70p

So the end of the working month could only mean one thing and that would be pay day and non to soon as the day before I had a full 70p to my name, now when I say 70p I mean absolutely nothing more, I managed to get some food for the day but that was it. I did intend to go home that night for a change but with the train costing £9 there was no chance of that. Due to the lack of home visits I ended up washing some essential items in a sink at work just so I could have clan cloths for the few remaining days it Manchester. I do intend to go home tomorrow as I'm starting to forget where the place is. With the pay day now here I got chance to pay the internet bill which had leaded to the internet to my house being cut off! How could they do that, I think it should be part of human rights. So home with some tv shows to download and watch and probably back to Manchester for another few days!

student life

Well what can I say, still got nothing through from the house people and still waiting on the second survey back just to make sure everything is ok and there are no big problems, got some more paper work to send back to the solicitors and they are requesting the deeds for the house which I'm not exactly sure what that means but it sounds like it’s a big ish thing so things are still moving but I just want some money, at least pay day is only a few days away and the sliver lining of not having ANY money is I cant afford to get home so guess what I haven’t been home in ages! Can you blame me? But the month I get a full months pay rather than the 3 week like the last two months!

as for other things! The video stuff I'm doing for work is looking really really good but is taking more and more time, I only have weeks now to get it done but I have 40/50% of it done but now I have to work on the harder sections as I did the easy one’s first (do you blame me) and I keep getting good reports back from the people who have seen them! But trying to find high 5 clips or any projection related clips is proving to be a problem! And now with the lack of internet at home (due to a pure lack of money) I'm now having problems getting hold of the footage I need for the clips but I'm sure after a quick email to my many friends all with a massive dvd collection someone will be able to come up with the stuff I need. I do intent to accredit all the people who help with this project and how every hard it has now become I have started to use adobe pro like I have never used it and it good to use footage which is higher quality than my mobile phone. I cant wait to get a camera and the company who do plugin’s for adobe have released a plugin for the HD cameras I want as adobe would not import the file even though it was a mpeg4 file. HD!!!! Granted there will be few time I would use the full HD but still its good to have if needed. SOON!

I like how my blogs have started to come from different places, the last one was sat on a train on my way home and now I come live from some student café in uni just off Oxford road surrounded by students, I wonder if they knew I was a full time worker if they would all turn on me? Lets keep that one quite but my battery is starting to run low and I have my eye on the plug socket in the corner of the room but its like a scene out of India Jones and I have to get past the 4 moody students and then on to the lady with the tray of coffee’s and past the mass of chairs before I can reach my goal of power!

week off

So one day at home and back to the far city of Manchester, for any plans I hear you say! Nope just cos I want to, that’s what I do. But I'm sure something will come up and it just has, a night out on Friday night as a friend has some time away from her studies and wants to go out, and I have got the chance to watch Pan’s labyrinth a little early which I need to cram in to my last remaining days of freedom from work. Something which I have had booker for some time now is taking the girl friend to meet some of my family, she has meet some of them very briefly but I would like it they could get to know her a little better so first port of call would be across to my dad’s which happens to be thins Sunday

trian ride home, bit late

Hi all hope you are all well,

So this week had my girlfriends birthday to plan and I remember a few months ago she mentioned she has never had a surprise party so when I found out she had friends coming over from her home town I managed to get in contact with them and make them cancel, after she told me of this which she want happy about I told her I would take her out for a really really nice meal to celebrate her turning 21! Now this was not going to be the case and her friends would be coming over just she didn’t know about it, now I never imagined how much lying and planning I would have to do to get some think like that organised but I'm proud to say I did. I managed to get her to eat on the night before our meal and cunningly got her to the bar we had booked after convincing her I had to nip to work due to some problems, To say she fell for it hook, lie, sinker, fishing fleet would be an underestimate. I could not have wished for the night to have gone any better, but I cant take all of the credit as with out the help of her friends I don’t think I could have done it all.

Now that would have been one night of drinking in a weekend of fun, curries, drinks and so much more and what a weekend, OK that may be a lie as in the last 2 weeks I have managed to stay at home twice maybe three times but you know what I'm loving it. What dose help this wonderful mood I'm in is I'm on my week off from work and enjoying all the time I have to do things and just enjoy life. In the past few days I have this enormous scene of well being and a happiness in where I am and what I'm doing so things must be good , to be honest I cant remember being this happy which brings me on to the house! Survey is back and there are a few little things that are getting checked out today, I expected something to come up on the survey and I'm glad there is nothing which could hold me up for weeks so I hope to hear back in the next few days and then its in the hands of the solicitors. One thing I have used to make me feel a little better about my money situation is a new term, I do have money but at the moment its tied up in property! Ha it makes me sound like some business tycoon with houses and flats all over the uk but it tends to make the people who want money off me give me a little more respect as its never the same person on the end of the phone!

So I come to you now sat on the train on my way home! And trust me when I say this the only way only one would get me laptop from me is out of my dead hands (as I look around the carriage!) and the only reason I'm going home is I didn’t bring any work cloths to Manchester with me when i came in on Friday, kind of which I had thought it through a little more! Dam but I could do with washing some cloths and spending some time with the cats (don’t worry I do get some one to feed them) but I think I should start to look at some where for the cats to live, I would love to take them with me but it would not be far as I believe cats should be free to come and go as and when they want and not locked up in some flat some where, as long as they get a good home with someone who will look after them I will be happy if upset (don’t forget they have been my pets for 4 and 5 years)

As for the rest of my day I went to look round the hotel we have hired for the up coming staff party as I want to make sure it goes with a bang after all the work I have put in the video stuff and I have got very good feed back from the work I have done up to now which is very welcome, I hope to get some more work done in the nest few days as time is ticking and its getting closer and closer to the date of the party and I still have a lot of work to do!

Well I have go as my station is only a few stops away and with all the baggage I have to carry I take me that long to get it all sorted and on my shoulder.

late post

So I think I must becoming to the end of all the transition period of my life before I move on to bigger, brighter, excitinger, funnier times and experiences. I say I must becoming to the end as things seam to be getting more and more of a challenge, trying to stop all the people who want something off me at bay is becoming more and more of a tight rope and I think I'm starting to see physical changes all down to the stress of dealing with all this stuff. All is going well when it comes to the selling of the one and only house in my life but TIME is the main pain in my ass. B8ut saying all that there are still many time in my week when I'm truly happy, granted the car problems have made getting around more difficult and the added money aspect of fixing the old banger is not what I need right now but still the happy times come through time and time again! My be I should be a life coach with all the good vibes! Think I’ll stick to what I know for the time being.

I'm still keeping pretty busy and not letting the lack of money dampen my mood, although most of my good time, well all of my good time tends to be in Manchester. Got a night out Thursday related to work which I'm looking forward to but spending any money is something that stands out in my mind so I will try to spend very little! May be shots!

Lets think positive and look forward to what is coming, living in Manchester and having clean clothes instead of carrying 3/4 days of clothes around with me. Not having to live alone even if that means making some adjustments, being closer to work and not spending nearly 2 hours in rush hour just to get in, being able to go out for a drink after work instead of saying ‘I cant drink I have to drive’, being close to you know who! Which will be a very good thing! VERY GOOD PEOPLE.

So now I have the plan everything else must just fall in to place!?! Well I hope so, people tell me things will be ok but I think when your in the thick of things and it’s you future in balance and such a tight balance you cant just switch off and forget about your problems, I wish I could and when this is all over one way or another trust me I will be the on who switched off at every bad bit of news but the next few weeks could quite easy decided the financial out come for me which could impact in a good way for months to come or in a bad way for possibly years to come, I wish that was an exaggeration but if things go really pete tong I could be paying for it for a very long time. But with out people telling me thing will be ok I don’t think I would even be in the mood I'm in right now! So how ever crap I feel sometimes with out there support I don’t think I would even be here now, having the happy times in my life so a big thanks peps.

Well I think that would be my hart and my feelings on a plate so enjoy,

Keep smiling

xx

So what up peps?

I started to listen to a bloke called Scott Matthews, you can check out his myspace here and after hearing exclusive I was hooked, The girl friend managed to get tickets to his Manchester gig last week and it was awesome! Really good and I can get the cd out of my head and for good reason its amazing! Go and buy it people.

So after my car had been running so well after having in at the garage you can imagine my surprise when I stated with the same trouble again, at the same time I was trying to get the paperwork back to the solicitors after they lost the last lot! Had to get picked up by the AA today just to get home and the nice bloke who checked my car out didn’t look to convinced it would only need ‘a little work’. CRAP so I have to get my back to the garage for the verdict.

Something that has been keeping my bust is some video work, there is a work chrimbo do coming up and I had the idea of doing some montage for each category, there is A LOT of work to do but the stuff I have done looks good in my book and I'm really liking the job, we shall see if it all comes together.

Right I'm off, got some more editing to do and I want to get to bed early ish as I'm back in Manchester tomorrow, something that makes me feel so much better!

Love you x

i miss you! you miss me?

Sorry I have been ignoring you but ive been busy, went to a gig on Sunday and I haven’t stopped working on some more video projects for work, but I promise I will stop and check in soon.

All day at work and no where to go!

Howdy People, How's tricks? Good/Bad to hear!

So after the bank tried to dampen my mood and they got a good start i had a change of hart and the sunshine broke through the black clouds to make me me again! There was one thing which made this so and its down to Msn and the people i chat to, thanks people for putting me back in a good mood! Still the bank tried to take my happiness from me and so do the water, gas and electric people but they have to catch me first! Things aren’t that bad but with the change from weekly to monthly pay it really messed up my accounts and money flow, i don’t think im the only one at work with the same problem, Thanks Work!
Still not much movement on the house so i have tried to stop hoping for a cretin time, say at the end of November because these date's i keep setting up in my mind as 'my' goals just come and go and every time that happens i feel crap and im sick and fed up of that feeling, now this doesn’t mean it makes me depressed as my life on a happiness scale is at the very top end, any happier and i feel my hart wont be able to take it!

As for the last few days they have been good, managed to get to the cinema and out for a few drinks! I had a little time free on Thursday and managed to get to look around the corner house in Manchester, now this is a old art house cinema and the booth was exactly how i expected it, very nice and cosy and it was good to see some change over and some older projectors, i managed to get down to the AMC on the same night and had a look round there, they have loads of room and a nice layout but didnt look very busy for the time of day. I think projectionist are like anyone in the same industry/field they all stick together so 99% of the time they are more than happy to show people around.

One last bit of news im going to see Scott Matthews on sunday in manchester, my girl friend got me the tickets and i got his cd a few weeks ago and what a cd, i really like it so im looking forward to it.

ups and down but more downs today

Howdy all!

Got my car back and just in time for my trip to trafford! about time and only £80! which was good news! The only bit!
Solicitors managed to loses all my paper work, water board really really want some money of me, my bank wants to close my account and keep tiring to take all the fuck up's that my Ex made out of my account! If you do want to fuck me over i think there is a queue so get in line.

But life is not all bad! I did get to spend some time in Manchester, and plans permitting i will be back soon, AND I got to watch the Dr who spin off Tourchwood tonight a few days before it comes out and on a cinema screen in HD and my god did it look good, really really good. The show overall good but i think it could and probably should grow in to a very strong show

But after all the crap im still happy as the photo above shows (Handsome devil!) why? New place to live soon? The girl Friend? Fun? Games? life? im sure its got something to do with each and everyone, i truly cant wait to find even more happiness but im starting to lose fath 'its round the corner' as i cant seam to get there.

But im sure one day i can sit back and read this blog and all will be well, i hope.

bargin hunter extordenare

So i tend to have enough clothes for 3 days or so as there have been many time i have intended to go home but havent due to a night out or the lack of will but i have started to incress this time i spend away from home, it not planned but just happens but i have started to run out of clean cloths on more that one occasion so the soloution for this, well i can find a bargin shirt or tshirt preaty much any where! i dont want to be spending loads of money every time i hit such a problem but £3/4 on a shirt is well im my budget! now please dont think i will lower my dress standards thats asuming i had some to begin with but you can find loads of bargins it just knowing where to look for them, i wright this today as its one of thouse days, i had enough cloths to last me up to today but now with in invite out for to night there is no way im going to turn what could easly be a fantastic night down just because i have got clean cloths, SO Bargin hunting time!

42nd Street and about time

So my last day off of my 6 days holiday and what could i do? Well after spending all day getting ready and drinking coffee i made my way back to Manchester for a night out, where did i end up on this night out well 42nd Street and about god dam time, i have many friends who rave about this place so it was good to finally see what its all about! And i had a fantastic night out, and only £1 a bottle helped my mood when it comes to spending money!

But back to work today and really not feeling to good and its not down to the beer, got the flu AGAIN and this times its all about feeling crap and with the thought of coming back to work after only finishing 8 hours earlyi dont think im going to feel to good tomorrow!

So on my travels through Manchester i like to take photo's of things for what ever reason but here are a few

This is the old Odeon cinema in Manchester

This is the Central Libraryjust across from the Odeon

From last weeks paper, cant remember which one just liked it

MY surveyshould have been done today, why it took them 6 weeks last time and only 6 days this time in beyond me but im happy about it, spoke to my garage friend and hes not to sure what could be causing problems with my car. 1 min it ok next its not! Sound expensive to me!

a great weekend

i spent the last weekend in Manchester, with some time off from work what better way to spend it! Didn't really get up to much just some well need TLC but had a wonderful time non the less.
Not much to report on the car as i have got any! its in the shop and my friend is looking at it, didn't help as it started with out problem and ran fine, this is good i hear you cry! not if it breaks down one cold stormy night miles from any network coverage! But hopefully i will hear some news tomorrow before i head back to Manchester for a night of drinking, i hope my illness holds off but up to now its just an annoying cough!
Started working on a myspace account, im not much of a fan but i needed to know how to do it and edit the dam thing for a friend, it like cocaine, once you start you cant stop, tweak here tweak there!
Well in off searching youtube for the next gem, have a good night allx

back on the ball

so after yesterdays news i didn't hold much hope to get back on the selling a house ladder well not in the near future, had what i thought would be one of many viewing booked for today so back to cleaning the house and all that for the next god know how long but with a fantastic twist of fate the bloke offered £70,000! its no £73,000 but at this stage of the game it was something i was willing to go for and have! It sounds promising and there is no chain to think about so good news!
Now its back to the start and week after week of waiting but i intend to get things speeded up, things like susurveys can be done now, why wait for a stupid acceptence letters 3 weeks down the line before booking things like this is, is not the 1st property the bloke has bought through my estate agent and he's mean to be quick which is right up my street, so back to fighting off the people who want money of me for some reason or another until can get sold!
Back to square 1 but this time with a broken car! my sis said i could borrow some money off her but i dont like it, i think i will have to unless my car is completely but Monday will tell!
Wish me luckXr>