3:41pm, Friday, February 9, 2001
And yet when Mo Mowlem was going to be made drugs woman in the cabinet she wasn't allowed to because she smoked pot when she was younger. Wouldn't you think that having tried pot, and so understanding the pressures that lead young people into such things, would make you better experienced for the job? It's sick.
3:33pm, Friday, February 9, 2001
Yeah. Because GOD FORBID men cook food for their children. GOD FORBID men look after their children's health. Wouldn't that signify the decay of today's society? It's got to be the MOTHER's job. And hey, playing with your children, that went out yonks ago.
You have NO IDEA how much this article winds me up, partly the article itself and partly what it says - it makes some good points but IN A BAD WAY!!! How often do *I* shout?!?
2:34pm, Friday, February 9, 2001
I'm glad I can see whispers again.
And if envy.nu doesn't come back before the end of the day I'm going to KICK ITS ARSE!!!
[for which read *sulk*, I think]
And I thought this was interesting... both men and women tend to get ripped off in the UK (especially when you consider the low pay that hairdressers actually *get* for the first three million years of their job) but the women still pay more. It's not fair.
[link from Zannah]
1:09pm, Friday, February 9, 2001
Envy.nu is down. It's been down since I got in this morning. You know what this means? It means I can't check my guestbook or email. And I can't post the journal entry I just wrote. I suppose you're OK though... I posted three journal entries yesterday. It'd better come back before I leave!
5:48pm, Thursday, February 8, 2001
And I just thought. Since I added the counter to my page, seven people have visited. (It presently says 11, but I have to confess that four of those are me!) And I've only got three messages in my gbook. So just out of curiosity, if you come here while this post is top, email me to let me know!
5:43pm, Thursday, February 8, 2001
I've been updating like crazy. You remember when I was on leave in December and wrote a journal entry at home? I finally brought it in and it's here. Also the entry that I wrote yesterday, and I wrote one for today for good luck. I've also updated the section about me, and the contact page. Yay me.
3:39pm, Thursday, February 8, 2001
Oh shit this is spooky. The early hours of Sunday morning I must have been about a mile away from where the shooting took place. And there were loads of police round and one of my sister's friends said 'look how many police there are, something must have happened'. Freaky. I'm actually quite scared, even though I know I'm safe.
2:57pm, Thursday, February 8, 2001
I've been meaning to sign up for Miyu's Human Rights Now project for ages, and I finally got round to it. Human rights have always been dear to my heart (I've been a member of Amnesty International for years) and although I write letters (not as often as I should any more... I wish the 'real world' didn't intrude so much) I always think I should participate more in awareness raising about the issues. This is my first step.
I think you should all go visit Human Rights Now... errrr, now! ;)
9:39am, Thursday, February 8, 2001
Awwww... people signed to cheer me up! It worked people! I feel better today anyway because I got off work early yesterday. I wrote a journal entry at home which I'll have to post later if I remember to nip home and get the disk. And I took a couple of photos of spring flowers. And I went to visit Kerri (who used to work here). And I got an early night and everything! I hope you're all proud. :)
I have been quite stressed lately, and I'm convinced that's why I've been ill. I haven't been ill for months, probably a year, and the first time I get really stressed about work and money and life in general... I get such a bad cold that I spend two days in bed. Hmmmm. But I'm feeling lots better now, more positive about everything and all that.
Oh yeah, and Erin, thanks for the cheer. Marjorie, I'm glad you're stalking me again, I was beginning to think you didn't love me any more! And Hilary, I'll try not to blame you for Popstars! ;) Love you all :)
2:19pm, Wednesday, February 7, 2001
Stuff has been happening and I've been a little distracted, which is why I haven't been writing when I feel like I need to. My sister's been in hospital having an absess removed from the bottom of her back. Which is horrible. She's fine, but... it's not nice. Especially as she went to hopsital at lunch time one day and finally went to have the operation at 11pm. Not nice.
Anyway, my boss has just called me to say that when he called into the office just before I didn't look well and to go home early and look after myself. I do feel like shit but I had two days off last week and can't exactly take another just because I feel run down. I bitch about my boss, but when he does something like that I feel better about working here. Ironic but true.
I'll try and write a journal entry tomorrow. Anyone who wants to email me or leave my guestbook a message would cheer me up considerably!!
3:16pm, Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Busy busy busy....
But I still found time to do the IQ test on theSpark.com and only got 107. The average is 102, so I suppose I'm not doing too bad, but I thought I was more intelligent than that :(
5:21pm, Monday, February 5, 2001
New journal entry.
1:55pm, Monday, February 5, 2001
I'd never heard of Popstars until Saturday [watch out, the site plays music]. And I wish I still hadn't. It seemed like such a terrible idea, and having seen it on Saturday night, I think my gut instinct was right. Why make a thing of the fact you're picking five random people to be in a band? Yeah, they might all be wonderful singers and all that, but... where's the musical talent likely to be if that's your sole musical criteria? Even if they took into account whether people are team players and all that... there should be more to even pop music than that.
1:49pm, Monday, February 5, 2001
I think that I think this is funny, but there's something about it that disturbs me, and I can't put my finger on what.
12:37pm, Monday, February 5, 2001
I hate Mondays.
I'm having a crisis. And I need to write a journal entry but have to move my boss's office today so I can't.
Anyone got any ideas about jobs I could do and enjoy?
And this made me giggle. Kiss are marvellous. In a crap sorta way ;)