nch

Reasons to Quit My Job:

- I can't bear to get out of bed in the morning
- I can't bring myself to go out the front door
- I've started talking to myself but I can't talk to my colleagues
- It's really fucking boring
- They took away my autonomy and room to be creative
- I was a happier and more pleasant...
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Heh. If I ever fancy a change of career, I'm going to get a job at Dixons. They are paid to argue with people who don't want their nasty extended warranties.

I took mine back and inbetween calling me stupid, they knocked down the price by 80 (nearly half!) and offered me a free bag for my laptop.

I'm never buying any warranties again without...
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How come the better paid folk are, the stingier they are when it comes to tipping?

I was out with my colleagues for our xmas meal. We get a 20 allowance, the set meal came to I think 17.50 and we'd all put a fiver in for a deposit.

With drinks and all it came to about 23 a head. We on our 20 000+/year...
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vix:

I completely agree, Ive been a waitress & your hourly rate of pay takes into account that you usually get tips, so if you dont get any your a bit stuffed. Even living on a student loan I manage leave a good tip unless the service really sucks.

With regards to your earlier entry about cameras, I went a my ruin gig recently, piss poor turn out only a bout 20 people. 15 of those people had cameras. It was crazy & almost embarrassing, even Tarrie B commented on the abundance of cameras. How distracting & disconcerting must that be to be on a tiny stage with the entire audience shoving cameras in your face. Were they even there for the music or the spectacle?! It seriously made me rethink my plans to go into music photography...

Dec 11, 2003

Been thinking about photgraphs and how I don't like them. Not anymore in an adolescent "ew that's not me" way, more because they are everywhere now.

It used to just be the geeks at gigs with cameras, that was ok. They were more cute than annoying and they'd always stop to watch the band after a while. Even the wannabe pros would run out of...
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Wow. New York rocks. So much to do, so many sound people to meet and only 4 hours sleep per night. No wonder everyone does cocaine. I'm not sure I could live there. I suppose if I balanced out the $7 beers properly I could stay up without having to book a hotel but only for about a week.

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marychrist:

I'm so jealous. I'd love to visit Noo Yawk. Have you been to CBGBs, down the Bowery?

"I nearly choked on my tea when I saw "selling your body down Leith Docks" on the boards. Not heard that for Ages. You'll be from Edinburgh then."

Haha. Well, near enough.

Good to see someone actually read that thing. I see you like the Delgados. Are you into other Scotty bands like Mogwai, Dawn Of The Replicants and Arab Strap? 'Lux the Poet', eh? Have you read his other books? I liked 'The Good Fairies of New York' and 'Dreams of Sex and Stage Diving'.

mc

Oct 12, 2003

marychrist:

Yeah, I'd like to see CBGBs just cause of the history but I've heard that it's pretty crap, really.

I started trying to read a more recent Martin Millar book called 'love And Peace With Melody Paradise' but I couldn't get into it.. He shoulda stuck with those three chords like the Ramones did.

mc

Oct 13, 2003

Got to move. And I don't know where to yet. Someone sell me a flat with entry date by the end of the month?
grrr

So I'll be dormanting the SGaccount soon.

Altogether now, in your best Vera Lynn voices:-

"We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when...."

nch:

Ha. Life. On Friday on the way home I kept bursting into tears from the stress and powerlessness of it all. This morning I woke up feeling good and discover that I have more time than I thought to sort things out. Now I feel hopeful.

Expect the worst and all your surprises will be pleasant ones.

Mar 17, 2003

Need a new journal entry, that last one's pissing me off.

Nothing to say though. I'm not doing anything but listening to Sun Ra and thinking "I should do something"

Everyone Tell me what you're doing right now.

No that doesn't work, you're all on yr computers. Bah. What should I do now?

smatt:

I am scratching my head. My head starts to itch when I'm tired, so now I'm going to bed.

Since it's nearly midnight I think you should think about turning in, unless you don't have to go to work early.

Feb 24, 2003

smatt:

My doctor once told me to run to get rid of headaches, it relieves pressure on the brain he said. Stick with it, running is more psychological than fitness, provided you're in reasonable health. Mind over matter - take it slowly and push yourself further until you think you're going to collapse.

Feb 26, 2003

Hot dog.

So if she's sat being bitter at home tomight... She's single and I need to be trying to seduce her again.

Aye OK.
I'll have words

nch:

Good lord, were you pissed when you wrote that?

Yes I was. I assume it was me who wrote it.

I don't understand her at all, do I?
Bah! Girls. What are they like?

Feb 15, 2003

Hmm probably good I lost that entry.

Ha!
OK so, as much as I think veganism is right, I just ate ostrich and it's damn tasty.
The ice cream afterwards was good too. Thankyou animal friends for your (involuntary) sacrifice.