This weekend is going to be fun I think... Seeing a friend tonight who I think has a crush on me, which may possibly be eventful and then going to what promises to be an awesome fancy dress house party on Saturday night, then lying in the sun in the park all day Sunday and slowly recovering!
All this on a budget of precisely nothing! My clients are evil sometimes, they promise to pay on time and then you just cannot get hold of them when the money doesn't materialise! Grrr.
Even though I'm looking at a great weekend, I'm insanely jealous of everyone at Glastonbury too. Especially Alyze who is probably whooping it up as we speak! And who also, coincidentally, recommended this book to me and it's an awesome read
On which linguistic note, I shall depart to once more ponder the infinite complexities of our common tongue in all its beauty and malleability. And also how easy it is to sound pretentious as hell when you overuse words :p
lovelovelove
All this on a budget of precisely nothing! My clients are evil sometimes, they promise to pay on time and then you just cannot get hold of them when the money doesn't materialise! Grrr.
Even though I'm looking at a great weekend, I'm insanely jealous of everyone at Glastonbury too. Especially Alyze who is probably whooping it up as we speak! And who also, coincidentally, recommended this book to me and it's an awesome read
On which linguistic note, I shall depart to once more ponder the infinite complexities of our common tongue in all its beauty and malleability. And also how easy it is to sound pretentious as hell when you overuse words :p
lovelovelove
It's been a mixed week so far. My rent cheque bounced for no discernible reason and the landlord was not happy. I've paid him in cash now so it's all sorted.
My ex decided to send me a string of text messages the other night that, over the course of three or four hours, finally explained why we'd split and what her true feelings were. It turns out she did, and indeed still does, love me very much. Unfortunately she's more than a little paranoid and whenever we're apart she dreams up a million different scenarios in which I'm either cheating, spending too much money, dead or something equally unpleasant. Needless to say none of these were true but the stress of the worry was killing her and she goes a whole extra bit crazy when under stress.
I have had some nice points recently though, I went to my favourite club (Club Lash, a fetish nightclub in Manchester) on Friday night with some amazing people and had an awesome time. The theme of the night was 'The bugs and the birds' and my friends all went as skimpily-dressed bees whilst I was adorned in feathers and went as a peacock
We won the prize for outfits and got stunningly drunk in the meantime, it was a great night! Then Sunday I managed to get myself invited to a friend-of-a-friend's house for a massive Sunday lunch, which was amazing and tasty and followed by a healthy amount of beer and some trampolining
And now I have to leave this blog on a not-particularly-entertaining note, as I have to research, write and print a quiz before tonight as I'm shouting it at half past nine and currently have only one question!
lovelovelove
My ex decided to send me a string of text messages the other night that, over the course of three or four hours, finally explained why we'd split and what her true feelings were. It turns out she did, and indeed still does, love me very much. Unfortunately she's more than a little paranoid and whenever we're apart she dreams up a million different scenarios in which I'm either cheating, spending too much money, dead or something equally unpleasant. Needless to say none of these were true but the stress of the worry was killing her and she goes a whole extra bit crazy when under stress.
I have had some nice points recently though, I went to my favourite club (Club Lash, a fetish nightclub in Manchester) on Friday night with some amazing people and had an awesome time. The theme of the night was 'The bugs and the birds' and my friends all went as skimpily-dressed bees whilst I was adorned in feathers and went as a peacock
We won the prize for outfits and got stunningly drunk in the meantime, it was a great night! Then Sunday I managed to get myself invited to a friend-of-a-friend's house for a massive Sunday lunch, which was amazing and tasty and followed by a healthy amount of beer and some trampolining
And now I have to leave this blog on a not-particularly-entertaining note, as I have to research, write and print a quiz before tonight as I'm shouting it at half past nine and currently have only one question!
lovelovelove
I cannot believe how long it is since I updated this thing. God my life changes with alarming regularity. I had the girl, lost the girl, then had several 'things' happening and then got another 'the girl'. And now I've lost her again.
I see a pattern developing here.
But anyway, I'm over the negative and happy about the positive. Club Lash is this week and I can hardly wait! I missed last month due to unexpected financial shitness and this will be the first time I've been there single since November, so it should be an experience!
If you don't know it, have a look at www.clublash.com but try not to focus too much on the pictures, the photographer always manages to concentrate on the older, ahem, larger, people on the night...
Anyway. As very few people are likely to read this I think I'll stop here. But I'm back on the site properly now and looking forward to getting back into the groups and meeting some cool new people. In the meantime, have some love and get yourself some sex, apparently it's lovely and comes highly recommended.
I see a pattern developing here.
But anyway, I'm over the negative and happy about the positive. Club Lash is this week and I can hardly wait! I missed last month due to unexpected financial shitness and this will be the first time I've been there single since November, so it should be an experience!
If you don't know it, have a look at www.clublash.com but try not to focus too much on the pictures, the photographer always manages to concentrate on the older, ahem, larger, people on the night...
Anyway. As very few people are likely to read this I think I'll stop here. But I'm back on the site properly now and looking forward to getting back into the groups and meeting some cool new people. In the meantime, have some love and get yourself some sex, apparently it's lovely and comes highly recommended.
So. Yeah. I was just lying bed trying to get some shut-eye (last night was a late one) and after half an hour of complete wakefulness I realised the futility of laying there like a tard and decided to come write a blog entry instead…
It's been ages since I wrote one and life is as eventful as ever. Meh, if you know me you'll already know the details. What I want to talk about is the Golden Globe Awards.
That stumped you didn't it? Ah well. They were meant to be held at weekend and instead they were cancelled as none of the actors would cross the picket line formed by the striking writers. Now much as I love movies, and even though loads of my favourite TV shows are off the air due to the strike, I still have to support it wholeheartedly.
The writers in the TV and movie industry generally get shit on by the studios, whilst the actors are lauded and praised for their amazing talents and paid astronomical sums for what is essentially reading stuff out. The vital thing to remember is that they wouldn't have anything to chuffing well perform were it not for the writers' hard work in the first place! So yeah, I may have no influence over the media moguls of Hollywoodland, and I'd more than a little surprised if they were on here reading my blog, but nonetheless I support the writers and hope the strike works out for them in the long run.
It's list time I think…
Things I'm happy about at the moment: (You can tell I'm happy from the smilies...)
1. I've made some new friends over the last few months, including a couple I didn't imagine thought much of me, but who it turns out now do like me and we're quickly becoming very good friends
2. I've been talking to someone recently who has helped me to see a lot of things about myself and those around me that I was previously blinkered to. I owe them a lot of thanks as my life has become a hell of a lot better as a result of the knowledge.
3. I DJ'd and did the door on NYE and it was fucking awesome. Really good to see so many people have such a good time and listen to some cracking tunes too
4. The guy who spent 45 minutes trying to make me angry on NYE eventually walked away only to get hit by someone else, which was rather gratifying.
5. I got a new printer and it's AWESOME
Things that I'm less than happy about at the moment:
1. My beautiful and wonderful other half has had to go away for a while and I miss her like hell.
2. My evil skin seems to be determined not to heal. Which is rather unsightly and very, very annoying.
3. America, still.
4. My client who still seems to think that I'll somehow be fooled into being his performing monkey and produce work for him free of charge. Silly, silly man.
5. The fact that every time I feel remotely weak, tired, hungover or any combination of those things, I'm only a couple of minutes from a panic attack. It's really, really, really shit.
I think you should read:
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall - It's absolutely awesome and far too complex a concept to bother trying to explain here, but nonetheless, you should read it. Oh, and the author is from Glossop, which is kinda cool too.
Don't Read This Book If You're Stupid by Tibor Fischer - Excellent short stories with a completely misleading title. But you still shouldn't read it if you're stupid, you should probably go play with rocks or something.
I think you should see:
The Golden Compass - It does a fantastic job of getting as much of the first book into the film as possible and the sets and costumes are fucking phenomenal. Although the song at the end is execrable at best, but good for a chuckle.
I Am Legend - An absolute cracker with the best animal actor I've ever seen and some very creepy moments.
I think you should buy:
Me a pint, I'm skint as all hell.
Well that's it, Peace and love and all that stuff, see you soon
x
It's been ages since I wrote one and life is as eventful as ever. Meh, if you know me you'll already know the details. What I want to talk about is the Golden Globe Awards.
That stumped you didn't it? Ah well. They were meant to be held at weekend and instead they were cancelled as none of the actors would cross the picket line formed by the striking writers. Now much as I love movies, and even though loads of my favourite TV shows are off the air due to the strike, I still have to support it wholeheartedly.
The writers in the TV and movie industry generally get shit on by the studios, whilst the actors are lauded and praised for their amazing talents and paid astronomical sums for what is essentially reading stuff out. The vital thing to remember is that they wouldn't have anything to chuffing well perform were it not for the writers' hard work in the first place! So yeah, I may have no influence over the media moguls of Hollywoodland, and I'd more than a little surprised if they were on here reading my blog, but nonetheless I support the writers and hope the strike works out for them in the long run.
It's list time I think…
Things I'm happy about at the moment: (You can tell I'm happy from the smilies...)
1. I've made some new friends over the last few months, including a couple I didn't imagine thought much of me, but who it turns out now do like me and we're quickly becoming very good friends
2. I've been talking to someone recently who has helped me to see a lot of things about myself and those around me that I was previously blinkered to. I owe them a lot of thanks as my life has become a hell of a lot better as a result of the knowledge.
3. I DJ'd and did the door on NYE and it was fucking awesome. Really good to see so many people have such a good time and listen to some cracking tunes too
4. The guy who spent 45 minutes trying to make me angry on NYE eventually walked away only to get hit by someone else, which was rather gratifying.
5. I got a new printer and it's AWESOME
Things that I'm less than happy about at the moment:
1. My beautiful and wonderful other half has had to go away for a while and I miss her like hell.
2. My evil skin seems to be determined not to heal. Which is rather unsightly and very, very annoying.
3. America, still.
4. My client who still seems to think that I'll somehow be fooled into being his performing monkey and produce work for him free of charge. Silly, silly man.
5. The fact that every time I feel remotely weak, tired, hungover or any combination of those things, I'm only a couple of minutes from a panic attack. It's really, really, really shit.
I think you should read:
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall - It's absolutely awesome and far too complex a concept to bother trying to explain here, but nonetheless, you should read it. Oh, and the author is from Glossop, which is kinda cool too.
Don't Read This Book If You're Stupid by Tibor Fischer - Excellent short stories with a completely misleading title. But you still shouldn't read it if you're stupid, you should probably go play with rocks or something.
I think you should see:
The Golden Compass - It does a fantastic job of getting as much of the first book into the film as possible and the sets and costumes are fucking phenomenal. Although the song at the end is execrable at best, but good for a chuckle.
I Am Legend - An absolute cracker with the best animal actor I've ever seen and some very creepy moments.
I think you should buy:
Me a pint, I'm skint as all hell.
Well that's it, Peace and love and all that stuff, see you soon
x
It's been a fair old while since I've written a blog entry. I've been waiting for something to move me to expression for months now and typically, a load of things come at once. I'm not going to rant as much as usual so I'll just tell you in brief what's been making my head hurt with fury this week. Don't worry, it starts angry but does cheer up
1. The Government has decided to fine teenagers who don't get a job or carry on in education or training after leaving school. Have they ever MET any teenagers? For fuck's sake, all that will happen is that teenagers with no money will get fined and have even less money and hate the authority that the Government represents even more than they already do.
2. Lawyers having stand-up fights with the police in Pakistan. What kind of messed-up country do you have to live in when the people responsible for representing the law of the land are in the street getting the fuck kicked out of them by the people who are employed to enforce that same law? And now to top it off, half of the country has said that they want Sharia Law to be enforced. For the unschooled, this is Islamic law that, amongst other things, punishes theft with amputation of the hands and/or feet, punishes adultery with death by stoning and where a man can marry a Jew or a Christian but a woman can only marry another Muslim. Yeah that's going to work isn't it?
3. Old, wizened, dried-up, lonely, pathetic cuntbitches trying to tell my other half that she doesn't know me and that I'm not going to treat her right. Listen to me carefully you old bag: Just because I repelled your advances on four separate occasions and your bitter, lonely mind has told you that It's now OK to try and get at me through my other half. - It's NOT. You would do well to shut your flapping, stale-cigarette-smelling old mouth and take your sad-act mullet and fuck off. Stop trying to recapture a youth you never experienced in the first place. I'm not the only one people like to talk about and I know all about your sordid little arrangements and various illegal activities - something I'll happily share with the rest of town by way of a poster campaign if you don't give up and crawl back under your rock.
4. Ahhhh, that's better.
5. Now where was I?
Down here somewhere I think...¦
Yep. Here will do. - So anyway, lest any of you think that I have a problem with Islam because of the second bullet point, let me put your minds at rest. I don't have a problem with Islam, I have a problem with ALL religion as a concept and in practice. There is no sky-fairy or collection of sky-fairies up there who are going to reward you for all the pain and crap you're going through now. This is all there is. Suck it up and get on with things. Instead of waiting on a mythical paradise after death and basing your life on the twisted teachings of books written many hundreds of years after the events they purport to describe, why not look around you and revel in the truly amazing things that surround you every day? We're only here for our three-score and ten - lift your head up and look around you once in a while. Please. Just for me. Enjoy your life and take notice of every truly astonishing thing with which you share the world. That way when it is all over for you, you won't have wasted your tiny span on looking for sky-fairies that simply aren't there.
And now I've depressed you all with things that piss me off - here's some things that have made me smirk a little in the last week or so:
1. Richard Dawkins. March on, mate. The truth needs to be told in a level-headed and straightforward way and you're the man to do it. Keep on going.
2. Hallowe'en and mine and Vermin's costumes (see below)
3. Rediscovering the awesomeness of Garbage's music
4. Going paintballing with my best friends and paying £65 to knock the crap out of myself and not be able to move for two days. It was worth ever penny (see below for bruise pics to put a smile on your face)
5. My new, daft hairstyle making me look significantly younger
6. Starting Karate twice a week, looking forward to being healthier and learning more about kicking ass
7. Kittens.
So there you go. I'm not just Rage Boy, sometimes I actually like things too! And as promised here are a few pics of just how damaged I was after paintball:
And here's what my wonderful other half, the lady Vermin, looked like on Hallowe'en (and also what I looked like in my Travis Bickle outfit...)
So anyway, rant over All comments and reactions welcome
lovelovelove
1. The Government has decided to fine teenagers who don't get a job or carry on in education or training after leaving school. Have they ever MET any teenagers? For fuck's sake, all that will happen is that teenagers with no money will get fined and have even less money and hate the authority that the Government represents even more than they already do.
2. Lawyers having stand-up fights with the police in Pakistan. What kind of messed-up country do you have to live in when the people responsible for representing the law of the land are in the street getting the fuck kicked out of them by the people who are employed to enforce that same law? And now to top it off, half of the country has said that they want Sharia Law to be enforced. For the unschooled, this is Islamic law that, amongst other things, punishes theft with amputation of the hands and/or feet, punishes adultery with death by stoning and where a man can marry a Jew or a Christian but a woman can only marry another Muslim. Yeah that's going to work isn't it?
3. Old, wizened, dried-up, lonely, pathetic cuntbitches trying to tell my other half that she doesn't know me and that I'm not going to treat her right. Listen to me carefully you old bag: Just because I repelled your advances on four separate occasions and your bitter, lonely mind has told you that It's now OK to try and get at me through my other half. - It's NOT. You would do well to shut your flapping, stale-cigarette-smelling old mouth and take your sad-act mullet and fuck off. Stop trying to recapture a youth you never experienced in the first place. I'm not the only one people like to talk about and I know all about your sordid little arrangements and various illegal activities - something I'll happily share with the rest of town by way of a poster campaign if you don't give up and crawl back under your rock.
4. Ahhhh, that's better.
5. Now where was I?
Down here somewhere I think...¦
Yep. Here will do. - So anyway, lest any of you think that I have a problem with Islam because of the second bullet point, let me put your minds at rest. I don't have a problem with Islam, I have a problem with ALL religion as a concept and in practice. There is no sky-fairy or collection of sky-fairies up there who are going to reward you for all the pain and crap you're going through now. This is all there is. Suck it up and get on with things. Instead of waiting on a mythical paradise after death and basing your life on the twisted teachings of books written many hundreds of years after the events they purport to describe, why not look around you and revel in the truly amazing things that surround you every day? We're only here for our three-score and ten - lift your head up and look around you once in a while. Please. Just for me. Enjoy your life and take notice of every truly astonishing thing with which you share the world. That way when it is all over for you, you won't have wasted your tiny span on looking for sky-fairies that simply aren't there.
And now I've depressed you all with things that piss me off - here's some things that have made me smirk a little in the last week or so:
1. Richard Dawkins. March on, mate. The truth needs to be told in a level-headed and straightforward way and you're the man to do it. Keep on going.
2. Hallowe'en and mine and Vermin's costumes (see below)
3. Rediscovering the awesomeness of Garbage's music
4. Going paintballing with my best friends and paying £65 to knock the crap out of myself and not be able to move for two days. It was worth ever penny
(see below for bruise pics to put a smile on your face)5. My new, daft hairstyle making me look significantly younger
6. Starting Karate twice a week, looking forward to being healthier and learning more about kicking ass
7. Kittens.
So there you go. I'm not just Rage Boy, sometimes I actually like things too! And as promised here are a few pics of just how damaged I was after paintball:
And here's what my wonderful other half, the lady Vermin, looked like on Hallowe'en (and also what I looked like in my Travis Bickle outfit...)
So anyway, rant over
All comments and reactions welcome lovelovelove
