Morning Monty
Bad: Today is going to be seriously fucking busy, because the IT staff (i.e. me and one other person) were only informed at 5:15 yesterday that we have a new starter today, we have no new PC for them, nothing installed on any machine, nothing. This should be fun(!)
Bad: Utterly skint until next Friday

Good: Should be able to make it without any huge issues.
Good: If I'm really stuck, I can text my Dad and lend £10 off him.

I started playing a Scrabble copy on Facebook last night. In my first game I was beaten quite badly. I probably didn't help myself by keeping hold of a Z for most of the game.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 8:32, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Ooh, I'll play you at scrabble.
Although I won't be around much for a few days so it would be a slow game.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 8:33, Reply)

Just challenged you
I'm not *officially* allowed on facebook during work hours, so I'll have to sneak on from time to time.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 8:37, Reply)

Yeah, me too, so it will take a few days to get through I'm sure.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 8:41, Reply)

I can do that with scrabble without too much of a worry
I applaud those who are able to do it with Chess, any slowing down in the game of that at all drives me up the wall.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 8:43, Reply)

I just can't play Chess at all.
I am beyond useless at it. I've never taken the time to learn anything beyond the basic moves, I wouldn't even know how to do that castling thing, which I am led to believe is a pretty fundamental part of the game.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 8:45, Reply)

Once upon a time, I was pretty damn good at it
My Mum taught my brothers and I to a high standard, to a point where they both won awards at their school. The only time I was ever able to actually represent the school, I won 3 matches in one day. However, I left soon afterwards, and lost my passion for competing in it for a few years. I'd play it after school, but never with any real conviction.

It wasn't until I was about 19 when I played my brother at Christmas, and rediscovered the joy of it.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 8:49, Reply)

I used to play against my Granddad
but he'd let me win. So let that be a lesson, if you want a child to be useless at something, fool them into thinking they are good at it.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 8:50, Reply)

My Mum would play us in 3 out of 5
Let us win convincingly once, it'd be closer second game, then she'd batter us in the next three games. Certainly taught you against being a sore winner quickly. Also, it helped your game to lose.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 8:53, Reply)

lend or borrow?
You northern types are mental.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 8:36, Reply)

Arse, you are correct
Oddly, with any other sum of money, I always write borrow.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 8:39, Reply)