Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
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4:10 pm - Wahey!
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My precious baby has risen again! She shines with her restored glory!
Yes, it's true. I am once more connected to the internet at home. My laptop is once more connected to something larger, wider and infinitely more stupid than she has been for the past five months.
With a woo, and indeed a hoo!
Also, faster broadband. Always a good thing - especially for porn.
In other news, I turned 26 two days ago. Did I move up a tickbox, or did that happen last year? I can never remember...
current mood:  bouncy
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Friday, October 21st, 2005
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1:55 pm
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Well, job of wonder is going well.
I'm going to take up driving soon, though - it's about an hour and a half to get there by bus, but fifteen minutes in a car.
And I could do with the extra sleep in the mornings.
My shifts are awesome, though. I only work Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. So I never work more than two days in a row.
I like that. Means I won't have to pull as many sickies as I used to, which can only be a good thing.
And, seven weeks of holiday a year...
That's right. Seven. SE-VEN.
I await your stabbings.
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Friday, September 9th, 2005
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1:34 pm
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Oh, you beauty.
Interviewed for a new job yesterday.
Found out I got it today! So I can ditch this awful one shortly and move on to a new job of wonder.
I'm so happy I could just puke.
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
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10:26 am
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Ugh. This job is lousy. About the only good thing is the surreptitious internet access.
And my head hurts.
...This could be down to the six pints of hearty ale I consumed last night. I'm reserving judgement, though. It's far more likely to be an allergy. Or a tumour.
current mood:  nauseated
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Tuesday, August 16th, 2005
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12:25 pm - Oh my god.
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Coming up on seven weeks with no net connection at home.
It's hellish.
On the plus side, home is with the boy. So that's nice.
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2005
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4:25 pm
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Wow, there are some cobwebs in here...
So, news. Dropped out of college (again) and am leaving Cardiff for good at the end of the month to move in with the boyfriend. I can't believe it's been two years since we met...
Loving new Doctor Who, too.
...I'm such a geek.
Until the next time - I can't promise it will be a shorter time. I'm so apathetic these days.
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2005
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9:55 pm
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Well, Christmas would have been a lot of fun.
...If I hadn't had the fucking flu.
This could not have been achieved without the supporting role of Typhoid Mary, as played by my ever loving (and infecting) boyfriend.
Still, there is some consolation... I managed to infect both of my parents. Misery loves company.
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Sunday, December 19th, 2004
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9:34 pm
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Monday, December 13th, 2004
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11:42 am
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You are fresh-ground coffee, black, first thing
in the morning.
You are a life-giving substance. The US government
has secret stockpiles of you hidden in caverns
under the Rockies. When for some reason you
are late to a meeting, world financial markets
are thrown into chaos. Your presence can cure
warts and mild depression, and when you enter a
room, you diffuse a gentle fragrance that
reminds people of the happiest moment of their
childhoods. Cats and children adore you; they
curl up at your feet, where they torment small
crawling things and occasionally lick your
toes.
What kind of coffee are you?
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Tuesday, November 30th, 2004
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4:43 pm
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So, I went into the bank today to extend my overdraft.
The guy behind the counter says that's fine and he can offer me ?750. Greedy little whore I am, I just smiled and accepted. I only really needed ?200, but it's interest free and could really keep my nuts out of the fire. Financially, that is.
Turns out the little prick reduced my overdraft to ?750.
And it will take the bank 48 hours to rectify the mistake. My rent is due tomorrow. Sure, they've told me they'll refund any charges I incur because of their incompetence, but still.
...And I still don't know if I'll get the extension or not. I asked the lady who was trying to sort it out for the ?200, but whether it comes through or not is anyone's guess.
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Saturday, November 13th, 2004
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6:27 pm
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For your delectation, I am showing a picture of my housemate and I on halloween.
I'm the zombie. My housemate is the devil. Of course, he seems to be the devil via the Village People, but there we are. No accounting for taste, I guess.
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Friday, November 12th, 2004
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5:29 pm
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Well, I started organic synthesis labs today.
It's been over a year since I've done any synthesis and I always enjoy the experimental part of it - I always feel a sense of achievement when I can turn one chemical into another one. Even if my product is only a few mmol.
I also remembered why I hate it too.
...The experiments rarely fucking work. I spent six hours today on a particular synthesis. My infra red spectrum showed no trace of the product I was supposed to have made. So I have to repeat it on monday. Joy.
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Thursday, November 4th, 2004
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6:14 pm
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You know, I figured it was going to be a bad month when my housemate hit an old lady in his car.
Then Bush wins the election.
It's the end of the world, kids.
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2004
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6:13 pm
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2004
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4:32 pm
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Monday, June 21st, 2004
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10:37 am
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I knew it!
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2004
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8:54 pm
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I continue to harp on this subject.
Smoking. I still haven't smoked. And I haven't really felt the urge to, either.
However. A small part of me wants to know if succeeding to quit on the first attempt is the way to go. Wouldn't it be more fun to try and fail? That way, I get to carry on smoking but I get my parents off my back for at least a year...
Another part wonders if it's just been too easy. Have I perhaps not reached my break-point yet? Will I find myself in a situation where I simply must have a cigarette?
Or have I merely been lucky? Would I have failed if I'd found myself in one of those situations mere hours after giving up, instead of weeks later?
Who knows? Who even cares? Who even made it to the end of this entry?
I certainly didn't. You'll notice that my brain gave out halfway through.
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Monday, June 14th, 2004
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10:28 pm
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There are some mental connections my mother makes that I am never going to be able to follow. Is this a general female talent, or just my mother?
I ws speaking to her on the phone last night and I noted that I hadn't had a cigarette in almost two weeks. And I'd been off The Tampon for three days and wasn't really missing it.
Her response: "Well, I thought you'd be able to do it easily when you set your mind to it. Think how easy it was for you to give up sugar in your tea when you were nine."
Meh? Giving up sugar in tea, giving up smoking all the time.
That's the same, mum. Well done.
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Thursday, June 10th, 2004
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12:19 pm
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Well, I was a little bit naughty last night. I took a single drag on my friend's cigarette.
And it was narsty. That's right. Not just nasty, but narsty.
So, I guess that's actually strengthened my resolve. My friend, who gave up same day as me, stubbed the cigarette out after two puffs.
Odd how quickly our perceptions have changed.
I can just feel myself turning into one of those horrible evangelical ex-smokers.
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2004
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11:06 pm
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