The Late Shift

00:40 / 24.09.02

I'm still up, but that's unsurprising given that I'm at work. Blah.

There is much drinking going on in the UK and I'm not part of it. That makes Rothkoid pout, alas. It ain't pretty. Believe me.

ONLY NICE THINGS

00:46 / 24.09.02

These days, and at these times, nothing much is.

I don't mind the sight of you,
Keep me company till she comes around....

00:47 / 24.09.02

Well, hugs for you, Roth. How are you darling?

00:48 / 24.09.02

And hugs for you too, Haus, indeed, hugs for all.

the Fool

00:51 / 24.09.02

12 noon (well almost) Tuesday. At work. Good [insert timespan of your choice] everyone!

00:56 / 24.09.02

Sounds to me like you've been reading my diary, Haus. Sorry to hear of glumness - I hope things improve soon for you. Belated happy birthday, by the way.

Thanks for hugs, Maz. Today I'm feeling OK, as I heard that a present I sent actually a) got to the recipient who b) thought it rocked. So that's good. But I'm over here, still, and far, far away, and that's bad. And I'm at work, so booze isn't an option. Sigh. I'm trying to chill myself out with Miles Davis' In A Silent Way but it ain't workin'.

Ganesh

01:00 / 24.09.02

He had to creep into your room just to read your diary: it was just to see, just to see, all the things he knew you'd written about him - and so many illustrations...

01:01 / 24.09.02

Sorry, Roth. Whatcha working on?

01:21 / 24.09.02

Scurrilous gossip. Which is kinda neat. InDesign fun for all.

Ooh, scandalous.

Roth, wanna drop any names? Who's 'in my day' this week? hehehe

01:37 / 24.09.02

blimey, what is it with you people. go to bed.

erm. i've actually been asleep. and woken up again. which is an improvement.

01:40 / 24.09.02

But it's not even eleven yet where I am, it's not my bedtime! -sulks-

01:44 / 24.09.02

keep up that tone, young lady, and it's bed without dinner for you. I know you've been filling up on those sweets again. Can i tell you my really exciting news, Maz?

01:45 / 24.09.02

Oh and hugs for all; Rothky, Haus, Maz, the fool and anyone and everyone else...

Haus about we all give each other a big lovely huggle?

01:46 / 24.09.02

I'm always filling up on sweets, darling. Pixie stix and chocolate bars, and people just hate me because I never gain a pound. Tell me your exciting news.

the Fool

01:47 / 24.09.02

It noon down here in auzzieland. Me no go to sleep until at least I get home from work.

I could happily sleep under the desk but people tend to look down upon that, despite how inviting it seems.

01:49 / 24.09.02

It's working for me - was going to fo some work but remembered I had to write an Upsideclown.

01:50 / 24.09.02

look over here: http://www.barbelith.com/underground/topic.php?id=7886

Sorry, i'm all aglow. I'm reminded of an occasion when i used to work on a late-night student crisis line, and someone range up wanting to celebrate having finished their thesis, at 3am, and having no-one to talk to.

Fool - what's on top of your desk?

01:52 / 24.09.02

the Fool: no can do. But think of a flick that Los Lobos did the soundtrack to. (Well, large parts of it.) Heh.

About to go for lunch. I think the sandwiches in the fridge are going to have to wait until deadline deskbounditude tonight. Sushi is calling... lunch in a moment.

01:54 / 24.09.02

-blink blink- Sushi...? -rumbling of stomach-

01:58 / 24.09.02

Oh yes. It's a veritable sushi wonderland around here. Alas, Indian cuisine isn't quite as much chop as back in the UK...

02:01 / 24.09.02

Now you've got my stomach rumbling, and it's a disgusting time for me to be lusting after sushi. don't think i've eaten sushi in the uk, EVER. time to change that, methinks.

If I may butt in here, i'm going to get excited over teh fact that i came out to my parents this evening, and they were fab about it.

RAAAAAAAA

02:05 / 24.09.02

-girlie shrieks and cheers and dances and makes a dumb confession- I didn't realize bengali was you plums! Damn these name shifts are hard to keep track of. But a bushel of congratulations, I'm sooo glad it went well!

02:10 / 24.09.02

duh- my fault. I should have made that clearer. whaddadya mean you don't spend all your time on here poring over my posts? *g*

Thanks so much for the girlie shrieks, muchos appreciated, i'm stunned but very pleased. Was asleep and just woke up dying to tell people. so here i am. a good time for it, and will definitely shut me up whinging about how life stinks for a good while...

02:14 / 24.09.02

Is whinging the same as whining? UK spelling?

02:17 / 24.09.02

nope. but means pretty much the same thing. from the verb 'to whinge', which dictionary.com defines as:

whinge Pronunciation Key (hwnj, wnj)
intr.v. Chiefly British whinged, whing·ing, whing·es
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.

Haus about we all give each other a big lovely huggle?

02:21 / 24.09.02

hee... I kinda like that better than whining.

02:24 / 24.09.02

"hwnj" is the best phonetic guide ever. I think I may call my first child hwnj.

02:26 / 24.09.02

You do and you'll deserve every hwnj you subsequently get.

02:31 / 24.09.02

Hwnj Haus.

I like it.

i love the word 'whinge'... there's something gorgeously onomatopoeic about it. (blush to admit i had to look up the spelling for that)

whinge. hwnj. hwnjger. whinger.

Haus about we all give each other a big lovely huggle?

02:36 / 24.09.02

boom. boom.

after the Hausterview, with its endless harping on political correctness and class, reckon it'll be about time for a Haus Hwnj.

so do either of you know what hwnj actually means?

02:41 / 24.09.02

I don't understand the question., Then again, my Welsh is somewhat rusty...