my ASC swansong
right, as some of you may be aware now i'm leaving ASC a the end of the week for "bigger and better things" well that's my story and i'm sticking to it! but anyway as a bit of a swansong i said that regardless of what happens with me leaving i would assist in every way possible, falling short of sexual favours, in getting the centre a better score in it's recent QUEST audit, our previous score had been 62%, this was done abou 2 years ago and about a year before i started at the centre. haveing been through the process a few times while i was at the wave (btw if you know these people or work there please tell them that they info on the website is out of date as Nick Guiry hasn't worked there for a while and nor has Laura Bray) anyway seeing as i'd been through it a few times i was asked on ways to improve the centre and all that type of thing...I'm not saying the score that we have got is my doing, ubt i like to think that i had some input into us doing so well...well i came up with a plan and read and re-read the various reports and action table that had been given to me over the last year and when it came round to the audit which took place thursday and friday last week we scored a massive 72-78% (final score to be confirmed). my boss nearly fell off his chair, he had to leave the room as well...i think the score came as a bit of a shock to him...and to be honest it was an awesome acheivement for the centre and the staff and it goes to show what a great team we have there and i guess now i'll be a little disappointed to leave, but i know it's the right thing for me to do now and i can leave this score as a bit of a legacy knowing i played my part even though i had days left...the best bit for my boss though was being able to say to everyone else in the company that although our centre is probably the oldest in the company and isn't in the nicest of areas and really is a bit of a dump...we're the best in the company so FU! (obviously he didn't put it quite as well as that, but he did have a little gloating session via email when we got the result and it's still going on now)
needless to say after working my arse off the last couple of weeks making sure everything was in place for quest and for my leaving and getting stressed with the boss stressing everyone out over the whole quest thing (he know's he does it now and he has promised that he will sort it for next time) a bit of a session was needed on friday evening...the boss bought a couple of pints for us on the way home, i say us but it was only really me, him and Kay (the gym manager) and 3 people from H/O or other centres...but still it meant that i managed to get a couple of beers in before chunk and his bro appeared, we hit a couple of pubs in didcot, the waterwitch where i bumped into a few people from the wave which was cool and then broadways, the first time i've been in there for ages, well over a year...and bumped into a few people in there too...it was a good night, well what i can remember was good, acually i can remember pretty much everything, including dropping the pizza i'd cooked when we got back to the flat (we being me and chunk, not me and some random woman that i'd met...and no woja, chunk isn't a random woman either!) still i managed to salvage most of the topping and put it back on ready to eat, to be honest at that time i didn't really care what it looked like, it tasted ok and we ate it while playing GT4...although it was more like lawnmower racing as we were spending more time on the grass than on the road!
saturday lead to more GT4 in the morning while i tried to lose the headache from the night before...followed by the cup final at chunks place, after which i left in the vague hope that i might get an early night so i could go out with chunk on sunday to watch chunkie's other half and her mate run while we babysat...but for some reason i woke up at 4.30 am and started puking my guts up and didn't make it back to bed until around 8am...spent the rest of the day trying to keep some food down...not good
well that was my weekend
this week i'm working out my remaining 3 shifts and i'm going to attend training tomorrow and that's my excitment over and done with...then from friday i have a glorious 10 days until i'm due to start my new job in germany, during which time i'll need to sort out a few things and get drunk :D
laters peeps
Px
Tuesday, 24 May 2005
Monday, 16 May 2005
accrington stanley...who are they?
eggsactly!
right people i've been given the following option, do i leave work early and suffer a distinct lack of funds for next month or do i stick it out until the end of the month?
leaving would be good because i'm getting really hacked off with it at the moment, it's stopped being fun a while ago and now it's just getting really stupid, everytime i sit down to try to sort things out so that i can leave the place in some sort of order i get someone asking me to do more work which is "urgent" and "needs to be done now"
leaving at the end of the month will mean that i've actually got some money next month, which i obviously need...but it's going to stress me a bit more...
anyway, i've got to stay really as i need the money, so it's a bit of a redundant question
the title is in honour of not only the milk advert from many moons ago, but also because the question regarding said milk advert was just on the weakest link...genius
really got the munchies...at the moment, but haven't got much in the flat, trying to keep the stocks low so that i don't leave a fridge full of food when i head to germany, but that also means when i'm in the mood for something to eat and i have an urge for something i haven't got it...like now i've got the urge for spaghetti and meatballs now...dumb huh!
speaking of heading to germany...is anyone going to visit me before i go? you're all welcome, just give me a little warning to i can sort things out and that
right got to go, really need to find something to eat
laters peeps
Px
eggsactly!
right people i've been given the following option, do i leave work early and suffer a distinct lack of funds for next month or do i stick it out until the end of the month?
leaving would be good because i'm getting really hacked off with it at the moment, it's stopped being fun a while ago and now it's just getting really stupid, everytime i sit down to try to sort things out so that i can leave the place in some sort of order i get someone asking me to do more work which is "urgent" and "needs to be done now"
leaving at the end of the month will mean that i've actually got some money next month, which i obviously need...but it's going to stress me a bit more...
anyway, i've got to stay really as i need the money, so it's a bit of a redundant question
the title is in honour of not only the milk advert from many moons ago, but also because the question regarding said milk advert was just on the weakest link...genius
really got the munchies...at the moment, but haven't got much in the flat, trying to keep the stocks low so that i don't leave a fridge full of food when i head to germany, but that also means when i'm in the mood for something to eat and i have an urge for something i haven't got it...like now i've got the urge for spaghetti and meatballs now...dumb huh!
speaking of heading to germany...is anyone going to visit me before i go? you're all welcome, just give me a little warning to i can sort things out and that
right got to go, really need to find something to eat
laters peeps
Px
Monday, 9 May 2005
i'm going
i've taken the new job and i'm going
training starts in 4 weeks in germany and i can't wait
alien said she'd be worried going to germany for 5 weeks on her own, but i'm looking at it as an extended training course, which just happens to be in a different country, where they speak a different language, one i don't speak, where they use different moeny, but then that's easy as it's only the euro, where i'll be on my own, but i'm on my own here, it's not like it'll be much different, it's not like i see any of my old mates very often and the newer ones will mostly be left behind when i change jobs
someone mentioned that i'll be able to live it up with all the german ladies, then she also pointed out that they're hairy...not good...speaking of hairy, that was a nasty pic the little welsh fella sent me yesterday, i'm sure woja knows what i'm on about
as for me, i'm tired again, think i'm subconsciously stressing about taking the new job, dunno though... things might just be getting me down a little anyway, not sure...we'll see...that's also the best explanation you'll get for the previous blog, i've not had a brilliant few days!
anyway i have nothing else to say
Px
i've taken the new job and i'm going
training starts in 4 weeks in germany and i can't wait
alien said she'd be worried going to germany for 5 weeks on her own, but i'm looking at it as an extended training course, which just happens to be in a different country, where they speak a different language, one i don't speak, where they use different moeny, but then that's easy as it's only the euro, where i'll be on my own, but i'm on my own here, it's not like it'll be much different, it's not like i see any of my old mates very often and the newer ones will mostly be left behind when i change jobs
someone mentioned that i'll be able to live it up with all the german ladies, then she also pointed out that they're hairy...not good...speaking of hairy, that was a nasty pic the little welsh fella sent me yesterday, i'm sure woja knows what i'm on about
as for me, i'm tired again, think i'm subconsciously stressing about taking the new job, dunno though... things might just be getting me down a little anyway, not sure...we'll see...that's also the best explanation you'll get for the previous blog, i've not had a brilliant few days!
anyway i have nothing else to say
Px
Thursday, 5 May 2005
Wednesday, 27 April 2005
decision time
do i or don't i?
been offered the job at Waldner, the one i went for the other week, now it's down to money, they've offered me the same as i'm on now, but i'm due a payrise if i stay...
also i would have to spend the first 5 weeks in germany, learning what the hell it is i'm supposed to be doing, which does sounds cool though, need to find out how i'm getting there where i'm staying and all that, because if i've got to pay for it there's no chance as i can't afford it
anyway, i'm leaning towards taking it, but i need to sort out these minor things first
flogging molly were as awesome as ever, but that's going to have to go down as the most expensive gig i've ever been to as i broke my specs while i was there, had to get some new ones on saturday, cost me £275, but that's including the insurance that i took out on them incase i break them again...cunning plan ;) the only disappointments for the evening were the lask of some very wicked songs...we're talking salty dog and delilah mainly, but there were others missing...and the woman who plays the fiddle wasn't there either, she's one something nasty to her hand...i wish her a speedy recovery, not that she'll ever read this i expect, but you never know, but everyone must see them though...that's the rules
in other news...nothing much has been happening, nothin much at all...shame really, i was after something exciting i could put in here...going to the dogs this weekend...might win some money, so i might have something exciting to put in here next time
well that's about it really
laters peeps
Px
do i or don't i?
been offered the job at Waldner, the one i went for the other week, now it's down to money, they've offered me the same as i'm on now, but i'm due a payrise if i stay...
also i would have to spend the first 5 weeks in germany, learning what the hell it is i'm supposed to be doing, which does sounds cool though, need to find out how i'm getting there where i'm staying and all that, because if i've got to pay for it there's no chance as i can't afford it
anyway, i'm leaning towards taking it, but i need to sort out these minor things first
flogging molly were as awesome as ever, but that's going to have to go down as the most expensive gig i've ever been to as i broke my specs while i was there, had to get some new ones on saturday, cost me £275, but that's including the insurance that i took out on them incase i break them again...cunning plan ;) the only disappointments for the evening were the lask of some very wicked songs...we're talking salty dog and delilah mainly, but there were others missing...and the woman who plays the fiddle wasn't there either, she's one something nasty to her hand...i wish her a speedy recovery, not that she'll ever read this i expect, but you never know, but everyone must see them though...that's the rules
in other news...nothing much has been happening, nothin much at all...shame really, i was after something exciting i could put in here...going to the dogs this weekend...might win some money, so i might have something exciting to put in here next time
well that's about it really
laters peeps
Px
Sunday, 17 April 2005
fuck it
this is the second time i've had to write this post, the first time it wouldn't save!!! (stupid aol)
anyway the boyz have just left after playing gt4 for a while, the original version of the blog had them playing nurbergring while i was writing, but obviously seeing as they've left i'm not playing anymore...
it was cool havingthem come round, we went to the witch to play some pool and hooked up with a few people from the wave and had a good time
anyway, this week has been fairly boring so i'm not going to say very much, i did say loads before inthe other version of this blog, but it got wiped and i can't remember what i said and i'm not in the mood to make it up again
laters peeps
Px
this is the second time i've had to write this post, the first time it wouldn't save!!! (stupid aol)
anyway the boyz have just left after playing gt4 for a while, the original version of the blog had them playing nurbergring while i was writing, but obviously seeing as they've left i'm not playing anymore...
it was cool havingthem come round, we went to the witch to play some pool and hooked up with a few people from the wave and had a good time
anyway, this week has been fairly boring so i'm not going to say very much, i did say loads before inthe other version of this blog, but it got wiped and i can't remember what i said and i'm not in the mood to make it up again
laters peeps
Px
Monday, 11 April 2005
mmm...greasy fast
ok, i've settled into the flat nicely, took me a little while to feel like i belonged here, but i do now. got myself an internet connection, 2mbps so i'm told, which is greasy fast and so i'm enjoying it, looking at some trailers for some new films, i'm not sold on any yet, but i'll let you know if there are any that i would recommend
feeling generally pretty good, although i'm having my problems wiht things, but then isn't everyone?
told the boss that i was becoming disillusioned with work and was no longer enjoying it as much as i had been, various reason, but basically i've told him that i'm looking at leaving, not just the centre, but the industry as a whole. it's going to be difficult to change the things that i do and i know that i'm going to find it hard to find something else to do seeing as i've spent the last 0 years working in the leisure industry. i guess if i were to move away i migh stay in the industry, but indoing that i'll be looking at moving a fairly long way away, ie out of the country...
on the job front i had an interview this morning at chunck's place of work, it seemed to go fairly well, but i'll have to wait for a week or more to find out just how well. if i get it i might have to go to germany to complete my training, which will be great, a working holiday type of thing, but i don't know any german as yet, and if i get the position i'll have to learn some, but i like a challenge...
well i think that's pretty much all i have to say and update with today so that's me down
laters
Px
ok, i've settled into the flat nicely, took me a little while to feel like i belonged here, but i do now. got myself an internet connection, 2mbps so i'm told, which is greasy fast and so i'm enjoying it, looking at some trailers for some new films, i'm not sold on any yet, but i'll let you know if there are any that i would recommend
feeling generally pretty good, although i'm having my problems wiht things, but then isn't everyone?
told the boss that i was becoming disillusioned with work and was no longer enjoying it as much as i had been, various reason, but basically i've told him that i'm looking at leaving, not just the centre, but the industry as a whole. it's going to be difficult to change the things that i do and i know that i'm going to find it hard to find something else to do seeing as i've spent the last 0 years working in the leisure industry. i guess if i were to move away i migh stay in the industry, but indoing that i'll be looking at moving a fairly long way away, ie out of the country...
on the job front i had an interview this morning at chunck's place of work, it seemed to go fairly well, but i'll have to wait for a week or more to find out just how well. if i get it i might have to go to germany to complete my training, which will be great, a working holiday type of thing, but i don't know any german as yet, and if i get the position i'll have to learn some, but i like a challenge...
well i think that's pretty much all i have to say and update with today so that's me down
laters
Px
Saturday, 2 April 2005
hey hey peoples
hope everyone is enjoying the joys of spring, the weather's starting to look up, shame i'm stuck at work and can't be sat in a pub garden somewhere enjoying a tall frosty one, but such is life
anyway, the weeks been pretty good, bit on the quite side, but that can't be a bad thing. suffered from random insomnia this week, not been able to get to sleep before midnight, and usually awaye somewhere around half 6, with several jolts during the night...thursday was the worst when i couldn't get to sleep until gone 2 and woke up to the noisy kids down stairs screaming about something at 6 ish...little buggers!
other things that have happened...not much to be honest
went to the pub last night with the usual suspects, only trouble is that we are getting bored of the usual pub, hopefully next week we'll have a change of venue and be able to have a bevy somewhere else, with a nice pool table and plenty of people to watch...ifyernowotimean...
work has been ok tis week, a little stressful, a little boring, a little of everything really. had to sit in on a disciplinary, but that's P&C so i can't really talk about it, but it was funny, nothing happened and there was no nasty outcome either...shame i was looking forward to a public flogging ;)
got an interview in 10 days or so, need to hunt out my suit and a clean shirt ready for it, shouldn't be too hard. the interview though will be different, i have no idea what i'll be asked or anything, it's going to be a completely new experience for me, a job not in leisure!!!
yesterday was cool, it was the first day that i've been on my own and felt comfortable in the flat, also managed to have a decent dinner of pie, mash and peas, got some left over for today
sat and watched the games on tv once this week some surprisingly FIT women on it, none of the jodie dogruff marsh that they had last time, although lady hervey was mighty fine, mmmm kirsty gallacher, princess tamara...sweet! even mel from mel and sue fame was looking pretty good, but the royalty was by far the best on there
right...that's about it for now
laters peeps
Px
hope everyone is enjoying the joys of spring, the weather's starting to look up, shame i'm stuck at work and can't be sat in a pub garden somewhere enjoying a tall frosty one, but such is life
anyway, the weeks been pretty good, bit on the quite side, but that can't be a bad thing. suffered from random insomnia this week, not been able to get to sleep before midnight, and usually awaye somewhere around half 6, with several jolts during the night...thursday was the worst when i couldn't get to sleep until gone 2 and woke up to the noisy kids down stairs screaming about something at 6 ish...little buggers!
other things that have happened...not much to be honest
went to the pub last night with the usual suspects, only trouble is that we are getting bored of the usual pub, hopefully next week we'll have a change of venue and be able to have a bevy somewhere else, with a nice pool table and plenty of people to watch...ifyernowotimean...
work has been ok tis week, a little stressful, a little boring, a little of everything really. had to sit in on a disciplinary, but that's P&C so i can't really talk about it, but it was funny, nothing happened and there was no nasty outcome either...shame i was looking forward to a public flogging ;)
got an interview in 10 days or so, need to hunt out my suit and a clean shirt ready for it, shouldn't be too hard. the interview though will be different, i have no idea what i'll be asked or anything, it's going to be a completely new experience for me, a job not in leisure!!!
yesterday was cool, it was the first day that i've been on my own and felt comfortable in the flat, also managed to have a decent dinner of pie, mash and peas, got some left over for today
sat and watched the games on tv once this week some surprisingly FIT women on it, none of the jodie dogruff marsh that they had last time, although lady hervey was mighty fine, mmmm kirsty gallacher, princess tamara...sweet! even mel from mel and sue fame was looking pretty good, but the royalty was by far the best on there
right...that's about it for now
laters peeps
Px
Friday, 25 March 2005
friday...alledgedly good
been at work all day, still am now, it's been dead, it's been boring, it's not been emotional though
spent the whole day sat on reception taking the few pennies that have come through, people just don't seem to want to come here today and i don't blame them!
the moving idea seems to be doing nicely, just need to bring the ratties over at some point, not sure when though, might get them tonight, might get them tomorrow, probably should get them tonight really though
got the flat stocked ;) spent some money getting the beers in, spent some time drinking them too
in the news, my cousin had her baby this week...which is an awesome thing and i'm happy for her and her family
work is going slowly, very slowly as you can well imagine
not much else has been happening in my life, been spending the week moving stuff or at work, nothing interesting there then
got my finances sorted out nicely after being skint for ages
GODDAMMIT!!!!!!!!! IT'S SO BORING TODAY!!!
booze up at my place on sunday if you're interested...just ask where i live and you're welcome to come on over...byob though, i know i've sorted my money out, but i'm not paying for your beer... :)
anyway
take it easy peeps
Px
been at work all day, still am now, it's been dead, it's been boring, it's not been emotional though
spent the whole day sat on reception taking the few pennies that have come through, people just don't seem to want to come here today and i don't blame them!
the moving idea seems to be doing nicely, just need to bring the ratties over at some point, not sure when though, might get them tonight, might get them tomorrow, probably should get them tonight really though
got the flat stocked ;) spent some money getting the beers in, spent some time drinking them too
in the news, my cousin had her baby this week...which is an awesome thing and i'm happy for her and her family
work is going slowly, very slowly as you can well imagine
not much else has been happening in my life, been spending the week moving stuff or at work, nothing interesting there then
got my finances sorted out nicely after being skint for ages
GODDAMMIT!!!!!!!!! IT'S SO BORING TODAY!!!
booze up at my place on sunday if you're interested...just ask where i live and you're welcome to come on over...byob though, i know i've sorted my money out, but i'm not paying for your beer... :)
anyway
take it easy peeps
Px
Wednesday, 23 March 2005
visitors passes will be forthcoming...
genius
started moving on monday
couldn't be bothered to blog about it
am going to staty there tonight as i don't have to be at work until 12 tomorrow
tv, hifi and that type of stuff was first in there, assist kindly given by woja, had to get the essentials in there otherwise it would've been unbearable
moved some more stuff in last night, but not a lot though, wasn't really in the mood to do much
tonight i'm packing my suitcase and going to get some clothes and stuff like that in there, along with more dvd's and cd's, haven't got enough of them in there yet, in fact, compared to the actual amount i own, i've hardly got any in there...shocking, this will not do!
visitation rights are open to all, but please get in touch first otherwise you'll not know where you're going, with the exception of woja, who's been there once now and might just about be able to find it again...if pushed
so people on that note i'm going to leave you for now
take care peeps
Px
genius
started moving on monday
couldn't be bothered to blog about it
am going to staty there tonight as i don't have to be at work until 12 tomorrow
tv, hifi and that type of stuff was first in there, assist kindly given by woja, had to get the essentials in there otherwise it would've been unbearable
moved some more stuff in last night, but not a lot though, wasn't really in the mood to do much
tonight i'm packing my suitcase and going to get some clothes and stuff like that in there, along with more dvd's and cd's, haven't got enough of them in there yet, in fact, compared to the actual amount i own, i've hardly got any in there...shocking, this will not do!
visitation rights are open to all, but please get in touch first otherwise you'll not know where you're going, with the exception of woja, who's been there once now and might just about be able to find it again...if pushed
so people on that note i'm going to leave you for now
take care peeps
Px
Sunday, 20 March 2005
"hindu coming through"
been playing too much of the simpsons hit n run game...apu was the main character in the last level, hence the title...it's one of the things he keeps saying.
right, few things today, not much though...
had to escape from m parents place yesterday, they are arguing a lot at the moment, but there was no-one around that i could turn to or go out with yesterday so i spent a few hours driving around and window shopping in reading, they are fighting over silly things, or at least that's what it feels like, and i feel like i'm stuck in the middle at the moment
the sooner i move the better, still not sure when that's going to be though...it's starting to really piss me off not knowing though, might suggest that i'll find somewhere else and not wory about moving into my brother place...maybe mum will help me out with the deposit for it...maybe not, we'll see
everything else is pretty boring and shit like that
had a chat with mum about how i'm feeling at the moment, mentioned about the continuous arguing, the living at home, work and shit like that...
didn't find anyone to go out drinking with yesterday, not really bothered, was a bit short notice i guess, still it's a bank holiday weekend, and maybe if people are free we can organise a drink one day out of the 3 (i'm working the friday at the moment, although i might see if i can get it off...seeing as i'm contracted and they can't make me work a bank holiday)
still looking forward to seeing flogging molly...
anyway
nuff said
i'm outta here
laters peeps
Px
been playing too much of the simpsons hit n run game...apu was the main character in the last level, hence the title...it's one of the things he keeps saying.
right, few things today, not much though...
had to escape from m parents place yesterday, they are arguing a lot at the moment, but there was no-one around that i could turn to or go out with yesterday so i spent a few hours driving around and window shopping in reading, they are fighting over silly things, or at least that's what it feels like, and i feel like i'm stuck in the middle at the moment
the sooner i move the better, still not sure when that's going to be though...it's starting to really piss me off not knowing though, might suggest that i'll find somewhere else and not wory about moving into my brother place...maybe mum will help me out with the deposit for it...maybe not, we'll see
everything else is pretty boring and shit like that
had a chat with mum about how i'm feeling at the moment, mentioned about the continuous arguing, the living at home, work and shit like that...
didn't find anyone to go out drinking with yesterday, not really bothered, was a bit short notice i guess, still it's a bank holiday weekend, and maybe if people are free we can organise a drink one day out of the 3 (i'm working the friday at the moment, although i might see if i can get it off...seeing as i'm contracted and they can't make me work a bank holiday)
still looking forward to seeing flogging molly...
anyway
nuff said
i'm outta here
laters peeps
Px
Friday, 18 March 2005
Thursday, 17 March 2005
happy st paddy's day...hence the lurid green colour
i'm not irish, i have no irish blood in me, in fact the closest i get to being irish is my aunt (she's irish) and my cousin who married an irish guy and lives there. still like most people it doesn't stop me wanting to get fired up and lairy in true irish fashion...however i'm working tonight so it's not going to happen.
as for me i'm doing fine
might be moving this weekend, but i feel like i've said that so many times recently that it's starting to lose it's gloss/meaning, but fingers crossed, seeing as i've already put some stuff in there already...
lena-poo...forgot to tell you you should be able to leave comments now, think i sorted i so that anyone can leave a comment...so if you're out there and you feel like saying something...go for it
chunk...i know i missed you out ast time...you weren't the only one though!
woja...man-flu, monkey-flu, whatever, you're not getting any sympathy from me because you've just been away for a nice long holiday...bastard!
jenfer...weight ff your shoulders now?
saw vic on tuesday, with the baby...my mum reckons she's getting big, but she still looked tiny in my arms...although we did manage to raise a smile and giggle from her. it was good to see them both though. the baby is lovely, just like her mum.
need a holiday, can't afford one though
my boss is pushing me to give him my leave dates for the next year, i'm not sure what they will be yet, anyone got any suggestions for time off that i can have? they cheaper the better
i need to come up with a plan of action too...a life changing plan as it were... sensilbe suggestions for that would be appriciated too
right...i'm off, but i'm going to leave you with some flogging molly lyrics, them being kinda irish and stuff...it's a cool song and i like it so that's why it's here...
laters peeps
Px
If I Ever Leave This World Alive
If I ever leave this world alive
I'll thank for all the things you did in my life
If I ever leave this world alive
I'll come back down and sit beside your feet tonight
Wherever I am you'll always be
More than just a memory
If I ever leave this world alive
If I ever leave this world alive
I'll take on all the sadness
That I left behind
If I ever leave this world alive
The madness that you feel will soon subside
So in a word don't shed a tear
I'll be here when it all gets weird
If I ever leave this world alive
So when in doubt just call my name
Just before you go insane
If I ever leave this world
Hey I may never leave this world
But if I ever leave this world alive
She says I'm okay; I'm alright,
Though you have gone from my life
You said that it would,
Now everything should be all right
She says I'm okay; I'm alright,
Though you have gone from my life
You said that it would,
Now everything should be all right
Yeah should be alright
i'm not irish, i have no irish blood in me, in fact the closest i get to being irish is my aunt (she's irish) and my cousin who married an irish guy and lives there. still like most people it doesn't stop me wanting to get fired up and lairy in true irish fashion...however i'm working tonight so it's not going to happen.
as for me i'm doing fine
might be moving this weekend, but i feel like i've said that so many times recently that it's starting to lose it's gloss/meaning, but fingers crossed, seeing as i've already put some stuff in there already...
lena-poo...forgot to tell you you should be able to leave comments now, think i sorted i so that anyone can leave a comment...so if you're out there and you feel like saying something...go for it
chunk...i know i missed you out ast time...you weren't the only one though!
woja...man-flu, monkey-flu, whatever, you're not getting any sympathy from me because you've just been away for a nice long holiday...bastard!
jenfer...weight ff your shoulders now?
saw vic on tuesday, with the baby...my mum reckons she's getting big, but she still looked tiny in my arms...although we did manage to raise a smile and giggle from her. it was good to see them both though. the baby is lovely, just like her mum.
need a holiday, can't afford one though
my boss is pushing me to give him my leave dates for the next year, i'm not sure what they will be yet, anyone got any suggestions for time off that i can have? they cheaper the better
i need to come up with a plan of action too...a life changing plan as it were... sensilbe suggestions for that would be appriciated too
right...i'm off, but i'm going to leave you with some flogging molly lyrics, them being kinda irish and stuff...it's a cool song and i like it so that's why it's here...
laters peeps
Px
If I Ever Leave This World Alive
If I ever leave this world alive
I'll thank for all the things you did in my life
If I ever leave this world alive
I'll come back down and sit beside your feet tonight
Wherever I am you'll always be
More than just a memory
If I ever leave this world alive
If I ever leave this world alive
I'll take on all the sadness
That I left behind
If I ever leave this world alive
The madness that you feel will soon subside
So in a word don't shed a tear
I'll be here when it all gets weird
If I ever leave this world alive
So when in doubt just call my name
Just before you go insane
If I ever leave this world
Hey I may never leave this world
But if I ever leave this world alive
She says I'm okay; I'm alright,
Though you have gone from my life
You said that it would,
Now everything should be all right
She says I'm okay; I'm alright,
Though you have gone from my life
You said that it would,
Now everything should be all right
Yeah should be alright
Monday, 14 March 2005
nothing much really
but i've been told off for not blogging for a while, so i'm blogging now!
been pretty much bored for the last few days
feeling a mix between empty and narked off
went to the cinema last night, that was cool, saw Robots, it made me laugh, that's all that matters. also managed to spend my chili's vouchers...thankfully. the service was much better last night, felt a bit on the bloated side afterwards, felt a little rushed to be honest as as soon as our starters had been cleared our main was there in it's place...but the food was good and i enjoyed it this time. the company was good to, many thanks mojo for suggestion the cinema and film and all that, next time it's my choice and you're paying ;)
a few notes to other people:
dk - when's your test, keep me posted, it seems like ages since we chatted and i know it's ages since we met up...get in touch
woja - i hope you had a nice holiday, but right now i dont want to hear about it...you'll be using that new tray of yours as dental floss if you try!
alien - thanks for getting the f'ing molly tickets...i now have something to look forward to :)
jenfer - keep smiling, don't worry about making plans or shit like that...things will happen and it'll all be good...you know it will! and don't worry about your dissertation either
mojo - thanks for the cinema, make sure you post that thing off...or there will be trouble and remind me when i next see you to bring them films with me
daisy flower - hope you're having a good time in france...remember to keep in touch though!
right i think that's everyone, but if not leave me a comment and i'll say hi next time.
i'm outta here, although the only place i've got to go is work...and seeing as i've already been this morning...i'm realy looking forward to going back again this afternoon...honest i am!
fuck it
lateers peeps
Px
but i've been told off for not blogging for a while, so i'm blogging now!
been pretty much bored for the last few days
feeling a mix between empty and narked off
went to the cinema last night, that was cool, saw Robots, it made me laugh, that's all that matters. also managed to spend my chili's vouchers...thankfully. the service was much better last night, felt a bit on the bloated side afterwards, felt a little rushed to be honest as as soon as our starters had been cleared our main was there in it's place...but the food was good and i enjoyed it this time. the company was good to, many thanks mojo for suggestion the cinema and film and all that, next time it's my choice and you're paying ;)
a few notes to other people:
dk - when's your test, keep me posted, it seems like ages since we chatted and i know it's ages since we met up...get in touch
woja - i hope you had a nice holiday, but right now i dont want to hear about it...you'll be using that new tray of yours as dental floss if you try!
alien - thanks for getting the f'ing molly tickets...i now have something to look forward to :)
jenfer - keep smiling, don't worry about making plans or shit like that...things will happen and it'll all be good...you know it will! and don't worry about your dissertation either
mojo - thanks for the cinema, make sure you post that thing off...or there will be trouble and remind me when i next see you to bring them films with me
daisy flower - hope you're having a good time in france...remember to keep in touch though!
right i think that's everyone, but if not leave me a comment and i'll say hi next time.
i'm outta here, although the only place i've got to go is work...and seeing as i've already been this morning...i'm realy looking forward to going back again this afternoon...honest i am!
fuck it
lateers peeps
Px
Thursday, 10 March 2005
it's time
to start
RUNNING!!!
i'm feeling really hacked off and fed up and shit like that today, got to go to work in a bit and i don't really want to, got to sort out a few things in my head, but i can't be bothered
everythings a bit fucked at the moment
i'm debating on not moving out, if i do it'll only be for 6 months and i don't see the point in that
but i don't want to stay here anymore either
if i could i'd be gone by dawn, dunno where i'd go, but i wouldn't be here anymore so you wouldn't have to worry about me, i'd be fine, i can look after myself and i'd cope and survive, i just don't want to be here anymore, living with my parents, working at the abbey, shit like that is getting me down and i wanna get away from it all
i'm not sleeping very well at the moment either, that might have something to do with wanting to get away too
guess i'm just generally feeling hacked off
and no i don't want to talk about it so please don't ask me to
laters
Px
to start
RUNNING!!!
i'm feeling really hacked off and fed up and shit like that today, got to go to work in a bit and i don't really want to, got to sort out a few things in my head, but i can't be bothered
everythings a bit fucked at the moment
i'm debating on not moving out, if i do it'll only be for 6 months and i don't see the point in that
but i don't want to stay here anymore either
if i could i'd be gone by dawn, dunno where i'd go, but i wouldn't be here anymore so you wouldn't have to worry about me, i'd be fine, i can look after myself and i'd cope and survive, i just don't want to be here anymore, living with my parents, working at the abbey, shit like that is getting me down and i wanna get away from it all
i'm not sleeping very well at the moment either, that might have something to do with wanting to get away too
guess i'm just generally feeling hacked off
and no i don't want to talk about it so please don't ask me to
laters
Px
Monday, 7 March 2005
ffs...this is the 3rd time i've started this blog today, but somehow i just can't get it started right
"those who take no chances recieve no rewards" - bleachers by john grisham
the last few days have been a bit weird, there is no other way of putting it, it's the truth! weird is as weird does
the quote is important, but i'm not sure how important it will be to everyone, but i like it
i've been told some stuff over the last few days that has made me smile, think and worry...not in that order and not in the ways some of you will thing
i'm smiling because i'm happy sometimes
i'm thinking because i do that all the time and i wish sometimes i just wouldn't
and i'm worried because it looks like in 6 months time i'll have to move home again as my brother will want to sell his place...although i've been told that i might be able to get some help to buy the place off him outright, but it'll depend on being able to get a mortgage and that looks like a slim chance, going to speak to my boss today see if he can give me more money than he really wants to, it'll give me more chance to buy the place
i'm worried about me as well...but then everyone worries about themselves...right? and at the moment i'm not really in the mood to talk about it...not like this to everyone, there are people who know who they are and i'm willing to talk to them, but for now...it's just me
the pay & go things seems to be working, but i've just used my last 10p to give someone a cryptic message which no doubt she'll eventually work out, but it means that at the moment i can't give her anymore help or reactions to things she might say...evil is good
i've been lazy and not done anything at all about looking for a job abroad, i've been lazy in looking for one in this country to be honest...but i need more money and the only way i can see of getting it is by getting a new job...my boss is too tight to pay me more, but i'll ask anyway
people have been stirring recently...you know who you are and it's not appricated
last night was weird...only because of the number of times it was on and then off, then on again...i enjoyed the evening, we did a pub quiz...there seemed to be some really bizarre and harsh questions though, but we made the opposition teams laugh with a couple of answers...including "stalker" being someone's occupation...still we didn't come past and we got over 50%, but only just, we scored an amazing 42/80 and most of those were on the picture round which was football shirts...scarily i managed to get nearly all 20 right! but that tells you how bad we did in the rest of the quiz...heh heh...we kept making up names...the kept asking a lot of questions about irish people who we didn't know so we made up the names...very convincing irish names they were too...like sean o'driscoll...very irish, not as irish as paddy murphy, but that was a bit too stereo-typical for my liking. i hope that there are more evenings like that in the future
moving sometime next week hopefully, maybe the weekend, maybe just after the weekend, not sure yet
need to finish my NPLQ trainer/assessor course soon by running a course of my own, then i can really start earning some money. speaking of money, i'm getting some back pay this month, for some reason i'd not been paid the £12.something that i'm supposed to get each month for being first aid at work qualified, so i'm getting 11 months worth in one hit this month...sweet!
right...i'm done for now...people who i feel i can talk to will be talked to, people who worry about me...don't tell me about it...i don't want to know...people who think too much...shouldn't...people, i'm done
take care peeps
Px
"those who take no chances recieve no rewards" - bleachers by john grisham
the last few days have been a bit weird, there is no other way of putting it, it's the truth! weird is as weird does
the quote is important, but i'm not sure how important it will be to everyone, but i like it
i've been told some stuff over the last few days that has made me smile, think and worry...not in that order and not in the ways some of you will thing
i'm smiling because i'm happy sometimes
i'm thinking because i do that all the time and i wish sometimes i just wouldn't
and i'm worried because it looks like in 6 months time i'll have to move home again as my brother will want to sell his place...although i've been told that i might be able to get some help to buy the place off him outright, but it'll depend on being able to get a mortgage and that looks like a slim chance, going to speak to my boss today see if he can give me more money than he really wants to, it'll give me more chance to buy the place
i'm worried about me as well...but then everyone worries about themselves...right? and at the moment i'm not really in the mood to talk about it...not like this to everyone, there are people who know who they are and i'm willing to talk to them, but for now...it's just me
the pay & go things seems to be working, but i've just used my last 10p to give someone a cryptic message which no doubt she'll eventually work out, but it means that at the moment i can't give her anymore help or reactions to things she might say...evil is good
i've been lazy and not done anything at all about looking for a job abroad, i've been lazy in looking for one in this country to be honest...but i need more money and the only way i can see of getting it is by getting a new job...my boss is too tight to pay me more, but i'll ask anyway
people have been stirring recently...you know who you are and it's not appricated
last night was weird...only because of the number of times it was on and then off, then on again...i enjoyed the evening, we did a pub quiz...there seemed to be some really bizarre and harsh questions though, but we made the opposition teams laugh with a couple of answers...including "stalker" being someone's occupation...still we didn't come past and we got over 50%, but only just, we scored an amazing 42/80 and most of those were on the picture round which was football shirts...scarily i managed to get nearly all 20 right! but that tells you how bad we did in the rest of the quiz...heh heh...we kept making up names...the kept asking a lot of questions about irish people who we didn't know so we made up the names...very convincing irish names they were too...like sean o'driscoll...very irish, not as irish as paddy murphy, but that was a bit too stereo-typical for my liking. i hope that there are more evenings like that in the future
moving sometime next week hopefully, maybe the weekend, maybe just after the weekend, not sure yet
need to finish my NPLQ trainer/assessor course soon by running a course of my own, then i can really start earning some money. speaking of money, i'm getting some back pay this month, for some reason i'd not been paid the £12.something that i'm supposed to get each month for being first aid at work qualified, so i'm getting 11 months worth in one hit this month...sweet!
right...i'm done for now...people who i feel i can talk to will be talked to, people who worry about me...don't tell me about it...i don't want to know...people who think too much...shouldn't...people, i'm done
take care peeps
Px
Thursday, 3 March 2005
NEW MOBILE NUMBER
I'm fairly certain that i've got in touch with most people, but if you've not been contacted via text or email with my new number then email me...the email address should be around here somewhere, or you can leave a comment or whatever and i'll get back to you with it
take it easy peeps
Px
I'm fairly certain that i've got in touch with most people, but if you've not been contacted via text or email with my new number then email me...the email address should be around here somewhere, or you can leave a comment or whatever and i'll get back to you with it
take it easy peeps
Px
Tuesday, 1 March 2005
nothing but trouble...
heh heh
should be changing my number soon i know i keep saying it, but i forget, i'll text or email you all when i've got it all sorted...alien i need your number again, for some reason my phone has deleted it, although it's kept your name!?!
phone up chili's last night to complain about the poor service on saturday and all that, they've apologised and told me to go back, calling beforehand and they'll make sure i enjoy the evening, they're even sending out some food vouchers...about twice the amount dinner would've been if i'd stayed there, all in all i think i've cost them around £60 what with the wastage from saturday...heh heh...what more can i say!
for some reason i'm totally tired at the moment...not sure why though either! dodgy, i'm still blaming mojo for keeping me up all night friday chatting to me and watching the ratties, although she'll say it's my fault and i should've just gone to sleep! (which i think i did in the end anyway)
my memory is pretty poor at the moment, and i've no idea why, this morning i was chatting to mojo again and i said i had nothing planned for this weekend, but i'm moving. I had post this morning from the university of glamorgan, it was an application pack which i had requested, but forgotten about...i think my brain is fried! like in hannibal where hannibal sautees a blokes brain in front of him...the book was better though!
finally finished my book, did i mention that already? started the new one last night or sometime yesterday anyway...john grisham again, this will be my 4th book this year
i hope i do get to move this weekend, looking forward to chilling in my own space again, like i'm sure i said before peeps, you're all welcome at some point, don't all come at once though, i won't be able to cope with that...
anyway, i think i'm doing alright today, felt a bit crappy when i headed in to work yesterday, but it was fairly busy and there were people there who could distract me either face to face or on the phone...so it went fairly quickly and stuff. also i got to race my xmods around the sports hall, it still tends to the right for some reason, i've tried to correct it and it's not having any of it for some reason...but it's looking good and the foam tyres are cool, adding grip on the carpet and making it slide nicely on vinyl flooring, like in the sports hall, the boys are getting jealous!
right...should be training tonight, not sure if i really want to go though, we'll see and i'm supposed to be spinning tonight with the new gym manager, we're doing the easy class, partly because it's about the only one we can get in on and partly because of my foot and her never having done it before...should be fun though, looking forward to it i guess. training had better be an improvement this week on the one 2 weeks ago otherwise i'm sure there will be a rebellion/revolution/uprising (delete as appropriate) by the staff in attendance, so it might be worth going along just for that!
i'm off now though, think i'm going to play on the ps2, but i might have a game on the laptop...decisions, decisions!
laters peeps, take care and eat sensibly...you know who you are!
Px
heh heh
should be changing my number soon i know i keep saying it, but i forget, i'll text or email you all when i've got it all sorted...alien i need your number again, for some reason my phone has deleted it, although it's kept your name!?!
phone up chili's last night to complain about the poor service on saturday and all that, they've apologised and told me to go back, calling beforehand and they'll make sure i enjoy the evening, they're even sending out some food vouchers...about twice the amount dinner would've been if i'd stayed there, all in all i think i've cost them around £60 what with the wastage from saturday...heh heh...what more can i say!
for some reason i'm totally tired at the moment...not sure why though either! dodgy, i'm still blaming mojo for keeping me up all night friday chatting to me and watching the ratties, although she'll say it's my fault and i should've just gone to sleep! (which i think i did in the end anyway)
my memory is pretty poor at the moment, and i've no idea why, this morning i was chatting to mojo again and i said i had nothing planned for this weekend, but i'm moving. I had post this morning from the university of glamorgan, it was an application pack which i had requested, but forgotten about...i think my brain is fried! like in hannibal where hannibal sautees a blokes brain in front of him...the book was better though!
finally finished my book, did i mention that already? started the new one last night or sometime yesterday anyway...john grisham again, this will be my 4th book this year
i hope i do get to move this weekend, looking forward to chilling in my own space again, like i'm sure i said before peeps, you're all welcome at some point, don't all come at once though, i won't be able to cope with that...
anyway, i think i'm doing alright today, felt a bit crappy when i headed in to work yesterday, but it was fairly busy and there were people there who could distract me either face to face or on the phone...so it went fairly quickly and stuff. also i got to race my xmods around the sports hall, it still tends to the right for some reason, i've tried to correct it and it's not having any of it for some reason...but it's looking good and the foam tyres are cool, adding grip on the carpet and making it slide nicely on vinyl flooring, like in the sports hall, the boys are getting jealous!
right...should be training tonight, not sure if i really want to go though, we'll see and i'm supposed to be spinning tonight with the new gym manager, we're doing the easy class, partly because it's about the only one we can get in on and partly because of my foot and her never having done it before...should be fun though, looking forward to it i guess. training had better be an improvement this week on the one 2 weeks ago otherwise i'm sure there will be a rebellion/revolution/uprising (delete as appropriate) by the staff in attendance, so it might be worth going along just for that!
i'm off now though, think i'm going to play on the ps2, but i might have a game on the laptop...decisions, decisions!
laters peeps, take care and eat sensibly...you know who you are!
Px
Sunday, 27 February 2005
1 1000, 2 1000, 3 1000...
went to see hide and seek last night...very, very disturbing. excellent twist in it which i won't give away, but i truly didn't see it coming and although it made the film make sense and a little less scary, it is awesome, and i felt really uncomfortable watching it until the twist was revealed, it's that much of a thinking/scary film...very very good though!
also went to have food last night, sat in chili's in reading, never been there before, was quite busy though and we were told that there would be a half hour wait to get a table...which we were ok with, it turned out it was only 10-15 minutes before we sat down...good...placed our order, i thought i'd have the tuna, looked like a good option. after 45 minutes of waiting for the food i complained to the waiter as other people who had come in after us had started eating their food, he told me it would be about 5 minutes and he'd just had a go at the chef to find out where it was, ok no worries...10 minutes later i told him that if it wasn't there in 2 minutes i was leaving! the 2 minutes elapsed and i called for the manager, he came over and i explained the situation to him and told him that i wasn't interested now and i'd had enough, as i said this our food turned up and i told him to take it back as i was through waiting and it was too late at that point, they offered the meal for free and i just looked at him and walked out. I don't usually complain much when i'm out for a meal, but last night was really taking the piss, i've never had to wait that long in my life, i nearly asked them to show me into the kitchen and i'd cook it myself, probably would've got it quicker!
we ended up in macdonalds
should've gone to nando's to start with, much better in there
i know i should've taken the free food, but by the time it came out i was so pissed off at them that i just wasn't interested anymore and i had already said that i would leave
anyway
i also heard about the job in andover, didn't get it, wasn't really expecting to and i'm glad i didn't really, it'd mean moving away and stuff which i don't overly want to do at the moment and i would've had to ask for more money than they were offering me...still they are going to pay me mileage for the interview which i hadn't expected, it's only 38p a mile, but that's better than a kick in the balls seeing as i did around 80 miles return journey!
still looking for other work though, might try abroad again, could be more interesting than what i'm doing now, always interested in going to cyprus to work, if i get a job out there you're all invited to come on over for a holiday...someone suggested that i start by going to the travel agents and finding out which tour operators and that are in cyprus an contacting them directly and then contacting the hotels directly as well as some of the resorts and things like that, going to have to give it a try, also need to update my cv at some point seeing as it's been out of date now for something like 10 months, but i just can't seem to get round to it!
right i'm off now...
take care peeps, laters
Px
went to see hide and seek last night...very, very disturbing. excellent twist in it which i won't give away, but i truly didn't see it coming and although it made the film make sense and a little less scary, it is awesome, and i felt really uncomfortable watching it until the twist was revealed, it's that much of a thinking/scary film...very very good though!
also went to have food last night, sat in chili's in reading, never been there before, was quite busy though and we were told that there would be a half hour wait to get a table...which we were ok with, it turned out it was only 10-15 minutes before we sat down...good...placed our order, i thought i'd have the tuna, looked like a good option. after 45 minutes of waiting for the food i complained to the waiter as other people who had come in after us had started eating their food, he told me it would be about 5 minutes and he'd just had a go at the chef to find out where it was, ok no worries...10 minutes later i told him that if it wasn't there in 2 minutes i was leaving! the 2 minutes elapsed and i called for the manager, he came over and i explained the situation to him and told him that i wasn't interested now and i'd had enough, as i said this our food turned up and i told him to take it back as i was through waiting and it was too late at that point, they offered the meal for free and i just looked at him and walked out. I don't usually complain much when i'm out for a meal, but last night was really taking the piss, i've never had to wait that long in my life, i nearly asked them to show me into the kitchen and i'd cook it myself, probably would've got it quicker!
we ended up in macdonalds
should've gone to nando's to start with, much better in there
i know i should've taken the free food, but by the time it came out i was so pissed off at them that i just wasn't interested anymore and i had already said that i would leave
anyway
i also heard about the job in andover, didn't get it, wasn't really expecting to and i'm glad i didn't really, it'd mean moving away and stuff which i don't overly want to do at the moment and i would've had to ask for more money than they were offering me...still they are going to pay me mileage for the interview which i hadn't expected, it's only 38p a mile, but that's better than a kick in the balls seeing as i did around 80 miles return journey!
still looking for other work though, might try abroad again, could be more interesting than what i'm doing now, always interested in going to cyprus to work, if i get a job out there you're all invited to come on over for a holiday...someone suggested that i start by going to the travel agents and finding out which tour operators and that are in cyprus an contacting them directly and then contacting the hotels directly as well as some of the resorts and things like that, going to have to give it a try, also need to update my cv at some point seeing as it's been out of date now for something like 10 months, but i just can't seem to get round to it!
right i'm off now...
take care peeps, laters
Px
Saturday, 26 February 2005
flavour of the weak
song title...just been listening to it
got drunk last night
sat up talking to mojo half the night too...it's all good though, just feeling really tired now though, will sleep well tonight!
i keep trying to finish my book, but i've not managed it yet, think i'll probably head off in a few minutes and read as much of it as i can before i fall asleep
things have been weird for a while and i'm looking forward to moving out next weekend...should be good, at least when i'm in my own place again i can do what i want when i want and all that, it'll also mean that i can chill and organise my head properly, which is much needed
by the way you're all invited to pop in whenever you feel like it and i'll have to try and organise some sort of social gathering, i'm tempted to have a dinner party, but everyone will have to bring their own crockery and that seeing as i have a limited amount which i seem to break fairly regularly, but i guess i might pop down to IKEA to get some new stuff, god know i need it and it'll be cheap as well
right enough blogging, time to read
laters peeps
Px
song title...just been listening to it
got drunk last night
sat up talking to mojo half the night too...it's all good though, just feeling really tired now though, will sleep well tonight!
i keep trying to finish my book, but i've not managed it yet, think i'll probably head off in a few minutes and read as much of it as i can before i fall asleep
things have been weird for a while and i'm looking forward to moving out next weekend...should be good, at least when i'm in my own place again i can do what i want when i want and all that, it'll also mean that i can chill and organise my head properly, which is much needed
by the way you're all invited to pop in whenever you feel like it and i'll have to try and organise some sort of social gathering, i'm tempted to have a dinner party, but everyone will have to bring their own crockery and that seeing as i have a limited amount which i seem to break fairly regularly, but i guess i might pop down to IKEA to get some new stuff, god know i need it and it'll be cheap as well
right enough blogging, time to read
laters peeps
Px
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