Straight Jacket Diaries

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Street porn

When you were a kid, did you ever notice random porn just lying there in the middle of the street? You'd think it was a thrown away magazine but as you got closer you'd realise that there's blatantly naked women on there. It'd always be weather beaten, ripped and faded. Strangely enough the women would always be hairy as hell too. Why was it only this type of porn that people threw out into the street? You'd never want to pick it up 'cos you'd look like a pervert, but you'd always try to crane your neck in order to get a better look. It's like a forbidden fruit.

Why do you bring this up now? I hear you ask. Well, last week (or the week before) I found my first bit of street porn in a long time. I was amazed. It's like white dog shit. You just never see it nowadays (by the way, I saw one of those too). I still didn't want to pick it up, and I still craned my head to see.

It's a marvelous world

I've moved in (again) and changing jobs (again)

I know it's a little late, but then when do I ever blog on time anymore? We're all settled in to the new flat (yes I finished packing and indeed unpacking). The only way I could force myself to unpack on moving day was to put all the boxes on my bed so I had to unpack them so I could sleep. I've pretty much gotten my room as I want it, even though I've had to do the whole comedy cupboard thing (packing everything in so it falls out when you touch the door). Anyone trying to get to the water heater through there will be in for a big surprise hehe.

I really need to start eating properly though. That's my new months resolution.

I almost got a big TV for my room, but just before the guy read my e-mail to confirm that I wanted it, somone turned up on his doorstep and took it there and then. I am not happy. I was wanting one mainly to play on the xbox and watch DVD's because my PC started kicking up a fuss when I put a DVD in. As soon as I lost out on the TV my CD drive on the PC crapped out and no longer reads anything :(

What else? Things are still going great with Nicola but since we're moving into different campaigns at work we'll be on completely opposite shifts. We don't even have the same days off. It's going to be really weird, what with seeing her pretty much every day, and then only briefly randomly throughout the week. Luckily the move to the campaign I'm on (I start tomorrow) is only for a month. After that it should be easier to sort things out.

Unfortunately the campaign I'm on now is closing today. That means no more cushy admin job. I have to speak to customers full time...................I really need a new job. I just want to take this opportunity to say that I've really enjoyed my time on COT and it's given me far more than work related experience. If it wasn't for this campaign I never would have met Nicola properly, and things would be very differnt. I've also made some great friends and some interesting enemies. I've gotten a chance to practice my random evilness now and again for which I'm always thankful. Goodbye COT, we'll miss you.

.....it makes me wonder though. This is the second campaign I've been on that's closed while I've been there. Maybe I'm a jinx?

I need something slightly more jolly to end on.....oooh, I bought a Force FX light sabre (Darth Vader's of course). It lights up, made of metal, all the cool sound effects. Man I'm such a geek!

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Catchup including What a cow says, with "ving" on the end

Ah good old blog. Always here when I need you. I know I keep promising to come back, but hell, I've been busy. I'm sorry. I know you get lonely now that no one else comes to visit anymore. I'll let you know what's been going on since last time. Will that cheer you up? Good.

Well, there's been a couple of big things actually. Got myself a girlfriend! That's right. Read it again if you don't believe me. If I go into a description of Nicola then I'll probably end up getting carried away with myself and we'll be here all night (and she'll have plently of ammo with which to bombard me with an "aah bless" or two :P ). We've officially been going out since 2nd May (Ironman's release day). Wow, made it past the first date and everything haha. Almost two months now and things are still amazing. I expect them to stay this way too. Oh, and she's already read the blog and she hasn't run away screaming! How awesome is that?

In other news, we're moving tomorrow! (well I know some of you readers are pedantic enough to point out that it's officially today so for arguments sake, we move out on 1st July 2008. Happy?). I'm still not finished packing :P The end of an era. This flat has had many happy memories for us. A hell of a lot has happened. Even though it's a shit hole I'm gonna miss it. Lets not talk about the new place until I'm settled. I'm not happy about the room situation and that's all I'm saying until I calm down.

What else? I'm going back on the phones in August. Sucks big time so I'm really wanting to search for another job in the next few weeks. If anyone says Orange I'm ignoring them haha. I don't really want call centres anymore. Something admin-ish. Maybe the ministry.

Of course you realise that all this is is just a way to get out of packing. Boy do I hate packing. AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH


Hate it.

By the by, we won't have broadband til around the 9th July. We may have turned to canabalism for entertainment by then.