i have to say, now im over my tonsilitis, i am enjoying working at McDonalds more. not completely enjoying it, its just not as bad as it was when i had tonsilitis.
my main problem with McDonalds at the moment is Colin Owen.
i was going to have a massive rant about him but ive decided hes really not worth it. im just going to say that he likes nothing more than to boss people around, even when he doesnt have the power to, he acts like everyone is beneath him, and he seems to think im some form of retard.
for example, this scene from yesterday.
Gay Phil: [calling over from front counter] only 2 doubles left
Me: [calling back] thank you, they'll be after Big Macs
[I carry on dressing the Macs and, about 10 seconds later:]
Colin: do doubles next, yeah?
i cant tell you how infuriating that is, and he does that ALL THE TIME. other examples are reminding me that ive got a special order on a mac AFTER ive done it and have started dressing the normal macs.
when i went on my break Sarah was in the crew room so i had a bit of a rant about him then. then she told me that shes been talking about starting the Colin Owen Assassination Squad, and EVERYONE shes mentioned it to wants to join :P
anyhoo, thats enough about him.
in the end i decided not to apply in that toyshop round the corner, but i am still looking for a different job.
spent the last couple of days with Andrea. on sunday we saw the remake of the Omen, which was very good. some great jump moments and possibly the best decapitation ive ever seen.
cant really compare it to the original because ive only seen it once so i cant remember it that well. i just had a vague feeling about what was going to happen next when watching the remake :P
still...its very good.
also Andrea has decided that she wants us to work our way through my entire DVD collection, so i added them all up and, including TV series and copied DVDs, i have 205 and it comes to about 20 days of non stop watching. should be fun :D
in other news, Shari has finally returned to the world of blogging, and her brand new blog can be found via the link to the right there ---->
i did have something else to say, but i cant remember what, so never mind. im gonna go get some lunch and then look into a free messageboard service to reunite the original IMDb Green Wing Community...
...and then possibly see if i can get any COAS tshirts made up cheap :D
UPDATE: ive remembered what else i was going to say:
i got a letter from stafford University yesterday....ive passed my first year at uni so they're going to let me back next year :D cant wait!
also, ive now set up the GWC message board and could get 35 COAS t shirts for about $11 plus postage.
28.6.06
19.6.06
tonsilitis. rah.
went to the docs this morning and yep, ive got tonsilitis. joy :P
apart from the sore throat, lots of pain when swallowing, the occasional need to spit out a glob of greeny-brown gunge and a general slight 'bleugh' feeling, im not too bad. still using it as an excuse to get off work for a day or two :D
just phoned to say i wouldnt be going in today. i was hoping for someone like Donna who would be quite sympathetic, but nope. i got Mark the big boss manager man himself.
he didnt sound too impressed, but i dont really care.
Me: hi, its Matt. im meant to be doing a 4 - 10 shift this evening, but im not going to be able to because ive got tonsilitis...
Mark: tonsilitis? well you seemed alright yesterday [he pretty much says 'hello' to me when he sees me for the first time and thats it for the shift]
he asked how long id be off for, so i said my next shift is on wednesday so id let him know how i felt in the morning. he told me to let him know tomorrow. ill probably be the same as i am now tomorrow, so looks like ill be having wednesday off too.
now, though, im going to go round the corner and see if the collectable/toy shop has any jobs going....
apart from the sore throat, lots of pain when swallowing, the occasional need to spit out a glob of greeny-brown gunge and a general slight 'bleugh' feeling, im not too bad. still using it as an excuse to get off work for a day or two :D
just phoned to say i wouldnt be going in today. i was hoping for someone like Donna who would be quite sympathetic, but nope. i got Mark the big boss manager man himself.
he didnt sound too impressed, but i dont really care.
Me: hi, its Matt. im meant to be doing a 4 - 10 shift this evening, but im not going to be able to because ive got tonsilitis...
Mark: tonsilitis? well you seemed alright yesterday [he pretty much says 'hello' to me when he sees me for the first time and thats it for the shift]
he asked how long id be off for, so i said my next shift is on wednesday so id let him know how i felt in the morning. he told me to let him know tomorrow. ill probably be the same as i am now tomorrow, so looks like ill be having wednesday off too.
now, though, im going to go round the corner and see if the collectable/toy shop has any jobs going....
17.6.06
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!
its too hot.
im fed up of living in a house thats half filled with boxes and half in need of plastering.
i miss Andrea.
being back at McDs is hotter than working in the centre of the sun. the novelty of being back, which lasted several shifts last time, wore out about half an hour in. and THEN i have a 30 minute walk to get home. i hate it.
my throat hurts. it hurts every time i swallow or yawn. i think my tonsils are a bit swolen too.
i havent slept well in a while and get woken by the sun when it rises at 5 am every moring.
i keep getting headaches.
but!
Andrea is on her way home today, so ill be able to see her the first day McDs lets me have off.
next week im planning on trying to find a job in Drayton which doesnt involve hot grills or a 30 minute walk and does involve air conditioning.
ive moved my bed to the opposite wall so the sun doesnt wake me up any more, just the throat.
seriously though: i just looked to see if there was a maximum temperature that people were allowed to work at. i couldnt find one, but it turns out that on my shift last night i did have half the symptoms of heat stress.
they could at least get someone in to fix the air con.
im going to collapse on my bed with another pint of cold water and a couple of paracetamols for half an hour before i have to go back to McHell for another 5 hour shift.....
im fed up of living in a house thats half filled with boxes and half in need of plastering.
i miss Andrea.
being back at McDs is hotter than working in the centre of the sun. the novelty of being back, which lasted several shifts last time, wore out about half an hour in. and THEN i have a 30 minute walk to get home. i hate it.
my throat hurts. it hurts every time i swallow or yawn. i think my tonsils are a bit swolen too.
i havent slept well in a while and get woken by the sun when it rises at 5 am every moring.
i keep getting headaches.
but!
Andrea is on her way home today, so ill be able to see her the first day McDs lets me have off.
next week im planning on trying to find a job in Drayton which doesnt involve hot grills or a 30 minute walk and does involve air conditioning.
ive moved my bed to the opposite wall so the sun doesnt wake me up any more, just the throat.
seriously though: i just looked to see if there was a maximum temperature that people were allowed to work at. i couldnt find one, but it turns out that on my shift last night i did have half the symptoms of heat stress.
they could at least get someone in to fix the air con.
im going to collapse on my bed with another pint of cold water and a couple of paracetamols for half an hour before i have to go back to McHell for another 5 hour shift.....
6.6.06
home, sweet.....home?
yep, im back in Portsmouth.
my last few days at uni were horrible. barely anyone left in halls to talk to, and all my stuff was packed so i was just sat in a bare white room with just the internet for company. i couldnt get home soon enough.
now im home....and im feeling much the same as i did my last few days at uni. the whole house was ripped out for re-wiring and only half of it has been plastered. im using my sisters bedroom (and shes home from Bangor tomorrow so i dont know whats happening after that) and all my stuff is still packed, including my computer, so i can only use my parents with its very tempremental modem.
on the plus side, my bedroom HAS been plastered, and i cant use it cos its being painted, its just that i only picked out the colours i wanted yesterday, the paint hasnt been bought yet, and im going to get kicked out of my sisters room tomorrow....
but one it is finished, ill be able to unpack some, if not all, of my stuff, get my computer out and wired up and hopefully itll start to feel like home again.
in other news ive just got back from McDonalds. I should be back grill monkeying friday next week. oh, what fun. and to be honest, i think it will be....for a week or so....catching up with the people i know from before, trying to convince the newbies that im not a trainee and am above them in the pecking order....and then the novelty will wear off and ill be back on the same old slog, waiting for my shifts to end as soon as possible. never mind.
at least im not doing closes any more.
this friday i may go back to Loughborough for the weekend. im just about to see how much it would cost and how long it would take on the train.
thats about all for now. speak soon!
my last few days at uni were horrible. barely anyone left in halls to talk to, and all my stuff was packed so i was just sat in a bare white room with just the internet for company. i couldnt get home soon enough.
now im home....and im feeling much the same as i did my last few days at uni. the whole house was ripped out for re-wiring and only half of it has been plastered. im using my sisters bedroom (and shes home from Bangor tomorrow so i dont know whats happening after that) and all my stuff is still packed, including my computer, so i can only use my parents with its very tempremental modem.
on the plus side, my bedroom HAS been plastered, and i cant use it cos its being painted, its just that i only picked out the colours i wanted yesterday, the paint hasnt been bought yet, and im going to get kicked out of my sisters room tomorrow....
but one it is finished, ill be able to unpack some, if not all, of my stuff, get my computer out and wired up and hopefully itll start to feel like home again.
in other news ive just got back from McDonalds. I should be back grill monkeying friday next week. oh, what fun. and to be honest, i think it will be....for a week or so....catching up with the people i know from before, trying to convince the newbies that im not a trainee and am above them in the pecking order....and then the novelty will wear off and ill be back on the same old slog, waiting for my shifts to end as soon as possible. never mind.
at least im not doing closes any more.
this friday i may go back to Loughborough for the weekend. im just about to see how much it would cost and how long it would take on the train.
thats about all for now. speak soon!
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