Everything, Everything

It's such a pain. Sure, my spamfilter catches it all, but it takes time and I'm fed up of coming home from work to nearly ninety emails. My setting's quite aggressive at 4.0 but when most is rated 20 to 30 it doesn't make much of a difference.

My brother couldn't get a taxi in time, so he asked me to give his girlfriend a lift to the train station this evening. I wouldn't mind, but I'm low on petrol, and by the time I'd dropped her off the petrol station at Safeways was closed, and I couldn't be bothered to try anywhere else. So I suspect I'll head over tomorrow, fill up with petrol, then cook dinner at my parents (my mum said there's some chicken in the fridge that goes off on the first, and my brother's vegetarian so he won't have it. Maybe I'll share some with Gizmo, the cat who's always asleep in the bush by our front door. He is cute though. My brother took a couple photos recently.

It's great, I needed a few days relaxation. Watched Collateral last night with Kev, still no word from Caz, but I caught up with Jon last night

She's running the 10,000 so hopefully she'll do well, plus it's more money on celebdaq.

Listening to The Prodigy, while I shaved off my beard and had a shower.

Lynne finally came online, got to chat to her again very briefly. Was nice to know she's still alive though.

Haven't heard any news about Caz, she's not too healthy at the moment, hoping she'll text me back sometime.

The women's pole vault last night was really exciting to watch, a new world record of 4.91 was pretty good too.

Watched Resident Evil, pretty good, tense, stylish thriller, but the dialogue was short and cheesy. Still, I wonder what the sequel will be like and how it'll continue from the first.

Really didn't want to go to work today, and once i was there it wasn't too exciting either.

Was nice to see her do well yesterday. She's also quite attractive.

Molly, one of the cats in my parents' close, tried to kill herself by running in front of my car again last night. Silly thing.

My beard had a white hair in it, I hadn't noticed, but my family did so it's gone now, along with a brown one next to it. Ouch.

It looks like the squirrel Katie was on about is Twiggy.

"There is a water ski-ing squirrel in the daily mail."

She's so lovely.

She's so lovely. I just watched Ella Enchanted, but she's in The Princess Diaries too.

I seem to have accidentally grown a beard without having thought about it too much. Helen from my office (and not the one I asked out, nor the one I'm meeting next week, nor Kev's friend from uni) said it suits me. I was going to shave it off sometime, but I think I'll keep it until no one recognises me.

I watched Super Size Me last night, it was pretty good, and full of useful information, which I might mention later when I've finished watching TV.

I stumbled across The Highly Unofficial alt.fan.dr-pepper FAQ:

According to the United States Census, Morrison lived in the town of Christiansburg and worked as a pharmacy clerk. In that same census on the next page (if I remember correctly) is another Dr. Pepper and he has a daughter, Malinda or Malissa, who is only 16 to Morrison's 17. If you understand that the census takers walked from house to house, you can tell they were near neighbors. This makes much more sense to me than Dr. Charles T. Pepper, 40 miles away in Rural Retreat.

It's very likely that Morrison named the drink after a completely different Dr. Pepper of Christianburg, Virginia, and that this Pepper's daughter was the one whom Morrison had been in love with all those years ago.

One thing I've noticed about Trish's piano playing is that pretty much every time she makes a mistake she makes a tutting sound. And she seems to be making a lot of mistakes, as I think she's learning a new piece.

And I got a nice text back from Katie, not only did she not think I was mad, she also loves squirrels. When she was little she had a little white one come into her garden. Her parents are away this week so she has the house to herself. Lucky her.

Oh yeah, we managed to fit it last night, my dad did a great job, didn't even break any tiles as he drilled the hole through.

I caught the start of the opening ceremony, watching people walk around in circles is hardly riveting TV. Still, it was nice to see Leon get our first medal me the games, silver is very impressive.

Having trouble fitting the washing machine in the kitchen, may get it done eventually.

Lynne's spent this weekend in Bristol so I've been unable to chat yet again. It's getting very annoying now.

I'm looking forward to having a lie in tomorrow morning. I'm hoping some sleep might put me in a better mood this weekend.

I'm watching it with Kev tonight, quite funny and entertaining, and has Jennifer Love Hewitt in it.

Stuart has left the house! He looks a little drunk.

Will have to eat later tonight when Gareth and Trish get back from shopping with matches or some kind of way to light our gas cooker. The battery has probably gone, but we can't replace it, will need to contact the landlord sometime.

Finally starting to feel like a home and not some building I'm paying a fortune to store my things in. Weather is terrible, so won't be visiting parents tonight. Maria and Gareth should be over later though.

I'm in the new flat now, still a few things to collect tomorrow like some mugs and plants. I thought I'd locked myself in the bathroom tonight, but after calling for help through the door, Trish explained how the door just needs to be pulled hard to let you out. Work soon, wish the weekend was longer.