I started this week in style - my temporary tooth filling came out (it has been in there since pre-New York i.e. many months more than it should have been!) I HATE dentists!!! I also did my ankle in, so have been limping in the most pathetic way. There is light at the end of the tunnel though, going to recover at Jan and Lee (the parentage) for the weekend.

I have also discovered a brand new, spanking, exciting band The Faint. I've been majorly 'off' music for a while, what with all the ok bands about but no great bands, I've been bored by the scene, not wanting to go out clubbing to listen to the same tracks each night (even at different clubs they were playing the same middle of the road indie tunes). I had a look at the NME most wanted list for 2003 - I know that they are usually wrong and was looking for which bands would be my 'hates' of the year (see Oasis, Starsailor, Travis, etc). But, bugger me, some of the bands sounded quite good - The Faint being the best - Fisherspooner mixed with Joy Division - oh my god, go listen, they rock!

Today is quiz madness day (I should be doing 'homework' but am bored!).


Which Nightmare Before Christmas Character are you?
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Which Marilyn Manson Era Are You?
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Had a wonderful night last night. 'SAC' had a birthday party. Friendly company, good food and the best mulled wine I have ever had! Again, lots of ex-ticketmaster buddies were there but a different crowd this time. The nurse, the witch tranny, the ABBA freak, the demon hunter, all those people I haven't seen in ages! 'SAC' lives with the lovely 'Tickler' so I caught up on being tickled!

SAC got lots of lovely pressies, mainly of a rude nature (except mine which was the much needed Tom Leher live CD). I had to leave early with Jess to get the tube home (work and Jess had the dentist - catch up on that on her page!

Last night was lovely, all except from the horrible news that 'Geordie Hom' has split with b/f. They had been together for ages but it's all got a bit messy - seems to be in the same situation as I was a year and a half ago! I was still living with an ex-b/f for about 5 months after a split (bickering, lack of sex, and weird drink/drug episodes for months and then the realisation that he was fucking a mate of mine - y'know the usual!). Of course, him and the 'motherfucking bitch' as still happy together!!!

Talking to 'GH' last night brought up a lot of negative feeling about my last relationship, which made me realise that I'm only just getting angry now. All this time later, I wish that I have lost control and got angry at them but I went into major daze and lived life in a bubble for those months I was still there.

But y'know it wasn't all bad we also saw Gangs of New York, which was amazing except from the very last scene...I was wispering to myself "don't fade to modern day New York, please don't fade to modern day New York" and what did they do but fade to modern day New York (with Twin Towers included)!!!

I went with S&M flatmate to a preview of The Ring yesterday - remake of a Japanese horror. It scared me although it was the second time watching it (I saw it in New York with the lovely Darian) I was shaking afterwards, and went to West Central for a calm down. Mates took the piss over me ordering a diet coke! And I felt tired and stressed - work is majorly heavy at the moment, so went home early and to bed.

Still not able to have a hot bath or shower due to a part of our boiler dying - hot water, smellies and being girly is the only way to calm down, no wonder I'm stressed to the max. Going out this evening with the lovely 'Geordie Hom' - known him for years and although we both live in London, I rarely see him, so it's a big treat. Pizza and movies in Stratford.

It also turns out that I'm out every night this week either at parties or shows (mainly comps - hurrah, hurrah) - and goddam it, I'm in need of some fun!!!

Friday night was good fun! Went to an ex-workmates, from Ticketmaster, birthday party. So lots of catching up with old friends, really exciting and finally met Darian in the flesh for the first time in ages - major exchange of xmas and birthday pressies. He gave me the best necklace, lightening strike with diamonds - very, very 'ME'.

On to a bar in east london, The Lane. A person from my degree course has moved the club she works with there. It's not really my sort of music but baby theatre queen was there and Jess was turning up later. Good fun to begin with, I haven't been drinking in a post new year resolution to get healthy so I managed to get horribly drunk on very little. The bar was strange, as the the toilets seemed to be in a hotel next door - all gold leaf and camp. The night finished too early at 11pm, as Jess turned up so we need somewhere else to go. Late licence bar, good chat and more beer. Walked back to Jess' with her and her mate for more alcohol! Hurrah!!! Jess has got her room really nice and cosy, slumped for a while and then night bus home. Wonderfully warm and cosy in bed, walking up the next day I felt awful!!! Major hangover city, no fun at all, major guilt about my giving into beer and wine.

Got up, no fucking toilet roll!!! My flatmates must all die!!! ;-)

Went back to bed and slept till very late - I get up, play on the internet for a while and discover that 8 Mile is previewing at my local cinema - made it out of the house and saw it, Eminem is actually really good in it, surrounded by professional actors he pull it off well. Moody, great landscape shots of the run down Detriot, funny bits, horny bits (sex scene is very realistic - actually, maybe that says too much about my sex life!), moving bits - I like a rollercoaster of a film - I want to be taken on a journey and I was. Highly recomended by me.

Today was darts final and nothing else - not a great game, a little uneven but enjoyable nevertheless.

and now, of course it all goes wrong with the goddamn comments box not working!!! How amusing is my life???

Hurrah, hurrah Jess has a blog too!. Our mate Darian has spread this like an evil (so evil it's e...villlll) disease!!! Hurrah!!!

Haven't been posting as much as I'd like to, mainly due to the workload increasing recently. I started working at a company called Cardboard Citizens, they are a homeless and ex-homeless peoples theatre company. The work is admin assistant but I get really involved in a lot of the work, everyday seems to bring new challenges. Hopefully I'll get a chance to talk about their work more.

I have the shittest night last night - came home and 'evil', non-cleaning, non-bill paying flatmates surprisingly hadn't cleaned and 'dopey' was sat on the sofa smoking a bong and watching friends (again!). I wanted to watch Buffy but didn't want to disturb him, so I thought 'INTERNET, hurrah!'. Trying to get online but it didn't work, reboot, try again, no luck, reboot, try again, no luck. Fine, fine, I'm ok...then the electricity in the house stops all together!!!

ARRGGGG, 'dopey' keeps trying to put the switch back up, but it just trips out again.

I tell him to stop it, leave a horrible, pissed off message on our letting agents answermachine and go up stairs. I'm thinking "calm down, Boudicca, calm down, ok I'll have a nice, relaxing bath and chill out". Go to bathroom, and no toilet roll!!!!

Temporary loss of mind, slam doors, coat on, slam more doors, out into the cold - literally run to bus stop, go to cinema, buy ticket for 'Spider' and sit down and have a coffee. Still fuming, madly, thinking over and over again "I hate that house, I hate that house!".

Who rings but the 'theatre queen' asking for an update on a project we're working on - get lots of phone kisses and cuddles and "you're in the right, darlings!", cheered up beyond belief!!!

Thought then, do I really need to see 'Spider' now - but in fact the film was so beautiful it cheered me up too!!!

Went home feeling much better, electricity back on, radio comedy blaring from my room - went in to 'S&M' to have an evening catch up (as he's been out loads recently - having a good time goddamn him).

Letting agent rang first thing this morning and their guy is coming out around this afternoon.