I'd heard that strenuous exercise can make you hurl, when you really put your back in to it, are sweating your bollocks off and going at it like a mad man (not that kind of strenuous exercise, get your mind out of the gutter). Having worked on the Biggest Loser I've even seen people do it, but I've never felt the urge myself. Until today ( Read more... )

Having successfully completed my first week at work without being fired, upsetting anyone or quitting I have to admit to being very pleased about the weekend. Unfortunately, the wolf has been doing his best to put a downer on the new job by eating my 30 year old sheepskin I inherited from my mother, ripping out the pocket on my new long fake- ( Read more... )

Good news: My telly alter ego has a job. BBC Wales want me back for a new series of something vaguely related to The Restaurant. As I am almost out of overdraft and climbing the walls with frustration I took it. 11 weeks of telly. Not entirely sure this is a good plan but we will see ( Read more... )

The BBC finally, finally paid me! I now have enough money to last two more months hoping that I get a job. This is Very Good News. Obviously ( Read more... )

This afternoon is a lazy one. I've put in my days work. I've called around for quotes on skips. I've enquired about property regeneration/ renewal grants from the local council so my leaky chimney will be fixed at a maximum of a quarter of the cost (always helpful when broke). I've booked in a valuation for free loft insulation grant thingy. I've ( Read more... )

First thing totally made of awesome: I watched a show I'd taped the other day called Deadliest Warrior, which kinda sounded like Daisy David Wenham was narrating. It's currently airing on Bravo and it's about some crazy dudes who want to answer questions like 'who would win in a fight between the Spartans and the Ninjas?'. Answering that question ( Read more... )

Finally I've had some interest in my CV. Unfortunately I am vastly over qualified for any 'normal' office administration work and am either getting the equivalent of a cold shoulder or straight out rejections (I am going to remember this moment when it comes to query letters and submissions). Given than I earnt roughly ten grand more in my previous ( Read more... )

Thanks to visualwit I now have a lurvely new journal layout. I tweaked a little because I just can't leave things alone but I loves it. Now I have to design a header and possibly a sort of background that only goes down the left hand side of the screen. Something viney and green. I've nicknamed the layout Funky Austen, don't ask me why (no, really, I have ( Read more... )

... or in this case Sims imitating Firefly. I'm currently playing Sims 2 Castaway and as I had to create six sims to play it I decided to create the crew of Serenity ... well, as closely as I could given that you're really limited on how you can personalise each sim. Anyway, I noticed something after a couple of my sims joined the tribe: Jayne and ( Read more... )

I can't believe it took me two days to notice the giant, stars and stripes covered, big top of the American Circus that's pitched at the bottom of the lane at the back of my house. Even after all the kids told me that the circus was down by the river I didn't notice. Twice I went out my back gate and home again without noticing. I think there might ( Read more... )