Less than a month and i can go to Steve's and pick up my PSX2. He is passing through on Thursday, but sadly i do not get home from work early enough to meet him and pick it up then. It's annoying ina small niggly way, because it would have been great to play it over the BH long weekend. I am quite restricted in what i can do because i am on call. Still, that's a very selfish attitude and i know it; which is why i am not bothering too much. It was kind of him to offer to drop it off anyway. I hope he either finds a new job soon, or makes a decision about what he wants to do.

Speaking of decisions (my god! that actually flowed!) i decided not to join club sirius at this point in time. i don't like being pressured into joining, and knew that i could find better ways to spend the money. So instead, i have decided to spend just under a hundred pounds and go on a painting and drawing weekend! After something one of my sistah's said about pottery, i have felt drawn to try and take that up again. Spice do have a sunday session, but it is on the same weekend as centre parcs. I spotted this weekend though, and felt that i had to book on it. I cannot draw, and am incredibly envious of people who can. Mind you, i was never taught how to draw, so is it any wonder that i cannot. Why do they not teach you the HOW in art class at school?

A weekend, which is aimed at beginners and improvers (i hope!) with both drawing and painting. I'm going to take off a week, and have this in the middle. Very relacing, and different to the way i would normally spend my time. Even though i know i do not have talent, i am quite excited about getting tuition, so that i can at least no longer be ashamed of my lack of skills.

I decided to actually take off two weeks. That's a lot for me, but i'm not planning on any other holidays this year, so i think it's time. Last two weeks in July should be lovely, and i can relax, perhaps continue house hunting, or do some much needed clearing out.

I'm still waiting to hear if i can have that much time off.

I met The leader of TH2 for lunch. It's so nice to get out and speak to someone non-work related.

I worked out that i get paid 2 pound an hour for working the bank holiday. And no time off in lieu. what an incentive. I get to miss two days of holiday, and get 15 quid for the pleasure. I feel like crying, because i am tired and do need holiday. An i will miss out on a load of fun, because i have to stuck at home checkin our incident tool every couple of hours.

I try and remind myself that it'll be 30 extra pounds, well actually about 25 quid after tax. I could buy a couple fo books with that, or a game for my new PSx2. But it still seems pretty crappy.

After all, i could earn more than that working 3 hours in MacDonalds...

I'm sure that there is something Karmic about this. After all, i have just booked a holiday, and since i work this one my holiday will be the fabbest ever.

Or some such crap.