The last week has been a nightmare. I’ve had struggles with money, trouble sleeping, vandalism to my property, problems at work with systems, trying to get things done, delays imposed by those who should be speeding the processes, idiots asking me to do things which I don’t need to do. Yesterday’s comment from one of … More It’s like a weight has been lifted

A guy at work found an interesting link relating to my property damage from last night. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4948794.stm Airgun incidents spark warnings police chief has warned of the potential for a tragedy after a series of incidents involving airguns. Durham Police said armed officers were called to nine alerts over the weekend involving air weapons. Head … More Regarding “a pleasant surprise”

‘In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.’, Benjamin Franklin (1706-90) in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy, 1789 How very true, and eloquently put. There is nothing we are more certain to do in life than die. I commented last week on the death of my cousin’s baby boy. The funeral is on … More Death

There I was; imagine the scene, sat in my back bedroom at the computer which is next to the single window in the room when all of a sudden there is this mighty crash and the sound of breaking glass. Stunned, I looked around without actually realising what had happened. I opened the curtains and … More A pleasant surprise

It is also possible that I am full of shit and reading too much into a situation which should not have too much read into it and that the questioning was just idle curiosity with no hidden meaning or agenda and the comment was misconstrued. Fuck it. Who cares? I’m tired now. Feel shattered. I … More I still cannot think of a title for this entry

I’ve done enough work today to deserve a few minutes to myself so I thought I would take the opportunity to put something down for an update on my blog. The big news for today? Finally. Fucking. Payday. Hallelujah, Praise the Lord and all his concubines. There is money in my pocket, money in my … More I cannot think of a title for this entry

. . .to still think about an ex. Especially one who you spent time with and shared life with. I still think about Sarah, sure I do. I still wonder how she is, what she is up to, how she is doing. You don’t just drop every single facet of your relationship with someone in … More I think it’s ok

I walked to work this morning. It felt good to get some fresh air for a prolonged period of time. It felt good to have time to think, because I think best when I am walking. It would have been nice to have some music but I left my headphones for my mobile at work … More The Dependency Principle

I received some distressing news this morning. My cousin’s baby, Aiden Jack, died on Monday. He was just one hundred and eight days old. He was born on December 30th 2005 and on December 31st was Guest of Honour at the New Years Party hosted by his Grand Parents. I remember Nicola being there with … More Aiden Jack

I dunno, things are great, but they feel wrong. Like, we get on really well all the time and it is unnatural to me to be feeling content. I spent the last years of my life in conflict. Either online on the forums where I have a reputation as a hard-nosed bastard who fucks all … More Just Stuff