the sooner the better

the weather here is rubbish at the moment.
it's cold enough to snow, but it's not snowing, it's foggy and with the wind chill as well, it feels like it's -5C (or about 20F for those of you who prefer it that way)

I went out for a couple of beers last night and it was stupid cold on the walk to the pub, the walk home was ok because we'd had a couple of drinks though, but it was still bitterly cold.
but it was a good night out, in fact it was better than that, the northerner, the boag and myself went for a drink and a get together as it's been a while since we went out for one. we caught up, chatted rubbish and had a few beers. that to me is a decent night out
no stress
no pressure
no fuss
no hassle

anyway, there's another meeting to decide my future at this job next week, we should all know what's going on by the 14th at the very latest though...
still i've had a look for a couple of jobs, not many though. I was supposed to go to the second interview for the "sales and marketing" job yesterday, but i didn't go. I don't really want to go door to door asking people if they are happy with their energy suppliers and would they like to change to another one. I don't like the idea of standing around in shopping centres pushing satelite tv and personal health care solutions to people who really are not that interested and don't want to break stride to say no thanks, let alone stand and answer a couple of questions. so now i've got to have a think about what to do, but to be honest i'll have a look at a couple of places, all i need is a job to tide me over until i know what else might be happening, the bigger plans and all that...
the future is looking good

right
i'm done for today
i've got an afternoon at work and an evening working in the pub...i can't wait!
laters peeps
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sleepy sunday stuff

ok i'm not being very good at the blogger thing at the moment
i'm not posting very often and i'm checking other people's blogs even less...
however i have had a quick trek through blogs today and doing the comments thing where i thought i had something to say

anyway that aside
life for me has been pretty good
very quiet weekend, nice and chilled...

friday the weather took a turn for the worse...but seeing as i was away overnight with work i didn't know about it. it took me over 5 hours to get back to the depot, a trip that normally take 3 hours. part of this was on the motorway, which was closed due to being underwater... part of it was because the village where the depot is and the pub where i work is had a river flowing down the high street...
i was supposed to have started work at 6 in the pub, i drove past it at half 7, i called the boss to say that i could get back if he needed me to, but it would be in the van because my car wouldn't get through the flood... and seeing as the pub carpark was underwater it was going to be a bit of a nightmare. he said not to worry about it because there was 3 inches of water in the kitchen and although the pub was open, it was really quiet because no-one could get there!
so i went out and had a few drinks instead...got in sometime around half 2 in the morning...it was good
spent all day yesterday chillling with films again, watched ghost rider (very cool), anchorman (funny) and xxx2 which i've still got to finish
i also played guitar hero again for about 2 hours... there's just something about the game that means you can't sit down and play it, you just have to be standing up
it's uber cool though
yeah, then i went out drinking again...although i wasn't as late home and i didn't drink as much last night either
but it was needed that i went out and managed to blow off a little steam

before you ask, i've still not got my hands on a copy of the new potter book...i've been waiting to let the stupid numbers of people queuing to buy the book die down a bit, which i know means that others of you out there will have read it, so please don't be spoiling it for me otherwise there will be an ass whooping heading your way!

take care peeps
Laters
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and so it's done

ok well honestly nothing's been done for a while
in fact i've done next to nothing all weekend...and that's just how it should be!

yesterday i went searching for a skateboard, no major reason apart from wanting one and thinking that it would be an easier way of getting round than walking everywhere...yes i am that lazy! but i couldn't find one, i found a shop that sold decks, trucks and wheels and all that, but being the lazy sod that i am i didn't get all the parts
i nearly bought a nintendo Wii...thought it would be fun, but didn't thought that i should save my money, but it's still there in my mind :)
also was debating on getting guitar hero 2 for the PS2 with the guitar thing as well, but once again decided not to...
in the end i bought a drink and a kitkat...lol

last night i was going to stop in with jenfer, watch a film and just chill...which we did, then i went out with chunk, who i've not seen for months and we had a really good night out, i got drunk, but not wasted which is always a bonus. and for the first time in ages i actually just switched off and enjoyed myself

so yeah :)
it's better than it has been
part of my wishes i'd got a wii
part of me wishes i'd got guitar hero
all of me knows that saving money was the sensible option!

btw hi to the peeps sneaking in from facebook...you know who you are :)
and hi to the person from bedfordshire who checks in fairly regularly...

laters peeps
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sweet release

it's sunday and i've lept really well the last two nights
it's been bliss
and better than that i've managed to go out both nights and have a good time while only having 2 pints...

so friday night i was supposed to be going out with mates from the pub, we were going into abingdon...but at the same time we were starting in abingdon...which is confusing i'm sure.
anyway i've been taking all sorts of tablets to try and ease this cold away, none have really been working much, but it is getting better... so due to this and the fact that i wasn't really in the mood, i drove over and thought that maybe if ihave a few drinks then i'll kip on the sofa again, or i could drive home later. i chose the latter
i got called weak through facebook because i didn't go out all night...which is fair enough, i called the guy weak last weekend for the same reason...lol

then last night i met up with my soon to be housemate and had a drink with her
she's getting very excited at the prospect that we're becoming housemates, and to be honest i'm looking forwad to it too. she's going to help me find a woman by vetting any that i introduce to her, so i think i'm going to add that into the plan!
we also joked about having dinner parties and things like that, you know, generally being civilised and cultured adults...yeah i can hear you all laughing from here...

get this too, i spent 3 hours emptying the loft yesterday, rooting through years and years worth of rubbish, or treasure depending on how you look at it. i found records, vinyl 7", 10" and 12" stuff dating back to the early 60's if not a little older. i found a record player from the same era that i'm dying to fix and see if i can get it working again...think of the money i could make from these things!!!
i also found my old school reports from when i was like 7...how freaky is that? according to one report at the age of 7 i have a reading age of 9 and a half...see i was intellegent at one point!

anyway, seeing as it's sunday, i've got roast dinner today :) and it's not going to be long, so i'm going to sign off in a minute...
just a warning, because this driving job is proper rubbish, it's unlikely that i'll be blogging on a daily basis any more :( and seeing that this week i've agreed to do a stupid amount of cover at the pub as well, i'm not sure when i'll be able to blog...however when i get my new home (under 2 weeks now) and get it up and running and will likely blog whenever i can...

right, hope you're all enjoying your weekend
take care
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Addendum
i forgot to say that even though i'm not going to be blogging every day i will still take a pic of myself every day and post them over on The 365 P(roject)X in bulk when i next can get online

one last thing, i found this on youtube...it was done for comic relief the other week, and because i missed it, i searched youtube for it and now i'm going to share it because it's AWESOME!
enjoy

sunday bloody sunday

ok i've decided that i'm drinking way too much at the moment
and you know what, although i thought i was comfortable with it, i'm not
i'm binge drinking
and as fun as it can be, i'm not enjoying it
i'm pretty sure it's because i've been a little overly depressed as of late
you know the whole not having a job, living with my mum and having no-one to hold my hand could be the reason for that
so really i should be getting a little bouyant now, what with the finding of somewhere to live and the new job that i start tomorrow
but you know what, i'm no happier today than i was last week, if anything, the realisation that i've been getting depressed is making the depression worse...
i know that i've got things going in the right direction now though
so i'm going to start being positive again

but firstly
i'm going to stop drinking
not completely, but i'm not going to be going out 2 or 3 times a week and getting totally wrecked, once a month should be ok though

i didn't make it to the gig last night either :(
i've got a cold that i caught off my mum, yesterday i had no voice, for the 3 days before that i had a continous headache, now i've got a runny nose, sore throat and my shoulders ache
i don't like having colds

anyway i'm going to go
laters peeps
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proper hanging...

i went out last night
didn't realise that is was going to be a big night out though...
felt proper hanging this morning when i woke up after under 4 hours sleep because of it
felt fine last night though
but then last night i'd had:
1 pint of guinness
5 bottles of guinness
5 bottles of corona
and 5 shooters
it was a good night :)
and there were LOTS of fit young ladies about too

anyway just to keep you guys informed
i didn't get the flat that i'd put the offer in for (which is fine with me, like i said, it was too small for the money)
i've still not been paid from the print shop, apparently i'll get something on friday (i'll believe that when i see it)
but i'm in a better mood

i worked monday night, which was good, it'll give me a bit extra for next week :)
the quiz was pretty good, still played, even though i was working, but was a member of the bar team, which was me, steffi and sweet...sweet doesn't work there, he's just there all the time!
yesterday i didn't do much at all, apart from go out in the evening
today i went and had a very quick interview for a job that i'll be starting on monday, t's a driving job, and the hours are long, but the work is easy and its full time :)
i've got another interview next week, which will be more normal hours and should be better if i can get it (more money too)

on idea really what to say at the moment, things have been a little weird this week and going out last night has left me with my mind elsewhere
that in mind,
laters peeps
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st. paddy's day

ok so today is the day that every one is a little irish :)
that can only end up being messy!
anyway
tonight i intend on having a couple of pints of guinness
maybe a jamesons or two, depending on how i decide i'm travelling back (if i'm driving then i'll just have a couple of pints)
i'm sure we'll be listening to the pogues and other such bands (hopefully not westlife or boyzone even though they are irish...)
and it will be good

i'll leave you all with a traditional irish toast:
"may you live as long as you want,
but never want as long as you live"

have a great paddy's day peeps
enjoy yourselves (responsibly)
cheers
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that's better :)

right
i went off the radar this week a little
but yesterday and friday i did something that i've needed to do for a while
i went out on the lash
i went and got drunk
and it was good

i did it a couple of weeks ago in high wycombe with my mate who's at uni there...
but this weekend was something different, this weekend i was at home and just drank locally...
this weekend it wasn't a big group of people
this weekend is wasn't so much about mixed company
this weekend was all about putting money across the bar and just kicking back.

it started friday, i decided that after finishing early i'd wing into the pub and have a pint before heading home, i actually ended up having 2 before heading home, but that was ok, i went home, didn't have any dinner, chilled out for a while then went back over to the pub to pick up the chef. now this is the same chaf that got sacked from the pub i work at, and i see him a fair amount these days. well we had a couple of pints there and headed back to deadcat for a few more and not having to worry about the car...
a few more became 6 or 7 i think...
i got in at about 3 saturday morning
but more importantly i'd had a good time

saturday i had to get up and be in work for 11 in the morning (pub work)
it was a very slow day, it's the first real sunny weekend so everyone is out in the garden and doing things and not coming to the pub...anyway when i finished i intended to go next door for one pint and then head home.
when i got next door i bumped into a few of the guys that i went out with the other week
one pint became 3
then we moved venues and went back into the pub where i had spent all day working
those 3 got added to
with 5 more
again it was a good night
i crashed out at a mates house on the sofa
got up at about 8 this morning, walked back to the pub because i'd been a good boy and left the car there and drive home

so ive been out a couple of times this weekend and had a very good time
it was a much needed time it has to be said
i was able to switch off and chill

it was all good

anyway, that's what i've been up to this weekend
hope you're all having a good one too :)
laters
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post quiz post

ok TMI's below for those who are interested in what i had to say this week and those who want to know a little more about me, this week it was hard and was all about choices...nothing rude either which made a change

anyway
last night was quiz night as usual
was a good night
we managed to tie in 2 of the rounds and came second over all
which wasn't too bad, although in each of the tie breaks we were wrong so no prizes came our way!

lindsey, we didn't need you this week, there were no questions in the sports bit about america, but thanks for being primed and ready ;) it's always useful to have friends like you (and not just for the help in the quiz, i miss out chats)

actually there's a few people i should thank for being there and chatting with me, but that's a side note

anyway
i sat with tango girl and the rest of that team again this week, and i decided that i couldn't do it, that i couldn't ask her out. so i've decided not to do anything about it now, she's really nice, and as much as i would like something to happen, i'm too scared to get it together and just deal with it.
that was a hard choice, but i think it's probably the right one

irony states now that i'll get it together and ask her out before she goes on holiday at the weekend! because them's the rules!

it's pancake day today, so that's something to look forward to tonight...
it does mean that i'm supposed to give something up for lent (what can i do without for 40 days?) i'm tempted to go without alcohol, but if i say that i'll head straight into the pub tomorrow and get plastered...it's pretty much the same with anything else i can think of. i guess i could give up sex for 40 days, but seeing as i'm not getting anyway it'd be like giving up smoking (which i don't do) or drinking coffee (which i can't stand)
oh well

nearly forgot, i've got another interview tomorrow, fingers crossed for that, and i've heard back from one of the ones i had last week. the one for the housing people, well they said i was too experienced...having never worked in that field EVER, i'm thinking it was a cop out answer!

enjoy pancake day peeps
Laters
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hmmm...interesting

ok so i've got less than 2 hours until i'm due at today's interview
i thought it would be for an estate agent...which i guess it kinda is, but not really.
although they are in the property market
it's not local property they sell, it's global!
why am i just finding this out?
i guess i should research things a little earlier than the morning of the interview. still it sounds more interesting now than i first thought, so that's got to be a bonus.

feeling better again today, seems as though i'm feeling better as each day passes...still no idea why i was down the other day, but a weekend of laying around on the sofa does wonders!

mum made a fatal mistake yesterday when she told my sister and nephew that he should be playing on the playstation because it strengthens your eyes...(according to some research that she'd read some place...) so i spent the next couple of hours strengthening my eyes :)

had a call at 1am this morning from a mate that i've not spoken to since xmas, she's invited me to go and be a student for the night at the end of the week...cheap drinks, good friends, i didn't need much convincing about that one. and it gets me out of the area for the day too

quiz tonight looks like i'll be either entering on my own or joining a different team again...but that's all good. jenfer can't make it this week, which is a shame. (if i win sweets i'm not sharing them with you love!)

anyway, i've got to hit the shower and get myself suited and booted for my interview. got another one tomorrow too...the plan is slowly unfolding

laters peeps
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stress relief

ok i thought i'd go for a beer avatar instead of the shadow pic
i like this pic, i was taken in munich at a real deal beer garden, if i'm right it was the hofbrauhaus beer garden...we drank a fair few beers that day and they came out in litre steins too :) this was taken through one of them and was of me, but the beer gets in the way :)

ok i think that it's about time i shared some stress relief with you all
i came across this page the other day and given that i could do with a little de-stressing at the moment i couldn't help myself
it was just so ooooooooh
satisfying
you much know the feeling
that first time
when you've got it there, waiting for you
all fresh
just begging you to give it a little tweak
crying out for you to give it that first *pop*
of course i'm talking about bubblewrap and online there is a website dedicated to the stuff
check this out
virtual bubblewrap
it's the way of the future
warning though it can become addictive
you can find yourself on there for a while, popping those bubbles
feeling that wave of satisfaction coming over you as you get a fresh sheet to pop
whether you do it for fun
or against the clock
whether you do it normally
or by using the manic mode
it's just such a good way of letting out that stress
so go on
pop one for me ;)
you know you want to

laters peeps
Px

(ps HNT ideas greatfully recieved)