I'm so glad I didn't bother with uni... I'd have ended up murdering someone if I'd had to house-share with a load of messy people who stole my food from the fridge

Its certainly an experience! House sharing isn't only a student thing though...

As it was, I need not have worried so much. We'd both returned to being human today (as opposed to unreasonable, premenstrual etc females) so managed to resolve stuff without scratching each others eyes out. Glad I told her yesterday that no way was I talking about anything then when we were both so angry, and to defer it till tomorrow; even if it did make me spend all day being anxious!

We'll see how long peace lasts though!

I hate working in London.

I know I come on this thread and moan about it every time I have to work here. It's probably because in between I forget how bad it is, and then on the day itself it's just horrible.


Mind you, today has bright spots:
1) as always, I have taken the afternoon off - I resent having to do this, but it means I only have to face one rush hour!
2) my husband is working in Marylebone, so he was with me for most of my journey this morning, and we'll be meeting to travel home together later on.
3) actually, he's working very close to the London Recorder Centre. But I shall probably not go there, I shall probably meet him in Foyles...

In the music department ?

Or the cafe next to Ray's Jazz?

Working in London is great, I love it!
The packed like sardines travelling is a small price to pay.

On the whole, I cannot bear commuting

And often, people have zero manners. Rather than 'excuse me', someone this week told me to 'get out of the way'. And I'm afraid that happens if not frequently, certainly from time to time...

I can bear commuting, when it's on my bicycle to my normal place of work. I can not bear commuting in London. I had to get up ridiculously early anyway just to get here, but what sleep I do get on 'London nights' is horribly interrupted as I keep waking up with panic attacks.

Bright spot 4: My boss may have inadvertantly arranged it so I don't have to do any travelling to give training in future

Ah, but I have thick skin and sharp elbows so I'm OK!

I have to say that the commuting bit isn't my favourite part of the day, but I enjoy the benefits of living in London so much that I can put up with it - 10 years ago I never thought I'd say this but I now can't imagine living anywhere else.

Got my exam date sorted now - 17th July in Norwich, so the week I come back from holiday.

Car Expert

The exam times for my college students at one centre (and for No 3 son's Grade 8 sax) clash with my other pupils at another centre. So my accompanist can't be in both places at once. AND No 3 son's Grade 8 drama exam is some time the same day. *Screams quietly*

How bad is this??? .......

We can't find the piano acc. part for one of my pieces and it's too late to order one online to arrive by next Tuesday. The exam is on Wednesday.

So with six days to go I might have to learn a new piece!!!!

Oh well, just as well it's only grade 3!!!

Perhaps if you post a request on the forum somewhere, somebody could post you their copy of the piece in time for your exam as a loan?

Is it just me? I there a thing as being too polite? And what the heck is it about today?

First of all, I work late evenings in a company, where I usually have to stay till 10:30 pm which is quite an ordeal already. It gets worse, when I have to do overhours, which happend yesterday and the day before. One overhour and I am home at midnight, where I need at least 2 hours to come down from the day. I said yesterday to my collegue, I will go earlier today. And, just to be sure, that she isn't drowning in work, I asked again, today, if it is ok with her. And she said no, she doesn't feel well and she has an early appointment and rehearsals for theater after. And I gave in. And regretted it immediatly. It is hot, I am tired, I don't feel to good either and I just want to go home as I said I would today. I was exited the whole day about it.

I, then, decided to go down to her, since it isn't the first time that happened. Either with her or with her collegue. I am always the one retreating, giving in. And I told her, for the first time ever, that I am not ok with it. And we got quite loud with each other, but I made my point. And what did she say: If I ask her, she has a veto, if I tell her, I go, she wouldn't have. Is that crazy? And luckily, before I told her, I am not ok with it, I ran into the office manager and asked her, if we both could go earlier today. We can. So I really could make a point, since we both got our will. But what about that comment. If I asked her again, she can say no, even though, I already told her the day before, I would like to go earlier today???? How mad is that?

Edit: Oh, and by the way, I am during daytime selfemployed, plus preparing for the flute exams for that I might one day be able to become a teacher, plus I am learning to create wooden flutes and recorders. So, I have a full day schedule as well. It is not only her. And she knows that, too.


And than, the next thing which happend, happened to be in the very forum of here. I really got fond of one of the recorder thread, since people really seem to care and change ideas, and meet up and stuff. I found it quite informative. I have happened to have looked for a thread for my own instrument, but couldn't find one. And when I decided, I try if I can get one going, someone else revives an ancient thread nobody never seemed to use for that instrument with people in it that seem to be inactive for quite some time instead of giving the new thread which happens to be now just one down below even the slightest chance?

And that in one day!!! With such great social interactivity, one really tends to let drop humanity.

Poor you! There's not a lot you can do for a whole group of pupils other than book a second accompanist. Might be worth trying to get your son's exam moved though in case the times clash for him.

AGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Exam results for college come out next week and I am so nervous it's making me ill!

Oh great. Now, my business telephone broke down, too. Since I am running a telephone service, just what I needed in addition to the rest of the day.

That sucks I'm sure tomorrow will be better!

I think I have a problem with the sound card on the computer. I couldn't hear anything on YouTube, so tried bringing up Skype and doing a test call. I got the message, "There is a problem with the sound card in your computer".

I'm fed up with computers!!! The wretched thing has just had an internal battery replaced and now this! My computer expert (aka Hubby) is out tonight too. Grrrr!

Edit: Tried restarting the computer and suddenly all is well - no idea why! They are temperamental beasts!!
At least I no longer feel like throwing it out of the window.

I've managed to get a really good accompanist for No 3 and the college exams. And I've told him to ring his drama teacher pronto to get his drama scheduled at a different time. So

Well done! All's well that ends well.

I think the city music shop might have a copy but I can't phone them until 9,30am tomorrow. I have a piano run-through at 10am on sunday so this is my last hope.

I would quite like to go to bed for a week and not put my head above the duvet

Restarting often seems to be the solution to computer-type problems. I realised just how much I relied on this when a little while ago my sax developed a problem. My first thought was to take it apart, pack it away and then get it out again to see if the problem went away!

It was actually something fairly easy to sort out, but the restart option wouldn't have worked.

I'm so fed up with my choir. We are supposed to perform in Birmingham at the music for youth national festival and I don't think half of them realise what a big deal this is. They continually fail to turn up for rehearsals and some of them still don't know the words. I asked one newer member why she joined and she said cos she wanted the badge!!!!!
I'm giving them one more week to take it more seriously then I shall take the small handful who are totally committed.

I feel the urge to smash something up... anything... just so damn stressed right now... I'm going out for a "spirited" drive to get it out of my system.

Gosh..be careful! Haven't you got any old crockery to throw against the wall? Works wonders...

I suggest a hard jog up a steep hill.... a bit safer for other road-users too !!!

It's OK I'm not silly and don't drive like a Barry Boy... that was quite nice actually... I abandoned the plans I had and went for a drive down in the country where there's naff all other traffic

Spirited doesn't mean cutting other people up and acting like a moron - it's more enjoying the twisties rather than breakneck speed (I quite like my licence and want to keep it, thanks)

Getting an exam date out of Trinity's diploma centre is nearly as hard as pulling teeth.

Getting a date that works for both my accompanists adds a whole new dimension of tricky-ness.

So both accompanists have known for some considerable time which week it's likely to be, and one of them managed to tell me the times they are available. The other didn't say any unavailable times.

Armed with that information I approach Trinity to get my time and date sorted.

On Friday, I get a time and date that works on the basis of the information I have, and let the accompanists know.

And then, this weekend, I find an e-mail telling me that my appointment clashes with another commitment the apparently uncommitted accompanist has - a commitment that I can quite understand is impossible to move, and would take considerable precedence over playing for an exam.

The accompanist in question must have known about this appointment for a long time, so WHY ON EARTH DIDN'T HE TELL ME!!!!! grrrrrr...........

AH well, back on the phone to Trinity AGAIN in the morning.

As if you actually need any more stress katyjay...

I CAN'T DO PHYSICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I've got a core science module test tomorrow, and I'm doing practice papers

I got A*s on most practice papers in Biology and Chemistry. I just did one now and got 89% and 92%.

But physics is another story. I just got 61% and haven't got any higher than a B

Our physics teacher wouldn't let us revise in the lessons, because even though we told her that we only had two lessons left, and really needed some help with revision, she insisted that we had at least 6, and carried on to a new topic which we don't need to know until next year. Then she said that she'd be in school at lunchtime so we could come for help and ask questions- she never showed up, apparently because she works part time


It's so haaaard! All the equations and what-not. I can't do maths. I can't do maths in science either. Grrrrr.

I'm off to revise. Will be back when I get at least an A in a practice paper

Now is NOT a good time to get a complete maths blank! I've spent the whole day trying to do questions. The first went well and didn't take too long, it's been a downhill slide since then.

Argh! I took my pink neon top home last week, 'cause surely I wouldn't need it again in the last two weeks of term! Now, we're having a neon party tonight. Fabulous.

My sister goes to these occasionally... seeing her and her mates dressed up like this makes my eyes bleed! Must get sunglasses...

Muahaha, should I post a picture? Never mind, I shall anyway, when I get some.

LOL the one thing you can guarantee about these nights is that after piling out of the party/club, no-one is likely to get run over should they stumble into the road

This is very true. It's a public health thing really.

Just try not to bump into the Fashion Police on the way

As promised.



Unfortunately you do not get to see my awesome neon tights.



That one is so pose-y by accident, I was setting up a photo, and pressed the button at the wrong time. I had to crop loads of it, as the rest of the photo is a direct look down my top! I like the effect though, and you can see the cool false eyelashes, and the hair.

So, have you had need of those sunglasses yet?

To be fair, you look nowhere near as radioactive as my sister's friends do on a night out (this is probably a good thing!)... they seriously go over the top with neon pink tutus, armbands, neon mittens, face-paint and all sorts The hair and eye makeup is a nice touch though! Nutter

Did you steal those glasses from Timmy Mallett?

I would have been more over the top if not for my sad loss of my neon pink top. I did have neon yellow tights and neon green legwarmers also.

My friend had a neon pink and green tutu.

The glasses were bought for £1 at the 80s bar we were at before the club, and broke within five minutes. They were fun while they lasted though!

I don't know who Timmy Mallett is... Should I?

Haha, excellent effort The place must have looked like a Sellafield fallout with all the glowy bits


Don't make things like they used to At least they lasted long enough for pics!


Probably not, but he was on "I'm a has-been Z-lister, get me out of here!" a while ago, if I remember correctly. Famed for bright shirts and ridiculous glasses

Yep me and my friend were quite literally glowing all night.
Our other friend, however, didn't quite understand how much we adore dressing up... she emerged with a sort of pastel yellow-y top, and glowsticks, and looked horrified to see the state we were in.

What was the party in aid of anyhow... just letting your hair down after exams and the like?

You should have got some of those UV-sensitive contact lenses to really freak people out. I don't think I'd be keen on sticking that sort of thing in my eyes, though, I already have enough trouble with my eyes feeling like they are full of grit when hayfever kicks in!

Saying that, I don't think I'd be keen on wearing a pink tutu either... not really a great look for a guy

Well there's a particular club in York we always go to that has its student night on a Tuesday. We used to go every week, but one of our friend had a seminar early in the morning the day after this term, so she hadn't been all term. Her seminars finished, and we decided to celebrate her return!

I'm sure you'd look very fetching in a pink tutu!

Seriously, I wouldn't

I remember going to see the Rocky Horror Show a few years ago. The girl I was with at the time suggested dressing up in the full garb, but no way was I going to do that! Flippin' Mad Northerners The whole group thankfully settled on a much more conservative theme!

Walking through Sunderland late at night done up like Marilyn Manson and Lady Gaga's love-child probably would have been the end of me!

I have done the Rocky Horror thing. Got on a train at six PM in full costume, in fact, to get there. I LOVE dressing up! You could've been Dr Frank'n'Furter! We couldn't persuade any men to dress up for ours though. There were all these girls in full costume, and a lot of boys in jeans and t-shirts. It was very odd.

Haha yeah I went twice and loved it, but us guys are usually a bit uncomfortable with wearing stockings and suspenders (well, unless the chap in question happens to be a bit deviant!).

Where did you see it out of interest? On a different tangent, If you loved the craziness that is the RHS, you'd love Avenue Q - go see that if you're in London sometime

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Bed for me... night all

I heart Avenue Q! Though I've never seen it, just listened to the music, but I do love it. I saw Rocky Horror in Hull.

Yep, we should probably let people use this thread to rant again. Night Night.

Ugh I really shouldn't have stayed up so late... Early shift this morning That's worthy of a scream thread!

I'm not sure if there are plans for Ave Q to tour, but yeah, definitely go see it, I was in tears of laughter almost all the way through and am going to see it a second time when I can persuade enough friends to come along again!