| Personal Development |
[Mar. 29th, 2007|12:05 pm] |
Oooh, I've just been told by the County Manager that my forced move to Huntingdon is not just because of the needs of the service, but also for my own personal development... yeah because my personal development will really be enhanced by an extra 2 hours a day on the road!
Cynical, moi? |
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| I'm sorry, I have to rant! |
[Mar. 28th, 2007|03:04 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  pissed off | ] |
I'm mad. Actually I'm past mad. In fact I'm so far passed mad I'm chewing nails and spitting tacks!
Not only have I been evicted from my desk I am now being told they want me to work from our new office... in Huntingdon!!!!!
But don't worry, because it's only for 3 months at the moment and they'll pay me "reorganisation allowance" to cover the extra petrol (although this is then subject to tax and NI so I *may* just about recoup the extra cost), though they don't allow me anything for the extra 2 hours (not including any time spent in the inevitable traffic jams) I'll be driving each day! Oh, and by the way, I still need to be at work for 0845 every morning which, of course, is no problem as it only means I'll be having to leave my house at 0645 at the *very* latest.
Now why should I have problem with any of that??? |
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| Sanity Optional |
[Mar. 22nd, 2007|04:43 pm] |
Maybe it's the crispy white snow. Maybe it's the lack of caffeine. Maybe it's because I'm sick. Maybe it's the insane ammount of tea I'm currently drinking. Or maybe it's because Benylin really shouldn't be mixed with alcohol!
Whatever the reason, my sanity has called in vacation time and I've gone and signed up for another charity "fun" run. This time it's Cancer UK's Race For Life - a women only 5k race that takes place every year at a vast number of venues nationwide. The one I'm attempting is at Cambridge at 11:00hrs on Sunday June 10th.
Should any of you wish to sponsor me (and thereby earn good karma) you can do so here: http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/knowyourdog
Thank you kindly |
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| I'm Broken |
[Mar. 20th, 2007|05:06 pm] |
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I'm sick with this stupid 'flu-bug thing that's doing the rounds at the moment and have been for the past week, I'm bored because I keep getting kicked out of the living room as Dad has decided it's currently his office which means I can't finish watching Season 1 Supernatural (which, okay, I *have* already seen, but that's not the point) and my wireless connection on the laptop refuses to work through 3 walls even with a booster ariel thingy so I can't use it in the house *and* Rob gave me a brilliant excuse for mocking him (ie having a tooth out and the subsequent numb mouth) and I couldn't even muster the energy to half-heartedly mock him... how depressing is that? |
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| Sanity Optional |
[Mar. 13th, 2007|12:06 pm] |
Maybe it's the nice weather after so much grey. Maybe it's the lack of caffeine. Maybe it's the expectation of getting well and truly trashed tonight at a J&C Trading taster session. Or maybe it's the fact that I attended a 1 year-old's birthday party on Sunday and haven't yet come down from the sugar high!
Whatever the reason, my sanity has called in vacation time today and I've gone and signed up for another charity "fun" run. This time it's Cancer UK's Race For Life - a women only 5k race that takes place every year at a vast number of venues nationwide. The one I'm attempting is at Cambridge at 11:00hrs on Sunday June 10th.
Should any of you wish to sponsor me (and thereby earn good karma) you can do so here: http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/knowyourdog
Thank you kindly |
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| I thought I was at work… |
[Nov. 22nd, 2006|05:45 am] |
Turns out I’m in Kindergarten.
As we now have computers on the desks vacated by those admin who got shunted upstairs Sandra decided that she wanted to move desks so that people weren’t constantly walking behind her. No one in admin had a problem with this, but “the management” have stated that she can’t move yet because they are going to sort out where everyone is sitting. Kate thinks the next thing will be little pegs to hang our coats on… you know, the ones with your name and the little pictures so you can tell which one’s yours.
Nice to see they think we’re all adults who can make decisions about our working environment. |
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| NEVER FORGET |
[Sep. 11th, 2006|10:14 am] |
| [ | music |
| | We Shall Overcome ~ Bruce Springsteen | ] |
I got sent this a little way back and thought today would be a fitting day to post it.
This bit of news brought out some pretty strong feelings for a lot of folks...
USS New York
With a year to go before it even touches the water; the Navy's amphibious assault ship USS New York has already made history.
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.
USS New York is about 45 percent complete and should be ready for launch in mid-2007. Hurricane Katrina disrupted construction when it pounded the Gulf Coast last summer, but the 684-foot vessel escaped serious damage, and workers were back at the yard near New Orleans two weeks after the storm.
It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.
"It would be fitting if the first mission this ship would go on is to make sure that bin Laden is taken out, his terrorist organization is taken out," said Glenn Clement, a paint foreman. "He came in through the back door and knocked our towers down and the New York is coming right through the front door, and we want them to know that."
Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept. 9, 2003, "those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. "It was a spiritual moment for everybody there."
Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the tradecenter steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up."
"It had a big meaning to it for all of us," he said. "They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back."
And the ship's motto? 'Never Forget' |
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| Poprocks And Coke |
[Aug. 14th, 2006|10:30 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | The Office | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Iris ~ Goo Goo Dolls | ] |
I can't decide if I'm bored or not... but I did this the other day and figured I'd post it here. No real reason, just because I can.
Choose a band/artist: Green Day
Answer the following questions ONLY using titles of their songs.
1.Are you male or female:
Whatsername
2. Describe yourself:
Basket Case
3. How do some people feel about you:
American Idiot
4. How do you feel about yourself:
Walking Contradiction
5. Describe your day:
Misery
6. Describe current gf/bf:
Walking Alone
7. Describe where you want to be:
Macy’s Day Parade
8. Describe how you live:
Desensitised
9. What would you ask for if you had just one wish:
Blood, Sex And Booze
10. Share a few words of Wisdom:
Who Wrote Holden Caulfield
11. Now say goodbye:
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) |
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| Obit |
[Aug. 2nd, 2006|06:30 pm] |
In other news... I have a new car. Well, it's not "new" new, just new for me. It's a 1.4 Rover 214 SI and is probably not going to allow my insurance premiums to remain at £25 a month. Ho hum.
Oh, and Holly (the little Nova) is going to be taken banger racing this weekend by the scrappy's son. How cool is that? |
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| Blagged from elsewhere... |
[Jul. 28th, 2006|03:56 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | Weather With You ~ Crowded House | ] |
ISFJ-The Protector
You scored 0% I to E, 68% N to S, 47% F to T, and 36% J to P! |
The protector type is called such because you feel your life is best used to protect those you love from the pitfalls of life, to see to their safety and security. You belong to the larger group called guardians. You find great satisfaction in assisting the downtrodden. You are not talkative with strangers, but you can chat tirelessly with those you trust. You have a good solid work ethic. You are thorough and very likely frugal. You do not like to be in a place of authority, and will delegate poorly if forced into a lead position. You share your type with 10% of the population.
As a romantic partner, you are generous and gentle. Occasionally you may be taken for granted because of this fact. You are tireless in providing acts of service for your loved ones. You run the risk of always being exhausted because you won't say no to your partner. You are sensitive to criticism and will withdraw rather than fight back. You wish to be appreciated for your loyalty and whole hearted nuturing. Your values must be respected and you thrive on consideration and kindness.
Your group summary: Guardians (SJ)
Your Type Summary: ISFJ
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My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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You scored higher than 0% on I to E |
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You scored higher than 87% on N to S |
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You scored higher than 64% on F to T |
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You scored higher than 36% on J to P |
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Yeah, I rolled about laughing when I read that too! |
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| I think I finally lost all my marbles... |
[Jul. 28th, 2006|01:40 pm] |
Well, that's if I actually had any to begin with... never been sure on that count. Oh well.
Anyways, as some of you already know I've signed up to do a fun run (yeah, I've never got that either; "fun" and "run" in the same sentence. Shocking.) for charity on the 3rd September in Hyde Park. Anyone who wants to come along and give me moral support (mocking laughter doesn't count as support until after the run when I'm happily ensconced in the nearest pub with a cold beer) is more than welcome.
Otherwise go here: http://www.justgiving.com/knowyourdog and give me all your money :) |
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| Stolen from Rich |
[Jul. 11th, 2006|11:15 am] |
(Click here to post your own answers for this meme.)
| ✓ I miss somebody right now. |
× I don't watch much TV these days. |
✓ I own lots of books. |
| × I wear glasses or contact lenses. |
× I love to play video games. |
✓ I've tried marijuana. (And I couldn't really see the point of it afterwards...) |
| × I've watched porn movies. |
× I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship. |
✓ I believe honesty is usually the best policy. |
| ✓ I curse sometimes. |
✓ I have changed a lot mentally over the last year. |
✓ I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me. |
( it goes on... ) |
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| Oh look! |
[Jun. 15th, 2006|07:17 pm] |
I'm still at the office. Now there's a surprise!
What's even more surprising is who's fault it is that I had my really important work bumped by mega important work because he was just too busy and couldn't possibly take it on despite the fact that he managed to take over an hour lunch and had already "nipped out" for a sandwich and also keeps paying half hour visits to his worker who's been shunted upstairs (though curiously I thought he'd been superglued to his chair this morning while management were in) whilst Nat and I were hammering mercilessly on our poor keyboards.
*grrr* Anyone fancy a little venting of frustration/ target practice??? |
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| The best things in life are free... |
[Jun. 7th, 2006|06:15 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | The Office | ] |
| [ | mood |
| | Bouncing off the freakin walls | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Livin' On A Prayer ~ Bon jovi | ] |
Okay, so I know I've probably mentioned this like a hundred times before but I have to say that I just have the coolest friends *ever*.
Seriously... how would I be going to see Bon Jovi on Sunday if I didn't just have the best friends in the world???
I *love* Sam right now... there I was having a pretty blah day at the office, despite having my hair cut and therefore terrifically straightend and getting numerous comments about how nice it looked, and along comes this little email from Sam telling me that I had better be free on Sunday "OR ELSE" because she's just won tickets to go see Bon Jovi!!!!!
Now, technically I'm not free because the crumblies are away again so I'm on horse duty but I'm hardly gonna pass up free tickets like that now, am I? So I called mother and asked her what time they were liable to be back on Sunday because of the whole free tix situation... luckily (for her) she said "go, we'll just have to sort something out". Can we say *eeek* Now I may actually have to go and buy her some flowers or chocolate for that because she could have been a complete bitch and said "No", but then maybe she realised that I may have just been tempted to slaughter her in her sleep if she had done....
Still, she didn't, I have moved off the potential murder suspect list and much eeekness has since ensued, Sam and I got remarkably silly on the phone and I'm sure there was word salad, but at least we were sensible enough to leave sorting out the details until tomorrow.
Although, this does mean I absolutely *have* to go to town tomorrow as I sadly have to admit to not owning the latest album :o
Shocking, I know. |
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| Just a thought... |
[May. 28th, 2006|07:02 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | The shed | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Some song that talks about looking at a penis *shrug* | ] |
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| That's actually quite disturbing... |
[May. 26th, 2006|01:19 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Work | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Rat In Mi Kitchen ~ UB40 | ] |
Us girlies have just been discussing our colleague’s upcoming Hen Night and we’re talking about people who hadn’t got the email invite when Dickhead Dave pipes up with “Well I didn’t get the email”
Um… hello! You’re male. The whole point of Hen Nights is that it’s girlies only.
I guess I should mention at this point that what was going through my head at this point was actually something along the lines of "you may not have balls, but you're technically still considered male" but I did manage not to say it. Might have been funny though just to see the look on his face *g* I'm evil aren't I?
Actually we did toy with the idea of telling him he could come if he dressed up as a woman but then decided that he might take us seriously... and isn't *that* a scary mental image :o |
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| Because I've just finished working... |
[May. 24th, 2006|08:14 pm] |
... and I'm bored and pissed off and [obviously] the only one left in the building, if not the entire business park!
Overlooked
You scored 25 Irritating! |
| You don't even cause the Almighty Penguin the smallest bit of annoyance. He can completely over look you, or He might even approve of you! This is an honor! May you serve the Almighty Penguin well! |
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My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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You scored higher than 0% on Irritating |
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| Good news! |
[May. 23rd, 2006|05:43 pm] |
Well, great news, in fact!
For those of you who don’t know – last Thursday the network bosses announced that Supernatural has been re-signed for a second season, so ladies we can all breathe easy that there will be ample opportunity to drool over the lovely Jensen. Just remember that Nancy saw him first ;)
For those of you who don’t care that there’ll be a season 2, I say; “Bite me. No, wait… bite her, just don’t leave teeth marks”! |
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| Sweetheart, I don't do desperate... |
[May. 17th, 2006|05:16 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | The Office | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Enter Sandman ~ Metallica | ] |
So ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) samphirette and mamfle came came to kidnap me for lunch (thanks for treating me Sam, even if you did forget my chips & gravy!) and they headed up to see my corner 'office' and check out whether or not Dickhead Dave was as bad as I make out... Sam - how long did it take to get *that* mental image out of your head?
Sam's impression of him as we walked down the stairs was priceless, as was her comment that we should just tell him we "don't do desperate"!
Thanks ladies for making me giggle & for all the hugs and stuff < glances at Sam > You do realise that everyone in that pub now thinks that we're a pair of dykes, right?
Oh, btw Sam - you're *so* dead for telling Rob about the Pocahontas thing!! |
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| Jolly Hockeysticks |
[May. 15th, 2006|10:08 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | The Kitchen | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Some new cd I bought in Point Pleasant | ] |
Just so's all y'all know that I'm back, black (well, the hair is at least) and dangerous to know *g*
Yet again I managed to successfully sneak my contraband (a vast number of dvds and cds) past the Customs dudes without getting stopped and for once I actually managed to not have to buy more bags to ship all my shit back, though in fairness Nancy is currently holding a couple of things that I wasn't sure would survive the trip if I stuffed them into the already bursting at the seams hold-alls I had :o
I'll be backdating the vacation entries when I get a chance (I'm on dial-up for tonight so I'm not bothering right now) as I was writing stuff while traipsing round the country but we couldn't find an internet cafe in DC for love nor money, hence the lack of updates.
Anyways, heading off to try hooking up to myspace again as for some reason it thinks that I no longer exist as a member despite the fact that my page is still there... ho hum... |
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