The Clan of the Cave Bague

Dave: I hate this f*cking place.
Me: It’s a hell-hole.
Dave: If Buffy came in here she’d turn around and walk straight back out.
Me: Faith would get right in there though.
Dave: Yeah. She’s…. dirty.
Me: …..

7th January – Me

Dear Scottish Hydro, please remove account numbers xxxx and yyyy from my online portfolio as they are not and never have been my accounts.

7th January – Scottish Hydro

Thankyou for your email. In order to close down your account you will need to provide us with the following information,

*The date you moved.
*The name of the person you handed your keys back to.
*The meter read from when you moved out and a forwarding address so we can send your final statement out.

We look forward to hearing form you in regard to your move. If you have any further queries regarding this matter please do not hesitate to contact us direct via this email.

7th January – Me

I have no idea which address these account numbers correspond to so am unable to answer your questions.

7th January – Scottish Hydro

Unfortunately I can not discuss these with you as you are not the named account holder.

We would need to talk to the account holder direct in order to sort any queries regarding these accounts.

7th January – Me

If they’re not in my name, why are they listed in my account?

7th January – Scottish Hydro

These account numbers you have provided are not linked to your address of 34,Blah de Blah Place, Surbiton, EH99 6aa.

Your account numbers are Electric – aaaa and Gas – bbbb.

7th January – Me

Yes, I realise that – which is why I asked for them to be removed! Cos I don’t know what they are or who they’re for.

28th January – Scottish Power

Thank you for using Scottish Hydro Support. If you have any further queries, please blah de blah de blah…

 

WTF??

For all you ipod / iphone / mobile users out there, I’ve installed a plugin which should make nelefa.org display a little more shinily on handheld devices – thanks to RedSmartie for the heads up.

Another year draws to a close and this one’s been a little odd. I guess if it was a Victorian children’s novel, chapter 2009 would be subtitled “In which many things long since dead were laid to rest and a surprising new door opens.”

So, I’m forty next year. Not yet, but nearly. One thing that has provided me with much amusement over the last year has been watching the ridiculous mid-life crises of people who should know better. As a lot of my friends are of a comparable age, there’s a great deal of panic and flapping taking place about the impending arrival (and, in some cases, passing) of the big Four-Oh. It really is hilarious.

The ravages of time notwithstanding, I appear to be faring well in this regard. I still don’t feel like I’m almost forty but also have no desire to go rushing about pretending I’m twenty-five. The best aspect of the whole thing is that a lot of people – especially work mates – are beginning to accept my curmudgeonly behaviour on the grounds that ‘I’m getting on a bit’ and that’s fine by me

Got a fair few things in my life nailed down now and managed to cultivate a certain ’stillness’ within me. It’s nice to feel anchored these days, rather than constantly feeling cast about by the whims of time and tide.

I still need more bookshelves. That appears to be the plus ca meme chose in my life. Everything else ebbs and flows, but the need for bookshelves remains constant.

Also this year, I’ve witnessed the blossoming of my eldest child into a Team Fortress player of awe-inspiring ability. His mastery of sniping-on-the-hoof is breathtaking and a little annoying. One day I’ll get him on Q3A, then we’ll see who the boss is.

Of course, my attention span seems to be decreasing in indirect proportion to my age – I’m fed up of typing now. I’ll muse a bit more as the year dies its hideous lingering death.

It’s back again – my favourite theme for this site. I’ve tried a few others in the past but, really, nelefa.org just looks wrong without the marbled effect and the little relief-bague on it.

The change of theme also serves as an excuse to actually post something too – ever since being sucked into the evils of Facebook, nelefa.org has been sadly neglected. I need to try and make more of an effort, really.

OH!

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaha!

*maniacal cackles*

*snort* *snort* *snort* *snort* *snort* *snort* *snort* *snort* *snort* *snort*

Oh my poor aching sides!

…another wordpress version upgrade. Seems like the only time I’m on here is to upgrade the software. Sigh.

There comes a time, with some people, when you have to decide whether their seeming inability to understand the simplest of things is because they WON’T LISTEN or because they are actually just thick.

Arrogance and stupidity are sometimes difficult to tell apart.

Further to the last post on this subject, I have a new smart playlist. It’s everything with a rating of one or less despite having five or more plays.

It’s called “Stuff I really don’t like.”

I reckon by the time it has enough material in it to fill a DVD-R, I’m going to start archiving off stuff I just don’t listen to any more, in an attempt to keep my library manageable.

Bit quiet, huh? I guess the reason for that is that there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Too many people to meet up with, too much stuff to do, too much coffee to drink, too many books to read, too much work to keep up with. And there it is.