This week has made me realise just how bad my finances are, and that I have to really get something sorted out about them.

Oh well, you don't want to hear all of my problems, I am off to watch TV  TTFN!

I love these long weekends. Sometimes it just makes working shifts worthwhile, getting 5 days off in a row so that I can relax, play the computer and stay in bed until 11am. I am doing that right now, sat in bed writing to my blog because I really can not be bothered to get up.

WEll. I suppose I had better grab a glass of wine, check the post and start doing some housework.  Borrrrrring!

Not a lot happened at work. I was expecting to come back after a week off to fighting and chaos as is the norm at the depot these days, and there was nothing!

Its been a mad week off really. I have not actually had a day at home sat down alone doing anything constructive. This week I have been in the studio trying to fix the CD deck which my boss there has now handed over to someone who thinks they can repair it.... good luck. I have also been to a well known optician's to do a mystery shopping visit. I got two free pairs of glasses out of it, so I am not complaining!

Also been a naughty boy and done lots of drinking and gambling. I really do have to stop this, as I am spending more than I can afford. I was doing a diary on a GamCare website about beating the fruit-machine (by not gambing on them) but I have failed miserably yet again. more money down the drain, that could have been better spent!

I even managed to get my mother a little something for her birthday.... shame she already had one of the CDs I had bought her, so I put that aside for someone else and now have to go looking for something else. My sisters birthday is also coming up this Friday, so I have to shop for her as well.

I have to go into the studio tomorrow to replace two motherboard batteries. When the computers shut down (for no apparent reason, maybe they are overheating) then the clocks are losing time, and the computer playout software we have on it locks up, so we have to ask for an unlock code from the software designers.... a great security feautre NOT.

I also have to head out to the vets and pick up some industrial strength flea killer for my cats.... One of the seems to have an allergy to them, so you never have a days peace once a rogue super-flea gets under his skin... my poor baby.

Oh well, the battery on my latop is starting to blink so its time for me to book off.... Keep On Rocking!

Finally. A week off to do nothing, but clean the house and drink!

Well I lie, I am doing stuff as my earlier posts tell, but you get the basics. I am even debating just going out for a day later in the week! Working for the railway, have never seent he whole network for where our services go, so I am contemplating heading down towards Exeter during the week. I have onl ever been on our services as far as Salisbury that way, so it gives me a chance to see the scenary for where our trains go.

I am also busy applying for a management position at my company this week. They are looking for 7 new managers, so although I suspect they will be oversubscribed, I do have a small chance. I would not stay where I am now though, as I think I would not be able to keep focused with so many old faces.....

Well I am going to grab a beer... you want one?

I am bored... not a lot to write, so I thought I would pinch this from BarneyRulez

[1] NAME: Darren
[2] BIRTHDAY: 11 August
[3] HEIGHT: 5'9
[4] SHOE SIZE: 10
[5] EYE COLOR: Dunno. I've never looked at them
[6] HAIR COLOR: Brown
[7] DONE DRUGS: Alcohol?
[8] BEEN ON STAGE: yes
[10] BEEN DUMPED: yes
[11] GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT: many
[12] EATEN AN ENTIRE BOX OF SWEETS: I live alone... of course I have!
[13] DYED YOUR HAIR: No - green sounds good though....
[14] CHOKED IN FRONT OF SOMEONE?: yes
[15] WENT TO SCHOOL IN YOUR PJ'S: Not that I can remember
[16] GOTTEN DETENTION: Don't think so, but then I try not to remember school
[17] LIKED SOMEONE SO MUCH THAT MADE YOU CRY: yes
[18] DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE RIGHT NOW: yes
[19] DO THEY KNOW: I hope so
[20] WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN THE OPPOSITE SEX: A sense of humour and a pretty face.
[21] DO YOU HAVE FAITH IN THE COMMON MAN: God no
[22] COLD / HOT: cold

[23] BLACK / WHITE: black
[24] RAIN / SNOW: snow
[25] GIVE / RECEIVE: give
[27] ROSE / DAISY:rose
[28] PRIVATE / PUBLIC SCHOOL: private - I need teaching manners somewhere!
[29] PLAIN / CHOCOLATE MILK: plain milk
[30] P.E/ SCIENCE: science
[31] MATH / ENGLISH: math
[32] summer / AUTUMN: summer
[33] ROCK / COUNTRY: rock
[34] PEPSI / COKE: coke
[35] LOVE / LUST: love
[36] EAT / SLEEP: I would say eat, but I am on a diet.

--------------------------------FRIENDS-------------------------------------

[37] WHO DO YOU SEE THE MOST: Friends? Oh yes, those... errr dunno
[38] WHO DO YOU WISH TO SEE MORE OFTEN: Probably Helen. I have not seen her in years though. On an intimate front.... definatly Sarah!
[39] WHO DO YOU E-MAIL THE MOST: Jo
[40] WHO'S THE LOUDEST: me
[41] WHO'S THE SHYEST: me. Yes you can be loud and shy. Being loud hides it.
[42] WHO ARE YOU JEALOUS OF: A lad at work called Daniel... He has caught the eye of Sarah
[43] WHO GOTS THE BEST ROOM:No idea
[44] WHO'S THE HORNYEST: Depends who has drunk the most.
[45] WHO DO YOU TRUST THE MOST: Me
[46] WHO KNOWS YOU THE BEST: Me
[47] WHO'S YOUR BEST FRIEND(s): Me
[48] WHO DO YOU HAVE SERIOUS TALKS WITH: Jo

[49] WHO GETS ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: Jo
[50] WHO HUGGED YOU THE MOST: WTF? No bloke hugs me, I know that!
[51] WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST: Sarah
[52] FOUGHT WITH YOU THE MOST: Jo
[53] WHO ARGUES WITH YOU THE MOST: Jo
[54] FAVORITE FRIENDS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX: Dunno
[55] IS MOST LIKELY TO BECOME A MODEL: Sarah
[56] HAVE KNOWN YOU THE LONGEST: Jo

[57] DO YOU KNOW MOST ABOUT: Jo - right down to her bra size.

----------------------DO YOU LIKE TO:---------------------------------------

[58] GIVE HUGS: Happily
[59] GIVE BACK RUBS: Whos bringing the oil?
[60] TAKE WALKS IN THE RAIN: Only when I am depressed

[61] WATCH TV: sometimes

[62] GO TO THE BEACH: no

[63] DO HOMEWORK: Even though I am no longer in education, I will still read business textbooks from time to time.

[64] PLAY IN THE SNOW: Hell yeah
[65] WORK OUT: Errrrrm Have you seen how fat I am?

[66] TALK ON THE PHONE: I prefer face-to-face.

[67] STAY UP ALL NIGHT TALKIN TO A FRIEND: If theres booze

[68] GO ONLINE: I spend more time online than at work, so yeah

[69] BE KISSED: Usually if its from a woman and with tounges and kinky stuff.
[70] DO WEIRD / FREAKY THINGS: On a daily basis
[71] BE WILD: No

--------------------HAVE YOU EVER:----------------------------------

[72] BEEN TO A CONCERT: Yes. Status Quo, G4.
[73] BEEN OUT OF STATE: yes
[74] GONE SKINNY DIPPING: yes

[75] RAN ROUND NAKED: yes
[76] BROKEN A BONE: yes

[77] CHEATED ON A TEST: yes - and got caught
[78] RAN A MARATHON: no

[79] MET A FAMOUS PERSON: yes, regularly, at work.
[80] BOUGHT SOMETHING AND SOLD IT:yes

[81] STOLE FROM SOMEWHERE:yes - when I was a lot younger
[82] STALKED SOMEONE: Yes - and I proved they were the biggest lieing conning cheating b;stard around.

----------------------YOUR LOVE LIFE:----------------------------------

[83] SINGLE OR TAKEN: yes
[84] IF YOU WERE TO GO OUT WITH ANYONE, WHO: Its gotta be Sarah
[85] EVER HAD ONE NIGHT STAND: yes, lots, and enjoyed them a lot. I would not do it now though.

[86] LONGEST RELATIONSHIP: 7 years
[87] LAST PERSON YOU KISSED: Jo

---------------------------EXTRA EXTRA:-------------------------------------

[88] BAD HABITS: I chew my nails, pick my nose and scratch my .... derriere. No - Not all at the same time.

[89] MAKES YOU MAD: Train commuters from Haslemere (sorry if your from Haslemere!)
[90] SCARIEST MOMENTS: Lots
[91] WHERE ARE YOU: South Coast

[92] ARE YOU WEARIN ANY JEWLERY: Does a watch count?
[93] LAST TIME YOU SHOWERED: About 8 months ago - I only have a bath now!
[94] WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR PANTS: black
[95] WHAT SONG ARE YOU LISTENIN TO RIGHT NOW: the clock - I am off to work in a minute
[96] LAST THING YOU SAID: You c**t - He cut me up on the motorway
[97] COMPUTER DESK IS MADE OF: metal and wood
[98] LAST THING YOU ATE: Cornish Roll
[99] WHAT YOU REALLY WANNA DO RIGHT NOW: Go back to bed - Its 4.20am and I am just about to go to work.
[100] WHAT COLOR OF CRAYON WOULD YOU WANNA BE: Black. Simple, and easy to blend in.

Where is the snow? Where is the carnage and chaos that ensues? Its dry down here, cold but dry.

I decided today that I am going to apply for a promotion. Hopefully, give it a few months and I will be a Guards Standard Manager! Wooo Hoooo, a £2k payrise and a 60 hours week instead of 42.... I love it! NOT!

I will apply though, it would be interesting to see the look on the face of my line manager when the refernce request comes through! It might cause a few fights but hey! Do I care!

So anyway back to today. I took over £1000 on my train today, with people not bothering to buy tickets left, right and centre. I saw the cute one at the station as well, she was too chatty. She obviously had no idea that I sent her an early valentines card (not knowing what she was working this week) and things might be safe!

I am also sat tenterhooks over ebay. I am bidding on a latop, and with 25 minutes to go I still have £40 overbid available to play with. I bet I still get outbid at the very last minute though, just because they can.

Sienna's post got me thinking today when I read it. Me, naked, ironing, ewwwwwww No thanks! I want to keep my mirrors thanks. For those of you that do not know her, she is writing an excellent, albeit less regular than previous. Her "private" posts are a great insight to a city singleton (note: not for under 18's ). You can find Sienna HERE.

Well time for me to go! BarneyRulez has just made a post and I want to read it before I go to bed! I am up at 3am!

Bored bored bored bored bored! Thats me!

A day off work and no idea what to do with it except drink a beer and write a blog. Well I lie, I got lots to do, but can not be bothered....

I could iron my uniform for work tomorrow, I could iron everything I have not ironed, I could sew buttons back onto my work blazer (yeah I know... posh, and I wear a waistcoat!) that have fallen off, but I have no spares.

I could go shopping, I could go down to the studio and fix the damn thing.... but I have already had a few beers.

Its Sunday, my first day off in about a week. I am obviously a bit worse for wear because of it.....

Not a lot has happened today, I pretty much stuck myself in front of the computer and got drunk. I should have been at Hospital Radio tonight, but as we are still without an audience (not our fault) there was really no point!

I have three items to post: An entry to the Daily mail win your mortgage payments for a year competition! Oh by what I could do with 6K! An ebay sale! And an early valentines card to Sarah!

Yeah I know its early, but I don't know when her shifts are.

I know she will not know its from me. She only knows my name because she reads it on my namebadge.

Roll on Feb 11! I get a week off and I am going to spend it doing nothing.... well I say nothing, I am contemplating heading to Exeter one of them..... No reason, but because its FREE TRAIN TRAVEL!

you go over 45, you're a bad influence.

If you go under 10, chances are you live under a rock and have no life... even more harsh.

Total the number of things in each list you've done.

No need to say which ones.
If people really want to know they will message you.

1. smoked.
2. consumed alcohol.
3. slept in the same bed with someone of the opposite sex.
4. slept in the same bed with someone of the same sex.
5. kissed someone of the same sex.
6. had sex.
7. had someone in your room other than family.
8. watched porn.
9. bought porn.
10. done drugs.
TOTAL: 8

1. taken painkillers
2. taken someone else's prescription medicine.
3. lied to your parents.
4. lied to a friend.
5. snuck out of the house.
6. done something illegal.
7. cut yourself.
8. hurt someone.
9. wished someone to die.
10. seen someone die.
TOTAL: 6

1. missed curfew.
2. stayed out all night.
3. eaten a carton of ice cream by yourself.
4. been to a therapist.
5. been to rehab.
6. dyed your hair.
7. received a ticket.
8. been in an accident.
9. been to a club.
10. been to a bar.
TOTAL: 5

1. been to a wild party.
2. seen the Mardi Gras.
3. drank more than four beers in a night.
4. had a spring break in Florida.
5. sniffed anything.
6. wore black nail polish.
7. wore arm bands.
8. wore t-shirts with band names.
9. listened to rap.
10. own a 50 Cent CD.
TOTAL: 2

1. dressed gothic.
2. dressed prep.
3. dressed punk.
4. dressed grunge.
5. stole something.
6. been too drunk to remember anything.
7. blacked out.
8. fainted.
9. had a crush on a neighbour.
TOTAL: 3

1. snuck into someone else's room.
2. had a crush on your best friend.
3. been to a concert.
4. dry-humped someone.
5. been called a slut.
6. called someone a slut.
7. installed speakers in your car.
8. broken a mirror.
9. showered at someone of the opposites sex's house.
10. brushed your teeth with someone else's toothbrush.
TOTAL: 5

1. consider/considered Ludacris your favorite rapper.
2. seen an R-rated movie in theater.
3. cruised the mall.
4. skipped school.
5. had surgery.
6. had an injury.
7. gone to court.
8. walked out of a restaraunt without paying
9. caught something on fire.
10. lied about your age.
TOTAL: 2

1. owned/rented an apartment.
2. broke the law in the police's presence.
3. cheated with someone.
4. got in trouble with the police.
5. talked to a stranger.
6. hugged a stranger.
7. kissed a stranger.
8. rode in the car with a stranger.
9. been harrassed.
10. been verbally harrassed.
TOTAL: 6

1. met face-to-face with someone you met online.
2. stayed online for 12 hours straight.
3. talked on the phone for more than 4 hours straight.
4. watched TV for 12 hours straight.
5. been to a fair.
6. been called a bad influence.
7. drink and drive.
8. prank-called someone.
9. laid on a couch with someone of the opposite sex.
10. cheated on a test
Total: 6

I scored 43.... oh dear!

What a really quiet day I have had. Not a lot happened really. Went and saw London.... again. Buggered up my job.... again.

I actually took less than £100 on my ticket machine today. Thats unheard of, it was so quiet on a small train that I could walk all the way through in the height of the peak! What the hell happened!

Oh wait. I know. They found out I was on there!

NTLman knocked on my door at exactly 07:55 this morning to fit my new NTL broadband. What a nice man, I was kind worried that I would be getting close to going to work before he turned up! So now I sit at my computer, with another new gizmo attached to my computer! I tried the MS Vista Upgrade assitant earlier to see if I could run the new Windows. It said yes, but I don't belive it.

Well thats it. Very quiet for me today... ouuu actually I did see that lovely Sarah again... I know I have no hope though!