Fun and Games avec Mookie

2009

2009-02-01T10:40:00.002Z

I'm coming back...shortly. So much to tell you all, new car, new me, new nephew etc...

I am shortly off to meet this lovely lady for a cuppa as I've been in her town for the weekend

Bye for now

Overdue

2008-04-19T20:47:00.002Z

Blimey, its been a while since I last posted...sorry about that life has been pretty hectic this year!

In 2 weeks and 2 days I will be off to India, an experience of a life time...I will be trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas in aid of ChildLine. I have almost managed to raise the £2500 that was required of me to do, have around £300 left to raise now so am so pleased with myself! Also, getting fit for the trek was a must - so I joined the gym and a local Slimming World class and have almost lost 1 and 1/2 stone through it and I feel great! Still have a lot to lose before I will be happy but will probably lose more when I'm actually in India.

If any of you lovely bloggers would like to sponsor me, then you can here.

Ups and Downs

2007-12-09T19:04:00.000Z

I broke down. On the slip road joining a stand still of traffic on the A38, well I didnt actually make it on the A38, the car konked out just before joining. When the RAC man got to me, he took one look under the bonnet and decided he was 99% sure it was the head gasket that was gone and towed me home. Later, my friend came over to take a look at the car and says he is almost sure the RAC man is wrong. Lets hope that he is wrong and it is something minor so for the time being I am off the road, some may say that that is not a bad thing!

Anyway, in better news....I am soooo excited, I have been selected along with 34 other Apprentices that I am off to India in May in support of ChildLine. I just have to raise £2500 in sponsorship! I will do it, January will see me in the gym, losing hopefully a couple of stone and getting fit for a 5 day trek in The Himalayas!!! Itinerary as follows:

Itinerary
6th – 16th May 2008

This superb trek passes through the Kingdom of Gaddi, a semi nomadic race who spend many months wandering the high pastures with their sheep, we will enjoy some of the splendid views of the Dhaula Dhar mountain Range, and have time to explore the Dalai’s Lamas home and monastery.

Duration 11 days.
Trekking 5 days.
Physical Challenge: Moderate to difficult.
Focus: Mountain views, Monasteries, Buddhist People, Rhododendrom in bloom in April and great variety of Himalayan birds and Laka Glacier.
Best Time: May to June & Mid September to Mid November
Highest Point: 3500mts

Day Tuesday 6th May Morning flight with BA direct from London Heathrow to Delhi
Arrive 23.00 Delhi International airport and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2 Wednesday 7th May Delhi
We will have a leisurely morning and briefing before lunch. We will visit the BT Call Centre in the afternoon between 3 & 5 pm followed by dinner in local restaurant and then transfer to the railway station for the overnight sleeper train to Pathankot leaving at 2130hrs.

Day 3 Thursday 8th May Pathankot - Dharamsala
We arrive Pathankot at 0730hrs and then transfer to Dharamsala (approx. 3 hour drive) in time for lunch, and check in to hotel. Evening visit to H.H. Dalai Lama residence and monastery. Dinner and overnight in hotel.

Day 5 Friday 9th May Dharamsala (Mcleod Ganj) to Kareri Village (2050 m) 14 kms
After breakfast we set off and walk past the Tibetan Children’s Village and on to Satobari village from where it is steep descent to Ghera Village. After crossing a small stream via a wooden bridge we start our ascent to Kareri Village. We overnight in a camp outside the village.

Day 5 Saturday 10th May Kareri to Bahl Village (2300m) 12 kms
From Kareri we trek for about 2 hours gradually descending to Rawa village. From here it is steep ascent for 3 hours through mixed forest of oak, rhododendron and pine trees. Our overnight camp is by a small river near Bahl village.

Day 6 Sunday 11th May Bahl to Triund (2975m) 12 kms Today is a steep ascent through more mixed forest. Triund is an alpine meadow on top of a ridge with good views of peaks of Dhaula Dhar on one side and Kangra valley on the other side. Overnight camping.

Day 7 Monday 12th May Triund-Laka Got (3500m)-Triund 10 kms
A gradual ascent for about two hours takes us to Laka Got, the site of a temporary shepherd summer camp, situated at the snout of a small glacier. Weather permitting we can also walk over the glacier to reach Lahes cave. Lahes cave is an overnight shelter for the shepherds going over the mountain. We return to Triund for overnight camping.

Day 8 Tuesday 13th May Triund to Mcleod Ganj ( Dharamsala) via Laheta 12 kms
We start our day trekking over a grassy ridge for about 4 kms with fine views of the valley below and snowy peaks on one side. It is steep descent through Laheta village and finally we reach Bhagsu Nag village from where it is about 15min drive to our hotel just outside Mcleod Ganj (Dharamsala). We check in to the hotel and have an evening celebratory meal with local folk music.

Day 9 Wednesday 14th May Dharamsala
We have a morning free to shop and explore Dharamsala. After lunch we transfer to Pathankot for the overnight train to Delhi. Train departs at 1840hrs.

Day 10 Thursday 15th May Dharamsala/Delhi/ Departure.
We arrive early morning at 06.55 hrs Delhi and transfer to the Connaught Hotel for breakfast and where we have rooms from 12.00hrs (early check in will be requested). We will visit the BT Project between 1 & 4 pm and have dinner at the hotel before transferring to the airport.

Day 11 Friday 16th May Delhi to London
Early morning direct flight to UK

This itinerary is complex and maybe subject to change.
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£2500 to raise through sponsorship and fundraising events...there will be bake sales galore at work, a sponsored Abseil down one of the buildings in Plymouth and also I am considering a sponsored Tandem skydive!! All ideas gratefully recieved!!

2007-11-16T23:37:00.000Z

Mmmm, cuppa tea and thorntons mint choccys yum!

Car is FAB! I cant believe I have been without a car for so long! I have had a couple of mishaps, after only having the car for 3 weeks...have scraped the passenger right side of car with another car but luckily no damage to either car and managed to reverse into a lampost yesterday and again no damage!!

So in other news...erm tis nearly me birthday...ok so still another 4 or so weeks to go but still I do get excited near birthday time. And then its Christmas!!

Off to Deutschland on Thursday with some of the girlies to stay with my best mate who is doing her year abroad there. Managed to get return flights Manchester to Plymouth for £16!!!!! So, bring on the beer!

I'm on the road

2007-10-31T17:05:00.000Z

Yes people, thats right as from tomorrow I will be driving in my new car...a Fiat Brava or you can call her FunkSoul...get it?!

Anyway, the people of Plymouth are not safe so watch out! Will post piccies soon!!

Pished off

2007-10-04T10:47:00.000Z

Last night, I went to download my holiday photos from my memory card but were they there? No is the answer...I've lost them, all of them as well as all the photos that were on my card. So in total about 300 photos. I am so pissed off, I really dont know what has happened...the only pictures left are those that I took at the weekend. I had about 2 years of memory on that camera and now its gone, just like that.

I am having a BAD week and to top it off I slept through my alarm this morning and was late for work. I am now going home after taken some leave to go and sleep the rest of the day away.

goodbye

yipppeeeee

2007-09-03T06:51:00.000Z

Today is finally here! Off to Turkey this afternoon, very excited and looking forward to chilling out in the sun!

Everything is all packed and I'm raring to go.....however last night whilst painting my toenails my back gave way and I havent slept a wink which is not good as our flight is night and we are going to be tired anyway so this has just added to it. I am in so much pain, I cannot describe. Painkillers - check! Tiger Balm - Check!

Right see you all in a week (well you wont actually see me but you know what I mean!)

love to you all xx

Pondering

2007-08-28T09:05:00.000Z

What a lovely weekend it has been and so relaxing, and even better because I didnt work from Friday up until today! The weather has been glorious, have been trying to get some sun before I go on hols so I dont look too white on the beach! The weather forecast for Bodrum next week is going to be around 35 degrees - so rather hot then, I think I'm going to crisp!

I've made my list for the things I still need to get for hols, one thing I am really unsure about it mosquito repellant...what do you buy? Any ideas?I dont want anything that smells too strong and then again it needs to work!

D Day

2007-08-23T13:56:00.000Z

I arrived at work for my normal 8am start, and eagerly awaiting to hear from my brother and sister who were both getting results today. Bro was picking up his GCSE's and Sis who got her AS's last week and then her Maths retake GCSE today. So, I phoned my bro thinking I would get the usual 'Why are you ringing me so early!?' But, no he was up - nervous he said about getting his results! My brother, nervous spose there is always a first for everything!

So, I called again at 10am, he had them, I was optimistic - thinking the worse as I knew he had hardly studied for these exams and he was worried about the results, knowing he had done very little work for them. The little blighter managed to wang it and pass all of them but one! 11 GCSE's above C! And a U in Media Studies, bovered?! He is happy but he has now realised that he is going to have to work hard at A Levels because he wanted an 'A' in Maths and got a 'B' (which is still bloody good) and I hope that this will be a wake up that it wont do by just trying to get by.

On the other hand lil sis got her AS results last week, a 'D' in Health and Social Care, 'U' in General Studies - like that matters anyway and unfortunately a 'U' in Sociology which she was very upset about, however turns out there has been a problem with the board and the marks across the board in Sociology are all wrong so the papers are going to be investigated so fingers crossed she has actually done enough to get a 'C' as she achieved a 'B' in her coursework and this should level out. Today she got her GCSE Maths retake result, once again she is unable to break the barrier of achieving a 'C' grade. This is the 2nd time she has retaken Maths and the 2nd time she has got a 'D'. The poor love, she was beside herself this morning and it makes me upset knowing that she is working so hard to try and get a 'C' and she just cant quite get there. The good thing is though, she's proving to be more and more determined to pass and will retake it until she gets her C. I'm proud of her determination to succeed.

As my bro said last week, "Dad, if I'm not home next week you know why!" I think my dad will be very proud that the last of his 3 children have managed to get 10+ GCSE's all at grade C+.

WOOOT!

2007-08-14T12:57:00.001Z

Hols is booked!! Woop!! Me and my friend M are off to Turkey in just under 3 weeks!! We are off ere and staying in this hotel. Now, we got a very cheap deal for 1 week stay including flights transfers and hotel which is all inclusive. However i am a little concerned as there are a couple of reviews which totally slate the hotel but the most up to date review has given it 10/10 so hopefully it wont be bad!

Has anyone been to Bodrum and could offer us some things to do around the area?! My friend and I have never been to Turkey so any tips would be gratefully recieved. I definately want to have a Turkish bath and massage but other than that, not sure!!

Oh, and I thought I would have a play around with the template on me bloggie too - looking good!

2007-07-27T13:35:00.000Z

Crikey, I am getting terrible at blogging - over a month ago I last blogged! If the truth be known, I just wanted to see Mr Weller's face every time I logged in!

So, news;

I'm addicted to Big Brother, Charley is a brilliant housemate (good entertainment for viewers) although she is certain to be evicted tonight, and wouldnt surprise me if she gets over 90% on the viewers vote!! The house is very quiet, housemate is in Thailand for her hols and I'm missing her scatiness although her boyf and pissy pants* is moving in today so there goes the peace! Dad is thinking of selling the house after he went to view a stunner a couple of days ago, he's going back to see that at the weekend and he's got a buyer lined up if he decides to go for it, I tell you its all go go go!

I have also just kind of got in contact with my 2nd cousins on my dads side of the family through the wonderful creation that is facebook . Someone who had the surname as me sent me a message, now as my family are the only one's in Plymouth with our surname we worked out we had to be related in some way, and also turns out one of my 2nd cousins is friends with one of my friends...such a small world we live in!

I have finally bought my copy of Harry Potter, but I'm going to have to re - read the last few chapters of the last book to refresh my memory, so this weekend is going to be spent relaxing and reading!

5 weeks until holiday time too...I'm hoping to get a last minute deal to Egypt (Sharm-el-Sheik) to be specific but if I cant get a good enough deal, wherever I go it will be hot, god damn it! Countdown has begun!!

* The housemate's boyf's dog, known as pissy pants until he has been trained properly not to piss in random parts of the house!!

Paul Weller

2007-06-24T16:55:00.000Z

I thought I had got over my Paul Weller craze until he was interviewed by Jo Whiley on BB2 for Glastonbury and then the goosebumps came back! Anyway, photos below...so close I could see the beads of sweat dripping from his head.....mmmmm!! Enjoy...

Looking good for an old geezer really!

In love

2007-06-19T22:30:00.000Z

OH MY GOD

OH MY GOD

OH MY GOD

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just come back from seeing Paul Weller, YES PAUL WELLER at Plymouth Pavilions, I am on such a high....I kid you not, I was standing about 4 metres away from him, I had the best view ever and I was directly facing him....took loads of piccies and and and and OH MY GOD he smiled at me and winked!!

I AM IN LOVE, with PAUL WELLER!!!!

ECSTATIC and he finished with 'Town Called Malice'

Oh, and the support act were Brinkman, and they were amazing too!!

Henry

2007-06-07T20:49:00.000Z

I hate spiders, really hate them!

However I have made a friend, Henry the spider. I First noticed Henry 2 days ago whilst I was sweeping the floor in the utility room and out of nowhere in the corner of the room, bold as brass came Henry. Now, I was a little startled at first but I was a little taken aback how brave he was to confront me, especially with a broom in hand! Its funny really, the little blighter doesnt seem to move from the 'crack' area in the utility room, which is a good thing coz I dont really fancy finding him in my room now do I!?

Anyway, both me and the housemate dont like spiders so Henry is likely to die soon. My dad is coming over tomorrow, armed with....wait for it.....polyfiller! The crack is going to be filled in and so is Henry! Now, that will learn him to mess with me, trying to pysch me out every time I go into the utility room.

I am sorry.

Actually, I am not really.

Bank holiday frolics

2007-05-28T07:49:00.000Z

Good morning, and what a beautiful one it is too. Typical, yesterday - bank holiday Sunday and the weather was awful! Today, I have to go to work so it is just typical that its so nice!

So, the weekend has been quite eventful one must say. Saturday saw me at The Pasta and Pizza Bar on the Barbican with my family for my cousin's sort of hen day which was good fun. Reminiscing with the family about what we were like as children and swapping funny stories....was brilliant and then headed back to my Auntie's for more drinks....home by 9 and in bed by ten with a serious headache after drinking far too much wine and champagne!

Yesterday, seen me spend the afternoon drinking with my father seeing the lovely Jokerboys play here at Kitty O'Hanlons where they were supposed to be playing outside on the forecourt but the weather was not on our side so we were crammed into the pub like sardines but what a brill couple hours we had in there. The Joker boys are on the search for a new bass player as the current one, Dave is emigrating to Australia...the band just wont be the same without him. So Nat, you'll have to look out for him and if by some chance you meet him, get him to play you a song!!

Now, had a blast from the past whilst in the pub...(I started seeing a guy last year but it never worked out as he had just split from his girlfriend back then) well he was in there, funnily enough meeting a friend of mine who was also with me and my dad, it was so good to see him and he ended up staying with us for the evening. So, when the Joker boys had finished their gig, off we went on a pub crawl round the barby in the pissing down rain and almost gail force winds! Later that evening we went to see the lovely Christiano play in a wonderful chavvy pub where you could sit and people watch til your hearts content!

Then off we went home, singing and slurring our words and trying to make sense of each other....fabulous! What a night!

piccies

2007-05-09T15:58:00.000Z

Hello possums, below we have the piccies from my fabby night out with Nat and Sparkles...enjoy!

Aw bless!

Cheers dahling!

Um, yes do you speak English?!

I am a ballerina!!

What were you doing here Nat?!

Sexy!

What were we laughing at?? Oh yes I remember....

This...never let Sparkles near your camera!!

We're not peeshed, honest!

Natalia!!

2007-05-08T00:35:00.000Z

Well, this evening was such good fun. I met up with Nat and Sparkles (Nat's mum) for what was gonna be a "quiet evo" for a few drinks!! famous last words!

Met the two buggers in Union Rooms, in Plymouth (just so you are not confused, Nat has come back to Janner land for a couple of weeks) . Anyways, for those of you who have not met Nat, she is soooo funny....engrossed in convo - she was telling such funny stories, and the reason they are so funny is because she does all the voices and all!! Had such a giggle and then we went and seen one of my good friends play/sing...Christian Sleep - abbbbby fabbbbbbby!

Have taken lots of piccies, this foreign guy was really taken with our Natalie and she danced the night away with him - he was sad when she told him she had to leave....not before finding out what "knobbly knees" was in his langauge, whatever that may be! So, we get in the taxi, I hand Sparkle the camera to take some piccies of me and Nat but she either (a) got her hand in the wahy, so in fact the pictures were of her fingers or (b) she held the camera up to her eye like an old fashoined camera, even trying to explain to her - just look through the big piccie Sparkle, she still wasnt compus mentas to take photos..........hilarious! So, Nat and I ended up taken one of our own....Sparkle we dont need you!*** I have the piccies on my camera but for some odd reason wont download anywere, anytime, anyhow!!!!!!!!

Anyways, thats a bout it folks, just had a bacon and egg sarnie....was well good, ya knooooooow!?

Nitey xxx

***Sparkle we do need you...a lot, a whole lotta! lobvaes ya both
** piccies will follow....some reason my camera wont work on this laptop! DOH!! x

Finalement!

2007-05-07T15:36:00.000Z

Sorry folkies, keep meaning to blog for a while now but been a busy bee! Just a shortie, I am off for drinks tonight with the lovely Nat - should be good fun!!

Will blog more tomorrow!! Ciao xx

lotrs

2007-04-22T02:11:00.000Z

lots tgio tell u folks but now is not the time, drunk, happyn andn just had chinese...........blody yumf

tell u all aboutnmy life tomor,m nitey bddsffgfgxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

blogging

2007-04-03T19:38:00.000Z

I cant believe I havent posted since March the 12th, thats almost a whole month ago...where does the time go!!? Loads to tell you all...where to start?!

Right, so I have moved out of B's house and I'm now in my new abode with a new housemate, C who is lovely even if she is a bit crazy! The move went well, managed to do it in a couple of hours, I am such a hoarder, but I refuse to get rid of anything even though my friends reckon I could make a fortune! So moved last weekend, had my new bit of fluff over for dinner Sat night which went well, I managed not to poison him which is good! Few problems though, he who shall remain nameless is in a "relationship", I say that in loose terms as he hasnt been with her very long and barely see's her, he told me he is going to finish it, but I'm keeping my guard up until I know for sure things may be going somewhere.

I haved finally moved into the 21st century and now have access to a laptop, and hopefully next week I should also have my dad's computer set up too! Im not commiting to blogging on a regular basis though! I make these promises and then end up not keeping to them, gotta keep you guessing!!

Right, I'm tired...gonna go chill out in bed!

blogging

2007-03-12T19:31:00.000Z

Once again, Im a bit behind on the blogging! Not to worry though, Im moving at the end of the month to another house share because me and my current housemate are not getting on! So before we fall out over something utterly ridiculous the easiest thing is to move...which Im rather looking forward to. Moving to a bigger house with another girl who is a teacher and seems like she is going to be good fun! And, I'll be able to blog because I'll have access to a computer, so happy days!

Possible romance on the horizon also, blokey at work said he likes me and I quite like him too so watch this space!

Argyle

2007-02-20T20:19:00.000Z

Oh, and Plymouth are doing well in the FA Cup too...we got Watford so we got a good chance I think! Winning 1 - 0 at mo against Colchester, come on!!

Live Forever

2007-02-20T19:50:00.000Z

I was gonna post last week and about The Brits but that is so last week and quite frankly, Joss Stone furiates me! Who did she think she was? Its like, love drop the accent, you're from Cornwall!

Anyhoo, not much has happened in the land of Mookie, today is Shrove Tuesday so of course have eaten copious amounts of pancakes and now feel a little sick. Had a quiet weekend, Corrin was home from Mozambique where she got chased out of one of the provinces by the African Police! We shall be hearing all the tales of her trip away at the weekend as we are off for a meal here. Such a beautiful restaurant, in fact this is where my first love worked when I met him and Corrin also went out with the bloke who owns it, so shall be a tad bizarre seeing him!

Can I find a new outfit? No! I have been everywhere and cannot find anything to wear, those smock tops that are in make me look like I'm preggers so looks like I'll be raiding the wardrobe instead!

Roll on the weekend

Resume

2007-02-06T20:57:00.000Z

Well hello fellow bloggers, it has been a while! A month to be exact and I missed my bloggie's first birthday, oh well. So, what have I been doing I hear you ask, well nothing much is the answer to that! I went to blog a few weeks ago and the bloody barstards have blocked all the blogspot addresses from work so I cant blog in my break anymore and I cant have a daily catch up with everyone else's neither.

Anyway, my wonderful friend Sparkle is back in Sunny Plym, but not as sunny as down under! Its nice to have her back although I havent seen her yet, despite us both working in the same office! Sparkle, will see you tomor!

I have properly started my NVQ now, I had my first week away up in Stone in mid January which was a good laugh. We stayed here and its got everything onsite, your own rooms with ensuite, as well as a big dining hall, bar, gym with badminton and squash courts and a games room. Its like a holiday campus but with a block of training classrooms! And the good thing is, everything is paid for by the company, travel, accomodation and food! I met some lovely people, the other apprentices in my group are those in Exeter (which I already knew) as well as 3 guys and a gal from Newport and a girl from Newcastle, so there was quite a mix of us. Everyone got on well and we had such a laugh! The best bit being of course that everyday we saw some gorgeous blokes, there was about 20 blokes to 1 girl I am not kidding you. Yarnfield Park is mainly onsite training centre for engineers so we got to see some yummy ones climbing poles.

Oh, I met a bloke whilst I was there too, called Alex, unfortunately not an engineer but he is gorgeous...anyway, nothing happened, he wanted more and I didnt so we're just friends. Back to the single life...what else, um well I'm back up to yarnfield at the end of the month which I'm looking forward to, especially catching up with the gang!

Not much else to report...working hard and playing hard...right must dash, at dads using his computer and now I'm going home...oh I got some money saved for my first car too, another couple of months and I'll be on the road so watch out, I'm giving you plenty of warning!

2007-01-03T17:38:00.000Z

Happy New Year!!

Well, its back to work after a nice week off, which went far too quickly!! I dont even feel like I've had time off. Anyhoo, Christmas was fandabydozy and must have been a really good girl this year as I did get an i-pod which I was most surprised about as I wasnt expecting that...I also got a nice chunk of money to start my car fund off as well as the usual toiletries and smellies, I managed to escape Christmas without getting any chocolate which is good but I did manage to consume an awful lot of my nans home made mince pies, ab fab!!

Christmas was rather jam packed this year, Christmas Day with my dad, Boxing Day spent with corrin and her family, The following day with my mother and her family (which me and mum just got drunk), then the day after that spent in Wadebridge with my cousin and her boyfriend. Was a delightful week, by Friday I was completely knackered, but not too tired to go out Friday night and see the lovely Joker boys!

Then 1 day to recover before New Years Evo! What a night that turned out to be, ended up going to a party with Corrin which turned out to be quite good, spoke to my mum who was at this point in Newcastle celebrating New Year who was clearly having a good time "Hols, you got to have a girly weekend up here, its great!" Uh, so you're not having that much fun then, eh mum!! So yes, New Years Day, I went to work at the crack of dawn, 8am to be precise I started - I made it in on time - dont ask me how because I could barely lift my head up as it was that sore!! SO, I went home and put my PJ's on and then went to sleep on the sofa with the kitty kat and my duvet, loverly!

Now, back to reality, work and the fact that I am into half of my overdraft already and I dont get paid until the end of the month....arrrggghhhh!!

New Years Resolution, to stay alcohol free for the month of January, um, I'm out on Saturday so I spose this is about to be broken!!

Anyone got any funny New Years Stories???

piccies

2006-12-24T14:26:00.000Z

Here are the piccies from my birthday last weekend...

My best friend Corrin, my mum and I at my birthday meal

My birthday cake which I never had any of!!

My friend Heidi and Annie

Sara and Corrin

Sara being silly!

The "birds"

Um, not sure what we were trying to achieve here but it was after we had had copious amounts of Champagne!!

Heidi and I...again!

Beth (my housemate) and I

Rich (Sara's boyfriend) and I

Apart from the 1st picture, the others were from when I went out with my friends last Saturday, was a brilliant night...played party games where I got stitched up royally and down god knows how many shots! Was so hungover the next day...we didnt get home until 6:30 am! Now thats what you call a good night!! I met a guy who is Rich's friend, I'm going out with a bunch of friends in about an hour and he is going to be there, so will have to see what happens!

Hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a very happy new year!

21

2006-12-19T16:13:00.000Z

Happy Birthday to me
Happy birthday to me
Happy birthday to meee
Happy birthday to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

hi...bye!

2006-12-18T17:27:00.000Z

Lots to tell you, tomorrow is my birthday...had lots of fun at the weekend and no timew say at the mo!! Even got goss about a new man (potentially anyway!!) until tomorrowxxxx

Fun and festivities!

2006-12-10T12:12:00.000Z

Hello folkies, 3 weeks since my last post, I'm sure thats not right! Ayway, tis the party season and also my birthday very soon...21!!! I know, I'm still a mere baby but I cant wait til the weekend to celebrate!! I'm going out for a meal with my mum and her family on Friday, however the meal isnt until 9:30pm so I have a sneaky feeling I'll probably be pisshed by then!! Oh well. Then, on Saturday I have the work Crimbo do, which is joint Xmas/birthday celebration...I will definately be out of my tree, I'm sure, then Sunday will be a day to re - couperate and then back to work Monday and then Tuesday tis me birthday which I have the day off...so not sure what I'm going to do during the day but in the eve, my dad, his partner and my bro and I are off for a Chinese meal here which has got to be one of the best Chinese restaurants in Plymouth. So, then it will be Christmas, I wonder what Santa will bring me this yuear, I've been an awfully good girly, so perhaps an i-pod!?

I'm back in Plymouth now too, so no more commuting for me!! Its so nice to be back and work with my friends again but I do miss the people in Exeter, expecially my apprentice friends but I will be seeing them in January when we go up to Stone in the Midlands for a training week. Other news...was out Friday night to see a friend play, Christian Sleep. Local guy and very good friend, who has recently finished his CD and was the opening night of the CD...its brilliant, and all songs are written by Christian, please check out the website and buy the CD because it is amazing and he deserves a big break.

Anway, enough for now...X Factor final next week, Leona to win!!!

A new addition

2006-11-21T16:18:00.000Z

We got a new kitty cat, my housemate got him a couple of weeks ago now. He's soo sweet, we have named him Gonzo! He is tiny compared to Beth's other cats (Daff and Dill). Needless to say, at first the other two cats were not impressed with Gonzo's arrival and did nothing but spit, hiss and chase the poor little thing. But now, I'm pleased to say they have sort of taken to him and are not being so mean...however Daff gets really jealous if Gonzo is sat with either me or Beth and starts miaowing and pacing the living room. They'll just have to get used to him, coz he's staying!!

Here is Daff on the end of the table (trying to be descreet) and Gonzo creeping up on her!!

Gonzo, being a pain in the arse in the bookshelf trying to catch and play with the fake flowers!

And now...

2006-11-21T15:52:00.000Z

Finally, have got round to posting the piccies from my friends 30th...

Wonder woman...my friend who's party it was, she looked fab and was rather brave to wear that outfit...

This is Adam, who came as that thing out of Sesame Street, I forget the name of him now...

My friend Heidi on the left who was boring and didnt come dressed up and Becky on the right who came as Princess Laila (is that how you spell it).

And, some naughty person took this photo of me. I was just resting my head...honest!!

Thats all the piccies I took, pretty rubbish eh, nothing to do with the copious amount of alcohol I had consumed by this point!!

piccies to follow

2006-11-20T13:43:00.000Z

The 70's fancy dress partay was fabulous, I head a sore head the following day...I was home by 1am after having drinking far too much, I woke Sunday morning to find myself half dressed...unfortunately I only took a few photos but some sneaky person took a photo of me hunched over a table looking a little worse for wear shall we say! I will post them soon...

My apprenticeship has started, had my induction last week and I now know what to expect over the next 18 months - 2 years. I'm away for a week in Jan, Feb and March for training up in Stone in Staffordshire, which I'm rather looking forward to - all expenses paid and a hire car to go up in...yay!! Another good thing, my apprenticeship is in Exeter as you know and I have been commuting everyday from sunny Plymouth (not) and I have just been given the all ok to transfer back to Plymouth to do it!! So really chuffed, its gonna save me loads of money and also extra time in bed!! Anyway, must dash, not working today so I'm now off to the pub for "hair of the dog" from last night....

70's

2006-11-11T11:29:00.000Z

I'm off to a fancy dress party tonight for my friends 30th...the theme is 70's seeing as she was born in the 70's!!

I am going as a Blue's Brother, how easy an outfit is that!! I'm also responsible for the cake which I made last night, looks alright, just need to jam and cream it this afternoon and then ice it.

I'm planning a mighty hangover and I'm not working tomorrow so I can just spend the morning in bed, oh I am looking forward to a lie in!

I will post piccies next week...they should be good.

zzzzzzzzzz

2006-11-05T21:57:00.000Z

I need lots of sympathy. I got a cold again, I only had one like 3 weeks ago...sympathy please, if only you could see my nose...its hideous...going to bed now

hi

2006-11-02T16:51:00.000Z

Hi!! I'm still here...just so busy and not sure what to write about!

Lots has happened in the last couple of weeks, I went to a marine ball where the alcohol was free, marines a plenty and 2 hot tubs!! No, I didnt go in the hot tubs because I'm far too much of a lady to go in in just my underwear, and clearly I hadnt had enough to drink to comtemplate it!! Funny but brilliant night.

Apprenticeship is going ok, apart from the lack of money I am earning and the travelling to and from Exeter everday is pants!! However, I am now reading more which is good, can anyone recommend some good light reads please...

This weekend is Bonfire night, I will be off to my pops for some fireworks and a few drinky - poos...I have been off work this week on leave so has been nice just doing nothing and not getting out of bed until lunchtime or thereabouts!

Was supposed to be seeing the lovely Joker guys on Friday but the bass player has broken his hand...you can read all about it here.

Thats all for now possums, I'm in the library...

Bin Tagged...

2006-10-14T10:03:00.001Z

I have been tagged by Mark so heres what to do...

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Don’t you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
6. Tag five people

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Louise Bagshawe - Sparkles

'I would have thought you would have heard the rumours,' he said.

Judy shook her head. 'I have spent the last two weeks in London Monsieur.'

'Ah yes the fashion shows.'

'We persuaded Vogue to run a piece on the new collection,' Judy added, pointedly

This doesnt actually do the book any justice, I have just over 100 pages until I finish it and its a brilliantly eritten book by an amazing author, in fact I have just spent £30 on a load of books from amazon including 3 from this author...go read people!! I'm off to tag people!!

Posting

2006-10-11T17:40:00.000Z

I will soon post some more but I just dont feel like it right now. I'm not enjoying my new job and hating the travelling. Will post more when I'm not feeling so pathetic. I just want to curl up and go to sleep for a day or 2!

Englands Son

2006-09-19T15:01:00.000Z

Well, I went to see the gorgeous Robbie 2 weeks ago in Milton Keynes. He was ab fab and I def want to see him again. Luckily we got a taxi from our travel lodge and the same taxi driver agreed to pick us up from the concert and then take us to the train station the following day, we called him taxi Bob, what a great guy!! Anyway, Robbie, I want his babies, really I do!

I have been really slack in posting my photos from my holiday which was a month ago but if you want to see some of them you can here.

Have started my 2nd week in my new job in Exeter, the travelling is killing me and trains are always delayed...the people I have made friends with...all 3 of them are nice but the others are a bit stuffy. Hopefully once they get to know me it might be better, I'm hoping to get transferred back to Plymouth after Christmas which will mean no travelling to and from Exeter everyday but we will have to see how that turns out.

Going out friday night to see the wonderful Joker boys, I am planning to get hammered - loads of us going out so should be a good night but thats all for now folks.

Sorry!!

2006-09-13T19:24:00.000Z

Sorry guys, I did mean to post piccies of holiday tonight but forgot my camera! So will have to wait a week or so!

Im off to see Robbie Williams tomor, am sooo excited!!

Was tempted to make a banner, things like "Robbie, come undone and let me see something beautiful" came to mind or "Robbie, show me your Rudebox"...original I know. Needless to say I wont be carrying any sort of banner, just enjoying the show!

Also, this week has been nice and relaxing, been on leave so for the past 2 days have done nothing but watch daytime TV in my pjamas, and it was great! Today I went into town and got my mug shots done, bus pass and walked to train station to find out info for trains because I start my apprenticeship on Monday in Exeter!! So busy, busy, busy...off to see Robbie tomor, back Fri to flake out, Satuday will be taken up shopping and making quiches for my friends baby's Christening on Sunday and then Saturday night Ill be on the tiles with my friends from old work as a sort of leaving do. So like I say, busy, busy, busy!! Have a good weekend all. xx

Shiny, Happy people!!

2006-09-03T18:11:00.000Z

What a great couple of months I have had!!

I am please to pronounce that I passed my driving test yesterday...yipppeee!! First time too I would like to say with 8 minor faults! Next buy a car...

I start my apprenticeship in a couple of weeks in Exeter which I am looking forward to...and also pictures and stories from Hungary to follow shortly!!

Low

2006-08-28T18:43:00.000Z

Well I got back from Hungary about 4pm today and I have to say I am not glad to be back....had a fabulous time and I didnt want to come home, I am completely pooped!! We have drunk the cellars of Eger empty and eaten all of the wonderful food...extremely tired as most nights we weren't in bed until at least 7 in the morning!! The wedding was the best I have ever been to, it was absolutely beautiful, I cant wait to get married *prehaps I should find a man first though eh!!

Will tell more later as its 19:40 and I'm going home to go to bed!! Piccies to follow...

Hungary

2006-08-21T13:39:00.000Z

This time in 2 days I will be soaking up the sun in Eger, Hungary, I am very excited and Im looking forward to the wedding too - I've even bought a frock and a hat for the occasion!!

Anyway, I thought I would post some pictures of where I'll be...

The Hotel...

This is where I'll be going every morning for a swim...

This, is gonna be one of my fave parts of the holiday, wine tasting...I predict a hangover!!

And so, the day after will be the wedding which will be a mix between an English and a Hungarian wedding! Shall be interesting but all the same I'm terribly excited...being picked up at 2:00am Wednesday morning for the short drive up to Bristol airport for the flight at 7:00am! No point sleepiong before so I shall sleep on the way. The only thing is the hand luggage, now I'm gonna have to put my hat in my suitcase and pad it out and hope that it doesnt get squashed!

Right, be back in a week!, dont miss me too much!

Yummy!!

2006-08-20T18:08:00.000Z

I can't stop playing this song, tis fab from Paolo Nutini, and he is rather gorgeous too...now go buy it or download it!!

yeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssss!!

2006-08-14T17:52:00.000Z

I GOT IT!!!! I passed the interview and I start 4th September, how exciting!

I have been so chuffed all day, I am looking forward to starting my new role but I am very sad at the thought of having to leave all my friends in Plymouth.

Anyway, just thought I'd let you all know!!

over

2006-08-09T15:54:00.000Z

Right, so interview was yesterday and I think it went well - I answered all the questions giving examples of teamwork and customer service and also asked questions too. I will know either Friday or next week...so fingers crossed!

Also I had my hair cut yesterday and I've almost gone back to my natural colour which is a bit weird. Seeing my hair dark again looks funny as it has been light for quite some time...anyhoo I quite like it.

2 weeks and I will be on holiday. I am going here and I cannot wait! My friend is getting married there as her husband to be is Hungarian so they are having an English come Hungarian wedding which will be interesting! Also, all the girls from the Hen weekend in Brighton will be there so I'm sure we'll be up to all sorts!!

Oh, and I have my driving test soon...need to pass - I feel confident I think!! Anyway, I had a lesson yesterday and this total cock pulled out in front of me on a mini roudabout and then the cock had the cheek to start reversing back on the next mini roudabout coz he couldnt get his car around and almost resulted in hitting me...that was it, window down, horn going and me shouting "you fucking wanker" out the window, and he then looked at me and beeped his horn as if it was my fault! I think not, bloody men drivers, and they have the cheek to say women are bad drivers. Road rage...never!!

Doomsday!

2006-08-07T17:13:00.001Z

1 day to go!! Interview is tomor morning, I think I will be fine, I think I am prepared, I hope I am prepared anyway!

Will let you know how I get on, but in the mean time wish me luck! **

**If you see a girl with sticks in her eyes (trying to keep them open) at 6:55 tomor, that will be me on the train to Exeter! Im more worried about getting out of bed than the interview...argghhh!!

eugh!

2006-07-30T10:12:00.001Z

I need to go back to bed, my head hurts and the pain is unbearable...I stupidly agreed to work knowing that I was going to a friends for a grilla - q seeing as it wasnt bbq weather yesterday

Also, I am meeting the girls for lunch, dont really think I can keep anything down and town seems really unappealing. More later

Update

2006-07-25T11:39:00.000Z

You know I told you about the job here I was applying for, well I have an interview in Exeter in 2 weeks!! 2 weeks to prepare, oh my god!!

Pointers anyone?! Interview's suck, I hate them!

Life Experiences

2006-07-20T20:24:00.000Z

I have taken this from the lovely Lisa, feel free to do your own folks...150 life experiences.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula (very unlikely that will ever happen!!)
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it (Of course I mean it when I say it, whats the point otherwise?!)
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped (This is one thing I definately want to do)
11. Visited Paris (I love Paris, I lived there for 2 months a few years ago, its somewhere where I would love to live again)
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea (I have been on a beach in Cornwall and seen fork lightning come down, its amazing)
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise (Sunrise and sunset are the best times of the day)
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables (Before I moved in with B, I used to grow loads of stuff on the fire escape outside my flat, I nearly got done for it by my landlord because I had so many they considered it a fire hazard!!)
18. Touched an iceberg (yeah a lettuce!)
19. Slept under the stars (again on a beach in Cornwall!!)
20. Changed a baby's diaper (Really smelly ones too!)
21. Taken a trip on a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Got drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope (My friend has a telescope in the Dorma of their house, in fact on Monday night I was in Cornwall and the sky was so clear you could see the Milky Way, the big dipper, the north star and the big W)
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment (This always happens to me at the most ridiculous times)
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse (I have betted on a horse but unfortunately not a winning one!)
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can (Generally only when I have nightmares)
32. Held a lamb (And fed one, a friend has a small farm and last summer I bottle fed a baby one called Bubbles, he was so sweet!)
33. Seen a total eclipse (Think it was 1999, Plymouth Hoe, the atmosphere was amazing watching it)
34. Ridden a roller coaster (Yes, the best one being in Salou in Port a Ventura)
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking (umm, how could I possibly deny this one!!)
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day (not for an entire day but an entire evening, does that count?!)
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment (Lots of times)
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced (and been taken care of when drunk) (Both, generally I have to look after my friends than the other way around, can you believe that? Well its true I tell you!)
42. Had amazing friends (This should be re - phrased, I have amazing friends, I dont know what I would do without them)
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country (on holiday in Spain, well you aint ever gonna see them again!
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign (Ha, yeah a men at work sign was taken one night, if I told you I would have to kill you)
46. Backpacked in Europe (No but I sooo want to)
47. Taken a road trip
48. Gone rock climbing (I love outdoor persuits, especially orienteering)
49. Midnight walk on the beach (With my ex, yuk)
50. Gone sky diving (Its on the list!)
51. Visited Ireland (Never southern, but been to Belfast 4 times, its like a second home!)
52. Been heartbroken for longer than when you were in love (haavent we all!?)
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them (Why would you do this?!)
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow (Yep, see number 32)
56. Alphabetized your cds (All the time, thinking that I might actually keep them like that...whatever!)
57. Pretended to be a superhero (No, but I once made my friend a super hero outfit out of bubble wrap!!)
58. Sung karaoke (Very badly on holiday, once again noone knows me!)
59. Lounged around in bed all day (All the time!!)
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain (Yer!)
63. Played in the mud (Mud fights are the best, as long as you dont get it in your eyes!)
64. Played in the rain (Im sure I have, cant think of an occasion right now though!)
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken (I wish)
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight (What's D & D?)
72. Gotten married (Nearly, I was engaged when I was 18!)
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days (No but i done a 24hr famine when I was about 12 once!)
77. Made cookies from scratch (Double choc chip ones)
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo (That would include pain!)
81. Rafted the Snake River (The what??)
82. Been on television news programme as an "expert" (Um, sadly not)
83. Got flowers for no reason (I buy myself flowers for no reason!! Does that count!?)
84. Performed on stage (School production of Henry V and Joseph)
85. Been to Las Vegas (Havent ever been to America!!)
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand (umm...)
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house (Maybe one day)
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently (I can speak French almost fluently and I can speak a little German)
95. Performed in Rocky Horror.
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country (Well, I wouldnt have said it was exotic! When I was an au pair, I was in Normandy for some time and the house was in the middle of nowhere so I went for a ride to find a bloody tabac. 30 mins later...)
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking (Dont have a car to sing loudly in)
103. Had plastic surgery (never, never, never)
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart (Maybe my Ex but he broke mine first)
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol (Clay pidgeon shooting, I was rubbish!!)
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse (My cousin has a horse, she used to show jump)
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states (Easy I havent even been to America!)
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi (I love it!)
128. Had your picture in the newspaper (Local Herald for my birthday when I turned 18)
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about (Maybe)
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey (The what?!)
135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read their work
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions (Never attended one...dont intend on going to one either)
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream (One day I will say Im living the dream, but cant at the moment)
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146: Dyed your hair (all the time...)
147: Been a DJ
148: Shaved your head
149: Caused a car accident
150: Saved someone's life

Brighton

2006-07-15T13:43:00.000Z

Right, so last weekend I went to Brighton for the hen weekend of my friend. What a great time was had by all (12 of us)! I arrive in Brighton at 6pm after leaving Plymouth at 8.30am, yes I know what you're thinking 10 hours...well I went by coach which was a catastrophe waiting to happen. I arrived at Heathrow at 1300 I then had 1/2 hour to wait until the coach to Brighton...I was waiting at coach stand 12 which is where this "helpful" lady told me to stand. It's now 1345 and the coach to Brightonwas 15 mins ago, I asked this couple in front of me if they were waiting for the 747 to Brighton, oh no they were going to Cambridge!! Eventually found the correct stand with help from somone else and I arrived in Brighton 2 1'2 hours after original scheduled time!

So we stayed here which was ideal as the club we went to on Friday night (Creation) was opposite and the club we went to on Saturday night was next to the hotel...IDEAL, roll in, roll out!! So yeah, the weekend was great, was just what I needed to de stress and forget about work. Friday night we went for an all you can eat curry here for £4.95 - amazing huh and the food was lovely! Then we headed to Creation just before midnight which was hilarious...it was the cheesiest club ever but us girlies had a laugh! We left about 1.30am and El came back to my room with S and we got room service and got drunk, Sara was sick and wine got spilt on my the bed so we had to call up for more bin liners and bed linen - every hotels worst nightmare I'm sure!
Saturday we went into town and went shopping then we went here and had full use of the facilities, so we sweated it out in the gym and then went for a lovely swim and sauna! In the evening we were dressed like this...

we went for an Italian and then went to another club called Event 2 which was amazing...we met these guys who were on a stag do and were dressed as Cowboys, we ended up staying with them all night and having a good laugh. Sunday we were good for nothing, completely wiped out and had to be out of the hotel room by 11.00 and at the train station for 13.00 which we made on time much to our surprise!

This week has been pretty boring and work has sucked...the weather is beautiful and hot so tomor I am off to the beach with my friends, I will be well miffed if the weather isnt very good.

I heard from Hoofy last night, he has been away for a few weeks which is why I havent heard from him, so he says anyway. We will have to see how that pans out, he reckons he is gonna be in Plymouth soon so perhaps we may meet up.

Oh, can you believe Nikki is out of the big brother house, she was a brilliant housemate and such good entertainment, poor love.

Dont dream its over

2006-07-01T16:06:00.000Z

Well thats England out of the tournament and that twat needs to be put down a peg or two. Anyway, I havent heard from Hoofy since he texted me aftera year and a half of not hearing from him, so he probably thinks he'll call me when he's in Plymouth in the next couple of weeks and thinks he'll get a bit, well, Mr Hoofy you can think again it is not happening.

I was going to blog about "Carazy Part 2" but it all happened ages ago so I cant be arsed to write about it now, it wasnt anything important anyway. Well, this weekend was hazy to say the least...I was going to stay in but I managed to get an early shift on Friday (which never happens) and once I got home I felt the need to go out. So I met my friend El down The Brook and we saw these guys play (just for a change like). I wish I never went out, I was totally peeshed and I was sick when i got home and my housemate found me at 4.30 am asleep on the sofa but I miraculously woke up in bed. I dont remember going to bed or falling asleep on't sofa. I was ill on Saturday, all day at work I had a banging headache, twas not good. The best bit was I called Mr S when I left the pub and told him I was coming around, I didnt make it and he was up for about an hour waiting for me...he he I dont remember that part either, until he told me the following day.

Right, this week is dragging because I'm going away at the weekend and I am soooo excited, the plan for the weekend is as follows:

Friday: Arrive in Brighton at 15:40, meet El and go to Hotel (I guess?!) before must stop and get some batteries for digi camera or I could do that tomorrow ...anyway, Eve we are going out for a curry and lots of drinky poos and then I would like to go and check out a gay club, after all Brighton is the Gay capital of England, or so I'm told...any ideas anyone please let me know.
Saturday: Have brekky, then we are off to a spa for full use of the facilites and lunch. Eve, we are out for a 3 course dinner at an Italian and then VIP entry into a nightclub, then back Sunday eve.

Thats the weekend planned, will take lots of piccies and will post them when Im back. If anyone see's a bunch of girls dressed as Angels in a nightclub in Brighton then please do come say hello coz it will more than likely be us!!

Why I love Plymouth

2006-06-25T13:51:00.000Z

I've been in a strainge mood this week, possible reading this has made me think about my life...but also how much I love Plymouth and here are some are the reasons why!

What can I say than apart from on a glorious day the Hoe is a fab place to take a picnic and lay in the sun

The wonderful Barbican, I have spent many a bank holiday, in the Summer especially, getting drunk!! And its so lovely to walk through the cobbled streets looking at the gorgeous little shops selling pretty trinkets and what not.

Oh, and then there's the Citadel!! I have been sneaked through the gates in the early hours of the morning with a marine friend whom I shall call Hoofy! Now, I was seeing Hoofy when I was about 17, we had a thing for a couple of months and then again a year later for a few months but each time it just fizzled out. I heard from Hoofy last week completely out of the blue (1 year since last seen him). Had a really good yap with him about past year and he's coming down to Plymouth soon, so Im sure we will catch up properly!!

Anyway, Im off to Brighton next weekend for a hen party which Im soooo looking forward to!! I arrive on Friday and will be back to Plymouth on Sunday eve, just in time to roll off the train jump in a pub and watch England in the Final, wishful thinking huh!?

Oh, and I still have the "one Love" song stuck in my head! Its starting to grate me, someone please give me something else to hum!

One love

2006-06-21T18:58:00.000Z

I cant stop singing U2's "one love" I have had it in my head for days and its not going anywhere, however I do LOVE the song!

Is it getting better
Or do you feel the same
Will it make it easier on you
Now you got someone to blame

You say
One love
One life
When its one need
In the night
Its one love
We get to share it
It leaves you baby
If you dont care for it

Did I disappoint you?
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth?
You act like you never had love
And you want me to go without

Well its too late
Tonight
To drag the past out
Into the light
Were one
But were not the same
We get to carry each other
Carry each other
One

Have you come here for forgiveness
Have you come tor raise the dead
Have you come here to play jesus
To the lepers in your head
Did I ask too much
More than a lot
You gave me nothing
Now its all I got
Were one
But were not the same
We hurt each other
Then we do it again

You say
Love is a temple
Love a higher law
Love is a temple
Love the higher law
You ask me to enter
But then you make me crawl
And I cant be holding on
To what you got
When all you got is hurt

One love
One blood
One life
You got to do what you should

One life
With each other
Sisters
Brothers

One life
But were not the same
We get to carry each other
Carry each other

Craaazy, part 1!

2006-06-19T12:19:00.000Z

I have had a fab weekend...started with Saturday when me and B went to Tesco's to stock up on alcohol and BBQ food, got home and lounged in the garden for the rest of the afternoon which was loverly! Sat eve we had lots of friends over for BBQ which was yummy, however I somehow managed to get myself landed with the job of cooking the sausages and burgers, which I consequently burnt...I didnt want to give anyone food poisoning now did I!

After many G and T's later, the music was blaring the neighbours Im sure were pissed off (although they were making more of a racket the eve before with their BBQ). Our friend R brought his son A with him which was great as he made up a lot of the entertainment, at one point A got off his chair went over to S and farted in his face!! That was it, we were all cracked up laughing for the next 10 minutes in disbelief that he had actually done it! (To be fair he is only 6!!) We continued to be rowdy and when it got dark we lit some fabulous candle thingies that you can stick in the ground which didnt stay in the ground for very long! As soon as UB40's Red Red Wine came on, that was it - we grabbed a candle and danced around the garden like hooligan tribe people! Oh and then I thought it may be a good idea to try and burn the tree that hangs over into our garden from next doors garden but B came and spoilt my fun and chopped a couple of branches off with some scissors!! Great nite and we decided that we are gonna go camping in July with S and his partner W and daughter V, Ill let you know when so you all make sure you stay away from us firestarting weirdos!!

Part 2 to follow later, Im tired now.

Eng - er - land!!

2006-06-10T15:57:00.001Z

Well done to the England boys on their first victory, even if the match was shite!! The ref was a bit of a twat and Im sure J would have been going mad!! But we won so who cares!!

Work totalling sucks but only 45 mins to go...tis quiet so not much to do really! Off to the pub after for a well earned drink me thinks!

Have a good weekend all!

Mr S

2006-06-08T12:30:00.000Z

Tis the footy on Saturday and Im bleeding working...great! So I shall be enjoying the game whilst supposedly working!! Like thats gonna happen. Anyway, my pops will be out for the match so i've said Ill go meet him for a drink after work however Mr Shaggable from the other Friday night is gonna be there. I dont really want to see him, because I know I will end up saying something to him about the other weekend.
Guess I'll just have to wait and see.

Whats new I hear you cry, nothing much she says...Driving lessons are still going, Ive been taking mock tests which I keep failing with serious faults for a) tailgating another car on the A38 - my argument is that its not my fault that they dont want to be overtaken by a learner!! and b) For overtaking dangerously on the A38 and not leaving the 2nd gap by the car behind. once I get some more practise Im sure I will be fine, ewverything else Im fine with which is why its so annoying.

Thats all for now, my knee is still swollen but havent had time to see the ole doc yet, think Ill go next week.

What a weekend!

2006-06-05T12:44:00.000Z

Well my weekend has been eventful shall we say! Went out with the girls Saturday night, we started in the Union Rooms and ended up in here, where we also had our photo taken which can be found here. Was a huge laugh and and the night was going well until my knee gave way once again, it was soo embarrassing - everyone looks at you as if you are this major drunk who has had too much to drink! This time though ignored the pain and got another drink, I was not going to be defeated by my knee once again!

Sunday I awoke with a big hangover and then had to go to my dads and move the wardrobe with a couple of my friends and his van! Thank god now I have a wardrobe and not living out of 2 suitcases anymore, yippee! The rest of the day was well spent in the garden getting a tan and what a mighty one I'm getting!! My knee is soo painful and is double the size of my other knee, I'm off to see the doc on Wednesday, something needs to be done this is the 3rd time this has happened.

Anyhoo, my dad told me last week that Mr S ended up at his ex - girlfriends house last Friday so I def wont be seeing him again. Right must do some work!! Naughty naughty!!

Ended before it even began

2006-05-29T12:34:00.001Z

I have done nohing but drink copious amounts of alcohol this weekend...god it was good!! Anyway, saw Mr S on Friday night, was going well until we went to see the band play here and then it went all a bit pear shaped! One minute we were dancing together having a kiss and then he would walk off and come back and practically ignore me. So, needess to say I got a taxi with my friends back to my house and went to bed alone!

I heard from Mr S on Saturday who apologised for Friday night and said he had a lot going on...guessing that is with the ex. Dont think I will be seeing him anytime soon if at all. God, I always pick the blokes with either baggage or has emotional problems, one day I meet someone who is just a normal, fun guy!

Weekend has been quite hectic, Saturday I met my friends in Exeter for lunch which was fabulous, we drowned out Union rooms with our laughter, story telling and got strange looks from people when talking about uh hum sensitive subjects!! Last night I went out on the Barbican with my cousin and friend El, was another great night and my cousin who has recently become single was on a mission to get bladdered which she successfully done falling downstairs on the way and other shenanigans! Great weekend and another to follow, yippee!!

Shagathon perhaps!?

2006-05-23T13:36:00.000Z

Roll on tomorrow is what I say, then I am off for a week and I just cannot wait! However they havent given very good weather for the weekend, which is pants seeing as it is bank holiday weekend!

Anyhoo, I am seeing Mr Shaggable on Friday night, looking forward to it I must say! I think I will take my toothbrush, I am so hoping I will need it!!

Thats all I have to blog about at the moment...work is the same but soon I shall be off for 5 days!!

Top 10 Jukebox faves

2006-05-21T14:27:00.000Z

Right, I have taken this from the lovely Cookie
My top 10 jukebox songs...

1) The Calling - Wherever you will go
2) U2 and Mary J Blige - One Love
3) David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
4) Duran Duran - Girls on Film
5) Otis Redding - Dock of the bay
6) The Killers - Mr Brightside
7) Lynard Skynard - Sweet home Alabama
8) Mark Owen - 4 minute warning
9) Nirvana - Come as you are
10) Starsailor - Alcoholic

Im Tagging Nat, Shazza, Sparkle, Spunky, Reidski, Voroshilov, Katy, Laura, NF Girl and anyone else who wants to do it...have fun!!

2006-05-16T09:19:00.000Z

Yipppeeeeee!!!

I passed, I passed I passed!!! (My theory test that is!)

I'm one step closer to being allowed on the roads...when I am Jane you better watch out, glasses or no glasses!!

Do I, Dont I That is the question...

2006-05-10T18:17:00.000Z

Well I am supposed to be seeing Mr Shaggable this weekend but he has to cancel on the grounds of being skint and from getting hassle from his Ex - girlfriend! So...I have suggested following weekend, dvd and bottle of wine, waiting on reply to that one. Bit unsure about Mr Shaggable, think he genuinly having few probs with the Ex who apparently has a screw loose...her loss and hopefully my gain...well lets bleeding hope so, I definately do pick em!!

Done a mock driving test today and passed!! Yippee!! Have my theory test next week, I should pass I have been doing lots of swotting up!

Work has been shiters, loads of changes this week and not for the better I can tell you. Losing our manager has been a big blow to the whole team and my ex - manager is less than happy too. But, the highers within the company think it is for the best, so hey what do we know?

Anyway, enough about work...need to do some more swotting!! Cheery pip xx

2006-05-05T12:37:00.001Z

Right, my attendance has been requested at 2pm outside work by my old manager A, now she is not letting on who has requested this and that its a surprise but something that I will like....I am counting the minutes until 2pm, got butterflies in my tummy as to what this could be, little scared but A assures me it is nothing to be worried or scared of!! Arggghhh!! Will let you all know what it is at 2pm!

Right so I went downstairs at 2 and B (my housemate) was down there with her new car...renault megane soft top!! I cant wait to go for a ride in it! Little disappointed though, thought it was a surprise specifically for me!!

2006-05-02T15:35:00.000Z

Yes, yes, yes, yes!!! I am seeing Mr Friday night aka Mr Shaggable next weekend!! Round 2!! Def using the cross trainer every night now!!

Update on Mertly, she has no arms or legs!!

organised chaos

2006-04-30T07:14:00.000Z

I have sucessfully moved house! Yesterday was a complete pain in the arse, to start with I was so hungover from Friday nights escapades (alcohol + gorgeous man + sex = 1 deprived of sleep hungover girl!)

So...we managed to move everything also take a load of my shit to the tip which was about a car full! At one point me and B couldnt see an end to it, her lounge looked like a bomb had hit it but we did it. AAll the stuff for the loft is in the loft, im living out of a suitcase until my pops can bring my wardrobe over which wont be for another week. Furniture neatly placed in bedroom and boxes not yet unpacked. Let me tell you I am still completely knackered, my arms and legs ache from all the shifting and lifting too! Will post more at later date, too tired!!

save the mooo!

2006-04-26T18:36:00.000Z

Tonight I plan to eat Mertyl's foot...I cant sit around admiring her forever she looks far too good to eat, maybe this is why Im not a vegetarian!

Anyway, weekend was FAB!! Was out Friday night which was so unplanned it was one of the best nights out I've had...cannot go into too much details as I cant remember all of them! Sat was spent in bed with a migrane (or was that from the alcohol?) Saturday night, I went bowling with lots of workies, then managed to catch Joker at the public house down the road for some well needed head banging and general pratting about and then off to a club in town where I met the most gorgeous marine! However, although he was gorgeous, tanned and tres musculere his conversation skills sucked so it didnt go any further... Sunday me and B moved some of my boxes into her's (which soon will be ours) and that was the end of the great weekend.

Go to work on Monday and find out that I'm losing my manager to another team which is shit, my team are well pissed off and so is my manager A but unfortunately there is nothing we can do so just have to get on with it. I hope I get this apprenticeship thingy but wont know until about June.

Another driving lesson today, J has had his clutch changed consequently for the first hour I managed to piss lots of people off by my ability to stall pratically everywhere! This weekend Im out Friday to see the gorgeous Joker boys again, I know twice in a week lucky boys! Saturday will be spent moving out and in to B's and then Saturday night will prob collapse and cry about how I have made the wrong decision bullshit...Sunday out again for a sort of leaving 'do' for soon to be ex - manager A. Luckily for me I didnt have to work today, not working Friday, Saturday and Sunday, yipppppeeeeeeee!!

Mooooooooooo!

2006-04-19T16:52:00.000Z

Look at my moo cow...isnt she pretty? Her name is Mertyl Moo and I recieved her for Easter from my pops and J. I'm so impressed that they found a choccy cow, however she looks far too good to eat, I would feel so mean!

Hung

2006-04-16T07:01:00.000Z

I'm so hungober I cant type proper...add more later!

Ok, I'm back, did you miss me!? Last night was fab apart from the crappy hangover I had this morning. Went out to dinner with some friends and then we went to a few pubs near my flat all in all was a good night. I didnt realise how hammered we all were though, the restaurant we went to was bring your own wine and they corked it for free so I wouldnt like to say how many bottles we drank!

This week has been quite uneventful, had another driving lesson on Friday and almost drove through a red light, which I didnt even see so my instructor had to slam on the breaks! Oops! Not to worry though everything else was fine, didnt stall once so was v chuffed!

Furniture is selling well, had a call today from a woman who has moved into an unfurnished apartment and doesnt have much furniture, so she is popping over later and hopefully she might take a lot of it off my hands!

Anyhoo, I had a dream last week that I won £100,000 on the lotto so I thought it had to be a sign, I never do the lotto apart from the work syndicate thingy we do so I went and bought a ticket. Neednt had bothered mind you coz I didnt win, not even a tenner! Damn!

Right I is offski, catch up with you lot laters x

and back to work

2006-04-11T12:26:00.000Z

Well what a weekend! C was home from the army on Friday so she is staying with me until Thursday, we have had loads of fun together, I have really missed her being away. So Friday we caught up, she has just split from her long term boyf so she was bit upset so the wine was flowing Friday night! Saturday we went into town for some retail therapy and then Saturday night we went out into town and got plastered. Sunday needless to say we were bears with sore heads and didnt do much but lounge about and then we went for a roastie at C's grandma's.

Yesterday we went for a walk around Burrator reservoir which was glorious, the sun has shined all weekend and has been rather warm so the walk was lovely. Its about 5 miles around a huge lake thingy and the scenery is so beautiful, right in the middle of Dartmoor. Afternoon we stopped at this quaint tea place and had tea and scones dahling!!

Last night we had a girly evening, scones, wine, mud packs and hair dye! My hair was supposed to be highlighted in a caramel colour, it has turned out a blondey colour...You would have thought I'd learnt my lesson from the last time I dyed my hair at home when it went an awful bleach blond colour, it last only a week and then I had to go to the hairdressers and get it stripped. I can see this escapade going the same sort of way...damn!

the bogey man is ... up my nose

2006-04-05T18:07:00.000Z

I feel much better today, I still have a snotty nose but at least I dont feel like shit anymore which I suppose is a bonus! Anyhow, another driving lesson today, went quite well only stalled once and that was right at the end of the lesson so I'm quite chuffed about that. My driving instuctors wifey is preggers with their 2nd, J is hoping for another girl, he says boys are dirty and messy! Not sure where he got that from...

Not really much to say, had a busy weekend and another coming up although I have Sat, Sun and Mon off work so looking forward to a few lie ins! C is home for couple weeks on Army leave so I'm sure we'll be painting the town red on Saturday night which will be fun as always

Have put all my furniture in the local newspaper so hopefully some peeps will snap it up asap, had a call about my sofa tonight - a girly coming to look at it tomor eve and some blokey has called me about my freezer too so its looking good.

Moving out of flat is planned for last weekend in April which I'm looking forward to and seeing boxes around my flat doesnt make me feel depressed anymore, new chapter of my life beginning soon, well at the end of the month!

Think my counter thingy is wrong...however if there is 100 peeps checking my blog...leave a message, dont be shy!

P.S I made Rhubarb and Apple crumble today and it was fookin luvly!!

yuk

2006-04-04T17:39:00.000Z

I feel like shit...I have a stinker of a cold, I ache all over and my eyes keep watering!!

I have nothing to post apart from the fact I feel sorry for myself, I hate being ill, normal blogging will resume shortly...maybe

title...what title?

2006-03-30T19:34:00.000Z

People are reading my blog and I dont know who they are because they aren't leaving messages...reveal yourselves!!

I am so tired...I have started to pack all my stuff into boxes and its a bit depressing, seeing my life in boxes. I know it could be the start of something good and it wont be forever but there is still doubt in my mind if I should move, too late now though!

Driving lessons are still going and I think I might have completely got the whole bay parking thing now and almost reversing round corner too...slowly but surely! I have busy weekend, out tomor night, working Sat, seeing friend for dinner Sat night, working Sunday morn and then off to my aunties to catch up with my motley crew of a family!!

Anyway, it looks like Im being ambushed by my brother to do the dishes, lazy boy, I'm a guest, I dont make them do dishes in my flat, then again I hardly do them myself! off to bed g'nite xx

pastures new...pole dancing

2006-03-23T15:27:00.000Z

Well, lots has happened since my last post...

Weekend was lovely and relaxing, Sunday was becoming a fab day until I saw a mouse in my kitchen! Was watching a DVD and thought I would put my tea in the oven when I heard this scuffling, a fucking mouse! I called my grandad down (he lives in the flat above me, convenient I know!) Showed him where the mouse darted off too so he put his hand through this small hole and it turns out there is a hole in the floorboard. Happy, no! I phoned my landlord on Monday and he is not going to do anything about it, he says if the mouse reappears then he will consider getting pest control but it could be anywhere under the floorboards. For the moment i have shoved a piece of wood in the hole so it cant get back through...my landlord is a total pompous twat and I cant believe he wont do anything about it...what are the chances of their only being one mouse!?

Anyway, I have consequently decided to move out of my mouse ridden flat...extreme decision I know but I am fed up with my landlord and as you can tell prob tell he's a complete twat (to put it nicely), I feel I need a change of scenery and also it is impossible to save money at the moment. Driving lessons are expensive and if I get this apprenticeship in September I will need a car, and there is no chance of being able to buy one at the moment!

The solution...I'm moving in with my friend Beth, she only wants half the rent I pay now including bills. A great opportunity to save money, so the plan is to move in at the end of next moth however I need to put some of my furniture in storage, it wont all fit at Beth's. Thats next on my list of things to do..and giving my month's notice at my flat will give me great pleasure!! The only thing I am worried about is when I want to find another flat will I find one at the same sort of price? The chances are unlikely but hopefully then I'll be in a better financial position...just have to wait and see I think.

Last night I felt quite low about the whole situation, Sara came round with her boyf Rich to cheer me up and we ended up going for drinks! In fact I was quite drunk after a few glasses of wine and we went to a place called temptations which is a pole dancing place...I was quite surprised actually, the giurls dancing were very "normal" and "ordinary" it made both me and Sara feel great about ourselves...these girls have cellulite too! There is a god, not everyone is perfect not that I believe that anyone is though.Today I feeel like poo...my head kills and my mouth feels like a badgers arse and I've had no sleep!! Roll on 2pm and then I'm outta work and going home to get into bed!!

St Patricks Day

2006-03-17T12:01:00.000Z

Happy St Patricks Day to you all! The higher powers within BT decided that we are having a green day so everyone is dressed in green, tall guiness hats and huge green sunglasses! Sparkle has gone and outdone everyone though and has come dressed as a leprechaun! See above!! Not only is everyone dressed in green we also are having a buffet, which I nominated to make quiche's, was up til gone midnight last night cooking, 4 quiche's later and now my flat stinks of quiche!

I had another driving lesson on Wednesday was ok but I just seemed to stall all the time, well I say all the time it was about 3 times in one lesson, I dont normally stall! I did however manage to reverse round a couple of corners ok, although I was reversing around one corner, I got part way around and the car stopped and then I stalled...why I here you asking, well Jamie looks at me, I look at him and we're both like what happened then, looked down at the gear stick and I was in 4th gear, and then we both cracked up - no bloody wonder! Well I have booked my theory test which is in a few weeks time, Jamie reckons I'll be fine and everyone just says its mostly common sense...I dont have any common sense, so basically I'm fucked!

I bought a colouring book on my lunch break today because we're so quiet...dont tell anyone though! Was just put on hold by a customer and the song was George Harrison is it Stuck on you or something like that, anyone know it?

20 tracks

2006-03-15T20:32:00.000Z

1. A track from your early childhood
Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts.

Sad but true! I lurved him so much, my dad took me to see him in concert when I was about 8 - I stayed on his shoulders throughout the concert.

2. A track that you associate with your first love
David Profitt - Baby, I love you.

My first love was a guitar player and singer and he wrote me a song, I still have the CD somewhere, I'm surprised I never chucked it when we split up...I wont post the lyrics coz its quite sickening!!

3. A track that reminds you of a holiday trip
Foutains of Wayne - Stacey's Mom.

When I went to Spain in September with 3 of my friends, we hired a car and every night we went out we used to play this full blast with the windows down clapping in the chorus, was such a great holiday.

4. A track that you like but wouldnt want to be associated with in public
Britney Spears and Madonna - Me against the music.

Do I need to say anymore!? In my defence, it is quite catchy!

5. A track that accompanied you when you were lovesick
Norah Jones - Come away with me.

On the few occasions my ex cooked for me, this song would be playing in the background

6. A track that you have probably listened to most often
Sheryl Crow - All I wanna Do

This is in my CD player in my kitchen which is played every morning and every night, just to remind me to have some fun!

7. A track that is your favourite instrument
Elic Clapton, Sheryl Crow feat David Sanborn - Little Wing

This is taken from one of the best DVD's I have seen (Eric Clapton and Friends) Eric Clapton going mad on the guitar and even better David Sanborn going crazeee on the Sax and once he has finished his sax peice Clapton and Crow just crack up!

8. A track that represents one of your favourite bands
The Killers - Mr Brightside

I love this song like I love my family!!

9. A track which represents yourself best
T Rex - I love to boogie

Coz I do...!

10. A track that reminds you of a special occasion
Yomanda - Synth and Strings.

Twas the first song I danced to with a friend for a dancing competition and won! Every time I went clubbing they used to play this song and Corrin and I would go mad!

11. A track that you can relax to
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

This song in particular reminds me when my dad and I used to go out every Sunday afternoon when I was about 15 to watch a friend play guitar (Christian Sleep). We would sit in the oldest pub in Plymouth (Minerva Inn) and get pissed and this would be one of the songs he would play, and most beautifully he did too.

12. A track that stands for a really good time in your life
I am having really good time with my life now so any of the songs/ CD's in my collection, they all mean something.

13. A track that is currently your favourite
Kubb - Wicked Soul.

One of my favourite bands of late, I cant stop playing this song on repeat on my MP3 player.

14. A track that you'd dedicate to your best friend
Sophie Ellis - Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor, dedicated to Sara, she knows why! Yomana - Synth and Strings, dedicated to Corrin for the amount of times we danced to this clubbing.

15. A track that you think nobody but you likes
Skunk Ananse - Brazen (weep).

Loads of people probably like this song but most of my friends have never heard it so...

16. A track that you especially like for its lyrics
Kelly Clarkson - Because of you

This is about how she feels when her Dad walked out when she was younger and I can relate to when my mum walked out on us.

17. A track that you like that is neither English or German
Edith Piaf - Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.

This reminds me of when I was an au pair 3 years ago. I found the song on a compilation CD and the children were amazed that I knew the words but I did because I studied the song for a piece of A Level Coursework. Oh and Edith Piaf and I share the same birthday!!

18. A track that lets you release tension best
The Subways - Rock and Roll Queen.

When Billy Lunn is shouting "Be my rock and roll queen" it makes me laugh very hard, I love bouncing up and down in my kitchen to the song!

19. A track that you want to be played at your funeral
Sheryl Crow - Wildflower - It's a bit of a depresser but it has beautiful words, so to uplift the mood would be...

Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the sky, that'll make em laugh!

20. A track that you'd nominate for "the best of all times" category
David Bowie - Oh! You pretty Things

Love him so much and I love all his earlier stuff and this is one of my favourite songs. This has taken me bleeding ages to write this! I muct say Jane thanks coz I have lurved doing it and when I go home in a mo I'm gonna go and put loads of songs on!!

Fabulous

2006-03-12T16:17:00.000Z

Here you go, Nat and Sparkle...photies from Sparkles night out, there are only 2 worth posting so...

Sparkle and Me, I think Sparkle was well on her way by then!!

Sparkle, Ali G and Me...

This was a great night, sorry I took so long in posting the photies, Sparkle as you can see no boss - eyedness here!!!

Wining, dining and reminiscing...

2006-03-12T14:32:00.000Z

Last night I met with my old friend Nat, was so good to catch up, I haven't seen her for a few years! Nat used to live across the road from my dad until she was about 13 and then moved a mile up the road and somehow we lost contact. Anyway, we went to this quaint place for dinner called Lorenzo's (Nat you prob remember the place), had nachos to start which we shared and then Chicken on a bed of noodles with this yummy coconut sauce. We caught up on the goss, reminisced on the stuff we used to get up to as lids such as prancing around in her living room making up dances to Take That, smoking down the school and skinny dipping at Whitsand...Then you grow up (supposedly) and realise you had no fear about anything!

She has actually turned into a lovely girl, I remember her being quite snotty and selfish as a child (only child syndrome) and it was great to see her after not being in contact for such a long time, where does it go? We definately gonna keep in touch and I must go round and see her parents next week.

Anyhow, I watched the BBC series of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe this morning (the original - the BBC version anyway!) such a great film/series even if it has aged, I really need to see the new film, meant to be good.

(Nat and Sparkle I will be posting the photies later today, just waiting for my batteries to recharge!)

2006-03-08T15:55:00.000Z

Julie and Me

Testing to see if this works and if it does then I will post the photies from last Saturday!

This week has been pretty boring, although I did have a driving lesson today, I seemed to have cracked parallel parking but I cannot get the hang of reversing around a corner, I get so frustrated that its not right but my instructor says I shouldnt worry and with more practice I'll be fine!
Work has been shiters, I have been on Resolution duty this week...Sparkle come back and take over! I'm working at the weekend and then Sat night I'm having dinner with an old friend which should be fun.

I'm going to book my theory test...best get learning the highway code!! Adios xx

fumbling ( what a great word!!)

2006-03-04T08:12:00.000Z

Hangover hell, last night was fab, Sparkle was rather pissed and then Becky drags me off to Revolution with Ian, what a shithole! Anyway Wetherspoons was soo funny, Sparkle kept saying she couldnt be drunk when her team got there but we had been drinking for 2 hrs by then! Needless to say she wasnt sober when they arrived and cuddled everyone and told them she loved them! Good work Sparks!

Do you remember the girl I told you about in one of my previous posts her dad had cancer and now poss her mum? Well anyway I saw her out again last night and her mum has been given the all clear twas a cyst whcih is being removed, I am so relieved for her.

Anyway, I'm at work which sucks - I've had 4 1/2 hrs sleep, i finish work at 1 and then I have a driving lesson, how the hell am I supposed to drive!!?
I will try and put the photies of last night on here but I need to learn how...

Thank fuck its Friday

2006-03-03T18:46:00.000Z

I love Fridays, best day of the week! Just a short post, off to the pub after work with Sparkle for few drinkies! I think I might take some photies and post them onto my blog over the weekend.

I have a busy weekend...I'm working tomor until 1pm and then I have adriving lesson then I think I will pop to my friends for a cuppa. Sat eve I'm off to my other friends for wine evo in and then Sunday my best friends are home for the weekend from Uni so we are going for lunch somewhere...prob Wetherspoons coz its so cheap and cheerful! Jane, is Market Harborough near you? Tis where one of my bestie friends lives now!

Anyway, I must look like I'm at least doing some work, I know its disputable...most of the time!

Nat; I hope your not too drunk...go on have another

Jane; I shall have a few drinks for your birthday

I have that Big Mountain song "Baby I love your way" song stuck in my head...some binty customer had it has their hold music earlier today! (Thanks To marc for the info!)

mid week blues

2006-03-01T19:36:00.000Z

I was supposed to have a driving lesson this morning but my instructor cancelled because it snowed last night! Me being half asleep this morn, recieves a text at 8:45am from J saying its prob best if we cancel lesson because the snow hadn't melted. I replied with "do we have to, there isnt any snow here!" (I'm still in bed at this point). Then I thought to myself, maybe I should look out the window and check first! So I open the curtains and low and behold...SNOW!!! I text J and say "oh there is snow - just checked!", so lesson rescheduled for Sat afternoon.

I was then going to get up and go into the garden and try and make a snowman, but a) there wasnt enough snow and b) my bed was much warmer. So I stayed in bed and almost made myself late for work! I dont know why I cant go to bed, have 8 / 9 hours sleep and then be ok in the morning. Some of my friends are bright eyed and bushy tailed first thing in the morning, I however am groggy until I have had a cup of tea - at least!

So this week has gone relatively slow, I've been on shit duty - resolution (resolving customers complaints!)...thats what they think! I have been shouted at christ knows how many times, every customer is elderly and lives in the middle of nowhere - is it my problem you packed your mother off to the middle of the sticks, no!! I'll be glad to go home at 8pm (15 mins to go and counting).

That 'Duffer' bloke on Janes blog has really pissed me off no end i can tell you, I dont why I let him get to me because he isnt worth it. I think its because what he is saying is so untrue beyond belief, i mean if my education was shit then I could understand, but it wasnt and I done ok. Anyway its not what you know, its who you know these days.

On that note, I think I shall get ready to go home, nite to you all. xxx

Work

2006-02-27T18:57:00.000Z

Once again I'm blogging from work, this is so weird coz it doesnt seem to work all of the time! First day back after my shameful weekend and what a boring day it has been! Had to update Sparkle with the weekends going ons as she appeared to have completely missed the shenanigans, just as well really.

Was just surfing through the new and I found this story ...

A Devon-based Royal Marine shown in footage kicking a colleague during an initiation ritual has been disciplined. The unnamed marine, based at Bickleigh barracks, near Plymouth, attended an internal hearing this month following an investigation by military police.

The footage, handed to the News of World, showed two naked men fighting during an alcohol-fuelled "new joiners'" party at 42 Commando's Bickleigh Barracks. New recruit Ray Simmons, 23, of Letchworth in Hertfordshire, appeared to be kicked in the face and left unconscious.
The footage was claimed to have been filmed last May after recruits had finished their 32-week commando training. About 40 other Marines, who were also naked, were shown watching the incident.

Mr Simmons said later: "The bloke who kicked me in the head is one of the nicest guys in the company.
"It's been claimed I was the victim of ritual abuse, but that's untrue... It's just marine humour."

I remember seeing this on the news and thinking what a bunch of muppets! But that line from Mr Simmons is a classic, he is one of the nicest guys in the company - but he was kicking you in the head!! What's nice about that?! Can anyone explain the humour?!
Right its 8pm (just about) so I'm off home for an early night! xx

Snow!!

2006-02-26T15:51:00.000Z

Last night I stayed at my friend Beth's house, Myself Beth and Anne had organized a poker night but noone could make it so we didnt bother with the Poker, just got pizza and ate nachos all night! Anyway about 11pm we decide to drive onto the moors and find snow, which we did! There was loads of it so we had a snowfight!! I cant remember the last time I played in the snow!

Talking of snow, escipades of Friday night came back to me yesterday afternoon when I opened the curtains. When Sara and I got home (about 2.30am, I think) There was snow on all the cars in my dads road, so we wrote obscenitys all over them! I think my dads beemer read "bollock chops and bugger", cant remember the others but I hope the residents of the street saw them when they went to get in the cars Sat morning...no complaints as of yet!

Oh, we got thrown out of the pub we were in too - how mean! However the Joker boys appreciated our support and mentioned us as "beauties who stood in front of us and gyrated like little minxes" thanks guys!! Sara decided to yee ha after every song they played and then most of the crowd was yee ha-ing! Then we go back to Michelle's (my other friend) for more drinks, bad decision! Go home, Sara insists on me taking up wheat crunchies to bed for her (she has a wheat intolerence)!! I crawl up to bed - literally coz I turned the light off and couldnt see where I was going. So i was on all fours up the stairs and then found it really difficult to get up. Got into bed with semi naked Sara who wasnt in the covers properly so I tell her to get under the sheet as well as the duvet but the reply was "fuck off" and there we fell asleep until 11.30am the next day and realise what we had done!!

The one thing I love about going out with Sara is in the morning we lay in bed laughing so hard about the night befores events! I shall post piccies once I work out how to do it but not right now, coz I'm sat in an t'internet cafe up road from me and need to go home and sort my flat out!!

Sorry to all that was offended by my actions on Friday night, Im a nice girl really...promise!!

Ciao, xx

Hiccups!!

2006-02-25T03:03:00.000Z

Well, hello!!! Tonight I went to see Joker play at my dads local and here I am at my dads writing a post!!!!!!!!! Im so drunk that I'm having problems looking at typing on the key - pad!! Anyway Joker were so fab tonight I cannot describe! I booked this band for my 21st birthday, now because my 21st is on a completely inconvenient day of the week. I spoke to my friend Andy who is the drummer in Joker and told him I want them for the 16th December, so I was speaking to Gary tongiht and told him I was s glad I had booked them in advance coz I know how busy they are and then Gary (lead singer) says to me "Well I'm in New Zealand then!" UH OH! What the fuck!? I booked thema about 4 months ago for my 21st birthday!

Anyway, I'm pissed and itd takeing me far too lomg to write this post, but lookslike that my 21st b'day is 19th december and I cannot have Joker play on 16th as origianlly planned so prob have to be the week before! which completely throws my plans out of the winhdow!!

Anyway I have to go coz I need to eat and sleep, hope you all are tikitiboo!!

XXXXXXXXX

2006-02-22T19:13:00.000Z

Had another driving lesson today twas rather good! My instructor says I'm his star pupil!! Anway, work has been quite easy this week - I'm still applying for this job, I have to think of some fabulous answers to the questions that they have posed so I stand out from all the other applicants...
1) Think of a task or gaol that was hard to acheive. Describe how you decided what needed to be done, identified what help you needed and how you carried it out. If you could do this again, what improvements would you make?

2) Describe a situation where you have been part of a team of people, who together had to acheive a task. How would you describe your contribution? Please tell us about your teamworking, influencing and other interpersonal skills,

3) Please tell us about your hobbies and interests and in particular any you feel will help you in a working environment and why.

4) Why have you decided to apply for this particular apprenticeship? What do you think you will be able to offer and why?

Lots to think about ... any ideas send them my way. I hate applying for jobs - I find it so difficult to sell myself!

So, I had this dream the other night it was rather strange, I can only remember part of it. I was getting ready to go out with my dad, J and my friends and I was drunk and they all left without me coz I wasnt ready! Then H came back to get me and there was a huge rat running towards me ...then I woke up. Anybody read dreams??!

Theres this bloke I really like, I think he likes me too but he's always giving me mixed signals. One day he tells me he adores me then the next that I should ignore him, not waste my life on him BUT I just cant! (ignore him that is). He's in a complete pickle with his life and says he has nothing to offer but I think he does long term, maybe not right now coz its a difficult situation as he's not single! I'm not asking for the world but it would be nice if he could get his arse into gear and sort things out. I just dont know what to do!

On a lighter note, I'm off to see my fave band (Joker) www.jokeronline.co.uk on Friday which I'm rather looking forward to and coz I dont have to work this weekend. They are the most fab band in Plymouth at the mo, however I much preferred them when they werent so well known!

I'm offski xx

The dreaded C word

2006-02-19T23:02:00.000Z

I forgot to tell you, I saw an old friend out Saturday night whilst boogieing (is that how you spell it?!) to the sounds of some crap which sounds good when your peesed! Yes, she called Nat and she lived across the road from me dad until we were about 13 and then moved a mile up the road and coz we went to different schools we somehow didnt stay in contact.

So your talking, well shouting as we are stood next to the speakers catching up over the lost 7 years or so. Well, her dad was diagnosed with Prostrate cancer about a year ago and has been given the all clear, but turns out now her mum may have breast cancer as she found a lump. Shit! What more can 1 family go through? I know there are people that go things probably worse but you never think things like this happen to people you know and love I suppose. How awful is that, your dad has gotten over cancer and now your mum may be diagnosed? I will be praying that she is ok.

That has just reminded me of Ben, my other best friend Sara (nervous learner driver, yes you know the one!) her brother, its been 6 months since he died at 22 of a heroin overdose, bah I'm going to bed, goodnight to you all. x

muddled mishaps

2006-02-19T22:31:00.000Z

Well, I have had a lovely weekend apart from the work bit, but I think I have managed to blank that out now! Saturday night I went out with my best friend in the whole wide world Corrin - who is in the Armay as we like to say, so we dont see each other very often, and even more so now her family have moved to Horsham! We started at her friend Helen's place who has new neighbours!! Couple of minge munchers, butch ones at that...no offence! Anyway they were moving their sofa up the 3 floors of stairs and Corrins boyf M kindly offers a hand, in which the reply was (in gruff voice) "It's alright mate, we got it sorted" (showing her muscles to M!) Ok, totally not relevant to my post but anyhow we have a few bottles of wine (yes we are alcoholics!) and then we head off into town! Now, I never go into town for the reason being I live on Mutley Plain, now for those of you who know it will understand and for those of you who dont, let me!

Yes, Mutley Plain is about 1/4 mile long and on both sides of the road if you like, there is about 8 pubs as well as pizzerias, kebab houses, somerfield, plymco - everything you can get in a town centre apart from clothing shops! It is so convenient you dont need to go into town. Now as this was a special occasion of Corrin coming home and she spent her 21st birthday waist high in a bog! Right this is taking far too long to explain. We go into town, pop into Wetherspoons and then to Varsity coz the queue for revolution was a mile long! Varsity is full of plebs and complete yobbos, your feet stick to the floor, there is glass practically everywhere you look but we still had a good time and have the piccies to prove, they are as random as random can be! Home about 2, then went to bed and died until this morning!

Today I have done nothing, well I say nothing but I've done all my washing, cleaned and tidied my flat right through including bedroom and then set off to the pub to meet my pops and J. 1/2 hour later, one bus ride and a short walk I'm sitting in the Hele Arms drinking my favourite tipple - red wine, (you may need to know this) and listening to the delightful sounds of Christian Sleep, who most of you will never have heard of. In plymouth, he is well known - local bloke who is singer / guitar / keyboard/piano (self taught) player and sometimes busks in city centre and also a mate of me dads. I totally am in love with him, only when he starts to sing and strum his guitar! Gone off him, since he brought his girlf to the last gig along with her son (who happens to be my half cousin!) long story andbaby on the way! Oh, and then my friend Heidi came to meet us with her rabble, lovely evening and now at me dads relaxing. What a nice end to the weekend.

Mod Apprenticeship

2006-02-18T12:08:00.000Z

I am about to apply for the new moderrn apprenticeships that have come up in BT. Problem being I'm applying for Customer Service apprentice and they offered places in Plymouth before but this time they aren't and the closest is Exeter. Ok, which I know isnt far but I have several options should I get the job...

1) By September I should be driving and have a car, so do i commute for 2 years (either train or car)
2) Commute for a while and then if i like it move to Exeter
3) Or, move back home, save some money then moe to Exeter- this being the last option!!

I dont know what to do! Any advice?

The Goonies

2006-02-18T10:46:00.000Z

Its Saturday and I'm at work which sucks! But the strangest thing is i'm writing this blog from work, now when I tried to do this last week it wouldnt let me because of something to do with the cookies!

I went to my friends last night for a takeaway and DVD, which was The Goonies, I havent seen the film for about 5 years! My friend Zabby said she hadnt ever seen it, definately lived a sheltered life! I cant believe how fab it is still, just a great family movie even though its 20 years old!

Valentines!

2006-02-15T20:36:00.000Z

Now valentines was very amusing! Postman hadnt been by the time I left for work so no cards, as of yet!

I wake up to a sweet text from a certain someone, I go to work and then mid afternoon a huge bouquet of flowers are plonked on my desk...umm ok! Card reads Happy Valentines love you know who! So I text the one person I thought they would be from, asking him firstly how he got my work address and thanking him for the beautiful flowers. Turns out they werent from him!

I get home and there is a card awaiting me...again it was nameless! It was from someone local, someone who knows my work address but not home address as it was hand delivered and I dont recognise the handwriting!

Oh my god! Its actually quite scary, maybe the mystery person will soon reveal themselves!? Or maybe not!

Smoking ban

2006-02-15T20:25:00.000Z

Have you heard about this smoking ban!? What to do? Give up smoking by next summer or become a recluse and not go out? The thought of going to a pub and not being able to smoke feels completely alien to me!

I almost feel like I'm being forced to give up, I enjoy smoking...I dont smoke a lot but I dont want to give up, well not yet!

Any thoughts on this??

Quizzing it...

2006-02-15T20:03:00.000Z

Last Saturday was our annual quiz night at the BT social club, I hear you - YES! BT has a social club for BT people! So myself, my manager Anne and our friend Beth start our drinking session at about 7.30 at this social club across the road from where I live as Anne's chap is manager there, and also coz doubles are only £2!!

Having quite a laugh in there until this bloke, funnily enough called Knobber starts on Beth, for no reason may I add. Beth was sitting with her back to him so unsure why he even started on her! And, let me tell you Beth is not one you should start on, completely laid back but she gives as good as she gets! So this knobber called Knobber starts dont ask me how he started but he did, apparently Beth and I are lesbians!! What Beth pointed out to Knobber was if there wasn't so many dicks like him then maybe we wouldnt be lesbians, now just to make it very clear I am not or have ever been a lesbian!

So in the end Knobber doesnt like it that Beth has stood up to him and goes to the other part of the room, only to start again! We stayed in the pub for about an hr and half coz it was just pure comedy! Off we go to the BT social club for the music quiz...we are pissed by now!...We come 4th in the quiz, no thanks to Beth coz she sits there saying..."oh, I know this one but I dont know the singer/band or the song for that matter" GREAT! Anyway by the end, we were too peesed to care we we came!

I was sick...all of a sudden I felt the need to be sick so I was, but in the toilets might I add! Not good, I havent been sick on alcohol since my 19th birthday, another story! Anne and Beth drag me off to all night cafe, order me a fry up and tell me to eat so I feel better, I ate a chip and was almost sick again! I then went home got into bed, fully dressed and slept until 8:00am when i woke up with a headache right between my eyes and a furry mouth!

I was fine once I had some painkillers, something to eat and a shower! I ventured into town, got some piccies developed from bowling and my digi piccies from new year done too and then had a brainwave! I need to get a huge frame so put piccies up in flat (collage size) so whilst I'm at it I might as well buy an ironing board, not that I ever iron! So, there I am in the middle of fucking Plymouth town centre trying to carry an ironing board and a photo frame half the size of me! One thing springs to mind, twat with a capital T

Repremanded

2006-02-15T19:43:00.000Z

Last week was a completely shit week, firstly its that time of the month where anything and anyone needs to stay away! Tuesday I get repremanded by the centre manager, yes the fucking centre manager (woman above my manager) and pulled into a one to one room. She didnt like the way I handled a call and that I wasnt very apologetic...unluckily for me the centre manager sits opposite me so its very difficult to get away with anything!

I was apologetic to my customer, however he had told me in the call he didnt want to hear apologies from BT just his phone line fixed, so to keep apologising to him was out of the question! I explain this to CM but she wasnt very happy with this and tells me "I dont expect you to handle customers like this, if you dont want to be here - you know where the door is" or words to this effect! Great, I have taken one call and now I'm completely paranoid that she is listening to everything I'm saying - think she was having a bad day!!

So after that the week runs as smoothly as it possibly can be, another driving lesson which is going well still, weekly count...
**Number of pedestrians knocked over... 0
**Number of pedestrians killed... 0
**Number of times I have hit another car... 0
I think that counts me as a good driver!!

Thursday shitty day...feeling sorry for myself for no particular reason but ended the evening crying on the phone to Sara, saying I dont know why I'm crying, I have no reason to cry but I cant stop. Sara thankfully snaps me out of it and tells me she thinks her ears have grown! If you cant stop laughing at that comment then god knows what will, so then I go from crying about nothing to crying with laughter at the thought of Sara's ears growing! Whatever next?!

Bowling

2006-02-15T19:27:00.000Z

well hello! I know I have been rather slack with this blog, but it is honestly not my fault!...When I started I was under the impression that I could write blogs from work! But turns out you can't, something to do with cookies not being enabled, bloody stupid work computers!

Anway I have 2 weekends to tell you about...the first being Saturday 4th which we went bowling, I worked that day and knowing the fact that I had to work on Sunday I decided that bowling wasnt going to be a late night and wasnt going to have too much to drink, working with a hangover sucks.

The idea of not drinking very much went completely out of the window! I had a few glasses of wine and thought what the hell, bowling was good fun but I can never quite get into it until about the 2nd game, which I must say I came 2nd - extremely chuffed! After we had few games of pool and then we were being booted out the door by the bowling staff so my friend Beth says all come back to hers for a few drinks...6 hours later

So, its 6am in the morning - quite pissed and have to start work at 9am - not good. Thankfully I made it to work on time after getting home at 6:30am and all because I didnt go to bed. If I had gone to bed there wasnt a hope in hell I would wake up for work, so I stayed up and kept myself awake! Needless to say Sunday was very hazy and trying to concentrate at work was tres difficile! I think I fell asleep a couple of times good job we weren't busy otherwise I would have been fooked!

Mental note...dont drink when you have work!!

Desperado

2006-02-02T08:48:00.000Z

Oh, my god! Did you see the desperado houseladies (desperate housewifes) last night?! I have to say I am totally addicted so much so that after this weeks episode I had to flick over to E4 for next weeks and I can tell you its just getting better!

Today is Thursday, which means one more day until the weekend! However, that doesnt mean anything coz I'm working all weekend, but going bowling Saturday night which will be a laugh I'm sure.

Right must go, my eggs are boiling away, tutti bye x

MOT's

2006-02-01T16:24:00.000Z

Had a day off today so went to the doctors for a check up, or an MOT as I like to call it! I do like going to see my doc every 6 months or so just to check height, weight, blood pressure that sort of thing just to make sure I'm ok. However, the only thing about these MOT's that concern me is you have to take a urine sample with you!!! He he, I'm in no ways a prude but I do think the colour of your pee is quite private...tis ok though so I was told!

Then, this afternoon I had a driving lesson with my extremely gorgeous but happily married with a kid instructor! Went very well, first time on the motorway so went up and then back down the A38...twas fabulous, the need for speed is great and overtook this twat who was driving about 40 miles an hour!! What else, yes more manouvres today, already tackled 'turn in the road' and 'parking into a bay' so I done 'parallel parking'. Quite frankly I have clearly got it (not to sound big headed)! I done 3 parallel parks in which I was a little further away from the kerb than I should have been but on the 4th attempt, I parked much better than the car in front of me had, I do believe that's brownie points to me?

So, I thought we would be ending the lesson at my dads as here for tea again but only because dad has promised me to move some furniture around and change a lightbulb for me, and no before you ask its not because I cannot change it myself, my ceilings in my flat are too high for me to reach even standing on ladders! Yes, where was I? Ending the lesson supposing to be in Plympton (small area where pops lives) but no, we went and picked up the next person for their lesson which happened to be my best friend Sara! So Sara was to drive me, now Sara was rather nervous about this but before we left I thought thats fine, I dont really care and I'm not a nervous passenger or driver for that matter. 20 minutes later and I'm at my dads, lets just say I have to pass my test before she does, bless she was nervous and I think I hid my laughing rather well, is that mean? In my defense it was nervous laughing! I did feel a little nervous myself, I'm glad our instrauctor has duel controls it made me feel a lot safer, she kill me for writing this, but hey a little harmless competition never hurt anyone!...Did it?

Right, cup of tea I think.

xxx

Monday, Monday

2006-01-30T09:10:00.000Z

Monday mornings, dont you just hate them!?

In an idea world I would love to work Tues - Thurs and have Friday off right through until Monday, or better still not have to work at all! I mean its not that I dont like my job its just I would much prefer to stay in bed much longer, have lunch with friends or fly out to Paris and lie in front of the River Seine (in the summer of course!)

I ended up staying at pops last night as neither of us could be bothered to go out as the weather was stinking! So I thought to myself, Dad and J will go to work at some ridiculous hour and then when (J) goes to school I'll get up, so I get up at 8:30 to be greeted by (J) who informs me he isnt going to school as he's too tired!! Tired? The boy is 15, what an earth does he have to be tired about!? Apparently he rang Dad and told him he wasnt going, do I believe him?! So the peaceful morning has completely gone out of the window!

Right best get on, toast, shower and then home, quick change then off to work, yuck!!

7's

2006-01-29T21:14:00.000Z

Ok, so I thought I would start my blog with "the Sevens" an idea from Just Jane and then adapted by Nat and co. A good way for you all to get to know me...well sort of!!

7 things to do before i die
** Travel the world and explore Timbuktu
** Have my way with Robbie Williams...I'm seeing him in September, wish me luck!!
** Overcome my fear of spiders (I blame my mother for this, every winter she used to make me go spider hunting with her and then kill any we found, funnily enough they never appear when you look for them!!)
** Give up smoking...maybe this year!
** Have children...at some point in my life
** Live abroad, I lived in France for 6 weeks when I was 17 and it was fab
** Finally...run away to Slovenia with Chris!!

7 things I cannot do
** Be decisive, my ability to make decisions is ridiculous! I'm one of the most ficcle people I know!
** Keep new years resolutions that is why I dont make any!
** The ability to talk when completely peesed, maybe this skill will come later in life!
** Say no to another drink...it is impossible to just have 1 drink, I mean what is the point!?
** Be tidy, I just cannot keep anything Tidy...sorry Sparkle I know I'm always giving you hard time about your drawers!!
** Be on time... I dont know why but I just seem to be late for everything, its not in my nature to be ontime!
** Lie...I go red when I lie. I once tried to lie my way out of a disciplinary, well not lie but I bent the truth - not that it helped they still gave me a disciplinary!

7 things that attract me to blogging
** Meeting new people
** Makes the day go quicker
** Reading about other people's lives is interesting
** Curious about other people's lives
** Its a fab way to keep in touch with people
** I'm a complete nosy beeatch!
think thats all!

7 things you dont know about me
** I'm afraid of the dark
** I'm shy although I hide this well!
** I'm completely scatty
** I have green fingers, I dont have a garden but I was nearly reported for having all my plants on the fire escape because it was a fire hazard, oops!
** My best friend is my bed, noone can compete
** I'm obsessed with knitting, I'm gonna start selling my scarves on Ebay!
** I buy a new bag almost every week, I could open my own bag shop!

7 films/tv programmes i could watch over and over
** ER George Clooney drool drool - addicted ever since!
** Reality TV programmes - sad but true, this years celeb big bro is hilarious!
** Sound of Music
** Robin Hood, Prince of thieves
** Alfie (the original is much better)
** Last of the Mohicans

7 books I love
** Harry Potter - JK Rowling
** Memoirs of a geisha - Arthur Golden (lets hope the film is as good as the book)
** Anything by Danielle steel...I'm a hopeless romantic
** The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
** The magic Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton
** Anything by Freya North
** The Twits - Roald Dahl

Anyone feel free to post their 7's!!

MP3's...Dad vs everyone else

2006-01-29T20:58:00.000Z

So, I was telling my dad and his partner (J) how I cannot be without my MP3 player now, it goes everywhere with me. Its like a handbag - you would feel lost without it! Anyway, come to my pops today for sunday dinner but would only get roast if I made him a quiche, ok I digress...ummm yeah MP3! So this morning before J came to pick me up she went and bought one so she can use it when ironing, walking on the moors, exercising you know the sorts of things I mean.

This afternoon, dad and I pop off to the Ridgeway (local shopping place) and on way back Dad says "I need to get one of those MP3 players just to piss J off!" So off we go to Currys and Dad buys one with 1GB memory (only bought so he can show off to J who only has 256 MB that he has more songs than her!)

I tell you, windows media player has had a right bashing! Where as J, J(bro) and I just have the odd songs from different albums on our MP3's, Dad has to have all the songs on every album which he started to do himself and clearly got bored looking at the PC so leaves me to take over which I dont mind since I been surfing the net allday for hotels in Hungary...tell you about another time! I think I officially have square eyes now!

xxx