― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:15 (seventeen years ago) link
(I may check my email once or twice in between, though.)
2006 was mostly OK. Some really good things happened. And very few really awful things happened. So on balance, it was OK.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:17 (seventeen years ago) link
2006 was shite. I'm in my third job of the year, I am more skint than I was last year, I am a stupid idiot for thinking packing in a really well-paid job on a point of principle was a good idea (the principle was sound, but I didn't really take time to examine my future options and I think I'm kind of screwed now). On the other hand, my family, friends and loved ones are all fit and healthy and well and I haven't had any big personal cock-ups in my life outside of work (ended 2005 convinced I didn't have any friends in the world - was proved very wrong by a pleasantly sociable 2006), so I can't really complain.
I'm going away tomorrow lunchtime and won't be back until Wednesday or Thursday night.
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:19 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:21 (seventeen years ago) link
Okay, now having to rush to the loo every half an hour. I hate being ill.
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:24 (seventeen years ago) link
Ugh, JB, that sounds awful. The most horrible part of gastric flu isn't the vomitting, it's when it comes out the other end.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:28 (seventeen years ago) link
Music out loud in an office environment is enough to make me quit a job.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:34 (seventeen years ago) link
Plans for 2007:play live more, incl solo electronic music improvobtain & start learning to play citternclear out all surplus music gearrelease CD in some form
― Norman Phay (Pashmina), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:36 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:36 (seventeen years ago) link
Write and record around an albums worth of new songs that actually are worth writing! (in conjunction with a friend who's suddenly interested in home production but does not write songs)
Write a sitcom (possibly for radio), a preview of which exists on old ILX.
Get paid more.
― M Grout (Mark Grout), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:48 (seventeen years ago) link
Get a job
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Friday, 22 December 2006 10:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:08 (seventeen years ago) link
How does one explain to a person - especially a person who also claims to be an introvert - that hell really *is* other people at breakfast. And conversation beyond grunting and "please pass the milk" really is NOT welcome before I've had my tea.
Especially when I'm in a rush to get out the door to get to work, and really not in a mood to talk about global warming or the Archbishop or whatever.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:13 (seventeen years ago) link
Then again, I suppose she's on holiday and I'm not yet.
But honestly, even on holiday, I don't talk about anything before I've had some caffeine. She doesn't drink caffeine, either, so I guess she doesn't understand.
I will say something tonight.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:16 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:18 (seventeen years ago) link
Have a Happy Christmas all of you who will be offline for a while(and those who wont be of course too)
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:21 (seventeen years ago) link
It worked perfectly for nearly 4 years!
Kerr, I can't download it. I will try again now and see if it's less busy.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:25 (seventeen years ago) link
Thing is, living with actual *strangers* isn't so bad because there's no pressure to communicate or anything. It's when you live with people who expect you to, you know, be friendly and talk to them and crap when all you want to do is crawl off to bed with a Chinese takeaway and a Jane Austen film, that's what's annoying.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:32 (seventeen years ago) link
Several years later, she's nothing like that and it seems she has changed in this respect.
Having kids that need rousing/cheering probably helps.
― M Grout (Mark Grout), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:35 (seventeen years ago) link
But let's not drag all that up again. :-(
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:37 (seventeen years ago) link
Keep a job
― Onimo has his finger in the stink (nu_onimo), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:38 (seventeen years ago) link
(xpost)
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:39 (seventeen years ago) link
Maybe that says more about my taste in men or whatever, but it's not for me.
Oh, and similar complaints from the last housemate, as well. I'm hard to live with, I know that. I can count on the fingers of one hand people I've lived with that I'd live with again. The chances of my finding *any* partner ever are remote enough - the chances of finding a partner I could actually live with?
It makes me less upset and angry and depressed just not to think about it or beat myself up over it or worry about it. Not wanting is better than wanting and not having.
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:43 (seventeen years ago) link
:-(
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 11:45 (seventeen years ago) link
i suggest
;^)
― Ed (dali), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:01 (seventeen years ago) link
\:^)
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:02 (seventeen years ago) link
No, Western ("Catholic" as they call it here) Christmas isn't a holiday as this is an Orthodox country. So we work right up to 29th. Then the whole following week is a holiday, as is January 8 (that's Orthodox Christmas). Orthodox New Year ("Old New Year") is January 13 - it's not a big holiday but the country doesn't really start working fully until January 15, as a lot of people take vacation on that second week, too.
I don't have to work but for some reason I was selected from my department to be "on duty" in case Putin drops dead or something and we have to react.
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Freddie Da 262 (hb262), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:24 (seventeen years ago) link
The flat share thing was probably the most important factor that kept me from moving back to NY during my own dark period, so I totally symphathize with you, Ed.
Before I miss anyone leaving early - happy holidays Kate and Ailsa and everyone else.
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:40 (seventeen years ago) link
2) Sorry to hear abt the band, Kate. :(
3) Searching amazon.co.uk, am I right in assuming that "Mid T4ble" is a cd by the Dr C Fr4ctured, while "0nly Hum4n R3mains" is by another Fr4ctured completely? Must keep up with watercoolists' releases, been grebt so far.
4) 2006 was reasonably good to me.
― Ole Martin Halck (OleM), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:51 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.fat-pie.com/jerryjackson.htm
They're easily the funniest things I've seen all year.
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:52 (seventeen years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― OleM (OleM), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:55 (seventeen years ago) link
Anyway have a good'un!
― Ste (fuzzy), Friday, 22 December 2006 12:58 (seventeen years ago) link
I'll be around throughout otherweise as one of my neighbours is very sharey with his wireless settings.
― suzy artskooldisko (suzy artskooldisko), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:19 (seventeen years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 22 December 2006 13:22 (seventeen years ago) link