Eh, throwing a spanner in a secretary's works

You get a job and it has it's specific lingo and Colloquialisms to go with it. Mainly because they do not need any other vocab in every day ramblings...

Would you typically hear a historian saying; 'if you forget to wash your hands before handling food you will get in trouble'

Would you typically hear a janitor going; 'due to the economic down turn investment in retail property has declined in the first quarter of this tax year'

More than likely not. But if they did use those unusual phrases their peers would be very taken aback and not know how to react. Very much like a sectretary ringing up a young person

This was a humorous event of today. I was outta the house, with the first woman of my life (Hi Mom) and she got a call from someone. It was a private number, so naturally enough we didn't know who it was. They rang back, still a private number, and I answered with a big 'WHAAAT'S UP?....' This is where professions can fail with different Colloquialisms of different people of the same language. So when I said the 'WHAAAAT'S UP?' I was met by a complete and utter BLANK. The poor woman at the end of the phone had no idea how to react to my teenage language. I thought I was being a bit impulsive because I was in a bubbly mood. But she was completely under-prepared for it.

After a second or two I decided to continue the conversation seing as she was stumped! She was actually looking for me so we continued the conversation as it would have normally...

Should I have just been boring and said the usual Hello, or be extra-ordinary and impulsive? I know which I prefer...

Eh, wet pussy

I needed inspiration for a post. A very good humoured friend suggested 'wet pussy'. So after three seconds of thinking this is what I came up with

What is a camera for? It was designed to catch that special moment

Eh, Debs, Date, Dinner and Dancing

Debs; a formal gathering of school leavers

Date; essential to look like you've friends of the opposite sex/lack of one is where a conversation may start (icebreaker)

Prep; tux, corsage, chocolates (optional), sleep.

Getting to the date; organise a meeting place/wait for the other person to turn up/hope your date finds the house/hope your date is punctual because you amy be cutting it tight

At the house; introductions to family/waiting for her to get ready (even after getting the make-up and hair done)/breaking ice with the father/PHOTOS of the couple and family etc.

Getting to the Hotel; gather at the local watering hole/introductions to people you are spending the rest of the night with/warm up pints or drinks/dash to the awaiting bus/asking around for a bottle opener/stopping the bus for a piss-stop/photos for local paper/getting luminous bands to get drink (or not get drink) with serious words of 'terms and conditions' and a response of 'OK'

Dinner;Scramble to get a professional photo taken with the date/step in for a dateless person's photo/fight to snap a set of seats for all the friends or at least two for the couple/eat drink and be merry/play with baloons to see just how many people are childish enough to look and stare and be mesmorised by the weight bobbing up and down in the table with it's being pulled along by a string/group photo of the school goers only/Wait for band to set up

Dancing;self-explanitary/works well with people you're comfortable enough with/Works BEST when you are feeling the energy from them and they are feeling the energy from you so it just grows and grows and it's great

Afterparty; Varies from organiser to organiser/Bowling in the Leisureplex/going to bed (with or without date)/Going to a house party/go home and tell mother about the great night you had (but not everything which happened)/watch movie with date/breakfast in Airport

Getting home; Walk/taxi/stumble/lift from the mother/bus it home

ETA; 0100-1300 (depending on how good the night was)

Eh, time you enjoyed wasting isn't time wasted...

A regular webite I drop by for games when I'm bored, which is quite frankly most days over the summer holidays.

http://www.vivalagames.com/

The game which had me hooked was Roly Poly. I've mastered it to under 100 shots over 25 levels! And now it's Gravatee 2, one more level to get a gold medal on. I'm way too bored for my own sake...

Eh, when I opened my page there was something new.......

Today was as a day. Filled in a form. Dropped it off. Picked up something from a shop which I currently need. Went online to carry out my usual time killing. Free physics based games. Social networking site. And then onto Blogger. Then that's where inspiration starts for the moment...

Seeing as this blog is relatively young I was surprised to find a new thing on my Dashboard. I got a new follwer. NOT just a new one, but the first follower of follow this blog. My surprise stems from the fact I didn't expect any follwers till I got more establised or here for that bit longer than I have been. I haven't exactly boasted about the blog, but yet someone somewhere who I do not know has decided to click that follow icon up there.

Makes me feel once again that my little bit in this world has made some sort impact on someone somewhere. It is one of those things which gives me that warm feeling deep down and that is something money just can't buy...

I had a quick look at what this girl in magneta has posted and I have enjoyed the bit which she has put up. Her Blog is younger than mine, but still doesn't make it any less interesting... Thank you for the deep warm feeling...

Eh, receipt of results and returning to the future

Ever year we hear of leaving cert results. The contraversy and delight felt by various people because they've done wel enough or not attain the best result which they thought they could attain. Regardless of what the end product of the two year course we've just waded through, nothing more can be done about it...

Some people are delighted with what they have accomplished. These people got their favourite course. They are flying it. They get the official response from the lovely CAO people saying they've been accepted to the certain course. They are off getting or looking at Student accommodation in teh vacinity of the HEI. They are planning of things to do between now and then...

However, some people are not so happy. They either didn't get the points, or did but didn't get offered their course. They could see it as their life crumbling around what they planned. What they wanted. But what about the second round? What about the other courses you could possibly be offered? These things are all going through our heads, but standing there and feeling the emotions is a lot different to saying those things. Advice given is, go to sleep, when you wake up then decide with a level head what the next step in your life is going to be. It may be accepting second best, or repeating. But going through the Leaving Cert again is a bit much for some. A level headed decsion is better than a spur of the moment idea. Well for things like this it is best anyway...

There have been many reactions to the new medicine entry system. It is only the first year that this system has been tired out. Medicine will be filled regardless of who did or didn't get in. Points were 715 in UCC. There are oter ways into Medicine without going repeating the Leaving. By doing similar courses. Pharmacy or Bio Chemical something or other for example...

Next step would be the viewings and re-checks for those who are interested in it. Some people they may depend on the rechecks, but others may get them done out of pride and only going up a single grade will satisy them...

Whatever the story is for each student they will end up doing something. Which has to be better than doing nothing. Well done to those who got what they wanted, or to those who are doing something at least. But I still advise a clear level head is best for those who did not end up happy with what they got...

Eh, that's what I shed a tear over...

We've a small world these days. You can be over the opposite side of the world within a day. We've internet and other means of communication.

I was told today not really to say goodbye. So I didn't. I shed a tear. Emigration was like death, but seeing as things are better still doesn't change the fact you can't visit a friend whenever. That's what I shed the tear over. Wisdom in ship loads and it won't be coming out as often anymore.

I've to get used to change and I'm dealing with it very well in my opinion. Hmmm... We'll see...