Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 - 22:37

I've been a little confrontational today. Not violent or anything, just a little cocksure and willing to argue. I think this has come as a consequence of being the most technical/senior person on site today (and having to put my confident hat on to respond to a few queries that customers had called in with), plus having had a little more sleep this latter half of the week and not feeling tired and downtrodden, plus the fact I'd partially got myself in such a frame of mind in order to be assertive when the estate agent rang.

Don't get me started on pissing estate agents. Exactly what is it that they do? They are paid for doing precisely fuck all, it seems. I know it's a cliche, but they really do contain a number of examples of utter fucktardedness. I was seething with anger last night as a result of a petty letter warning me that steps would be taken if I didn't remedy some observations from a property inspection (observations including 'dust on skirting boards' and 'move objects from near walls to allow better air circulation'). I pointed out that fuck all had been done about the damp/roof leak problem, and that the problems with the walls being damp was due to that, NOT my having furniture.

I think my forceful conversation with the estate agent rep today may have smoothed things a little, got some action from the landlord planned, and took me out of firing lines.

I guess most people are blogging about the World Cup playoff matches last night (Portugal beat Bosnia, Greece beat Ukraine, Slovenia beat Russia) in reference to Thierry Henry handballing to knock Ireland out. On one hand I am just as appauled, but I can't help thinking that in all honesty had an England player cheated, we'd not be so magnanimous. Micheal Owen diving to win penalties against Argentina, and Gary Lineker doing the same against Cameroon, for example. Still, is a shame that Ireland didn't get the opportunity to lose on penalties and have thoughts of 'what if.. we're so unlucky...' to fall back on, as opposed to feeling robbed.

Ooh, the big audit we had on Tuesday was pretty good. We got four minor non-compliances, which was testament to the hard work that I had put in, as well as the labours of the laboratory staff and the central team. Apparently it was the best audit by that assessing body that the site had EVER had :-)

LISTENING TO:- Delays 'Faded Seaside Glamour'. Interesting and falsetto. He has a good voice forsure - there are elements of Puressence in there at points.

Watched an amusing early X-Files this evening, which starred Giovanni Ribisi (sp?) and Jack Black as video arcade fans, lightning strikes and death. Funny.