Monday, January 22, 2007
It's been a while, but I'm back!!
Well, it’s been a long time since my last blog. What can I say – I’ve been busy!!
So, you’d think I’d have lots to tell you. Well no actually – I’ve forgotten most of it!! But I’ll have a little think:
Christmas – It came and went! Had a few presents, eat too much, beat the family in the annual board game battle (except at Monopoly, but I suspect a serious amount of collusion was occurring!)
New Year – I kind of missed that, as I stayed at home watching an old episode of Inspector Morse. You can’t beat the classics! I really am not a big fan of New Year. Ok, I’ll rephrase that – I’m not a big fan of going out on New Year’s Eve and having to queue everywhere, pay twice as much for drinks, pay to get in the dirtiest pubs which you wouldn’t be seen dead in any other time, not to mention that it is so damned busy!! So it’s not my favourite time of year!
Work – Got better, but now getting worse again. I was really starting to enjoy it, but since Christmas it’s gone down hill. My first week back was a nightmare, and I actually told a colleague that had it have been a five day week, I would have quit on the Friday, it was that bad!
I really don’t need all this stress and the crap I seem to put up with. Without speaking ill of anyone, I feel like I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place! I’m getting pulled in two directions and neither side are relenting! They don’t realise it’s driving me away! If it wasn’t for the fact that I’m a couple of months away from being in a cash-positive position (ie no debt!), then I’d quit and have some time off. I’ll wait for the summer for that – that way I’ll have more time to get fit and to play golf too! Anyway, in the mean time, fingers crossed it gets better, or I’ll be getting an ulcer!!
Prague – A typical weekend of drunken debauchery, even from yours truly it would seem! Why do such sweet and innocent young people (like me), end up coming back from Prague as drunken louts!! Ok, so I’ve maybe not come back as a lout, but still, there were moments!
I’ve not drunk alcohol in years – combination of reasons – I can’t stand the taste for one, it makes me ill (just as important) and I couldn’t face the hangovers either!!
However, on Friday night I succumbed to the lure of a glass of wine!! I managed half, felt a bit dicky and had an upset stomach the rest of the weekend. That’s not the worst of it. On the Saturday night, I decided to switch from the usual orange juice, to Red Bull. Big mistake. After five of those, I was as high as a kite. I remember dancing in the streets at 5am, laughing uncontrollably at a stripper trying to do her “act” and generally acting like a typical drunk Brit abroad (I was even telling people to shush when we got back to the hostel at 5am!!). I think I’m still high now.
Still, overall, it was a fantastic weekend with some great friends. I really enjoyed myself and forgot about all my “troubles” at home. We must do it again soon!!
But for now it’s back to the grind of work. Perhaps drinking Red Bull during the day is the answer??
Until the next time…..
So, you’d think I’d have lots to tell you. Well no actually – I’ve forgotten most of it!! But I’ll have a little think:
Christmas – It came and went! Had a few presents, eat too much, beat the family in the annual board game battle (except at Monopoly, but I suspect a serious amount of collusion was occurring!)
New Year – I kind of missed that, as I stayed at home watching an old episode of Inspector Morse. You can’t beat the classics! I really am not a big fan of New Year. Ok, I’ll rephrase that – I’m not a big fan of going out on New Year’s Eve and having to queue everywhere, pay twice as much for drinks, pay to get in the dirtiest pubs which you wouldn’t be seen dead in any other time, not to mention that it is so damned busy!! So it’s not my favourite time of year!
Work – Got better, but now getting worse again. I was really starting to enjoy it, but since Christmas it’s gone down hill. My first week back was a nightmare, and I actually told a colleague that had it have been a five day week, I would have quit on the Friday, it was that bad!
I really don’t need all this stress and the crap I seem to put up with. Without speaking ill of anyone, I feel like I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place! I’m getting pulled in two directions and neither side are relenting! They don’t realise it’s driving me away! If it wasn’t for the fact that I’m a couple of months away from being in a cash-positive position (ie no debt!), then I’d quit and have some time off. I’ll wait for the summer for that – that way I’ll have more time to get fit and to play golf too! Anyway, in the mean time, fingers crossed it gets better, or I’ll be getting an ulcer!!
Prague – A typical weekend of drunken debauchery, even from yours truly it would seem! Why do such sweet and innocent young people (like me), end up coming back from Prague as drunken louts!! Ok, so I’ve maybe not come back as a lout, but still, there were moments!
I’ve not drunk alcohol in years – combination of reasons – I can’t stand the taste for one, it makes me ill (just as important) and I couldn’t face the hangovers either!!
However, on Friday night I succumbed to the lure of a glass of wine!! I managed half, felt a bit dicky and had an upset stomach the rest of the weekend. That’s not the worst of it. On the Saturday night, I decided to switch from the usual orange juice, to Red Bull. Big mistake. After five of those, I was as high as a kite. I remember dancing in the streets at 5am, laughing uncontrollably at a stripper trying to do her “act” and generally acting like a typical drunk Brit abroad (I was even telling people to shush when we got back to the hostel at 5am!!). I think I’m still high now.
Still, overall, it was a fantastic weekend with some great friends. I really enjoyed myself and forgot about all my “troubles” at home. We must do it again soon!!
But for now it’s back to the grind of work. Perhaps drinking Red Bull during the day is the answer??
Until the next time…..
# posted by Nige @ 1/22/2007 08:16:00 pm 
