Now, I'm not normally one to support the work of Bill Gates. I don't really have many good things to say about Microsoft, and I am pleased to announce that I use the superb Mozilla Firefox internet browser, as I know many of you do. (If you don't, then I recommend that you start. You can download it for free here.) However, I do sometimes converse with my friends using MSN Messenger. I appreciate that this endorsement would seem to suggest that I am the sort of person who would ditch my ethical standpoint because of peer pressure, but that's the sort of person I am.
I realise that by choosing to blog about this subject (the primary point of which I have yet to make), I may be revealing myself to be somewhat in the dark ages of instant messaging, but so be it. I recently downloaded a version of Messenger Plus which, amongst other things (that I have largely yet to discover) allows you to create your own personalised status. This, may I say, is brilliant. Aside from being far more interesting than just choosing a status from a small, predetermined list, it gives one the ability to let people know what you're up to, rather than leaving it to their imagination. It's sort of a very brief blog. For example, today I was able to inform my co-messengers that rather than just being busy doing some generic task, I was, in chronological order, sleeping, working, searching for a housemate, playing Risk and finally, in a short time, back to sleeping. far more interesting, I'm sure you'd agree.
I would like to take this opportunity to say that I was informed of this development in software by my former housemate Martin Oxby. Do check out Martin's site, not least because he has linked to The Salvator Darlings on it. It is a little out of date at the moment (something I'm sure he'll put right when he has time), and he does tend to overuse the exclamation mark (a little pet hate of mine), but he's a good guy really.
In other news (my, this is a long blog, isn't it?), Bethany has arrived in the country. AS I suspected, this has served only to make things harder for us. Knowing that the Atlantic Ocean no longer divides us, and the distance has been cut by aproximately 3,300 miles, it is particularly irritating not to be able to see one another. However, I'm counting down the days until, in just over two weeks, I see her for the first time in four months.
So, it's good news. Bethany is coming, I think I may have found us a housemate (albeit a week into the new tenancy agreement), I have an interview for a teaching course in September, and I'm feeling really well. Oh, and it's Canada day tomorrow, so that's quite fun too. Not that I get the national holiday, you understand, it just gives me the chance to annoy people by pretending to be Canadian even more than I usually do.
You may also be interested to note that 'Microsoft Operating Systems' can be anagrammed to form 'Competitors' grossest infamy'. Brilliant.
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I have little sympathy for the man who complains that his girlfriend is getting nearer. I think you need to get over it man. You knew she would be coming, you knew it would be irritating. Don't let it get you down. My girlfriend doesn't even exist within the accepted boundaries of the third dimension, and if I let the get me down I would be very sad man.
Wasn't looking for sympathy, just to explain what it feels like for that to happen. I did know she was coming, and I did expect it to be irritating, but that doesn't mean it was any less so when it happened. Just the same as I expect to have a wonderful time when she arrives, and I don't think that it will be any less brilliant because I'm aware that it's going to happen. I'm not moaning about it, just telling people what's going on...
OK Matt, here's how it is. Last week, Bethany and the others arrived in England. At no point during the trip will they ever be closer to me than a 6 hour drive. That's all well and good, but I have to work six days a week, so there's no way I can get to see her during that time. My point is that although she has, technically got closer, she might as well still be in Canada, because I can't see her.
However, After the trip is over in a couple of weeks, when the others go back to Canada, Bethany is coming up to visit me for three weeks. So, right now, our situation is a bit irritating for us (and I don't expect any sympathy for that, as I have already said), but we know that we will see each other soon.
Is everybody happy?
Hmmm. Seem to have lost Matt's comment. It came in between my first two. If anyone knows why that might have happened, or how I can get it back, please email me...
hmm...
Perhaps it got lost while trying to prevent people from seeing me eat foot for dinner. I'm very self-conscious about people watching me eat foot. It's like a cat ya know? They don't like it when people watch them eat? Meow? Meow meow?
Alright yeah I figured that would be as such. Although that you'll see her in a few weeks must be some consolation right?
And Jake-O consider yourself blessed to have a girlfriend within the accepted parameters of the fourth dimension (that's time right?)
Matt (used to the taste of his own feet, so worry thee not...)
ANNOYING?
The fact that you haven't blogged since July 1st, now that's annoying!
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