.... random rants and rambles. no agenda. yet.

I know I haven't blogged properly for a while (well, uploading photos of Harry in coats doesn't really count) and as I haven't blogged, my head has become steadily full. So, I guess it is time for some brain emptying, which will be much worse today because it is Friday afternoon, and we all know how Friday afternoon brain emptying involves the recycling of crap that has been gathered all week. And what a week it has been...

This week, I learned:

1) Several new technical facts, which are making my head hurt just thinking about them, so I have stopped thinking and started blogging instead. This is all fine and well, although it is difficult when people ask me what I do. I usually just look at them in confusion and say 'it's kind of hard to explain...', which makes them look at me funny. So, I've discovered that it's easier to say 'I'm a translator', which makes them smile and say 'oh, how lovely' even if they don't really know what I mean.

2) Purple hair dye doesn't last that long, even if you try to wash your hair less. It is also really difficult to find in the shops, especially when you're having a Bleach Emergency.

3) If you make a documentary about your class reunion, it is wise to pretend you can't copy it onto DVD, so your technophobic ex-classmates *have to* learn how to use a filesend facility instead.

4) If you make a documentary about your class reunion, you really, really are a geek.

5) There's no escaping the above fact.

6) There's apparently a need for a Miss Deaf UK competition, according to my self-named Annoying MSN Friend, who sulked until I a) said I would blog and b) said I would mention her. Happy now, Annoying MSN Friend?!

7) When I was an innocent freelancer I used to take Friday afternoons off. Now I look back at those days with an open mouth and wonder how I managed it. These days I'm usually full brained and chained to my desk on a Friday until it is dark and everyone else has gone home. Granted, some of the time I'm playing Gorillaz Mahjong, but at least I'm not in the pub...!

These are happy days indeed.

- It is probably best to stop now -

Happy weekends all round! x