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12月9日 That's lifeI was on my way home from T's tonight. A very long walk in the cold, with only a t-shirt as the barrier between me and the night air. As I walked a thought fell into my mind.
The second I get a better offer I am out of here.
I could hear that phrase inside my head all the way home. I guess my new job helped me realise what really matters in life. Being valued. Even with my new job, there is nothing that I do here that couldn't be done better by the next scmuck who walks by. The same goes wihout saying at home. And that's why I'm gonna look for the "better offer".
As a great man once said "not a dollar or a crowd could ever keep me here"
So, I'm off. With any luck I won't be coming back.
Dave 12月3日 Made by geeks for stupid peopleHi all
After going to a house party last night and having quite a lengthy discussion about music with a very sadly misinformed moron I have decided to let you all in on a little secret. If your favourite kind of music is any of the following; House, trance, dance, jungle, drum and bass (I think you've got the idea) you have a problem. This music is the music of choice for chavs. It is made by speccy little men who sit at a PC and point and click to produce it. There is no writing involved. No composition. And if they're using a keyboard it is a QWERTY one. If any of it is any good its the stuff where they've at least put in the effort to find a real piece of music and sample (e.g. Fatboy Slim). Or even better, if they actually have written something and then further produced it (e.g. Prodigy). The rest (which is sadly an overwhelming majority of it) is so bad it completely negates the effects of the good stuff. Please people, don't lower yourselves to this repetitive, musically lacking nonsense. It's bad enough that some people choose to dress like chavs.
Rant over
The rest of the night was actually quite enjoyable. The drinking games were good and were certainly more enjoyable with our latest creation. Take some of the Toffee Vodka Treat mentioned in one of my previous blogs, a bit of milk (not a lot) and two bananas. Chuck the whole lot in a blender and you get... Banoffee vodka shake! Tasted fantastic too.
And that was last night.
Stay frosty
Dave 12月1日 Not totally uselessHey people
After nearly a month of saying "I'm looking for a job" and not actually doing anything more than that it would appear that I have managed to land on my feet yet again. On Friday I sent an email application to a job on Bathstudent.com. On the same day I got reply asking me if I wanted an interview on Tuesday. By 5pm Tuesday I had a job. I'm in the money, I'm in the money, I've got a lot of what it takes to get along.
In other news yesterday's use of orange wednesdays was to see The Constant Gardener. It was very good film and I enjoyed it a lot. It was just unlucky that the 6:00 pm showing that we wanted was sold out by the time we got there. So we bought tickets for the 9:00 pm showing and went for a quick drink before heading home to get something to eat. Inside Wetherspoons the following notice was displayed at the bar:
Due to Technical
Issues unfortantly
we are unable to
serve hot drinks
at this time
appoligies for any inconveince
Being the kind of people who don't tolerate fools gladly we decided to point out the errors to the barmaid and then correct them on the sheet. I know its sounds sad but at the time it was rather funny. Oh and this isn't saying that people who work in spoons are stupid. Admittedly there are some stupid people there. You can't escape stupid people. They are everywhere. Its just that Fab works there. He must be the only exception though.
Then, on the way home, we saw someone we knew dressed convincingly as a chav. So much so that Kieran didn't recognise her until she turned around. I won't name names. You know who you are! Maybe it was fancy dress, but I doubt it.
More lyrics will appear soon. You have been warned...
Stay frosty
Dave 11月28日 8 Hours, 4 DVDs, 1 Challenge and a comb overHi everybody!
Hi Dr Dave!
Well I thought that I should add another entry after the events that occurred Saturday evening. 8:00 pm rolls around. Eastwood and I are bored of whats on the box and we want a decent excuse not to do work. So after a little time spent thinking we decided to start the lethal weapon marathon. It was all going so well until we realised that we were going to have to move after #2. Kieran's sister and her boyfriend were staying the night so he was spending it on the sofa in the living room. We took the DVDs and Eastwood's laptop into my room and watched the rest til 4:00 am Sunday morning. It was all going so well too, until about half way through #4 we both got hungry and couldn't go into the kitchen for fear of waking up Kieran. Then I started yawning towards the end of #4. Thank god it was the last one.
So that sorts out the first 3 parts of this blog's title. The last one? No, I don't have one. My father does. Admittedly it's not the worst one in the world, but it was enough for me to ring him up on Saturday to tell him that top gear were looking for people with comb overs. Weirdly he didn't give me the usual answer of "it's hereditory" he just thought it was a good excuse to get on top gear.
And here ends another entry for everyone.
Well nearly everyone.
Stay frosty
Dave 11月26日 Ahh... finallyAfter a very long time, the Rooksbridge 28 clan had a proper night out. And oh my, it was wonderful.
First though I think there should be a special birthday for Kieran.
Happy Birthday Kieran!
And now I'll get on with it. Last night we had plannd everything for the birthday boy's celebrations. We started back in the house wit beer, pizza, cake and a new drink. Take a 70cl bottle of what has become known as "flat packed vodka" (actually its probably best not to use this stuff) and warm it in a saucepan on a slow heat (being careful not to let it boil). Then mix in a bottle of toffee flavoured treat ice cream syrup. Once the two have fully mixed allow them to cool (don try it warm, its minging trust me). And thats it. Many thanks to Hambrey for the recipe. Works a treat! The new creation we now call toffee vodka treat. Other than that, the cake was delicious. Well done Ali.
Next on the map was Wetherspoons. A few coronas and meeting the people who were too lazy to meet us at the house and we were off to location number 3.
Revs! Oh yes. The six shot rule was implemented with the exception of Steve-o. In total we went to the bar and ordered 42 shots. The barmaid was a little shocked. They used a wooden shot holder that carries 30 shots and is over metre long. We have it now. Thank you Eastwood, and your "wooden" leg. To be far the shots were all fairly minging, but then I got the really bad mint one on either the second or third shot. The rest just tasted like vommit.
Then on to Qube. The drinks were a bit pricey, but otherwise the place is nice. We stayed there the whole night (obviously not overnight, just til we couldn't drink no more). We drank, we danced (the push it dance on broken glass - oooh thats gotta hurt) and we laughed. It was really great.
Then back home. Kieran had to go with Ali to sort out Ofir (after going to Guppy she was trashed apparrently) so the rest of us walked back to Rooksbridge walk only stopping to help Caroline get a shopping trolley into her house. Upon getting in we decided it was time to empty the ten bin liners full of balloons (that Eastwood and I had blown up the night before) into Kieran's tiny room.
Oh and the other night I had a conversation after seeing Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (fantastic film - go watch it!) I was issued a challenge to get another piece for the costume. Te story behind te costume is that coming back from the pub crawl Eastwood and myself found ourselves talking to a girl from bath spa. I was wearing my pub crawl t-shirt and he said she wanted it so I asked for a swap. So we swapped, right there in the street. And now her top is hanging up in our kitchen. Thanks Laura. Well, I failed the challenge last night. Mind you there's quite a collection already there.
Oh and for the first time in a long time I woke up with a hangover.
So, a brief update complete
Stay Frosty
Dave 11月18日 Like buses...You can wait ages for one to turn up, and then two do at once, or at least the next day. Sounds like the number 5 alright...
Besides, yesterday's entry was far too big anyway. I shouldn't really expect anyone to be able to handle such an emense amount of information in one sitting. Hell when I wrote it I could feel my brain going numb - but then, that might have been the cold.
Many thanks to Eastwood for pointing out that I had made spelling mistakes in my last entry. Unfortunately I was using Kieran's laptop. Hammering the extremely unresponsive keypad in the freezing cold does not bode well for my typing. I did check it over once I had finished it but my eyes were frosting over and I couldn't see very well.
Thankfully this entry also gives me the opportunity to tell everyone a few more things. Most people may already know this but on Wednesday I spent 16 hours in bed. Not out of laziness either. It was all uninterrupted sleep. When Eastwood (thanks again) knocked on my door and woke me up at 5:30pm I thought it was 8 in the morning and he was just waking me up to tell me something before he and Kieran left for their lecture. Personally I think my body temporarily needed to go into hybernation. If it happens again though I'm going to be a little worried. No man needs that much sleep.
The never ending job search continues (at a snail's pace).
Stay Frosty (like you have a choice in this weather)
Dave 11月17日 A long time overdueHello people
It seems to have been ages since I updated this thing. Once more it was really down to a lack of effort on my part. I'm very sorry. I know how much you all need your fix daily davey news. Even though its not that daily, and sometimes not even that davey. Or new for that matter. Anyway enough digressing.
A lot of things recently had me going all nostalgic. The University fireworks display got me thinking about the time when Rob, Richy, Timmy and myself took a trip up the hills with fireworks, pumpkins and an old computer. That was fun and I don't think I've laughed that hard since. Just the thought of that Jack O'lantern with green light and smoke coming out of it as it rolled down the hill, ahhh. Maybe it was hyperthermia setting in but I distinctly recall thinking it was the funniest thing ever.
More recently everyone had an excuse to go home this weekend just gone. It was only myself and Nick left in Rooksbridge 28. For those of you who don't know Nick he doesn't do much in the way of housework and he has a tendancy to only do dishes when its absolutely necessary. For anyone reading this who doesn't know me I'm usually very much the same. Yeah sure I've picked up some fairly good habbits since I've come to uni, but I'm still very much a Brealey. That meaning that I can put up with dirt, just so long as I don't have to clean it. My older brother's girlfriend sussed out a motto for our family: I'll do it... in a minute. Needless to say Rooksbridge 28 became covered in dirty dishes. That just reminded me of home
 .Finally, eastwood Stu arrived back from his interview last Friday after an eight hour journey. After listening to him complain for a couple of minutes we heard a bleeping noise coming from the hall. The carbon monoxide detector was making said disturbance and so we followed the instructions. It wasn't bleeping once every minute (like it should do for a flat battery) and the alarm LED wasn't flashing so we called the number for assistance anyway. We were promptley told to open all doors and windows to ventilate the property, do not ignite any naked flames, turn off the gas at the mains and do not turn any electrical switches on or off. So eastwood and myself sat and waited about an hour in the freezing cold for an engineer to turn up. Then get rid of the cat that snuck in whilst we were talking with the engineer. Then we had problems getting rid of the engineer because; a) he was chatty, really chatty, and b) he was being paid a fortune to be there. To make matters worse Nick managed to sleep through it all. All of this just to hear him say "You could try replacing the batteries or you could order a new detector". Its getting on for a week later. We still haven't sorted it. That reminded me of the awkardly timed fire alarms in Brendon Court last year.
Now, about my money problems... yeah. Right now it seems as though I will be able to afford the rent for December. Unfortunately my tuition fees come out of my account on the 14th December, and I probably won't be able to pay for them. I always used to think how it was kind of ironic that I was an economics student without any money. Now though, after studying consumer theory, I realise that I am maximising my utility with a flexible budget constraint. All the other economics students are minimising their costs subject to a given level of utility. In other words I spend - they save.
And on to our final subject for today [the crowd breathes a sigh of relief]. Some lyrics [the crowd screams in panic]. I promised you all that I would put some on here so here they are.
Invisible walls
It's getting so dark
So early in the day
I'm not giving up
But I'm not getting away
The higher you climb
The further you fall
I would rather die
Than never climb at all
Running int these invisible walls
I won't talk today
Everyone can see me the climbs and the falls
I can't get away
Now I'll stay so far away
Never came close and we never will
Sometimes say "maybe one day"
It won't be soon 'cos I've had my fill
Hush, keep your mouth closed
Don't say another word
Just like a child
You're best seen and never heard
Running into these invisible walls
I won't talk today
Everyone can see me the climbs and the falls
I can't get away
Its getting so dark
I don't want to stay
Its cold on this rock
But I'm not getting away
The higher you climb
The further you'll fall
I would rather die
Than never climb that wall
Because thats the thing with life
You do or you die
And there you have it. Not my best but it'll do.
Stay frosty
Dave 11月1日 Have you been in an accident?After a long drought of not having anything to talk about, well thats a lie - there have been parties, fun nights out, fun nights in, but anyway I couldn't get to a pc to check the space or add anything. Good excuse, eh?
This latest entry is spurred on by the National Accident Helpline. I am so sick of the adds encouraging people to become sponges for a living, and I figure its about time something was done about it. But I need help, and not just of the psychiatric kind. I need someone with a video camera. With my team of theatrical experts on standby ready to record a hilarious spoof of that advert that gets shown all the time. We work on a no win no fee basis. You can call dave, email him, or contact him via this website.
Also, lately I have taken a liking to coffee. Call it superstition but I was really on the ball on Monday. I was answering every question correctly and I reckon its all down to the caffeine. So I'm going to make a habbit of it. Get ready world - you won't know whats hit you.
Stay frosty
Dave 10月22日 Last nightWe went out again last night - having already been out on the Thursday I thought I would take it easy on the Friday but somehow someone talked me into a night at Po Na Na's. Once again we were intending on doing the Apache dance but they didn't play it. I'm starting to think that nowhere has it. Criminal.
Anyway it suddeny occurred to me that many of you folks from home probably haven't heard the saying "going for a guns". It's quite handy so I thought I'd share it.
One night in a bar last year there was a discussion involving cockney rhyming slang. The conversation (and the rest of the night) soon turned to finding "new" rhyming slang. Someone then said he was "going for a guns and roses lead guitarist - piss". At the time no one could see it working. For starters it didn't quite rhyme. But for some reason (probably alcohol) as the night went on we all started using it. Before we know it we've abbreviated it down to "going for a guns" and even started making gun shapes with our hands for when things get too noisy. Its great. You're in a nightclub and on the dancefloor. You can let people know where you're going without shouting in their ear with one subtle hand movement.
Later all (missing you)
Dave 10月15日 What a night (you fayg!)So, last Thursday night was one hell of a night. A few of us here in Rooksbridge Walk 28 felt that we needed some time off work (even Nick was working hard last week). Being a member of the frisbee team Stu was going to their social that night. Kieran, Nick and myself decided to tag along. We didn't drink too much but ended up having a throughly enjoyable evening.
At the Assembly Inn we played Spud and I demo'd the Apache dance to some frisbee guys.
We then left to get a drink at the Litten Tree. Whilst we were there we discussed many deep philosophical ideas - most importantly which teenage mutant ninja turtle best fitted each of us. I'm apparrently Beebop (we ran out of turtles and I'm not cool enough to be Splinter).
Then we left to go to the playground. drinks were spilled, clothes got wet, pirate accessories were stolen, then lost, we hassled the DJ to play Apache, he didn't, there was much lazing about on sofas.
Got sweets on the way out of the club to keep us quiet, they didn't work. Then we left to get kebabs, got called fags by some weird dude in the kebab shop, then we took to using the word (only with a slight change in pronunciation "you fayg!" - thats how its said now), started the long walk home, stopped by the esso garage because Kieran was hungry, Nick and Stu went for a piss round the back, nearly pissed on some homeless guy, started walking again, raced away from kieran using his coke bottle as a relay baton, took a five minute lie down on the wall outside the Bath Chronicle printing building, kept walking, bumped into more students who had stolen a shopping trolley, stole the shopping trolley from them, Stu managed to get some speed up then jump into the trolley just in time for it to collide with a wall, got it back to our house, then proceeded to fill it with stuff out of the cupboards.
So yeah not a bad night.
Oh next Wednesday we're trying to organise a trip to see Wallace and Grommit's new film. Anyone else interested?
Just thought I should share that with all of you.
Dave Do I look like meatloaf?Give it to me straight. Do I look like Meatloaf?
I wil put a couple of pictures up soon. Focus people, give it some thought.
Later all (missing you)
Dave
10月6日 "Quote unquote"Just a quick blog about a conversation we had in Chateau de Rooksbridge the other day:
Kieran "So what would your perfect woman be like the Stu [not bandana man - the other one]?"
Stu "Well she would have a nice body and a fine ass"
Me, in the most sincere tone possible "I'm shocked at just how shallow that was Stu, they have breasts as well."
Sorry but I felt it needed to be shared. I guess you needed to have been there.
Stay frosty
Dave 10月4日 Scared of cash machines?Once more I have neglected this space. I would promise not to do it again but everyone knows that I wouldn't keep it. Anyway, as usual I have my excuses.
The best one has to be the illness that I suffered from for about a week and a half that started the friday I got back to Bath. I'll leave out the gory details (there are some things that even I shouldn't talk about) but I will say that it was so bad that I had to go back homeon the Sunday. Anyway nearly a week passes (and a lot of other things passed too - there's a gory detail) and I finally got back to Bath. Thankfully it was in time for freshers week and even more thankfully I managed to make nearly a full recovery by the pub crawl! Yes, I'm back and my priorities are back in order. Beer first - everything else can wait. Since then though I have managed to pull several muscles and catch a cold, so I'm still not quite right but I'm getting there.
Knowing that my parents were short on money this month I decided to pay for October's TV licence out of my own pocket. So I went to the post office to pay for one month only - I left with a licence for the whole year. Some people might think that this was either very good sales technique or I am very stupid (considering that my parents said they would pay it for me) but infact it was neither. Turns out you can only buy the licence for the year from the post office. There goes £126 - hence the title of the blog. Actually while we're on the subject of TV's and stuff it can only be described as a pain that we can't get freeview in rooksbridge walk. As a result the box that I bought is sitting pointlessly on top of the TV. Another £27 down the drain.
Its kinda weird being back here at uni, sitting in the library, seeing all the new faces. I feel so much older this year than I did last year too. The weirdest thing though has to be walking past Brendon Court. It never occurred to me just how convenient it was having my bed just 3 minutes walk from my lectures. Don't get me wrong I did think about it, just didn't think it would hit me this hard.
And as regards what I said about putting lyrics on here I'm nearly done writing a completely new song. I started it last night and right now I really liked the direction it was going in.
Oh can I ask that anyone who reads this just leaves a brief comment. I'm curious to see who actually reads this junk.
So a brief update complete - I feel so much better now.
Keep things frosty people.
Dave 9月11日 It's been a whileIndeed it has. For a while now it seemed like this blog was in desperate need of an update and after many weeks of being far too busy (or just plain lazy) here it is. Ta da!
So an update? Well as everyone who has been online over the summer will have noticed my job turned sour, very sour. It got to the point when at the end of July I decided to look elsewhere for a job. I didn't find anything. So I stuck with it until I couldn't take any more. So I handed in my notice and set about writing a letter of complaint to head office for the conditions I had been made to work under. The 1st of September was my last day of work with Gamestation, probably for good.
The plan from then was to move down to Bath as soon as possible and find a job there. However, transport down was not available until this week. Realising that I didn't want to spend a week at home (this place is a tip) and that I couldn't afford to be out of work for a week I jumped at the opportunity I was offered; £100 to help my older brother decorate his house. His girlfriend and himself had already done the majority of the work since the loft conversion (first coats of paint on all the walls that needed them). My role was to help as much as I could without getting in the way of the builders (they still had a few jobs to finish). So I spent a lot of my time watching the cartoon channels on Sky. But I did manage to earn my wages (just) and it was quite fun. Still, I'm not in a hurry to do any more for a while. The smell of fresh plaster and wet paint gets a bit sickening after a while.
I should be heading back to Bath this week all being well.
So apart from that, what else has happened since the last entry? Ah yes, the beer festival. I tried real ales, real lagers and even some weird ones (beer and grapefruit should never be mixed). All in all it was a very enjoyable experience. I showed great maturity once more this holiday by staying sober (ish) and not logging onto this blog and leaving something stupid. Yes, I have become aware of the fact that I do stupid things when I'm drunk. Sorry, more stupid things.
A few weeks ago I took a trip with some friends to a go karting track. Even though I was second slowest in the group (everyone point and laugh at Robfor being slower than me!) I really enjoyed myself. Definitely doing that again.
This house, as well as being a tip, is now also home to three kittens. As cool as they are I had to put some photos of them on here so check them out. Their names are Scotty, Sooty and Suki. I know They are bloody awful names but we have my mum to blame for that. Scotty is the only boy of the trio, but he is easily the coolest. Not that the girls aren't cool, its just he's the only one who'll shake hands with you.
The photo gallery now includes photos of the garden here at home. I'm not sure if I've ever complained to people about having to mow this lawn, but if I have you now know why. It's huge, overgrown and really great fun (until the grass needs to be cut). Okay so I was bored and decided to take some photos. I promise they'll be of something interesting next time. No seriously, I mean it.
On top of all this I have decided to put some of my lyrics on here at some point. Obviously not right away of course. They need to be tweaked so I can honestly say I did my best before I get inundated with criticism. Speaking of criticism, try saying "cricket critics" 10 times fast. Impossible.
Having gone to my older brother's on such short notice I missed the opportunity to say goodbye to some people leaving for uni. To anyone who has already left Malvern I wish you all the best. To everyone else I promise I will try to make a trip to the pub happen so I can say adios in person, but if I don't get the chance to I will let you all know.
And well, i guess thats it. I really can't think of anything else. I've probably done a few other things, just can't think of them right now.
Here ends Dave's summer review.
Later all (missing you)
Dave 8月1日 Grey sky morningThings have not been going my way recently, as some of you will know.
Last Thursday I was attacked by some (about 10 in total) scummy chavs after work. One of them was in my year at school but the rest were about 16 doing drug deals on the pavement. They hit me three times, but barely left a mark (and I was still ok to go and get chips). I would have retaliated but the friend of mine from work (big shout out to Alex) who was with me had walked on ahead and was on the phone to the police. I thought it best to just leave it and speak to the police. Unfortunately the police in Malvern are useless. I was told they would take a second statement sometime this week, but from past experience I'm fairly certain they won't bother and the little bellend that attacked me will just get away with it.
As mature as that sounds, me leaving the matter to the police, I really wish I hadn't. If only just to teach them a lesson and make sure they don't do it to anyone else. Who knows - next time it could be my little brother (not the ginger one, he would kill them) and he won't be able to look after himself like I can.
Apart from that I have also recieved a death threat from Scott for the wind up. It's not serious, and even if it was I wouldn't be worried.
Other recent events in my life include me telling my boss that I am currently seeking other employment. He understood why. At the minute, we get paid for 40 hours a week, but we spend so much more time there. The company gets around it by saying that hours vary in accordance with operational requirements, and we get a salary. So right now I'm looking to find another job which is 9 to 5 and pays it. Not nine to 8:30 til 6:30 (and thats a good day!). I admit its a fun job, but its killing my social life (I missed the pub last Tuesday and a party last Saturday!) and I now need more time to study [for more info keep reading].
Finally, I read my results when they arrived on Saturday, they are nothing to be proud of. 52% isn't good enough to get a decent placement so I have emailed my personal tutor to see what he suggests. Here's hoping I can resubmit some work after taking some courses to improve my work (yes I'm serious).
And on top of all this i only got one number on the lottery the other night too....
Anyone who hasn't heard of the Eagles of Death Metal should check them out. Cheesey Rock!
Later all (missing you),
Dave 7月18日 Some People!Scott, poor old Scott.
Scott is a regular customer at work. He thinks my name is Matt and he frequently abuses the 7 day exchange policy (on unwanted products) to bring back stuff simply because he doesn't want to think he's spent money. Bottom line is that he's a chav who smells like a BO factory gone berserk that only employs chain smokers. He visited the store today, wanting to 7 day exchange an XBox! He claimed it was faulty when it blatantly wasn't. He wanted to use that and trade all his XBox games in to get a PS2 and some games. Today there was only my good self and the manager from the Cheltenham store. He was covering because our manager had to go to a meeting in Weston-super-mare. The other sales assistant that was meant to be in was off for compassionate leave. So, Scott sees this other bloke and says to me
S:"Where are they all?"
and for no reason that I can think of I replied
D: "They all quit"
S: "Really?"
I could have ended it there but Scott is so stupid I thought I'd see how far I could push it.
D: "Yep"
S: "What Matt [store manager]? Alex [another sales assistant]? Nat [another sales assistant]? Laura [the assistant manager]?
D: "Yep"
S: "Really? Why?"
D: "Yeah they made a formal complaint about the heat in the store, demanding air conditioning and the company just laughed at them so they said that they would go on strike. Again the company just laughed at them telling them that any strike action would not be paid for because there is no union. So they quit"
At this point I noticed that Ben, a guy who used to work for the store and is one cool dude was standing behind Scott in the queue with his jaw wide open about to ask me whats going on. So while Scott looks to one side (in our brand new bargain bucket) I wink at him to let him in on it and we both burst into laughter. Scott still doesn't catch on.
S: "Bloody hell, are they coming back?"
D: "I don't think so, the words they used about head office were pretty harsh"
A few minutes later and Scott has to call his Mrs to check something and while he's outside getting signal, my boss (matt the store manager) walks in. Again Scott is hardly the sharpest tool in the shed, so he still doesn't think "Dave just told me Matt quit". He just starts a conversation with Matt.
S: "I heard about what happened"
M: "Er... yeah"
S: "I guess you'll be looking for some more staff. I might apply"
M: "...OK"
Once I let Matt in on the joke too he laughs for a while before telling me I've made the biggest mistake of my working life. Soon we will have every smelly chav who knows Scott applying for a job. We have been reliably informed that Scott is involved with some sort of smelly chav cult group so there could be a lot of them.
Scott, poor old Scott. 7月17日 What I do at work....There is a rumour that the only thing people who work in video games stores do is play videogames. This is in fact untrue. Apart from the obvious fact that we serve people to help them find whatever game they are looking for, operate the tills, process deliveries and clean the store, we also perform the following acts for our own amusement : -
1. Do the Apache (Jump on it) dance - especially when we can get a reaction from either customers or any member of the public. We have a window compartment at the front of the store, which needs to be emptied every night because the steel shutters are behind it. Wednesday night, after it had been emptied, we put on Apache and I danced in the window. Needless to say it put a smile on everyone's face as they walked past.
2. Prank call other stores. We did one each today. One gamestation store got asked to put several games by under the name of Chesny Hawks. Another got asked for Steven Hawkins Pro Underground Skater 2, right before being led into a conversation about how the next Nintendo home console - the Revolution - will be the world's first edible videogames console. Apparently it will be made out of biscuits
 . The last store got told that they had sold a PS2 with a small rodent inside it. After the conversation had gone on for a while before we decided to add that it was the new slimline model that is only about 2cm thick.Just thought I would spread the joy!
Later,
Dave
Ps. Big thanks to Richy for at least saying he would ring the number
CHEERS DUDE! 7月14日 help me..This is a really big favour I'm asking, but can you all call gamestation on 0845 345 0335 and complain about the heat in the worcester store. Ask them if there is any chance of installing air conditioning, and if not why not. My manager has tried everything and they just don't listen to us. We're thinking that faced with the prospects of losing sales and customers they might change their mind.
Like I said this is a big favour, and I will be really grateful if you can help.
Later all
Dave 7月13日 photos of meRight, as most of you will know, I am the least photogenic person on the planet.
This blog was sparked by my search for good photos from uni. I didn't find any that include me
 . So I am asking now, if anyone has any decent photos from uni (or from home for that matter) that i can put on this site please send them to my email or over msn. It doesn't matter if I'm not in them I'm just making a point about how bad photos of me are (at least i think its the photos, it could just be me) just so long as I had something to do with them/they will entertain people who see the site. I intend to add a whole stack from uni ASAP. Its just a case of effort, and right now i can' be bothered (sorry people, its been a long day).Like I said, any photos you have that you think might be good to go on here tell me.
Later all
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