A rare occurence

Any one who has to deal with people in their job will know that it's very easy to be criticised and receive compalints, but a rarity to be praised when you do something right.
So it was a pleasant change this week when a customer I helped at the weekend went the extra mile to thank me for serving her.
The lady in question was partially sighted and made me aware of this when she first requested my help. She needed to get to a product which was on an upper floor of the shop so this involved some assistance up a staircase which I made as subtle as possible to spare any embarassment on her part.
Taking her across to the items she needed, I helped her through her shopping and she was full of praise and thanks, which was nice. But she went even further, first passing on her comments to the manager, then writing in a letter fo thanks, adding she was going to put an article about me on the Royal National Institute Of The Blind homepage, then she contacted head office and she is next planning on talking to the regional director of the store I work for.
It all seems a bit much as I was only doing my job but nevertheless it's nice to get praise for something I've done as opposed to complaints about something that hasn't gone to plan.
Brightened my day anyway :)

The joys of Shakespeare...yes, REALLY

Wow, been a bit lax in the old posting do-ding recently. Apologies, had a lot on and been way too tired to log in.

Went to the theatre to watch *groan groan* a Shakespeare production last week. Yep, surely it was destined to be a bore, despite the enigmatic Patrick Stewart taking the lead but 'The Tempest' courtesy of the RSC was absolutely brilliant from start to finish.
With cutting humour, brilliant special effects and clever twists to the dialogue, this play is up there in my personal hall of fame of best theatre productions I've seen.
Patrick didn't steal the show as I had presumed he would, in fact, a couple of the actors left him in their shadows in my opinion.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and, to quote a friend from the day: 'You know who I don't hate as much anymore? Shakespeare'
Just goes to show, life can be shot into any old dredge when you try!

Stole from Gemmak's blog

1.Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4: I do a lot of travelling alone so sometimes I get starved
2.Stretch your left arm out as far as you can..... No cos Id touch my best friends ass
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV? I really don't remember, I don't do TV
4.Without looking, guess what time it is?10.12.
Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?10.13.
With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?A teacher doing his lesson
7. When did you last step outside? ABout ten minutes ago
What were you doing?Going between classrooms.
8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?My girlfriend
9. What are you wearing?Very sophisticated shirt :)
10. Did you dream last night?Yes :(.
11. When did you last laugh?About one minute ago.
12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?Bricks
13. Seen anything weird lately?My girlfriend in glasses
14. What do you think of this quiz?Pointless
15. What is the last film you saw?I don't know! Long time ago.
16. If you became a multimillionaire overnight, what would you buy?ITV so I could reincarnate Bad Girls :P
17. Tell me something about you that I dunno.Pffft depends who you are...some know different things to others
18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?Poverty
19. Do you like to dance?Do I feck...I have to be VERY drunk!
20. George Bush...what about him!?
21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?Log
.22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?Pumbaa
23. Would you ever consider living abroad?I could be persuaded!
24.What do you want GOD to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?This is just a dream
25. 4 people who must also do this meme in their journal. Any four who want to!

Stole from Lillie's blog

TEN FIRSTS
First Best Pal: 'Twiggy'
First Hamster: Never had one
First Piercing: Ditto above
First Crush: Some chick from year 5
First CD: I dont remember
First Car: not got one yet
First Love: She knows who she is
First Stuffed Animal: Devil/angel dude
First Teacher: Miss Mason...she smacked me :(
First Watch: I don't know!

NINE LASTS

Last Beverage: orange juice
Last Vehicle Ride: my dads car
Last Movie Seen: Family Guy Movie
Last Phone Call: Work
Last CD Played:DOnt do CDs
Last Bubble Bath: when I was ill
Last Time You Cried: Last night
Last Person who gave you a hug: Girlfriend
Last Time you rang your mum/dad/guardian: Yes

EIGHT HAVE YOU EVERS

Have you ever dated one of your best friends: Yes
Have you ever been arrested: No
Have you ever skinny dipped: does a bath count
Have you ever been on TV: yer
Have you ever kissed someone and then regretted it: Yes quite a lot
Have you ever had a sex dream about someone you knew: Yeah probably
Have you ever been in love: Yes
Have you ever wanted to slap/punch a friend: haha oh yes

SEVEN THINGS YOU'RE WEARING
1 scarf
2 jacket
3 zippy shirt
4 trousers
5 shirt
6 boxers
7 socks!

SIX THINGS YOU'VE DONE TODAY (in no particular order)1. got up
2. coursework
3. paid ginger tax
4. this quiz
5. shivered
6. watched a war documentary

FIVE FAVORITE THINGS IN NO ORDER 1. Acting 2. Girlfriend 3. Best friend 4. Family 5. Family Guy

THREE CHOICES
1. eat or drink: depends whether Im thristy or hungry
2. blonde or brunette: Dont care
3. pink or black: Black

TWO THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE
1. Be successful in acting
2. Beat my illness

Wonderful weekend

An unexpected weekend off from work and nothing to fill it up with. Typical. The weekends you want off are already booked by other people or are too short notice, then the rota tells me that I've booked this weekend off...and I can't for the life of me think why.
I certainly don't remember booking it off and found it too late to plan anything.
Well isn't that just a bugger. It's the time of year where holidays are becoming steadily forbidden and I won't get another weekend off until the new financial year in April.
So I feel cheated that my last holiday for some time has been wasted in this way.
Oh well, sod's law and all that jazz...

Not my scene

This doctor thing just isn't working for me.
I know each doctor has their own methods and each are designed to be successful but I just can't see it as being an effective solution for me.

Yesterday, I had my latest one on one appointment with therapist doctor (I'm seeing three people at once so it gets a bit baffling at times) and I couldn't have felt more awkward.
Naturally an atmosphere where you have to open up about negative feelings annd very personal things is never going to be comfortable but he was too pushy and appeared to expect too many results. Maybe I'm not his ideal patient but I got the impression that he has over estimated me.
It was difficult enough building up the guts to go and see my GP in the first place and now these fortnightly appointments with this guy are evn more daunting. There will never be a breaking of ice because the appointment ends as soon as I begin to relax and it's another two weeks before the next one comes along.
The guy also seems very irritable and, as someone who avoids any form of confrontation, this is very intimidating for me.

Nobody said it was going to be easy and I appreciate that but I don't think I am personally strong enough to fight my demons and win, at least not at this stage.
I'm more tempted just to put up and live with the battleground that is my head rather than have to expose and analyse it on a fortnightly basis.

Burn In Hell

Hanging is nothing compared to what this evil tyrant deserves.
Good riddance

The latest rule from the killjoys

Cuddling faces the chop this time as a headteacher bans his students from embracing eachother in their breaktimes.
He has two reasons for this, first of all it makes students late for lessons (one or two minutes tops...they'll always find a way to lose these first minutes from a lesson, hugs or no hugs) and also because it could border on inappropriate.
I'm sorry but even though the cry of rape is more common than the cry of tears in this country when have you ever heard of a student complaining that their friend has hugged them in a way that makes them uncomfortable? Students hug their closest friends as a form of affection, the likelihood of a sexual abuse story cropping up out of this is pretty slim.
I think it's absurd.
So if the kids aren't allowed to show eachother affection and kindness then good luck stopping bullying. Because the only option that is being left is nastiness.
I know which I'd prefer.

To all the readers of The Diary Of Mr Slug Take Two

Whatever you're doing...



Have a great bonfire night!

Winter!

It's getting to that time of year again that I love: winter is just around the corner, but weather wise it's already here this week.
Shivering winds, morning frost and nippy dips in temperature have made their prescence felt this week and I have found it pitch black on my way to a shift at work when it used to be light when I finished there.

Winter, despite the discomfort of intense chills is, to me, the best season.
And here's hoping for lots of snow this year!! Cos if you remember, I love it!