Saturday, June 28, 2003

You tell me what the f..k this is all about then????

Fish Eye Dogs

You REALLY have to visit here to buy one of these for that special catholic person in your life

And this one is for all you Buffy fans out there...

Or maybe you are into emoticons?

Helluvva boring saturday.... it can only get better, honest, maybe if I keep telling myself that shit... it's like NLP right? Tell yourself good shit and wash your own brain into fluffy oblivion! Yay!

snogs till later m'deario

posted by Andy 19:41

Yeah, right, I forgot... I'm wrong cuz you say so... ok

Guy at the library pissed me off as well today. He reckons that I owe them money for an overdue book!!!! So I asks him what the book is, he tells me and I say that I'm sorry and I'll have a look at home. He says that I DID return the book but didn't pay the fine!!!! Moses on a moped! If the fucking book was overdue I'd have paid the woman when I took the book back! Anyway, I know it's stupid to get annoyed over, like Ł1.40 but why should I pay that and let them take the piss, eh? Some geeky bloke talking bollocks about "their system" when I KNOW it has been down more than once this year cuz I've seen them using paper and pen when their "back up" system is down as well. Apparently I'm just some hoodlum who brings his books back late and does a runner before they can get the fine out of me! FUCK OFF! If I wanted to be a bastard I think I might try something a trifle more radical than evading a "1.40 library charge???????

Snogs

posted by Andy 00:48

Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Chinese takeaway

After watching Northants get thrashed by Warks with the ex I got a takeaway from the new one on Clare St. Well, I say it's new, but after two years they finally re-opened it. Suffice to say that I wasn't hugely impressed with the kung-po or noodles... neither with the fact that I bought it in the first place *scowls* that's what happens when you have a few cans of an evening I guess.

Hiting the orifice early today so as to get some work done and make recompenses for yesterday's calorie-fest. Anyone know where I can magic some top volunteers who won't mind working indoors on sunny, summer evenings for no money? Sheesh! Seriously, if you have any ideas... pleeeeeaaassseee let me know! pls? pls???

My bean-sprouts are growing really well and I harvested some yesterday. Anyone who hasn't tried sprouting beans really doesn't know what they are missing. The freshest source of vitamin C you can get and incredibly cheap too! The only thing I keep getting wrong is that I try to sprout too many at once so they get tangled up in the jar. I bet the guy who's doing the electrical safety check won't know wtf these things in jars are and will assume I'm cultivating some new drug.

Another day, another boring blog, ho-hum

snogs

posted by Andy 05:57

Friday, June 20, 2003

Carla thought this could get no worse... but here comes.... cricket!!!!!

It's a sad day for me today. Sladja is leaving her job at the all night cyber cafe in Novi Sad *mops tear from eye with corner of hanky*. I will SOOO miss our chats. I'm sure we will get to chat when she gets to a local cyber cafe around Dubrovnic and we can txt and e-mail and stuff, but I'll still miss the regular chatting. You can get attached to online chums you know and I make no apologies for it!

I'm probably going to Amsterdam in a couple of weeks... it's been kinda off and on, but I think it's more on than off again. I've never been abroad before... sheltered life and we was poor *makes big, sad eyes and hopes for money*

Oh! I boiught my ticket to see John Cale in London last night. That'll be cool. Another legend! It's great that Northampton is so close to London (60 miles), I mean I could go to the Birmingham and Milton Keynes shows too, but, well, Milton Keynes???? *rolls eyes*

My eldest brother and my little nephew came over from Warwickshire to watch the 20/20 cricket at the County Ground tonight. I know... I've never been a fan of cricket either but it was a beautiful sunny evening and there were bars and women *winks* and it actually got exciting at one point! lol. It was weird that everyone could just have their own game on the outfield at half time... imagine that in premiership football at Anfield? Like *announcer* "please have a kick around on the pitch for 15 minutes", yeah right! Anyhow, I would've enjoyed it rather more without my nephew whingeing about me smoking and the brother wanting to move all the time.

The weekend starts here!

Snogs

posted by Andy 21:42

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Defragmentation

Exactly why did I have to decide to defragment the hard drive last night? eh? eh? Do you know how long it took? 6 bloody hours that's how long! Blinking flip! It's a very stressful experience with an e-machine like mine, cuz it sounds like it's going to die when you give it some work to do. Anyhow, it survived, but stoped me from doing anything all night, grrrr! I wanted to say hi to Sladja so that was a little annoying. Only consolation is that maybe Cakewalk Guitar Tracks will speed up a little and stop "dropping out" so often (home recordings create lots of huge WAV files which get fragmented and put a strain on the 'lil pc).

I've cheered up somewhat over the past two days, partly due to a couple of, ahem, "lifestyle choices" which might improve my mental, physical and financial health a little. Just have to make sure I stick to them.

btw carlala's back, so maybe to visit?

snogs

posted by Andy 07:55

Monday, June 16, 2003

Amateur Human Being

Sunday was a really crappy day, at least i felt really down and miserable. It's been happening a lot recently, too much I think. You know those times when you just want to stop the world and get off? I'm sure other people must feel that way too sometimes and I know that there have been various things recently which could partly explain it; as someone who has lost sizeable chunks of his life to clinical depression (and some psychosis) I guess it should not be such a surprise to hit this sort of thing periodically. One of the worst things is that I engineer a downward spiral e.g. push people away and try to isolate myself when maybe it's the absolute worst time to do that... and then of course you can beat yourself up about people deserting you etc etc etc. Maybe it's just blip? Who knows? I mean with a deep clinical depression you cease to be able to function, lose skills and ALL motivation so obviously being able to maintain this place and play guitar and stuff is a positive thing, right?

Ok, so please accept my apologies for being on a downer. Needed to get that off my chest and I know there are lots of folk with similar issues on the net.

Maybe I'll make a more cheerful post later this week.

snogs and thanks for taking the time

posted by Andy 19:44

Sunday, June 15, 2003

Sunday best

It never ceases to amaze me how, no matter how shiity I feel this programme ALWAYS makes me laugh out loud! Thrill to the sound of Harry Hill singing "Ugly Duckling" to the tune of "Without You"! Listen in suspenders as the team play Monopoly! Be in awe of Humphrey's knowledge of Buxton history!

I really oughta work a little more on my new songs I guess...

snog the world!

posted by Andy 13:13

Thursday, June 12, 2003

Fish Porn!

Yup! Scientists in Switzerland have discovered that male fish get horny if they watch "fish porn".... hmmm..... apparently they showed male sticklebacks a video of sticklebacks 'making out' as it were, and they got turned on to the extent that they produced more sperm! Hoorah! I feel that this is hugely important scientific work which will have immeasurable impact on... errr.... something????? Well it was good for a laugh anyhow!

Those craaaaazzzzyyyyyyyy Swiss!!!!

Snogs

posted by Andy 17:54

Sunday, June 08, 2003

Laid Back Sunday

Been a cool day today.... as far as sundays go that is. Got an e-mail from Vale which was a lovely surprise! Awwwww how sweet! Well it started my day off with a smile... or was that a grin???? Could even have been a laugh now I think of it! Got the old guitar out and layed down some ideas to work on over next few days/weeks/whatever... my fingers bleeding well hurt now! Serves me right for using 12-gauge strings I guess. Heeeaaavvvyyyy!

Off to eat more strawberries and peaches.... mmmmmmmmmm........

Snogs

posted by Andy 21:18

Saturday, June 07, 2003

Passport

I'm applying for my first passport and being the consciencious bod that I am I looked at the passport website and found this loverly list of, ahem, "professional people or people of standing in the community" who can countersign the application and photo. Exactly why is their judgement any more reliable than yer average person in the street eh? In particular it's interesting to note that journalists and christian science practitioners are acknowledged as being "of standing in the community". Sheesh! Anachronism or what? IMHO this list is a list of the people I wouldn't trust to water my plants while I'm on holiday! See what you think....

ACCEPTABLE COUNTERSIGNATURES
Accountant
Articled Clerk of a Limited Company
Assurance Agent of Recognised Company
Bank/Building Society Official
Barrister
Broker
Chairman/Director of Limited Company
Chemist
Chiropodist
Christian Science Practitioner
Commissioner of Oaths
Councillor: Local or County
Civil Servant (permanent)
Dentist
Engineer (with professional Qualifications)
Fire Service Official
Funeral Director
Insurance agent (full time) of a recognised Company
Journalist
Justice of the Peace
Legal Secretary (members and fellows of the Institute of legal secretaries)
Local Government Officer
Manager/Personnel Officer (of Limited Company)
Member of Parliament
Merchant Navy Officer
Minister of a recognised religion
Nurse (SRN and SEN)
Officer of the armed services (Active or Retired)
Optician
Person with Honours (eg OBE MBE etc)
Person with recognised qualification (eg BSc, PhD etc)
Photographer (Professional)
Police Officer
Post Office Official
President/Secretary of a recognised organisation
Salvation Army Officer
Social Worker
Solicitor
Surveyor
Teacher, Lecturer
Trade Union Officer
Travel Agency (Qualified)
Valuers and auctioneers (fellow and associate members of the incorporated society)
Warrant officers and Chief Petty Officers

Or persons of similar standing to the above, working or retired, are acceptable as countersignatories.

Well whoopie-doo! I don't know ANY of those people, certainly not for two years in any case! Why is it so complicated??? Especially if I only want to travel in Europe? I'm a European for chrissake!

Moan groan mumble grumble....

snogs to all you people of standing out there

posted by Andy 18:21

Thursday, June 05, 2003

Sleepy-Tired

I gotta get healthy.... anyone have a magic wand about ther poisson? Anyhow it's off to Bedford today, yay! My god do I get to go to some exotic places or what? Talking of which Molly & Nat have a new layout up at www.blissfulness.net and Carla should be visited and adored.

Well I'm orft to get gone to work. Maybe I'll have a curry later??? hehehe

snogs to Sladja and Vale

posted by Andy 07:34

Tuesday, June 03, 2003

Late to bed. Early to rise. Makes a man bloody knackered!!!

An early start today to get some orifice work done prior to meeting with my contract manager at the PCT/county council and then meeting with my boss. Ho hum. It's also my on-call week so no sleep fer andy this week :o(((((( Bleugh!

Check out this bathroom at www.engrish.com (link below).

snogs

posted by Andy 07:01