Kathryn’s Blog

The brothers girlfriend had a brain tumour.  Fortunately she seems to have come through the surgery okay. Bit of a shock all round and frankly a really shitty thing to happen to such a nice person.  Still waiting to find out if it was cancer but apparently thats really rare in brain tumours (who knew!)

Okay

Firstly this neat picture

� Secondly – not long till The Northern Lights aka The Golden Compass.  Of course the christers are up in arms – “it promotes atheism” they whine.  So fucking what if it does?  Atheists are bad people are they?  FUCK YOU!  And they pretend that they’re the fucking persecuted ones.  HYPOCRITES FUCKING HYPOCRITES.  Where were the atheists bitchng about the Passion of the Christ or the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe eh?   Yeah thought so.   If anything they prove the books (His Dark Materials) true.  Religion it’s all about the supression isn’t it! Oh and also  talking armoured polar bears FTW!  Apparently they crush xian belief!  Seriously looking forward to the movie now though.  Might even be getting VIP seats (nice on yer bum I hear ).  For your viewing pleasure here is a poster

So went down to the dentist this morning. 35 minutes spent sitting in traffic, right foot and leg killing me from holding the break. Make it down with 5 mins to spare. My appointment was yesterday. Apparently I am that stupid! Fucking muppet! Have to reschedule – can’t get another appointment till Jan. Fuck. Anyone would think that I fancied my dentist – well may be I do, he’s young not bad looking and intelligent – but I didn’t get to see him anyway. I hope they don’t fine me.

In better news my car insurance quote is £200 less this year than last. Hurrah! Still going to phone and ask if I’ve got the 10% discount for another person in the house having an insurance policy with them.

Still feeling abandonded by Steve, text messages are rarely answered – even one of concern. Fuck it I suppose. If I’m not considered worth even the mild politeness of acknowledgement then I’ll just stop trying. Life is too short to dwell on arseholes. I am getting fairly frustrated at my manager. there’s no energy in him at all to do the work. As i speak he is fiddling with his mobile while beside him sits 4-5 days worth of work. I don’t think I’d mind if he were just slow but he’s just busy doing other more interesting things. This is a common refrain I know.

I shall have to take a picture of our new “study” (ie the brothers old bedroom) soon to have a phone point for net access! Looking forward to it nice to have a bit more privacy in all honesty

Bonjour!

Yes it has been a while

It’s my birthday soon – I shall hopefully not get hit by a car again!

Bet you think I wrote this in October

buwahahaah

So what the fuck is this UK
Gunnin’ with this US of A
In Iraq and Iran and in Afghanistan

Does not a day go by
Without the Israeli Air Force
Fail to drop its bombs from the sky?

How many mothers to cry?
How many sons have to die?
How many missions left to fly over Palestine?
‘Cause as a matter of facts
It’s a pact, it’s an act
These are illegal attacks
So bring the soldiers back
These are illegal attacks
It’s contracts for contacts
I’m singing concrete facts
So bring the soldiers back

What mean that you beat my people
What mean that you beat my people
And grind the faces of the poor

So tell me just how come were the Taliban
Sat burning incense in Texas
Roaming round in a Lexus
Sittin’ on six billion oil drums
Down with the Dow Jones, up on the Nasdaq
Pushed into the war zones

It’s a commercial crusade
‘Cause all the oil men get paid
And only so many soldiers come home
It’s a commando crusade
A military charade
And only so many soldiers come home

Soldiers, soldiers come home
Soldiers come home

Through all the blood and sweat
Nobody can forget
It ain’t the size of the dog in the fight
It’s the size of the fight in the dog on the day or the night
There’s no time to reflect
On the threat, the situation, the bark nor the bite
These are commercial crusades
‘Cos all the oil men get paid
These are commando crusades
Commando tactical rape
And from the streets of New York and Baghdad to Tehran and Tel Aviv
Bring forth the prophets of the Lord
From dirty bastards fillin’ pockets
With the profits of greed

These are commercial crusades
Commando tactical raids
Playin’ military charades to get paid

And who got the devils?
And who got the Lords?
Build yourself a mountain – Drink up in the fountain
Soldiers come home
Soldiers come home
Soldiers come home
Soldiers come home

What mean ya that you beat my people
What mean ya that you beat my people
And grind the faces of the poor.

I’m waking up at the start of the end of the world,
but its feeling just like every morning before,
now i wonder what my life is going to mean if it’s gone,
the cars are moving like a half a mile an hour and I
started staring at the passengers who’re waving goodbye
can you tell me what was ever really special about me all this time?
but i believe the world is burning to the ground
oh well i guess we’re gonna find out

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let’s see how far we’ve come
let’s see how far we’ve come
Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end
oh well, i guess, we’re gonna pretend,
let’s see how far we’ve come
let’s see how far we’ve come

i think it turned ten o’clock but i don’t really know
then i can’t remember caring for an hour or so
started crying and i couldn’t stop myself
i started running but there’s no where to run to
i sat down on the street and took a look at myself
said where you going man you know the world is headed for hell
say your goodbyes if you’ve got someone you can say goodbye to

i believe the world is burning to the ground
oh well i guess we’re gonna find out
let’s see how far we’ve come
let’s see how far we’ve come

Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end
oh well, i guess, we’re gonna pretend,
let’s see how far we’ve come
let’s see how far we’ve come

its gone gone baby its all gone
there is no one on the corner and there’s no one at home
it was cool cool, it was just all cool
now it’s over for me and it’s over for you
well its gone gone baby its all gone
there is no one on the corner and there’s no one at home
well it was cool cool, it was just all cool
now it’s over for me and it’s over for you

but i believe the world is burning to the ground
oh well i guess we’re gonna find out
let’s see how far we’ve come
let’s see how far we’ve come
Well I, believe, it all, is coming to an end
oh well, i guess, we’re gonna pretend

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Something I’d like to say to various people but can’t

Leave me out with the waste
This is not what I do
It’s the wrong kind of place
To be thinking of you
It’s the wrong time
For somebody new
It’s a small crime
And I’ve got no excuseIs that all right?
Give my gun away when it’s loaded
Is that all right?
If you don’t shoot it how am I supposed to hold it
Is that all right?
Give my gun away when it’s loaded
Is that all right
With you?

I know I only use this blog to moan but christ people piss me off sometimes.  If it takes something 2 weeks to arrive in our office and it doesn’t arrive, putting it away for another 3 weeks won’t make it magically appear.
 
Why are people so useless?  Sending friggin forms that you’re not supposed to send anymore.  not sending forms they definitely needed to send.  Have 20 years more experience than me and asking me damn stupid questions that you should already have the answer o.  It’s not an excuse “not working in the sections”.  The stuff you were doing was the SAME THING!  Oh yes – when writing up a phonecalll about not being able to contact a customer it’s helpful to indicate why you were phoning them in the first place.  especially if the case is not your own and you’ll not be dealing with it again.  I’m not psychic.  Reading is also apparently a lost art.  Helps you fill in work spreadsheets if you actually read what option you are clicking.
 
I’m a bit bored out of my tree here.   No work to do and not likely to get some.  I was seriously considering taking a half-day but figured why the heck should I.  It’s not like I’m going to be overwhelmed with work tomorrow either.  So long lunch and a half 3er me thinks.
 
Ooh after 10 years of having a computer we’ve finally got a computer chair.  I have a picture, I may show you.  Lucky lucky people
 
In case you are wondering why this more incoherent and ranty than normal it’s because we can’t access the net during working hours.  I’m having to wait till lunchtime and in the meantime I’m typing it up in word pad.  With the text white although I’ve decided to change it to grey to put off any over shoulder lookers,
 
Also I think it’s near that special time of the month when I get more ranty.

I was surfing the internet last night and for no reason (yeah well there was a reason but it was quite late at night and it’s not as pervy as it sounds) came across the infamous naked Daniel Radcliffe pictures for his role in Equus.

Actually I’m surprised that I never looked these up before and rumours were definitely correct about him not having to worry about the size of his wa…...todger.

Fair play to the fella though.  It takes some guts to stand up in front of complete strangers in all your glory.  Especially when you know that they’re going to make superficial comments about the smallest things (or in this case not so small eh? wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

However i thought I’d post this picture because really people should admire works of art.  Although he does look to be clenching his buttocks.

You can hold her hand
And show her how you cry
Explain to her your weakness
So she understands
And then roll over and die
You can brave decisions
Before you crumble up inside
Spend your time asking everyone else’s permission
Then run away and hide

Or you can sit on chimneys
Put some fire up your ass
No need to know what you’re doing or waiting for
But if anyone should ask
Tell them I’ve been licking coconut skins
And we’ve been hanging out
Tell them God just dropped by to forgive our sins
And relieve us our doubt
La la la la la la la…

Oh you can hold her eggs
But your basket has a hole
You can lie between her legs and go looking for
Tell her you’re searching for her soul
You can wait for ages
Watch your compost turn to coal
Time is contagious
Everybody’s getting old

So you can sit on chimneys
Put some fire up your ass
No need to know what you’re doing or looking for
But if anyone should ask
Tell them I’ve been cooking coconut skins
And we’ve been hanging out
Tell them God just dropped by to forgive our sins
And relieve us our doubt
La la la la la la la… �

The first time I posted this it made every post before it go in italics and i had no idea why.  So I’m going to try reposting. 

I suppose I’d better write it though I don’t really want to.  i enjoyed it, read it far too fast though. I also liked the epilogue but I would have liked to have read more about the other characters.  Completely shocked that she killed off Tonks and Lupin although I should have seen it coming reading the book.  and poor George.  So lets see how I did with my predictions.  Although I think I’ve put earlier ones somewhere….

I’ll re-read em while I’m looking for it.  I don’t think it’s on this blog

Who will Die? 

Well got Voldie, Bellatrix and Snape -although I thought Snape would go out in a blaze of glory.  Completely wrong about Tonks and Lupin though

Will Harry return to Hogwarts?

We don’t see it but I’m actually going to assume yes.  I’m assuming he’s an auror and for that he’d need his NEWTS.  (Also assuming we’re not counting the final battle as “back at Hogwarts”)

How will the various relationships unfold/begin?

No surprises there really

To what does “Deathly Hallows” refer?

Completely wrong about that

Is Snape good/bad/neither?

Hah! I nailed Snape

Gah can’t find my earlier predictions although I’ve always been on the “Snape is good” side!

How long have I been in this storm?
So overwhelmed by the ocean’s shapeless form
Water’s getting harder to tread
With these waves crashing over my head

If I could just see you
Everything would be all right
If I’d see you
This darkness would turn to light

And I will walk on water
And you will catch me if I fall
And I will get lost into your eyes
I know everything will be alright
I know everything is all right

I know you didn’t bring me out here to drown
So why am I ten feet under and upside down
Barely surviving has become my purpose
Because I’m so used to living underneath the surface

If I could just see you
Everything would be all right
If i’d see you
This darkness would turn to light

And I will walk on water
And you will catch me if I fall
And I know everything will be alright
I know everything will be alright

Well the time draws near…...3 more days!  Royal Mail better deliver it on time or I’ll be mad

Apparently there is a leaked version online.  I know some people have read it and say it’s real. I don’t know.  I much prefer to wait for the book.  It’s going to be a such a total anti climax (by that I just mean that the series will be over and then what….no more ) that I’d rather just savour the actual book instead of rushing to find out the answers.  Unfortunately this means that you can’t really go anywhere Potter related as some horrible little fuckwits are just posting supposed spoilers all over the place.  I don’t know why they do this but I guess some people are just plain malicious. I’ve already come across something which would indicate one of my predictions is correct (well a couple to be honest) but on the off chance that anyone else reads this I’ll not say what they were.

Now the good staff at mugglenet have a little staff predictions page where they give predictions to various questions.  I thought it might be fun to do it here.

Who will die?

Well I think that Voldie is a given.  This is a good v evil book.  Evil must be triumphed over. If Lucius Malfoy gets out of Azakaban he’ll die.  Bellatrix LeStrange will die (she’s just too nasty not to and well played by Helena Bonhem Carter in OotP I may add).  I think Severus Snape has to die  – probably saving Harry’s life.  I don’t think there is any other way for him to redeem himself.  I don’t think any of the trio will die nor Tonks or Lupin- I’m going for a happy ever after.  Hagrid or possibly McGonagall.  Of course if McGonagall dies then who will be headmistress of Hogwarts.  She’s the prime person to take over.

Will Harry return to Hogwarts?

Toughie!  I’d like to think he’d have chance to sit his NEWTS so he can have the chance to become an auror.  Although apparently JKR has said that one of them (the trio) will return as a teacher and I noticed in the OotP movie (and possibly the book) they comment that Harry is a good teacher (although you’d think Hermione would be more likely to be a teacher).

How will the various relationships unfold/begin?

Well…....Harry and Ginny will get back together.  Ron and Hermione will get together.  Tonks and Lupin will get together.  Bill and Fleur will stay together.  Other than that I have no clue to be honest!

To what does “Deathly Hallows” refer?

To me it sounds a bit like a place (eg these hallowed halls) which apparently means holy (according to dictionary.com) but I think it was more…..like Oxford…ie very old and very respectable.  So an old place of danger perhaps?

Is Snape good/bad/neither?

Neither perhaps?  He’s not a very nice person BUT I do think he’s on the side of good. I’d probably be quite disappointed to find out he was just bad.  So far he’s been the most 3 dimensional character.  Plus when I was reading HBP and the bit where he escapes after killing Dumbledore – okay so apparently Voldie wants HP for himself but he doesn’t really hurt him or retaliate – just blocks.  I think he was in love with Lily and wants to redeem himself.

General comments on the series coming to a close. 

I’m a bit depressed to be honest.  I remember when HP first started becoming really popular (before the first movie was released).  I refused to read it because it was a childrens book.  Then I saw the movie and really wanted to read the books (worked the same way with Lord of the Rings).  The only consolation is that I was able to read the first 4 books in quick succession and then had to wait TWO YEARS! For Order of the Phoenix.

Oh well – the good thing about books is that you can re read them whenever you like 

 Not long back from seeing the movie

Wow – totally loved it.  It didn’t seem as a geared to children as the earlier ones.  I also think you probably need to have read the book to be able to follow it properly.  Of course lots of stuff left out.

 I’ve now gone into hyper mode for the next book!!  The only problem is that I’m supposed to be baby sitting!

 So yes – go and see it!

Decided to have a little tweak at my theme – probably will revert back to the original one though.

 Had a very bizarre dream pre wake up this morning well dreams really.  One involved escaping on a boat filled with caramel with Gary Oldman and the other involved missing the OotP because I overslept and my brother forgot – except it was christmas

 there was a lot more than that but I think it would be impossible to explain

Just not having any technical luck at the moment. 

Tried setting this baby up to let me email comments – no joy

Tried setting this baby up to post a random quote – no joy

and I’m too damn thick to figure out how to do it

In other news…..

So – I’m so completely over excited about Harry Potter.  I think it’s disturbing my sleep.  Well….it could just be reading the books.  I’m going to start the Goblet of Fire tonight.  Perhaps I shouldn’t be reading right before I go to sleep.  and I just wish people would stop talking about it because it makes it worse!

I should really go live in a cave.

So I saw that there was an update on wordpress I just downloaded it, unzipped it, installed it thinking hey I have my stuff backed up.

Yeah before the infamous crash several months ago and the new upgrade didn’t work with whatever mysql I had (whatever the fuck mysql is).

Fortunately I managed to downgrade it but now it looks all weirdy.  Not the blog (well no more so than usual) the admin part of it.  Ugh.