Awake my soul

Wowza's so the shit hit the fan yesterday - finding out who my real friends are is interesting! I have got some beautiful friends and i'm very grateful for them.

Really looking forward to this weekend and tomorrow especially. Louise is coming down from Wales and we're all going out for drinks and a bit of a boogie! Hoorah! Saturday we're having a family night in with a big fat steak and some poker. Not a clue how to play poker but that could be good, Abby said she will teach the ones that don't know how to play!

Sunday I definitely have to visit the grandparents it has been too long the snow got in the way and then my petrol was dangerously low...poor excuse! Sorry Mo & Pete!

Big Brother is actually making me laugh - who knew? "Nicola don't even walk like that" - Hahaha. "I'm a nice goat." What is going on with this programme?! "Housemates may now remove their heads" - Err...not the wisest move!

8 days til drinking/baking/laughing/having fun in Somerset! Wooo!

"How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes, I struggle to find any truth in your lies."

Mac the knife

I'm starting to really resent some of the people I have as 'friends' on facebook. Most consist of people i've actually spoken to in the last 6 months but a few are very old school friends or to be exact they probably fit more into the category of peopleiwenttoschoolwithwhoineveractuallyspoketo. Do I really want to hear that you've had 2 children by the age of 22 and one of them is now preventing itself from pissing in its knickers? A fair milestone in a small child's life but do you seriously have to broadcast it on every status update on facebook? No, no I don't think you do. I think, I can't be sure, but I think there will be some culling this afternoon.

Friday night I went to Dawn-e's for some immense Chinese. Never thought I would be okay with getting Chinese from somewhere other than the Mai King but it was actually pretty good AND it was from Gosport - this is a massive bonus considering you're more likely to find an assassin in Gosport than a good Chinese. We watched 2 full discs of Gossip Girl before I fell into a coma, I didn't wake up until 10:50am but neither did Dawn-e so it wasn't like she'd been sat awake. I said "Have you been awake long?" She said "No, if I would have punched you in the head by now if I had." Charming.

Saturday was probably the most boring day (don't think i've ever said that!) . It was made slightly less boring by the fact Pompey actually won a game..! Can you believe it? No, neither can I. Even more unbelievable is the fact John 'lazyarse' Utaka managed to score both our goals. Ridiculous, but highly welcome. The only down side is that we now play the scum of all scum in their own back yard which would end in devastation OR it could be the greatest day since I was born. (Which by the way is the official greatest day so far.) I stayed in, had a pretty awesome salad, watched season 2 of Gavin & Stacey including the commentary....and read some of my book. Now I don't know the official term, but i'm pretty sure it's something along the lines of 'cool'. - Or naaaaat.

The blinds have now been installed in my old room so this means it won't be long until i'm turfed out of the lush, cosy, warm double bed goodness of the 'spare' room which i've grown to love over the last few months into child-like single-bed, loneliness of the attic room. I would actually not be surprised if my Mother was at home right now transferring all my stuff upstairs as I type. This remains to be seen when I get home later.

MACCABEES & RUMBLE STRIPS TOMORROW. That is all.

Winter winds

"My head told my heart,
Let love grow,
But my heart told my head,
This time no, this time no."

Those are some beautiful lyrics right there. Just bought Mumford & Sons 'Sigh no More' and the latest Maccabees album. Am making a good effort to listen to 'Wall of Arms' everyday until Tuesday to get me even more so excited for the gig - although not sure if that is possible.

Friday tomorrow which actually can't come sooner (and not just because that is physically impossible!) No work for a couple of days, weekends are my saviour! Gossip Girl marathon to look forward to tomorrow night and possibly watch The Hangover since Dawn-e hasn't seen it which is an actual crime.

It's 21:31 is that too early to go to sleep? I generally feel very tired at this time every night and stupidly don't go to sleep then end up getting a second wind and staying awake til past midnight and subsequently don't get out of bed until 8am. I seriously need the will to hop out of bed tomorrow at 7:15 AT LEAST.

My middle finger is really hurting, I think it looks kinda bent but i'm not sure if it's always been like that, this is probably likely to be honest but does not explain the pain. Surely too young to be demonstrating Arthritis? That would be really shit if I had that. Bugger.

"'Cause you told me that I would find a hole, within the fragile substance of my soul, and I have filled this void with things unreal, and all the while my character it steals."

Back of the net!

Last week I felt pretty low, like low low low like Flo Rida low. BOY, how a Monday & Tuesday can change things. This is shaping up to be the best week ever and it's not even Wednesday! Get in!

So yesterday I find out i'm gonna be doing more stuff for TV in the next coming weeks, how freakin' fun! Can't say too much about that again, but it sounds exciting and this means many trips to LDN this month at least 3! So a few weeks back I won a book from AQA on twitter (@the63336) which was a fluke, I gave a wrong answer to a question but they thought it was creative so gave me a free book instead of a t-shirt although let's be honest who wants an AQA t-shirt? The book was probably the best end of the deal. Today they asked the question "Name 3 detectives that lived on Baker Street and win a free book" I mentioned them and said, hang on a minute i've already won a book what else can I win! To which they replied saying they had more than one book. So I got on Wikipedia, found the answer and sent it (I assume this isn't cheating?!) next thing I know i've won another book, I mean it's only a book but at least it's something! So this was my first winning of the day, next thing I know i've won 6 free questions to AQA for Re-tweeting one of their status' the other day. Considering it's a quid for every question this is pretty good and will come in handy no doubt! Second winning of the day...AQA must get tired giving me free stuff but i'm not complaining! Early in the morning i'd seen The Maccabees post on twitter about giving away 20 pairs of free tickets to a 'very special' show in London and to look on their facebook page for more deets. So I went to have a ganda and all you needed to do to enter was post your name and address by email, by 2pm in the afternoon i'd got an email back congratulating me for winning 2 tickets to a pretty exclusive show in Covent Garden next Tuesday - errrr AWESOME! So so stoked about this, was so bummed that I didn't get tickets for the NME tour (Would have loved to have seen The Big Pink and Bombay Bicycle Club but alas Maccabees are the only ones after my heart.) Haven't decided who i'm taking yet but it is going to be rad!

I was thinking i've been winning/having great luck over the past few days should I buy a lotto ticket?! Or perhaps a scratch card. I just FEEL lucky, it's a great feeling hope it lasts a little longer as got some pretty wicked things coming up. London trip with Sara to the Ice Bar & all the touristy shizzle London Dungeons, Madam Tussauds etc. Haven't done these things is AGES i'm pretty excited especially for Scarlot Miss Charlotte's in Revolutions. Going to see Avatar 3D tomorrow, Dawn-e's on friday - i'm almost overloaded with goodness and Bridgwater in a couple of weeks too! Hoooray!

James cooked me dinner tonight, old fashioned sausage pasta was re-invented with meatballs! It was lush, and it was lovely to have a little catch up and spend a little time at my old home. I do not miss the freezing coldness of that house but it is a beautiful house in a beautiful location. Aww, damn you no money!

Scotty is mad because I dislike ginners and he is apparently in love with 1 or 3. YOUR FACE Scotty.

Back to work tomorrow, yeeehar. Naaaat.

Sigh no more

Let's hope this week is a fucking thousand times better than last week.

Things to look forward to this week -

-Receiving Breaking Dawn in the post for readage.
-Receiving Maccabees 'Wall of Arms' in the post for listening whilst driving round.
-Receiving Mumford & Sons 'Sigh no more' in the post for the same purpose as above.
-Eating sausage pasta at James' on Tuesday.
-Seeing Avatar 3D with Dawn-e on Wednesday.
Doing sod all the rest of the week. A possible outing at the weekend depending on if i'm starting to remove myself from the rut that i'm currently in.

Have not felt this rubbish is a really long time. Anyone want a return train ticket to Bridgend? No? I didn't either. What a twat.

Forever Young

Embo is back.

Oh gad, I didn't think it was possible to hate snow in all it's white glorious goodness but alas I find myself disliking it immensely since 1. It made me slip over and 2. Made the battery flat on my car. Poorly little 205 doesn't deserve such nastiness.

I have some exciting things planned now which it going to be raaaad. I booked train tickets to Bridgwater a few days back to go see Paul - we're gonna bake, drink some drinks, and generally have a good time. I haven't seen him in soooo long. Plus the train only cost me £21 what.a.bargain. I booked the time off work yesterday along with the 2 weeks hols for Ab's wedding (Turkey here we come!) I haven't had a 2 week holiday in forever so i'm pretty stoked about this. I also booked IOW festival off and Crowded house and Mr Hudson got confirmed today - really pleased about this!

Went to the movies last night to see 'It's complicated'. It had it's moments, was pretty funny but over all not amazing. Alec Baldwin was funny but having started watching CBB over the past week I just keep thinking of his brother Stephen and how much of an actual douchebag he is and to be honest it's not giving me the best vibe on any of the Baldwin's. Meryl Streep is pretty much a legend but I didn't realise Steve Martin was in it, I find him a little bit tacky. He's in the Pink Panther, this says it all. I didn't realise how old he appears now, he looked a bit plastic, never good. There was a moment in the film where Streep was laying on the bed alone where her ex-husband was off with his new wife I thought 'SHIT, that is going to be me.' But then I realised I was 22 and it was a pretty ridiculous thought.

House Partay at Vic's on Saturday, like the good old days! I'm looking forward to it. Whilst it will be immense fun I think it will probably be a lot more sensible than when we were 14/15 years old. Long gone are the days of Longmore throwing chunks in Vicki's back garden begging to be let in, James throwing up into a pint glass in the corner, Crystal pulling out her eye lashes and Vicki and I breaking her bed and rolling down it like a ski slope. The amount of house party's people had when we were in school and something happened that is never forgotten, hahaha. Vicki's were pretty legendary for the things mentioned above, Emma's was gate crashed by a load of chav's who offered to buy 'a bottle of vodka if we let them in' - of course we didn't let them in and they ended up trashing her mum's car, falling through her garage roof and running off. I of course was grounded and sent for golf lessons during half term with a bunch of 8 year olds for 'punishment'. What the hell was that all about, I discovered I was actually quite good at putting! Pretty rubbish at everything else though. One of the greatest house party's was held at Pete Farndell's house - he got so drunk he passed out, so disorientated that he pissed on his bedroom floor thinking it was the bathroom, people put toothpaste in his ear, shaved some of his leg hair off, drew all over his face with lipstick and put a lampshade on his head. Ryan, Sam and I had fallen asleep in his bedroom where all he slept on was a matress and we woke up to him pissing on the floor right in front of us, totally not an experience I want to have again but funny nevertheless.

Crowded house and Mr Hudson got confirmed for IOW Festival today, yussssss!

Snow going out

Happy New Year and all that shizzle.

Had possibly the worst start to a year I could have wished for. Went into work on 3rd Jan (Sunday) SUNDAY, who bloody well works on a Sunday? Then literally out of no where I developed a horrific sinus infection which made me feel like my head was going to explode. I had to take Monday off work as was feeling so bad and then Tuesday was a whole other story, high temperature, coughing up blood etc. Everytime I called Adecco i'm pretty sure the same woman answered and asked me the same questions including "What is preventing you from coming into work?" and "When are you expected to be back?" Erm, well i've told you the same thing everytime i've phoned and i'll be backed when i'm feeling better?! Absolute douche.

So basically i'd been ill Monday and then Tuesday night it decided to snow like it's never snowed before ever. It's was SO thick, so thick in fact that on Saturday night my week got worse when I slipped over on 2-inch-thick ice and cracked straight down on my coccyx. My god, pain like i've actually never known it. Now i'm working at home because I can't actually get out of my road, if I attempted it there is major chance I may slide into another car/lamp post/curb. Having said that i'm going to attempt it tomorrow so i'll update the progress at some point.

NYE was pretty cool, I can't believe it happened, I mean not NYE, but...yeah. To be honest i'm not entirely happy about it. Ughhhhhh, please let this year be a good one.

I can't believe there is still snow outside. It's white but it's more like ice which is sooooo much worse. I keep having minor nightmares about the falling over incident on Saturday ow. :( another disadvantage of this weather is being house bound, cannot actually go anywhere and I feel like i'm in house arrest, not only because it's a struggle to actually move but because I have no transport! I started the 205 yesterday just to see if it was okay and bless the little one, it got going if a little chuggy.

Roll on sunny times.