…you gave up all your dreams, along the way.
Wow, it’s been a hectic and bizarre last week or two. As I’m sure most of you will know I’m moving jobs. Basically EvilBoss and me have been “not getting along.” I’d kind of resigned myself to not being able to get on with her after [...]

…I wonder what I’d do if they all did just what I said.
Is it right that I’m more stressed at work now I have a boss? Will it take her long to realise that Travel isn’t High Street and it can’t operate like High Street? Will I be able to actually do some of my [...]

…I’ve closed the lantern, find your own way back home.
Well, today has been… interesting to say the least. The arrogant little tosser, let’s give him the hypothetical name of Tom, actually turned up for his investigation interview literally as I was just typing up the letter to send to him saying that because he’d not [...]

…and on your knees.
Bon soir mes amis. 我的朋友,晚上好!
How good am I? I promised an update and I’ve given one in just under a day. So… a quick round up of things.
* New boss starts on Monday. It’ll be quite odd not being the person that the buck stops with again. But I think after the [...]

…and when I’m feeling naughty I run it up the flagpole and see.
Hello. I am going to Leicester today, via Bowler’s at Manchester to pick up a monitor, as my sister has been in labour since Tuesday! My personal theory is that the baby just wants to wait until Uncky Monkey gets down there. I’m [...]

In here, if you dare look are five covers of the Rihanna song “Umbrella”

Yes, it was a pain for me to compile this, but I guess someone had to do it!

I’m tired. And my usual dose of loud rock music isn’t really working. Damn it. Working a 1-9 today as one of our staff managed to trip up and fracture her wrist and is now off for 4 weeks minimum. But y’know, she could go the way of one of the others and be coming [...]

And the strategy? Employ more people!
Haha, I love it when the simple answer is the one that works. I have 3 interviews tomorrow, 2 on Monday and 1 on Tuesday. I can’t wait until the Support/Operations manager comes on board and can take all the hassle of employing someone away from me. Because I’m a [...]

So.. as you’ll see from my gorgeous new Google Calendar applet to the right (how funky is that?!) it’s my stocktake tomorrow so it means an early start and a long day. Not that the past few days have been short.
Well, the boss is off so that obviously means that anything that could go wrong [...]

…and it’s not easy to be me.
So, it’s been one of them days at work when you really wonder why you try. How much would I love to just sack all the staff and start again? Almost 100%. So, apparently, from some ill placed jokes from myself it seems a rumour had spread claiming that [...]

Found this whilst browsing YouTube… hey, what else do I have to do with my day?

They sure do have a lot more fun than our store. But then again, that’s Chester, they probably don’t have a high ratio of thieving bastards.
Feeling sick from my crumpets
B

…but you never call at all
Ta-da. I’m back. I’m online! Finally after much umming, arrring and general not doing much from Sky and BT combined we have an active phone line, which is now also active for ADSL and Sky have managed to sort out a router and connection pack so that I can connect [...]

God, it’s been a week and a half. Well, probably, two in fact. The boss’ wife has had her kid and he is now off for four weeks for ‘paternity’ leave. Problem is I have no staff! Or at least I have no staff with passes. Which is a problem when you have a shop [...]

Not long got in from work after a long hard day. Made easier by the fact Charlotte stayed behind with me and helped to make the shop look sexily smart again. Things going so well at the moment. We seem to be on fire. We are the best in counter selling in our area for [...]

Yes, that’s right I’m back on the old Internet now and so can listen to online radio, download music and tv. Legally, of course.
So, catch me on MSN or moletalk at an internet terminal near you.
Also, just wanted to say that my move at work went well and all there is going great. [...]

Hey all,
Just sitting in the stelios cafe in Leicester and sorting out some internet stuff as I’m still without a connection. Moving back to work in Leicester this week end so all is going well there. In fact all is going *really* well there. I can’t wait to move. Pete has grown so much as [...]

He’s foreign, he’s orange. He’s Stelios.
Thank you Mr. Easy.com for opening one of your bright orange internet cafes in Leicester! I’m sitting in the new Somerfield with inbuilt Tchibo and easyInternetCafe. Might as well be heaven for me. I’ve been catching moments on line where I can for the past two months after having no [...]

Just in case anybody is wondering I’ve edited a fair part of the site to remove the name of my employers as apparently they don’t like it. In fact some guys from high up thought my site was some sort of threat, so as I’m a good little worker the information is gone. Why they [...]

Evening all.
Today has been a real mixed bag of emotions. I’ve just finished reading through my diary files back from 1998 and it’s thrown up a few feelings:
a) Why the hell! Did I use so many exclamation marks and I sounded so childish and gah, they make no real sense.
b) I was so stupid in [...]

Saw Anchorman: The legend of.. the other week and as a devoted Will Ferrell (right) fan I found it good. Not his best work, mind. But it was a good two hours of laughs and the like and that’s what counts.
Anyways, I’m really tired at the minute, for once (!) But then again that’s not [...]