The Not Happy Thread

I hate how I just seem to be trapped in my own head all of the time. While I don't see this as a bad thing, it's particularly annoying in school and other social situations, as the only time I talk to anyone is when I'm making a joke.

I spend a lot of time planning these stories that I have not (and still haven't) been able to finish for months. Whenever I try talking to someone, or a group of people, I feel that I can't relate to the conversation unless I make a funny joke, then a voice in my head tells me to get back to writing, and I stay scribbling and drawing things in my notebook that I'll never finish, for the rest of the day.

For some reason, I believe that if I'm finally able to finish that script or story I'm working on, I'll be able to speak to other people like I used to before I decided to become I writer.

 

It's a problem of compatibility between the plugin that manages the requirements and the new software.

PM Daniel so that he knows you're having this problem.

 

It's half 9 in the morning, and of the MPs I need information from today none yet have anyone staffing their office. Seriously. I started work at 8:30am, and I'm a lowly blogger.

It blows me away just how lazy staffers (researchers/parliamentary assistants/secretaries) are. Hopefully I'll be able to catch them somewhen before elevenses and their midday nap...

 

My mum got a phone call this morning from a "friend" who had loaned a PC from her. He started the phone call by shouting at her, talking about threats and the tone of her text messages in which she had been asking for it back for a week. After that she rang him back with speakerphone on, he again started shouting, as did my mother. Now I will be going to his house when he gets off work to get the PC back. This guy is trash and might not be content at using words alone to voice his complaints, so now that cloud is hanging there, but he made the mistake of upsetting my mother. So i might have to upset him...

I always liked Wednesday as well.

 

I have to log in twice to get on the website nowadays. Kind of a minor weirdness...

 

Very sad to hear that Philip Gould, the electoral strategist who won Labour three elections, has passed away today. The tributes pouring out for him across the internet are moving. A few weeks ago, despite terminal cancer, he made a point of coming in to the House of Lords to vote against the Health Bill.

 

Why do such a thing as decorative trouser pockets exist?

I like real pockets, thanks. I've noticed it's the norm in some countries, but not others.

 

Sad that the one day of break I get, I get to spend ill. :/ Gah, how come breaks have to come at all the wrong times. At least I'll have some time to work on NaNo.

 

I am so sorry to hear that Mrs. Today I'd been moaned at too many times for my liking. But what can you do?

 

Tomorrow, I get to see how well I did on my third Greek/Roman test. Bit nervous. =( This is probably the toughest history course I ever took.

 

@link good luck! I am sure you did just fine!

 

Exams on Monday, so lots of last-ditch revision essays coming in.
Thinking of starting a group of Grammar Stormtroopers to raid houses at 3am to haul out of bed and beat up students who keep writing 'maybe' instead of 'may be'--'I maybe seeing my friend this evening.' Gaaaaaaaah.
Just a random thought.
Think I'll take a coffee break.

 

If you're recruiting, madhoca, I'll apply! Though only if the same treatment applies to using "alot" instead of "a lot" and "till" as a contraction of "until".

 

^^ Done! We should compile a list.

 

Me and one of my friends had a bit of a fight yesterday. I apologized, and I think we're okay, but still, I hate that.

 

Please do, madhoca. Those grammar mistakes annoy me and I want to scream at the person whenever they get it wrong.

Also: People. Why do I even bother with some people? I never get anything back so what's the point? Urghh it's frustrating. :/

And I have a heck of a lot of uni work to do, as well as NaNoWriMo (not too bothered about that, if I can't do it anymore so be it, uni takes priority), and I don't where to start. Then I'll do one thing and before I know it it's 9pm and it's like 'how did the day pass so quickly?' I am lacking in motivation to actually get anything substantial done, other than bits here and there.

Basically, I'm frustrated.

 

Okay, I know that in the grand scheme of things, it's dumb but...I'll do it anyway.

I'm tired of waiting for Skyrim. I know it comes out in 20 hours, my Gamestop has a midnight release and I can pick it up by tomorrow afternoon (I have school).

Nevertheless, I'm tired of waiting for the game. Especially since some people in Europe and Australia are already playing the damned thing. >____>

Again, I know it isn't that big of a deal, but it's irksome.

 

I have PMS, a headache, feeling very down, and I'm running out of time to get work experience. I've applied to another place today but I'll probably get either no reply or some snide person on the phone.

The workplacement lady at uni has asked me to come into the office to discuss my "options" within an hour-long "drop in" slot. So that's two hours travelling for a 10 minute discussion about how I'm not trying hard enough, I bet. I don't know whether to just say "fuck it" and stay home with some chocolate, or go do a four-hour round journey for the sake of that.

 

@ Ash- Stay home and have some chocolate. You know what she's gonna say anyway, right?

 

did not have a good day what so ever today. It's the weekend though so maybe tomorrow will be a better day.

 

God im so lost with my emotions i don't feel right. Everything to me is this blur i can't escape, i started off great with NanoWriMo but i haven't written since the 4th. Im too busy and defeated i don't know anymore. Maybe i shouldn't be a Writer? I just don't know anymore, i can't hide it likes this anymore. I know this is random but i need something to cure this problem of mine.

 

Hope you have better days soon.

Don't worry about completing NaNoWriMo. If you reach the 50k goal, that's great, if not then it's nothing to worry about. I think the main thing is that when you have the urge to write, like an idea is consuming you, that you write. That's the most important thing, in my view, that you don't let ideas pass by. I think you have to have more confidence in yourself and sometimes life gets in the way of the writing and it has to take a backseat. Just make sure you go back to writing, if that's what you want.

 

Odeon cinemas are taking the piss.

All week I've been looking forward to seeing the new horror film "The Awakening" at the cinema. I'm friends (on facebook) with the writer, and his postings have led me to really look forward to it. Sounded like a brilliant weekend for me and Ash.

Except.

Except that Odeon in Southend aren't showing it. And it turns out that there are only a handful of Odeon cinemas across the country that are. Sorry, but this is a film which has had a sizable national advertising campaign, and looks pretty damn good. I was going to pay to see the damn thing. And after only running (the terrible) Paranormal Activity 3 over Halloween, you'd think they'd be glad of a good horror film. But no. Idiots.

 

The handling of traffic through Mirfield this afternoon has been nothing short of useless. You'd have thought after 90 years of policing the Remembrance Sunday march through the town that West Yorkshire's finest would know what they were doing, but I swear they get worse year on year.

The main thoroughfare in the town has to be closed for about 3 hours, which is fair enough, but this year there were no active diversions in place or even a sign saying that the road was closed. The result was that Huddersfield Road was shut, with no way down Station Road to go over the top into Huddersfield. Getting down Stenard Lane was also a nightmare, because Stenard Lane eventually feeds back to Station Road... which was shut. Trying to get up Knowl Road to get onto Leeds Road was impossible because of roadworks at the bottom of the road blocking access, so I had to try and get up onto Leeds Road further back than I'd want to... and run into a stationary tailback because people were trying to feed onto Huddersfield Road and couldn't. A little competent traffic policing and Mirfield wouldn't have been gridlocked, but that's clearly too much to ask.

They know that the march happens on Remembrance Sunday every year. They know that there are only so many ways through town. So why couldn't they manage it properly?

And many thanks to the stupid woman who decided to not bother indicating on the mini-roundabout in front of the Yorkshire Pudding. If I don't see you indicating then I think it's perfectly reasonable to assume that you're not turning right and that you're heading straight on. I read the road in front of me based on your lack of an indicator and your initial road position, so I was perfectly entitled to think I would be able to carry straight on. And it's also a foggy day, so turn your fucking lights on!

 

Kinda nervous about teaching on Thursday... it'll probably end up being alright, but it stresses me out anyway.