Well that went well,

Current mood: exhausted
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers

Two really good things happened today, one of which was I was 'trained' this morning on the truck I will be driving to Santa Pod Friday night. Now the reason I have to be trained as such is it's not your standard bit of kit this one. Ok look at this photo:

And imagine it painted black with this logo slapped all over it…

Then you have it:

It's been nicknamed "NEL" by the boys because of it's number plate (not very imaginative granted) and I have already started calling it "the beast". Every other operator who has driven it in the past has described it's driving as a bitch or a bastard but I had my first spin round Norwich in it today and I bloody LOVED it!

It's left hand drive, automatic, bloody huge and great fun to drive… I was impressed I can tell you.

Just a shame I will be going to an event which will be predominantly over-run by chav's with their piss poor Nova's with garish body kits all over them blowing them up on the raceway (this happens often I have been told and produces much delight over the course of the day to the likes of us operators)

So, evidently after all the being away over the last week and the excitement of today I am totally knackered and am about to toddle off to bed and really appreciate my day off tomorrow…

The second good thing? Seeing boy fruity again after being away.

Sleeping in tomorrow people… do not disturb!

Currently reading: Notes from the Hard Shoulder By James May Release date: 10 May, 2007

Novelty factor….

Current mood: optimistic
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers

Well this has got to be the oddest blog I've written. Not the content as that will still be the inane crap I normally drivel on about it's the location of where I am writing it.

Sitting in the passenger seat of a 7.5 tonne truck whizzing along the A1 heading home from Edinburgh. I took the first shift driving (judging by the state Wayne looked this morning good plan) and we have just swapped over.

Currently we are coming up to Newark somewhere… who knows that would involve me looking out the window.

So the job up there seemed to go well. Change of plan as to how I was getting there and when coming home. I flew out with the lass who was technically my boss and not going straight down to Shepton Mallet now and coming back home with the truck.We couldn't put half the stuff up in the end as the organisers were already concerned at just how much Chevrolet branding we had already put up. Chances are Chevrolet won't be impressed but the last thing you need to do is piss off the event peeps, sponsor or not.

Unfortunately it was all late nights and early starts so am pretty much buggered now. Certainly looking forward to getting home in a few hours.

So still got to go in tomorrow but that's for training on something I am really looking forward to… will explain later J

Currently listening: The Joshua Tree By U2 Release date: 15 June, 1990

Well I’ll go shit in a bucket….

Current mood: determined
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers

You would never guess the seasons kicked in good and proper at all!!! *smirk*

Tomorrow it all starts with toddling off down to Millbrook for a two overnighter motorshow thing?!?! Dropping off stuff to someone already set up there with a unit. Doing a bit of event duty then back home late Thursday night. Not bad until you hit the weekends efforts. Saturday I toddle up to Edinburgh for the marathon. Nothing amazing about that, however Sunday I then get to drive all the way down to Shepton Mallet which is just past Bristol… bit of a jaunt!!

As for when I will be coming home, who knows, as schedule only goes up to Sunday.

This does prove to be quite advantageous to boy fruity me being away. My incredibly annoying snoring is causing a problem; in particular last night when even after not drinking I kept the poor sod awake most of the night. This has two effects, 1. I feel exceptionally guilty and 2. He will no doubt have the worst day today due to lack of a decent nights sleep – which I defiantly do not want in any way shape or form. Past relationships have suffered due to this so it needs to be sorted quick smart.

Hence, I've ordered some sort of contraption using the wonders of Google which should pull my lower jaw forward and aid to stop the flabby tissues of my throat vibrating like a 747 going through the room when asleep. I have tried sprays and other such stuff before which does seem to help a bit but not enough.

Fingers crossed a decent nights sleep will beckon him soon and if nothing else he will be able to laugh at me looking very daft in it!

Currently listening: How To Save A Life By The Fray Release date: 13 September, 2005

So much for my week off

Current mood: contemplative
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers

I've been asked to go in today, to prep 'something' drive it down to Luton put it up in a shopping centre then toddle back home again… hmmm the intrigue. Then have the privilege to drive down again Sunday, take it down and bring it back. Can't be bad, Coffers coming into the bank are always a good sign for paying bills and such like I suppose!

Now, because I have not been in this week I only get to hear next weeks schedule via phone on a Thursday (hence the call yesterday) Which does tend to make it somewhat vague as to what it is… oh well, will find out at 10 when I have to be in.

At least I still have Saturday off.

Currently listening: Version By Mark Ronson Release date: 19 April, 2007

Bloody vandals…

Current mood: chipper
Category: Life

Well the gate didn't last long. Now there was a 'catch spot' on the bottom of the closing bit which after time and the help of gravity would drop and slot into place perfectly. This wasn't helped by the copious amounts of rain that also arrived swelling the bloody thing up like a sponge, bugger. Then there has been a ham fisted visitor to my house who has inadvertently decided to slam the bollocks out of it to try to shut it and twanged off part of the fence panel next to it and raunch off the bloody catch as well.

So this morning before it started to rain I took the gate off waddled down to the shed with it, cut about a centimetre off each side for REALLY good measure and painted the exposed bits before it was placed perfectly back onto the posts fitting a treat.

Well at least it's done now I guess. Let's see the bastards break it this time eh?

Also popped down to the Range to get some honeysuckle plants to start growing up the big hedge I killed off at the bottom of the garden. (Wont be cutting that hedge any more J heh heh)

Other than that I have big sister travelling back from holiday so will be picking her and Tom up from the airport in an hour or two so they can pick up Moose the dawg currently staying at "grandparent day-care".

And just in case life wasn't hectic enough, my knee has started to flare up again, this time with quite an impressive lump which does look quite yucky. So seeing as the last conversation with the hospital was "if you want surgery on it just get in touch" hmmm still not really that keen on that so have booked in with Fran the physio again tomorrow as her infra red and sonic wave stuff does seem to do it good – even if I will have to pay for the bugger this time L

So time for a shower after garden toddling today then off to the airport…

Currently listening: Uncut Magazine The Playlist The Best of 2006 By The Flaming Lips

Guilty as charged….

Current mood: contemplative
Category: Life

Yes, it must be said I have been neglecting a few things of late. One of which is my blog, which to be honest wouldn't be the end of the world now would it?

One of the other things I have deliberately not mentioned is the fact that I am smoking again. Main reasons for not mentioning it would be chances are Widge who has also been very quiet about the whole subject has probably also fallen off said band wagon, so I wont go on too much. Other reason being boy fruity isn't impressed and to be honest I don't blame him. My lack of self control is pathetic sometimes. So the chap and I have come up with a plan, of which I am not going to go into details of but is a way of hopefully encouraging me to actually give up good and proper. Will keep you updated as to what where when and why when I feel like it.

So what other exciting stuff has been happening in "Arse Towers" on the last week? Well nothing actually, as I haven't been here. Spent the last few days at fruity's prepping his living room for decorating, sanding then painting woodwork and such the like which is looking rather dapper already.

So this evening I will be doing nowt but splodging ones arse in front of the TV and having an early night, in those immortal words of L'Oreal "because I'm worth it"

Currently watching: Scrubs - The Complete Fourth Season Release date: 10 October, 2006

Talk about productive!

Current mood: accomplished
Category: Life

I have amazed even myself today. Plan of action being; needing to put up the fence & gate near the front of the bungalow so as to secure said wandering black lab from going into the unknown.

First things first, did a CAD design of the gate I was going to build so as to calculate exactly how much wood I would need to purchase, then toddled off to Wickes to get it all.

Being Wickes, they only did really odd lengths all of which meant I would spend an extortionate amount and have shitloads of off cuts…bugger that for a packet of peanuts. Spied a complete gate kit for less than the amount of said wood which was, granted too long but nothing my trusty circular saw wouldn't sort out.

Toddled back home and started to put it all together. Cut down gate went up fine and dandy and then only had the two mini sized fence panels to 'construct' and install. Finished all that late afternoon and decided that I should really make a start on painting the lot to the distinctive green that is all the other fencing round my humble abode. Evidently I have just come in after painting a good two thirds of it and the only reason I came in was because it was dark and I couldn't see chuff all.

Its starting to scare me just how productive I am becoming with my new lease of life, what with the job, the chap boy fruity and my amazing fitness I seem to have acquired. I also seem to be more daring with things – a chainsaw, not batting an eyelid to using my circular saw these days and that used to scare the living daylights out of me and other general tat.

Who knows what I will manage to do tomorrow? (Well, after finishing the painting of course!

Time for a well earned voddy then bed.

Currently listening: Out of Time By R.E.M. Release date: 12 March, 1991