Birthday Coming Up
Go mee go mee, its my birthday, its my birthday!
Well it will be on Monday when I reach the big 19.
Ack SGR Colchester, the local radio station is really screwing with my head. I hate them because they spam the airwaves with adverts which are so bad that it honestly makes you want to cry. Their Dj's are either really good and fresh or totally obnoxious and thick (One Dj played Sugar Ray's "Every morning" and then said "Sugar Ray! What a one hit wonder!! Wonder what they're doing now?". Well Mr Dj the answer to that was "Touring around the US promoting their platinum 2nd album if you must know").
I was just hit by a 3 minute barrage of mindless advertising drivel. The people here seem to think the only way in which to advertise on the radio is to spam your phone number incessantly in the most annoying voice possible (in stark contrast to the TV advertisements which are seriously works of art in this country). Anyhow after the station had almost made me want to drive a large van into their transmitter they played Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer. Quality! After that they moved right onto "Hot stuff". I doubt the neighbors will be able to purge the image of me dancing around the house (complete with the mandatory accompaniment of pelvic thrusts for each syllable of the title lyric) from their minds for quite some time.
I've been trying to sort out my holiday to Italy with my mates. Richard, Ben and Matt. However Matt is in the RAF and by all accounts won't be able to get leave as his authorized leave starts in August (peak of the season). Combine that with the fact that I can't get hold of my Nonno to make sure he's booked Rick and Ben in along with the rest of us and we have some fun stuff to sort out :D.
Still it ought to be a great laugh and its also dirt cheap (a most important factor for my friends) and the food is fantastic (an immensely important factor for my friend Richard) and of course the beach is great and commonly visited by Lovely Italian Girls (perhaps of chief importance for Richard). Of course there's also the joy of just sitting on the beach and walking round.
Richard's reaction is here documented:
"Alright!! I'll finally get a stamp on my passport!" *punches the air*
"Err Rick there are no stamps for the EU anymore"
".... Doh!!!!!"
:)
The weather here hasn't actually been all that bad, we've had some lovely sunshine but I haven't really gone outside, instead choosing to mope around the house and read up on my contract law for the tutorial tomorrow.
I could have been here for my birthday this week but sadly some git of a surveyour forgot to tell us he was in spain last monday so I was forced to stay in the house waiting for him. Had he told us I could have gone to the tutorial last week and would have been able to justify enjoying my birthday at Home.
Granny is no doubt intent upon dropping in on me for my 'special day' at which I will instead leave the house and treat myself to a nice walk, perhaps checking out the Tate and getting my Vitasoy from China Square.
My Aunty Jilly has offered me a post-birthday dinner out which I have gladly accepted. Jean Phillipe (my 2nd cousing I think) will also be there with his girlfriend de jour :).. Err I've forgotten how you calculate cousins. Anyhow he's my mother's cousin and that's my Tuesday sorted out :)
I've decided upon the birthday present I'll put any cash I receive towards.. The godlike "MyTV" to let me watch TV in an adjustable window on my Mac. It also uses software to let me record certain shows I set and stuff.. Nice :) I might even be able to record "JAG" for my sister and mother who are having severe withdrawal symptoms :)
I also managed to speak to my dad this morning, although it was a short chat as we normally have a longer talk during the weekday calls (which I had been prevented from making last week by Nazi-Gran who follows me whenever I try to make a call which is longer than 2 minutes).
For those who want an update on Denning my Newton. He's just doing his job as he is supposed to and taking notes and organizing my day :)
Right I'm going to get ready for my early Birthday celebration before heading off via train to the flat.
Later!
John
Posted by John Swaine at March 23, 2003 04:23 PM