Work's been awful. Ever since Justin left I've had to cover most of his shifts. Tubby hired some bloke named Martin but he was crap and we had to sack him after two days. Well, I say we...seems Tubby's decided that firing people is my responsibility now. He still hires though, but he's not very good at it, cos after Martin there was Dave, then ( Read more... )

If anyone else plans on coming down to the Dog tonight to wish Justin a happy birthday you might want to get here sooner than later. He started drinking at the stroke of midnight last night and I don't really think he's stopped since then. I know he went home and he says he slept, but he showed up here a few hours ago completely mashed. He keeps ( Read more... )

I brought up with Mum the idea of moving her out of the home sometime soon and she quite rightly (see, I can admit when I'm wrong) said that now really wasn't the time for it. Not with everything that's going on with this bloody Housing Act and not getting any answers from the Ministry about what's happening with Terry ( Read more... )

What's happened to Terry is complete travesty of justice. It's unbelievable.

And I don't blame him in the slightest for pulling his wand on strangers in his home, Ministry officials or not. Even if their bloody "Ministry survey" was endorsed by the Minister himself, I'd still say it's not fucking rightWe have rights. We have rights not to expect ( Read more... )

So. A quidditch match, eh? Well done and all that. Glad to hear you did well Harry, despite everyone belly-aching about it being over so quickly ( Read more... )

I have my first full shifts back this weekend since I caught the Virus of Let's-Suck-All-The-Life-Out-Of-Ernie, also known as the Virus of Doom and various other things I may or may not have bitched and moaned and whined about while I was dying a vile, vile death, depending on who you ask.

Could I have picked a worse weekend to be well again? The ( Read more... )

Oh dear god, I don't think I have been this sick in years.

The doctor (yes, I eventually dragged myself to see one, without any prodding from anyone. Be proud of me, dammit, I'm feeling poorly!) says it's one of those short-run viruses and that I pretty much just have to "tough it out", his words. So hello fever and headaches and aching all over ( Read more... )

Life has been pleasantly quiet lately. Work, socialising, work, sleeping, visiting Mum, work, socialising, rinse and repeat ( Read more... )

I went and saw Mum today - she's so good I'm worried about her. That sounds silly, doesn't it? But it's true. Last time she was remotely close to being this well she crashed overnight and it too her months to get functioning again. And that was just after Dad's birthday - their wedding anniversary is coming up, and if she remembers the date this ( Read more... )

Well, I wasn't expecting that.
...Justin, what was all that about?