Sloantate

Crumbs, I hadn't planned on writing tonight but I have got a grating feeling that if I don't do something I'm going to blow! So my poor peeps your stuck with me :) Well as thhe title suggests, what a difference a day makes, exactly 24 hours ago, I was heading to bed, having enjoyed watching a couple of episodes from Haven season 1, accompanied with a large glass of wine. My only care in the world was that I was back at work tonight. But unfortunately, I received a call from my cousin this morning to tell my Dad that my uncle had died very unexpectedly last night. This came as a big shock to my dad, to look at him you wouldnt know it but I could see it in his eyes. My uncle Michael, is/was my dad's brother in law, who married my dads eldest sister. My aunt is someone my dad cares & loves very much, she hadn't had an easy life being the eldest of 10 children born in the early 1900s into a Catholic family in Northern Ireland. But she went on to marry Michael an...

My memories of September 11th 2001. I was 19, about to start my degree in History at the local university. But unlike many September 11th was never going to be an easy day for me. My story starts on September 5th, my uncle had died after a prolonged illness, which I hadn't been told the true extent of. I was at a loss, my uncle Lawrence, though I didn't see him often was always special to me and his death effected me greatly. After finding out he had died, my brother and I tried desperately to contact my parents who were on holiday in Ireland (naturally with their mobiles switched off) we finally managed to reach them in the early evening to try and arrange things and to find out more info about what we needed to do.  The next day, we found out that the funeral was to be held in Northern Ireland on September 12th, it was decided that my brother and I would fly out and meet my parents there. My sister drove my brother and I to the train station on September 10th, as we had...

Oh dear, I have really fallen behind, it's been almost a month since my last post, bad me (August is whacking me on the hand as I type). I have been slightly under the weather suffering the migraine from hell, even worse I have no meds when it hit :( , then went straight into a cold and ended with a 50 hour bout of insomnia last week, needless to day the 18 hours sleep on Friday / Saturday was much needed heaven :D Well to catch you up, I have just signed up to the aforementioned (see previous posts) creative writing course. I have to be honest I'm a bit nervous about it, I've never liked showing my work to peeps and cringe at compliments and take criticism to heart, but hey ho it's one of the reasons I'm doing it.  I hope to post some of my Rookie Blue fan fics on FanFiction.net once I get some confidence in my work and hopefully some original work on their sister site, I'll keep you posted if you fancy taking the time to read it. I haven't done much ...

Ok peeps, it's been a while I know but with so much drama going on both at work and the country at large things have been a little hectic. Right for those of you that got to read "the screaming banshee" post the outcome of the whole situation was that I have been investigated at work and given an informal slap on the hand (this I have been told is because their is someone pregnant on the floor and the floor manager believed that if she had been their during the argument then it could hVe lead her to miscarry. I would never want that to happen but even I consider the argument a wee bit insulting and far fetched) but I accepted it as really should not have had a slagging match with someone at work.  My stress levels rocketed again that night after I had this meeting with my manager I had some nutter come into my work and accuse me of threatening to push her child over if she didn't hurry up. I couldn't believe it! Apart from the fact I never spoke to the child I...

Hey guys, I must apologise for the removal of the post "raving banshee", apparently freedom of speech and expression due not run in some circles here in the UK. Hopefully at some point in the future I'll be able to explain

No proper post tonight, just a wee note to say that after not sleeping at all last night and ensuing migraine in locking myself in a darkened and possibly padded room :s Needless to say no walk before the Grand Prix though well done to my Ferrari boys :D Am at work tomorrow night I'll let you know how it goes, Goodnight and be at peace Ps I must be bad if I've kept it this short

Hi again, What a Saturday I've had. I truly got to relax this morning, I woke at about 10:30, I probably could have gone on for longer but am glad I didn't (before you all gasp in shock at 10:30, I do work night shifts so it's normally my bedtime.) I was able to just sit around in my pjs and watch the Formula 1 practice 3 and qualifying with the McDaddy and just chat. it's moments like this I truly appreciate, I know most people want more in life, fame & fortune and the like, but not me. Family means more to me than anything, it always has. I've put them before love (or what I thought could have been), before my career (but they don't and will never know about it) I even at times put them before myself (a story about my Mam & organ donation for another time). Please don't get any strange notions about the above, the love thing was along time ago, my need to be with my family does not make me perfect, or weak or anything else, it's just instinc...

Hey peeps I have no idea if peeps are reading my musings as no comments/reviews, not to worry this can always be a monologue :D Today was a good day, much needed after yesterday. I have calmed down and taken things into perspective, however I think work will be uncomfortable on Monday night :( But I totally surprised myself (and the McDaddy) I decided to go for a walk on the beach (something I have not done in years, since the McPup aka Jedipups died. I did about a 5 mile round trip I walked to the next village/town, a Victorian seaside resort, going to the butchers to buy 5kg of chicken breast (seems I live on it and pasta at the mo) then I decided to venture somewhere special. A place called Chocolatinis, a lovely little chocolatier, a place where if you were to buy a wedding cake they start from £200 (I nearly choked when she told me) My reason for going: it is the McTwins and the McBils (brother-in-law) 1st wedding anniversary tomorrow and I wanted to get them something a...

Well it's been a couple of days since my 1st post, things are going well. I am sat here, half way through my 2nd shift at work, Burlesque is in the DVD player and I'm waiting to watch covert affairs and combat hospital. I have been tweeting like a crazy person of late and am surprised at some of those who have retweeted. I had a huge smile on my face when @In-Flight_Safety wrote back. They are part of what appears to be my new obsession with all things Canadian. I have always wanted to travel to Canada (since watching Due South :D ), some of my friends went there when they were students -jealous isn't the word... Of late I have turned back to Canada and with the help of Rookie Blue I have found some new musical inspiration, the likes of In-Flight Safety and Alexander Cardinal. It's quiet moody (aka atmospheric) and perfect for the foot & train commutes to and from work. Ooo, my big achievement of the day was against the corporate company Virgin Mobile. I have b...

Ok peeps, So this is my 1st blog ever, I'm a bit slow & behind the times when comes to technology (I bought an I-pad 2 weeks before the I-pad2 came out) but I'm hoping that I will manage this blog. I had been thinking of 'blogging'for a few years but never had the momentum. Now, what have I got to lose? (Be warned I will say what I think, I don't like offending people and though I try not to but sometimes it happens.) Anywho, as I was saying what have I got to lose? Well last Saturday my McTwin and I turned 29, I'm not worried about this but I have concluded some changes need to be made and things need to be said. Though more importantly I think I need to be heard. Most people, it appears, when they get to 30 they seem to have their lives sorted, married, kids, a house or at least a plan (yes I'm looking at you my siblings!) I don't, I'm the black sheep so to speak and until the 25th June 2011 I was ok with this. Last year all this date ...