williamthebloody (He/Him) ⋅ 48 ⋅
Going grey Scot living in England. Music fan. More than likely wittering on about stuff you don't care about
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It’s a bit annoying seeing the thing saying it’ll take up to 24 hours to restore my diary when I started the process 48 hours ago. I’ve submitted a support ticket. I’m currently catching up on...
Hello, it’s us again in OD
While I wait for my diary to restore, I may as well write a new entry. So, my life is, well, it is. At the moment, I’m unemployed. Not because I can’t find work, but because I’m actually unab...
The end is the beginning is the end in OD
Finish by reposting my very first entry. Will First Entry/Bad Week 09 April 2000 “In the beginning, when we were winning.” Manic Street Preachers, The Everlasting OK so last week I had m...
…goodbye. Will
In the final analysis… in OD
Life stuff. I wasn’t made redundant in the end, I’ve been put on a new, better shift pattern. Oh, and I’m sleeping rough for charity again. You can donate here So, this, as it turns out, wil...
RIP Leebie Forbes 1921 – 2014 *EDIT* in OD
My mum just phoned. My gran dies at 4am this morning. She was 93. It’s not much of a surprise. She’d been in hospital since before Christmas and had been on a do not treat list since before ...
This has been the best day ever ever ever!* in OD
This morning, I was called down to HR and informed that I was being made redundant at the end of the month. Then, when I phoned my mum to tell her, she told me that my gran (who is in hospital ...
Got a lot to talk about… in OD
But I’ll wait till I get the news tomorrow that I should have received today. So, I’ll post this piece of feedback I got that I adore: “However, in doing so, I felt I was in danger of “sanitis...
A bit more fucking notice would have been nice… in OD
So, here’s the thing folks. For the last six months the plan has been for my mum and dad to go to Gateshead to see in the New Year with my brother and sister in law. She’s due to give birth in...
RIP Nelson Mandela in OD
I really, really want to write something about him, but how? How exactly do you sum up a life like his, with everything he went through, everything he fought for, the massive, seismic changes h...
Life moves on *PISSED OFF EDIT* in OD
I’m no longer at risk of redundancy. Even better: I’m invading Edinburgh for four months. There’s an opportunity opened up for a pilot project in Edinburgh for four months. I put my name forw...
Fan-fucking-tastic! in OD
I am at risk of redundancy. Again. And, because of this, I have to postpone my trip to Minneapolis to see Nessa monster :¬( Will
You’re a mean one… in OD
At work each team has been given a film for putting up decorations. My team leader chose for us The Grinch. Somehow, decorating our work area has translated to decorating me. As the Grinch… ...
So, what’s been going on in my life? Well, not much. Finally have working systems at work and it didn’t take 6 months like the last time! Course, there’s no actual work at the moment, so it d...
Remember, you asked for this…* in OD
The story I mentioned a couple of entries back: To look at it from the outside, it was just an ordinary house. Open the front door, however and it was, TARDIS like, much bigger on the inside. ...
The result of Aldi customer service… in OD
Dear Sir/Madam, I am emailing you to complain about the experience I was put through when visiting your Newport Road, Middlesbrough store yesterday, 05/10/2013. I went into the store to have a...
Jobs a good ‘un in OD
I’m back at my creative writing class on a Monday night (despite having to miss two cos of work). I read something out on Monday that I wrote in class as a writing exercise. I freaked people o...
They council me, they understand… in OD
Theme question: Did you have an imaginary friend when you were young? When I was younger? Can’t say I did. Got plenty now. I call them characters and commit them to paper. (The Irishman is...
My weekend fun in OD
I was supposed to get paid today. Due to a quirk with my bank, however, I got paid Saturday. Not that I’m complaining, made it easier to get the things I need to get paid done. Having been kn...
My Tattoo Addiction rant in OD
Now, as regular readers will be aware, I love me some tattoos. I have me some tattoos. In fact, I got three more this month: So, when I found out that Channel 4 were broadcasting a series...
Dumb fucking luck! in OD
As you lot probably know, I’m moving to a new position at work. In fact, I’m training for it now. In this new position, I will be working sifts on a four week rotation. One of these weeks inv...
“Were you bullied as a kid? What effect, if any, did it have on your adult life?” You know how they say that your schooldays are the best days of your life? They’re not when you are small, sma...
Bullet: dodged in OD
Remember a few entries back where I said I was moving to Mission if I didn’t get the quality job? Well, the interview went well, but ultimately I didn’t get the job. So I’m guaranteed a move t...
Fire: Walk with Me in OD
I’ve signed up to take part in a firewalk to raise money for the charity Little Heroes. You can find out more about the charity here And you can sponsor me for this here Will
Life moves pretty fast… in OD
Particularly when you’re not really expecting it to. I had yesterday off work. I was supposed to be going to a Doctor Who convention, but it, sadly, didn’t happen. But, hey, off work on payda...
