Dole Scum

What ho!

Gawd I'm bored sh*tless.

I've been a member of the ranks of the unemployed for just over a week now and I'm bored to death by it. Bored of watching telly, bored of surfing the net, bored of getting up late just because I can, bored bored bored.

So why do I still do it when I could be foisting myself on job agencies, rejigging my CV, answering job ads etc? Because I'm a lazy arsed get. And because 'procrastination' is my middle name. I despair of myself I really do. If anyone (if there is anyone still reading this) has any ideas how I could motivate myself I'd be eternally grateful.

Instead I've been entertaining myself with righteous anger at the Royal Mail who can't manage to deliver a small box of contact lenses to our house. I've tried emails, phone calls, actually turning up at the depot. All to no avail. B*st*rds. I've been wearing my scratched specs for the last two weeks. And if anyone makes any waggish comments re going to Specsavers I'll have to point out quite tersely that that's where I got my specs in the first place. So there.

I haven't even taken advantage of the break to go somewhere nice. I'd half planned to go to Crosby to see the Anthony Gormley art installation/sculptures on the beach. I like beaches I do. Better in summer but there's something to be said for being all gothic and windswept on a beach in autumn. Or is it winter now? I haven't even been into Manchester. Maybe i'll do that tomorrow as the weather won't be good enough for gothic gazing off into the middle distance in Crosby.

I have recently been enjoying repeats of Tenko. Just thought I'd drop that in. And Armstrong & Miller are back and as funny as they ever were. Peter Serafinawotsit has been fun, especially 'Gravies of the Ancients' which had me giggling lots but Vivienne Vyle was awful. Well the first ep just wasn't funny at all so I didn't bother watching any of the rest of it. It hasn't stopped me booking tix to see French & Saunders on tour next year though.

I went to KT Tunstall's gig at the Apollo in Manch the other week and it was excellent. No surprise there then. I think the entire lesbian population of Manchester was there. Some cuties included. Last night I went to see the Nunkie Theatre Company's MR James thang at the Bury Met. Just the thing for Halloween, having a chap dressed as James in victorian costume telling a couple of his spooky stories. Very very atmospheric and creepy. Fab. I love MR James stories. I really must join the Facebook group.

Oh yeah that's another thing I've been doing. Whoring myself on Facebook. Its amazing how many people I haven't seen for years have turned up on there. Its yet another reason for me to avoid doing my CV.

Just like posting on my blog really.