I am really hungry but have just taken penicillin, so have to wait for an hour before I eat anything. Honestly, antibiotics are really antisocial things. I have been stuck at home since Sunday and am starting to feel the cabin fever creeping in now. I don't think I'm going to go on a rampage or anything though as that's not really my style, so ( Read more... )

A tip for all aspiring actors. If you're asked to be in a sitcom that airing at 8.30pm on Friday nights on BBC One, just turn it down. It has more chance of sprouting a cult religion than actually being funny. It's not that the BBC doesn't have good sitcoms or good ideas - look at The Thick of It - it's just that the 8.30-on-Friday slot is ( Read more... )

Today has felt like somewhat of a non starter, although I have been supermarket shopping and had my haircut. I think that I have a cold on the way, leading me to feel lethargic. In fact, this whole entry is like swimming through treacle, which in itself is indicative of my mood. Not happy, not sad just really fucking blah ( Read more... )

A meme. That I've just made up. You can swipe this if you like, but I don't think you'll want to.

Name something you've done in the past that benefits you today Protected my energy prices until December 2009 from April 2007. The man from British Gas said today that there is no cheaper tariff in Britain at the moment and that I was wise to not ( Read more... )

Today is Demis Roussos', Courtney Cox's, Noddy Holder's, Ice Cube's and my birthday! And while I can't comment as to what they got (perhaps Demis got a brand new poncho), I received:


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Life, at the moment at least, is pretty good. This month, for the first time in ages (even years), I found myself with money left over from paying out our essential bills. This, while being by no means a permanent circumstance (I'm currently not paying for gas or electricity as I had to pay them over £200 last month and was pretty miffed so they' ( Read more... )

This week I have been diagnosed with Sciatica. Although easily treatable with a mixture of physiotherapy and osteopathy, it means that I have to spend virtually all of my time up to being cured in nagging and constant pain. For those that don't know, sciatica is nerve pain in the lower back and legs that comes from trauma caused to the spine. ( Read more... )

I'm having a pretty decent day off. This may be because I had an early (for me) night last night and was asleep by midnight or may be simply because I am relaxed beyond what I have been recently, but I feel great. I woke up at 10, got straight into the bath and used my new Olive Branch shower gel and then went and tackled the washing up. I hate ( Read more... )

This is going to be of virtually no interest to most people, so I'm going to cut it. But here is

( The considered opinion of Grand Theft Auto IV )

I've pulled a muscle in my left thigh, which means that I hurt myself more or less every time I move. I was also surprised to discover that thigh muscles are used in ways you wouldn't expect, like when urinating or farting. So there's really no fun to be had at all. I'm pondering whether this is to do with my bad back issues (someone at work ( Read more... )