disassociated drivel

[thedarkproject]

I ended up having to face down two more bastard drivers today. The morning one was in a Range Rover, and the evening one was a double-decker bus, and neither would have stopped had I not physically been in their way. They can see I am going to reach the crossing before they will, so they've no excuse, apart from that they are twats. And yes, I will post this every few weeks or so, at least until I get run over that is.

My rent went up last week, but that's ok, because having looked around at other places, there was nothing this good for a similar price. There's plenty of better stuff out there, but once I factor bills in I would be paying about 50% more, which isn't worth it just to get a bit of extra space. I guess that if I really need more space I need to get myself a wife first and move in with her to save money. Who said romance is dead?

The internet's boring these days. And am I the only one for whom Wikipedia takes forever to load? It's becoming a much less useful resource now that it sometimes takes a minute to see the pages.

I've not been going out much recently, because there's either people I don't particularly want to spend time around or because there's not really all that much of interest occurring. Plus, the weather is dire. So instead I've been staying in mostly playing computer games, Oblivion on occasion but mostly Football Manager 2005, leading Wolverhampton Wanderers to 14th place in the Premiership 2 seasons running. Woo. It's a strangely addictive game, but it also reminds me of when I used to play football, and makes me wonder if I could have had a mildly successful lower-division career in that if I'd pursued that path years and years ago. It's interesting because there's always time for changing career in most cases, but most sports you have to do it in your 20s or that's it.

The band's a bit of a nightmare at the moment. I don't think we've had the same set of people go in for rehearsal 2 weeks running for months. After some premature optimism a few months ago, it's back to much contemplation and concern, but what can you do? it's not all bad though, as I finished a new song recently which is great, and have another one coming shortly which is also great. After that, I have a few more songs to work on, not to mention my modesty.

Comments

[thedarkproject]

That's another one that pisses me off, drivers who don't use indicators, or perhaps more specifically, drivers who think that indicators are only for other cars and that therefore they are optional the rest of the time, thus making it quite hard to know when is safe to cross. I think they just need to get some more respect for people and for the rules that are there for everybody's benefit!

[bloggerofdeath.livejournal.com]

If you don't like drivers who don't use indicators, then don't ever ever visit Dublin. It's really annoying. I always indicate, even when theres nobody around, it's just force of habit, and not a habit I have any intention of breaking.

[spurnnedhistory.livejournal.com]

What helps me is to carry around ball bearings or bb gun pellets.

I use them on the bike when cars follow too close behind, but I'm sure you can use them to throw at passing cars if they almost kill you crossing the street.

[thedarkproject]

I suppose caltrops might serve a similar purpose.

[ironlord.livejournal.com]

It's interesting because there's always time for changing career in most cases, but most sports you have to do it in your 20s or that's it.

Except darts. Never mind all the Dutch teenagers appearing out of nowhere; Bobby George never picked up a dart until he was 29, and there are players appearing at both World Championships for the first time in their fifties.

You could also take up golf...

[thedarkproject]

I expect I'll develop a liking for golf in 10 years or so. It seems inevitable.

[thedarkproject]

Yeah, you're probably right. I think my stockpile of cash probably came about through being mostly single for the last 2 years. You'd think they'd have come out with an economy girlfriend by now though, with all the emphasis on saving resources and so on.