Praline Surprise!

Hola!

Toast & coffee. :oD

Next door neighbour warned me about the sheet ice as I left the flat this morning only for me to dismiss his warning with a nonchalant wave and 'I'll be alreet mate, ta' - to then slip and land right on me arse. Bugger. All the buses that come my way pass a bus terminus first, which is on a bank, which meant they couldn't move, which meant I was late getting into town. Again. Are these people even qualified to tie their own shoe laces??? Surely it wouldn't be too much to ask for them to have a bit of a think on and maybe leave earlier or, get this maybe have a bag of grit on each bus???? Sheesh









So, got into town, uber late. No buses at Haymarket for 20 minutes so jumped on the Metro to Regent Centre as there's a better selection of buses from there. Turns out the trains are running all over the shop too 'due to the lines not being used to the bad weather' (excuse from the driver...) - Christ, a little ice and this country falls to bits. Bits of shit. Bits of frozen shit actually, which the transport 'providers' should then be shot with. Tossers


A busy Thursday? wtf?
Means it goes quicker I suppose. ftw

Bee El Tee for lunch, yummy-noms.

Dad picked me up from work with my washing me Ma' did for me. Awww. At least this time she didn't iron me jeans!
Took me home via Asda for a quick stock up on beer for tomorrow. Dropped the washing off then headed into town to get my old iPhone unlocked for Paul, her new owner. Everywhere was going to charge me 50 quid to unlock it or 20 to jailbreak it! I can jailbreak it mesell you useless bunch of money-grabbers...





Looking forward to going to Mr. Fraser's for a little get together tomorrow night. Should be a larf. Few beers, possibly a little sing song! Man of Constant Sorrow?

Should I say or should I go? Sleeping bag or last bus home?

Battlefield3 online c'est soir avec mon online-amis. Awesome. COD what? hahaha


Food; Toast&coffee. Sausage & beer-can sanger. Frosties
Gripe; Bloody buses, again.
Game; Battlefield3

Mid Week Blues

It's a quiet day for postings you may be glad to hear haha. Not much a gwan.

Looking at selling my iPhone 3Gs - need to get it unlocked 1st though and Orange have quoted me flamin' 20 quid - it's my feckin phone! Thieving bastards. Not only has it cost me about 600 quid over 2 years, they then want me to pay them 20 quid to unlock it - it's my fuckin phone!!!!!

I've ended up with a bad head from getting angry about it. Nobody seems to agree with me though, everyone at work says it's fair enough as why should they let me have the phone unlocked for free - IT'S MY PHONE!



Bloody coffee machine(s) at work never have any bloody milk in them!! Problem is I still end up drinking the black ones so I end up having had too much coffee! Aaargh!

No wonder then my head's pounding! At least tomorrow's Tirdas.
However, I happen to have a handy stash of Garries at work, I have no problems swallowing tablets but plastic coated ones stick in me throat. More grr ha ha.

Paracetamol. Awesome - a tablet I know I'm ok taking...

Head better now.

I've gone from starting saying there's nowt to blog about then go off on a rant ha ha

Rant, over. Busy day at work, over. Trip home in the baltic cold, over.



Home, warm, toasty. Mint. Well, after a couple of jars in the Toon at The Five Swans. Could get used to this real ale malarkey.






Talking of Malarkey, I aim to start rewatching Band of Brothers on BluRay. It's going on right about now.



TTFN.

Food; Frosties. Garlic cheekhan sanger. Fish-fingers, cheeps n been.
Gripe; See above haharrr
Gamer; Game Dev Story and Grand Prix Story both on iOS.

* but not that kind of rimming


Felt good to stop over at my friend's last night - great food, film n company.
Again, again!!


Getting chilly on route to work, wrapped up so much I look like a Juggernaut from Call of Duty! Or a rioter...









'Early' arrival at work, bonus! No milk in the coffee machine(agaaain), anti-bonus!
Am I the only one that cares?! Ha ha

Beef n mayonnaise sarnie for lunch. Less carbs than yesterday! Took me own beef in, haha, so just needed a buttered up bap! (sounds a little rude that)

Keep forgetting it's my turn to organise the birthday club at work, as it was my birthday last! Must remember tomorrow! *sets alarm on phone*

Ran oot of tabs today! Seems every time I stop at me mates, I end up with no tabs the next day.... someone smerkin all me tabs?? Ha ha


On Tuesdays the lads play *football so I'm online alone tonight.. awww ha ha
*I've not been invited back since I turned up in lycra boxer shorts.... hmmm.

Skyrim it is then. Not grumbling like! Orrrr, Full House Poker for an hour or two!

Went with Poker. Might have an invite into a cash tournament in the pipeline... *gulp* so best get some practice in!

I did ok. Ended up on the Double Diamond table, the middle of the three table levels. $25,000 up though.

Dropped a bean while eating tea and caught myself giving it a 'telling off' - is this what living on your own does to you? You accuse inanimate food objects of trying to liberate themselves?! In his defence, I don't blame him.

Christ am I now empathising with a bean. Oh good god. Bed now before I move onto the meatballs...









PS Yes, I know it's another slag of a dinner but cheesy-beans-and-meatballs on toast is lush with a nice cuppa.



Nytol


Food; Weetabix Minis. Le pain du beuf(beef bread hahaha). Chesney-benas mit bhalls o meat on turst.
Gripe; Nine
Game; Full House Poker.

Moon Day

Early up, bloody bin men grrrr. I'm sure 6.55am is illegal and if not, bloody should be! But, I had a mint sleep in me freshly made bed in my recently done out boudoir.


Just need a proper bed-side light so I can start reading some of my many Stephen King, Terry Pratchett and WW2 books.








Tried watching the laptop in bed, don't know how people can do this, screen's far too small. It's ok for net-browsing, pron and Faceache but not for watching films, tv or stand up comic shows. Still chuckled though. On the flip side though, I suppose it was handy being in bed chilling while watching it so it wasn't all that bad - and once hooked up to my sound system in the bedroom, sounded a hell of a lot better too.

Loving my new scenic route to work, so much more to look at. And the view from the bus/train's not too bad either! Better than getting the 'Sage' bus to work, all full of people I'm gonna spend all day looking at anyway lol

I'm also loving the fact that Mondays are becoming a little quieter! \o/ Yay

And I am back to my 2 breaks per day shift. 30 minutes lunch with two 15 minute breaks either side. Awesomesauce!

















Ha ha, don't you just love it when you're facing a window etc, or in this case a lift door at work, and you catch a fit lass eyeing you up from behind in the reflection. Made my day that has. More sauce of awesomeness!

Lunch of carbs on carbs of Carbonara & cheeps



On a bleaker note, spotted something on a certain someone's Faceache page today that puzzled me a bit. But, if she wants to post false stuff about me online, it'll come back n bite her on the arse. The rumours appear to be true, bloody attention seeker...



Check this out, armed police, riot police, ambulance, fire-brigade etc had to called to the flats opposite mine this afternoon as a guy facing eviction threatened to blow the flats up!



I'm at my mate's tonight again for tea, was supposed to go yesterday and I declined as it was a school day but it was more because I was so busy working in the flat. Which is now my pride and joy! Yaay! \o/

Having full Sunday lunch with all the trimmings! Mmmm cushty noms. Maybe a film tonight. But what to watch? I fancy that Ryan Gosling & Steve Carrell romcom that's on at the minute.
I've fetched 3 jumpers today so should be all cosy, like toast. Mmmm toast.

Tea/dinner smells lush, had a bit nibble on the meat oo-er and it's lovely and juicy!


Tea was delicious. Watched True Grit, the Cohen brothers' remake. Fantastic.
Great company, some Smirnoff, then an early night ;o)

Nytol.

Food; Turst. Sausage sanger. Carbonara n cheeps. Sunday roast of juicy beef and all the trimmings
Gripe; Binmen! Grrr
Game; Words/Scramble avec mon amis.

Sun Day

Hungover, much? Not too bad considering. Time to sort myself and the flat out. Today is going to be a constructive one so going to try my best to not put the Xbox or PS3 on. Well, not until I'm happy I've made some headway in the flat. Cupboard in the lounge totally empty. Most of the contents in the bin. Next step, start to remove wallpaper in the lounge.

Lovely morning, nice and bright. Sat having breakfast of Frosties and coffee while looking out from my balcony.

While emptying the lounge cupboard, I find some old vinyl. Some old Motown records and some Rod Stewart. I'm Facebook friends with both Steve Smoove and John Turrell of Smoove&Turrell fame so I messaged Steve to let him how - and he wants to meet up to collect the records!

Feeling slightly star-struck!



Rearranged the bedroom and changed the bed. Almost like I have a new bedroom! Lounge sorted ready to start decorating proper this weekend.

Been invited over to a mate's for Sunday lunch, but declined, school day tomorrow and I'd rather get a good nights sleep. Which I only seem to get in my own bed. Love sleeping in a fresh bed too! It's just a bit of a shame I don't have 'tv' in there as it'd be canny to watch a film in bed then just fall asleep - suppose I could watch a film on the laptop if pushed but it's no substitute for a large HDTV. And surround sound.

Watched more Breaking Bad. He's a proper bad ass! This is good.

Poker now. And a cuppa. Looking forward to getting me mitts on a coffee percolator this weekend.


Listening to 'Waste' by Foster The People while downloading Tim Vine to watch in bed, going to trial watching something on the laptop in the absence of a tv... Why'd I sell it?!

I is outta here like a stole somethin'!

Nytol

Food; Frosties. Fricassee.
Gripe; None. Thank the lord. Apart from another odd text from Steve... He's mental.
Game; Scramble/Words With Friends

Sat a day

Up. Sexy beer-can sandwich with Chop Sauce and a morning coffee with todays paper. Sorted my payment to Boomerang no thanks to bloody Lloyds TSB!
Opened up an account with HSBC. Seem to be the bankers with the least amount of horror stories!

Popped out to the shurps for supplies for today's marathon Battlefield 3 session. Crisps, beer & tabs and the ingreedaments for making a chicken & pork stir fry.

Awesome sesh on BF3 with my usual squad - great fun. Spookily found ourselves in the same part of the map in the same scenario that the pic I used yesterday was taken! Weird

Nothing better than drunken tomfoolery online with the lads. Although for anyone reading, I advise against trying to operate a fighter jet while drunk ha ha, always ends in tears. Driving, not so hard as if you let off the throttle you just slow to a stop but slightly different in a jet! Gerronimoooooo. Thank the lord for parachutes ha ha!



Half time stoppage for stir fry grubbage. Yummy noms.

Receive an invite to Belinda's for tea next Saturday, awesome. Is the pasta-masta cooking? It's going to be my turn soon. Best get this flat sorted.

Not today though! Back online to join the squad in Karkand. Thought I had the 5.1 surround on too loud as I hear banging from doonstairs. Turns out they can't hear my 'music' so I can crank it up another few notches!

Can hear Uncle Allan singing downstairs with I assume Uncle Jimmy, class. Good to hear people enjoying themselves, even if it does sound like a karaoke for deaf people.



Starting to run short of beer and it's too late to shop. Stella thru a straw it is then, and it works - I'm battered, so much so I have to knock BF3 off due to eyes not working properly, they were playing home AND away. Went to jump on Full House Poker but no community tournaments on so decided on bed. Nytol

Food; Bacon sanger. Beerage. Cheekan n purk Chow mein. Crisps
Gripe; Running out of beer just after the shops shut grrr
Game; Words with Friends. BF3

Happy Fry Day

It's only Friday, lovely people!

Great start to the day quickly soured by the absolute fuck-tards that are Lloyds TSB. I spoke to them this weekend gone to make sure there was enough money going into my account to cover the standing orders and direct debits due this week. I'd even gone back into the branch and spoken to a 2nd cashier to make sure I had the correct information. I'm now receiving emails today advising me my payments haven't been made - I AM FUCKING SEETHING. Managed to get an early finish from work today, I'm going postal when I get to Lloyds this afternoon, it's one fuck-up after another with these incompetent w*&*ers.

Rant over, I'm not going to get stressed about it. They'll sort it I know they will..... - which they didn't.

Burger n cheeps for lunch. Although the lad serving said "They'll be ready in a minute", it took 10. So I got free chips. Result. Kind of.

Fingers crossed the rest of today does without spoiling it any more!!!!!

Got an early finish to go see Mr. Bank Manager and to file my umpteenth complaint. They're making it easier and easier to make me switch to another bank. HSBC maybe?
The branch manager couldn't even give me a straight answer even when I'd only asked the time. Feckin useless.

Off to the rents for tea though, fricassee - it's possibly one of my favourite dishes!

Tea was lush, washed down with some bubbly. Wor kid's got his keys for his hoose!
Mint. Went round for a deeks. Lush pad, chuffed for him. When's the BBQ?

Home, Battlefield3. Can't fault this shit. Three of us in a squad including mortar support, medic support and the three of us working together as a team. Whether it be carrying each other via transport, giving suppressing fire or reviving downed team-mates - sublime. We won most of our matches too so BONUS!
Did get a fright during one firefight, at dusk, I was hunched over a rock giving sniper support over our base when Leroy Jenkins came flying over my head. In a truck. Hahahaha - Leeeeeeeeeeroooooooooooooooyyyyyyyyyy Jeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnkiiiiiiiiiinnnnns!

PMSL

On it like a tank bonnet. Or summit.

Food; Sexy toast. 10 minute steak (I mean burger but the 'joke' fit). Fricassee.
Gripe; Don't get me started...
Game; All the COD games, rolled up into a big massive ball, injected with adrenaline then set on fire = Battlefield 3



Come get some!

Furs Day

Shit the bath.

Both buses on time, got to work for 8.30! AND, get this, the coffee machine has milk in it!!! Will wonders never cease?!?! Although they may get cold, I might stock up now like someone preparing for worlds end.



What is it with lasses walking round town wearing those padded black, shiny jackets with pink stitching on the back saying "Paul's Boutique"??
Don't they realise it makes them look like they work at some cheap, tacky nail bar? Especially with their badly slapped on fake tan and that god-awful messy, lacquer infused 'bed-head' hair. Ha ha.. Fools!

Was supposed to be over at a mate's for tea c'est soir, not happening. I'm deffo stopping at mine tonight. Warm, cosy and I can't afford to be as tired for work as I was yesterday. No no no. No uncomfortable bed or sofa for me tonight!

Rents for lunch tomorrow, fricassee for tea so can't say no to that!

Steve sent an odd text again, grrr.
It's puzzling, I just wish he'd send me a text that made sense instead of cryptic messages - Steve, just text me what you want to say and stop fannying on! Ha ha

Anyhoo, nice n quiet at work today leaving more time to discuss Skyrim anecdotes and compare adventuring stories. Arrows, knees, sweetrolls, you know, the usual. Awesome. Stu catching up on some light(aircraft) reading at lunchtime!


Lunchtime of tabs and ham sangers. Mmmm, tabs ha ha.

Home, tea done in record time. As Belinda calls it, a slag of a tea. But it's my slag, and I was hungry. Filled a hole anyway. Oo-er. Laaaaaaaaaaaaa

Got hammered on BF3... I needed my usual squad with me, I can't go all COD and be Lone Shoulder here, it doesn't work - need to be a team. There's no 'I' in team, but there is 'me'. But me on my todd on a big map? I'm cannon fodder. I'm a sitting duck shaking like a shitting dog.
Poker time then? No online community tournaments on tonight so just jumped into a standard online tournament. And got turned over. To start with, but I'm on a roll me like! Went from owing the cashier $5000, I end up with +$60,000 - quit while I'm ahead.

Breaking Bad S2, ep2 was class. This is just getting better n better.

Nytol peeps - *finger up to lips* shhhh, but it's almost Friday. Heehee shhhhhh.

Food; Buttered Turst n Curd. Ham n cheese sangers. Fash Fingers, Cheesy Cheeps and Chesney Beans
Gripe; Odd texts that make feck-all sense. Bleurgh.
Game; Words. Battlefield3 and Full House Poker.

Hippy Hurmp-a-derp Day

Shattered, yawn.

Right. I'm stopping at mine during the week from now on. Couldn't get comfy in bed last night - so onto the sofa for me. Grrr. Wouldn't care too much, was relatively comfy & warm and I could have a tab if I wanted but her next door neighbours arguing, with their dog? Arguing, with their dog? Till 3am..... Weird Walker ey?

Bought some antacid tablets that are advertised as being for the relief of heartburn, indigestion and flatulence. Side effects, although not massively common are, heartburn and flatulence. What the frig are these people selling us?!?!?!?

Another top day at work, bolstered by that fact I think more people are starting read my blog - I feel loved! Kind of. haha



Was supposed to go to the rents today but as last night was a last minuter, I'd not been able to prepare for today properly either financially or cigaretterally. So, home James.

A little Battlefield3 online with he who shan't be named online. And a cheeky beer. Only stopped to make a chicken and pork chow mein. And watch the Toon match. we're winning as I type this - will amend later if we lose. We won. But you knew that didn't you?

Oh lord, now both my parents have touch-screen Samsung mobile phones. Christ. At least the text from my Mam had her name in it.
My Dad's 'new number text' was this "This is my new number" - he sent it to his entire phonebook.... *facepalm*











Some awesome funnage on Battlefield3 avec le garcon un-namable online (gonna stop with that, can't be arsed haha).
Love the way the team-work works on BF3, it's sublime. This officially, although frustrating and difficult to get used to, makes COD look like a right kipper. Still love COD like, love the franticness of the visceral fire-fights of COD but I adore the epic scale and scope of Battlefield. Storming an oil refinery in the desert in a tank, with your squad mate in with you while you cover your infantry squad mates planting a bomb all the while 'that music' from the TV advert booming through the surround sound is unparalleled I can tell you. McLoving this!

Anyhoo too late for Breaking Bad, off to bed. Nytol

Looking forward to a full nights sleep. I my own bed. Love me scratcher.


Food; Nen brekkie. Vanilla & choc-chip muffins. Wheat Crunchies. Chow Mein.
Gripe; Shucking Fattered.. *yawn*
Game; BF3. Fitbah

Choose Day

Today, I chose to wear the pants I had on yesterday that resulted in a torrent of verbal abuse. It was a choice I had and I took it. I am quite happy with my jeans and no amount of cheeky, witty remarks is going to stop me from wearing them! Ha ha ha



Had my monthly 1-to-1 today and, not wanting to tempt fate, seem to be doing well.
Looking forward to my interim APR so I can discuss what I've done well and tailor the second half of the year to ensure I get my bonus this year, I've missed it the last two... Sad face.



Tea at the 'rents tomorrow then a mate's on Thursday (possibly) so need to think up something for tea tonight - last nights was pretty good if I do say so myself but after the state my guts are in today, shant be having it again tonight!
A certain someone might say it was the offal, I'll say it probably because it was a week old...



No Poker Night tonight, or at least I don't think so - will update later. Fingers crossed I'm wrong. So, may jump back on Splinter Cell Conviction, Forza3, Far Cry 2 or even Battlefield now Mr. Shellard has invited me to join his lot! Awesome! I may learn somethin here!

Was going to watch Breaking Bad tonight - love where this is going. He's a proper bad ass now. LOVE IT!
But, quick change of plan and an early finish. Being treat to a Chinese courtesy of a mate..
Was delish, stuffed-to-bursting! Off to a mates now for a couple o cans n Bridesmaids. Might even watch a film ha ha ha... *face-palm*

Tea and film were great as was the company, she's crackers... hahaha

However, here's hoping I get a good nights sleep! ;o)

L8Rs



Food; Naked turst n curd. Turkey, swiss cheese and grilled courgette sarnie. Chinese everything.
Gripe; Me guts, ooff.
Game; Words.

Happy Monday

Happy Monday Reader(s)

Albeit desperately broke and gutted to boot, actually had a mint weekend. Topped off with the acquisition of BF3 - the obtaining of described as such to avoid any further confusion and subsequent comments on Faceache ha ha. :oP

Anyhoo. Monday. Quiet? WTF?? not complaining.
Buses to work turned up on time and arrived on time - what's going on here?

Piss right royally ripped out of me for wearing my striped Diesel jeans. They're saying I look like Beetlejuice! At least they weren't overpriced Mr Tully - how much was that jumper in the sale, £145?? I'd be interested in how much it was when not in the sale!
I actually like 'em so IN YOUR FACE unbelievers! Rant over. :o)

Face on fire eating the remnants of last nights keebab. Arse on fire to follow.


Just said 'thanks mate' to the bus driver on the way home & got a funny remark. Sorry pet but you look like a dude.... ha ha

Missed Burns Night the other night so had haggis wrapped in bacon with creamy mustard mash. Mmmmmuckle noms!

Tried an hour on BF3 but I'm just not feeling it - getting some argumentative texts tonight which has put me off my game... bloody women. Pain in the feckin arse.

Decided to retread some old ground today and plumped for Forza3. Awesome but some pratt (me) must've decided to delete the original profile from my HDD so have to start again!!!! At least it's fun I suppose! Awesome, I have a Fiesta - and not the rag-mag with hanging readers-wives in, no.

Forgot just how good this is, dare I say better then it's younger brother? The music's awesome! Bring it on, just keep off the grass, it'll only slow you down. And is illegal. Ha ha

An hour on Forza3 then Episode 1 of Breaking Bad's season 2. Loving this.



Nytol




Food; Marmalard on Broon turst. Remnants of last nights keebab. Haggis wrapped in beer-can & creamy moo-tard mash.
Gripe; Other people(women). Restarting Forza3. Getting repeatedly done over & abused on BF3 so therefore not having a great time in Karkand.
Game; Forza3. Words with Friends.

Sunday, Sinday?

10am start. Mini Weetabix and a quick read-up of the Battlefield3 Guide for breakfast.
Decide on Skyrim after I spot GrimmyD on it. Controls are a little lethargic compared to the blistering pace of MW3 or BF3 but drop straight in doesn't take long. Like falling off a bike, apparently.



Now I've garnered 500+ picks, decide to deliver the Key to the Sepulchre.

Quick Daedric quest then 'Back to Karkand'. Loving the Support Class.

Just remembered John asked last night if I'd have liked to go to his for curry but for the same reason I didn't go to Benson's I didn't go to his. Kinda wished I had now.

Right, quick hour on BF3 then back to sorting the flat. Got the other lounge cupboard to empty before taking the doors off.

4 hours later and still in Tamriel. Not revisited Karkand yet. Need to go shopping for food. Needs to be done I suppose.
But not before John "I've got nothing better to do" Noble drags me to Osborn's 1st. I'm sure it was just because he wanted to meet Gutierez
Ha ha
Then supermarket via Ricci's. Love him. John that is, not Ricci. Hmmm
*scratches chin*

Watched the last two episodes of Breaking Bad. Class. Brilliant show! Then Star Wars Episode 1, not the best of the 6 but I like watching them in order.

Food; Mini Weetabix. Kebab. Raspberry sponge cake & custard.
Gripe; I'm still not fully competent on BF3, grrr
Game; see above

Saturday

Oooo me guts. Nice feeling, not a great end result...

Into town shopping for games. Tight month this one albeit short - kinda-mini-yay.

Not going anywhere today if can't sort some money out. Grrr.

Bought Battlefield 3 today, saying as I didn't get it for Xmas! Managed to get the special edition because someone had traded one in without opening it so I got it for 30 sheets instead of 50!

Was going to go to Bensons to watch the match with him and the Heaton cronies but I'm just stopping in with my new games - get the impression someone's not too chuffed judging by the last status update I spotted on another site. Funny how people act. Shame they have to be all sly about it and post it on Facebook...

C'est la vie.



Anyway, between the delights of both the 4s & BF3, Monkey's a happy, er, monkey.

BF3's class. Blows MW3 oot the watta in terms of graphical prowess and sound quality. Especially in full 5.1 - Christ does it sound good.
Map sizes are a little daunting to begin with but are easily learnt. What is going to take time to adapt to is the melee and frag reversal. Hmmm. The progression system too takes some getting used to too. All part of the fun and games though!

Off for more action ;oP

Food; Last nights Rumana remnants. Jam & strawberry pud and Ambrosia custard. Beer
Gripe; None.
Game; BF3 of course.

FRIDAY BLOODY FRIDAY!

It's only Friday again!

Lush sleep in my own bed, feel radiant and refreshed! And I've had a full nights sleep!

Excited for several reasons and not necassarilly in any order;

I have a new toy, an iPhone 4S - awesome
I'm out for tea tonight at a mate's.
I'm starting my decorating tomorrow.
I'm out for lunch and beers with John.

I'll no doubt have a proper faff about with the new toy this weekend and deliver a verdict later but for now all I can say is it's really good. REALLY good.

Adventure to Boots, pissed, for dry shampoo n Atkins Chocolate Bars. Electric bus to Walker. Comfy
Pint with he who shall not be named online & Benson @ 5 Swans!
Excited for Romana meal tonight!

PS Love iPhone 4s, really notice processing speed difference so therefore cheaper Internet!

Quick Blue Wicked then over to Rumana's - great company, awesome service and fantabulous food. Doggie bag for tea/supper/breakfast/lunch.

Early night due to knowing I'll not sleep well turned into a late one due to Rude Tube on't tellybox.

Looking forward to seeing John tomorrow. Been a while. Think we're going into town.

Nytol

Food; McCoys crips. Burger. Indian meal (all sorts)
Gripe; None. "I feel happy!" *Python quote
Game; Catch the pigeon.

Friday Eve

Tired & aching. Might need to start limiting my sleepovers at my mate's. Shame, as fun always had but can't sleep there properly. Too cold and I can't get away with the beds there. Christ it's cold there. And bloody uncomfortable.

Glad it's Thursday though. Buses ok, phew!

Relatively quietish day at woik, always a good thing!


**THESE AREN'T THE AN-DROIDS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR**


Ummed n arred about what to do with my phone and decided to upgrade to the iPhone 4s. Free so why not?

Spent about 2 hours fuckin a boot last setting it up, all part of the fun. Doesn't seem to be able to transfer contacts from my old phone so just used iCloud. Awesome, took about 15 mins

Nytol

Food; Sausage n blackpudding sarnie. Remainder of me kebab. Quavers
Gripe; Knackered
Game ; Facetime, not a game but great fun to play with.

Wednesday

Hump Day Arrives again! Yay!

I've started getting the bus into town then a Metro to Regent Centre to up my chances of getting a bus, seems to be paying off, albeit still hit & miss. I think I may become hit and miss with my payments to them, see how the incompetent fuckwitts like them apples! Talking of Apples, now I'm out of contract with my iPhone, I'm left with
a dilemma. Do I upgrade now and get the iPhone 4S or hang on till the 5 comes out. I'm certainly not plumping for the Samsung. I'm more than happy with the Apple products I have and the OS's they have.

Busy, busy, busy at work! Grrrr. Time flies so more of a rrrr.

**Massive Rant Alert;
I bought Official Xbox Magazine. Fuck me am I disappointed with it now!! I have Feb's issue and starting from the back like I do, the 1st problem is the Article they've done on Dead Island - it's been out since September last year and they're only doing an article on it now?! I continue on hoping for no more lunacy until I go a further 5 pages to find they've done an review on MW3's online multiplayer!!! WTF??? The game's been out 4 month (almost half a year) and they're only now looking at how it fairs online? They assess the games online longevity by showing us a graph depicting the excitement garnered from 0 - 60 minutes of online play - after 4 months, fuck me, they not been playing it like??
I go a further 2 pages to find a section called THE BEST VALUE GAMES. Great I though, I'm into saving money and getting some longevity out of my games. However, of the 15 games 'reviewed' they slag 6 of them off calling them boring, tiring, repetitive, uneventful, uncomfortable, and dull. Wha??? Why the Hell say they're 'best value' if they're just going to say, 'yes, they are terrible games but they'll take an age to get through'????? I'd rather stare at my TV while it's turned off and save myself the money.**

Rant over although I'll not be buying that shite again.

Left work, quick pint in the Five Swans with 'he who shall not be named online' and Pete. Who will. Hi Pete! (if he's reading this)

Then onto Heaton to pay my debts and have another couple of pints. 2 for 1. I'll have that!

At a mate's for tea & film tonight, watching Limitless. Couple of pints in Noire then a mixed kebab wrap for tea. Yummy. While waiting for tea, bought Xbox mag, see above rant!

Christ, it's cold here at my mate's - brrrrr. I remembered from last time and fetched my jumper and Fcuk cardigan. That's better.

Quite enjoyed Limitless. And my kebab. Kept some for lunch tomorrow - I'm gonna hum!


Food; Lincolnshire sausage, bacon and black pudding sanger. Kebab.
Gripe; See above!
Game; Words With Friends

Tuesday

Quiet day for posting, mostly because I'm doing this late and also because it's just Tuesday and it's busy at work. Grrr

Tomorrow's Burns night but as I'm not at home, no haggis. I shall have that on Thursday. With neeps and tatties. Possibly.

Met Benson from work, Charles Gray for a couple of swifties. Good to catch up and more importantly, borrow £20 as I is skint. Till tomorrow.

Much debate in my head as to whether to go home and cook or get a kebab on the way home. Decision made, see pic. Yummy













Home for some kebabage and Breaking Bad. Getting realy into this, quality.

Food; Kebab
Gripe; None today!
Game; Scramble With Friends

Ropey? Not half.

Getting too old for this shit. Feel like a bag of warm vomit. Oh hang on, I pretty much am a bad of warm vom. Mmm. Nice.
Have had a corker of a birthday weekend so I tell my liver to stop complaining, man up stupid organ.

Nice and busy at work today interspersed with some latency so all in all a canny Monday, just as well like as I ain't feeling too clever...

On a darker note, gave Rebecca some headache tablets at work. She's allergic to something of which there seems to be traces of in the garys... d'oh - off to l'opital. Hope she's ok, not heard from her since. Not my fault though.

Pint at the Five Swans on way home and much Skyrim banter.

Shattered so not much updating going on here, bath, Breaking Bad then bed.

Nytol.

Food; Curd on Toast. Veg soup. Bacon sanger.
Gripe; Nine.
Game; Pirate Fleet, it's like Battleships.

Happy New Yeah! Almost anyway

Oh. My. Head. Thankfully my wallet is heavier than I expected. Ended up up at the end of the night at the dogs for the 1st time ever! Well, I had a fiver left at the end.

It's almost Chinese New Year. This year, it's the year of the Dragon, my birth year. I is Dragonised!

Double booked myself today but managed to slot all three appointments in so for Goodwin, it was a win win win - John and I went for lunch and a couple of pints to the Five Swans - apparently named after the statue at the Civic.
Then took my iPhone to get fixed/replaced only for them to tell me it's outside it's warranty so they couldn't do anything - why the fuck couldn't some tool at Apple have checked the serial number before now and saved me trying to get to two appointments?! Fuckwitts.

Went to the Orange shop to see when my upgrade's due. It's only due now innit??
iPhone 4S on Wednesday methinks! Or do I? Maybe the Samsung Galaxy SII? Or maybe wait for the iPhone 5? Decisions...

Met Rebecca for coffee at Costa, mmm. Then went to go to Trillians but it was shut?!
Decided on The Valley Junction or whatever it's called and sat n chilled with a few beers, shooting shit. Good time, good giggles.

Home in 15 mins, why can't Stagecoach get me home this quick at 5.30?!

Bed. Nytol

Food; Bacon Sarnie.
Gripe; Apple.
Game; Scramble.

BIRTHDAY DAY!

Woke up and checks me phone to see the time. It's 8am. Cool, but I have an update screen on my iPhone saying I have 9 posts on my Faceache wall. wtf? Why have I had 9 people post on my wall?? Checks and remembered it's my birthday innit!

Class, I'm 36 and, has Andy D has pointed out, over mid way to 70... thanks man.



Awesome start to the day though. Chilling watching BBC shorts on weird things like Caterpillars cocooning cars & trees, plagues of mice and parasites that look like large woodlice that love tongues. All while eating Special K and drinking whiskey coffee Rebecca made for me! Class.

Listened to Linkin Park while supping rum. Doesn't look like too bad a day out there but happy prancing round in me keggs.
Talking about living with other people and Rebecca tells me a story about her shat flaring experiences - I think she meant flat sharing haha.

$3 back but the same price whether I pay to Haymarket in town or Brunswick Lane. Eh? The two stops are over 3 miles apart. Apparently it's because they're in the same zone.... That mean if I travel from town to work it's free because they're in the same zone??

Home, pissed. Clattered. Soused. Jumping round the flat, all rummed up, to some drum n bass on Hospital Records. And I Am Kloot. Mint.



Was sick. Must've been the dancing. Not the rum, no. Dad picks me up, in me flowery shirt no less. Yeah, just a shirt

Quick Rum at the 'rents then Heaton while scoring for $60 for me boithday. Class. That's me birthday night out sorted! Pretty much everyone of me mates has turned out for me birthday in Noire. Although I didn't mention it to Andy as I didn't think he'd want to come, I regret not asking him now! Grrrr


Shots of tequila and copious snakebites. I told me Mam that if you wanted to go out for a tab the rule in this pub was that you had to shout across the bar "TAAAB" - class. Cue me Mam shouting at randoms in the bar "taaaab" - hahahaha


Dixy Chicken for a quick couple of diet-chicken burgers with John. Not sure whether he's impressed or not. I love them, especially for a quid.










Taxis to the Dogs although as it was up to me and I got it wrong we got there late and missed the free pint and free food. Gutted. Bought a burger and had to take it back as it was burned and got proper evils off the wifey, she had a face like a slapped arse. Bitch

A good night at the dogs. John ended up minted. Steve and Kim did well too and I came out about a fiver up. Not sure about the 'rents.

Taxi back. I am clattered. Off to bed.

Nytol

Food; Special K. 2 x Dixy Chicken Diet Burgers. Beer.
Gripe; Burned burger
Game; Dog Racing. Scramble - loving Scramble like