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5月2日

Dentist... Eurgh

Ooowwww!! I've just got back from the dentist. I was in the chair for over an hour! And you know what... The anasthetic is just kicking in fully... I feel like there's an apple stuck in my throat. I have such sore gums from all the injections, I just wouldn't numb up quick enough :o( And to make it worse, the left side of my face is somewhat reminiccent of Marlon Brando in Godfather. I look a state, lol.

So I have to go back on Monday. It's still infected, so I have some antibiotics (I'm not allowed ANY alcohol at all!!!) and my tooth, which has mostly been drilled, is filled with cotton wool and a sort of plaster on top, I can't eat with the left side of my mouth until it's done... I'm not impressed.

And to make matters worse... We've still not heard about the house!!! Tomorrow, we're promiosed...
5月1日

Updated...

Haha, I've finally updated my blogger template, and now it looks cool. So go over there. http://jimicricket.blogspot.com/

I might be moving over there permanentky soon. Well, maybe, anyroad. lol. Depends on a few things, but I'm planning on hosting my own website, where I will aslo host my blog and a few other little things. So we will see...

For an update on my other news, also look on the other blog, sorry, but I can't be bothered to type it all up twice, cos MSN doesn't like the html formatting I use over there...
3月20日

Employment Situation...

OK, so most of you know I'm working for an agency at the moment, and I've been having problems getting anyone to give us a mortgage for a house... Well on Thursday, I attended an interview with the company I'm temping with, and on Friday, my boss recieved an e-mail saying they had decided to offer me the job.
From what I gathered today, I will be starting in the next two weeks... Woooo!!!! lol

Currently Listening to:
Everything

Current Song:
Finch - Three Simple Words
Mood - Happy
1月1日

Happy New Year


Ok, this is just a quick post to wish everyone a happy new year. Rather than send out one of those annoying flash-e-cards, I'm posting here and you can all smile knowing I love you all!! (unless I don't know you, in which case I can't, cos I've never met you to love you. But everyone who comes here from my contact card in MSN, I love you!)
12月8日

Oh, also...

I've not used windows for almost 2 months now, aside from playing games. Windows... begone!!!
I've been using ubuntu, as you can probabally guess, but I'm looking at LFS at the moment, too. I'll probs give it a go, once I get around to sorting out a new PC...

Currently Listening to:
Everything
Current Song:
Roots Manuva - Clockwork
Mood - Sleepy - I overslept today and now I'm late for work
12月6日

*Update*

Well... It's about time I updated here, isn't it... lol So much for "sometime soon" eh? well, I'm here now, and that's all that matters.
 
So, Where do I start... I guess You know I moved house from my last post, it was MAD! So stressful and Catherine wanted everything sorted straight away, so no relaxing after lugging heavy boxes in from the van oh no!! We spent the following two weeks getting everything sorted, painting the house (we did ask the landlady first, don't worry) and moving furniture about. After that, I started looking for a job again, and again, I couldn't get one, cos I don't have the BPS accreddiatation. So there we go...
 
Then I finally gave up on pyschology, I'm taking the BPS exam in June and psychology can wait until after that. I joined a temp agency and I'm now working for the government. I'm an AO in the Tribunal Service in the Visit Visa section, dealing mostly with appeals for family visit clearence from Pakistan and Nigeria. It's not bad and it pays well, so I'm happy doing that for now.
 
There were so many things I wanted to say but I have forgotten (if I could get on here from work, I would have posted them by now, but I haven't, cos I don't)
 
No doubt I'll remember sometime, hopefully it'll be soon.

Currently Listening to:
Hip Hop
Current Song:
Daz Dillinger - It Might Sound Crazy
Mood - Sleepy
9月20日

Moving House

I'm sure I'll give you a propper update sometime soon about this, but we're finally moving house on Friday!! YAY!!

Currently Listening to:
Everything
Current Song:
Pharaoeh Monch - Agent Orange
Mood - Giddy
9月10日

WAHEY!!!

I passed my driving test yesterday!!! I got 4 Minors, so I'm pretty happy!!! Nothing between me and the open road now!!! Mwahahahahaha!!!

Currently Listening to:
Everything
Current Song:
KRS ONE and the Temple of Hip-Hop - Know Thyself
Mood - Ecxtatic
9月5日

Been Pretty Busy...

Well, things have been busy recently... I've had so much happening over the last few weeks, I've not even had time to go out into Retford... Not impressed!! There's a few people who'll be thinking I'm avoiding them (Wenna, Becca, I'm not avoiding you!! I've just been busy!!) While I am still no closer to finding a job (I must have put in about 40 applications in the last 3 months) I have managed to find a house to move into in Leicester. We've been down there a few times, since the first house we found fell through. Catherine has passed her driving test, and mine is this Friday... Nervous!!! Nothing really eventful happening at all, just stuff like that, boring and taking most of my time... Fun!!! :o(

Currently Listening to:
Everything
Current Song:
Rakim - Show Me Love
Mood - Nervous for Friday
8月16日

Been a While...

Well, with all the job-hunting I've been doing recently, I've had little time to write here. So now I'm here for a major update...
It's now about a month since I graduated, and still I have no job. I have been searching and searching everywhere. My main problems seem to be:

  • My degree wasn't BPS Certified
  • I have no driving license

Now, my driving test is booked for the 9th September, but I still have to tick the "no" box on application forms until then... Besides, unless I can start remembering to check my blind spot before I pull off, I will fail it then, anyway.


The BPS problem is more complicated. The BPS is taken as 'standard' psychology throughout almost all of England. The problem with this is it's actually an incredibly closed-minded approach to psychology.  They emphasise cognitive/behavioural approaches as the only real cure for psychological dissorders (even though research shows that many people regress to the 'unwell' state within 6 months of ending a cognitive or behavioural therapy [the kind the NHS usually provides]) Now, because of this, my degree, being open-minded and promoting an understanding of all approaches to psychology, so we are aware of the strengths and limitations of all of them, is not conducive to BPS' cognitive/behavioural domination. As a result we did not get graduate membership of the society with my degree, meaning I am likely wasting my time applying for almost all psychology related jobs.
Now, I have two options, take a Masters degree with a BPS conversion course (and fail, cos I won't let them brainwash me???) or take the Qualifying Exam (my preffered, but still expensive [£650] choice. The problem with this, is that they only do it once a year... In July, so I'm kinda screwed... Looks like it's a job at McDonalds' then?!?

 
 
In other news, I got a new camera, a Canon PowerShot A520
it cost me an exrta £20 in the end so I'm no impressed at all with eBuyer. Their returns policy sucks and sooner or later, they will lose all their long-term customers and have to fix it, until then, I can't be arsed with them anymore, and I advise you to keep away from them, too.
 
 
Also, My graduation photos arrived today... I'll attach one of Catherine and me to this entry
 
Actually, I'm tired now, it's too hot here at the mo... Maybe I'll come back and write more later...

 
Currently Listening to:
My Hip Hop Playlist
Current Song:
Boogie Down Productions - Scott La Rock Megamix
Mood - Sleepy
7月10日

Ouch!!!

Today the family had a big barbeque, and well, being the best cook in the family, I was nominated for the cooking.. I hate the smell of smoke in my clothes, so I took my shirt off, and now I have the most horrid sunburn all over my shoulders... I hope it's cleared up by Friday... When I graduate!!
Also... I took this quiz, found it pretty funny... Guess it depends on your idea of 'radioactive'

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WARNING
Jiminy Cricket is radioactive. Wear protective clothing at all times.


Currently Listening to:
Nothing
What I'm Doing Instead:
Watching Cabaret!
Mood - Angry

6月30日

Oops

Sorry for the lack of updates over the last week-or-so. It's been incredibly hectic and I've been too busy. So... University is over and I've little-to-no chance at all of getting funding for my PhD. So, I've been looking for jobs, main problem is everyone wants at least two years of experience in the area... Funny, I don't see how I can get expeience without having the job first!!
We've also moved out of Norwich, so I am officially back in Retford, not that I have anywhere to stay, really... Mum's conservatory (where I was gonna stay) isn't gonna be done for three weeks -- at least, so we're staying at Catherine's.
We got our results this last week, too... Obviously, Catherine got a First Class degree, no surprises there, sac. I was well impressed with myself, though, I actually managed a 2:1 :-D YAY!!! Celebrated in Norwich with a bottle of pink champaigne (which turned out to be almost orange!!) and I'm off out into Retford tomorrow (Friday) night aswell!!
What else.... :o\ Oh yeah, finally got round to learning to drive, sac, I have my first lesson on Monday with Lauren Shreif's dad!!! Wish me luck!!!

Currently Listening to:
Nothing
What I'm Doing Instead:
Watching Emmerdale!!
Mood - Tired

6月14日

Wahey!!

W00t!!
I passed my driving theory test!! 33/35 for the MCQ bit and 55/75 for the Hazard Perception bit... Pretty good considering the monitor's refresh rate was piss poor and was interfereing with my ability to watch the videos!!
As if you needed to ask, Catherine got full marks for the MCQ bit and about 66/75 for the Hazard Perception... Give it 2 months and we'll be running over your pet cat/dog (delete as applicable) Mwahahahahaha!!!

Currently Listening to:
Currently Listening To:
Talib Kweli - get By
Mood - Happy - For Now

6月9日

Oh, well... :o(

I just found out that I didn't get the teaching job in the end... I'm gutted!! But I'm off to the LCR tonight, so hopefully that'll cheer me up...

Currently Listening to:
KRS-ONE - Ghetto Music - The Blueprint Of Hip Hop
Current Song Playing:
You Must Learn
Mood - Gutted :o(

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3月4日

I'm back

I'm back in Norwich now (obviously, cos I already made one poast today) I have been away the last few days. I went to Catherine's uncle's funeral. It was a beautiful service, and I'm sure he was looking 'down' from wherever he is now and smiling. Catherine feels better now, though, which is great!

I have my ticket for my train to Manchester now, I am on the 6:57 train which gives me a direct journey, but means I'll also have 2 ½ hours in Manchester before my interview... YAY great fun... At least I have time to get lost and find my way before I have to be anywhere, lol.

We also got our tickets for Miss Saigon aswell... Getting a little giddy... heehee

It's also snowing outside now, I might go outside and make a snowman, considering I've gotten to 21 and still never managed to build one yet... I jus gotta wait for Catherine to get back from her 12 o'clock lecture... lol, I'm so impatient!

There was some other stuff I was meaning to post here, but I forgot. lol...

2月13日

YAY Catherine is back!!!

Catherine is back again after the weekend away. She thinks her interviews went Ok so we'll just have to wait and see... I've still not heard from anyone about my PhD applications yet, so I'm working as hard as possible to stick something extra into my proposals so I can give them a little reminder, disguised as "here, I've updated my proposal, please read this one instead" hee hee, I just hope it works.

Aside from that, cos I had nothing better to do, I've almost completed Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines this weekend, I'm expecting to have it done by the end of tomorrow... I just hope the Blood Hunt (or whatever it's called) that was called on Nines hasn't had him killed :o( Although I was impressed by how you could choose so many different paths through it, it didn't really allow me to reflect my personality in my dialogue options... lol


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2月10日

Lonely Weekend :o(

Tomorrow, Catherine has two PhD interviews at Manchester University. And since neither of us can drive yet, her mum has just been to take her home for the weekend, so she can be there on time tomorrow... This means that I get the weekend alone. Unfortunately, everyone seems too busy to do anything with me. Some friends from home can't come, cos it's too far to drive to get here (which is fair enough, it is 2 ½ hours..) Everyone down here seems to either be going to the cinema with other people I don't know, or something else equally inacessable to me... Maybe they just don't really like me, eh?

Well, it looks like I'm gonna be spending the weekend with my good malty friends, Glenmorangie (Various Varieties), Glen Moray, Yamazaki and so on... Don't worry, I'm not gonna get drunk or anything... I'll prolly have a few glasses while I watch Pulp Fiction again, Jakie Brown and White Men Can't Jump, lol. Oh and if anyone has any good ideas whaty I could get Catherine for Valentines Day, do let me know... I usually make an expensive, overblown romantic gesture, but I promised to spend no more than a fiver this year!!

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1月9日

Quick Update

OK a quick update on my day...
I got bored very soon after my last post and kinda stopped working... In the space of today, I've managed to write only 250 words, lol... Hopefully I'll be able to post again tonight and be finished!!


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Edit: I found this on the internet while procrastinating...
Dizzy Petition You should go there, please... Sign it... Dizzy was the most influential part of my getting into gaming...

Oh By The Way...

If you've got your own blog on MSN Spaces, nobody will be able to read it unless you change the settings to public. It's under settings, in the permissions bit, you need to select public, otherwise nobody will be able to read it.
Locked Out!
1月8日

Wahey...

Total page views: 600 Seems alot of people wanna look at this thing...
Shame most of them will prolly leave thinking I'm a loser, lol...

I do realise this isn't worthy of a post here, but hey... I'm impressed!!