I managed to go for

I managed to go for years with no pics of me on this website and then this week made the fatal mistake fo linking to a pic of me at the sports and shorts night. That wasn’t so bad but then last night I set up a gaydar profile [8lettersuk] and have been inundated with mails and IM’s gah I knew there was a reason I remained anonymous.

I have no idea where

I have no idea where today has gone 🙁 I managed to finally complete my appraisal form for work – i’ve been putting it off all week cos it was kind of daunting. Plus I had no idea what to write about as I have been here for 2 years without an appraisal so makes it kind of hard all of a sudden to have one… still i’ll be able to plan my career better. Also had to go over my assistants forms [as I’ll be appraising him] luckily that was much easier. So the sun is out and I’m probably going out for some drinks tonight with friends. Elric is off on holiday for 2 weeks so I get the flat to myself which will be nice. Looking forward to a nice week end – let’s hope it is as hot as last week. More naked sunbathing on the roof is in order if it is hot :o).

was having a look at

was having a look at commercialcloset.org yesterday evening and must admit the guinness advert is much funnier than the one we have showing in the UK currently entitled ‘the dream club’ which just leaves me confused.

gah – mark has put

gah – mark has put up the pics from saturday nights sports and shorts night and I wasn’t dreaming – I really did see men naked wrestling in mud outside the pub. Also the man has been caught on camera and looks kind of cute. So maybe next time I will stay for extra time! There is even a pic with me in it – of course I am still too shy to say which one is me but suffice it to say I am not in any of the mud wrestling pics 😉 Go on over and have a look at the rest of ‘the squad’.

whilst out for my lunchtime

whilst out for my lunchtime run [yes in the god awful weather we have been having] I had a sudden thought that I should get a walkman with one of those language tapes and learn another language whilst pounding the pavements of London. Kill 2 birds with one stone – get fit and learn french.

Just catching up on other

Just catching up on other peoples blogs this morning [in between work honest] and realised that I was not the only blogger at Saturday evening’s sports and shorts event. I was wondering where I knew a few of the faces from [and some were from a past life] but others must have been from this life – only I am so messed up from years of drug abuse that my long/short term memory is shot. David and Ian both seem to have been at the stag on saturday night. I did spend some time wondering where I knew at least one face from but was more concerned about wearing a wimbledon football strip at the time as I recall [oh and watching mud wrestling]. So I better look for one of those memory aid tapes they keep advertising on the late night shopping channels – either that or I should socialise more at the UKblogmeets?.

gah the interwebnet? is a

gah the interwebnet? is a pain sometimes. I have an egg credit card and have recently paid for some madonna tickets [a whole ?500 worth] and decided to make a one off payment – unfortunately although the facility exists on egg’s website the function is not working :o( So I decided I may as well apply for their savings account as I have been meaning to start a savings account for a while – you know to help when things like madonna concerts are announced when you are skint! Unfortunately I could not manage that either :o(
So back to cahoot who have not only provided me with a credit card for the last year with an amazing 0% interest rate they have decided that as it is their first birthday [congrats] they are going to extend the offer by a month – so no way is it getting paid off this month then I mean come on give me a card with 0% interest and I am not going to make more than the minimum repayments each month am I? So consequently the cahoot card has sat at it’s limit for the best part of the last year! Better start making some payments so I am not entirely broke for the summer [I need a holiday].

david over at swish cottage

david over at swish cottage participated in Another eMode personality test. I naturally felt duty bound to go and complete it myself. Allegedly [and I think this may be a big career change for me] I should be a Cruise Director! other likely careers:
Talk show host, HR director, news anchor, teacher, spiritual leader, socialite

Probably just as well I’m a trainer then
Motivation

Face it, you’re a Slacker. Work is a necessary evil, so you’re often counting the minutes between coffee breaks. As for advancing up the company ladder, you’d prefer to take the escalator. You don’t let your personality get caught up in your career success. Maybe you get the job done, but you don’t go out of your way to prove your merit.
Conflict

You’re a Negotiator. You can look a conflict square in the eyes without getting overly dramatic. [who says I’m a drama queen then] You strike a nice balance between keeping the peace and making sure that problems are dealt with. Your ability to see all sides to a problem means that you can be really helpful in easing political scuffles. You don’t make a point of always being right, but you stand up for what you believe.
Leadership

You’re a Catalyst. You strike a balance between innovation and cautious skepticism. You know that perception is reality in the workplace, so new ideas are only successful if embraced by people who are trusted and liked. While open to change and trying new ideas in the workplace, you don’t blindly go forward without careful consideration of the consequences.
So it looks like David and I are similar in Leadership and Motivation styles – either that or the test is flawed and I was actually meant to be a millionaires husband…

I’ve never really looked at

I’ve never really looked at discodamaged.com before but their guide to pulling a sickie is pure genius.