Why do people never cancel until the shortest possible notice?
Like when you say 'oh shall we go see 'x'' and they say 'oh yeah, sure', then either the day before or on the the day, you go to check plans and it's 'oh, sorry yeah don't really have the money'. Fair enough, but I doubt that you didn't know that you had no money when we arranged this, so why say yes in the first place? This week I have lost two (paid for)play tickets, missed a gig and will now be missing a filming. Is it so difficult to just say 'no, I don't really fancy that' or 'I'm busy so I can't, sorry' when an idea is suggested? Apparently so...
When I die, bury my under a busy street so that my resting place can be an ironic yet perfect metaphor for how my life has been lived.
Monday, 24 May 2010
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Newsagents
So, you know when you go into W H Smiths or somewhere and there are loads of people reading the newspapers and magazine? Not just flicking through to see what's in it, but actually standing in the aisles reading it. What the hell is that about? If it's that good, buy it and get out of the way. It's a shop, not a library.
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Flatmates
So I have one flatmate who, since lectures have finished, has decided that rather than actually do something, she'll just sit in everyday and play loud, and particularly bad, music for us all to enjoy. I know loud music is a reoccurring theme on this thing, but it's a particular bug bear of mine.
I just don't understand why, if you're listening to music on your own, you wouldn't use headphones? Or better yet, go out and do something other than just sit in all day?
There are loads of free things to do in London, but no, because then how would I get my daily intake of particularly bad hip hop? Heaven forbid I don't get to listen to it whilst trying to do coursework. Best bit is, when she's been asked to turn off, the next day it's a little bit quieter. It might just be me, but I take this as sarcasm?
I just don't understand why, if you're listening to music on your own, you wouldn't use headphones? Or better yet, go out and do something other than just sit in all day?
There are loads of free things to do in London, but no, because then how would I get my daily intake of particularly bad hip hop? Heaven forbid I don't get to listen to it whilst trying to do coursework. Best bit is, when she's been asked to turn off, the next day it's a little bit quieter. It might just be me, but I take this as sarcasm?
It's not just her though, my coursework is quite clearly cursed. Music yesterday, then today the people in the flat next to mine (who, for reasons unknown, like to blend things in the early hours of the morning) had some repairs done in their kitchen, which backs onto my room. YAY. Now I've never actually used a drill myself, but do you really need to drill for about 5 minutes at a time? Really?
Photo: By Evan here
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Those 'Marilyn Monroe moments'
I don't know how many people actually use Holloway tube, but I know that a fair few of those that do have the same disdain as I do for the updraft there.
Skirts and dresses are an accident waiting to happen on those stairs! Without warning up they go, making you flash everything. And you always get half way down and think 'Ah, yes, no unwanted breezes today!' and then BAM! Up goes the skirt.
There's no need for it. I can't think of any other station with drafts like that? I'm thinking someone, somewhere might be having a jolly with a wind machine under the stairs there...
Skirts and dresses are an accident waiting to happen on those stairs! Without warning up they go, making you flash everything. And you always get half way down and think 'Ah, yes, no unwanted breezes today!' and then BAM! Up goes the skirt.
There's no need for it. I can't think of any other station with drafts like that? I'm thinking someone, somewhere might be having a jolly with a wind machine under the stairs there...
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Student bloody finance
I think almost every student nods wisely and and has an 'ah, yeah' moment when they see that name now.
I do not understand how one company can be so awful. I had more than enough hassle with them when first setting up my loan (was assured that it was on the pile to be processed, then had them turn around in September to tell me that they had, in fact, not received anything. Thanks for that). I figured this year would be much easier, all I have to do is sign something and send it off to them, but with them even that is painfully difficult.
It's been lost in the post (in fairness, that's not their fault), but it is their fault that it's incredibly hard to actually contact them. I find it very hard to believe that a company that encourages you to do as much of the application process online doesn't have an email. Or an address you can easily write to (they, rather conveniently, tend to lose a lot of things posted to them).
Oh no, the only way you can get through to them is by phoning into their call centre and sitting on hold like a muppet for 10 minutes, if you can even get through. They're not stupid, there's a lot of people out there who have no choice but to talk to them, why not milk the incompetence for all it's worth and make 'em pay to phone in too?
I'm only on pay as you go, so it looks like I'm going to have to spend God knows how much trying to get through to them, possibly to only be fobbed off when i do get through or cut off as my credit runs out. No doubt I'll be advised to leave it a few weeks and phone back then in case the post is just slow, as I was last year every fortnight for about 3 months (maybe they use lame pigeons for all of their post and 3 months is considered a good/conceivable postal turnaround to them?).
I do not understand how one company can be so awful. I had more than enough hassle with them when first setting up my loan (was assured that it was on the pile to be processed, then had them turn around in September to tell me that they had, in fact, not received anything. Thanks for that). I figured this year would be much easier, all I have to do is sign something and send it off to them, but with them even that is painfully difficult.
It's been lost in the post (in fairness, that's not their fault), but it is their fault that it's incredibly hard to actually contact them. I find it very hard to believe that a company that encourages you to do as much of the application process online doesn't have an email. Or an address you can easily write to (they, rather conveniently, tend to lose a lot of things posted to them).
Oh no, the only way you can get through to them is by phoning into their call centre and sitting on hold like a muppet for 10 minutes, if you can even get through. They're not stupid, there's a lot of people out there who have no choice but to talk to them, why not milk the incompetence for all it's worth and make 'em pay to phone in too?
I'm only on pay as you go, so it looks like I'm going to have to spend God knows how much trying to get through to them, possibly to only be fobbed off when i do get through or cut off as my credit runs out. No doubt I'll be advised to leave it a few weeks and phone back then in case the post is just slow, as I was last year every fortnight for about 3 months (maybe they use lame pigeons for all of their post and 3 months is considered a good/conceivable postal turnaround to them?).
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Flip-flops
I don't think there's any need for flip-flops. I hate that stupid 'schlop-schlop-schlooop' sound they make when people walk in them.
At the beach, its annoying but you think 'okay, fair enough they are beach shoes', but people wear them in cities etc. Why? They're not really appropriate footwear, are they? How many peoples toes have been trodden on because they've worn beach shoes anywhere other than the beach?
A little (read- fairly big) part of me is tempted to stand of the back of them if I'm going up the stairs behind someone who's got them on. Mean I know, but then they might start to wear appropriate footwear. So in a way it'd be the right thing to do, it might save them getting their toes stamped on at a later date.
At the beach, its annoying but you think 'okay, fair enough they are beach shoes', but people wear them in cities etc. Why? They're not really appropriate footwear, are they? How many peoples toes have been trodden on because they've worn beach shoes anywhere other than the beach?
A little (read- fairly big) part of me is tempted to stand of the back of them if I'm going up the stairs behind someone who's got them on. Mean I know, but then they might start to wear appropriate footwear. So in a way it'd be the right thing to do, it might save them getting their toes stamped on at a later date.
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Plastic bags
So I'm clothes shopping, no bags except my handbag.
Cashier: Did you want a bag with these?
No, I want to walk out carrying them in my hands so that passers by think I'm an extremely cocky shoplifter. Best bin the receipt too, it'll ruin the illusion otherwise. Thanks.
Cashier: Did you want a bag with these?
No, I want to walk out carrying them in my hands so that passers by think I'm an extremely cocky shoplifter. Best bin the receipt too, it'll ruin the illusion otherwise. Thanks.
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