*stretch*

Ho hum. Time to get showered and dressed I suppose. I could get used to this working from home lark.

Had a weird dream last night. For some reason Snowy was living here, with me (this is also the first time I've had a dream set in this flat, IIRC). She came over to the computer and I suddenly realised I hadn't fed her yet and it was getting late. Went into the kitchen and got her something (I think it was ham, for some reason, which is weird in itself) when Jock came strolling in, alive as you please. I didn't have time to absorb this before my door suddenly flew open and both dogs dashed out of it, down the stairs, and out of the front door (which was also open for some reason). I raced downstairs after them and saw them running across the car park, heedless of the roads all around. I woke myself up trying to scream after them. No sound would come out, then I realised I was dreaming and woke up. Waking up in a state of shock is not good for the system. I don't fancy any more dreams like that.

Better sort my life out. I wouldn't bet against the boss ringing just to check everyone's up and working :)

New SP pic

Thought I'd update South Park guy. He's a beardy weirdy now, and the expression of stunned perplexity was just too funny for me to resist.

Small differences in colour don't seem to show up well on teeny images. He's supposed to be wearing a long coat over a dark grey T-shirt, I may have to fiddle with that.

[edit] Fiddled with and fettled.

Alphabet meme, blokes version

A - Act your age? Rarely. I'm not keen on the idea of growing up.
B - Best chat up line? Can't say I've ever used one. Unless "Hi! *mumble*... erm... *mutter*... sorry..." followed by running away counts.
C - Chore you hate? Week-old washing up.
D - Dad's name? Brian
E - Essential gadget? GP32, for the books, strangely.
F - Favourite actor/actress? I like Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson on SG-1) as an actor, though he's not really all that famous.
G - Girlfriend? Nope, free and single, ladies :P
H - Hometown? Wigan
I - Instruments you play? Keyboard, guitar, bass.
J - Job title? Web Developer
K - Kids? Not yet. Planning on though, eventually.
L - Living arrangements? On my tod, in a flat.
M - Mom's name? Linda.
N - Number of people you've slept with? 2. How promiscuous am I?
O - Overnight hospital stays? Loads.
P - Phobia? Being too terrified to act.
Q - Quote you like? Another Spike one, I think: I know you'll never love me. I know I'm a monster. But you treat me like a man.
R - Religious affiliation? None really. Religion is one of my pet hates.
S - Siblings? One. Phil. An enormous young man who I'm frequently surprised to be related to.
T - Time you wake up? 6:45.
U - Unique habit? Sporadic practice of ceremonial and chaos magick. Not really unique, but still fairly uncommon. Must really look into that properly at some point.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat? Cauliflower
W - Worst habit? Self-sabotage, in every possible arena.
X - X-rays you've had? One, I think. On my elbow to determine if I'd broken anything. I hadn't.
Y - Yummy food you make? My toast is to die for.
Z - Zodiac Sign? Scorpio

Womble in boots

Got my boots back from the cobbler. Compared to how battered they were, they look fantastic. They feel a bit weird at the moment, probably because they don't have all the worn bits I'm used to :). Anyway, I'm happy now. I'm really not a sensible shoe person.

Another meme

( For the hell of it )

A good night out.

I have thoroughly enjoyed myself this evening, and I'm extremely glad of it. Went for a very nice curry at a restaurant a couple of miles down the road. The usual suspects were all present, as well as Matt (who is notorious for never coming out) and Mel (the reason he never comes out, though I honestly can't blame him). Several beers, a starter and a decent main course set me back 16 round pounds, so I think I did pretty well, considering.

People were intrigued by my beard. I have been likened to several people, some comparisons were flattering (Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe) some less so (Toadfish from Neighbours). I care not.

I was also labelled a "terrible flirt". I am afronted by this. I'm actually a very good flirt.

I'm extremely glad I don't have to go to work tomorrow too. That would be bad and wrong. Mmm... bed...