Professor Plumb, in the Lateshift With a Candlestick.

22:37 / 16.12.04

'Having wine' doesn't work over the internet, suedey. But hi, anyway.

Elegant Mess

22:37 / 16.12.04

Hello, Suedey.

I have penicillin capsules. Swopsies?

Goodness Gracious Meme

22:38 / 16.12.04

hello suedey!

Brigade du jour

22:41 / 16.12.04

'Ello Suedey!

Actually, there's a new Christmas tradition round my way. I go to stay with Mum and Dad a couple of days, we sit around and watch movies and listen to Thin Lizzy and drink festive drinks and eat festive food, and maybe some friends come round for leftovers. That's about it. It's no big deal.

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

22:41 / 16.12.04

Ooooh, hark at him! Having wine doesn't work, eh? You non-shifter, you know nothing! It works just fine!

Hello, all! Especially you, bengali plums meme!

The wine doesn't work indeed...

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22:43 / 16.12.04

Hey all, hope your good and fuck the consumer cash-in crap that is December the 25th!

It's good to see others as pissed or as non-bothered as me, I don't feel like such a wierdo now.

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

22:43 / 16.12.04

I'm going to the pub! I'm either unhappy, or grateful, that pubs aren't open all night in England. But all pubs should open 'til 2.

Goodness Gracious Meme

22:45 / 16.12.04

oh the wine works. It's the drugs that (sometimes) don't.

ooh, I feel all special now, suedey.

or should that be 'special'

Mazarine

22:45 / 16.12.04

Hey there cats and kittens. What's the good word?

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22:46 / 16.12.04

I'm trying to cut down on the smoking, so no alcohol for me, it makes me smoke.

I am gutted. Hopefully I'll feel healthier soon though.

22:46 / 16.12.04

They should be open all night, then us nightshift workers'd have a better choice of watering hole when we finally get to leave the office.
Currently it's a very nice pub which sells horrible beer.

22:48 / 16.12.04

Evening, Yer Suedester.

I guess this year's Christmapathy is coloured by anxiety. Tomorrow, I've got to have a particular conversation with a colleague, a conversation I am not looking forward to, because a) I hate confrontation generally, and b) it's going to make working with them very difficult indeed over the next wee while...

22:49 / 16.12.04

Ooh. That doesn't sound good.

Bed Head

22:51 / 16.12.04

Frosty, dude, it seems like you’re always trying to cut down on smoking. Quit properly or else just enjoy it already. This ‘eternal struggle’ thing is what does the damage.

And: pubs should deliver rounds like Pizza Hut delivers pizza. Really.

22:53 / 16.12.04

Non-shifter? Is there some etiquette I'm missing here? Like, someone says they have wine and you interpret this as "please share my joy in having wine" rather than "I've got wine and you aven't. Owwwwisittt feeeellll!!!"? OK.

22:54 / 16.12.04

Jesus, Lurid. You never change your name! This is a historic moment.

22:55 / 16.12.04

That doesn't sound good.

It isn't. It's necessary, though, I have to admit. I'm pooping my pants about it.

22:56 / 16.12.04

You never change your name! This is a historic moment.

Yeah. Its sorta like that time I wore blue.

Goodness Gracious Meme

22:56 / 16.12.04

ok, that does sound tricky

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22:57 / 16.12.04

This ‘eternal struggle’ thing is what does the damage.

Actually, it's the only thing that keeps me sane, knowing that I'm fighting. I have the opinion that the longer I fight, the closer I get to finding the right way to cut down, or stop. It's when I give in that I'm at my worst, and I get tormented by my demons. I just need to get to the stage where I'm able to put up with the pain of withdrawal, and be mindful of the mistakes of the past that have led to me smoking loads again.

22:58 / 16.12.04

I'm pooping my pants about it.

I had one of those difficult conversations and got really fucked up about it....I'm sure you are much better equipped at dealing with this sort of thing.

23:01 / 16.12.04

I had one of those difficult conversations and got really fucked up about it....I'm sure you are much better equipped at dealing with this sort of thing.

Heh. Not in this circumstance. Put it this way: I'm re-e-eally looking forward to this time tomorrow, when it'll be done. Expect suitably drunken posting (for a change).

23:04 / 16.12.04

We'll be here waiting for the palpable sense of relief.

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23:05 / 16.12.04

Yeah, good luck Ganesh.

23:07 / 16.12.04

Off to bed now. 'Til tomorrow.

23:11 / 16.12.04

I remember trying to look at the situation from all angles and feeling that my basic psychology (if you'll pardon the loose expression) fucking me up. I wanted the guy to like me, was distressed about his being a fuckwad and didn't really know how to cope with polite confrontation even when I knew that he was being unreasonable. I've always thought that people who could summon a good amount of righteous indignation do a lot better.

23:13 / 16.12.04

Know what you mean. My counsellor seems to think I have a problem in that I always try to avoid confrontation. I've always thought that was a positive trait.

23:21 / 16.12.04

But...don't you get some benefit off some basic intimidation that you do to standard passersby without trying? I mean, thats still avoiding confrontation, but from the other guy's point of view its proactive.

23:22 / 16.12.04

Maybe... except that I'm not particularly intimidating, I wouldn't have thought.

23:25 / 16.12.04

I dunno, man. I always thought you looked way intimidating when you worked in FP.

23:27 / 16.12.04

It's that whole "how others see us" thing, isn't it?

23:29 / 16.12.04

Yeah. Your head and that guys head. Not the same head. I think thats actually quite hard to come to terms with, myself.

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

23:32 / 16.12.04

Lurid, or whatevryachangedittoicantrememeber - although it was historic - I just always thought in the late shift, wine was almost obligatory.

Anyway.

HELLLOOOO BED HEAD!

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23:36 / 16.12.04

Yeah, HI BEDHEAD, and HI SALLY D.