Three weeks into 2011 so far and it hasn't been so bad.
The Xmas break was nice enough, although not long enough. Spent Xmas day with my folks and my brother - it's always nice to spend time with them, even if our close proximity is usually a little trying. Ate way too much, watched Kick Ass and played a couple of board games. Caught up with a few friends and played a few more games over the bank holidays and attended a pleasant soiree in south London for New Year. After last year's adventure in Australia (and New Year in Sydney Harbour) it all seemed rather tame, but then since that experience is forever going to be difficult to top I'm not going to spend time worrying about it.
On the work front after returning from the Xmas/New Year break I teetered on breaking point. I composed quite a scathing diatribe against my boss and the company as an e-mail and then deleted it. I did however sneak a number of hints in over the following days about being unhappy, undervalued and underpaid, along with a suggestion that I might start job hunting. I was surprised (and pleased) when a couple of days after that my boss pulled me aside to say that a) I'm getting a pay rise, b) they're offering me a loan for my travelcard, c) they're going to pay for some training and d) they'll soon be making a contributions to my pension. All very welcome changes, if a little long overdue. Needless to say this has put me in a more positive headspace.
Aside from spending a lot of time ebaying crap to raise money for xmas presents, in December I also finally wrote the first chapter of my first novel. I also went to the Dragonmeet games convention where I ran games of the Seven Wonders card game all day. I also showed up at the London SGUK meet, which was ace fun up until the point where After Skool started and everyone bailed as the music was so crap. Since my last update I've also been to see the Deftones, 36 Crazyfists/DevilDriver and Emma Gillespie (as in Emma's Imagination from Sky's Must Be The Music). I also went to the cinema to see Machete (stupid gory fun), The Tourist (not that exciting), Skyline (dreadful), Monsters (great), Unstoppable (surprisingly exciting), Voyage of Dawn Treader (better than the last one) and Tron Legacy (pretty looking nonsense, could have been a lot worse).
Currently planning two tabletop RPGs - one based on the film Inception and another based on Harry Potter. Also contemplating a LRP version of Inglorious Basterds mixed with Allo Allo. And in theory I should be making time to finish stripping and painting my lounge, but since Xmas I have rediscovered Medieaval II Total War and I'm currently spending most of my time conquering Europe and fighting off Mongols.
I also need to decide what to wear to the SGUK prom/birthday extravaganza next Saturday. I thought about getting a white tux but haven't had much luck on ebay so far... *sighs*
The Xmas break was nice enough, although not long enough. Spent Xmas day with my folks and my brother - it's always nice to spend time with them, even if our close proximity is usually a little trying. Ate way too much, watched Kick Ass and played a couple of board games. Caught up with a few friends and played a few more games over the bank holidays and attended a pleasant soiree in south London for New Year. After last year's adventure in Australia (and New Year in Sydney Harbour) it all seemed rather tame, but then since that experience is forever going to be difficult to top I'm not going to spend time worrying about it.
On the work front after returning from the Xmas/New Year break I teetered on breaking point. I composed quite a scathing diatribe against my boss and the company as an e-mail and then deleted it. I did however sneak a number of hints in over the following days about being unhappy, undervalued and underpaid, along with a suggestion that I might start job hunting. I was surprised (and pleased) when a couple of days after that my boss pulled me aside to say that a) I'm getting a pay rise, b) they're offering me a loan for my travelcard, c) they're going to pay for some training and d) they'll soon be making a contributions to my pension. All very welcome changes, if a little long overdue. Needless to say this has put me in a more positive headspace.
Aside from spending a lot of time ebaying crap to raise money for xmas presents, in December I also finally wrote the first chapter of my first novel. I also went to the Dragonmeet games convention where I ran games of the Seven Wonders card game all day. I also showed up at the London SGUK meet, which was ace fun up until the point where After Skool started and everyone bailed as the music was so crap. Since my last update I've also been to see the Deftones, 36 Crazyfists/DevilDriver and Emma Gillespie (as in Emma's Imagination from Sky's Must Be The Music). I also went to the cinema to see Machete (stupid gory fun), The Tourist (not that exciting), Skyline (dreadful), Monsters (great), Unstoppable (surprisingly exciting), Voyage of Dawn Treader (better than the last one) and Tron Legacy (pretty looking nonsense, could have been a lot worse).
Currently planning two tabletop RPGs - one based on the film Inception and another based on Harry Potter. Also contemplating a LRP version of Inglorious Basterds mixed with Allo Allo. And in theory I should be making time to finish stripping and painting my lounge, but since Xmas I have rediscovered Medieaval II Total War and I'm currently spending most of my time conquering Europe and fighting off Mongols.
I also need to decide what to wear to the SGUK prom/birthday extravaganza next Saturday. I thought about getting a white tux but haven't had much luck on ebay so far... *sighs*
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It was great to see you at Prom. Congrats on your good work news too - I've been off work for over a month now, and oddly I kind of miss having something structured to do! Never thought I'd miss work! xx