends to tackle a perceived social problem with an appropriately stupid knee-jerk policy decision.
There are, it appears, plans afoot to raise the minimum price of a can of beer to 38p. This, apparently will discourage binge drinking; how is it supposed to do this? How is this going to work?. Binge drinkers, as far as I’m aware, don’t generally buy cheap beer as there’s no point. Cheap beer generally has fairly low alcohol content by volume and therefore has no appeal to people whose avowed intentions are to get out of their heads as quickly as possible. Binge drinkers, who get tanked up before they go out, buy strong beer and cider and spirits, if you doubt this then watch the Binge Britain TV series, and as the price of these drinks will be unaffected, being already more expensive than the minimum 38pence, the price hike will have no effect on their consumption whatsoever! So who’s going to get shafted? I’ll tell you who, people like me, people who buy cheap beer because they like the taste of beer but don’t desire, nor can afford, to get pissed. Yeah thank you, you bunch of shitheads another stupid policy which will never achieve its stated aims. In point of fact if the price of low alcohol beer goes up surely that will encourage people to buy stronger beer because of the reduction in the price differential.
After Nat had left Deb departed too with Hannah in tow and dropped her at school. I got myself a beer and sat down at the PC to do??? What I didn’t do was follow up and finish creating the blog I’d started, on Tumblr, earlier that morning, so, something else for my never to do list to do. Watched the wonderful JK Show, as chavy as usual, drunk my miniature of vodka and went to bed. The vodka’s narcotic effects went to work rapidly and I slept for most of the day. If I’d known what was coming I’d have remained asleep. Came down stairs at 6:00pm to have dinner and yet again had to mention to Nat that, as usual, he wasn’t doing his blog entries…he’ll fuck up his exams big time if he doesn’t buckle down and sort out this writing problem, this is something I know from Bitter Personal Experience. I wasn’t being heavy but yet again when I looked to his Mother for support, as usual, she turned it back on me instead of presenting a united front. I’m utterly fucking sick of this, every fucking time instead of support I get shafted. I’d had enough and left the room to get dressed for work and get out of the fucking place as quickly as I could. I’m sick of making the effort and I don’t think I can be bothered to be bother for much longer. It’s like trying to get Hannah to watch educational programmes eventually, after seemingly endless attempts to spark her interest, you just give up. This is going to have some nasty consequences for Nat however because we made a deal, if he did his blog we’d pay for his skiing trip. Well he hasn’t kept to his side of the bargain so why the fuck should I keep to mine. Maybe it’s time he met the real work where you get fuck all for fuck all. What’s the point of making a promise if the person you’ve made it to has to spend all their time trying to get you to keep it? Deb appears to believe she knows everything, even though I’m the person who’s had to live with the consequences of Dyspraxia not her, so let her sort it out! She’s the PERFECT Mother and I’m simply sick and tired of always being the bad guy. It’s easy to stop shouting all you have to do is stop caring and why the fuck should I care when all I get in return is earfuls of grief. Well there’s nearly five hundred words of pent up bile and bitterness committed to paper and it’s only taken me twenty minutes to write; seeing as we’re asking Nat for only fifty words that should take him, with practice, about two minutes a day. Apparently that’s too much to ask of him but he wants £700 off me to go skiing. That’s how much money I get in 10 months. No doubt, if he gets picked, he’ll expect more money for nothing for the trip to Kenya. Boy has he got a shock coming when he finally encounters the real world sans the bank of Mum and Dad. Oh well that’s that off my chest or is it?
Just had a team brief and as usual C has to be an arsehole with Hmk always taking offence; all he did was expand on a simple answer, not for her, but for the new starters. She really is a piece of work I think my dislike of her grows with each passing day. That’s the problem with me, I don’t easily dislike someone but once I do I see their every fault magnified a thousand times. Oh well, it’s not as if I want to be bosom mates with her, far from it, I imagine As must be thanking his lucky stars that he’s moved back in day and managed to get away from her. That man has the patience of a saint because she focused on him as her best mate and he was stuck listening to her drone on and on night after night after night, the poor sod!
JDM is set to return at the start of the next shift and that should be interesting. I can’t imagine, after what was done to him that he’ll still have the commitment he previously had. Hopefully having this week off will have given him a chance to recuperate and recharge his batteries because last week he looked like a man who’d aged ten years. He was literally grey, drawn and haggard. I suspect we won’t be seeing AM again on this shift well not if the company has any sense we won’t!
I’m not sure whether or not I’m supposed to be going out for a drink tomorrow night with Hmk and sundry. It was mentioned repeatedly at the start of the week but not so now. I’ll keep stum and see what happens because it’ll probably be a pain getting back form the other side of town and I most certainly can’t afford to pay for a taxi.
Once more it appears that the Government intends to tackle a perceived social problem with an appropriately stupid knee-jerk policy decision.
There are, it appears, plans afoot to raise the minimum price of a can of beer to 38p. This, apparently will discourage binge drinking; how is it supposed to do this? How is this going to work?. Binge drinkers, as far as I’m aware, don’t generally buy cheap beer as there’s no point. Cheap beer generally has fairly low alcohol content by volume and therefore has no appeal to people whose avowed intentions are to get out of their heads as quickly as possible. Binge drinkers, who get tanked up before they go out, buy strong beer and cider and spirits, if you doubt this then watch the Binge Britain TV series, and as the price of these drinks will be unaffected, being already more expensive than the minimum 38pence, the price hike will have no effect on their consumption whatsoever! So who’s going to get shafted? I’ll tell you who, people like me, people who buy cheap beer because they like the taste of beer but don’t desire, nor can afford, to get pissed. Yeah thank you, you bunch of shitheads another stupid policy which will never achieve its stated aims. In point of fact if the price of low alcohol beer goes up surely that will encourage people to buy stronger beer because of the reduction in the price differential.
Wednesday 19 December 2011
Today I went to Scout's Where we cooked a meal, my patrol cooked Spaghetti Carbanara Which was as per usual lovely. I went to the shop and bought the ingredients bacon, Sauce, Paster and for desert Swiss role and custard. We then cooked he meal and ate it YUM YUM YUM. With Jacob I then helped to wash up after that I went home.
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Still Got Some catching Up To Do But It's Back To Really Time Blogging
Home this AM and finally not as exhausted as I had been for the last few days. I stayed up until about 11.30 before heading up the stairs to Bedfordshire. Managed to get to sleep and woke at 6:00 feeling a little more normal. Once again Brandon was here playing with Nat on his X-box; Deb had sent out for two pizzas and my half of mine and Hannah’s was spicy vegetable, the one people order at work, and it was hotly scrumptious. I’m unsure who paid for them, if I understood Deb correctly Nat paid for half. If that’s correct then well done that boy!
When I left for work I discovered that Brandon’s bicycle was also in the alleyway and so Deb had to come outside and help me make a path to get mine out. Once more I was pushed for time because of the delay and had to push it in order to get to work in time. JUST ABOUT MADE IT IN TIME BUT MY DESK WAS OCCUPIED SO I ENSCONCED MYSELF OVER ON OUR OLD BANK. Things were busy but calls fell off quiet rapidly and so, in order to keep my mind occupied, I logged onto Twitter and started playing on two of the humorous hashtags that were up that evening. These were #gluttonmovies and #welshremakes. Below are a selection of mine and some of the very clever ones I retweeted:
PD was in tonight and made his way over to me to discuss the JDM situation. I played it very diplomatically and agreed that it had been an unpleasant situation for all concerned. I suggested that it would be best if we treated this as water under the bridge and that perhaps he should have a private chat with JDM when he returned to work next week. I agreed that I would tell JDM about our talk when we next spoke.
Around about 10Pm I upped sticks and logged onto my normal work station and rejoined the rest of the O/N team. Things were fairly steady during the remainer of the night and at about 01:30 I sent Donna a text to advise her that I couldn’t follow her on Twitter because she had protected her tweets and I wouldn’t be able to follow her until she accepted my request to follow her. I suddenly realised the time and was a little concerned that I may have woken her. The night passed fairly quietly, received a cake and miniature of Vodka from Prash for helping out JDM, which was nice, I’ll have that this AM the kids and Deb will no doubt have the cake. Played about some more on Twitter and started organising lists of followers in order to more easily keep track of those tweets I actually want to read on a regular basis. No response from Donna so hopefully I didn’t wake her. Skipped lunch, again, just can’t be arsed to go into that pokey room and over microwave another ready meal…when will they finish refurbishing the canteen it’s been Four Months now and still no end in sight? It must be costing an absolute flipping fortune (note there how I avoided the unnecessary use of an expletive…how fucking awesome was that?).
C continues to regale the new starters with her boring stories and opinions on everything; I sent Hmk Dunck’s old emails about her tonight which made him grin. The late great Dunck certainly didn’t pull any punches when he sent these to JDM. I’ve copied them below for your edification dearest readers…Enjoy!
Ooh, the plot thickens...
-----Original Message-----
From: Dunck
Sent: 07 June 2006 00:57
To: JDM
Subject: RE: Team meeting.
Gotta be honest JDM, NO!
Every opinion C has is forced onto everyone else and unfortunately, you (and I think Sara) back her. I'm sick of it.
Your comment at the beginning was actually quite positive, about us all being individuals, but after she'd started ranting, you back tracked and agreed with her. We have to be individuals who do exactly the same, i.e. what she wants.
I don't listen to MP3's or watch DVD's because it puts me to sleep. That's why I always ask the Manuals Wallah for lots of writing up. The reason I do all the writing up on my own when I do Manuals is...her! I can’t stand her complaining about every aspect of the writing up, so I do it. It's purely to avoid arguments.
If someone wants to sit with an earplug listening to a film, ready to put it on hold and take a call (we're here to work, remember?) I don't see a problem with it.
It's only because C has one or two people less to tell her sad stories to or inflict her opinions on, that she has a problem. Let's not forget that Am brought his DVD player in on this shift and when he and C were bestest buddies that was fine. She even watched a few films and some episode of 24 with Am and M. Since they've had a falling out (and since M had the nerve to ask her not to shout as he was doing something) she's made it her mission to stop it. Where's the sense in that? It's unbelievably one-sided and unfair.
We sit apart as a "team" because no-one wants to sit next to her. Even her 2 closest friends here (As and Am) sat away from her last night because of the incessant noise coming out of her. I can’t sit near her.
:-(
Dunk
-----Original Message-----
From: JDM
Sent: 07 June 2006 00:29
To: Dunk
Subject: RE: Team meeting.
Hi Dunc,
Thank you for your comments so do think that there are any positives to come out of the meeting, I guess not?
Regards
JDM
-----Original Message-----
From: Dunk
Sent: 06 June 2006 23:58
To: JDM
Subject: Team meeting.
JDM,
I have to say that meeting was a shambles. C has gone too far and I think what she said and did was disgusting. The reason there is any animosity in the "team" is down solely to her. That's not just my opinion; most of the others feel that way but are afraid to speak up.
The reason I sit on my own is that I am sick and tired of her rubbish. She's mouthy to the extreme, rude, belligerent to customers and her "team mates" and is the most opinionated person I've ever had the misfortune to meet. Most of the others feel the same, that's why we all sit so spread apart. All this nonsense from her that she wants us all to sit together and chat is ridiculous. She just wants a platform with a captive audience to listen to her regurgitate her boring old stories AND arguments she's had over and over again.
The way she spoke to M, Me, Prash, Sue and anyone else who DARED to disagree with her was nothing short of disgusting.
Unless you confront the people one-to-one I don't think they'd have the bottle to speak up like this.
She is bringing the team down with her attitude, viciousness and "holier than thou" attitude. From now on, I will be sitting on my own and will not be attending anymore "team" meetings. Sorry to be so blunt, but if she thinks she's got problems, she should have a look at my life! My problems run rings round hers, but I don't sit there bleating about it in "team" meetings. It's unprofessional and unnecessary.
As for making M feel that he had to tell a group of 16 or so people about his dead daughter, I really felt for him. I was at PG in late 1999 on the same team as him and was there when he announced that his daughter had died that morning inside Deb at 8 months of her pregnancy.
Sorry to be the bringer of doom and gloom but I cant let this go. I've had enough.
Dunk
Dun "The Instigator" H****
Hi M,
hope you don't mind, but I felt compelled to send this to JDM after that meeting.
Solidanosch!!!
Strong stuff ah? Old Dunc’s been dead four years, he committed suicide, but reading the above it was as if he were still here. It’s such a shame I wasn’t able to save his other mails before the system wiped them when he was removed from the company’s records. Silly boy Dunc why didn’t you tell one of us what was going on? I’m sure we could have found a less drastic way out for you.
When I left for work I discovered that Brandon’s bicycle was also in the alleyway and so Deb had to come outside and help me make a path to get mine out. Once more I was pushed for time because of the delay and had to push it in order to get to work in time. JUST ABOUT MADE IT IN TIME BUT MY DESK WAS OCCUPIED SO I ENSCONCED MYSELF OVER ON OUR OLD BANK. Things were busy but calls fell off quiet rapidly and so, in order to keep my mind occupied, I logged onto Twitter and started playing on two of the humorous hashtags that were up that evening. These were #gluttonmovies and #welshremakes. Below are a selection of mine and some of the very clever ones I retweeted:
PD was in tonight and made his way over to me to discuss the JDM situation. I played it very diplomatically and agreed that it had been an unpleasant situation for all concerned. I suggested that it would be best if we treated this as water under the bridge and that perhaps he should have a private chat with JDM when he returned to work next week. I agreed that I would tell JDM about our talk when we next spoke.
Around about 10Pm I upped sticks and logged onto my normal work station and rejoined the rest of the O/N team. Things were fairly steady during the remainer of the night and at about 01:30 I sent Donna a text to advise her that I couldn’t follow her on Twitter because she had protected her tweets and I wouldn’t be able to follow her until she accepted my request to follow her. I suddenly realised the time and was a little concerned that I may have woken her. The night passed fairly quietly, received a cake and miniature of Vodka from Prash for helping out JDM, which was nice, I’ll have that this AM the kids and Deb will no doubt have the cake. Played about some more on Twitter and started organising lists of followers in order to more easily keep track of those tweets I actually want to read on a regular basis. No response from Donna so hopefully I didn’t wake her. Skipped lunch, again, just can’t be arsed to go into that pokey room and over microwave another ready meal…when will they finish refurbishing the canteen it’s been Four Months now and still no end in sight? It must be costing an absolute flipping fortune (note there how I avoided the unnecessary use of an expletive…how fucking awesome was that?).
C continues to regale the new starters with her boring stories and opinions on everything; I sent Hmk Dunck’s old emails about her tonight which made him grin. The late great Dunck certainly didn’t pull any punches when he sent these to JDM. I’ve copied them below for your edification dearest readers…Enjoy!
Ooh, the plot thickens...
-----Original Message-----
From: Dunck
Sent: 07 June 2006 00:57
To: JDM
Subject: RE: Team meeting.
Gotta be honest JDM, NO!
Every opinion C has is forced onto everyone else and unfortunately, you (and I think Sara) back her. I'm sick of it.
Your comment at the beginning was actually quite positive, about us all being individuals, but after she'd started ranting, you back tracked and agreed with her. We have to be individuals who do exactly the same, i.e. what she wants.
I don't listen to MP3's or watch DVD's because it puts me to sleep. That's why I always ask the Manuals Wallah for lots of writing up. The reason I do all the writing up on my own when I do Manuals is...her! I can’t stand her complaining about every aspect of the writing up, so I do it. It's purely to avoid arguments.
If someone wants to sit with an earplug listening to a film, ready to put it on hold and take a call (we're here to work, remember?) I don't see a problem with it.
It's only because C has one or two people less to tell her sad stories to or inflict her opinions on, that she has a problem. Let's not forget that Am brought his DVD player in on this shift and when he and C were bestest buddies that was fine. She even watched a few films and some episode of 24 with Am and M. Since they've had a falling out (and since M had the nerve to ask her not to shout as he was doing something) she's made it her mission to stop it. Where's the sense in that? It's unbelievably one-sided and unfair.
We sit apart as a "team" because no-one wants to sit next to her. Even her 2 closest friends here (As and Am) sat away from her last night because of the incessant noise coming out of her. I can’t sit near her.
:-(
Dunk
-----Original Message-----
From: JDM
Sent: 07 June 2006 00:29
To: Dunk
Subject: RE: Team meeting.
Hi Dunc,
Thank you for your comments so do think that there are any positives to come out of the meeting, I guess not?
Regards
JDM
-----Original Message-----
From: Dunk
Sent: 06 June 2006 23:58
To: JDM
Subject: Team meeting.
JDM,
I have to say that meeting was a shambles. C has gone too far and I think what she said and did was disgusting. The reason there is any animosity in the "team" is down solely to her. That's not just my opinion; most of the others feel that way but are afraid to speak up.
The reason I sit on my own is that I am sick and tired of her rubbish. She's mouthy to the extreme, rude, belligerent to customers and her "team mates" and is the most opinionated person I've ever had the misfortune to meet. Most of the others feel the same, that's why we all sit so spread apart. All this nonsense from her that she wants us all to sit together and chat is ridiculous. She just wants a platform with a captive audience to listen to her regurgitate her boring old stories AND arguments she's had over and over again.
The way she spoke to M, Me, Prash, Sue and anyone else who DARED to disagree with her was nothing short of disgusting.
Unless you confront the people one-to-one I don't think they'd have the bottle to speak up like this.
She is bringing the team down with her attitude, viciousness and "holier than thou" attitude. From now on, I will be sitting on my own and will not be attending anymore "team" meetings. Sorry to be so blunt, but if she thinks she's got problems, she should have a look at my life! My problems run rings round hers, but I don't sit there bleating about it in "team" meetings. It's unprofessional and unnecessary.
As for making M feel that he had to tell a group of 16 or so people about his dead daughter, I really felt for him. I was at PG in late 1999 on the same team as him and was there when he announced that his daughter had died that morning inside Deb at 8 months of her pregnancy.
Sorry to be the bringer of doom and gloom but I cant let this go. I've had enough.
Dunk
Dun "The Instigator" H****
Hi M,
hope you don't mind, but I felt compelled to send this to JDM after that meeting.
Solidanosch!!!
Strong stuff ah? Old Dunc’s been dead four years, he committed suicide, but reading the above it was as if he were still here. It’s such a shame I wasn’t able to save his other mails before the system wiped them when he was removed from the company’s records. Silly boy Dunc why didn’t you tell one of us what was going on? I’m sure we could have found a less drastic way out for you.
Monday, 17 January 2011
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Sunday 16 January 2010
Today I played rugby for the Vippers it was training and it was in the mud :) We practised Line outs and Scrums, then played a game which was fun because you got to smash people.
Later on I went to Fosse park with Jacob, Zak was supposed to come but said he was't at the last minute so just me and Jacob went there. We had a KFC and went to WH Smiths MacDonald curry's and PC world.
Later on I went to Fosse park with Jacob, Zak was supposed to come but said he was't at the last minute so just me and Jacob went there. We had a KFC and went to WH Smiths MacDonald curry's and PC world.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Draft - Loughboro Lego Robots,
Fin wk
Nat Off to Loughboro for Lego Robot challenge, his team wins three competitions, see pics on Flickr
Walk Han School
09:00 spoke to JDM who received my update and would do more work and send me next draft
Slept and worried rest of day, knackered fell asleep downstairs went to bed about 18:00.
Nat Off to Loughboro for Lego Robot challenge, his team wins three competitions, see pics on Flickr
Walk Han School
09:00 spoke to JDM who received my update and would do more work and send me next draft
Slept and worried rest of day, knackered fell asleep downstairs went to bed about 18:00.
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Monday, 10 January 2011
Saturday 8 January 2011
Today I had Lego robot building :) Where we finished off the presentation and got a few more challenges under our belts.
Later on I went in to town with my mum to pick Hannah and her friends up from a party t mega zone while we where in town I got a Cadian Command squad and a chimera. When I got home I made my models and very well to or at least that's what I think.
Later on I went in to town with my mum to pick Hannah and her friends up from a party t mega zone while we where in town I got a Cadian Command squad and a chimera. When I got home I made my models and very well to or at least that's what I think.
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Monday, 3 January 2011
Sunday, 2 January 2011
Sunday 2 January 2010
Today I had rugby Training. First we did a exercise where you had to push or pull your opponent over a line we also had to keep a person on the floor, then we switched over with our partners and get off the floor get up of the floor with someone trying to stop us getting up. After that we did sprinting and other running exercises then we played a game!! Which was fun as always. Latter on I went on the Xbox with Jacob and Zak.
Saturday, 1 January 2011
Friday 24 December 2010
It's Christmas eve so we went to see a film the film was called Despicable Me. When we got home from the film we found out that the Elves had delivered presents while we where out the presents turned out to be PJ'S which was nice of the Elves to get me and my Sister!!! later on we used NORAD to track Santa across the world giving out present's. Then I went to bed to wait for Santa.
Friday, 31 December 2010
Thursday 23 December 2010
Today I went to Lazer Force with Jacob and my sister Hannah. We went there a 1pm for a 4 hour session of games I was great When we got there Hannah and I shared pizza then we played two games normal games and I levelled up to level 4 which meant I had missiles EPIC!!! Then I had some coke and another Pizza Then we played two more games and levelled up again to level 5 and then played a special game called manic where everyone had rapid fire and NUKES!!! it was awesome then we played Revolver where after you shot 6 shots you had to reload. Then after that we played Borg where if you got killed by a Borg you became one and had to asimulate other trekyes Hannah ruined the game for me by asking to be a Borg and then ruining after me across the map to shot me the cheat after that we played a game where you had lives and if you run out of Lives you had to leave the game.
Wednesday 22 December
Today I went to lazer Quest with Scouts I originally wasn't going but we had to cancel our trip to my grandma's and granddad's because they had had 2 feet of snow!! It was very fun and I lazerd lots of people MU HA HA. We played 3 games had pizza and got 2 drinks it was great fun and I got a massive accuracy score!! As well as lots of points.
Monday, 27 December 2010
Saturday, 25 December 2010
Christmas 2010
My alarm went of at six in the morning but when I got up my mum sent me back to bed for an hour. At 7 I got up again and went into my mums and dads room, got Hannah up, Then opened my stocking - I got: 36 Whistler darts for my nerf gun, wraps for boxing, Guardsman Marbo a Warhammer model, both of the rare halo mega blocks mystery figure's which are the pink and purple ones and some chocolate.
Down stairs there was a large pile of presents though most of them where for Hannah seen as I had got £200. I got - Assassins creed brotherhood, Modern Warfare 2, The rocket-hog mega blocks set it came with a ghost as well, The family Guy annual, The films Zombieland and the A-Team, 2 T-shirts, a pair of jeans, some more chocolate, a history book and other things besides.
After opening my presents I made my Warthog and ghost set this took some time especially the Warthog my mum helped my seen as my dad was to interested in Hannah's Ipod Touch.
Later on we had Christmas dinner which was exedingly nice especially the veg, the Parsnips where to die for, we also pulled crackers and drank J2O's!!!
Later I watched some movies and then did other Christmasy things.
Down stairs there was a large pile of presents though most of them where for Hannah seen as I had got £200. I got - Assassins creed brotherhood, Modern Warfare 2, The rocket-hog mega blocks set it came with a ghost as well, The family Guy annual, The films Zombieland and the A-Team, 2 T-shirts, a pair of jeans, some more chocolate, a history book and other things besides.
After opening my presents I made my Warthog and ghost set this took some time especially the Warthog my mum helped my seen as my dad was to interested in Hannah's Ipod Touch.
Later on we had Christmas dinner which was exedingly nice especially the veg, the Parsnips where to die for, we also pulled crackers and drank J2O's!!!
Later I watched some movies and then did other Christmasy things.
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Sat - Wed holding post
Sat 18 Dec
Hannah ballet
Work Nightmare
pizza
Sun 19 Dec
Fin work deb pick up Rugby cancelled, home all day did little
Mon 20 dec
John Workk interview cup tea home / Brockington closed burst pipe /
Tuesday 21 dec
Brockington closed
Last day of term
Brandon
Misfits
Wed 22 dec
Snow, no trip to Reditch, Jacob around house, snowball fights, Scouts Laser Quest
Hannah ballet
Work Nightmare
pizza
Sun 19 Dec
Fin work deb pick up Rugby cancelled, home all day did little
Mon 20 dec
John Workk interview cup tea home / Brockington closed burst pipe /
Tuesday 21 dec
Brockington closed
Last day of term
Brandon
Misfits
Wed 22 dec
Snow, no trip to Reditch, Jacob around house, snowball fights, Scouts Laser Quest
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Sunday 19 December 2010
Today I slept in till about 10am this was only because there was no rugby. Later on I went on the Xbox on Black ops which was fun. Even latter on I watched national lampoons Christmas vacation then after having a shower we watched Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Saturday, 18 December 2010
Thursday/Friday: Another Horrendous Night on EA
Once more SNOW and ICE cause the UK to grind to a halt and yet again we are inundated with calls. Tonight was especially bad, still no JDM plus C, Jen and JB ill and D's baby in hospital, so that's five down to start with or half our complement of staff. In addition H asked me to do EA and it was a nightmare and to think only last week I was certain I'd never be doing it again after all that was one of the reasons why I choose to stay a part of our existing team. We didn't stop, from 21:00, when we took over, to 03:00 it was non stop. The only break I got was when I went outside to clear my head and inadvertantly left my pass on the desk. Quick trip round the outside of the building looking for someone to let me back in! Bh and Prash stayed on with me until just after 03:00 but after that I was on my own and it was still busy. Finally noticed a text from one of our missing members and made a note to call them when I got home. It's now 05:52 I finish at 07:00 and I've yet to take my lunch or any other breaks. Oh well, it's our last night tonight and much as I'd like the overtime cash I don't think I'll be coming back in again untill we start again on Thursday. Apart from anything else I'm pretty sure I'm coming down with Hannah's cold now. Can't stop coughing, and hurt all over, especiall my right arm. The old RSI seems to be playing up again I'd best start stretching the long latex bands again asap.
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Draft :
Thursday 16/12
Slept badly and was really pissed off when, after they got home, the kids, Hannah in particular, kept waking me up when I did manage to drift off. Got up just after 5PM but felt so sick with tiredness that I wasn’t able to eat dinner and gave it to the kids to share. Left for work shortly after 7PM; couldn’t find m y bicycle light, don’t say I lost it this morning, and when I tried to use the brakes and gears these were frozen up. Managed to free the back brake but was left with 2 gears and only front brake and no light on icy pavements. For some reason it took me longer than normal to get to work, can’t imagine why. I’m afraid I may have to take the bike into the shop as it looks as if the brake and gear cables have actually been damaged.
Well got there, eventually, and come 8pm there was no sign of JDM and nothing was said about his absence, then, so I later sent him a text to check everything was OK only to get his reply saying that he’d been suspended.
A little later Prash asked me to text him asking if was OK, which I did, and later still we were “advised of the situation” to wit, told sod all! I told everyone last week that the proposed changes to working routines were fraught with problems and were going to cause great upset; I’m sorry to have to say that it appears that I wasn’t wrong! Joined Up Thinking; Why Is It So Rare? Now is the time for all good men (persons) to keep their fucking heads below the parapet!
Slept badly and was really pissed off when, after they got home, the kids, Hannah in particular, kept waking me up when I did manage to drift off. Got up just after 5PM but felt so sick with tiredness that I wasn’t able to eat dinner and gave it to the kids to share. Left for work shortly after 7PM; couldn’t find m y bicycle light, don’t say I lost it this morning, and when I tried to use the brakes and gears these were frozen up. Managed to free the back brake but was left with 2 gears and only front brake and no light on icy pavements. For some reason it took me longer than normal to get to work, can’t imagine why. I’m afraid I may have to take the bike into the shop as it looks as if the brake and gear cables have actually been damaged.
Well got there, eventually, and come 8pm there was no sign of JDM and nothing was said about his absence, then, so I later sent him a text to check everything was OK only to get his reply saying that he’d been suspended.
A little later Prash asked me to text him asking if was OK, which I did, and later still we were “advised of the situation” to wit, told sod all! I told everyone last week that the proposed changes to working routines were fraught with problems and were going to cause great upset; I’m sorry to have to say that it appears that I wasn’t wrong! Joined Up Thinking; Why Is It So Rare? Now is the time for all good men (persons) to keep their fucking heads below the parapet!
Thursday 16 December 2010
Today I got up at 6 and did my paper round it took 30-45 mins which is not to long I then went to school or to be more specific to breakfast club and had a bagel as well as this I gave in my letter for the Kenya trip I hope I get to go it would be a very good experience. When I got home I did not do anything but write this and go on the PC and that is all.
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
JDM Suspended!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday 15/12
Bed most of day, put podcasts on Nat’s mp3 (Sandisk Sansa) slept intermittently, han ballet nat scouts me work. Call 6:45 Nat answered and said I wasn’t home before asking who was calling. Call was from work but they disconnected before I could interfere and there was no way to call back as call from generic business free phone so no way of knowing from whom. There was some kind of dispute/bust-up at work between JDM and PM resulting in JDM, after discussion with Tramadol, leaving building and not being seen again that night. Prior to this the team had discussed their Xmas outing next week at the (Paris) Hilton Hotel and I’m glad I declined the offer to attend. The prices of the drinks are unbelievable; even the happy hour prices are more than I’d be willing to pay, I know my highly unusual use of public bars has somewhat put me out of touch with the going rate for a beer but I know a rip-off when I see one. In addition they expect you to wear smart casual clothing…who’s the customer, who’s paying their wages?. At their prices I should be able to wear a flipping fig leaf if I want too and all they should do is grin if I chose to bare it. T’was another long night and by the time I got home Nat had left for school, it was nearly 8:00 and Hannah was manipulating images on the PC. After a quick trip to the shops and a does of the old JK show I headed upstairs to Bedfordshire.
Bed most of day, put podcasts on Nat’s mp3 (Sandisk Sansa) slept intermittently, han ballet nat scouts me work. Call 6:45 Nat answered and said I wasn’t home before asking who was calling. Call was from work but they disconnected before I could interfere and there was no way to call back as call from generic business free phone so no way of knowing from whom. There was some kind of dispute/bust-up at work between JDM and PM resulting in JDM, after discussion with Tramadol, leaving building and not being seen again that night. Prior to this the team had discussed their Xmas outing next week at the (Paris) Hilton Hotel and I’m glad I declined the offer to attend. The prices of the drinks are unbelievable; even the happy hour prices are more than I’d be willing to pay, I know my highly unusual use of public bars has somewhat put me out of touch with the going rate for a beer but I know a rip-off when I see one. In addition they expect you to wear smart casual clothing…who’s the customer, who’s paying their wages?. At their prices I should be able to wear a flipping fig leaf if I want too and all they should do is grin if I chose to bare it. T’was another long night and by the time I got home Nat had left for school, it was nearly 8:00 and Hannah was manipulating images on the PC. After a quick trip to the shops and a does of the old JK show I headed upstairs to Bedfordshire.
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
DRAFT: Not a Lot...Again
Monday13/12 / Tuesday14/12 – nothing much, Nat back at school and now doing his paper round. Can’t think of anything else.
Monday, 13 December 2010
Draft : Not A Lot
Nothing much as I recall; Nat back at school and now doing his paper round. Can’t think of anything else.
A week of illness Monday 6 December to Monday 13 December 2010
Monday
Today I started my paper round so I got up at 6am an cycled up to the paper shop and off I went with dad to deliver papers when I got back home I felt really ill so I had he day of school which I don't normally do but I was really sick. Later on that day I went to see The King And I at the Curve it was fabulous darling.
Tuesday
Mum and Dad did my paper round today so I just slept and had another day off school because I was ill really really ill so ill I was iller than an ill thing an ill thing that was ill and full of snot.
Wednesday
Today mum took me in the car to do my paper round and so it did not take too long and we were home in 30 min I missed school again and just stayed at home and watched TV and did other not to demanding things I also did not go to Scouts because I was ill and I can't not go to school then go to Scouts it's not right.
Thursday
Today after doing my paper round I had another day of school which was the same as the rest of the week after my mum and sister got home we went to see Hannah perform at St Crispins in the choir she was almost as good as I am at singing while there I was ill and got really cold it was a not very nice experience.
Friday
No school today
Today I started my paper round so I got up at 6am an cycled up to the paper shop and off I went with dad to deliver papers when I got back home I felt really ill so I had he day of school which I don't normally do but I was really sick. Later on that day I went to see The King And I at the Curve it was fabulous darling.
Tuesday
Mum and Dad did my paper round today so I just slept and had another day off school because I was ill really really ill so ill I was iller than an ill thing an ill thing that was ill and full of snot.
Wednesday
Today mum took me in the car to do my paper round and so it did not take too long and we were home in 30 min I missed school again and just stayed at home and watched TV and did other not to demanding things I also did not go to Scouts because I was ill and I can't not go to school then go to Scouts it's not right.
Thursday
Today after doing my paper round I had another day of school which was the same as the rest of the week after my mum and sister got home we went to see Hannah perform at St Crispins in the choir she was almost as good as I am at singing while there I was ill and got really cold it was a not very nice experience.
Friday
No school today
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Draft : Rugby Friendly Ashby, Nat Scores, Ties for Tries, Argument in Car,
Sunday 12/12
Rugby friendly with Ashby, Nat scored two tries and is now equal first for most tries scored. Not in Brockington Rugby Team photo. Great game both teams fairly equally matched so game more interesting. We had a huge argument on way home when Deb and I disagreed about best route. Stuck in traffic for ages and they didn’t go to the Nursery ot McDonalds. I went to ASDA on bike got some beers and got pissed.
Rugby friendly with Ashby, Nat scored two tries and is now equal first for most tries scored. Not in Brockington Rugby Team photo. Great game both teams fairly equally matched so game more interesting. We had a huge argument on way home when Deb and I disagreed about best route. Stuck in traffic for ages and they didn’t go to the Nursery ot McDonalds. I went to ASDA on bike got some beers and got pissed.
Saturday, 11 December 2010
Draft: Nat's First Pay, Building Robots, Church Concert, Hannah Singing, Ladies Choir Brilliant, No Religion, Mulled Wine
Saturday 11/12
Not much during the day except that Nat GOT HIS FIRST PAY SLIP (see photo) then went to school to build robots, the nerve after being off all week. In the evening we went to a concert at a church located in Leicester Forest east which was really good. Hannah in choir, Synergy ladies choir, soloist, bell ringers, Enderby Brass, mulled wine, no religion/sermon (surprise) 12 day Xmas at end fun
Not much during the day except that Nat GOT HIS FIRST PAY SLIP (see photo) then went to school to build robots, the nerve after being off all week. In the evening we went to a concert at a church located in Leicester Forest east which was really good. Hannah in choir, Synergy ladies choir, soloist, bell ringers, Enderby Brass, mulled wine, no religion/sermon (surprise) 12 day Xmas at end fun
Friday, 10 December 2010
Draft : Hannah's Party, Old Time EA, ....
Friday 10/12
As far a Hannah concerned still her birthday cos today is party day at Laser Fighting place. We got there at 4:15 (party 5-7) with Brandon in tow. If everything worked out I’d get to work on time.
Mixed party made up of four boys and six girls plus Donna and Jonathon who stayed as well
Josh did really well as did Han and Nat.
Everyone appeared to enjoy themselves greatly. Fill out
Got to work on time
Hasmukh wants me on EA cos there are no systems so back to the old way of doping things. I never thought I’d be doing this again with the proposed changes to EA..
Busy Busy Busy, eventually calmed down but Bharat Michaela and I on it all night
Michaela iPhone spends HOW much!!! Illuminatia joke
As far a Hannah concerned still her birthday cos today is party day at Laser Fighting place. We got there at 4:15 (party 5-7) with Brandon in tow. If everything worked out I’d get to work on time.
Mixed party made up of four boys and six girls plus Donna and Jonathon who stayed as well
Josh did really well as did Han and Nat.
Everyone appeared to enjoy themselves greatly. Fill out
Got to work on time
Hasmukh wants me on EA cos there are no systems so back to the old way of doping things. I never thought I’d be doing this again with the proposed changes to EA..
Busy Busy Busy, eventually calmed down but Bharat Michaela and I on it all night
Michaela iPhone spends HOW much!!! Illuminatia joke
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Draft : Hannah Is Ten (10) Today!!! PLUS...
Thursday 9/12
Birthday Girl 10 Today
Hannah had opened all her presents, except DS game, before I got home …cow
Loves her phone and so does Nat
Nat still poorly but did papers with Deb
Bye Bye Nokia N8 – Stripped off all apps and personal data and saved passwords etc but forgot to copy notes re Harry Potter film and King & I
Nat & I watched the Apprentice
Bed
Hannah is hooked on her new phone
School Concert at St. Crispin’s / Hannah in choir and did a reading / Brief word Steve R and John S.
Start work 9:30 immediately in meeting re new EA team
I was asked to stay behind after others left to discuss possible problems with a new set up with Pramod. I declined to switch teams but I’m having second thoughts. It depends who’s in charge.
The call volume was not so busy tonight as the weather has improved and people are now aware of how to clear blocked condensate pipes.
JDM was stuck on the phone with a nutter who insisted we send out one of our guys to repair a local electrical substation that had blown and caused a power cut. Even after 20 minutes the man was still shouting at JDM and demanding we do the repair. He could not grasp the fact that we have nothing to do with electrical distribution. I don’t know where JDM finds the patience I wouldn’t have.
Liverpuddlian with no intestines bowls or stomach
Did returned to work with JDM then had in depth conversation re implications of change to EA structure on the night team.
Birthday Girl 10 Today
Hannah had opened all her presents, except DS game, before I got home …cow
Loves her phone and so does Nat
Nat still poorly but did papers with Deb
Bye Bye Nokia N8 – Stripped off all apps and personal data and saved passwords etc but forgot to copy notes re Harry Potter film and King & I
Nat & I watched the Apprentice
Bed
Hannah is hooked on her new phone
School Concert at St. Crispin’s / Hannah in choir and did a reading / Brief word Steve R and John S.
Start work 9:30 immediately in meeting re new EA team
I was asked to stay behind after others left to discuss possible problems with a new set up with Pramod. I declined to switch teams but I’m having second thoughts. It depends who’s in charge.
The call volume was not so busy tonight as the weather has improved and people are now aware of how to clear blocked condensate pipes.
JDM was stuck on the phone with a nutter who insisted we send out one of our guys to repair a local electrical substation that had blown and caused a power cut. Even after 20 minutes the man was still shouting at JDM and demanding we do the repair. He could not grasp the fact that we have nothing to do with electrical distribution. I don’t know where JDM finds the patience I wouldn’t have.
Liverpuddlian with no intestines bowls or stomach
Did returned to work with JDM then had in depth conversation re implications of change to EA structure on the night team.
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Draft : School Performance management meeting, Hannah Birthday Excitement, School Website, Twitter
Nat Still Sick but does Paper Round in car with Deb
School Headmasters performance management assessment with Vi and Gill.
Concert on in the hall, baby in reception, kill and kibbutz
Hannah is driving everyone crazy about her birthday tomorrow.
Work Humongous; after 9:00 calls through the roof and stayed there all night.
New School Website pretty damn good
So So Tied, I miss you twitter.
School Headmasters performance management assessment with Vi and Gill.
Concert on in the hall, baby in reception, kill and kibbutz
Hannah is driving everyone crazy about her birthday tomorrow.
Work Humongous; after 9:00 calls through the roof and stayed there all night.
New School Website pretty damn good
So So Tied, I miss you twitter.
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Draft : Deb & I Paper Round, Nat Sick, Hannah Cubs Carol Concert, Work Madness
Deb & I Paper Round
Nat Still Sick
Wiki Leaks Arrest
Hannah Carol Concert with Cubs Alyestone church passed on way to work just finishing.
Work Frantic
Loads of people working through
Nat Still Sick
Wiki Leaks Arrest
Hannah Carol Concert with Cubs Alyestone church passed on way to work just finishing.
Work Frantic
Loads of people working through
Monday, 6 December 2010
Draft: 1st Paper Round, Nat and I, Nat Sick, Team Meal at Hilton...Not, The King and I, Nat Really Poorly at the Curve
1st Paper round done by Nat and I
Nat Sick
Missed Team Meal
King and I preview performance at the Curve Theatre.
Nat Sick
Missed Team Meal
King and I preview performance at the Curve Theatre.
Sunday, 5 December 2010
Draft : Allotment, Panorama Photo App, Gravity App, Swype App, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Allotment
Worked Out Panorama Application
Gravity App Fantastic
Swype App Brill
Harry Potter at Cinema
Worked Out Panorama Application
Gravity App Fantastic
Swype App Brill
Harry Potter at Cinema
Saturday, 4 December 2010
Draft : Robots, Brockington, N8 Buggered, Applications, Insurance Claim, Video Journey,
Nat building Robots at Brockington
Got Phone back – Fucked but spent the next few Days loading apps onto it to see how well they worked…outstanding in the main.
Insurance Claim
Playing with Phone
Videoed Car Journey
Got Phone back – Fucked but spent the next few Days loading apps onto it to see how well they worked…outstanding in the main.
Insurance Claim
Playing with Phone
Videoed Car Journey
Friday, 3 December 2010
DRAFT : Paper Round, Brockington College Xmas Fair, Brandon
Call from paper Shop does Nat want a paper round
Brockington Xmas fair
Took Brandon there and Home
Brockington Xmas fair
Took Brandon there and Home
Friday 3 December 2010
After school today Brandon came round and we watched Sherlock on the TV I also confirmed with the news agents that I was going to start a paper round. Later on we went to Brockingtons Christmas Fair which was fun we had food and entered rigged competitions!!!
Thursday, 2 December 2010
See Yesterday, Unified Field Theory, Lipstick,
I refer you, dearest reader, to my entry of the previous inst. With no loss of vigour my thundering, chundering and grumbling tummy continued unabated, more and more poopy pants were birthed with each and every cough, weeze and sneeze and the Himalayan like mountain of dirty laundry continued its rapid journey heavenward.
It was during a particularly vicious sneeze and follow through that I first formulate my unified field theory describing, in the simplest terms, everything contained within the macro cosmic all; from the smallest to the largest, from the briefest to the virtually everlasting, from the darkest of dark matter to the brightest of supernovae. However, as simple as this theory is and as astonished as you would be to discover the secret of the origin of the Universe, I won’t bore you with it here. We’ll leave that for another day; astonishing you that is. Mind you, no matter how wondrous the revelation, if you’re like my daughter, if it doesn’t wear lipstick you’ll think it’s intrinsically boring regardless.
It was during a particularly vicious sneeze and follow through that I first formulate my unified field theory describing, in the simplest terms, everything contained within the macro cosmic all; from the smallest to the largest, from the briefest to the virtually everlasting, from the darkest of dark matter to the brightest of supernovae. However, as simple as this theory is and as astonished as you would be to discover the secret of the origin of the Universe, I won’t bore you with it here. We’ll leave that for another day; astonishing you that is. Mind you, no matter how wondrous the revelation, if you’re like my daughter, if it doesn’t wear lipstick you’ll think it’s intrinsically boring regardless.
De'ja' Vu - Tummy Bug, Poopy Pants and Finally A Unified Field Theory.
I refer you, dearest reader, to my entry of the previous inst. With no loss of vigour my thundering, chundering and grumbling tummy continued unabated, more and more poopy pants were birthed with each and every cough, weeze and sneeze and the Himalayan like mountain of dirty laundry continued its rapid journey heavenward.
It was during a particularly vicious sneeze and follow through that I first formulate my unified field theory describing, in the simplest terms, everything contained within the macro cosmic all; from the smallest to the largest, from the briefest to the virtually everlasting, from the darkest of dark matter to the brightest of supernovae. However, as simple as this theory is and as astonished as you would be to discover the secret of the origin of the Universe, I won’t bore you with it here. We’ll leave that for another day; astonishing you that is. Mind you, no matter how wondrous the revelation, if you’re like my daughter, if it doesn’t wear lipstick you’ll think it’s intrinsically boring regardless.
It was during a particularly vicious sneeze and follow through that I first formulate my unified field theory describing, in the simplest terms, everything contained within the macro cosmic all; from the smallest to the largest, from the briefest to the virtually everlasting, from the darkest of dark matter to the brightest of supernovae. However, as simple as this theory is and as astonished as you would be to discover the secret of the origin of the Universe, I won’t bore you with it here. We’ll leave that for another day; astonishing you that is. Mind you, no matter how wondrous the revelation, if you’re like my daughter, if it doesn’t wear lipstick you’ll think it’s intrinsically boring regardless.
Thursday 2 December 2010
Today my dad got a phone call the subject of this call was that I had got a paper round 16 houses a day 17 papers a day 6 days a week £12 a week and Christmas tips seen as it's December. I will now have my own money that I have earned my self by doing work.
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Tummy Bug, Poopy Pants, Money Money Money, Onederful.
I’d had an upset stomach all weekend and couldn’t stop farting and going to the loo. Things only got worse as each day passed and by Wednesday I was shitting myself whenever I coughed or sneezed and felt as if I was going to throw up at any moment.
I continued to experience these symptoms for the remained of the week and had to take Wednesday and Thursday as sick leave. The horrible thing is that I’m not sure that I had the full blown vomit bug that’s doing the rounds and clearing schools and work places. If I haven’t then I remain as at risk as anyone else of doing so! If that happens I’m afraid it’ll be nappies (diapers if you’re an American reader) to work as I can’t afford to take anymore time off.
I think the very best thing about winning a huge amount of money, on the lottery or some other way, would not be the facility to spend enormous sums of money but rather the sense of relief that would accompany the resultant freedom; especially freedom from obligations imposed upon one because of the necessity of remaining in employment! One might choose to continue to work but one would not be obliged to. If one felt like taking a day off there would be nothing and no one to stop one; additionally it would allow one to describe oneself as one in one’s writings as one has just done…and of course, that’s just Onederful!!!
I continued to experience these symptoms for the remained of the week and had to take Wednesday and Thursday as sick leave. The horrible thing is that I’m not sure that I had the full blown vomit bug that’s doing the rounds and clearing schools and work places. If I haven’t then I remain as at risk as anyone else of doing so! If that happens I’m afraid it’ll be nappies (diapers if you’re an American reader) to work as I can’t afford to take anymore time off.
I think the very best thing about winning a huge amount of money, on the lottery or some other way, would not be the facility to spend enormous sums of money but rather the sense of relief that would accompany the resultant freedom; especially freedom from obligations imposed upon one because of the necessity of remaining in employment! One might choose to continue to work but one would not be obliged to. If one felt like taking a day off there would be nothing and no one to stop one; additionally it would allow one to describe oneself as one in one’s writings as one has just done…and of course, that’s just Onederful!!!
Tummy Bug, Poopy Pants, Money Money Money, Onederful
I’d had an upset stomach all weekend and couldn’t stop farting and going to the loo. Things only got worse as each day passed and by Wednesday I was shitting myself whenever I coughed or sneezed and felt as if I was going to throw up at any moment.
I continued to experience these symptoms for the remained of the week and had to take Wednesday and Thursday as sick leave. The horrible thing is that I’m not sure that I had the full blown vomit bug that’s doing the rounds and clearing schools and work places. If I haven’t then I remain as at risk as anyone else of doing so! If that happens I’m afraid it’ll be nappies (diapers if you’re an American reader) to work as I can’t afford to take anymore time off.
I think the very best thing about winning a huge amount of money, on the lottery or some other way, would not be the facility to spend enormous sums of money but rather the sense of relief that would accompany the resultant freedom; especially freedom from obligations imposed upon one because of the necessity of remaining in employment! One might choose to continue to work but one would not be obliged to. If one felt like taking a day off there would be nothing and no one to stop one; additionally it would allow one to describe oneself as one in one’s writings as one has just done…and of course, that’s just Onederful!!!
I continued to experience these symptoms for the remained of the week and had to take Wednesday and Thursday as sick leave. The horrible thing is that I’m not sure that I had the full blown vomit bug that’s doing the rounds and clearing schools and work places. If I haven’t then I remain as at risk as anyone else of doing so! If that happens I’m afraid it’ll be nappies (diapers if you’re an American reader) to work as I can’t afford to take anymore time off.
I think the very best thing about winning a huge amount of money, on the lottery or some other way, would not be the facility to spend enormous sums of money but rather the sense of relief that would accompany the resultant freedom; especially freedom from obligations imposed upon one because of the necessity of remaining in employment! One might choose to continue to work but one would not be obliged to. If one felt like taking a day off there would be nothing and no one to stop one; additionally it would allow one to describe oneself as one in one’s writings as one has just done…and of course, that’s just Onederful!!!
Monday 29 Nov / Tuesday 30 Nov
Tonight our team was due to start our own four day stint and it wasn’t a delightful prospect. The weather continued to worsen all across the UK and people were desperately trying to get through to us. Slept most of the day, between trips to the toilet as my tummy got worse and worse. The night was as bad as expected and I was looking forward to the the fact that I’d booked the following night off as a holiday. I had a Governors meeting to attend and afterward we were supposed to be going out for a meal at the left bank restaurant.
The night finally came to an end and I came home happy in the knowledge that I wouldn’t be back for at least 36 hours. My tummy got worse. The school called to say that the meeting was still on but the meal had been cancelled because of the weather conditions.
The meeting was fairly brief, in the main due to the new chairpersons professional skills; Nick’s involved in local politics and works in local Government so he’s well verse in moving things along. We were done for 6:00 and I walked home with one of the new parent Governors Simon, a teacher at a secondary school who’d attended his first meeting that evening. I think he lives around the corner on the new estate but as usual I didn’t ask. You can take the boy out of the close knit Welsh village community where he hated the lack of privacy but you can’t take that hatred out of the boy. I go out of my way not to ask people about themselves.
As the evening went by…my stomach got worse; by the following morning I had the full blown bug and very sneeze or cough was accompanied by an expulsion of material from my lower parts. I very much doubt we’ll ever manage to get those pants clean again!
I did, I’ve just recalled, manage to take a few photos of the snow covered canal as I cycled home but they have come out incredibly dark. I thought the area was very bright, because of all the snow, but the pictures tell an entirely different story. Take a look for yourselves:
The night finally came to an end and I came home happy in the knowledge that I wouldn’t be back for at least 36 hours. My tummy got worse. The school called to say that the meeting was still on but the meal had been cancelled because of the weather conditions.
The meeting was fairly brief, in the main due to the new chairpersons professional skills; Nick’s involved in local politics and works in local Government so he’s well verse in moving things along. We were done for 6:00 and I walked home with one of the new parent Governors Simon, a teacher at a secondary school who’d attended his first meeting that evening. I think he lives around the corner on the new estate but as usual I didn’t ask. You can take the boy out of the close knit Welsh village community where he hated the lack of privacy but you can’t take that hatred out of the boy. I go out of my way not to ask people about themselves.
As the evening went by…my stomach got worse; by the following morning I had the full blown bug and very sneeze or cough was accompanied by an expulsion of material from my lower parts. I very much doubt we’ll ever manage to get those pants clean again!
I did, I’ve just recalled, manage to take a few photos of the snow covered canal as I cycled home but they have come out incredibly dark. I thought the area was very bright, because of all the snow, but the pictures tell an entirely different story. Take a look for yourselves:
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