This is it.

After five and a half years, I'm getting out of retail.

That's right! I managed to get myself an office job, with a desk, and a computer, and everything. Nothing too flashy - taking calls regarding council tax - but it's a step in the right direction, and a big jump up the salary ladder. Oh, and I get weekends. I can't describe how awesome this is!

So, from Wednesday, I'm no longer the bitch of every clueless, rude customer who comes into my shop.

No, instead I'm the bitch of every clueless, rude caller who dials my number.


Vive la différence, vive la varieté!

You know what fucking sucks?

Working your fucking ass off for a couple of pennies more than minimum wage. I mean, I know it's better than working your ass off for minimum wage, but I stay by my point. It's shit. I'm sick of buying economy, reduced-price, nearly out-of-date food because it's all I can afford. I'm sick of never being able to treat myself to something without thinking I'll have to make it up by losing out elsewhere.

Don't get me wrong - money's not everything to me, nor is it particuarly important. To me, money's like air. As long as I've got enough to get by on, I'm not gonna make a fuss about wanting more. I just wish I either didn't work so damn hard just to get this much. I keep wondering if I should just quit retail (five years' experience doesn't count for much, but I'm attached) and get a job in an office, doing whatever it takes so I can clear my debts and live without freaking every time I go to a cash point.


In short, I'm fully aware that I'm getting old, simply because I never used to rant about this kinda shit when I was young and carefree.


So tonight, I'm going out with an old work buddy and some of his student friends, who are all several years younger than me. I'm getting in free, and I plan to drink a lot of water. We're gonna live it up cheap-style, and I'm gonna forget my worries.

Wish me luck.



Ooh, rum. I should totally drink that before I go out.


It's on.

Wow. Just realised all my old blog posts are on here. Turns out I've been a member on and off for quite a while. How awesome!

So, people of glorious SG-land, what's news? Tell me a story. I know you're not boring...

Hey y'all. Good to be back... been off the site for a couple of years, can't wait to see what's changed.

As for me... well, the profile says it all, really!

Right, so, you have to list seven songs you're into right now (doesn't matter what kind, don't need to have words, or anything... just has to be a song), then tag seven people who have to do the same.

Um, I don't really know anyone on here, so I'll just do my seven songs.

1) Reel Big Fish - Where Have You Been
2) Godspeed You Black Emperor - East Hastings
3) System of a Down - Forest
4) The Decemberists - The Mariner's Revenge Song
5) King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew
6) Violent Femmes - American Music
7) Grandaddy - Crystal Lake

You know what's great?

That feeling when you wake up at 10 - just early enough to still catch part of the morning - then spend the next four hours bumming around in your underwear, content with doing nothing.

It's been a while since I could do that.


So! I've been missing you, Inter Net. What's been happening while I've been gone? I know for one thing that a load of people want us to stop using the term cyberspace. Still, looking at that, the people in question use words like "coevolve", "ubiquity" and "analogous", so they probably shouldn't be the ones choosing new words for us.

It should be pointed out that I don't have a problem with those words. I just think they were a bit overused in that article.

On another random tangent, I've just decided that what I want more than anything else in the entire world is a slice of cheese on toast with worcestershire sauce. Is that wrong of me? It better not be, because I'm gonna go and get some, damn it.

Laters!

So! Journal.

I just left an 18 month relationship. It wasn't the happiest of endings, but as we're still living together (student house. We were living together before we were in a relationship) we've decided to be friends and not let awkwardness happen.

How good of us.


So this is me, back on my own. It feels really weird, to be honest. So I uploaded a more recent photo, reworded my profile, and wondered if anyone actually reads this.

I kinda doubt it.


Anyway, here I am. Might even stick around for a while, this time.

Wow, haven't been on here in a while.

So much has changed, too!

In the time between, I've got a girlfriend, moved into a huge house, moved out of that house and into a different, slightly less huge one, been through a couple of jobs, deferred my university course, and been to my first festival (for free, no less!).

So yeah, life's been a non-stop jam session, as you can imagine.

I might just post a link to my livejournal on here, which would save updating two different journals. And no, before you even think it, I'm not the jump-on-the-popular-craze types - I've had mine for about four years now. So ner.

Look at me... I've rejoined SG. I realised that, for such a reasonable price, who could afford NOT to be a member?

Ahh, I missed it here. And not just for the nekkidness!