I couldn’t sleep last night, due in part to the awful storm which invaded our shores in the early hours. I’m sure that my tiredness has contributed towards my grumpiness, but the fact still remains that my job sucks right now. I’m really starting to feel trapped here.

Vid: Working in a Coal Mine by Lee Dorsey

Yesterday my mum commented on my work situation, and I confirmed that I thinking over the options available to me right now. I said that I didn’t want to work in an office anymore, and she laughed at me as if that was my only career option. Then she said, ‘Why don’t you become a nurse?’

Yet another indication of how little my mother really gets me. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being a nurse, but I don’t see myself in that kind of caretaking role. My grandma was a nurse before she retired, and she has told me many times how hard it was for her. The truth is that I’m not a selfless person in that way. Plus I’m very funny about icky stuff, especially other people’s icky stuff. I would be the most awful nurse on the planet.

I can say with a certainty that the only time that I might be seen in a nurse’s uniform would be – you know…

My demonic adversary, J.D., turns five today.

According to my astrologer friend, our Joe was born in the year of the Rooster. How fitting is the description of roosters: “Vain and talkative, roosters have a reputation for being self-obsessed…”

Be sure to visit him and pretend that his creepy adoration of Saoirse Ronan is normal behaviour. Just for today, anyway.

Pinched from China B

Using the book you are currently reading:

1. Take the book. Turn to page 123.
2. Skip 5 sentences.
3. Post the next three sentences.

I’m currently reading The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith

Here’s the excerpt:

She reached across and laid a hand upon his wrist. He looked down at where her hand rested.
“You mustn’t be sad, Rra,” she said.

This looked like fun, so I nicked from the lovely Becca

1. Go to photobucket.com
2. Type in your answer for each question into the PhotoBucket search bar.
3. Choose your favorite photo to represent your answer.
4. Copy the html and paste it here.
5. Answer only in picture form.

1. What is your first name?

2. When is your birthday?

3. What kind of car do you want?

4. Where did/do you go to school?

5. What is your favorite season?

6. What is your favorite type of shoe?

7. What is your status?

8. What is your favorite movie?

9. What is your favorite song?

10. Who is your favorite Disney character?

11. What is your favorite clothing line?

12. What is your favorite vacation destination?

13. What is your favorite dessert?

14. What is your favorite letter?

15. What are you most afraid of?

16. What is your favorite TV show?

17. What annoys you the most?

18. What is your job?

19. What’s your favorite animal?

20. How old are you?

The past couple of weeks have been pretty good. Work is still sucking, but there’s more to life than the 21 hours I spend there.

To cut a long story short, I’ve won an electric guitar! I won it in an online contest run by a graphic design blogger, where there were several ways of entering, and somehow the fates chose me as the first prize winner.

If you’re interested in the details the entire prize is a Squier Strat Electric Guitar by Fender (California Series), Instructional DVD, Electric Tuner, Guitar Strap, Guitar Stand, Gig Bag (Guitar Bag) by Fender, Guitar Cable and Picks. It’ll look something like this:

So what am I going to do with my new axe? Well I used to play classical guitar in my teens, so I’ve got some very basic knowledge of chords and scales already. I plan to have some noisy fun with it and play along with my Aerosmith CDs (eventually). Maybe I’ll even start a rock band.

My favourite geeky electronic band, Hot Chip, dedicated the following track to me to celebrate my win:

Vid: Hold On by Hot Chip

I’m only going to heaven
if it feels like hell
I’m only going to heaven
if it tastes like caramel

By the way, the pretty girl is Toni Praver, a Sports Illustrated model.