I was going to come home and sit down and blog about stuff…but now I’m not.

I got back into Age of Empires a few days ago and I’m off to play some more now.

Radiohead just released more tickets for their London shows.

So I got a standing ticket to see them on the 27th of this month…for the fourth time this year. Fuck yes 🙂 🙂 🙂

Yes Pain

So last night was messy.
Not many people showed up (cheers lads) but we had a good time and lots to drink. Yesterday afternoon I did some shopping and picked up some vodka and some rum just in case we ended up back here for a nightcap. That was a bad idea. It went on till about 2.30 am and then it was sleep…or collapsing into blackness whichever you prefer.

It can best be summed up this morning by a text message from Nick
“Yes Pain”

So I’ve not been very good at updating this lately. I’ve also ignored most of my email for the past week. It’s just not something I’ve had a chance to get through.

Last night was pub and chat and pub in that order. All was good, hit another of my new locals, the Pembroke Castle and it was allright.

There isn’t really much going on. Work is the same as ever with it’s ups and downs. Generally going well(ish), one major issue out of the way and some progress being made on others.

On the other front, I like my new flat and I really like the area. Turns out that aswell as having a friend from work in the neighbourhood, another V member lives just down the road aswell. I wonder what my liver will say of this neighbourhood in a few months time.

The walk to the tube in the morning is quite nice and there are always stacks of Metros so I get a paper on the way. A seat on the train would be nice, but I guess that’s the way it is.

I had breakfast on Monday as I had time to kill waiting for the shower and I did actually feel so much better for the day. Perhaps this is something I should look into on a daily basis…and yes I can hear the chorus of “d’uhs” thanks.

There have been two tunes of the day today.

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes. I want the Flaming Lips live version of this.

Hurt by Johnny Cash. It’s bitter sweet.

I hate nothing being in my country sometimes. I hate not knowing it and I hate not being it.

Fuck.

Things I’ve Done For Money Aged 12 – 24

gut grass
washed dishes (kitchen porter)
fixed computers (tech support summer experience)
sorted mail (bank post room)
collected glasses (lounge boy)
pulled pints (bar man)
shuffled paper (office assistant)
tech phone support
content templating and publishing.
software localisation

With the last three being for the same company.

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Jane’s Addiction were good. I got stoned just by the fumes around.

Gah.
Going to see Jane’s Addiction this evening.

Having Housewarming of a sorts on Saturday night. Just managed to get some details together (god I’m shit).
Meeting McGill for drinks the weekend after.

I have such a backlog of email to get through for work nevermind at home.

GAH

Went home last night, got home pretty quick too. Chilled around in the flat for a while reading and then around 9pm went off to meet Jen in my new local pub. About 5 minutes after we met up, Rich rang to say he was in the area and did I fancy a drink. So he came along for a while and that was the rest of the night. It was really nice having people local to home. Having a couple of hours at home after work and then meeting friends down the pub was such a nice experience. It was much more relaxing than the normal out of work down the pub. Nice pub too. I think I’m going to really like living in my new place.

I have to go back towards my old place tonight. I have some a letter being held in the post office for me and it’s got my tickets for Jane’s Addiction tomorrow night so I need to go and collect them. Then it’s home for the newly rescheduled chat later this evening and a quiet one in doors. At least that’s the plan.

I’m still not use to my new place at all. Sleeping there is strange and I have yet to have a full nights sleep. The walk to the station this morning was nice and woke me up a little. I really should walk it more often. I need to be out of my place by 8:40 to get into work for 9:30 it would appear….however results differ every day.

As I sit here listening to disc 2 of Iron Maiden’s Rock In Rio the thought strikes, live music is one of the best things in the world.