Thursday, 23 July 2009

(not quite) 111 questions

1) Are you really ready for 111 questions?
Fire away.

2) Was your last real relationship a mistake?
In that there wasn’t one, yes.

4) Who did you last say “I Love you” to?
Myself.

5) Do you regret it?
Not really.

6) Have you ever been depressed?
Everyone must get that mindset sometimes. Highs, lows, blah blah blah.

7) Are you a boy or girl?
Boy.

9) What is your relationship status?
Single. Like Hayley I absolutely hate it!

10) How do you want to die?
In a car, inhaling toxic fumes, going to sleep and not waking up.

11)What did you last eat?
Chicken curry.

12) Played any sports?
I play badminton three times a week, which, as anyone who knows me will testify, is unbelievable.

13) Do you bite your nails ?
Very regularly.

14) When was your last physical fight?
It wasn’t really a fight – I spilt beer on a girl at the Black Sheep and she hit me.

15) Do you have an attitude?
Only if I feel strongly enough about something.

16) Do you like someone?
I take what comes. Right now I’m not a picky man.

17) What is your real name?
Jamie Alexander Gray.

19) Are you gonna get high later?
No.

20) Do you hate anyone at the moment?
Bernard.

21) Do you miss someone?
Too many to list here.

22) Twirl or cut your spaghetti?
Twirl, probably.

23) Do you tan a lot?
No, but then I don’t go on holiday much, or out in the sun.

24) Any pets?
Three cats and two dogs.

25) How exactly are you feeling?
Surprisingly awake seeing as it’s 2:11 in the morning.

26) Ever eaten food in a car while someone or yourself is driving?
Yep.

27) Ever made out in the bathroom?
No.

28) Would you take any of your exes back?
Exes?

29) Are you scared of spiders?
Only ones that’ll bite.

30) Would you go back in time if you were given the chance?
I’d like nothing more than to go back to being a kid, riding a bike somewhere, without a care in the world.

31) Do you regret anything from your past?
Loads.

32) What are your plans for this weekend?
To go to work and be bored out my skull once more….yawn.

33) Do you want to have kids?
Finding someone to have them with would be the first step.

34) Did you ever kiss someone whose name starts with an A?
Yes.

35) Do you type fast?
Definitely.

36) Do you have piercings?
No.

37) Want any more?
No.

38) Can you spell well?
Pseudo-meritocratical. Throw down.

39) Do you miss anyone from your past?
Again, quite a few.

40) What are you craving right now?
A stimulating job.

41) Ever been to a bonfire party?
We had a quality one at uni a while back. We deliberately aimed and set off fireworks at the walls of the Halls for the ickle freshers opposite us and make them jump!

43) Have you ever been on a horse?
Yes.

44) Kissed someone in a pick up truck?
No.

45) Have you ever broken someone’s heart?
I doubt it.

46) Have you ever been cheated on?
I’m not cool enough for that.

47) Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry?
No.

49) Would you live with someone without marrying them?
Yeah. (Where’s Q48?)

50) What should you be doing ?
Sleeping.

51) What’s irritating you right now?
How many stupid little problems there are in the world that could be easily resolved.

52) Have you ever liked someone so much that it hurts?
Yeah, but you can’t make them reciprocate.

53) Does somebody love you?
I hope so.

54) What is your favorite colour ?
Light blue.

55) Have you ever changed clothes in a vehicle?
Yes.

57) Do you have trust issues?
Likely.

60. Do you have a good relationship with your parents?
Yeah. (No Q58-59?)

62) Do you still think about your last crush?
What’s the use? (Q61…)

63) Who was the last person you cried in front of?
My dad, when I had no money left.

64) Do you give out second chances too easily?
Not really.

65) Is it easier to forgive or forget?
By far it’s easier to forget.

66) Is this year the best year of your life?
Nowhere near.

67) What was your child hood nickname?
Boffin.

68) Have you ever walked outside completely naked?
No. I wouldn’t inflict that on the world.

70) Do you believe everything happens for a reason?
Yes. Some things are sheer circumstance, but more likely than not things can be influenced.

71) What is the last thing you did before you went to sleep last night?
Watched Friends.

73) What is bothering you?
The seemingly aimless direction of my life and how mundane everything is.

74) Have you ever been out of your province?
Yes.

75) Do you play the Wii?
Yes. The first day my physical age was 37. The next it was 23. Damn Nintendos.

76) Are you listening to music right now?
Not unless I want a shitload of neighbour complaints.

77) Do you like Chinese food?
I’m half Chinese, so yeah.

78) Do you know your fathers b-day?
Yeah.

79) Are you afraid of the dark?
No. The dark is for sleeping. Like I should be doing. Zzz…

80) Is cheating ever okay?
No. Break up and see someone else, I mean how hard is that?

81) Are you mean?
I can be extremely sarcastic when I want.

82) Can you keep white shoes clean?
No. People look stupid in brand new white shoes.

84) Do you believe in true love?
No. I think you make the best of what you’ve got. And where did Q83 go?

88) Do you like the outside?
I’m saying nothing till questions 85-87 appear!

89) Are you currently bored?
Completely, utterly, totally.

90) Do you wanna get married?
Yeah.

91) Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby?
Wouldn’t know.

92) Are you hungry?
No.

93) Have you ever made out for more than a half hour straight?!
No.

94) What makes you happy?
Being around friends, days off work, pay day, a warm bed.

95) Would you change your name?
No.

96) Ever been to Alaska?
No.

98) Do you watch the news?
Only if I feel like watching what’s been fucked up in the last three days.

99) What’ s your zodiac sign?
Cancer.

100. do you like subway?
No. The cheese tastes stale.

101) Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed?
Well, I’d have to remember who it was first…

102) Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?
Get in!

103) Do you talk like your friends?
Sometimes.

105) Have you ever seen someone you knew & purposely avoided them?
Yeah.

106) Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around?
Yeah.

107) who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to?
Claire.

108) Does it matter if your boyfriend/girlfriend smokes?
I couldn’t date a smoker.

109) Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with?
Bernard, oddly, on the ultimate improbability of a God/higher power.

110) ?!?!

111) Can you count to one million?
Can’t be arsed. Whoever made this survey obviously can’t even count to 111 on the basis of missing questions!

Monday, 20 July 2009

outrageous

Outrageous is the only word to describe the decision of the external company hired by the DPS, who today have notified me they intend to award the full amount of the deposit to Christine. The breakdown of their decision has been sent, and it is interesting to see that they do not uphold her counter-claims in respect of lost keys, water damage, or lack of a forwarding address. What is absolutely unacceptable to me is that they have awarded the full deposit to her in respect of lost rent. The adjudicator has, according to the resulting paperwork, agreed that my tenancy at Avon Close should have been for a period of 6 months. Because I left after 4 months, even though I gave full verbal notice of intention to end, they have concluded that she is entitled to my deposit in lieu of lost rent.

The problem with all of the above is that I do not contend my tenancy period was ever agreed at 6 months. In fact, on the official AST F301E form, Christine has not even deigned to write a minimum term of tenancy in the space, or even a commencement date of my tenancy. Further, on her unofficial two-page addendum, entitled 'Additional and Highlighted Points', in big bright letters at the top are the words 'Minimum Period Two Months'. I verbally agreed this tenancy with her on the basis that it was, in fact, for a minimum period of two months, and this was witnessed by both my dad and stepmum. All of this is very strong evidence, which is why I cannot understand for a second how someone with half a brain, let alone legally trained, could have overlooked such glaring evidence.

I am actually shaking with rage as I write this. I have never felt such a strong sense of injustice in my life. I will be writing to the DPS, calling the DPS, and emailing the DPS until that money is back in my bank account, because I do not believe for one second that Christine is legally entitled to my money. The DPS is allegedly supposed to protect the interests of its patrons, i.e. tenants, and I am sure that national newspaper coverage would be ideal in highlighting how they are failing to uphold the principles on which they are based.

This is not over.

Monday, 13 July 2009

post 401

Seems creepy, doesn't it? 400 posts to this blog and, if you haven't read my apologies for so many of them being poker-oriented, I'll apologise once more, and reiterate that there's only going to be stuff about the band on here. At least, until we get an official band site with bios, clips and other nice bits in. Fortunately, this post from now on is going to be totally about what the band's been up to...

WEDDING GIG: 21/08/09

With everyone's coursework now out of the way for another year, the band are free to concentrate on final preparations for the gig at Jenni's wedding. It was largely felt that, when things did go right at the Hatter gig, the band didn't sound too bad at all, and there was definitely potential for the future. Encouraged by this, we continued to rehearse this summer in the absence of our drummer Emma, and today have had a very productive rehearsal, learning Son of a Preacher Man, Mr. Brightside, Summer of '69, and Pretty Woman. Next time, on Friday week, we aim to be rehearsing Mercy and quickly revising Son of a Preacher Man in a different key.