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ponderance
I need to be more organised. However, every time I've tried to use a system to organise myself, I've never been organised (or disciplined?) enough to use the system for any length of time. Is there any hope for me, or am I just a useless piece of scum floating on the surface of life? And if there isn't any hope, what do I do? Bumble through life ( Read more... ) -
Reminiscence
I've delved into the world of twitter. I kind of get it. A bit. It strikes me that unless you're famous or incredibly popular, it's really about events and occasions, but that could just be because I'm not that sociable a person anymore.
Anyway, I've started following @muskrat_john, as any right-minded gamer-geek should be, which reminded me that I ( Read more... ) -
I'm blogging. I'm blogging?
I'm not even going to think about looking at how long it is since I last posted. We must be into years (multiple) rather than months.
This can *only* mean that I'm upset or disturbed by something. So what could be so momentous?
On my way to work this morning, I passed a bus advertising Vitabiotics wellKid vitamins. Vitamin supplements, marketed for ( Read more... ) -
Moving, or trying to
Anyone who follows my facebook will know that I had some issues moving house a few weeks ago. Inept letting agents who failed to finish the renovation work on time (read: failed to start the renovation work) and were then pretty beastly about the whole thing left me somewhat (read: incredibly) stressed. We are now in, most of the problems have been ( Read more... ) -
Userpics
I've been looking through my userpics and they're all a bit old. I feel the need for a new batch, which reflect my new appearance (which is large bald and, since the weekend, kind of blond ;) ). So, can anyone recommend a good place to go and do new userpics (I used friendsReunited's weemee last time, I think). Or, if you're of an artistic bent, ( Read more... ) -
Not the best week
As thoe of you who are facebook connected to me may have noticed, the week started poorly when my bike was stolen from Manchester Aquatics Centre on Monday evening while I was swimming. The week didn't get an awful lot worse after that, but was definitely rounded off tonight when I locked myself, Muriel and our visiting friend, Peg, out of the ( Read more... ) -
Disturbing things I have just read about
One of my colleagues recently went to watch the filming of the new Krypton Factor, and has mentioned to me that the new assault course is in a wooded area of the Yorkshire Dales. My thoughts (perhaps unsurprisingly) turned to Scargill, and I found myself wondering what happened with the sale.
Well, now I know.
For those who want a summary before ( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas Everyone!
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Train journeys, and why I hate them
To be fair, the journey down yesterday was alright. The seats on Pendalinos are a bit uncomfy, and they curve in odd ways, but all told it was a reasonable journey, with the train running smoothly and on time.
The journey back, on the other hand, was not. We got to just short of Nuneaton before the train stopped, and sat there for a bit. Then an ( Read more... ) -
I'm sittin' at a railway station...
got a ticket for my destination...
Apologies for the blatant S&G fest (just be thankful I haven't got a guitar with me) but that song always goes through my head when I'm waiting for a train, particularly early in the morning. So why am I on a train at 7.45? I'm travelling to London for a 2 hour meeting, followed by a half hour meeting. I've ben up ( Read more... )