Same here and I have to write up an assignment in neat for tomorrow.

RAVE SFX Issue 141 came today and less than 3 hours and I can watch the new episode of Lost.

Rant: I've got no money and it's bloody Valentine's day next week. I wonder if my wife will accept a card I made on the PC and a snowdrop from the front garden (yeah, right)?

Rave: Highlander films! With Adrian Paul! And Peter Wingfield, my favourite bit-part actor!!

(!!!)

Rant: Some utter ASSHAT is abusing our Hellboy competition and spamming up my inbox with entries. In the space of 23 minutes he's entered two hundred and thirty-eight times and the entries are still coming in. They're freezing up my inbox and I do actually have a size limit on it, so I'm deeply, deeply unimpressed. I've set up a rule to automatically delete any emails coming from his address but it doesn't seem to be working. And I hear I have nothing better to deal with today.

I don't really have any raves to counterbalance this, either. Grrr :evil:

A handmade (so to speak) individually crafted card instead of some mass-produced tacky rubbish, and a limited edition fresh smelling personally picked flower instead of some overpriced roses that droop after about about 5 minutes? Well I know what I'd prefer! :D

We had the same problem before we changed to registrant only entries - I emailed the offending guy and threatened to report him to his ISP stating that they'd cancel his account and blacklist him from getting an ISP account elsewhere if he continued*. He stopped!

* not what would really happen but I was desperate!

Rants: My 'Wonderful' work...

I've having to move departments *again* because aparently the budget isn't there now!

I've only been on the flipping department 3 months (when they decided that what my team were doing wasn't economically viable enough, because god forbid offering a Customer Service comes before making money)

And now, our client isn't upping the budget, and they "have to reduce the headcount". There was a pretence at offering a choice to move this morning "would you consider moving to Customer Services" To which my reply went along the lines of "well, I don't really want to - there was a reason I left it 3 years ago"

This was followed by this afternoon, whereupon I was informed "Sorry, but you're moving" They're saying that it might only be temporary, as we might get money from the client again to get you back on our team again. I remain unconvinced.

I only just settled down into this team, with a TL I really like, and a team I get on with, after the last time they screwed me over. And my TL's on holiday so I can't even discuss it wioth her before they move me on tuesday.

I'm see-sawing between tearful and furious (you know when you're so mad you wanna cry?), I've got to go back on the phones and take more overflow and I've already had a couple of arsey customers.

When I get home, I'm going to update/set up my CV, start looking for jobs that actaully use my qualifactions , and then I may get drunk I think. But not too drunk, as I have to be at work again at 9 in the morning.

I'm livid. I really am.

Maybe its the kick up the arse I need to go get that heritage job!

No raves at the moment I'm afraid (unless you mean in the 'mad' sense of the word!)

RANT everyone in my 6th form gets a day off virtually but i have to go in :evil:
there are about 2 - 4 people in my physics class this afternoon

RAVE NO WORK TONIGHT!!!! i can sit here on the forum being as silly as i like (because that sort of thing is tollerated here :D )

Rants:

Web design vacancies. I'm not sure what people are on, but the entry requirements are getting a bit silly. The agencies are full of ads for people who can do the designs in Photoshop and Illustrator, convert the designs to standards compliant CSS, fluent in Java, Perl, ASP, PHP, .NET, Flash, Actionscript, Director - not to mention 2 years agency experience - all for the grand sum of around 16k. Even more amusingly, experience of design for print is 'an advantage'.
Decided to retrain as an electrician.

Fridge Freezer has died - 2 days after replacing both the washing machine and tumble dryer.

Car had its mirrors kicked off and a headlight kicked in.

Had to get a lodger to help pay the bills.


Raves:

She's a masseuse with a penchant for housecleaning.

RANT: Still feel sick. Cold won't go away.

RAVE: Laughing at shoppers in MVC going crazy because it's closing down. You had to be there really. :lol:

Are we talking Swedish masseuse or are we talking German body breaker?