I'm at work today.
Boo hoo.

How are you lot?
(Catomiagi is in with a chance, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 8:14, 56 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

I got in an hour ago.
I can't decide whether to go to bed, go to the girl's house who I met earlier or just stay up here and get the train home at midday. I'd like to sleep but I don't think it's gonna happen. I might just mong out here all day and go home tomorrow instead, I don't have a train ticket or anything.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 8:19, Reply)

Where are you?
Who is this girl person?

Where are your shoes?
(Catomiagi is in with a chance, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 8:44, Reply)

A little hungover
it's raining which is a bit of a downer as I fancy a cigarette and don't smoke indoors. Soon I shall shower and try and order some e-books from amazon.de for my sister who lives in Germany.

She doesn't know she's getting a Kindle for Christmas so I need to
a) find her wishlist on amazon.de
b) navigate from the books she wants to their e-book equivalent
c) purchase them and ensure her wishlist is updated
d) make sure it doesn't send her the download email until Christmas

all with me not speaking any German. Not sure I'm up to the mental challenge just yet - I think last time I mirrored my actions on the UK Amazon in another tab except for the final confirmation but I've never bought e-books before.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 8:47, Reply)

.
That's jolly nice of you.
(Catomiagi is in with a chance, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 8:50, Reply)

Well, I foolishly agreed to this division of labour
without really thinking it through. Now here we are. You don't realise how much of the text on Amazon is pictures of text until you try and run it through Google Translate.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 9:01, Reply)

Also it appears that buying Kindle Books is very easy if you have a Kindle and are buying for yourself
But I have resorted to emailing Amazon to find out how to buy one for someone else. I might have to download them, upload them to Dropbox or something and then send her a link. :(
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 9:23, Reply)

Got a quick response:
I understand your concern that you would like to buy a kindle book to gift for your sister.

Please be informed that kindle content cannot be given as a gift on Amazon.co.uk at this time. While gifting Kindle content is not yet offered in the Amazon.co.uk Kindle store, we are working to make it available in the near future. In this case, I have let the Kindle team know that you're interested in gifting kindle content.

Customer feedback like yours helps us continue to improve the service we provide, and we are glad you took time to write to us.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 9:56, Reply)

So that's me screwed then
I suspect a gift certificate is the way forward - a bit disappointing really.

However I have just had a bacon and egg butty so it's not all bad.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 9:57, Reply)

I'm at work,
Was going to catch up on some paperwork, but it appears the network is undergoing unscheduled maintenance, so I got nothing to do till 11.
Might tidy my office I'm so bored.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 9:37, Reply)

Nothing worse than being at work with nothing to do
yet still having to appear busy.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:05, Reply)

Well, there's rape
That's pretty bad
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:20, Reply)

its not so bad as I'm the only one here,
So feet up on the desk reading yesterdays paper seems to be the order of the day. Still would have preferred the lie in.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:21, Reply)

Feeling like shit
Went out for works do last night, had a spectacular meal, felt sick, brought it all back up. Really not happy about that.

Add to that the fact that I've got to work today as well, and I'm not too pleased.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 9:58, Reply)

I'm trying to keep myself awake through a video chat with my parents
HELP
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:13, Reply)

Haha, sounds dull!

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:14, Reply)

You have no idea mate
We've been on 10 minutes and have already run out of things to say, but my Mum will definitely stretch this out for an hour.

How are you, apart from hungover?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:17, Reply)

Have you told her she has a smashing blouse?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:26, Reply)

I'm that desperate for conversation I'm almost tempted to break out the new meme
Morning darling
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:27, Reply)

Is it true that Chuck Norris asked you to read him a bedtime story because he was afraid of the dark?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:28, Reply)

It is
I roundhouse kicked him and called him a girl
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:29, Reply)

this is where a good friend or housemate needs to burst in
And pretend to kidnap you. You can do Christmas how you want, but it might put a downer on theirs when they get the ransom note on Christmas eve.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:23, Reply)

That's not bad actually
I could even rustle up some more money for presents. Enough for an extra mince pie or two at least
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:26, Reply)

just be careful neither parent has underlying heart problems.
A heart attack does not a present make.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:29, Reply)

Yeah
Plus, you'd have to do it three times.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:30, Reply)

I'm thinking ransom email to each set of parents
Saves time on note-writing
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:32, Reply)

Unless your other half is a bored cardiothorasic surgeon

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:33, Reply)

well, obviously.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:34, Reply)

I might write to Noel Edmonds and suggest that
I think it's very considerate
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:37, Reply)

I'm not at work
Unless anyone wants to pay me for sitting around in a towel, playing on my phone.

Actually, that sounds quite pervy, and I bet someone would pay me to do it...
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:25, Reply)

*offers money*
It won't pay the rent, this job of yours, but it'll keep you in Hob-nobs

EDIT: because I'm skint, not because I don't think you're worth it
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:36, Reply)

God the me that posted two hours ago is an idiot.
Drinking port and having less than two hours sleep is a killer. The odds of me packing my suitcase within the next couple hours is slim to nil, but aye on the plus side a hot girl pretty much forced me to give her my number. On the negative side she rang me half hour ago the horrific excuse of a person.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:43, Reply)

I'm in Amsterdam
there's nothing quite like taking your supposedly open minded boyfriend through the red light district and watching his jaw drop in confusion and horror as he repeatedly bleats 'what the fuck? no really, what the fuck?'
(berk, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 10:47, Reply)

Amsterdam is rubbish.
Absolute fucking rubbish. Everything closes at like 1am.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 11:09, Reply)

he's never heard of prostitutes?

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 11:13, Reply)

He didn't realise berk was so expensive.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 11:23, Reply)

This trip has been pretty cheap for him actually
mostly because he's insisted on spending a great deal of time asleep in the hotel instead of going out and doing and seeing things. Sigh.
(berk, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 16:40, Reply)

Sounds like an excellent boyfriend, you should ditch him and move in with Gonz
Sorry, he isn't here so somebody had to.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 16:55, Reply)

I'm in bed
Trying to find the enthusiasm to get up and go to the pub before football.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 11:09, Reply)

Don't.
Football will only let you down. One week you're pushing motor vehicles into European canals, the next you're playing Bolton. I've seen it happen man, I've seen it happen.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 11:13, Reply)

City are playing Florist today
In a relegation scrap. Plus the pub sells beer.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 11:19, Reply)

It will be disappointing and rubbish.
I hate football even more after the Europa draw yesterday. We'd have got Standard Liege and then Hannover or Club Brugge in the last 16. I got worked up and upset just typing that.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 11:22, Reply)

You know if you win, Darth will cry...

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 11:35, Reply)

What is Darths new meme?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 11:56, Reply)

I take it back Jeff
As soon as I roll into Kings Cross later I'm going to Fulham. I'm such a hypocrite.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 12:16, Reply)

Good work
I think you'll beat Bolton.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 13:30, Reply)

Oh and by the way, song of the day:
youtu.be/RdQ0kueR2DU
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 11:21, Reply)

Tiling an en-suite way up in the hills.
The wall tiles are so big I'm having to cut them outside, my hands are fucking freezing :(
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sat 17 Dec 2011, 13:36, Reply)

I'm a bit sleepy, but not hungover - yay!
good news since I'm off to another christmas meal in a couple of hours
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 13:39, Reply)

bored bored bored
weekends are the same as every other dull day these past few weeks. I need to find a job sitting at home with nothing to do is boring. I have also cleaned everything a bazillion times. And done all the ironing. May go food shopping so I can make the other half a delicious meal later. I am SUCH an amazing housewife
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 13:41, Reply)

ey up! what happened?
you had a job last time I spoke to you. You need a project, learn to crochet or something
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 13:45, Reply)

my job sucked
so I stopped going
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 13:48, Reply)

good choice

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 14:53, Reply)

I made this:
b3ta.com/links/Lego_Nativity
with my son
(The Personality Horse www.tinyurl.com/perhor, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 15:44, Reply)

I made my first frittata for lunch
it was most tasty. I might even be ready to try making an omelette one day.

And then we beat Blackburn away - given we lost to Wigan at home last week I wasn't confident despite them being shit.

So pretty good day all told.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 17:03, Reply)

Huzzah
Food. What was in your fritata?

I had the famous "use what's in the fridge" pasta. It contained much meh.
(Catomiagi is in with a chance, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 17:56, Reply)

red onion, mushroom, red pepper and some leftover puy lentils
and some cheddar and some goats cheese on top.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sat 17 Dec 2011, 18:00, Reply)