Lifestyle Admin

I'm not really up to much today. In town again, and been doing a few small tasks on my "to do" list, e.g. phoning my agency to enquire about my timesheet/pay, researching bus/train times (to/from) East Kilbride on the web, researching swimming pools in Glasgow etc. I like to call this sort of thing "lifestyle admin" (but most people will refer to it as "fannying about"). I struggled to get to sleep before 4am this morning, and to get up before 12pm. The only reason I was up by noon was because a guy came round to fix my radiator (which has not been heating up properly). It turns out that there is a dial on the boiler which is the master control for the radiator heat, and all he did was turn it up higher. This seems to have done the trick. I couldn't do it myself as I don't even know where the boiler is in the flat - I think it's hidden in someone's bedroom.

Anyway, although I'm still on a general high from the job offer, I'm still feeling a bit melancholy today - I think it's just essentially boredom from not doing very much. I could have been working for O2, but I decided not to go back at all this week, mainly based on that I've only just finished training and would probably need a couple of weeks to get to grips with the actual job. Given that a start on pastures new on Monday, neither the company or myself would benefit from me being there, and with the new job pending, I'm not desperate for cash. As I've said before, it seems a waste to leave a job straight after the training, but there is a plus to it: any time I need to phone O2 customer service, I should be able to just look at my training notes and get the answer from there, thus saving on a phonecall! In theory anyway.

I was considering doing something productive over the next few days e.g. if it's a nice morning, get up extra early and go and do an "arty" photo shoot around Glasgow, capturing the architecture etc. However the general consensus is that I can't be bothered. I'm thinking of going to George Square at some point and taking some photos of the Xmas lights. I still think my idea for the Girls of Glasgow Calendar 2005 is a good one, but it would be a struggle to get the photos required and simultaneously avoid arrest!

Well, that's it for now. I've nothing planned at all this evening besides finish restringing my 12-string guitar (which could take a full evening!). I'll probably end up sulking and feeling sorry for myself, purely out of boredom, even though I've nothing whatsoever to feel down about. Such is life.