Ugh, why are some people such rude idiots while others are so painfully polite and grateful?

In my inbox at work this morning, I had an email from a fool to whom we are trying to pay money complaining about how complicated the payment system is. It's not, really, we just have to make sure that you get paid in the correct way so that you get your ( Read more... )

My colleague: What do you call people from Dundee?
Me: (thinking this is some sort of joke) Dundee Cakes!
Colleague: No. Dundonians.
Me: Oh.
Colleague: People from Glasgow are called Glaswegians, people from Fife are Fifers, people from Manchester are Mancunians... but what are people from Edinburgh called?
Me: Er... no idea.
Colleague: I think ( Read more... )

Do you know what I really don't want to hear when I arrive at work the day before an international conference? That our key speaker is stuck in Paris because flights to the UK are grounded due to volcanic ash in the air. Really, I don't want to hear this. Nor do I want to switch on my computer to find a whole bunch of emails which all say very ( Read more... )

Today I discovered that listening to the Glee soundtrack while in the gym leads to a very uplifting workout. I think I'll use it more often ( Read more... )

I can now add my new National Trust membership card to my Ramblers membership and Youth Hostel Association cards. I am so cool.

Actually, now is a really good time to join the National Trust because they have an offer on membership - 12 months for the price of 9 if you join by direct debit. And if you are 25 or under, it's already pretty cheap ( Read more... )

Most unfortunate wording in an email today:

If you have ever been in a LGBT abusive relationship, can you please take 10 minutes and fill in my questionnaire,

[Questionnaire provided.]

Unfortunately, I had a very low response so far and I need 50 more responses by mid March.I'm sure she doesn't mean anything by that comment but... really? Not ( Read more... )

New week - new batch of strange phone calls ( Read more... )

I am so tempted to buy a paid account. I haven't had one in years, and for good reasons too. I don't update that often, can think of better things to spend the money on, have little desire to make voice posts etc... but... I wants the iconss, preciousss ( Read more... )

I really want to update at the moment but we don't have any internet access in our flat as we're moving to a new internet provider (Sky! With Sky tv!) so I'm updating in work. Don't tell anyone ( Read more... )

Books Read in 2009

8) Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguru
9) The Bookseller of Kabul - Asne Seierstad

Films Watched in 2009

18) Revolutionary Road (18/2)
19) Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (19/2)
20) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (22/2)
21) Gran Torino (29/2)
22) The Young Victoria (7/3 ( Read more... )