“fireman is a lying shit”

31Dec08

And so started a conversation between yours truly and Dan on Gmail Chat the other day.
I won’t pretend that I am not disappointed to discover that Fireman is a pathetic, pathological liar. In recent months, I had come to view him as a friend and someone who I felt was worth knowing. I had liked [...]

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a quick look back at 2008

31Dec08

As usual, Pinky has had the best idea for a year round up post, combining a quick review with lovely photos, so I have pinched it and done the same. I didn’t bother with a year review last year, and each photo only captures the briefest moments of another eventful 365 days. Maybe I’ll do [...]

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hitting the beach

30Dec08

As I mentioned in my last post, The Mechanic’s middle sister’s boyfriend Ben is a bit of a stray at the moment. His family has emigrated to Australia – his mum, dad and little sisters – but he has been left behind here in England because he’s part way through a college course. The plan [...]

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lazy blogging: christmas in pictures

29Dec08

Well, I do hope that everyone had a very merry Christmas and that Santa was generous and left lots of lovely booty for you all. This post is coming to you courtesy of my new laptop, after my Dad transferred some moolah over to my account in the run up to the Big Day and [...]

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five mins until we go home

24Dec08

And today has gone much the same way as yesterday:

I didn’t win Monopoly. In fact, it was a toss up between me and Hayley who came last. I may not have been financially rich, but money isn’t everything

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christmas present(eeism)

23Dec08

Today, we got the little work we had to do out of the way early and then went to the pub for lunch, our fourth Christmas lunch in the two weeks I have been working here. I have to say, I do like the Marcomms team that I belong to. They are nice people. Sure, [...]

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the art of inactivity

22Dec08

Well, it does appear that the blogworld is super quiet at the moment. Much like offices up and down the country, blogs are settling down for the duration of the festive period. You’d’ve thought that the blogosphere would be a hive of activity, if only to give the bored inhabitants of offices that are open [...]

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festive fun

21Dec08

Last night we had our little mulled wine and minced pie house gathering. Editor’s middle class friends turned up and sat around in the lounge like delicate little ornaments, drinking little servings of mulled wine, nibbling at minced pies and making polite conversation.
My idea of a party and Editor’s idea of a party seem to [...]

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732

21Dec08

Random text conversation yesterday:
11.57am FireMan: 732!
12.01pm Soupy: What?

12.02pm FireMan: It’s number…
12.02pm Soupy: What?
12.04pm FireMan: It’s the number of texts I’ve sent you since last Feb… Well, this will be 735 but hey! Incidentally, you’ve sent me exactly the same amount!
12.05pm Soupy: How the hell do you know that? It appears we adore each other the [...]

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charm

19Dec08

I sometimes wonder if I am blessed with charm? It is one of those qualities that is hard to define. On some days, things just seem to go well for me and I get away with all sorts. You know what I mean, days when you are met with lots of pleasant surprises at how [...]

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