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from annanotbob2 :
I see you there, users online, and hope you're well x
from annanotbob2 :
I miss your entries and wonder if you miss writing and whether you'll come back next year. Hope things are going well for you x
from narcissa :
october 2018 - i miss your lists. hope things are well.
from annanotbob2 :
New Live at the Apollo on BBC2 tonight (Thurs)
from barefootruby :
I found the news that "Aled Jones would not appear on the BBC until the allegations have been investigated" somewhat odd. I haven't seen/heard him on the BBC for some time (having jumped ship to a commercial station some time ago), so in what way is this a restriction on his activities?
from barefootruby :
I'm with you on the low entertainment quality of Children in Need. "we can get away with any old rubbish because it's for charidee".
from barefootruby :
Must be the same Jacinta - they even have the same accent.
from barefootruby :
My NZ family don't like Jacinta Ardern. Apparently she is one of the new-type of charismatic politicians who manage to appeal to voters without actually having any solid policies.
from barefootruby :
#7 I've also not had marmite for some time. I claim not to like it (except on twiglets) but it's more a case that I prefer bovril and can't see the point of buying two spreads that are so similar in consistency. Currently at my mum's where I have the choice of both bovril and marmite I still choose bovril - even though my mum claims to have had it in the cupboard since my last visit in 2013!
from barefootruby :
#6 reminded me of a short story I read once where someone died after putting his head out of a train window. The police were baffled as there was enough clearance on the bridges and posts. Turned out he had been murdered - the murderers had installed a strong and taut rope next to the track and arranged for him to poke his head out of the window at the right time - I won't tell you how as that would be a spoiler!
from narcissa :
6-22: love that in that list of foods in #3 I only recognized diet pepsi and coffee of the things you ate and drank today. The pies were also a bit self explanatory (although fish and peas not as much).
from annanotbob2 :
10/5/17 re 9 That was on the radio this morning as I drove to my art group. I found myself wondering how many times they made the children's choir sing the choruses
from annanotbob2 :
4/5/17 re 1 'Always' advert - the thing that pisses me off the most is the blue blood. We can have gallons of blood all over the place when women are being killed in dramas all over the place but recognise that we bleed from our cunts once a month for thirty years of our lives? Don't be disgusting.
from barefootruby :
surely 23 years, not days!
from barefootruby :
I also wondered why someone would go chasing a dog on a motorway. Particularly as dogs tend to have a sixth sense and can jump out of the way of moving vehiclez, which makes them difficult to hit. Albeit that is at slow speed - not sure it works at 70+ mph
from barefootruby :
*churn out
from barefootruby :
I can never work out whether Comic Relief is supposed to be funny people doing something serious, or serious people doing something funny. Either way, I agree that the "entertainment" aspect of the show is fairly lack-lustre - "curn out any old tosh; it's for charidee so no one will complain"
from narcissa :
3-21-17: I really appreciated your observation in your 10th point a few nights ago on *doing* less but *thinking* more. There really is something to be said for appreciating one's internal life. I forget this all the time.
from annanotbob2 :
20/3/17 re 5 - yes, definitely. I am reading the second consecutive book with supernatural elements driving the plot and it pisses me off. Too lazy/skint to find something else.
from dangerspouse :
Bwahaha! Best comment - and recipe - of the day. Thanks, and if you are ever so unfortunate as to find yourself wandering the hill country of north western NJ, I'll be happy to prepare your suggestion for you :)
from barefootruby :
Claudio Ranieri proving that a football manager is only seen to be as good as his latest result.
from barefootruby :
That would explain why there was something about Mary Tyler Moore on Front Row this evening. I was only half listening (if that much). I remember that her show started with a spoof of the MGM logo - but nothing else. I also thought Godon Kaye had already died.
from barefootruby :
We had a spacehopper too that we named Spotty on acount of the black spots on its face - I think they were supposed to be whiskers of freckles.
from barefootruby :
"The day before you came" is one of my favourites. It's probably the least Abba-esque of their singlle and may have been their last released (those two facts may or may not be related). I knew it originally from the Blancmange cover, where "Barbara Cartland" was substituted for "Marianne French" which is a useful bit of pub quiz trivia.
from annanotbob2 :
I bet you'd be better at drawing faces if you drew one every day for a month. Meh - I can't draw them either, or animals and I avoid it too
from barefootruby :
Yeah, one day people will realise "make a stupid vote; get a stupid result".
from annanotbob2 :
Thanks for the note - I know I need to rest it really, I'm just a bit resentful as this is the first time I've ever got on a proper roll with exercising. And it doesn't hurt that much. I used to have that Trio album and play it loads - where's it gone?
from barefootruby :
Also heard tonight that the BBC have had to edit Desert Island Discs because Micky Bubbles dropped in some blatant advertising by choosing a Rolex watch as his luxury when he is a "global ambassador" for Rolex.
from barefootruby :
kids are also unaware that Vinnie Jones was a footballer. Though when I was a kid I was unaware that Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves had been footballers before - and only discovered a few years ago that Greavsie had been in the 1966 world cup squad!
from annanotbob2 :
100 books - good work
from barefootruby :
Angels are unusual adornments on war memorials. I've been told that the government's guidelines for war memorials advised against the use of religious symbols, which would have included angels.
from annanotbob2 :
If you get to the seaside, I recommend a dip - the water is very warm at this end of the season
from barefootruby :
I remember getting quite annoyed at the Holy Cross Dispute, on the grounds that it was denying children access to education. And wondering what impression it left on the kids: "mummy, why are those people hurling abuse on us?"
from annanotbob2 :
I like that you do sketching too and reading about your thoughts on it
from barefootruby :
I was also unimpressed by Marc Almond's performance.
from misfitstray :
The Machinist and Memento are indeed very good movies!
from barefootruby :
one of my (few) claims to fame is that I flew on one of the first flights to the Isles of Scilly after that helicopter crash. They suspended flights for the rest of the day, didn't operate on Sundays, and we were booked on one of the first flights on the Monday.
from barefootruby :
I can never remember the surname of the leader of the Lib Dems either
from misfitstray :
I liked #8. A lot actually.
from barefootruby :
I see that, like me, you get news about your sister's new job from your parents rather than your sister. I very rarely speak directly to my sisters and get most news from parents. No 'anti' reason why we don't talk; we just don't.
from dangerspouse :
Grrr! Why can I not see your front page message box anymore?? Grrrrrrrr!
from barefootruby :
re home-based fireworks: unless you have a reasonably large garden, the spectators are going to be standing too close to comfortably see the display. Effectively you are giving a free firework display to your neighbours, which could be altruism gone a step too far
from narcissa :
GAH! Fell down a 'genie' internet hole.
from jaysthoughts :
Just checking to see how many diarylanders still actually check their notes and stay active.
from annanotbob2 :
20/4/14 Re food - I think you'd have a lot more energy if you could be arsed to cook decent food for yourself. And re early memories, I was concerned for years about the effect on my son of seeing his father kick the shit out of me when he (son) was less than a year old and pre-speech. What kind of memory was that etc etc? When it finally did come up in conversation, 20 odd years later, he tells me it changed his life, making sense of feelings he couldn't explain.
from annanotbob2 :
Just read 'Happiness' chapter of '59 seconds' - Jeez - how miserable would we be if we didn't blog? x
from annanotbob2 :
Ah! Aline Templeton's Cradle to Grave, which I haven't started as EG arrived. Glad books you read slide out of your consciousness too.
from annanotbob2 :
Not sure which 'Cradle' book you mean - I don't read sci-fi so you may have mixed me up with someone else. Unless it's Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut, which is undoubtedly brilliant though may be very dated - I tried re-reading Breakfast of Champions and couldn't stomach the embedded attitude to women which I hadn't even noticed back in the 70s. That E. Geo is my least favourite of hers, an experiment that didn't work, I'd say. The rest are more classic crime fiction, in that the crime is at the beginning rather than the end.
from annanotbob2 :
I watched that prog about teenagers and porn - thirteen year old girls thinking that fisting will be expected of them - just when I think I'm unshockable.
from barefootruby :
The original idea in a book called "Chain Links" by a Frigyes Karinthy used five degrees of separation. Later (and I'm not sure when - the book didn't say) it was calculated that any (wired) connection from anywhere to anywhere could be made with an average of 5.82 relay stations were needed to connect anyone to anywhere. This was rounded up to six to give us six degrees.
from dangerspouse :
Hey hey, thanks for the "all lads together" show of support! Lol...although "voracious sex pest" would have been both applicable and appreciated. I will say, in the young lady's defence, that she didn't file a legal suit against me. I should have probably taken pains to make that distinction. She did charge me with sexual harassment, but only to my parent company. It was never a court matter. And I'm pretty sure this may have been a factor: the radio station is a conservative Christian one. Need I say more? Thanks again for the note, and the follow-up regarding toxins :)
from barefootruby :
I read something recently about the origin of the phrase "six degrees of separation". IIRC the original theory was five degrees, but it was changed to six by a film or book or something. If I remember I'll look it up after the weekend and get back to you.
from dangerspouse :
Oh my god! I *love* the version of 'Takeshi's Castle' some group did for the American market, called "MXC: Most Extreme Elimination Contest". Is that the one you watched? They took the original Japanese show (already bizare) and wrote fake translations for what the characters were saying. It's a hoot! They stopped broadcasting it here a couple of years ago, which is a shame. Now I have to get by on "Back at the Barnyard" and "Penguins of Madagascar" re-runs. They're great, but perverse Japanese mayhem is something I really wouldn't mind re-living.
from dangerspouse :
Hey, I read "Girlfriend in a Coma" too - right after I came back from a holiday in Vancouver, as luck would have it. Excellent read (based on the Smith's song, right?). I hope you pull out of your June Funk soon. At least by July :)
from stepfordtart :
Your comment thingy's all fucked up. I was going to say something helpfully informative but Ive forgotten what it was. It wasnt about fucked up comments thingies, it was about something else. We may never know what it might have been. s x
from barefootruby :
Yes you can get scart splitters. It's a good idea because, apart from the inconvenience, repeatedly unplugging the lead can cause the connection to break. It did for me, anyway - but that could just be because I am ham-fisted
from barefootruby :
still problems with the squirrel's connection. I think that public sector employers are more conscious of their obligations for employing disabled people. I once got very annoyed with a boss who, after an interview session said " we couldn't offer the job to the best candidate because he is in a wheelchair and our office is on the second floor". "No, " I pointed out, "that's not for the interview panel to decide; it's for occupational health"
from stepfordtart :
Ideally girls singers, but not absolutely necessary. Really does need to be pretty recognisable tho as we're a covers band first and foremost and the kind of audiences we get like to sing along (and wave their bingo cards, and jingle their sovereign necklaces, and take off their tracksuit tops and have a little dance.) *weeps at ones own lack of rock credibility* s x
from stepfordtart :
Would you tell me the html for the groovy triangular bullet points, please, old chap? Im pathetically impressed by them and want to steal them for my own lists. I will naturally give you props. (thats 'due respect', not 'rugby players' or 'things for holding up washing lines'). Ta everso. s x
from stepfordtart :
#6 - HA! Thats all I have to say on that. s x
from barefootruby :
yes, 250g is correct. I made numerous mistakes in my calculations, including thinking that 2 melons on one side would balance 8 on the other, and therefore one side was 4 times longer than the other. I think this could explain why my total was 50% too low. CGF worked it out with about three lines of calculation - but she is a maths teacher. But it was the same calculation I tried, but I dropped an x on the way and it all went pear-shaped from there.
from annanotbob2 :
I thought the 'Hidden Curriculum' was unavoidable in that whatever you say as a teacher, the values you live by will be apparent. Like teaching nutrition and environmentalism whilst wasting shitloads of paper and serving junk food in the canteen in disposable cartons. I really enjoy reading you, by the way. All the best x
from stepfordtart :
Its not that unusual to still be hanging around for a bit after youve officially 'left' so I wouldnt let it worry you too much. Its easily explained away, after all. And its not like you'll be staying forever, youre only covering for old whatserface. I watched the Southampton/Reading game on the big screen in the workies - it was grim. Not the football, whcih was actually quite interesting, but the atmosphere - about 100 fat drunk middle aged men in replica shirts, pontificating on what the So'ton players should and shouldnt be doing on the pitch, despite the fact that most of them havent even broken a sweat for 20 years (unless you include 'taking a particularly tricky shit') s x
from stepfordtart :
Oh! Splendid film! s x
from stepfordtart :
why does #13 sound familiar? Enlighten me, oh Odd Fact Deity! s x PS I have spent 6 full hours today, stretched out on the sofa, looking at silver birch branches blowing about on the tree in my front garden. Dont talk to me about 'wasted weekends' :[ s x
from stepfordtart :
That Toft woman was CENTURIES ahead of her time! s x PS Bottle of Baileys? Particular favourite of yours or tragically ill-informed gift-giving? Im not sure I would ever give a man a bottle of Baileys unless I had prior consent.
from stepfordtart :
Im not that bothered about that song but I do SO like that kind of video! I like the Robert Downey 'I Want Love' one and the dancing one that Christopher Walken does. Hadnt seen the HBC one before so thanks for that : ) s x
from stepfordtart :
Something verrrreeeeee wrong has happened to your comments thingy! s x
from stepfordtart :
So. 'Someone Like You' then. Im interested on your take on the 'belting out' bits. As a girl, they always reminded me of the kind of snotty, wailing, contradictory 'Big Cry' we have immediately after a break up - along the lines of "I hate you, but youre so lovely, why did you leave me you shithead? I love you. Waaah wahh waahhh", usually accompanied with a bucket of icecream and a re-run of Colin Firth coming out of the lake in Pride and Prejudice. In the interests of testing your theory, I shall attempt to sing it 'your way' and then will get L to sing it, too, and see what sort of difference it makes to the sense of the song. We already do Rainbow's "Since Youve Been Gone" as a ballad (OMIGOSH its brilliant - even if I do say so myself!) and we like mucking about with songs to give them different slants. Thanks for making me think about it. s x
from wilberteets :
The wiki description of what "faggots" are in the food world does not make them seem a shred more appetizing. Just sayin...
from alethia :
If you like that song, you might like Ray Lamontagne: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LWpw3CMCEg I used to listen to him a lot, and then he came to town and bloody NOBODY could get me in to the concert. That's quite something for someone who knows every damned person working the show. So now I'm being very mature and sulking about it.
from atwowaydream :
Nothing wrong with feeling pissy every so often. Or in my case, every other second. Still. . . sometimes we need it.
from atwowaydream :
Yes! We can roll them into gooey little balls and hide them like Easter eggs. And then send small children to find them.
from alethia :
Marmite is made of love and wonder. I shall eat it forever.
from wilberteets :
I can identify with the bit you said about the exes conversation being banal and always fishing for you to say something. I think that is what happens when people get to know each other too well and all the mystery is gone. ::sigh:: I've lost all faith in long term relationships. (Not your fault.. just an observation)
from kenny-loo :
Eagles and The Cars are both two of my favorites and even though both were popular within the same decades, their sound is so diffrent. So glad you are discovering great music! Perhaps you should consider getting an account at lastfm.com helps you keep track of all the music you listen to as well as measuring compatibility on other users. very neat. mine is: www.last.fm/user/kenet87 Check it out :)
from barefootruby :
One theory I have seen for the not-intellectualness of women is that they don't need to be. Men will rank a number of factors when assessing a women as a suitable partner. Among those are beauty and intellect. If a woman is more beautiful she doesn't have to be as intellectual (or she doesn't have to appear to be so intellectual).
from stepfordtart :
shame. Be sure to let us know if you're ever nearer. s x
from barefootruby :
just sent you the password. If it doesn't work give me a shout and I'll try what I think is your personal email - are your initials ND?
from omfggwtf :
thank you for adding ha :) x
from barefootruby :
I couldn't help wondering whether getting one driver to allow his team mate to overtake him was any worse than substituting a fresh player for a tired player in football, or putting in a night watchman in cricket. It;s all team tactics. But then in football/cricket it is largely for the benefit of the team and in grand prix it is largely for the benefit of a single driver. Maybe grand prix needs to decide whether it is a team sport or an individual sport
from xorbit :
a) I poked around a bit and found another version, with lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH34jMqHBmw b) I see you have described me as "exorbitantly so". I do realise this is some kind of pun, but I'd just like to point out the following (for your general edification, and not because I'm offended, which I'm not): [quote] It is not recommended to use bitwise operations in routine application programming because the resulting code is not very easy to understand. The flow of logic is not obvious. [/quote] This is taken from http://www.vipan.com/htdocs/bitwisehelp.html which is one of the pages you will find if you google 'XOR bit'. So, yes, I am punning as well. :)
from xorbit :
John McClane? Heeee. Seen this? I get it stuck in my head every time I hear it (and that's not such a bad thing): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JrHqOWlrC4
from barefootruby :
One of the things I remember about Kegworth was how amazing it was that the plane missed both carriageways of the motorway. Because the motorway was full of traffic, the emergency services couldn't get there as quickly as in the emergency plan, and a lot of the rescuers were co-opted civilians. I saw a documentary a few years ago, and fire-fighters were saying how they were partnered up with civilian truck drivers. One of the vehicles in the jam was a minibus of forestry workers, and they cut steps into the embankment to help the rescue teams. It is one of those disasters that could have been so much worse, but somehow everything came together. Apparently the rescue is used in training events throughout Europe, and people ask "are the public in the UK trained in emergency rescue?". No - we just get on with it.
from barefootruby :
I saw a statistic a few years ago that the government wanted 50% of young people to go to university. Why? At the risk of sounding elitist, 50% of young people don�t have the capacity for a university education. I�ve seen kids who struggle with GCSEs and A-Levels yet still apply for � and get accepted at � universities. When asked, I advise them that there is ore to life than university and to think of other options. Many people would be better off taking a practical qualification (er, an apprenticeship) than an academic one. One person I know went straight to work after college. After four or five years she has found a job that she enjoys and wants to progress in, so has gone to university in her mid-twenties to get the qualifications she needs for that career. Strikes me as a far better way of doing it. The increase in university places also has a devaluing affect on a degree qualification. My cynical side suggest that the main reason governments have increased university places is that it keeps the unemployment figures down. The consequence of this is an increase in education costs � hence the introduction of student loans, abolition of tuition and maintenance grants; removal of housing benefit; etc. Oh, and the cuts in HEFC grants we are now seeing. And as for people who earn more having to subsidise people who don�t: To a point I support the (altruistic?) notion that the more well off should help pay for the less well off (and that applies for anything, not just money � e.g. people who are good at sport should be prepared to coach people who aren�t). However, I don�t think it is right that anyone should pay more than 50% of their (marginal) earnings in tax or agree with the notion �you earn more therefore you can afford to pay more�. Also why should people who have shown financial diligence be penalised over those who haven�t? Like you, I have no solutions � but maybe means-tested benefits should be based on the amount earned rather than the amount saved. This would redress the balance between the �squanderers� and the �savers� without being detrimental to those who do not earn enough to save. I blame the government(s). The two sides of the political spectrum can be described as �I can afford to pay for it so you can pay for it too� and �I can�t afford it so you can�t have it either�
from barefootruby :
And even if the random rate of decay means that we can't say for certain that 25% decay means it is 3000 years old, we can with a reasonable level of confidence declare it to be between 2500 and 3500 years old (or some other range) :-)
from barefootruby :
ah, that explains it. btw, part 2 (when I get roudn to posting it) will be about time travel.
from barefootruby :
but how do we know that there were 1000 carbon-14 atoms to start off with? Of the 500 carbon-12 atoms we have now, how do we know whether they were all carbon-12 to start off with, or some of them were carbon-14?
from college-kid :
Cheesecake in New York is over-rated... Then again, maybe I just ate some crappy cheesecake.
from complexlust :
:) Your comment was awesome <3 There is this sense of "who got there first"-ness. Although technically in my case, the girlfriend got there first. Yikes!
from ohmegah :
So sorry you feel that way, but everyone has their own opinion. As far as me spamming? No my intention was not to get people to look at my diary which is why I actually locked my diary for about a week, so people would just give me feedback about the name not me. I'm sorry for any inconvenience.
from ohmegah :
when you see the name "ohmegah" whats the first thing that comes to your mind?
from laydeejane :
You are my favourite diary. If I knew you in real life I would stalk you until you gave in, and became my friend.
from boredlaura :
Oh don't even get me started on how shockingly pointless the whole recruitment consultant thing is. When I did work in HR we used recruitment consultants and they were shockingly useless, they claimed to have weeded out the CVs that would be of no use but the amount that had to get thrown straight in the bin was unbelievable. It got worse when we got a temp from them and they sent us a woman who couldn't use a computer - she was filling in, can you guess the department, yes... 'twas in IT. Being on the other side now (expecting the recruitment consultants to forward my CV to companies) leaves me confused, as they - to the best of my knowledge - haven't sent my CV to anyone, and yet I know they send huge piles of irrelevant CVs when they are asked to recruit someone. What are they doing? Do they deliberately send bad CVs so they get more business as the position will have to be refilled in the near future? Okay, rant over. I feel a bit better now!
from boredlaura :
I'm always pleasantly surprised when a song I like comes on my Zen Player (which, me being me, is almost every second song!) and I always forget that the reason all these songs I like are playing is because I put them on there in the first place. Sometime I am just that retarded.
from boredlaura :
Who us?! Having a party and wrecking the place? Never! You've mistaken us grown-ups for myspazz teenagers!
from ottodixless :
I've often thought it must be horrible having to deal with modern kids and their names that are impossible to spell. When I was at school all the girls were called Jennifer, and things were simple. My little sister was in a class with a girl called Sian, pronounced Sigh-ann. I also once dated a woman called Siobhan, who had been named after daughter of the manager of Celtic at the time she was born, which the father had seen in the paper and gone along to register while drunk despite not knowing how to pronounce it. But at least it wasn't spelt Shivaughn. The current trend for deliberately inventing strange spellings is just going beyond stupidity into deliberate awkwardness.
from randomrabbit :
I have to admit to feeling a bit bad that I ruined the Nick Cave song for you, but also pleased that it's not just me now who it's gone for! More pleased than bad though if I'm honest! Your Jeff Buckley amendment (improvement?) was a far superior effort though :) (does a smiley face in your notes look a bit gay?) Made me smile anyway :)! Unfortunately I don't know the song but now I really want to!
from boredlaura :
I think that the reason I like Rufus Wainwright is because he is a "pretentious, preened, prick" as you put it. I don't want be able to relate to musicians and celebrities, they're not plebs like the people on the street, they should be drama queens and divas, otherwise they're just boring.
from annanotbob :
Can I say I appreciate the way you put the sport in separate paragraphs, so that a person who has heard enough about sport to last her several lifetimes can skip on to the next interesting bits. I think your response to the realities of teaching today shows a very healthy grasp of reality. I used to be able to do it in a way that left me and the disaffected hooligans all feeling OK about the whole thing, but I'm not allowed to do that now. But if you fancied it before, I'd keep half an eye on how education goes. It's swung about all over the place in the last fifteen years, but if it ever settles down, teaching is a fantastic job. Once they've stopped being arseholes, teenagers are great people to spend your days with. Rambling now, time to fuck off.
from annanotbob :
Light the candle and let it burn for a bit then cut off a ring of softened wax to make it more or less flat again. So, are you an ex-teacher too? And when you sorted out your CDs were there no empty boxes left over and disks without boxes? If not, how come?
from laydeejane :
jism on key? don't quote me on this but nothing is an anagram unless it uses all the letters of the word and there is no 't' and an extra 'o'. I am confused.
from pimlico :
If I remember rightly, "Job's a good 'un" was one of the catchphrases on Mark and Lard's Radio 1 show, back in the day when Radio 1 was worth a listen. Falafel = chick pea based lushness...
from randomrabbit :
The good folk of Wolverhampton have exactly half as many fingers as the people of Norfolk! Extra fingers probably make you irresistable to your sister or something, which doesn't help the in-breeding situation I'm sure.
from annanotbob :
Nah - you'd be amazed what I charge for a gig ;-)
from annanotbob :
Thanks for the add - I'm adding you too - I haven't had time to read much, but got as far as the word cunt and thought, yeah, what more do I need to know? Add now, read later. xx
from rubery :
Said girl from Verdict was in the tv adaptation of The Rotters Club as well as the usual stuff (Doctors/Casualty/Prime Suspect) so maybe that's where you know her from. I got that from the imdb rather than watching the programme because I watched exactly the same programme on channel 4 a couple of weeks ago (non-celebrity though) and this seems to be gonig exactly the same way (ie a Not Guilty verdict through 2 or 3 of the jurors being sexist tosspots rather than a Not Guilty verdict because the case has been contrived so as to be unclear for the purposes of tv drama). I only have so many teeth to grind down.
from boredlaura :
Hey, I don't know you but that hasn't stopped me from adding you to my buddylist ('cause you write good, not because I'm weird or anything).
from her-story :
I'm sooooooooooooooo tired. I spent from 8am to 6pm at my school and I'm not entirely ready. And, in the deep recesses of my mind, I'm completely UNPREPARED for my graduate school comp exams. *wahhhhh!* Good luck this coming year and break a leg!! :)
from nerimon :
I know, but the glint wasn't lost on me xD And haha, fine, fine, I shall let you continue with your amusing diary comments and I shall go off and continue with mine. *parts ways*
from nerimon :
*prod* How come I'm jaded? xD
from mawm :
Wow, I never realized that the acronym for "July August September October November" was JASON. Sadly, stupidly, I saw 'JASON' and thought it was some sort of secret message containing your name, and I kept trying to break the code, not realizing that there was a relatively simple explanation for it all. Sigh. Anyway, thanks for popping up on my lists. I'll be reading you.
from laydeejane :
I've never known/heard of anyone who adores the Brits so. You're not french are you? Conning me into a false sense of security before...well I don't know. God did that supposed joke fall flat on its ass. Thanks for adding me I'm very flattered. Yet shameless
from her-story :
Hey, thanks for adding me. I feel so special... I'm oozing special... like a special fountain. *grins*
from her-story :
Hey, thanks for adding me. I feel so special... I'm oozing special... like a special fountain. *grins*
from bitterwineuk :
hiya, thanks for adding me to your list of diaries tho i dont have much time to update recently. Will be back soon though. so thanks. Becca
from bluemeany :
You can add me if you want! I'm not pretentious, but I'm a bit of a bitch. And not British, either. Although my name IS taken from a movie involving the Beatles; does that count?
from bluemeany :
You can add me if you want! I'm not pretentious, but I'm a bit of a bitch. And not British, either. Although my name IS taken from a movie involving the Beatles; does that count?
from treedancer :
the 17th is also your birthday? in which case: "happy birthday!" to you - hope you had a nice day / lovely evening. :)
from treedancer :
ugh; the "quietatnight" note is actually me. resurrected the account tonight and forgot to log in under "tree." sorry! my day was a good one too...*rolls eyes at self. heh.
from quietatnight :
hrm. maybe we should start a hermit e-mail circle? ;) hope you feel better soon. actually, the mail thing wasn't that bad an idea. have had worse.
from omnipre5ence :
Having a bad day, kiddo?
from treedancer :
given that credit companies are arses, it might be a good idea to cancel the first cheque with the bank; then call the company and tell them what happened?
from treedancer :
dreams are interesting; you actually make me laugh (that's a good thing!) Hope the tonsil / cold thing doesn't kick you in the arse too much. Very sorry about your aunt.
from treedancer :
she has green eyes too, eh? ;) can totally understand your need to think things into atoms: i do the exact same thing myself. i am trying a new: "don't think, just do!" thing - very hard to start with, but can be quite liberating? ok, so it's scary too, but it's interesting if nothing else. i still think if you like each other a lot, then do the labels really matter at the moment? although, can also totally understand your need to feel "secure" and to know where you stand; that is also quite reasonable. hrmm. conumdrum for sure. so! back to the start: "don't think, just do." ;) no help whatsoever i know... :-D
from treedancer :
worry not! all is well. glad you liked the quote. :)
from treedancer :
heh dude, lighten up! suggest you go back and reread my comments again, armed with a cup of tea, some objective and a big dose of perspective. firstly, i did *not* specifically say that EYL was like that, i was speaking *generally* - if you took it to be specifically about her, then that surely indicates that what i wrote does have an element of truth to it and hit some big old raw nerve within you? yes, your diary is for you, but you have asked for comments: sure, they might not be what you want to hear, but that's part of this type of life, no? and, you might disagree (which is fine!) but, read back with fresh eyes and see if i don't have a point?
from treedancer :
eh..it *really* bugs me when nice blokes moan on and on about arseholes always getting "the girls." Ever considered that there are 2 things at play here, totally out of your control and absolutely nothing to do with you seeming to be a nice bloke? 1) the arses that treat women like crap 2)the idiot females who keep on going back for more and allow themselves to be treated like crap *because* they clearly have *massive* issues themselves, primarily relating to self esteem, trust, boundaries etc etc... whatever you do, please don't sell yourself short and join the ranks of #1. change being attracted to #2 and ask yourself: why *are* you attracted to such women?
from treedancer :
you asked for some thoughts...well: i think EYL has a point about being a little wary given your recent breakup. On the other hand: you both seem to be having fun together, and getting on well as friends so, does it really matter at the moment? is the label more important to You, or to her?
from treedancer :
heh! trifle jokes..old ones are the best. Glad to see them still in use. ;)
from treedancer :
"Green Wing" is indeed excellent viewing. :-D Makes a bloody change from the rubbish usually on!
from treedancer :
if someone is being a selfish arse, then yes you're right: you don't really want them as a friend, much less a lover. what age group were you thinking of teaching? :)
from treedancer :
heh! excellent news. don't underestimate the power of reassurance *grin.
from weymouth66 :
Please will you join the Euro 2004 diaryring? Cheers!
from treedancer :
you have a very dry wit (a good thing!); dull is not something I would use to describe your diary entries. :)
from cdghost :
came across your words by randomness and enjoyed reading them
from treedancer :
hey, sending you good wishes for today, which considering the time, might've come a little late :-| if your manager is trying to cover her arse, usually that's because (managers) have fucked up. weird law of the universe, but alas true. just think, if you left, who else would she try and blame? if you can survive an earthquake, then this is going to be a breeze? ;)
from treedancer :
"thirsty?!" heh. won't offer advice / suggestions about that (will be invariably wrong, regardless *grin)) so I'll just say that whatever you do tonight, the whole *week* will still be out of whack. damn stupid idea to fiddle with time if you ask me. and you didn't. ;)
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from treedancer :
heh. glad to read it's not just me: i have a roll of christmas paper wedged between a couple of the bookcases. cartoon reindeer designs sound much more fun though ;)
from treedancer :
*blushes madly* ~ thankyoumuchly! ;)
from treedancer :
Greetings; thought your nick looked interesting and have not been disappointed by your diary. I like your humour. ;)
from hate-mail :
We are two girls...the pranksters of diaryland. We will fulfill your requests, just leave ur name, name of the person u hate and want to send hate-mail, and what they did to u! And we will keep who u are annonymous! Leave us a note, email one of us, chat w/ one of us on AIM, MSN, or leave us a note stating who you want to send the email (both of us can or if you don't care). We will also chat with the person on AIM or MSN is neeeded...thanx and...uh...yeah.
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from safewaygirl :
t.b.a ??!!
from swcprincess :
Now that is a good idea. Do we have a catapult big enough to launch him over the Lancashire border???
from pieceofmind1 :
Hi there-Carol of SuicideBlonde recommended you-so refreshing to read your funny and energetic words. I like it that you liked Jean de la Florette, Manon of the Spring and Mulholland Drive. A wide range in taste! Did you see Babette's Feast or Like Water for Chocolate,then? I look forward to reading more...
from jumppuck :
A Lynch fan. Not a bad fan to be.
from swcprincess :
So hey, what order WOULD you sleep with the women from Sex & The City?
from bigglasses :
hey you took one of my quizzes! thanks!
from starinajar :
great quiz.
from rubery :
I always said that you can tell the intelligence of a man by whether he desires to "rude up" celebrity names or not. (Well I mean there's that whole Elvis/Beatles Cat/Dog thing as well, but ruding up is better) I would also like to draw your attention to "Atomic Shitten", "Shitney Spears", "Gareth Gay", "Ricky Fart-in", "The Foof Biters" "Beth Whore-ton", "Christina Agui-loo roll"(not that rude I know but still... Loo Roll!) and the rudest of them all "Robbie Williams". Well it disgusts me anyway... Anyway keep up the good work and all that. Two thumbs fresh!
from puppett :
Hello mr Joistmonkey, thanks for bunging me on your faves list, I shall return the favour, then when I read yur diary I shall at least be sharing the same weather... (too many californian diarys saying "oooo its toooo hot" :-) I'm not a million miles from derby...
from felibhat :
Have you read Puppett's diary? Definitely my favourite! Feli
from felibhat :
Hey Joistmonkey! Thanks for your note - I'm flattered. I found it odd starting an online journal too - although I haven't keep a paper diary for a while because I was boring myself with my inanities. When I first started at Diaryland I felt really selfconscious, then I realised that (a) no-one was reading me so it didn't matter what I said, (b) the chances of anyone I know reading what I put in were way less than of me winning the lottery and (c) it's much more stimulating to write for an audience - which was the original problem I had with the paper diary. I've just read all your entries and I'm gonna add you to my favourites list. Also, loved that slut poem... Toodle pip, as we frightfully British types say, Feli

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