Just had a very surreal moment in the staff room, gifts are handed out to support staff and departments, which is all very nice, especially as we work an extra 10 weeks of the year compared to teachers......
Anyway, first up for a gift were the office staff, claps all round
Next, the finance office, sure they don't get thanked much for there work, claps all round
Next, each member of the maintenance staff got a bottle, about 5 of them, no problem
Then, the girl in reprographics, stressy job that I wouldn't do!
Then, another lady who does a bit of everything around the school, reports, H+S, reprographics etc. So she gets a gift
Next, head of the cleaning staff, who also does a tough job all year round.
That was it
So, here's the three of us from the IT Dept, suddenly feeling a bit awkward, the only dept not to even get a mention.
Surely it should be all or nothing, I don't expect thanks or gifts from anyone for the job I do. But I don't expect to be singled out from every other dept in the school.
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Got time to blog?
I've not, obviously, things have overtaken me over summer, working, cadets etc. Now being staff at cadets I have had tonnes to do, lots to organize and sort out, I've also been away on holiday with Sarah and co to France, to Llanbedr with cadets, both very good weeks!!
Now, I am preparing for my wing commission board, which I am shit scared about, I have had no time to revise or anything and feel very under prepared, but hey, not the end of the world I guess, fingers crossed though.
Has anyone seen the new series, "Heroes", wow, what a show, fantastic work, Sarah and I love it, have watched all of the first series and can't wait till the next one!!
Anyway, a few rants before I go and maybe not post for another year!
The GMTV phone "scam" - Why the hell have GMTV been sued over this, it was a third party running the phone lines and GMTV didn't even know about it, the whole story is ridiculous!
What the hell are these electronic disposable toothbrushes about?! They are always banging on about "saving the planet" on the TV, yet companies are allowed to make these awful products. If you haven't seen them, its basically an electronic toothbrush which you cannot replace the head of, so once its used, the whole thing goes in the bin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amy Whinehouse - Need I say more? She should be boycotted 100%. Time and time again these "big" names get away with doing drugs in the public eye, yet they are allowed to carry on being who they are. Kids look up to these people, if a politician does the slightest thing wrong, they are out of a job before you know it, never to be heard of again, why not the same treatment for musicians.
Prison strike - ohhhh, don't get me started, these government workers and their poncy unions get my back up. Why can't they just shut-up and get on with their job like everyone else (everyone else who doesn't work for the government that is). Its like they do so much work, they just expect to have a regular pay rise, if its going to be regular like that then how much are they going to be paid in 100 years time? Doesn't bear thinking.
OK, last one, now I respect the boys and girls over in Iraq, but when they come on the news, saying they need to come home early, or they want compensation for this that and the other, well thats just wrong. They sign up to do a job, admittedly, a job that's different to most, but they have agreed to do it and should realize how hard or challenging it's going to be. Maybe they should swap with the prison workers....................
Now, I am preparing for my wing commission board, which I am shit scared about, I have had no time to revise or anything and feel very under prepared, but hey, not the end of the world I guess, fingers crossed though.
Has anyone seen the new series, "Heroes", wow, what a show, fantastic work, Sarah and I love it, have watched all of the first series and can't wait till the next one!!
Anyway, a few rants before I go and maybe not post for another year!
The GMTV phone "scam" - Why the hell have GMTV been sued over this, it was a third party running the phone lines and GMTV didn't even know about it, the whole story is ridiculous!
What the hell are these electronic disposable toothbrushes about?! They are always banging on about "saving the planet" on the TV, yet companies are allowed to make these awful products. If you haven't seen them, its basically an electronic toothbrush which you cannot replace the head of, so once its used, the whole thing goes in the bin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amy Whinehouse - Need I say more? She should be boycotted 100%. Time and time again these "big" names get away with doing drugs in the public eye, yet they are allowed to carry on being who they are. Kids look up to these people, if a politician does the slightest thing wrong, they are out of a job before you know it, never to be heard of again, why not the same treatment for musicians.
Prison strike - ohhhh, don't get me started, these government workers and their poncy unions get my back up. Why can't they just shut-up and get on with their job like everyone else (everyone else who doesn't work for the government that is). Its like they do so much work, they just expect to have a regular pay rise, if its going to be regular like that then how much are they going to be paid in 100 years time? Doesn't bear thinking.
OK, last one, now I respect the boys and girls over in Iraq, but when they come on the news, saying they need to come home early, or they want compensation for this that and the other, well thats just wrong. They sign up to do a job, admittedly, a job that's different to most, but they have agreed to do it and should realize how hard or challenging it's going to be. Maybe they should swap with the prison workers....................
Sunday, 8 July 2007
Updated?
Well, so much for keeping this blog updated, never mind, things are settling down now. Finished my degree a few weeks ago and got my official results last Thursday and in the post yesterday, I got a 2.1 (get in!!) so very hapy with that.
Apart from that, I've been working three days a week at my new job, well haredly new, I've been there part time for about 6 months. Thats been fairly boring so far, lots of work from home, hopefully it will get going soon!
Sarah is back from Uni, so been seeing a lot of her which is good, we had a meal at the Standford Bridge yesterday which was fantastic. Well recommended to anyone, great service, food, enviroment, not too pricey, local enough for me.
If I could remember them then I could fill this post up with rants from the last month, but I won't, just one, why to tennis players (especially women) have to make stupid noises EVERYTIME THEY HIT THE BALL? It is possibley the most disturbing thing to listen too and just sounds aweful, its not like they even need to do it.
Oh, final point, I've got my new computer, its sexy, more about that some other time though.
Apart from that, I've been working three days a week at my new job, well haredly new, I've been there part time for about 6 months. Thats been fairly boring so far, lots of work from home, hopefully it will get going soon!
Sarah is back from Uni, so been seeing a lot of her which is good, we had a meal at the Standford Bridge yesterday which was fantastic. Well recommended to anyone, great service, food, enviroment, not too pricey, local enough for me.
If I could remember them then I could fill this post up with rants from the last month, but I won't, just one, why to tennis players (especially women) have to make stupid noises EVERYTIME THEY HIT THE BALL? It is possibley the most disturbing thing to listen too and just sounds aweful, its not like they even need to do it.
Oh, final point, I've got my new computer, its sexy, more about that some other time though.
Monday, 4 June 2007
One more day......
Tomorrow ends my 17 years of education and I can't wait. I've got my new PC on order, which I will do a write up on over the coming weeks, along with that photo frame!!!! I also have a job lined up working for a small IT company, small business support, so lots to learn and get on with.
I meant to blog this on Saterday, but I got busy. There was a YBF special on, described as "All New".... errr, it wasn't, it was "All You've Seen This Crap Before". How dare they even try and advertise it as "All New", so, that made my steak taste worse, my parents seem to love the show, still.....
I meant to blog this on Saterday, but I got busy. There was a YBF special on, described as "All New".... errr, it wasn't, it was "All You've Seen This Crap Before". How dare they even try and advertise it as "All New", so, that made my steak taste worse, my parents seem to love the show, still.....
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Stop this madness, its getting boring!!!!!
I'm really fed up now, I don't care who dis-agrees, or says I'm mean or heartless for saying things like this, but Madeleine McCann should not be in the media anymore, its old news, there's more important things happening, whats going on with the world?! Are members of the public so obsessed with this story that they have to see it on the news, in adverts, jezz, there's even a poster at my local Tescos. This craps just being rammed down our throats!
The cheek of Madeleine's parents in all of this, I'd love to know who's paying for the parents to stay in Portugal? For their food and accommodation? For the advertising on TV? The posters and fliers? The general public maybe? All those stupid enough to send in donations to this outrageous cause, they have a dame Paypal link on their website for frig sake, why haven't we seen this happen with any other case of kidnapped children.
For one, both parents are doctors, so why should they be entitled to ANY kind of donation from the public, surely their high salaries would cover all of their costs, but no, they get to live it up with the £374,352.75 they have to date.
Secondly, is it their high positions as doctors that has prevented social services from coming round and taking their other kids from them? After all, they were blatantly negligent towards their children when they left them unattended so they could go to the bar, maybe the £374,352.75 could pay for the child care they were offered?
How many kids have gone missing sine Madeleine did and haven't been in the news? If every missing child was covered in the news as much as Madeleine then it would have to be three times as long or need its own channel.
I don't understand why this case has been covered the way it has, but it makes no sense to me, shes no different to any other missing child, so why should she be treated so.
The cheek of Madeleine's parents in all of this, I'd love to know who's paying for the parents to stay in Portugal? For their food and accommodation? For the advertising on TV? The posters and fliers? The general public maybe? All those stupid enough to send in donations to this outrageous cause, they have a dame Paypal link on their website for frig sake, why haven't we seen this happen with any other case of kidnapped children.
For one, both parents are doctors, so why should they be entitled to ANY kind of donation from the public, surely their high salaries would cover all of their costs, but no, they get to live it up with the £374,352.75 they have to date.
Secondly, is it their high positions as doctors that has prevented social services from coming round and taking their other kids from them? After all, they were blatantly negligent towards their children when they left them unattended so they could go to the bar, maybe the £374,352.75 could pay for the child care they were offered?
How many kids have gone missing sine Madeleine did and haven't been in the news? If every missing child was covered in the news as much as Madeleine then it would have to be three times as long or need its own channel.
I don't understand why this case has been covered the way it has, but it makes no sense to me, shes no different to any other missing child, so why should she be treated so.
Thursday, 24 May 2007
more moans!!!
Well done to the Liverpool fans who once again proved why football should be banned completely as being the most violent sport invented. Well, it could be a nice game I'm sure if the fans didn't beat the hell out of each other and the authorities afterwards. You big bloody babies "oohhhh, we lost, boo hoo, so lets do something about it". Jezz, you don't see this kind of behavior at any other sport, its ridiculous, and those involved should be ashamed, go and watch it on TV if you can't take the loosing.
Now, while being careful what I say here, I'm bored of Madeleine McCann, do you think shes the only kid in the world thats gone missing. Fair enough, the parents have managed to keep her in the media spotlight, as thats hard to do, but can you imagine how parents of other missing kids must feel, seeing Madeleine getting all this attention, when their children are still out and missing?
At the end of the day the parents were irrisponsible leaving their kids on their own at all, even if they were "only 10ft" from the building. I'm not saying they deserve what happened, no parent deserves that, but I'm sure they've had plenty of time to think about things.
Now, while being careful what I say here, I'm bored of Madeleine McCann, do you think shes the only kid in the world thats gone missing. Fair enough, the parents have managed to keep her in the media spotlight, as thats hard to do, but can you imagine how parents of other missing kids must feel, seeing Madeleine getting all this attention, when their children are still out and missing?
At the end of the day the parents were irrisponsible leaving their kids on their own at all, even if they were "only 10ft" from the building. I'm not saying they deserve what happened, no parent deserves that, but I'm sure they've had plenty of time to think about things.
Monday, 21 May 2007
How Sad......
My Dad found a baby Finch in the orchard yesterday, must have fallen out of the nest I guess! Such a shame, we took it in anyway, popped him in a box and gave him a few bits of worm my Dad had liberally torn apart. He lasted till the afternoon, guess he could have been outside for a while with no food e.t.c.
Anyway, at got a few really good photos out of it, so at least there's something that came of it. Cute little guy eh?
Anyway, at got a few really good photos out of it, so at least there's something that came of it. Cute little guy eh?
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