I Ain't Afraid of No Daleks

Well, I'm sitting here at my desk, on a bleary Friday afternoon--looks like it might snow flurry any moment now. I'm scarfing down spaghetti at half-past 11 in the morning, 'cos of my new work schedule. Starting shift at noon means, either one must have lunch practically right on top of breakfast, or, as is often the case with me, breakfast, no lunch, and an early evening meal. I'm told this isn't a good arrangement for a diabetic, but who cares? It's not like I'm going the whole day, fasting, for pity's sake (which sometimes I do, when I've no appetite for food).

Oh dear. An ambulance just now went tearing by, lights and sirens going, and some middle-aged git walking his dog just hurled out a steam of curse words at the top his lungs, at the long-since passed vehicle. Proably scared the dog...so, the ambulance, which may be responding to a heart attack or motor vehicle accident, is supposed to kill its siren as it rushes through morning traffic on the city's main street, because your dog is afraid of the noise??? Riiight. Nice language by the way mate, hope you covered Spot's ears when you screamed that.

Well, I'm off for work in about three minutes. Gotta' try and scarf down some more pasta. I bought what I thought was a tin of Chef Boyardee's spagetti and meatballs, but it turned out to be a tin of spagetti sauce, instead--I had no idea CB made spagetti sauce! Why didn't they have it in the pasta sauce aisle, instead of with the tinned food like spaghetti, chilli and stew? I dislike men setting up food aisles in the supermarkets...they have no common sense when it comes to local places to place food items--and then, once in a while, the supermarkets over here, will totally re-arrange the aisles, supposedly to bring the shoppers to new areas of the store...bollocks. All that little ploy has made me do, is shop somewhere else! I am not a huge fan of grocery shopping--every Saturday mum dragged me along with her to shop, as I grew up. Trust me, the thrill is long gone. It's a necessary chore, which is made more of a chore, when I have to trek all over god's creation, looking for a tin of baked beans or a box of rice pilaf!

My computer is soooo-slow lately! I have cable high-speed connection, but it's been acting like dial-up, at times. I've run scans, and nothing. Must be the server. I think I'll go in next week and downgrade...I mean, if this is the crap connection I get for 50 dollars, why pay the extra money I can't really afford that well?

Well, it's a nearly-tropical 30 F out there right now--cool! Love it!

Unfortuneately it's not going to last, and we're back into the minus 10 F (minus 23 C) Saturday night. Damn. Ah well, that's what they make winter clothing for. Cheers!

Dr Who has begun filming this week in Cardiff for the first of the 2009 specials, and it's been revealed that Michelle Ryan (Eastenders), who has been rumoured to be Matt Smith's new companion, is in fact David Tennant's newest villain.

Sexpot Ryan will be playing a character named Christina De Souza. They were filmed together during a scene on a double-decker bus in Cardiff. Like Morrissey's character, Ryan's will also have a mysterious past...only allegedly one which will have a big impact on the Doctor. Oooh, well, that sould keep the fan forums burning up the internet with speculation, ey?

Comedian Lee Evans (whomever he is), is supposed to be also joining Tennant on a Tardis tour this year. He will be playing a character named Malcolm, whose life will also be connected with the Doctor's....yeah, yeah, yadda-yadda-yadda. Davies is going bonkers with all the plot threads again, it seems. Tardisenders, As the Tardis Turns, Tardis Street, The Young and the Tardis--okay, I just went a bit mad with the UK/USA soap opera titles...sorry. Well, I'm sure it will be a delight to watch, as always.

The first special--which is rumoured to be also filming in Dubai shortly, will air at Easter this year. The rumour that another special is to be filmed somewhere here in the states hasn't gone away, either, but I will believe that when it happens, and won't speculate any further. Yes, I'm still in cynical mode this week, sorry.

The local radio station this morning reports that our local congresswoman, Madame Hillibrand, is being considered by New York's Gov. Patterson to replace Sen. Hilary Clinton, as she takes up her new post as Secretary of State.

U. S. Congresswoman Christine Hillibrand has a local office just two doors down from the office where I work. I've rarely seen her--twice in two years...and one time her bodygaurds refused to allow me on the lift with her...pfft. Yeah, I'm one dangerous mama jama, better watch out for me, Christine, I might go crazy and a fart in the lift, gas you to death.

Caroline Kennedy has pulled out of the running, due to a personal problem. Sounds scandalous---well, scandal is to the Kennedy's, as alcopops are to the yobbos. Mind you, despite that, the Kennedy's do tend to make fantastic politicians.

It was rumoured that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (former Gov. Cuomo's son), was on the short-list, but he seems to have been dropped. Too bad, cos' he sucks as state attorney general--I'd rather they booted him out to Washington D.C. to do nothing, than keep him in such an important office.

Felt like some pathetic ranting/venting tonight. Promise, my blog will be a bit more upbeat and cheerier on the morrow.

I went to work today--it was 23 F outside...but with the stiff wind, the windchill was around minus 13 C! It was flippin' biting cold, that wind....so, get to the office...when out slumps one of those young late-teen guys, who slouch along like little old men, thinking it's actually cool-looking to move more like you should be bald, toothless and using a walker...or wearing skins and carrying a club, either one works for me.

Anyway, this young git is wearing nothing but shorts and a tee shirt!!! Dear lord, do these prats really think risking hypothermia or pneumonia makes them seem tough??? No dearies, it only makes you look like a ridiculous fool, in the eyes of all intelligent people.

But then, humanity does seem to be devolving these days, yeah?

The other night I forgot to take the meat out of the freezer, and decided to treat myself to a the reasonably priced special at a local favourite resturant--merely a open-face hot turkey sandwich, with cauliflower and mashed. It's a nice little resturant...not posh, but a family establishment. Sitting in the booth in front of me, was a mum and her 8 year old daughter. I thought, "oh, how nice." Erm--no, not really apparently. First, the little girl lets out this enormous belch. Was mum shocked, embarrassed, horrified? No. Mum thought it quite funny. Then, the little girl is sitting at table, with her food hanging out of her mouth...I mean, in a very stomach turning way...again, mum thought it quite the height of hilarity.

My mum would NOT have been laughing! In fact, when I told my similar-aged co-workers this, they all agreed...their mum's also would have punished this animal-like behaviour, not rewarded it with a laugh!

The other day, I was in a shop, and a three or four year old was saying sh_t and f_ck over and over...again, "mum" thought it quite droll. Again, me and other 40-something co-workers, all agreed that our mum's would have spanked us, or washed our mouths out with soap (turns out I'm not the only one to have had that fun experience as a child).

What the HECK is wrong with so-called parents these days? Are they parents? NO. They are zoo-keepers. HELLO, your job mum and dad, is turn turn out HUMAN BEINGS, not farm animals. MANNERS MATTER. How you behave in public MATTERS. It's what seperates us from the animal kingdom.

Well, I'm probably talking to no one who needs to hear this, and let's face it: if these people knew this stuff, wouldn't they be taking the pride to be good mum's and dad's and seeing that these kids grow up to be civilized people with some modicum of self-respect?

I just realized today, what a lousy job the hairstylist did on my hair, last Friday, so now I've got to try and get it fixed. Not sure if I'll be able to manage it over the weekend, but perhaps Monday I can find someone cheap--like a barber or the local beauty school, to even it off a bit, I dunno'.

I was told today that I had hair "like a kitten." OK, well, that's better than Shetland pony hair, I reckon. Things are looking up then. And you know, I really don't give a hang if my hair is getting a tad salt and pepper-ish, but this new cut made me realize that, whereas I was mostly getting gray on the front right...now I'm evening out more, and got gray on the front left, as well. Good to know it's a matched set, now.

I'm glad to have my shaggy do lobbed off, but the girl at Bo-ricks did a really lousy job, and I never realized it until today, for some reason. It's not as short as I desired, and I wanted the hair around my ears trimmed, and by the looks of things, she never even touched it. I know I was rather tired and not feeling my best when I went for the cut, and now I know that I will never do that again! From now on, I'm going to be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed when I go to a hair salon.

1. What did you think when you looked in the mirror, today?

"Damn, that's one crappy haircut."

2. What is your favourite planet?

Well, if Russell T. Davies hadn't of destroyed it, Galifrey. Shame on you, Russell.

3. Last song you listened to?

I've been listening to Dust in the Wind, by Kanas, Better Days by the Goo-Goo Dolls, Shout Shout by The Proclaimers, but now All for Swinging You Around by The New Pornographers is playing.

4. Last injury you had? Was it painful?

This morning somehow I unwittingly managed to slice open the bottom of one of my toes--and me without a band-aid (sticking plaster). Because of that, and the location of the cut, yes, it's uncomfortable and slightly painful, but no big deal. It'll be fine in a day or two...pain in the backsides though, having to walk with one toe pointing in the air all the time.

5. What did you have for your evening meal?

Again with the meal question? Why does every flippin' meme ask that? Well, if you must know (tho' I have no clue why anyone would care), I made sliced steak teriyaki (merely a cheap steak sliced up and stir-fried in a skillet with some sliced onions and teriyaki sauce), roasted potatoes with garlic and rosemary, and sauteed zucchini squash. There, you satisfied? Jeez...

6. What are you wearing from the waist up right now?

Who says I'm wearing anything? Thought I'd give the neighbour's across the road something to discuss.

No, really, I'm wearing a navy blue sweatshirt with a show jumper on a horse on it, jumping over a fence...the horse on the shirt, that is.

7. What's in your pockets at the moment?

A used tissue--want it?

8. Where is your nearest shop?

The Stewarts convenient shop, which is about four streets down the way, across from my office building.

9. Who is your worst enemy?

Myself probably.

10. Name of the street you lived on when you were 10 years old?

Sage Court