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[06 Jun 2004|03:14pm] |
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The Euro 2004 football tournament kicks off (literally) on Saturday.
England should get through their group, probably as runners up to France.
I think Italy will win the tournament.
As usual, I've entered a *dream team* competition run by one of our daily newspapers for the duration of the tournament, &, as usual, I'll probably do crap. :p
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| The pen may be mightier than the sword but... |
[05 Jun 2004|08:29pm] |
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I know which I'd rather choose in a fight. :p
It's here! The Bridport Prize writing contest has come around again.
I've entered something in this, on & off, for the past 25 years or so, mainly for my own amusement.
The deadline is the end of this month &, as is usual for me, I've started late. The piece I'm working on is, provisionally, titled 'ANGEL'.
I don't really know where it's leading because I'm typing it straight out on my wordprocessor rather than scribbling notes & ideas down first. I actually find that I can be more creative when writing it out as I'm thinking it.
This story, like the one I entered last year, is also in a genre I'm not used to writing in. I'm much more comfortable in a science fiction/fantasy world. :)
Anyway, without further ado, this is what I've written so far.....I give you....
( ANGEL )
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| I've died & gone to 'Glam Rock Heaven'.. |
[03 Jun 2004|09:18pm] |
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I've just downloaded this (fourth one down).
*bliss*
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| How true..... |
[03 Jun 2004|07:49pm] |
| NOTE: z | | No smoking around mickr. Thankyou for your co-operation. |
From Go-Quiz.com
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[29 May 2004|08:32pm] |
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Every home should have one.
:D
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| My Thursday.... |
[28 May 2004|05:29am] |
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Woke up at 04:45am.
Set off for work at 05:30am.
Left work at 16:45pm.
Arrived home at 17:30pm.
Nodded off at 19:30pm.
Woke up at 21:10pm.
Went to bed at 21:30pm.
Exciting evening, huh?
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| Sod's Law.... |
[26 May 2004|07:02pm] |
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While I was off work for ten days, I checked the local papers & online to see what jobs were on offer. Nothing stood out.
Today was my first day back at work. Wednesday is also jobs day in the Telegraph & Argus. There were 3 jobs that appealed. Where were they last frickin' week?
Anyway, I've written an application out for one of them & I'll post it on the way to work in the morning.
It's for a picker/packer on nights at a fresh produce warehouse on the outskirts of the city centre so I'd only have to catch one bus there.
I've had it with the United Co-operative Society. It's like working in a slave-labour camp & they've just turned our warehouse upside down. It's like a tip at the moment.
One thing that I can guarantee is this. The old Yorkshire Co-operative Society always made a good profit. Our warehouse always kept our stores well serviced.
Questions will be asked soon in the boardroom as to why this is all starting to change & it'll all fall on the head of the current GM who is from the other depot.
Shame I won't be around to see it.
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| In an experiment yesterday.... |
[24 May 2004|03:03pm] |
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I sent Jacqui a text message from my mobile phone to hers. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to do that but my phone is a TriBand one, which means I can use it in the US.
Anyway, she phoned me in the early hours this morning to say that she'd got it & had sent me one back. Because she'd never used her phone for sending texts before though, she wasn't sure if I'd get it or not.
I did. :D
I checked my account on the Virgin website to see how much it had cost me to send a text to the US. Turns out it was only 20p. :D
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[22 May 2004|03:58pm] |
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I've just made myself two of these.
Mine were *no frills* butties. Regular bacon, 6 rashers, 3 each in two buttered brown tea cakes.
And now a coffee to wash it all down.
*bliss*
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| Ho hum...... |
[21 May 2004|09:43pm] |
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Guess which idiot was cooking 4 quarter pound Scottish beef burgers on his George Foreman Big lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine for two minutes before he realised he hadn't put the drip tray in place.
Doh!
:p
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| TV Licence update..... |
[20 May 2004|01:09pm] |
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This morning I had a phonecall from someone at the licensing office.
Now let's just paper over the fact that ma received a letter from them a couple of months ago. That shouldn't have happened because she has a TV licence. Let's put it down to just one of those things.
Following that letter she had a visit from someone who took down all the details of her licence. She received another letter very much like the first & that's what prompted me to get in touch with them.
Onto this morning's conversation. For some inexplicable reason, the chap who took down the details of ma's licence, informed his department that her address wanted changing also to No 33A!
WTF!! Was this person on drugs?
Anyway, now everything is back how it was & she shouldn't, & I stress again, SHOULDN'T be hearing from them again for a looooooooooooong time.
I won't be holding my breath that's for sure.
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| Games people play..... |
[19 May 2004|08:06pm] |
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I'm currently playing Silent Hill 3.
I feel like I'm in a Marilyn Manson video.
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| Someone needs to get their records in order....... |
[19 May 2004|09:31am] |
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When I went to visit ma yesterday morning, she showed me a letter she’d received from TV Licensing, informing her that their officers would be in her neighbourhood shortly, visiting people who, according to their records, don’t have a TV licence to watch their TV’s with. Ma would be one that they’re definitely going to drop in on.
Okay, that’s fine, but.......
SHE HAS A FRICKIN’ TV LICENCE; SHE’S ALWAYS HAD A FRICKIN’ TV LICENCE BECAUSE I PAY FOR IT EVERY MONTH BY DIRECT DEBIT, SOMETHING I’VE BEEN DOING SINCE WHEN MY DAD WAS STILL ALIVE.
Want to know the best thing. This is the second letter that she’s received in as many months. After the first one, someone DID visit her & he couldn’t understand why their records were showing that there wasn’t one for her address. He wrote down all the details of her licence & took them away with him.
So........
WHY THE FRICKIN’ HELL IS SHE STILL GETTING LETTERS SAYING THAT SHE DOESN’T HAVE A LICENCE WHEN ONE OF THEIR OWN FRICKIN’ PEOPLE HELD THE FRICKIN’ THING IN HIS OWN FRICKIN’ HAND?
The letter that she showed me is addressed to “The Present Occupier". People do this when they have no records of who lives at a particular address.
So......
EVEN AFTER SOMEONE FRICKIN’ VISITED HER & WROTE DOWN ALL HER FRICKIN’ DETAILS THEY STILL DON’T HAVE HER NAME ON THEIR RECORDS NEVER FRICKIN’ MIND THAT SHE HAS A TV FRICKIN’ LICENCE.
I sent them a polite but strong email this morning, informing them that my ma did in fact have a TV licence, something she’s had for many years & could they kindly update their records to show this.
I hate this kind of crap. I’ve had it myself in the past with TV Licensing. Although I have a TV, I don’t watch TV channels on it, just DVD’s & games, so I don’t need a licence. That took a while to sort out.
It’s not just them though. All the Utilities operators are like that & local government.
I’m expected to do my job right, otherwise I’d probably get dismissed (no bad thing at the moment, trust me) yet, these kind of inept people seem to get away with it.
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| Disgusting! |
[17 May 2004|07:43pm] |
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I heard this news on the radio this afternoon, when the nurse was being interviewed.
This professional, dedicated woman was reduced to tears reliving the case.
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| Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooo, Nurse.......... |
[17 May 2004|09:13am] |
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This morning I had an 8:30 appointment with the Nurse at my GP's surgery, to have my blood pressure taken. It was 130/7, which means nothing to me but she said it was excellent so I wasn't going to argue with her.
We also had a little chat about my asthma, diet & exercise. She said I might as well get weighed while I was there so I did. Now let me tell you about my weight.
I eat like an horse. No, not out of a trough. :p I can eat ANYTHING, ALL DAY, & I still won't pile on the pounds. I always hover around the 9st mark. I think the heaviest I've ever been was 9st4lbs & I didn't like that. I FELT too heavy.
Anyway, at the moment I weigh a little over 8st9lbs & she said that was okay.
At the end of it all she gave me a clean bill of health. :)
Should I worry?
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| Ahhh, bliss......... |
[17 May 2004|08:14am] |
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No more daily visits to the asylum that is the United Co-op distribution depot for me for the next 9 days. :D
*bounce* *bounce* *bounce* *bounce* *bounce* *bounce* *bounce* *bounce* *bounce* *bounce* *Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
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| The King is dead.... |
[15 May 2004|09:46pm] |
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Well, actually, no he isn't. This DVD arrived yesterday but I've only just had the chance to watch it.
Bruce Campbell...I salute you.
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| FUXOR! |
[15 May 2004|05:06am] |
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When you've to get up at 4:45am to get ready for work, the last thing you need is someone's house/car alarm going off just after midnight & lasting for 30 minutes or so.
At least I've just today to do & then I'm off for 10 days. :D
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| Frickin' technology...... |
[13 May 2004|06:16am] |
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All day yesterday, thanks to my ISP having problems, I couldn't receive or send emails via Outlook Express.
This morning I woke up to find 35 emails in my Inbox. 0.o
I bet some have gone missing too or will arrive 5 days late. That won't be the first time that's happened.
At least I have hotmail for emergencies.
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| In a rare moment when... |
[12 May 2004|11:14am] |
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I'm not actually asleep today, I've compiled two 'Top Ten's from my personal collection of CD's, & they are as follows....
'Music To Annoy the Neighbours With' (or loud & heavy, but mainly LOUD!!!!:)):-
01) The Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson
02) Rock Is Dead - Marilyn Manson
03) Right Next Door To Hell - Guns N' Roses
04) Take A Look Around (Mission Impossible theme) - Limp Bizkit
05) Disposable Teens - Marilyn Manson
06) Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
07) Live & Let Die - Guns N' Roses
08) All My Life - Foo Fighters
09) I Put A Spell On You - Marilyn Manson
10) Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N' Roses
'Platforms, Glitter & Glam' (or take me back to the 70's! :)):-
01) 20th Century Boy - T. Rex
02) Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet
03) Get It On - T. Rex
04) The Secrets That You Keep - Mud
05) Are You Ready To Rock? - Wizzard
06) RockAria - The Electric Light Orchestra
07) Elected - Alice Cooper
08) Hellraiser - The Sweet
09) See My Baby Jive - Wizzard
10) Rocket - Mud
And now.....
Back to sleep. *Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
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[09 May 2004|09:06pm] |
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The Shining, like you've never seen it before.
:D
PS. Goodnight all.
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| Please, Sir...may I be excused? |
[05 May 2004|05:49pm] |
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I don't really want to go on about work. Once I swipe out I want to leave it behind me.
What I will say is this.....
Today I've been interrogated by the Spanish Inquisition & felt like I was back at school.
In a word, work SUX!!!
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[04 May 2004|08:50pm] |
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Well, my 5 day weekend is over & I'm back at the madhouse tomorrow. I only have a one-day weekend this week to look forward to as well.
I have no idea what I'll be going back to. Monday was the day we were supposed to *officially* transfer over to the computerised TRICEPS operating system. All you heard from management last week was....
"It's the big switch on on Monday!"
"Monday's the day we go *live*!"
Personally, I hope it's fucked up.
>;)
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[04 May 2004|05:56am] |
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Happy Birthday, ![[info]](http://library.vu.edu.pk/cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/000100A/http/web.archive.org/web/20040608155606im_/http:/=2fstat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) amisha!
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[03 May 2004|09:13pm] |
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When I was 12 or 13 years old, my mother once cut my fringe as short as Brian Eno's.
That was the last time she ever cut my hair. :)
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| What time is it again? |
[02 May 2004|11:33am] |
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Normally, as soon as my eyes open I'm up & out of bed in the mornings. I am definitely NOT a lying-in-bed-'til-lunchtime person.
This morning was different. Even though I woke up several times I didn't get my ass out of bed until 10:30am!!!!!!
That's scandalous for me.
Trouble is, as yet I haven't felt any benefit from the extra lie in. I still feel tired.
*yaaaaaawwwnnnn*
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[01 May 2004|03:31am] |
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"I'd buy that for a dollar!"
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| Need Divine Intervention? |
[30 Apr 2004|08:12pm] |
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There are plenty of Gods here.
Informative & amusing...but enough about me. :p
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