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My last day at this job started with my last delayed train on the way in to this job, fifteen minutes late, though I hardly noticed as I slept quite well on the way in. I suffered the grimness of the last blocked train toilet on this commute too, blee, it was like a hot Glastonbury. People were sat by this loo with the door open, it was foul, why would they just be sat there? I stopped for my last morning coffee from Hatton Garden Pret a Manger, and had the last frustrating wait there while everyone was served around me. When the manager there is great, it's fast efficient service, but when he's away they're really sloppy. I don't entirely like the McDonalds like service technique with all the shouting and running about and taking several orders before actually getting the first one out, but when it works it works well. When it doesn't work, it's like some awful imitation of life, they remember the "take lots of orders and shout" bit, but they get a bit lost after that and no-one gets their food or drink. Anyway, that's my last time to be annoyed by that.
Feeling a little bit ropey today, I'm a bit too hot and my skin feels waxy and my belly is gurgling. I spent my last Sunday afternoon with this job the next day in the pub. Clare and Jenny went for a spa day yesterday, and they'd decided in advance that if there was to be no sitting around the pool sipping champagne at the spa, then we'd be going somewhere for a glass or too when they got back. There was no booze, so we went to Sandgate in search of some. We quickly discounted Gate 28 as they didn't have any cold, pah, but Bar Vasa came up with the goods, at a good price, and we sat out on their terrace for a few bottles, and it was very nice. Got home too late to cook so had a takeaway curry for a very rare treat.
The rest of the weekend (working backwards) was also good, Sunday I mostly sat in front of the computer doing some programming things, practicing some AJAX techniques and fiddling with the websites. Saturday night Clare and I went to The Harbour and The Ship, and Saturday daytime we were at a very posh hotel in Eastbourne for Clare's Gran's 90th birthday. [place]Eastbourne[place] is a long way, it was not a hilarious drive there and back, but the food was good and it was nice to see some people we'd only normally see at weddings. Friday night I think we stayed in, that's a bit too long ago for me to remember now. I know Friday afternoon I was at a sort of interview, and that was good, fingers crossed the company have the same ideas I do. And that was my weekend in reverse order.
The very thing I've been looking for on ebay for ages has finally showed itself, it's another Habitat oak tallboy chest of drawers, but the bidding on it is ferocious already, and it's collect only from up in Oxford, so I don't mind linking to it here, think I'm going to have to pass on it. The same person is also selling another wardrobe, like we have, and want. If it was Kent, or even London I'd go for it I think. But no.
TOMORROW, my first day after my last day, I'm up as early as if I was going to work, being collected by car and heading to Stanstead and that's as much as I know so far. It's a brother in law's stag do, and the best man is telling NO-ONE where it is we're going. Only clues we have are that the temperature will be about the same as it is here, but it might rain, and we need Euros. We think the temperature clue writes off Dublin and Amsterdam, but we're not sure...
Just to reiterate, today is my last day.
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Jun12
The new computer est arrivé! Had no time to play with it yet as it's been such a busy weekend, and so had no time to get pictures off the camera yet, so my weekend diarisation and explanation is without illustration so far, sorry (see pictures by my friends here).
Headed down to Mum and Dad's straight after work on Thursday, no probs on the journey, and the trains were new and nice, it's been a while since I did London to there by train.
Friday was Fido and Debs' wedding at the Meon Valley Country Club, and it was fabulous. I don't konw what they did to get weather like that but it was an amazing day, and right on a golf course, with free access to some golf buggies, who could ask for more than that? Much boozing, great fun, snaps to follow.
Saturday we were planning to watch the football at home with Mum and Dad, but as they were going out anyway and not likely to be back in time for the game we latched onto a hastily organised football barbecue at Dave and Sabine's. Not the most thrilling game, but the right result. On to see my sister and her family after this, where I made the fatal mistake of having a go on their new humungous trampoline, who'd have thought that would be so tiring or sweat inducing? The nephews have even more disgusting pets, and the existing disgusting pets have got enormous too, blee.
Saturday night we were planning on eating out, but we were still so stuff from the barbecue we went to Port Solent for a few drinks, taking in Wetherspoons, Watermark, The Mermaid, and back to the Wetherspoons again.
Sunday we thought we had a clever plan for getting from Portchester back home to Folkestone; Clare's uncle was arriving from Ireland, so if we could get to Gatwick to meet his flight, we could get a lift back to Folkestone in no time! We made good time to the airport and got there just before he did, but on our way back via the ever smashing M25 we got caught up in this accident an accident that barely merits one line here and were at a standstill, engines off and everything, for nearly three hours. We can only have been about a minute behind the smash, so I guess you were lucky. Finally got to the in-laws for another barbecue, then home for one episode of House and bed.
Having a little picnic at my desk now with yesterday's barbecue leftovers. Looking forward to having a proper go on the computer. It's nice and fast, and I put it on the home network already, but I still have to install all the software and things I like on it (and uninstall all the AOL and other rubbish), and then try me out some DVD burning, arrr...
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Apr13
Free Download tickets for me!
Not satisfied with simply hosting the biggest names from the worlds’ of rock and extreme sports, Download, on the 5 and 6 June, will also be the place to go to see some of the hottest up-and-coming rock bands of the moment, as it announces its third and final stage. 11 rapidly-rising stars have been confirmed to appear on the Barfly stage over the course of the weekend at Donington, some of which are fresh from making waves at this year’s South By South West festival.
First up in the new bands bonanza is Austin-based Young Heart Attack who "sound like MC5 having a party with the Shangri-Las at Angus Young’s house". Call it metal, call it heavy rock, or just good old rock n’ roll, Young Heart Attack have it running through their veins 24/7.
Signed to Poptones, The Glitterati represent the antithesis of all that is wrong with current UK rock n’ roll. A blistering, three-dimensional mind-melt of frantic sex-inducing sound, dazzling good looks and moral code-defying anarchic spirit, The Glitterati are on a mission to put the sleaze back in to rock.
Surferosa will be bringing their unique blend of thrashed up synth-punk to Donington Park. Extensive touring throughout Norway and Scandinavia with the likes of Turbonegro among others has projected them into the UK music press and debut album Shanghai My Heart is due out in this month.
London-based Ikara Colt will hit the Barfly stage fresh off an extensive tour support with Amen. Enjoying interest from the UK rock scene with their unique Sonic Youth-esque stained, art-rock flavours their forthcoming album "Modern Apprentice" will be released on the 7 June 2004 on Fantastic Plastic.
Hailing from the "Motor City", Michigan-based Dirty American’s are purveyors of straight-up, vintage rock. With their riffs from Detroit and soul from Motown, their debut album "Strange Generation" was released on Roadrunner Records.
Norse turbo-rock n’ roll commandos Span have attracted massive media attention since they hit the UK scene in 2002. With comparisons ranging from Aerosmith and Guns N’ Roses through to Jane’s Addiction and ZZ Top, debut album "Mass Distraction" was released through Island Records.
Completing the line are The Holiday Plan, Fire Apple Red, Danko Jones, Your Code Name Is: Milo and last but by no means least Do Me Bad Things, who each represent the cutting edge of new music from across the International rock scene. All hotly tipped and with highly anticipated releases expected in 2004, these bands are not to be missed at the UK’s biggest rock festival.
The main stage has Linkin Park, Metallica, Sum 41, Korn, Iggy and the Stooges, Slipknot, The Hives, Slayer, Distillers, Machine Head, Cradle of Filth, Ill Nino, and Monster Magnet and the Game On Stage sees Electric Six, Him, Soil, Bowling For Soup, Akercocke, Taking Back Sunday, Dillinger Escape Plan, Damage Plan, Million Dead, Brides of Destruction, Life of Agony, and Hatebreed
Get Download tickets through Ticketmaster or Download tickets through Wayahead and support popex... Last month's biggest ticket earners were the Queen and Rod Stewart musicals, come on please help me with credibility...
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