Joey's World

Year of The Ox and UK Recession

2009-01-29T15:20:00.003Z

I have neglected my blog for the month of January, which I must say has been the slowest month ever! What have I done in 2009 so far? I have worked, seen 2 new movies, had 3 Chinese takeaways and 2 pizzas delivered. More importantly I have a new car! I decided to get the Hyundai i30 which is a great car! It was cheap for the specification and the current financial crisis helped (sorry car dealership guys!). It also has a 5 year warranty which just screams reliability and it is Diesel, so whoop me for doing my bit for the environment.

I have been extremely deep in thought lately and I can't snap myself out of it. I feel as though I'm in a strange place and I don't feel real at times. Then I turn on the news or open a newspaper and realise that infact it's just reality and the world is going mad! I just read that a man in Australia threw his daughter to her death from a bridge, I mean for f**k sake!! The UK economy is looking worse and worse each day. I can't believe all these big named stores are going bust and closing, no more Woolworths?! How can this be?! I think I read someone suggested we look to how USA do it to get out of this problem, but I'm pretty sure last time I spoke to Beth she said they were in the same situation?!

I'm trying hard to find positive things to think about but there really isn't much to write home about is there?! What else is new this year?????? President Obama! That was exciting to watch, even though they did balls it up and have to do it again lol There's a lot of hype about this guy, wonder if he will be a miracle man or not. Last conversation I heard in a pub about him was will he be another assassinated President or not? I sure hope not, he looks like he has a brain and could be brilliant! I have heard good things about his book too, maybe I should read that sometime.

So, 2 movies so far and cinema tickets have now gone above £6!! I saw Bride Wars last week which was funny and made for some pretty good eye candy I must say! Last night I went to see The Wrestler which I thought was really good but sad too. I really want to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, looked really good from the trailer and is set to pick up quite a few awards from what I hear. I also got tingles when I saw the Terminator 4 poster :D Can't wait for that!

Well I'm back to work tomorrow night for 4 nights which I'm dreading as I have got far too comfortable with doing nothing for the last 7 days.

Mass Consuming of Hannah Montana Yeah!

2008-12-06T17:27:00.003Z

My first 7 days off and I get the flu on the 1st day woo hoo! :( Still not feeling great seeing as on top of that I decide to get the dreaded Norovirus yesterday too ugh. I had so many plans the past week that I had to miss because I couldn't get out of bed; my new work's Christmas do, seeing my mates for drinks, St Johns duty, meal at the Japanese place :( Not to mention I have done no Christmas shopping!! Ok I have bought 2 books off the Internet for Aidan, who is my secret santa. I'm starting to really panic now that I won't be finished in time. The only positive of working Christmas Day ... I won't see the disappointment on their faces lol

One good thing has come from this though... I can now mass consume 6 little window chocolates from my Hannah Montana Advent calendar woo hoo!

Nothing very informative in this entry really. Just bridging the gap until my next inspired masterpiece unfolds!

'Twas Like Losing a Limb!

2008-11-30T22:12:00.002Z

Yesterday I woke up to find my phone had died in it's sleep and no matter how many times I removed the battery, put it back in or put it on charge, it just would not start up! I didn't have much time to play around with it as I had to pick Craig up because we went to watch the Woves vs Birmingham City game. Throughout the game I couldn't stop thinking about my lifeless phone lying on my bedside table wondering if it really had died or just needed a lie in. I kept reaching into my bare pocket as if to check for messages, and it was then I realised I couldn't live without my phone. The thought that someone may have called me or text me was making my heart race and I started to sweat slightly! When I got home I went to my phone and found it was still dead so I called O2 and asked them to send me a replacement only to be told I had to send mine first. Ok, so I will send it in, and then will I get a new phone? "Oh well we don't have your phone in stock so we will try to repair yours." ok, so how long will that take? "at least 3 weeks, probably get it back after Christmas" haha HAHAHA haha...ha you're joking right?!?!?! He wasn't joking. How can i not have a phone over Christmas?! So I had to go out and BUY a new phone!! £100 lighter but I now have a new phone, which is lovely but 2nd problem now arises... all my contacts were saved to my phone and not the sim card UGH! I'm now in the process of getting everyone's number back :( sigh!

Back to the game though... AMAZING! I did have to sit with the Wolves fans so I had to hide my joy when we scored and my disappointment when they scored hehe was the best derby game I have ever seen and it had myself and Craig oohing and ahhing the whole time. I had to smile as they sang abusive chants though . Nothing I love more than to hear the likes of, "f**ck all! You've never won f**ck all!" "What's it like to see a crowdddddd? what's it like to see a crowd!" and "sh*t on the Brummies! Sh*t on the Brummies tonight! ooh ahh!" being screamed down my ear. Couldn't believe it when we got picked out to play Wolves again in the next round of the FA Cup! So hopefully will be going to see that at St Andrews in the New year!

Tomorrow sees the start of Advent and I can't wait to get started on my Hannah Montana calendar woo hoo!

Small Ugly White Dog With Pointy Ears

2008-11-25T14:54:00.004Z

Last night was eventful! The medium was 45 minutes late because she was lost and then when she finally turned up she practically blamed my friend for her getting lost! I have never come across anyone so rude in my life! She then asked for a glass of water and said that one of us could make her a cup of tea for when she's finished with the first person! After about the 3rd person she got her cup of tea and then starts moaning that she needs something to eat because her blood sugar levels are low, so she steals some chocolate off the table and then took all the chocolate biscuits! Turns out she wasn't actually diabetic, just a greedy, biscuit theiving tramp!

Finally it's my turn, so I sit down and she explains what she does while I watch the half masticated chocolate covered digestive in her mouth. A few things she got spot on like my Grandma's friend Agnes; although she said she was with us. When I said "ummm I know her but she's not dead," I got a rather abrupt response, "they don't have to be dead!" followed by her huffing and commenting that I was hard work pffft!

She went on to tell me that I will do well in my job, my Grandma is proud of me, and oh yeah, my girlfriend doesn't love me or feel the same way I do - nice! lol She kept throwing in random names that I just had no clue who they were, which annoyed her somewhat and resulted in her angrily reshuffling her angel cards. She asked me if I had a small ugly white dog with pointy ears in my life and when I said no, she kept asking, "are you sure?!" well, yeahhhh, I think I'd remember a dog of that ghastly description!

So to sum it up, she was crap! but made £150 for hmm 2 and a half hours work...

...I think I am in the wrong job!

Good Today, Burnt Tomorrow

2008-11-24T14:52:00.004Z

I am confused about my toaster. I had toast yesterday and today (yes my diet does need improving) and even though I used the same bread and had the toaster on the same settings, it burnt today!! Therefore I have come to the conclusion that my toaster must be female and my burnt toast is simply a mood swing!

I finally got a normal night sleep last night! I went to sleep about 1am and I woke up at 10am - hello daylight! I have been very lazy today; not showered or dressed yet and have only travelled to and from my kitchen. I do have to shower and get ready at some point though as I am going to see a medium tonight.

I'm not too sure how I feel about seeing a medium, mainly due to the fact I'm not sure what they do exactly... are they the ones that pass on messages from the dead or do they tell me what my future holds... oh wait that would be a fortune teller right? ok so I think they communicate between us and the dead. So yes, I am now nervous! Do I want to communicate with loved ones that have passed away? Sure I guess.... but do I want to be conned into believing I am receiving messages from those loved ones when I'm not?! I will try to remain open to the idea and see how it goes.

Double Sided DVDs

2008-11-23T12:59:00.003Z

I recently purchased the complete Friends boxset and I have just realised, after getting to the last DVD of Series 1, that each DVD is double sided! So I have watched Series 1 out of order and missed half the episodes! Since when have DVD's been double sided?! Although my viewing experience has been disorientated, I have enjoyed reliving the Friends era that was the 90's, including that *sigh* Rachel crush.

My sleeping is still crazy. I have yet to actually go to bed since yesterday so I am now feeling ill and may drop at any given moment! My plan is to stay awake as long as possible tonight and then go to sleep, aka pass out, at a more reasonable hour.

Body Clock Disaster

2008-11-22T18:43:00.004Z

I have a dilemma! Since working so many night shifts I am yet to return to daytime living; I mean what does the sun look like again exactly?! I need to figure out a way to change my body clock within a day, rather than taking up all my rest days in bed.

In a couple of hours I am going to meet some friends for a few beers, and maybe even a sleep enducing hot chocolate, and then attempt to fall asleep by 3am to give me some hope of waking up before 1pm tomorrow. I am back at work at 6:50am on Wednesday so I really need to get this sorted arghhh!

Seeing as I spent the majority of my Saturday in bed I have nothing else to update you with right now! I do know I need to get out soon though... watching Sleepless In Seattle and feeling warm inside is losing me important man points!

Debut Blogging

2008-11-22T00:59:00.004Z

As my first blogger entry I'm a little stumped as to what to write about. The main reason for this blog was to keep my best friend up-to-date with my life, and my thoughts, seeing as we don't get to talk as much as we used to. My mind is somwhat complex, and maybe, through my blog, I will allow an insight into the complexity and randomness that is my life and existence.