Well the weekend was lovely. Got a nice balance between doing stuff and slack just right, although littlerachcat said I did nothing….which was sort of true 🙂
Went out for Alison’s Birthday. Me and Rach did the early shift, which was Fuji Hiros, so apologies to all those people who did the second part, the Lounge and Booze, who I missed. Unfortunatly finances at the moment are a bit tight (to say the least). I had a nice meal of chillied worms (opps sorry pan fried noodles) and got to see itsjustaname‘s awesome chopstick skills, since she was up from London for the weekend. It was weird to hear her elaborate on some of the stories that she has put in her LJ. My information filter kept on switching on and off. Good job keefybabe wasn’t in attendance otherwise everytime he swore it would have bought flash backs to some of his more LJ colourful rants.
Feeling extremely perky now. Not only was last week a cracking good start to the year, but since I didn’t have any alcohol over the weekend I’m really buzzing on a natural high of mental and physical happyness.
Been a productive day at work again, I’ve drunk lots of tea and ate serveral bananas which are taking the place of the pies from Greggs downstairs.
Quite glad really. Everyone’s getting back into the swing of things, myself included. I’m a bit overwhelmed by the amount of work that needs to be done. But in small babysteps its getting done. Practically flew through yesterday and got twice the work done that I did in the last month before XMAS. I plan on staying this refreshed and motivated and productive for the rest of the year.
This year is already proving to bubbling over with promise. My RPG writing has quitely taken off since I’ve been back at work. After this weekend I’ll be able to put to bed yet another project thats been half done for far to long. At work I’m booked on two quality training courses (Databases on the web and Exploring XML) in the later end of this month. This month is also good for socialising with Alison’s Birthday this Saturday, which will see everyone out in force at Fuji Hiros (Japanese Noodle place in Central Leeds), and my brothers and Rachel’s at the end of the month. Also the possiblity that we will be going upto Northumberland, if mum comes out of her huff (she put the phone down on me last time I rang on Sunday!) that she’s been in since XMAS.
If anything there really is too much going on. Must quietly plan and scedule.
Lots of things I want to do over the weekend. Must ensure some quality slack time amoungst the doing stuff.
Yup its strange but true, but its nice to be back here at Gateway House in dreary grey Central Manchester.
The last couple of days at home where a tad boring. I think the Rome Total War Mathathon really showed I was running out of enusasum. Plus me and Rach were begining to get on each others nerves.
So here I am in my office at work, embarking on my second quarter in this job. If the first half was getting settled in and developing a structure, the coming months are about honing my skills and seeing the content for the revised website go up piece by piece. Lots of fun stuff to learn (Flash, ASP) and do (new websites, and web enabled applications) so I’ll be far than bored.
So this is it. XMAS lies murdered. All the rich food and booze has been consumed. Mr Newt is probably fatter for it. The rest of the world is back at work (ha ha) and I’m enjoying the last day of my holiday.
Its not been the most productive holiday. I had a big stack of half to seventy five percent finished rpg stuff I wanted to wrap up, which hasn’t got done. But I’ve had a good rest and recovered my sense of humour which I think had dissappeared in the relentless grind of the last quarter of 2004.
Yesterday was spent in a vast grump about the end of the hoildays and the prospect of reentering the Rat Race. Rachel was good and gave me many hugs that cheered me up. Solace was also found in playing far too much Rome Total War. Overall it was an emotional blow out the likes of which I haven’t experienced for a good while.
However the good which came out of it was that I realised that I function better when I’m chilled and relax, and that my job isn’t a grind but instead I get to play for a living. Compare web development to say hard labour or Nursing and you’ll get what I mean.
If nothing else I’m going to make it my business to be relaxed cheerfull and amiable this year .
Now back to getting the most out of my last day 🙂
Me and Rach stayed in on NYE. Enjoyed a pizza and watched Jack Black’s film School of Rock, which like er..Rocked Dude!! I drank a very large bottle of Old Speckled Hen in my very large 2pint pot, but that was the limit of my hell raising.
To kinda make up for the lack of painting the town red went round Ginger Matt’s last night. Drank a little bit and watched a couple of films. Found myself falling asleep at 1am. Woke up drank coffee and chatted about the coming year, which I plan to be incredible! Especially noteworthy since GM is moving down to Cardiff Wales due to work. He will be missed, but he’s certainly fallen on his feet work wise 🙂
Geniunely sad that the festive season is over. Its been good to slack off and enjoy myself.
Tommorrow although not back at work until Wednesday, I start the New Year’s work……(more to follow).
Well I’ve actually been back from XMAS for two days now, but been keeping my head down recovering from it.
XMAS itself was good 🙂 Went to the inlaws on XMAS eve, had a lazy one of reading, watching TV, playing cards and monopoly, eating and drinking heartly. Then came back the day after boxing day (Monday afternoon).
Got a stack of presents, which was surprising seeing how little we all spent on each other (both me and Rach had a £40 limit)
the
rival gang of the KKK (ku klux klan.) they are less severe than the
KKK,hence the name WWW (meaning White Whiny Wussies) they dont even go
after blacks, instead they hate on chocolate milk. they also pirate rap
songs off the internet so they can make Fiddy cent go broke by stealing
his music. theyre headquarters is somewhere around washington DC.
the WWW chased the milkman carrying chocolate milk, and slapped him down.
Its dull its grey and if I go out at lunchtime its probably raining. Just like it has been every single day for the last gizilion years here in Manchester.
