Mr Omneo Blogs…

Phew… it’s almost April, four months into 2005 and I’m wondering where all the days have gone… looking over the blog I realise I have written very little, yet everyday i think, “I wrote an entry the other day, nothing to say”

So, what’s happened since the last entry? Hmm where to start really… Donna from Kettering who studies in Manchester but works in Derby came to visit over easter. Was slightly nervous as wasn’t sure I’d be able to keep her entertained over 2 days, “What if she hates me I thought” But anyway, I headed off to meet her at the station on Sunday night… well, not sure what I was expecting but she was much prettier than I assumed and such good fun!! So, we hit Londinium and had a bite to eat in a very nice Persian restaurant in Covent Garden then looked for a club but the town was dead… can you believe it?! So, home for a cuppa and a chat before I walked her to her des-res – the Sleeping Beauty Motel!!

Met up Monday morning at some ungodly time (around 10am) then caught bus to London Bridge, walked to St Pauls had a bite to eat and watched crazy kids causing parents grief at restaurant. Then on to Somerset House to check out the fountains and then on to the Royal Academy to see the Turks Exhibition – was really rather impressive. Donna studies Turkish at uni so hope she enjoyed it. Into Chinatown for dinner at Mr Kongs then a few drink before racing for the train that took her home… was sad to see her go as I really had a good time. Hope to see her again, soon.

Back to work Tuesday and suddenly here it is, Thursday night and I wonder what happened to Wednesday?! Have been trying to be brave and ask girl from SL out on date but getting nowhere fast, have come to realise that although I sometimes feel I’m being as subtle as an elephant – she probably doesn’t see it that way – so have decided to make a move and just ask her, she says no she says no – no point wasting hours/days/weeks/months thinking about it. Life is after all far too short!

Tomorrow is Sharon’s leaving drinks affair then Saturday I plan on eventually wallpapering the bloody bathroom and I’ve decided as my reward I’m going to have fish n chips

Well, after the SL meet on Thursday it made sense to spend Friday relaxing at home, and that’s just what I did. I woke fairly early on Friday morning. Why is that when i have to get up for work my body/brain does not register the importance of getting up but come a legitimate day off and what happens? Up with the bloody birds!!

So, I woke, had breakfast and popped in a DVD, I watched This Year’s Love which I first saw a few years ago, I had forgotten how enjoyable it was. Containing quite a few Scottish actors it’s filmed in Camden Town and tells the 6 people in their 30′s and how over the course of 3 years they each get involved with each other. Sometimes sad, sometimes happy but very ‘real’ It really made me take a look at myself and my own singleton status. The soundtrack is very good too, turns out David Gray was asked to write the soundtrack and it was probably this film that helped him get the exposure he deserves.

So anyway, after drying my eyes, from both laughter and a bit of sadness I set to work trying to rid my colleagues laptop of spyware and viruses – Sheesh just as well I had a day off, finally finished about 12 hours after I started – when will people learn to be wary of what they download?? What was more infuriating was she has Norton Anti-Virus and Ad Aware and Spy-bot but do you think they have been updated and run?? Oh no… well, not since December!!

A blast from the past sent me a message, Jennifer from North Dakota…sigh…. how easy it is for someone to enter your life then run the hell out only to tip-toe back in… At least she read the copy of Perfume that I sent her, even if it was oh so many years ago!

In other news I emailed some people from SL, one in particular i am growing to like but I fear it is going to be one of those unrequited loves, she is hellish smart tho and shares quite a few interests as myself, or is it me who shares them with her? either way, I like chatting with her so will report back should there be anything to report back on

Two tourists were driving through Wales…..

At Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllantysiliogogogoch they stopped for lunch and one tourist asked the waitress, “Before we order, could you please settle an argument for us? Would you please pronounce where we are… very slowly?”

The blonde waitress leaned over and said,

Burrr-gurrr Kinngg…

OK, so yet another weekend has almost passed by and what did I do? Yes, something resembling DIY. I thought DIY was an area reserved for people who had just bought a property or husbands who were sick of being nagged by the wife to fix something?!

As usual Mr Omneo gets it wrong again! Let me explain…

The house I currently rent is a very large one bedroomed abode in Leyton (safe enough to reveal that for all you stalkers out there) it was freshly decorated when i moved in, all the rooms were done in very tasteful white and magnolia and papered in ‘wood-chip’, the stuff thats 50p a roll more expensive than lining paper on account of the shredded matchsticks they add for texture.

Hey, I rent, it didn’t bother me when I moved in and to a certain extent it still doesn’t. However the problem arose in the bathroom, I noticed that the wallpaper was coming away from the wall, especially where the tiles stopped around the bath, the landlords workmen obviously used half the tiles that were supposed to cover the shower area on their cash in hand job, so I made a mental note that i should re-paper the toilet at some point. That was last August/September.

In December I was visiting my friend William and noticed he was throwing out 4 rolls of very expensive wallpaper. the type that is water wouldn’t easily penetrate so I I reserved them and said I’d use those to repaper the bathroom – problem sorted! Of course weeks turned into months and he kept asking when i was going to collect the wallpaper. Well, after my DIY burst the other week when I put in a new letterbox and painted the front door I thought… “OK, the bathroom is next, but I should have a week end off”

On Tuesday of this week I was in the bathroom, doing what one does and I decided to start removing the paper, as per usual I gave up after 5 minutes because I couldn’t really be bothered. I decided on Saturday, while the sun shone brightly and everyone was outside to remove the wallpaper, the plan being, remove all the wallpaper Saturday, visit William and collect new stuff on Saturday night and paper on Sunday… the best laid plans of mice and men…

As I started removing the wallpaper I realised that the landlord obviously employed Bonnie and Clyde and the crew from Bonanza to decorate… The wallpaper came of very easily, mainly due to it being attached to around 5 layers of gloss paint in some areas and chunks of concrete in others!! Again, I gave up and decided to finish it on Sunday. There was a SL meet going down and Alessio wanted to go see the Chemical Brothers at Brixton Academy.

As it transpired, no Chemical Brothers gig for me and no SL meet either, which was a shame as a few people were going that I wanted to chat to, as well as a few I wasn’t too fussed either way.

I did manage to initiate contact with someone on SL who, from her photos and her profile makes me think, “Mmm she’s uber desirable” but I have never had the nerve to email her… in a moment of clarity I realised I must be the only person on the planet who stares at a keyboard for hours trying to pluck up the courage to write an email, however I decided this was going on no longer and I finally pressed the send button, I received a nice email in response and that cheered me up.

Decided to watch a DVD, Night on Earth however just before I was about to get offline Claire popped up on MSN so chatted with her for a bit, which was nice.

So, watched the film on Sunday morning then logged onto SL to see what was happening, seems most people enjoyed themselves. Interesting debate on whether money matters when it comes to dating. The fact is it shouldn’t really but we all know the reality is somewhat different.

Spent longer than I had planned emailing back and forth with people on SL, some old faithfuls and a few new people. Was ashamed at myself for having made assumptions about one person and then realising I was completely wrong in what i thought, true what they say, NEVER assume as it only makes an ASS out of U and ME – so, if you happen to read this and realise it’s you I’m referring to, I apologise and thank you for emailing me as I wouldn’t have contacted you, even tho I wanted to. – Hmm how cryptic is that?!

Right, this entry is rambling on far longer than I had planned! I finished removing the wallpaper from the bathroom, I’ve swept up and vacuumed and now I’m going to go eat as I’m famished, I skipped breakfast thinking I’d have a hearty lunch then got distracted by emailing and wallpaper removal to have lunch.

Tonight I have another DVD to watch I’m Not Scared I read the book last year and it was very good, I heard the movie was a good adaptation so we’ll see if it the rumours were true!

Lots of thoughts and stuff but I’ll leave them for another entry, perhaps after I have eaten.

Great news!! Kinder have finally relented and launched a new version of their chocolate eggs specifically for adults, what better than a little chocolate when you have the munchies!

Oh dear… looks like someone had a Kinder while they were supposed to be working!