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So my ex-girlfriend (future-girlfriend, present-close-friends-due-to-distance-more-than-anything) just turned up on my doorstep this afternoon! We went to town, and sat in the peace gardens with some live african music playing, just watching people enjoy the weather and enjoying each other's company. I like surprises :)

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I somehow managed to get a job, I think. My one from last year. Awesome.

 

In other news, I have a Social Theory exam tomorrow and I'm genuinely frightened of it. This is not going to be fun.

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I somehow managed to get a job, I think. My one from last year. Awesome.

 

I have a bad memory, help me out.

 

Congratuationalstions!

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Junior Designer at Dorling Kindersly. It's pretty wicked because it's on The Strand next to Covent Garden so I'm in the dead centre of London (or at least where I usually hang out).

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I can now come stalk you.

 

I've been tracking Jay7 at his work for a while now.

 

My list grows.

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Curse you Daft, but congrats.

 

I quit work! Badly. I wasn't expecting the manager to be doing the morning and I didn't want to say "BTW today = it" and have that looming over all day so I thought I'd wait til lunch but she was busy with the managing director. So after I finished I killed about ten minutes and went back but she had gone so I told the supervisor. I said I had to start tomorrow and apologised profusely (with some sincerity) and said to let the manager know to contact me when she can and I'll pop in and speak to her face to face. Shame I couldn't quite to her face (...) but yeah. I'm out of there at least. Oh and one of my lecturers came in. Felt like a failure.

 

Then went to a friend's and sat around drinking whiskey (straight, is this a shock to anyone else? My friend was really shocked...) and (badly) singing on Guitar Hero...whichever one has the whole band. Could someone crowd surf me a shot of whiskey?

 

Was nice to walk to the train station along the river, over which the sun was setting, while listening to Empires of the Sun and feeling that mellow buzz whiskey gives. On the train home the carriage was suddenly bombarded by a carriage full of plump slags and teen males who all had the same cheap lame haircut. But before that there was someone who looked like a cross between Chairdriver and that guy who presented Buzzcocks for a few years. Alex...something?

 

Ever get that feeling that life is pulling you along? Not quite like a strong river current but more that feeling of lying in the bath and letting the water sink away around you.

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Sigh today was really good. I was all happy and then boom, bad news.

 

Why does it always have to be one thing goes really well and then another collapses. Bleh. Can't even be bothered to move.

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Ever get that feeling that life is pulling you along? Not quite like a strong river current but more that feeling of lying in the bath and letting the water sink away around you.

 

Definitely. I went to uni to study Astrophysics, with my computer skills to fall back on. That all went to pot and my last few weeks of work have consisted of cutting metres of fabric and stuffing them into mailing bags.

 

Still, at least there are decent people at my work and I have a boss who isn't really a boss due to the amount of banter he gets involved in. So while I'm getting fed up with what I'm currently doing (we've finally got caught up so I should be able to get back to my website duties), all the banter and insulting is still fun.

 

It's definitely absolutely unlike any job I ever expected to end up in.

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Looks like I'm going to be off to Portsmouth for a week starting tomorrow. Fun times ahead! See you in a week or so people!

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Ok, whoever knew that drinking Yakult everyday effectively makes you lactose tolerant, and didn't tell me, you've ruined my life. That's like, 6 years of ice cream I've missed out on. Fuck it, I'm having a Mars bar.

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Had my last final yesterday. Odd but nice to be done...

 

Congrats.

 

I'm nervous about tomorrow, I really want this jobbbbb. :hmm:

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Ok, whoever knew that drinking Yakult everyday effectively makes you lactose tolerant, and didn't tell me, you've ruined my life. That's like, 6 years of ice cream I've missed out on. Fuck it, I'm having a Mars bar.

 

Is it all the BIFIDUS DIGESTIVUM?

(I always loved that name)

 

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Omg handed in final project for marking. We're working on them after this for the exhibition, but this is our last project hand-in. :)

 

We all then went for a nice group breakfast at Tiso (yes, the camping shop), cause there's a massive one down the road with a really good cafe in it.

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Is it all the BIFIDUS DIGESTIVUM?

(I always loved that name)

 

---

 

Omg handed in final project for marking. We're working on them after this for the exhibition, but this is our last project hand-in. :)

 

We all then went for a nice group breakfast at Tiso (yes, the camping shop), cause there's a massive one down the road with a really good cafe in it.

 

Lol I think that's Activia or something for bloated middle aged women. This one's more aptly named Lactobacillus Casei Shirota according to the packaging. I still feel fleeced out of years of dairy.

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YELLOW FATTY BEANS!

 

I'm going up up up! my mother is feeding me too much deliciousness, at least it is healthy? :p lettuce.

 

I've been through many juice fruits. :D

 

Thus far my Summer Holiday has been kindly lazy!

 

(I do want my job back though. *serious face*)

 

Though I saw my best friend the other day, who came back from Uni for a week. That was funnn!!

 

Since I have a lot of time, more so than usual, I'm just getting through all the things I like to do mainly eating. :grin:

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ARGH!

 

I was all prepared to book tickets to see Toy Story 3 at Edinburgh International Film Festival. Tickets opened at 12. Website slowed down to hell for the first half hour or so then completely went offline. Was constantly trying the phone and after about an hour started occasionally getting through to a pre-recorded message ("Tickets are on sale today. Messages will not be picked up on this number. Please leave a message." ). The website finally came back and all showings are sold out :( :( :( Fucking touts. Obviously their fault.

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I still feel fleeced out of years of dairy.

Well, what the hell are you doing online, then?! Go out and eat some ice cream right now!

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Don't they make lactose/gluten free ice cream these days?

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Don't they make lactose/gluten free ice cream these days?

 

Yeah but it's not the same.

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I got hit on by a strangely attractive 16 year old girl.

 

Also driving lesson, yeay

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A woman on my course (it's about 70% "young people" 30% mature students) made things really awkward today (but not awkward enough to post in the thread of the same name). The very shy-yet-occasionally-shockingly-outgoing girl I was talking to whilst at the photocopier was being nice and friendly, and then the afformentioned woman was like "Why are you all red, Vanessa?! Oh, do you like Henry?" to her, really patronisingly, though meant with good intentions (said woman is really nice/intelligent/great to talk to about art). Then Vanny was just like "*giggles**mortified*".

 

Kinda trailed off into mumbles and me going back to my workspace. I kinda suspected for a while. But there you go. HMMMMMMM.

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Just got back from the Oxford University Union debate tonight, which was entitled "This house believes that the gay rights movement has undermined family values."

 

After a near unanimous vote from the audience, it was decided that the opposition, that gay rights haven't undermined family values, was the winner.

 

Score one for Liberal UK. It was just so heartening to watch the entirity of the room wait to pass through the "Noes" door. It was just like "Yes; when the final count is done, I will be in my hometown."

 

Joanna Newsom's ghost stood at the side, nodding gentlely, giving a slight smile, content that the Kingfisher finally lies down alongside the Lion.

 

The best bit was halfway through the proposition speech of this ultra-conservative guy who's the director of pressure group Christian Voice, which basically tells gay people they are evil, a man stands up from the audience:

"Point of information! I am a lecturer with a PHD in Social Antropology, and I can testify that what you are saying is categorically and undeniably false."

 

I just love, because no matter how hard you twist the same old tired arguments, you can't argue with people who know more than you, and can prove you wrong. It was like Oxford University had the "Flawed Logic Will Not Prevail" trap card on their bench, and chose to flip it at the most appropriate moment.

 

Just so much yes. Too much yes.

 

Jokingly, Michael Lucas, owner of gay porno company Lucas Entertainment was speaking for the proposition (his line was that the undermining of family values was a good thing). He had the air and ambiance of a porn star, which cheek bones in the clouds, and a russian accent so thick you couldn't actually tell what he was saying. Sort of attractive, in the sleazy "I'm going to fuck you, and we'll both look great doing it" type way.

 

 

Anyway, just on a high, because I'm in love with the hook upon which everyone hangs.

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Turns out my coursemate and her boyfriend are people I should've met 4 years ago. I went to their place after work/pub and we played Resi 4 and Smash bros (currently undefeated on their console, oh yeeaaah!). They are into the same books/movies as me, suggestested only the graphic novels I've already read and wish to watch shows I've already seen... Love these guys already.

 

Managed to stumble home by myself -- only to realise I'd left my keys at theirs, ensuing a 45 minute-round trip to collect access to my own place.

 

Subsequently I've watched the latest Ultimate Fighter and am finishing the pilot to Twin Peaks (weird), and my friday is essentially xpert11 followed by potential bbq, as well as general harassment to a housemate who owes me £70, another who stole my copy of assassin's creed, and another housemate who was foolish enough to use up the last of my persil tabs. Clearly the whole house has been using them.... but now I have concrete evidence to prove one housemate alone owes me clean clothes. Last night I drew "U OWE ME!!!" on the carcass box and left it by the kettle, today teh box is nowhere to be seen, but there was only one other housemate in to use the tabs and to throw the box away, so classical and comical confrontation shall ensue.

 

P.S. I love my ex-girlfriend. But where shall I live come july? A new friend has offered his flatemateship. I need to decide by sat 12th june...

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A woman on my course (it's about 70% "young people" 30% mature students) made things really awkward today (but not awkward enough to post in the thread of the same name). The very shy-yet-occasionally-shockingly-outgoing girl I was talking to whilst at the photocopier was being nice and friendly, and then the afformentioned woman was like "Why are you all red, Vanessa?! Oh, do you like Henry?" to her, really patronisingly, though meant with good intentions (said woman is really nice/intelligent/great to talk to about art). Then Vanny was just like "*giggles**mortified*".

 

Kinda trailed off into mumbles and me going back to my workspace. I kinda suspected for a while. But there you go. HMMMMMMM.

 

I like to think I know women son. And this woman? She wants to pork you.

 

Pork her.

 

lol jk.

 

No but seriously, whats this chick like? You should totally try and befriend her in a romantic way. :)

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