Archive for the ‘Paul's Life Update’ Category
Milton Keynes Car Parking Partnership Office Sucks
I really don’t like the way that car parking management is handled in Milton Keynes.
I have worked in Milton Keynes for 4 years now and have paid (I think) £235 per year to park my car in a public car park outside of my office. This year it has gone up to £270 (more if [...]
What I got for Christmas (besides fat)
This year I got a Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash which is Canon’s most powerful flash unit for SLR’s
It will work great with my Canon 40D which is a digital SLR. I have always had an interest in photography and did a photography course in Italy last October. Plus I would like to [...]
Holiday ideas (for me!)?
I have the next 2 weeks off as holiday from work but no plans. I was hoping to stay in my apartment in Nice, France for a few days, but it got rented out again as soon as the previous tenant had moved out.
A friend has invited me to go walking with him in the [...]
Present ideas (for me!)?
It’s my birthday on Tuesday (31) and I can’t think of anything I want for a present. Any ideas?
Backup plan is a Herman Miller Mirra chair.
Feeling Unlucky but not Down
Okay I didn’t win the Eurolottery, but that’s not really bad luck, it’s just not being exceptionally lucky.
Recently I have had a run of bad luck.
Today:
Next door started revving the engine of their VW camper van at 7.40am – I was trying to sleep having gone to bed at 2am
On Wednesday I found that I’d [...]
The Whole Christmas and New Year Thing…
I don’t like Christmas.
First of all, I prefer to write ‘xmas’ because the word ‘Christmas’ is too long is too religious for my liking.
I’m not a Scrooge by any means, but I don’t like the xmas period because:
It’s a religious holiday and I’m an atheist. I haven’t met a single person who I would consider [...]