Last night, Derek called the kids, as is usual for a Tuesday night, it's pre-arranged with their mother that he'll call before 7pm every Tuesday and Thursday. It is also usual for a Tuesday night that their mother will do one of the following ( Read more... )

Being a semi-parent is weird. Today I'm taking the morning off to look after Josh, and Derek is doing the afternoon. He has a temperature and sniffle/cough. Poor bubba. So I'm not sick and moping around sickly, but I can't get out and enjoy the day either. Weird ( Read more... )

This week there was a fire in the air conditioning unit in our building. Now, instead of hitting the fire alarm and evacuating us all away from the dangerous flames, our sales guys decided to go up a ladder into the roof and put it out themselves. Happy ending (apart from being told off by the fire brigade), but thanks guys for thinking of ( Read more... )

Hello everyone! I am still here and still OK. Just not updating my journal at the moment because my work restricts internet access and we (still) haven't got around to putting a desk and computer up. So my email checking etc is limited to visits to my parents ( Read more... )

We are moving this weekend! Yay for starting our life together!

Also, may have been a bit reticent in journal keeping recently. I expect this to continue in the future, so if I manage to get something here well and good, but otherwise I am on e-mail if anyone wants to keep up with me.

Happy days!

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Well, I have been up to so much in the past two weeks that I literally haven't had a chance to update my journal, but it does make life so much more exciting. This is the short version, and I will be expanding on each of the topics which have been keeping me so busy over the weekend ( Read more... )

I went to (one of) the first screenings of the Matrix Reloaded last night at midnight. This is not something I would ever consider doing when I have work on, its just not worth it for me. But as I am an unemployed bum (technically) I didn't have anything to get up for this morning so I went for it! It felt gooood! Then Denny's afterwards to ( Read more... )

There's honestly not much to say recently. I have been an unemployed bum for a week and a half, doing nothing but sleeping in and staying up late and generally doing what I want. I can see how it gets boring, I have another week or so of this and then I think I'll actually be glad to start work ( Read more... )

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