Happy New Year!!!

Official!! I AM MOVING!!

It is very exciting...I have handed in my notice to my landlord...have a read...

Sue,

I hope you have had a nice Xmas and are looking forward to the New year. (I honestly do not care, but I thought I would ease her into the email)

2011 has already thrown up a few surprises, my company is relocating to Brighton (Which is true) and so is my job (Which is not true...) (this was only finalised the week before Xmas, so I have had some time to think about it) – which is a bit annoying as I love living in London (yep, this is true - but not in my flat, for many reasons, 1) Neighbours, 2) No insulation at all - so it is an Icebox, 3) The area - I feel I am always going to get mugged, 4) I am a snob and catford is a hole, 5) It is expensive for what it is...a glorified wet room. 6) It is damp, cold, bits are broken, the doors don't work properly and I am pretty sure that 2B does not exist as a separate dwelling. – but in the current economic climate I fear I have to follow the job to Brighton.

So I would like to give you my period of 2 month notice for the flat – my aim would be to move out by the 1^st March 2011. (If not sooner...pleaaaaaase be sooner)

I am at a loss of what to do with the furniture (I am not really, but ideally you'll buy it off me and save me the problem of trying to get rid of it) (as the house I am moving into is already furnished) – so I would like to offer you first refusal on items such (which were all bought new from Ikea) as  the sofa bed/stools (for the breakfast bar)/coffee table (otherwise I am going to get a house clearance company in to shift them)…I was aiming to leave the blinds for the kitchen and bathroom windows (if you would like them?) and the curtain pole up over the double doors onto the roof. (so you take any of my deposit I will be VERY annoyed, considering no one had cleaned the place before I moved in) 

I am more than happy to help with showing prospective people around the flat, should you need me to – and the flat is always in a tidy state, and I am happy for you to show people round as well (As long as they're not dodge and as long as they do not nick my stuff).

Thank you very much for being such an understanding landlord (understanding in the sense that I have not seen or heard from you in 8 months), and I wish you all the best for 2011.

Hilarious - if you havea spare 477 minutes

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/by-tim-sanders-771959.html?ino=7

haha

New Year...What joys will it bring...

I fully intend to be like this...

But what are my plans for 2011?
new house/job./other half...ummmmmmmmmmmmm lose 4kg and get fitter, but to be honest this is all highly unlikely...

Hearos Ultimate Softness, 20-Pair Foam (Pack of 2)

ear plugs - hilarious!! as you maybe aware from previous posts, I have been having a few issues with my neighbours. Mainly the fact that they are VERY loud, and have not seemed to realise that if you turn the music down, you do not have to shout to be heard (little things like that...), so I went out and bought some earplugs - not expecting too much from them...(as i have stuck numerous things in my ear to keep out Capital FM and Magic at 3am...tissue paper, pillows all the way to semi-suffocating myself with sleeping bag + pillow combination - but all to no avail, as Magic would always creep through)...so last night, yawn yawn - in bed at 10, read my book and then drifted off into a nice sleep....zzzzzzzzzzzz


12.30am Bang, bang...then...boom boom boom boom as the bass went...instead of the usual for f***sake...I rolled over, put my new ear plugs in and off I went back to sleep - they are awesome, (slightly too good as I slept through my alarm)...Happy days :)

Only 2 months before I move out...argh, I cannot wait - starting to write to do lists...what I need to take, bin, charity shop or sell...very exciting...

Xmas time...

Moleskine Weekly Notebook 12 Months Soft Black Cover Pocket

Whoop! my new diary has arrived :) epic - its officially a new year!

Well, people, Christmas is over for another year...and what did you all get?
I received a number of interesting presents - but basically i have a coffee and book issue - but also I have an body odour problem, which is nice...sadly i did not get my espresso machine i wanted :( but hey hoe - i will get one when I move...a new house present to myself...

Granny came through again with some classic presents - a saucepan, (which was not wrapped - in fact, she came downstairs on Xmas morning with a carrier bag and said, "here is your present, I haven't wrapped it" - evidently as i peaked into the bag to see a box containing a pasta pan. Granny seems deflated when she knew i would be moving house, but you can take a good quality saucepan :) I like it...she also got me the entire work of Colin Dexter and Inspector Morse, so that should be a good read and keep me reading well into the new year.

what else? what else? The new addition to the family...Baby Ryan shat his way through lunch, and cried his way through the Xmas Pud...hilarious, a great nephew!...am I jealous?...I see my sister/granny/mum spending my inheritance on this little 8lb pink bag of crap and screams...but bless he is a cutie...

The night before Christmas...

And all through the house, not a creature was....

Well, this is my last message till I am back in the office after Christmas...so I should make this witty? Funny? and different?...ummmmm no, why change from the rubbish I usually write.

Well - what to say?! I actually cannot comprehend anything intelligent to write down here - sooooooooo

with that in mind...

MERRY CHRISTMAS PEOPLE!!!

Intellectually rich - financially poor

39.99 went out of my account today...and 7.99 went out yesterday for ease of convenience...

39.99 - some sort of software security annual subscription. WOAH! My laptop has more bugs in it than the NHS, it turns on, makes a noise and then turns off - and now, apparently it will be now safe to surf the Internet - well at least for the next 12months (but my laptop barely connects to the Internet...).

7.99 - Expedia Credit thingy, ok ok I liked the advert, I signed up and wham! next thing I know I have subscribed to a monthly credit reading - believe me, I know my monthly credit rating...B0llocks that what it is. I do not need someone to take 8 (badly needed) quid out of my account to tell me that.

I love the fact that both of these companies have the policy of automatically renewing subscription for the 'ease' of the customer. well, I am now 47 quid down...B@STARDS!

other news...

2011...

I have just bought my annual Moleskin Pocket Diary...mmmmmmmmm I do love a good moleskin (which is ironic, because I have a mole on my skin, which is still clinging on for dear life)

2011...

Need to move out of Catford - I have emailed my landlord to inquire about my notice period. Reasons!
1) Too expensive to live by myself
2) Unable to sleep - due to Music, Domestic abuse and make up sex at various times in the early hours.
3) The house is a dump - and its bl00dy cold ATM
4) 2011 is the year of spending nothing.
5) I am slightly bored now - I enjoyed living by myself for a while (I admit) but now I am rather bored...

Issues - I have 500+ books, which I do not want to get rid of, I also have two bikes, (one I might have to get rid off)...clothes? I have a few...what else, well...I have a lot of general cr@p...but I can clear that out over the next two months.

Things not to do at a Xmas Party

This next extract is all about what we should not do at Christmas party. (All these rules were broken by me last Thursday night)

1) Drink! Sounds simple - but would solve so many problems. I drank as if the white (yuk, should be unblocking loo) wine was running dry...this impeded many of my functionalities
         A) Ability to stand
         B) Ability to speak
         C) Ability to dance (tbh that went even before I drunk the wine)
         D) Ability to comprehend what you are doing?!
2) Dance with the boss - again sounds simple - but do not cave into peer pressure and start back shuffling with the boss at 2am - can only lead to complications at work.
3) Leave with other people! - Error - this is where I went really wrong - I left by myself, vision/hearing/walking impaired - turned left instead of right and ended up 4.5miles from where wanted to be.
4) Get into an unlicensed Cab - driven by an Nigerian hit man................and then run off (with him following...oops)
5) Walk from the wrong end of Lime house back to the City...in Minus 4 temperature.
6) Sleep on the stairwell as you haven't got a key to the office - leads to a sore/stiff next in the morning.
7) Get woken up by the cleaner and be the first person in the office at 7am...
8) leading on from point 7 - then do 10hour day at work...
9) well, when i say work - i really mean, stare blankly at the computer screen saying "when will it end?" repeatedly in your head for 9.5 of those hours...

Learn from my errors people!

mix reaction?

Following on from my disastrous date when I was left high and dry...the saga continues...

The lines of communications are open, and are used extensively - but as soon as I broach the subject of drinks and dinner (well no longer dinner as i am incredibly poor, as I just bought a 18th century oak coffer - don't ask me why, I have neither the house nor the blankets to put in this coffer/blanket box).

So yes, back to these communications - they are all rather flirty, same with the emails...its all rather light hearted and funny...but as soon as i mention drinks...RADIO SILENCE! seriously...what? I maybe disfiguring-ly ugly - but, its not as if they are much of a looker?! haha...But it is true what my friend said - its very hard to move on, if you have nothing to move on to...maybe the new year will bring new surprises?

other news...Is it wrong that you want to inflict severe pain on my neighbours? for the second night in a row we have arguments (domestic violence - seriously if you are that unhappy? why are you with him - and to be quite frank, I am quite happy to be single if that is the only alternative?) and then we have the music...at 4am!! seriously! WTF???? 4am?? who on earth is awake at 4am? I suppose its not as if they work...ooooooooooooooooo bloody benefit culture which is engulfing our society...

roll on 2011!!!

I have not died...

Do not fear...the rumours are not true, i have not died...i have just been on holiday for 14 days (some might say two weeks)

Well, I have come back slightly fatter and feeling slightly older (I am a Uncle - which makes me feel like i am 30)...I did go down and see the 'little one' and dear god...

Sooooo lonely....hung and dry

So, this was another classic weekend of being left high and dry by my 'friend' - OK, story is....(well my side anyway)...emailed me on Friday saying if i wanted to meet for a drink - due to client drinks i couldn't get there till 8.30...so i text...

yes, that's cool - they were going home to shower etc and will text later..

nooooooooooooooooooooo text later, so i text and then rung and left a voicemail - got a call back (by which point i was half way down the old Kent road  - which i now see why it is worth 40quid or 60? i can never remember - but what a hole) and we arrange to do coffee/lunch Saturday - which was fine - so legged it home after rowing and got the train to charing cross...and nope!!! STOOD UP!! knob...

apparently they had text to say that they were running late and to meet for drinks after my gallery visit - soooo annoyed, what do you mean running late? lordy, i rowed 16km that morning....cycled 20miles and still managed to get to charing cross for 1pm...seriously, what do people do....?????

so...one last time...one last chance...apparently i deserve better (cheers E)

BIG IT UP!!!

Well, racing this weekend - came just outside the top 150 (out of 504 crews) - On reflection, a fare, but an annoying result, we could (maybe) have put the cat amongst the pigeons - and posted a really good score! but alas we didn't...reasons>?
1) CRASHING!! you would hope that a great BIG RED BUOY with a FLASHING LIGHT on top would be noticeable - apparently not...
2) Steering? well to be honest, I cannot moan too much - OK yes I can...GET IN THE STREAM! We actually did OK with steering.
3) Blade gearing  - I lost a little plastic clam (google it - and I am sure you will still not understand what it is) about 2 minutes into the race - which meant my blade was geared for a FATTY in an VIII - not a lightweight in a coxless IV - ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhh dear god, my back hurts!
4) overall, i was pretty pleased...

as for other parts...

I have two people at the moment I am 'seeing' - but both went incredibly quiet over the weekend - Personally, mail order is the only why...why cannot I find Thai attractive - it would be easier in the long term...this dating 'thingy' SUCKS big style!

Something is wrong about you face...

I went to the doctor's yesterday (very nice walk in service at at Liverpool street - you know the one, you come in, take a name (i went for Bryan) and a seat - the nurse calls you up - you go into a room drop your trousers and they give you a aspirin.) - I have been experiencing a few concerns (which I may go into at a later date - although, i may not, depending if my audience have already eaten - as it is not pretty!). So yes the nurse, (a very nice middle age man called Chris - not wearing a nurses uniform (how every confusing - especially when i called him Doctor).

so yes are discussing my ailment and my course of treatment - and then he turns around and goes "I am just going to get the doctor, because I want them to look at your face."

Not going to lie, Kinda caught me off guard - in all seriousness "wooooah, what is wrong with it...!! its all i have, i may not be blessed with looks of brad Pitt of Mr Depp - but i to think i am above average"

he glanced up and then left, to come back with the doctor - who both then stood over me looking at my face...and made a few comments (which i strained and failed to hear)...and the next thing i knew, i was in the queue in Boots (there are other pharmacies - but boots is local) - getting cream usually used for athlete's foot to smear on my face...WTF???

Nice to know my taxes are not being wasted! - In fact they still did not solve my issue i originally went in for...all i know, i have been hit with the ugly stick. :(

Damned if i do....

The politics of clubs have never ceased to amaze me - people say one thing then do the opposite. Typical example - Coach A says to Coach B yes for some fun races - but Coach A had already told me No, and so I tell Coach B that we are terribly sorry, we cannot - maybe later in the season. But then Coach B tells me back that Coach A has already agreed.

Parliament/committee meetings are hilarious - it is a talking shop, someone who shouts the loudest is often heard the most - odd??? my annoyance with committees are the people who always says yes - but often (9/10) never do anything they have said yes about, and the issue roles over and over. I think (if my history is correct) Eliz I had the same idea - she was often inactive, until the issue had either blown up or gone away..usually the later...

personally, I stuffer from OCD - i like stuff to be done...ASAP! but apparently this is not the case :( diplomacy i hasten to add, is not one of my best qualities...should be interesting

sorry? WTF

OK OK, I have been text/emailing this person, and they are very flaky - its doing my head in!! I do not have a lot of spare time - and I like my free time to be quite structured. I like to know, what I am doing and who I am doing it with.

So yes, back to this person, we've been chatting for a while, met up for coffee - all going well, chatting more and more - suppose to meet up on Wednesday for drinks...Nope did not happen, I had a text at 10pm apologising stating that they were really busy...too busy to send a message or email??? really??? so lets rearrange - Friday, chatting Thursday, they asked if i was available for drinks Thursday afternoon at 3...I work in the city, of course not...dick! - so lets rearrange for Friday - I am free (usually my only night off), yes all good - until I get a text this lunch saying...

"my alarm failed so no"...what does that mean? You over slept and cannot come for a drink 14hrs later???

I ask the question...WTF!?

meaningless sex?

Well, listening to Woman's Hour on Radio 4 - schedules have changed due to industrial action at the BBC (pensions?? seriously - at least you have a pension, and more importantly, you will retire...the way this country is going, i am not going to be able to retire until i am.......ummm....dead?)

Apparently, men are quite happy to have meaningless sex, with people...(generally) we don't need to know their name etc etc etc....woooooooooah, is that true, I look back at my very small "post it" note of people - i think i know their name - actually, ummmm there maybe a couple who i do not know, actually - yes i do not know - woah, and I thought I was a romantic.

new clean fresh living - I am endeavouring to find meaningful sex - enough meaningless sex...

however, the search is not going well - so far my life is full of flakey-ness...people who are very keen on other forms of communications - rather than actual face to face communications. I do not what a virtual better half.

A club does not itself you know!

17 cups of coffee later, 67 emails down and it is now 2pm in the afternoon - finally time to start my paid job! Just call me club/men's/social captain...people talk about driving the club forward? Driving? I am pulling it to a point of breaking my back...who ever said it would be easy? (well, a quick google search - i never said it would be easy, i only said it would be worth it - came from a Mormon - (orginally i typed moron - oops). I have the former bit down to a T - the latter, well I will keep you updated.

I had my bi-polar moment this week, when I thought what is the point? I had the same issue whilst being president of my Uni Club - but i managed to ride that out. I am fully expecting to ride this out as well - but I am here for the long term...

ooooooOOOO good looking people have just arrived in the office - i think work will have to wait...swoon

Lack of Communication

Maybe this should be a somewhere to vent frustration - about life/work/rowing/love/family...I do have a tendency to put my size nine in it (well size eight - i know, small feet - not very stable into a wind.) So maybe this a better idea -

I can talk/rant/rave and generally spout rubbish in the hope that it makes me feel better and that someone, somewhere can relate and realise that their life is not that bad in the end (allowing them to step away from the edge)

So...here goes...