Postman Jimmy
I have a job! w00t! Uh huh, I've finally gotten up off my arse - went to some job agencies in Chelmsford on Wednesday of last week, since the Braintree Job Centre hadn't found me anything yet. First one had nothing, the second - Reed - told me to come back 2 days later for an appointment, to register. So went back on Friday, gave details & took a few tests - there was a data entry one, just seeing how fast you can input stuff on a computer, then there were Microsoft Word & Excel tests as well. Apparently I was fast & accurate, and didn't do too shabbily on the Microsoft tests. Comes with spending too much time at the computer no doubt.
So yeah, they said they had a job for me & I could start on Monday, so I've just got back from a day's work:P And I'm knackered. It's just a pretty basic job at Essex County Council in Chelmsford - in the post room. So yeah I help sort out & deliver internal & external mail n stuff. Won't go into boring details, but they have some awesome machines in there (well, as awesome as you can get in a post room...) one just whizzes loads of new letters through & stamps them, & the other, you put a ream of new A4 letters in, and it automatically folds them & envelopes them. Yes, ok, they're awesomely crap & boring, but hey, must save a hellova lot of time & no doubt have decreased post room worker suicide rates.
I'm workin' til just before the kr3w bash at the beginning of April, then I'll have a week or so to get ready before I jet off to Nice:D So, unlike Will P, as I'm ever so organised, I'll definitely be there :D
Ah yes - my heart doc has now said I can get on with my gap year & book up my scuba diving:D I just have to tell the organisation what health problems I've had, & I should be fine, so fingers crossed... So I'll be booking that up soon, am gonna try & get my PADI before I go abroad though, so that there'll be less learning & more doing out there. I won't be going to Malaysia after all, for fairly obvious reasons - so there's a choice of the Phillipines or Honduras (Caribbean). So yeah - tell me where you think I should go if ya like, I'm still not sure - could practise my Spanish in Honduras though:P
Unfortunately I've been a lil ill recently, and not just coz of Jim's terrible driving that night, I've been coughin', sniffin' & night sweatin', which wasn't too reassuring, seen as I had those symptoms this time last year... but yeah I've been on antibiotics & seems to be getting a lot better :)
Went to my cousin's at the weekend - 'twas kewl, but yeah - made an interesting discovery. Now I know that some of this kinda stuff has been touched upon by other people, but I'd still like to say my lil bit. Background: her hubby has kids from his last marriage, & they used to all live together, but now they live with their mum. Those kids are son & daughter - David & Samantha. I don't have any dirt on Samantha:P but David started smoking at 11... which we found out while they were still livin' with my cousin & their dad. And I have now discovered that he is now, aged 15, living with his girlfriend & their 1 month old baby!?! Dude. 'Tis so wrong. He's obviously still at school, & they're obviously in a council place, but it's probs with her parents or something. But imagine having had to look after a kid for the past 3-4 years. Just think. I mean I wouldn't have thought he'd have gone to university anyway, but it's such a burden at such a ridiculous age. Serves him right though, yeah sure. Sigh. I mean I've read about such things in the paper, but it obviously makes you think a little harder when it's someone you know. Such an effin' shame. Anyway... my cousin & this guy now have 2 kids of their own - mischievous lil bastards. One of them actually is.
Sorry, anyway... I've got some piccies from our 'Team Laser Implosion' outing:
So yeah, they said they had a job for me & I could start on Monday, so I've just got back from a day's work:P And I'm knackered. It's just a pretty basic job at Essex County Council in Chelmsford - in the post room. So yeah I help sort out & deliver internal & external mail n stuff. Won't go into boring details, but they have some awesome machines in there (well, as awesome as you can get in a post room...) one just whizzes loads of new letters through & stamps them, & the other, you put a ream of new A4 letters in, and it automatically folds them & envelopes them. Yes, ok, they're awesomely crap & boring, but hey, must save a hellova lot of time & no doubt have decreased post room worker suicide rates.
I'm workin' til just before the kr3w bash at the beginning of April, then I'll have a week or so to get ready before I jet off to Nice:D So, unlike Will P, as I'm ever so organised, I'll definitely be there :D
Ah yes - my heart doc has now said I can get on with my gap year & book up my scuba diving:D I just have to tell the organisation what health problems I've had, & I should be fine, so fingers crossed... So I'll be booking that up soon, am gonna try & get my PADI before I go abroad though, so that there'll be less learning & more doing out there. I won't be going to Malaysia after all, for fairly obvious reasons - so there's a choice of the Phillipines or Honduras (Caribbean). So yeah - tell me where you think I should go if ya like, I'm still not sure - could practise my Spanish in Honduras though:P
Unfortunately I've been a lil ill recently, and not just coz of Jim's terrible driving that night, I've been coughin', sniffin' & night sweatin', which wasn't too reassuring, seen as I had those symptoms this time last year... but yeah I've been on antibiotics & seems to be getting a lot better :)
Went to my cousin's at the weekend - 'twas kewl, but yeah - made an interesting discovery. Now I know that some of this kinda stuff has been touched upon by other people, but I'd still like to say my lil bit. Background: her hubby has kids from his last marriage, & they used to all live together, but now they live with their mum. Those kids are son & daughter - David & Samantha. I don't have any dirt on Samantha:P but David started smoking at 11... which we found out while they were still livin' with my cousin & their dad. And I have now discovered that he is now, aged 15, living with his girlfriend & their 1 month old baby!?! Dude. 'Tis so wrong. He's obviously still at school, & they're obviously in a council place, but it's probs with her parents or something. But imagine having had to look after a kid for the past 3-4 years. Just think. I mean I wouldn't have thought he'd have gone to university anyway, but it's such a burden at such a ridiculous age. Serves him right though, yeah sure. Sigh. I mean I've read about such things in the paper, but it obviously makes you think a little harder when it's someone you know. Such an effin' shame. Anyway... my cousin & this guy now have 2 kids of their own - mischievous lil bastards. One of them actually is.
Sorry, anyway... I've got some piccies from our 'Team Laser Implosion' outing:
Ben da Chav
Jimmy Ill
Jimmy being cheered up by the lads
Zombie Jim
Undead Will T
Kk that's enough of them, here's some vids if you have the connection for them / can be arsed:
Team Laser Implosion - Not too thrilling - 'tis a bit too dark, but take note of the location
House of the Living Dead - A.k.a. Will P's
Jim's Madskillz - Handbrake turns in the snow, in the car park behind the war memorial:P
Will P's Madskillz - Apologies for Will T's lack of filming talent
Right that's it - gotta be up in 7 hours:( Peace out.
