As a quick note after the last post, within one hour of posting that I didn’t have anything to do, I have been informed that as of Monday, I will be exceedingly busy. I would just like to add, there has been no sign of Avril Lavigne or Anna Paquin turning up at my desk [...]
Is there anything worse than being completely bored, when all around you, people are very busy? Well, clearly there is, but sometimes I wonder.At the moment, my working life appears to consist of coming in, pottering around on the internet, and then going home once I’ve done my hours. Now admittedly, for a little while, [...]
Me and Hobbes Originally uploaded by Joinee Dave. About an hour ago, I received an email from my parents. Our cat, Hobbes, has died. She was in a lot of pain, so it was for the best really.I’ve never been this far away from home when a member of the family has passed away, and [...]
With each Friday for Joinees already being “Good”, the Easter holiday marks a Good Good Friday (GGF), and this year was no different.As tradition dictates, over a hundred Joinees descended on Nottingham and filled the streets with joy, then went for a pint. Or two.We all met up at Via Fosse, by the canal, at [...]
Apr 202006
Right then, I guess it’s time to tell you a little bit about Join Me. Throughout this blog, you’ll probably see me refer to Joinees, and the cult/group of people that do nice things in a random fashion, followed by a trip to the pub. Well, this is what they’re all about. I’ll just give [...]
Apr 122006
Saturday morning had arrived, and the weekend held a number of tasks for me.These included, but were not limited to: Sort out all of the wedding invites. Put up shelves from Ikea. Go and get the invites printed out. Fetch prints from the framing shop. Drink beer. Watch sport. Play on the X-Box. These were [...]
Apr 112006
Clare has been naughty. She’s bought me a new digital camera! It’s amazing! Her reasoning was that “Neither of us can afford it, but I knew you’d get one anyway, and I can at least afford it a bit better than you.” She knows me too well.“Plus, I’d rather you learn how to use it [...]
Apr 112006
A couple of weeks back, we completed our wedding invites, and were beginning to hand them out. We were very pleased, despite only giving two or three out, mainly the ones to neighbours, and friends, that didn’t need posting.A few days later, we were all set to start sending the rest out in the post, [...]
This morning, on my way to work, I was stuck in traffic. There was a van in front of me with a sticker on the rear doors, proclaiming it to be the van of the year 2001.That’s a pretty big claim! In all the vans in all the world, this one, in front of me, [...]
A while back, an interesting email popped into my inbox…. ATTENTION PLS, (RE: TRANSFER OF US$ 21.3 MILLION US DOLLARS IN TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.) Ok, you’ve got my attention! I am Prof. Charles Soludo, the Executive Governor of Nigeria apex Bank (Central Bank Of Nigeria) CBN. Since my assumption of office on appointment by [...]
