Work clothes ironed? - No
Shoes shined? - Er, No
Shaved and washed? - Nopesies
Stationery packed? - No
Lunch Prepared? - Well, yes actually. But thats only because Im a fat bloater whos number 1 love is food! I never thought I would see the day that I packed a Cadburys Twirl bar rather than a Muller Lite! I nearly got a tear!
Beauty sleep? - 2 hours sleep taken this afternoon and 8 hours planned for tonight.
Nervous? - Hell no!  I tend to just get nervous about silly things in life such as "Oh Lord, I ate 2 pieces of cake instead of 1.. My life is over..." and  "Oh Jesus Christ, I have to catch a bus once in a blue moon.. However will I cope?!"

Right then, Im off for Steak Pie, Mash and Sweetcorn.. I dont know how many more of these home cooked meals I can take before i will be the size of a house!

Me and Drew have been out this morning to work out the bus route to work. It shouldnt be too much of a trauma. (And if it is, then I will simply do taxis every day!) We are not sure what to do this afternoon, (I did envision myself sitting outside with a bottle of chilled champagne been fed strawberrys) so are going to see where the wind blows us!

So far in Coventry = good. Im panicking a little bit about money but I dont think it will be an issue in a couple of months once I have paid Kazduck back for poochie Suki (who was worth every sterling penny might I add.)

Ill post later anyway! See u!! Byeee!!
xxx

Laters xx

Ok... So, im in Coventry.. And so far its seeming scary how well I am settling in. I have made my stamp on the house today by buying a metal bin for the kitchen... I know it sounds a little bit of a silly-billyish thing to buy but it was the only thing that Andrew had not purchased and so I thought it would be a good idea. If I do say so myself, it is the most amazing bin in the whole wide world. Me and Jason took absolutely ages choosing it. Its all.. erm.. silver.. and flips up when you put your foot on the pedal.. and erm... Well.. *ooh look behind u, a three headed monkey!!*

I must admit that on Friday and Saturday, I was in a bit of a fowl mood. I think it was just the whole stress of work (bastards) and the move and party (Amazin!) etc but I am very surprised that by lunch time on Saturday, Andrew still wanted me to move in with him as I acted like an evil bitch troll from hell!!

The only inconvenience so far as been that I have had to change the ring tone on my phone due to it been exactly the same as Andrews door bell. Although it has been a pisser watching people running to the door everytime I get a message, it was less funny when Andrews poor mate ended up waiting at the door for 10 minutes due to Andrew thinking the door bell was my phone!

Jason has been to visit me since yesterday night and we had a really good day today shopping and investigating the city of Coventry. I bought lots of new stationery for my new job and on a recommendation from a guy I worked with at ANC, we visited the Catherdral. (Apparantly somewhere is only classed as a City, if it has a Cathedral.. I never knew that!) I was very surprised that having stepped on religous soil, I had not burst into flames, but made the best of the moment, gave a donation and lit a candle for my Nana Ivy. I sometimes wonder what it would be like if she were still alive... I just know that as I would have headed into my teens, she would have been amazing.., She was not the type of Gran that baked cakes and went to church every Sunday like my other nana.. She smoked like a trooper, she drank and she swore. I have a feeling that Id be quite close to her now. Just a random thought there.

Laters xxx

So im back up and running.. I do hope that the 3 hours I wasnt online was not too traumatic for anyone!! ;-)
xx

Ive got to be quick but this will possibly be the last you will hear from me for a while! At the moment the internet is down in Coventry and so I will not be posting again until the matter is resolved by Tiscali!

The last day at work went...alright... Although it was tainted by my manager and her manager taking me into the office and politely telling me that because I have broken my notice, not to bother applying back at ANC. It is something that I didnt appreciate on my last day and something that I had already been told four times. Why they felt the need to do it again, I do not know! They then came out and proceeded to dig into the cakes I had bought. "Choke on it.." I thought... "Have another!" I said. One day Ill get it right and actually say what Im thinking. Other than that, I had quite a few lickle pressies from people which was nice! No tears though.. Thats gorra say summat!

Last night was the party at Mrs Figiels! I bought lots of buffet food and drink andeveryone bought a bottle. I got a love fern, (which is actually a lucky bamboo plant, but that i refer to as a love fern) and a very spensive bottle of champagne (its in a box n everyfin!) and cards cards cards! It was a VERY excellent night and cheered me up a bit as I have been in a bit of a mood this weekend...

Anyway, Onward!! Ill write soon folks xx

By the way, stats are definitely knackered!
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Im dressed all gay and trendy..

And yet someone has just walked through even more gay and even more trendy..

The war is on. Im going to go nad backcomb my hair! HA! xx

I forgot my mobile phone when I came to work today. I checked my pockets frantically and then remembered that I had left it at home. Panic struck in. I started sweating, hyperventalating and chewing pen tops like they were red liqourice. In the end I had to ring Mrs Figiel and ask her if she would very kindly pick my phone up and bring it to me. Kindly, she assisted me with this.. Unfortunately, she got playing with the camera on my phone in the car... Below were the results:-

Let us not be scarred by these photos.. Let us look back at her wedding when she was like a radiant butterfly... Hehehe! I must admit we were absolutely hysterical when we saw the offending photos on my phone! xx

Ok.. I think there may be summat a lickle bit wrong with this here blog... According to the stats, I got 91 visitors yesterday. Now, either someone has been writing my blog address on the toilet walls again, or that phone booth in the welsh mountains where I left my blog business cards has finally had a few visitors.. Either way its a little odd! Im not going to harp on about it.. Im just sayin, thats all..

So, it is now one day until I move to Coventry. I sat yesterday packing up all of my clothes and making a nice little ebay pile for Mrs Figiel to flog. I have got to try and be ruthless with a lot of things and this means ridding of everything that isnt a necessity.. I wonder if my USB Hamster wheel and collection of 30 teddies will make it in the move?! (I perhaps shouldnt even try it on with my Spice girl bus should I?!)

I have been doing a lot of reflecting over the past few days, and for once it has not been in the mirror. A lot has happened and Im sure that the future holds a story left untold,(as me 5 favourite girls once said) but you have to live for today and sometimes, put yourself first. I have been worrying about so many things... How my mum would cope with the house and bills, how Id cope away from my family, whether Ill ever earn what I earn now again workwise, (prostitution has always been an option but the fear of refund requests keeps this one away from been PLAN A.) the list goes on. But people who know me well know that Ive always been a worrier. If there was ever anything to worry about, I worry. I mean, your reading about someone who has been worrying that hes going bald since he was 12!

I mentioned that I say "sister" alot didnt I? That it started off when a really gay bloke I knew kept saying it and so I started saying it to annoy people? It got WAY out of hand. Everyone from my mother, my sister (who is the only person I should really be calling sister) and the blokes at work have inherited the title. So I have decided to try and replace the word sister with something... The three finalists Ive got are "marra" (I think its a stokey slang word and all the warehouse guys say it at work) "marrow" (Because I quite like the idea of saying "Hello, marrow" and it been the posh version of "marra") or "duck" (hiya duck, u alright duck? Wotcha doing duck.. Ohh duck duck duck... Its a great work to say in a stokey accent cos the "uck" is REALLY ucky!) Whaddya think... I think if I call Andrew sister once more, hes going to suffocate me in my sleep!

I am going shopping in a moment with my sister so will have to toodle pip. I will try and think of something very amazing and interesting to write for you later on. Failing that, I will just come and have a rant if the people at work piss me off!

Laters xxxx

Im not going to bore you with all of it, but here are some of the parts from my exit questionairre that I had thrown at me today:-

2. What did you like least about your job and why?
The 10pm-6am shift but that was my fault as I accepted the job on them terms. I also didn’t like the attitude of certain members of staff on other teams in IT. (If we need to ring you out of hours, it is not our fault but our job to do so, and yours to answer the phone and speak to us like human beings!) Unfortunately, on IT ops you seem to be in the firing line for most processes that have issues and some people will only speak to you when there are problems and then just to give you a dressing down. The only person I felt truly appreciated by was my immediate manager.

12. Do you have any suggestions for improving your current job?
Just ensure that everyone is happy in their role as it appears that currently this is not the case. Send some of the other staff in other departments in IT on people management courses as some have the interpersonal skills of a brick wall. I feel that this is something that should be addressed as communication is the key in our day to day role and seems to be the basic quality that they lack.

It has been a strange atmosphere in work today. Some guys that have never spoken to me nor given me the time of day seem to have developed a respect for me and my ability to screw a company over. To say that the IT Department are going to struggle over the next month or so would be the understatement of the century, but next week will be especially bad as there is a new guy who had prebooked his holiday that is off! I didnt know this and so was infused with yet more guilt and reminded of the fact that I really do appear to be "screwing them over." Anyway yes, while there are some people that have developed a "respect" for me, there are others that cannot even look me in the face. I can tell that my manager is trying her hardest to be civil to me but is possibly just wanting to drop kick me in the face. I dont blame her but its dog eat dog out there and for once I was just looking after myself!

Im off to think of a question to conjure up for askme (see my friends!).. He doesnt think that the ones coming up so far are daring enough so im going to think of the smuttiest one that I can get out of this angelic head of mine and see what the reply is! LOL!

You will be ecstatic to hear that I ate my curry and it was beautiful! I feel a little worse for wear this morning but its understandable really. I sometimes think that take aways affect you similarly to a night out on the tiles in that you feel like crap the morning after the night before. Im not eating ANYTHING today.. my body is a temple of love and all things sacred... No food shall pass these lips... ah bugger it, get me a burger! (hair of the dog n all that!)

As per below, yesterday for the first time ever, I hit 60 visitors on my blog. This is a joyous day folks. I may have had to go around to every bloody computer on every IP address at ANC to get my 60 views, but Im there.. Next stop, 70!!

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The little get together that I am arranging on Saturday has been decided as just a family thing. I know that 99% of my mates would have either already planned a night out or are too glued to "the club" to wanna come to just a little do in my sisters house... understandably i should add. I would much prefer to come back in a few weeks and have a proper night out with them at a later date.. When the funds are back topped up again!

I watched American Dreamz last night. It was one of them easy watching kind of things. Not brilliant if honest. Total pile of crap if Im been blunt.. Hehhe!

Has anyone else noticed an increase in the amount of spammy bloggers we are getting on here recently.. It is something ive noticed since the improvement with the websites look... I dunno.. It could be my imagination...

xxx

All done with work. Nothing to tell really. Walked in - gave in notice - was asked when I would be finishing and told them this Friday - Asked if I could do until next tuesday - I said no - the end.

Was due to go to M & N's for a chinese after work but it has now been cancelled. I wouldnt mind but it was only because I rang them and checked the plans that I found out. No big problem, I thought.. Ill give Andrew a call and ask him to bring one with him when he comes tonight. I dialed Andrews number and proceeded to explain the Neil and Matt situation and asked him about picking up the chinese to which I got a "ooo, ermm.. well im in coventry.." No big deal that he was not coming tonight as earlier on he had said he was working in Brum tomorrow and I suggested him staying in Coventry as he says it takes 2 hours to get to Brum from my house in rush hour traffic. He had said he really wanted to see me so I told him it was up to him. That was the last I heard a few hours ago. I had assumed due to no response that he was coming and it was just a pain that, for the second time tonight, I only found out because I bloody rang him!

So thats it now, Ive gone from having a laugh and a joke with my mates and partner to doing absolutely bugger all! Im going to go home and sit on me lonesome with a can of beans on bloody toast! Its even a bloody Tuesday so I cant even go out anywhere. Shockin...

Ooh, Am i whining? I am arent I? Oh well, better to come on here and do it than start sending poos through the post to people! xx

Today I feel ready for round 2 with "the management". I know whats going to happen. I know that their next course of action after the backfire yesterday may be to set higher management on me. But, more importantly than anything, I know that if they piss me off that little bit too much today, I can walk out and not look back and there will be no repecussions. Yesterday, once it was all over and I knew what I was doing, I was so much happier with things.

On Friday night, we are going to begin the moving of all of the Adie items.. the clothes, the products... the products, the clothes! And I have also got to find somewhere to pop my "storage box..." Its always bad been the last person to move in somewhere because it means that Im sure I wont be able to find anywhere to store anything, not that I have all that much anyway.. but y'kno! I also want to take my REALLY cool herman sound stick speakers but god knows where Ill put them.. I think im going to have to clean out the loft and shove a bed in there at this rate!

Anyway, I will try and post laterz after I get an update on whats happening! xx

Just to break things up a little:-

1. What is your occupation? It Support Centre Operator.. (soon to be, Chief arse licker and whiner cheerer upper)
2. What color are your socks right now? Not wearing any.. (switz swoo!)
3. What are you listening to right now? The tap tap tap sound of the keyboard.. the faster I type, the faster it taps.. Amazing!
4. What was the last thing that you ate? 2 spoonfuls of chicken curry.
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Do u mean a car?? If so, I dont but I plan on learning shortly!
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My Drew bear.
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Noone sent it.. I trundled the internet long and far to find something interesting to fill in!
8. How old are you? 23.. and you shouldn’t ask Adies their age.
9. Favorite drink? Milkshake of the strawberry variety..
10. What is your favorite sport to Watch? If olympics is a sport then that is about the only thing I would ever watch... and that would even sometimes be with a *face* on me.
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? I used to dye it every colour under the sun at school..but ive been dye free now for about 4 years...
12. Pets? I prefer to call her my daughter, but yes, if you insist on calling her a dog then she is called Suki.
13. Favorite TV show? Hollyoaks or the Simpsons.
14. What was the last movie you watched? The wedding singer (you spin my right round baby)
15. What is your favorite day of the week? It will be Friday when I start my new job because it is the start of the weekend.
16. How do you vent? I go quiet and plot the disembowlment or whoever is pissing me off at that particular moment.
17. What was your favorite toy as a child? I had a potato gun that was AMAZING! 18. What is your favorite season? Autumn.. All them bloomin leaves!
19. Hugs or kisses? I am definitely more of a hugger!
20. Cherries or Blueberries? I just LOVE the way that cherries *pop*... into your mouth..
21. Do you want your friends to reply? Im not sending it anywhere duck.
22. Who is the most likely to respond? Did you not hear me the first time.. Im not bloody sending it out anywhere DUCK!!
23. Who is least likely to respond? I am not justifying that with a response after telling you twice im not sending it out.
24. Living arrangements? At the moment, my mother lives with me. This is soon to change and I will be living with Andrew.
25. When was the last time you laughed? Probably last night... Unless I was laughing in my sleep.. cos u just never know do you??
26. What is on the floor of your closet? I do actually have a closet.. and there is a suitcase, some sheets and an electric toothbrush charger! (Yay)
27. Who is the friend you have had the longest relationship with that you are sending this to? I am not sending this to anyone as I have said now on numerous occasions. But the friend who Ive known the longest that will read will be Jason. The person Ive known the longest that will read this will be Mrs Figiel (Beverley Anne) or Dame Kazduck.
28. What did you do last NIGHT? Went round me mates after work and then came in, chatted on the phone and went boo boos!
29. Favorite smells? Arse... only kidding.. I like the smell of cooking and nice aftershave.
30. What inspires you? Shrek and Fiona... They got their happily ever after.
31. What are you afraid of? Spiders and aeroplanes.
32. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? cheeseburgers
34. How many states have you lived in? Would my state be staffordshire?? If so, Ive just lived in the one but soon to be two!
35. Favorite holiday? Christmas time.. mistletoe and wineee!!!

I have tried to revamp this cos for some reason, it had a line through the whole bloody lot! Lets see how it turns out!

I did it! Well, kind of...

I got the official job offer at around 4pm today. They wanted me to start on August 1st. I asked for a talk with my manager who confirmed that she would not willingly let me leave and said that it was 4 weeks notice. Her face dropped when I suggested the breaking of the contract and she started on about the morals of myself and the company that I am going to work at to be able to do this to ANC. She told me to speak with our Human Resources department and see what legal course of action would be taken against me if I left.

The instant feeling was:-

Scared - of what would happen to me.. Was I going to go to prison just because I didnt give 4 weeks notice?! Surely not!?!

Ashamed.. What kind of person am I leaving my workforce when they were going to be short staffed.

It took a couple of phone calls to the recruitment agency and a talk with the Human Resources department to clear those feelings away. Human resources explained that other than take me to court, (which had never happened in her 6 years of working here) the company cannot do anything and she was lovely and wished me luck with my job. She also said to give my manager the one weeks notice from today. The recruitment agency said that it is indeed a question of morals on my behalf but to:-

a.) Remember than nice guys always come last.
b.) Reminded me that the company that I am going to may be looking out for themselves but that so is every other company which is why my manager is attempting to emotionally black mail me.
c.) Remember that he needed his commission... (Although he was joking, I get the feeling there was a serious hint in there!)

Whatever they did between them, it has done the trick. I tried to give my manager the 1 week notice but she insisted that I think overnight about it and let her know tomorrow. So, Ill leave it on her desk then.

I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders..

Now I just need to arrange a sending off party.. For saturday. Talk about short notice!

Coventry ere I come!!! xxxxx

The blog title is what comes to mind when I think of the outlook I have for today. I have a list. It goes a little something like this:-

1.) Do not walk into work with the "tude". Be my normal pleasant self..
2.) Try and explain once more, very calmly, politely and courtiously that I may have to leave my job inside my notice, not through my own choice, dependant on the conversation that I have with my new company tomorrow.
3.) If situation gets heated, simply ask my managers to put themselves in my situation and ask if they can honestly say that they would not do the same.
4.) Overall, remember that EVERYONE that I have asked that does my current role has said that if they found a job that needed them tomorrow, they would leave.
5.) If all else fails, agree to disagree and deal with the situation tomorrow after speaking with newly found employer.

Im going to crash and burn.. I know it.. Its inevitable. Ill just end up completely agreeing with what she says and acting like ive been a naughty boi. During puberty, I never grew balls and its a little bit too late in the day to start trying to soak them in spray-n-grow now isnt it!? I should have waited until after my company sent me on the assertiveness training that they had planned.

Ive been trying to get the hang of www.secondlife.com over this weekend. I dont reckon much of it but in FHM magazine, (I know some would think Im more privvy to heat but I quite like FHM.. all them gadgets! Plus I had a subscription off my ex for Christmas!) they gave it raved reviews!

Ok.. After receiving your feedback for the dilemma about my job, (and a big thank you to all those that left some) I have decided that dependant on how the conversation goes with Kevin (or Mr Blair) on Tuesday, I am going to be leaving my current place of employment for 1st August.. I am going to mention my circumstances to him and ensure that I have got a secure job offer before doing anything rash, but if I have got to go then Ive got to go. If they dont let me go then I will attempt sackage.. On my list of top 10 sackage offences..

Suki before her first walkies... She skipped around when I took her out and got lots of attention off passers by! ;-)

Laters
xxxxxxx

I got home this morning at 6.30am, had a bath, attempted to make myself look humane and then left for Coventry. On the way I was so scared of falling asleep and not waking up at my stop that I forced myself awake all the way there, amusing myself with random things like taking photos of a gay boy who doesnt know he is gay (but must have been because he was wearing his sisters belt) and the toilets on the second train I was on (It was not of the virgin Train standard that I have been accustomed to.. As I was doing a pish, the bloody train gave me the bumps and I peed all over my shoes!)

When I got to the company that I had an interview with, I had the following conversation with a lady in reception:-

Adie in posh voice:- "Oooh Helloooo, I have han hinteview with Richard Morris I believe"
Lady:- Ok love, come with me... And his name is Kevin Morris..
Adie in even posher voice:- "Ohhh ra ha ha, Good start there then! ho ho ho!"
Lady:- "Pisser!"
Adrian in not so posh voice:- "Oh, right then.."

I was then greeted by a gentleman that I can only describe as a smoker type version of Tony Blaire. It was quite disturbing after a while of talking to him how uncanny the resemblance was!  He seems a really nice chap though and seemed to like me from the beginning of the interview. It didnt take long before we were chatting away like old chums. He told me that they had tried internally and externally to recruit for this job and had had no luck at all but he liked what he saw with me.. I hope he meant my certificates and qualifications rather than my arse! (In fact, I have nothing against him just liking my arse if it means I get a job!)

  Without making me a job offer, he made me a job offer. He could not officially make one due to one more internal interview that he has got next Tuesday.  He said that the guy going for the job has not "got" what ive "got"..... No genital warts then hey?! Goodoh!  

  I also managed to get the wage up £1500.00 on the advertised amount. Dont ask me how because I kept feeling it on the edge on my tongue to say that the wage they had offered was fine but thought I would test the water and managed to get pennies galore!! As it happens, I am only going to drop about 3k now and that is doing a 8.30-5.30pm job... with bonuses, a pension and purchase share options with 25 holidays a year to start! I dont think that is a bad package at all...  I came out of the interview so happy..

It lasted exactly 4 and a half minutes.

Y'see, the problem is that the company that are going to offer me a job on Tuesday would like me to start on 01.08.07.  This is due to the lady who is doing my job there leaving after that week and they are wanting me to get some first hand training from someone who does the job rather than a manager that "has an idea but isnt quite sure."  When I started my current role, the training was abismally done and I was left to fly solo after a couple of weeks (there is meant to be at least 3 month shadowed period) so I really want to give myself the best chance possible in my new role. However, I have no holidays left and have one months notice to give. This is on managers discretion and even though she initially said she would try and help me in any way she could, she has been neither use nor ornament and went really shitty with me when I even dared to suggest leaivng before my period notice was up.

  Ive been having a good read on employment law and it says that your company could sue for charges if you left inside your notice period, but it really wouldnt be worth it unless my leave inflicted the business seriously, as a contract that is written up between an employer and employee is a personal one.  I also keep thinking how many people over the years I have seen walk out of their job and nothing ever happens to them apart from maybe a lost reference...(the manager of the new place says he does not need a reference after spending 3 and a half hours with me as he prefers to sense people out himself rather than relying on a piece of paper that, more often than not just tells the dates in which someone was employed.) I like him. I like the place. I like the people. He even took me to lunch with them all! There are not many companies that will do that are there!?

  What should I do guys?  Work the notice out (another full week of nights in 2 weeks. or take the leap and just go??? Help xxxxx

I think she hasnt had much sleep either...

I think the nights may be getting to me....

I better get my face in shape for this bloody interview! Wish me luck!

Caffiene.. I NEED caffiene! And a secretary, who could bring me caffiene... and while we are at it get me a converted barn, room for a pony, an unlimited cash flow and Paul Nichols as a boy toy!

Well if you dont ask, you dont get!

I got an interview for a job! Its later on today and so after having about 4 hours tops sleep yesterday, I have got to stay awake when I get home and start getting ready to amaze and astound the silly nice people that gave me an interview. If I was to get it then the pay cut would be around £4500.00 a year. However, there are perks such as more annual holidays (25 plus bank holidays), a bonus scheme (to be explained in the interview), and a pension. I dont know what it is about me and work pensions but even though I dont fully understand them, I want one as it will apparantly ensure that I dont become a pensioner that wears a long brown coat, has two teeth and smells of wee... Just sayin thats all...

A lot of the agencies that I rang today were so rude to me. As soon as they knew that I was in Stoke or that I had to give a months notice in my current job, they turned noticeably frosty with me and would not accept my CV unless I travelled up to Coventry on a train to give it to them in person. However, Adecco and Pertemps have been brilliant and spent a good 20 minutes chatting to me about the kind of roles I would like before asking me to send my CV with a covering letter over. They both also got back to me which is always nice!

I must admit that at the moment I am so shattered. I am hoping that I dont fall off my chair while been interviewed! Im not all that confident that i will get this job as they have been interviewing for a couple of days from what I understand so I doubt Ill stick out in a crowd as such...unless I wear my pink spangly number for my interview... Either way, Ive got another 4 in the pipeline should this one be clever silly enough not to employ me!

I know that all I am blogging about at the moment is work but I will get on to other things as soon as this week is over and done with, I promise!

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This photo is me and Suki and was taken yesterday morning. She looks as though her eyes are blue but its just the reflection off the flash! Isnt she getting big!!?

Ok, its not funny anymore. I seem to be forwarding my CV to every man, his dog and next door neighbours goldfish, and am getting nothing back. I even gave it a complete revamp and checked with various people if it was indeed as wonderful as I thought it was. I honestly do not see what the issue is. The only error I think I may have made so far is doing everything via email. So tomorrow Im going to get on the telephone....

I have in front of me, 13 numbers for Recruitment Agencies in Coventry.  I intend to ring them all tomorrow and tell them that if they do not find me a job within the next week then I am going to shell bomb their shitty little buildings.  No more mr nice gay.

  There is a reason for me wanting some companies at least showing interest by next Friday. By all intentions, (and Ill probably regret telling you this next week when I have to backtrack!) I will be giving my notice in on that day.  There is one simple reason for this. At the beginning of all of this, I convinced myself that I would only have to work 2 more weeks of nights. August 27th is when I would be doing my third week of nights.   I really dont want to do another week of them.  I cant begin to express into words how much I hate doing them. Secondly, Andrew finishes his audits in this area that week which means that it is going to be very difficult for him to see me after that time.   I have to give a months notice which means that I have until next Friday to find something somewhat concrete.

  I actually got thinking tonight about the whole moving thing. I have been so consumed up with getting into Coventry that I havent thought about the people that I am leaving behind.  First and foremost there will be my family. I was just sitting here and thought about my sister coming to visit me to do the cleaning today which inevitably turned into a good old gossip and my stomach sunk a little as its something that I just wont be able to do in Coventry.  Tomorrow, my mum (dame kazduck), my sister (Mrs Feeegal), Jaya (who is resembling Boo from Monsters Inc more and more by the day) and my aunty (Patsy from ab fab minus the blonde hair) and I will be having dinner together. Its them kind of little things that I will miss.  I am lucky in that all of this has already been discussed as this is one of the major concerns that Andrew has as he knows that I am close to my family.  Initially, it was Andrew thinking of moving back to Stone which is quite close to Stoke. It was I, believe it or not that said I would move to Coventry as it made much more sense for Andrew to be able to get to work without it taking him half a day to get there plus he has his close friends in Coventry and has his own house etc etc etc. To be honest, even though I thought I would never move away from Stoke, the thought of getting away is like a release in some ways.  It will just be nice to get away,  even if it is only for 6 months before I run back with Andrew in tow with my tail between my legs.  We are trialling me in Coventry for 6 months before making a decision to maybe search for a larger house in Coventry, or if things are that bad and im missing home too much, move back to Stone or Stoke.  I think my visits to Stoke will definitely be the deciding factor for my learning to drive.

  Secondly, Im going to be leaving my friends.  Yes, its granted that i dont have many of them in Stoke but the few I have got I appreciate and dont get to see much as I tend to be down Coventry every weekend at the moment. However,  I hope that they will all join me for a good old knees up before I go just like old times. (minus me snogging a 70 year old at the end of the night, holding hands with him spending the rest of the night skipping around telling everyone how gorgeous he is and how I have met the love of my life, only to awaken from slumber with a hangover from hell and the taste of Victor Meldrew still on my lips!)  So maybe not quite hey??  

 Changes changes changes....xxx

Laters xx