So I had one of those days where I decided to get all that boring crap out of the way - which included a two hour visit to the tax office. Worthy of a mention in that one guy actually lost the plot he'd been in the queue so long, walked over to the reception area, picked up enormous 20" monitor and hurled on floor before charging out, kicking glass out of door, and disappearing into the wilderness of Derriford. Office went crazy with shouts of, 'God, we need some help in here!' , females screeching, and one guy importantly snatching up the phone yelling, 'Get me the police!'. Too much excitement for one day.
Have had to endure hours of hold music, recorded messages, and people with a total inability to speak English. I'm all for employing those of non-English backgrounds, but dear God at least make sure they can speak our language. Example conversation: 'I want to cancel my mobile phone contract.'....'You want to complain about your contract?'...'No, I want to CANCEL my contract.'...'You can't do that.'...'Look, I know I can, I asked someone in a shop two days ago and they said I COULD.'....'Oh, you said CANCEL? Of course you can.'
JEEZ. At which point need to start requesting new phone as have hurled old one across the room.
Anyway, was all worth it in the end as discovered hidden stores in my bank account, uncashed cheques, and tax rebates really are worth all the hassle. Am celebrating getting everything done by going up North for a couple of weeks - see a few people, some more than others... Maybe even stick a blade in the Lune. Wow. Rowing. Not done that in ages. Beware ducklings, Jane is on the loose. (Beware ducklings, beware other rowers may be more apt). Will ensconse myself in Maidencroft for a fortnight, armed with multiple extremely tedious sounding books and attempt to develop an honest interest in Women's Studies. Any comments on how this is to be achieved would be appreciated (er - guys, keep it clean. Jeez).
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Generally travelling around the globe, making observations at large - primarily negative ones, if truth be told, but if you read enough there may be a positive, WOO HOO, kinda comment in here. Needles can be found in haystacks. Disclaimer: as with life, this is not to be taken too seriously.
About Me
D H Lawrence
I am in love - and, my God, it's the greatest thing that can happen to a man. I tell you, find a woman you can fall in love with. Do it. Let yourself fall in love, if you haven't done so already. You are wasting your life.
When one jumps over the edge, one is bound to land somewhere.
Henry David Thoreau
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined.
Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.
Cecil Beaton
Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.
Oscar Wilde
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
A kiss may ruin a human life.
There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
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