JD: Legend

Johnny Depp. Tim Burton. Helena Bonham Carter. Sweeney Todd. Genius.

My Beloved. Throat Slit. Slow Death. Me Traumatised.

My Life Is Safe Which I Knew It Would Be

As the title suggests, I have won my bet coz at little over 8hr 15min after starting the job the new lad was giving the job proper. As he is a fully fledged member of staff he will be refered to as T in these pages so try not to get him confused with our £12k T ok folks?! Why can't we all have names starting with different initials??

Anyway he seems pretty savvy which is a rarity in this place but most important of all we have hit it off big style & are chatting away like long last pals. It amazing what we have in common. Im sure our closeness will piss J off once she actually spends any length of time in the office & she'll start trying to get rid of him. Oh well.

In other news I am upset coz my shoes arrived (again) & the main pair I want - the kick ass gun metal ones - are too small so I need the half size inbetween. The cream pair are fine so at least I can get to keep them. Just as well I don't need the gun metal ones for this weekend. Sheesh. I hate having small feet. God only did it so he could curb my shoe fetish coz if I had regular sized feet, I'd own a million pairs rather than the estimated 40 that I own now!

Ciao for now

TJ

Return Of The King

Kicking King, my ante post Cheltenham Gold Cup bet returned to the track today in Ireland after two years off due to a tendon injury he picked up when demolishing the field in King George VI chase on boxing day in 2005. I have waited to see him for so long & prayed so much for his safe return & now he's back. He finished a brave second over 2m 1f (his real trip is 3m plus) after leading all the way. He was beaten a little over a length. That price for Cheltenham will now 6e shortening. Hehe. Oh people you should keep your faith in me. I believe only The King (above) & Denman are the only horses alive that can beat Kauto Star in the Blue Riband event in March. Fuck this is shaping up to be a vintage renewal. I can't wait!

Well that's put pain to my rant! Had one all ready to go as well. But this news has made me so happy... though on a lower note, my shoes have arrived but I have to send them back. The size is unsuitable. Still I should have them in a different size by next Wednesday. Wohoo!

Oh go on then, I shall rant. J's took the lad we had in for interview on a two week trial starting Monday. According to her he's real good at computers, is a very polite young man & is the best thing since sliced bread.

However back in the real world (& I seem to be the only one living in it) he has fuck all telephone experience which was the main fucking requirement of our job advert & I can bet my life - may I drop down deal if I'm wrong so confident am I ) that within two days of this trial he'll be given the job proper. Then of course he'll turn out to be unsuitable & I'll be proved right again or J will drive him out with her ridiculous control freak ways & down right appalling attitude.

God I have a real craving for half a garlic chicken & chunky chips like I had at a beach side restaurant in Tenerife. Yum yum.

Ciao for now

TJ

Job Vacancy - Morons Only & Seeing ISNT Believing

Seriously today has been a trial and a half. Not only did I have to contend with a backlog of work (which is still backed up at the close of day) since before xmas but er had two candidates in for interviews to be my new apprentice.... They were at opposite ends of the scale age wise. One was eighteen the other fifty two but both were as useless as each other.

We gave theman eight page application form to complete prior to their interview & they only filled in the first page despite both myself & J quite clearly running through what we required of them from the very start. Needless to say neither of them have made the cut & we have three more morons due in tomorrow. I can hardly wait. Im sure Sir Alan Sugar never had this bloody problem!

And finally you know when youdo something perfectly innocent but its mis-interpreted?? Well me & R were offering comfort to each other in the form of a nice hug coz I am still upset re Heath & he had been in an absolutely foul mood all day when AT breezed in. He beat a hasty retreat without saying anything to us but must have mentioned it down gossip central.

Half an hour later R had left for the day & I recieved visits from several drivers who I never usually see after 10am. Turns out AT has spread unfounded lies about what he saw. They are lies people. Even if we do happen to have the same days off, we ain't spending them together!

Anyway anyone can give me a hug. All you have to do is ask nicely. I like hugs! Ciao for now

TJ

RIP Heath Ledger xxx

I heard that Heath had tragically died at about 11.35pm yesterday evening so it meant I didn't get much sleep. He is one of my fave actors of recent times after springing to my attention looking rather hot in A Knight's Tale (pictured above). I enjoyed Brokeback Mountain which he starred in with another fave, Jake Gyllenhaal as I think very few could have acted that part with such conviction. My heart goes out to his family & especially his little Matilda, his 2yo daughter. xx

TJ








RIP

Shoe Shopping Whilst Eating Chocolate = Better Than Sex

Was all set for a rant until I went shoe shopping as soon as I got home. The end result being I have just spent a weeks wages on these fuck off fabulous two pairs of shoes & I had to share my unbridled joy with you all! I couldn't be happier than if I won the lottery or met Johnny Depp or had my own racehorse that won the National. Plus I was eating chocolate at the same time & I tell you I nearly exploded with pure pleasure.

But it doesn't stop there. I have another two pairs I'll be getting just as soon as I go into town & order them - saves on postage see which enables me to buy yet more shoes! Oh what's a girl to do??... So many shoes, so little time to wear them.

Ciao for now

TJ

The First Of 2008 - Here's To Another Year Of Rants

God its been so long since I did an entry, partly through laziness, partly coz I couldn't think of anything to say. Ok scratch that last one. I was too lazy. Simple as that. As its been a while, I guess a brief over view of events is in order. Workwise:- our company is moving premises hopefully by the middle of Feb. Goodbye damp walls, cramped offices & flooded toilets & hello to warmth, space & extra lie ins... the new place is only a mile away from my house. Wohoo!!

Also I have got my long awaited payrise.... & a new admin assistant. Which brings me on to my main rant. Following three failed attempts at giving trainee's on schemes a chance, while I was on holiday (details to follow in a mo!) it was decided to place a advert in the local Job Centre for an experienced admin assistant. I got back & thought "great no more wasting my time training people only for them to leave". I shouldn't have really. After a week we had 4 applicants. J saw the first & on the basis of a war & peace-esque CV put her on a two month trial.

Now correct me if Im wrong but a trial means you wait til near the end of it before you say whether they've got the job or not. Not J. Once again one day in she gave this girl the job. This girl is 19 & fresh out of college. No experience whatsoever. So what the fuck are the Job Centre playing at sending her for an interview at our place. I saw the other CV's. Way better qualified yet they didn't even get the chance of an interview. I could have done the interviewing if J couldn't be arsed, which quite clearly she couldn't. Which company do you know only interviews the first applicant & no others for a job?!

So now we are having to pay for this girl to go on an intense phone training course the likes of which call centre staff go on. Further more I don't like her. For a start she's too goody goody & honest & I can see she's going to cause problems re my rule bending. Quite frankly if we played by the rules fuck all would get done. Anyway I'm waiting for the fall out on that one. As if me being dragged from my regular work isn't enough I now have to nurse maid this girl & I now have 5 weeks worth of government fuel claims to catch up on before Directors start screaming at me coz lazy colleagues couldn't be arsed to do it while I was on holiday when their was only 2 weeks worth to do. It's just snow balling. It'll be 7 weeks worth before I even have time to glance at them never mind action them.

Anyway this is making my blood boil so Im moving on to my holiday at new year. I was so looking forward to it for ages. I need not have bothered. It went wrong from the very start. When we arrived at the self catering apartment complex - let it be known I hate apartments - & went to check in, we found they didn't have enough rooms for our party of thirteen. They claimed a floor had flooded so some apartments were unavailable for use but 1) they wouldn't show us proof of the flood so we could take photos to make a claim with when we got back to England (my idea - i watch too much tv!) & 2) you could see when you looked around the complex that all apartments were full - the clothes drying on balcony's gave it away! Basically they'd double booked us. They expected six adults to share a two bedroom apartment for a week without re-imbursing us.

We argued for two whole hours but got no joy that night save for a free complimentary breakfast the next day (which never materialised) & a measly 60 euros per couple compensation. We declined the later & are currently claiming damages etc as we are back in the UK & the last time something really minor went wrong on holiday (didn't have premium seats on a flight to Florida& that was what he booked) my dad got £850 back so you can see why we elected to tell them to stuff their 60 euros. Actually credit where it's due my dad is pretty savvy for that kind of thing!

So the next two days of our holiday (bare in mind we were only away for a week) was spent trawling across Los Americas & Los Cristianos literally knocking on apartment complex's & hotel doors begging them for a room. We also asked every damn person from my home town if they knew of ANYWHERE that there may be a spare room. We did manage to find one just down the road from us as it happened & it turned out cheaper than where we were & way better. Typical isn't it. So this year to save on moaning, we are in a beach front 5 star luxury Cleopatra Palace hotel (pictured above) in Los Americas so there. & this time I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Anyway things settled down til New Year eve itself. As per usual I began my new year in tears but then in all my 24 years I've never not shed tears at new year. Blame my dad for reason's I don't need to go into coz you all know why!! So I didn't speak to him til my demands were met & it just so happens he caved in on Jan 7th. My mam & dad also fell out New Year eve because he kept telling us both to shut up & wouldn't let us have an opinion or speak if our views went against his. He basically tried (or tries Im not sure which tense to use) to treat us as children & he is our lord & master & we MUST do as we are told. I made my stand & stuck to it & got satisfaction from it. My mam didn't so she is no better off. It remains to be seen if I continue to be seen as an adult & individual & not a child through the rest of 2008 but here's hoping.

Ciao for now

TJ