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I was unsurprisingly shattered coming home on Saturday but after a quick bath went over to Duncan and Amelia’s to watch Dark Passage instead of going to bed. It was good as ever, classy noir action with Bogie in bandages … Continue reading
From 11am: On Thursday my housemates came back late saying “We’re having a party tomorrow.” “Please don’t,” I said, “I have to go to bed at 10.30. Can’t we do it on Saturday?” But nobody was listening or something. So, … Continue reading
This French guy’s been living in our house for a week now. He seems pretty cool but nobody knows his name and it’s too late to ask.
9.26 I really don’t want to be here today. Not enough sleep last night and I can barely speak. Thankfully it is pretty quiet. 9.31 I hate the public 9.54 Just remembered I brought no money for food, will have to … Continue reading
On the 4th floor today, so a bit quieter. I think I’ll move up here permanently, I like it so much. Sauntered purposefully towards the swimming pool in the sunshine at lunch as usual. I’ve been thinking about the social … Continue reading
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Another early morning, another day at work. I actually thought of something new to say about the call-centre today, though. Every time a call comes through I’m reading the paper on-line and get a beep in my ear and a … Continue reading
Had a three hour day at work today, so had the chance to get some chores done, including a haircut. When I got back home to doze on the sofa watching the Simpsons I found the girls back from their … Continue reading
Every time you go away you take a piece of meat with you.
The day was dull-ish except around 1pm where I was led to the third floor to listen to one of my calls with a camp fat man and score it with green, amber and red traffic lights. I got some … Continue reading
Working and swimming all day as usual. In the first part, there was at least one customer whose finances had been spectacularly fucked up somewhere along the line. In the second lots of macho fuckheads who seem to think the … Continue reading
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