Ian and I met up at the "Red Kite" in Wakefield last night for something to eat. I like it there, it's full of middle 30 somethings of undecipherable sexuality.
I had the biggest fish and chips ever, it could have been a whale I swear. The whole bill including drinks was less than £40. You can't beat it.
Whilst attending a meeting at the JCP this afternoon I bumped into a woman I used to know about 10 years ago, she was working at Barnsley & Doncaster TEC at the time and I was a partner in my own business. We had a lot to catch up on, I was glad to see that she came out well from the demise of the TECs.
It reminded me that no matter what happens to the business you're employed by, something always crops up. The old saying "as one door closes; another door opens" is such a truism.
I've travelled down many paths in the last 10 years, all of which have led me to the point where I am now. It's funny to think 10 years ago our paths were similar but then split apart and we went our seperate ways only to find that 10 years later they converge once again.
I have created a new photo gallery page where I will be depositing and sharing my photos. A link to the page can be found in the "My Links" section.
I'm home after spending the weekend in Leeds, I had a nice relaxing time doing the usual mundane stuff, shopping, watching TV, eating...etc
I'm a man of simple pleasures...although I have over done it with the chocolate again this weekend.
What is it Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist anything but temptation!" Oh I hear ya Oscar!!!
I read an interesting line today, it said
"It takes two to make a lie work, one to speak the lie, another to believe it."
It's funny, I never posted a blog yesterday and I feel quite guilty about it. I wouldn't say that nothing happened yesterday, it did, lots of things happened. It's just that nothing that I would consider worth commenting on…except that bloody awful picture of Wayne Rooney in the Sun Newspaper. Who wants to see a picture of some ugly, lumpy football player practically naked, painted white, with a red cross daubed across his torso?
I could understand if it was David Beckham or Freddie Ljungberg…but Rooney?
If that guy is being looked at as a sex symbol, then it's time to turn in my whoopsie union card.
The thing with blogs, is that once you've made a post, you remember other stuff which you wanted to say.
I thought I'd better mention it, but I'll start to make reference to my holidays fairly soon. We've booked (my partner and I that is!) a week at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, and a week at the Regent Beverley Witlshire in LA. You may remember these hotels from films like Ocean's 11 (Bellagio) and Pretty Woman (Regent Beverley Wiltshire). We fly out on the 4th November. This is our second visit to Las Vegas and LA, so we pretty much know what to expect and I'm really quite excited about it!
Secondry to that we've also booked a long weekend away in Amsterdam over the August Bank Holiday. Although I'm not sure what the name of the hotel is.
So when I start mentioning holidays, you'll know what I'm talking about!
That's all for now.
I just thought I'd introduce you to my group of learners and to some of my work mates. The photo was taken Xmas 2005 during our festive party. I'm in the middle somewhere with a green t-shirt on!
I've just heard that Lisa, one of my colleagues is going to hand in her notice today. It's sad, she joined the company just before I did and she is a really valuable member of our team.
This is one of the reasons I've never felt comfortable building relationships outside of work with work colleauges, as once they leave you kinda lose touch.
I don't like saying goodbye....I don't suppose anyone does. Do they?
It's now 7.50am and I'm sat at my desk at work. The loved ones returned last night, their plane touched down about 10.45pm but due to traffic on the way home we didn't get back to the house until 1.30am this morning. I obviously haven't had a decent night's sleep, so I'm probably going to be a bit crabby today!
I'm off to put the kettle on and clear the milk that’s gone sour in the fridge! I DO GET THE GLAMOUROUS JOBS!
I woke up at 8.40am this morning feeling great; I had a good night’s sleep, which I needed after the night before. I’ve cleaned and tidied up again. Where does the dust and dirt comes from. I’ve been out and watered the plants in the hanging baskets and done the plants in the greenhouse. It’s surprising how dried up they were considering I only missed one day!
I hope they make a full recovery.
Well the weather is rubbish today, still warm but overcast and cloudy, and it’s just started to rain, although only a little. Typical after I’ve just watered the garden.
Its’s 12 noon now and I’ve not eaten today as yet. I’m waiting for Ian to turn up. I can’t remember whether he said 12 or 1pm…suppose only time will tell.
Well it's 9.30pm on Saturday the 17th June. Tomorrow, the loved ones return from Portugal and I have to pick them up at 10.45pm from Manchester Airport.
I've made the most of the last two weeks, I've run around the house in my underwear, not made my bed and generally done what I want when I wanted to. It'll be great to see them again and I know the pooch will be very pleased to see them home safe and sound.
I've spent a few hours today cleaning the house from top to bottom, putting things back where they sould be, fluffing up cushions, dusting and cleaning the bathroom. I don't think there will be any accusing looks.
Anyway, my brain is fried after only having 4 hours sleep last night..so I'm going to sign off for today.
One of the reasons I wanted to set up this blog page, was that I wanted a cathartic experience of writing a diary; a diary that other people could read and if they wanted to, make comments on. I will make this blog available to all my family and friends so there will be some editing, but not much.
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