Not having to go to work is awesome. But it's better when you still have money, so the plan is to get another job.

I did explain to CD store guy that, if I get another job at the last rate, I would be happy to work three or four days a week. Then I bought a stack of CDs and a Skinny Puppy t-shirt.

Then I went and bought some books. And some expensive chocolate.  read more »

A short while ago, there was much parental shouting. Then Mum knocked just to let me know - she is going to buy rice.

I'm enjoying being unemployed so far, and today I feel like my brain is starting to spin up. I've also had this awesome realisation... with multiple desktops and imitation post-it-notes, I have a cool magnetic poetry equivalent.  read more »

Shorter observation, which made someone sad. When people talk about Michael Jackson and say "I loved him when I was little!", they don't want to hear why that makes you think he's like Hi-5.

I was disagreeing with someone about foyer furniture. I stand by my position, that it is orange, and generally hideous. Funny thing is that... in the 60's, people thought that furniture of the future would look this way. Joke on mankind is that, with retro style, furniture of the future DOES look that way!

I had a great lunch today! Sometimes I just want desert, and the guys pick on me - but I think they're jealous. Today I got Apple Crumble Pizza. It's like a thin crust pizza with a slightly sweet dough. And then on top there's apple, and cinnamon, and sultanas, with oats and biscuit crumbs on top. And ice cream. AND - they had this massive beer list, I couldn't resist "Sexy Beer". When it came, there's a bikini chick on the bottle. The guys thought she would lose the bikini when the bottle was empty, but I had a look... and it was a scratchy! I must have lived a sheltered life, but that was so entertaining.

What really surprised me was - that was a great beer. Kind of reminded me of some wines I've enjoyed.

I placed a fairly large CD order a little while ago. I am already pining.

Lots of other crap going on. What I learned along the way... don't send an SMS to multiple recipients with really big news. The response is impossible to keep up with.

Also today, someone was saying they would love to be a postie with one of the little motorbikes. Then they drifted off into hitting kids. We all agreed that one of those dinky little cycles with a cow-catcher would be awesome. Further agreement was that the kids would get airborne in entertaining ways

I got my stimulus, and today part of it went to:
Covenant - Europa
Haujobb - Vertical Mixes
Seabound - When Black Beats Blue, and Beyond Flatline
Foetus - In Excelcis Corruptus Deluxe (DVD)
Ultraviolence - Killing God
Compilations, Dependent Club Invasion, and Hymns  read more »

So I bought CDs.

At work I think I have seen someone reach maximum stress. At some point they likened things to someone with a bad golf swing. Then they expressed comic disbelief when I said that golf is crap anyway. Then, to lighten the mood, I described that the only way golf would be good would be if the balls were replaced with chipmunks.

I think that I made an executive decision to stay in the building next door for a couple of weeks longer than planned. That was right after I just stole a staff member.  read more »

Some people at work have beat me, and they did that with 123456789101112. It did not stick in my head on Thursday, or arrive on Friday. But today I slept in and awoke to it. And things are serious enough that I went and found it online:  read more »