Back, briefly...

 Grrrr, damned puters.  Mine died on monday, so I've been unable to blog or chat or read web comics for a whole 5 days.  I'm suffering withdrawal symptoms (shakes, panic attacks, sleepless nights, restless pacing...), it's quite sad really how much I rely on the computer, and surprising how much stress relief blogging and chatting online provides.  I can rant without getting told off for shouting.  I'm currently at my wonderful boyfriend's house using his puter to write this.  My dad was taking ours round to a friends house yesterday to see if it could be fixed, but he was late back last night with it, and I was out early this morning to go to work so I haven't had a chance to find out if it's fixed yet.  If it's not, you'll know, because I won't be back until I can get on here again, that could be tomorrow, but then again, could be next week.  I'm having a night away from home tonight at Pete's because his mum has gone away to Spain for a week.  It means I can get away from my mum, if only for 24 hours.  That isn't the reason I'm staying over, it's just an added bonus.  Now don't get me wrong, I love my mum, just sometimes she can get a bit well, annoying.  And her and my dad are driving me mad at the moment, bickering and whinging at eachother.  They're off to Turkey next month for a fortnight's holiday together, alone.  God knows how they'll cope with being together in the same place 24/7.  Hmm, that sounds like they're having problems.  I don't think they are, but I never noticed how much they bicker before.  I think they were always like that, but I was too busy bickering with my brother to notice.  Now I'm on my own with them since my bro moved in with his fiance, and I feel kinda stuck in the middle sometimes.  My Dad, I can deal with, he still treats me a bit like a little kid, but I suspect all dads do that, and he will continue to do it until I turn fifty, and then some, but he's quiet, and he keeps himself to himself most times.  My mum, well I think I'm too like my mum to ever really get on completely with her.  I can see myself turning into her in another thirty years, and that's scary.  She moans at my dad constantly about little stuff, and my dad being stubborn, of course decides he won't do it her way etc, etc.  If you're in the right mood, it's quite amusing to listen to, but if not, well, I have to go and lock myself in my room until they've stopped.  I shouldn't complain really, they've been very good to me, and they've brought me up as a polite, considerate (most of the time), well mannered person.  I wouldn't change them for the world.
  Ooh, I just took a proper look at this create entry page, blogger has changed rather since last time I looked.  Just been playing with the colours.  I'm trying to decide whether a rather fetching shade of green will show up on my background colour or not.
  I think I will try it out for a couple of lines, and then if it doesn't work I'll know not to use it again!
  Work has been the same as usual, except that Joan is stressed because Bob, the manager, is on hols, so she's in charge of the store, and I have been doing 8.30 til 5 shifts on checkouts because Jean is off sick with a flu bug.  I can't rmember if I mentioned it, but Aaron is also off sick, he has got Mumps, and has been in hospital with it.  Mumps can be nasty when your older I believe, I had my MMR vaccination when I was ickle tho, so hopefully I should be ok.  I really don't want mumps!
  Sigh, well I feel I'm boring you all now, so I'll blog off (heh heh hehehe pun intended) and go to bed!
 
Things to be grateful for...
1.  Boyfriends with computers.
2.  Cute black and white kitties
3.  Internet banking
 
Bad things I've eaten today (and the last couple of days)
1 chocolate bar (Wednesday)
1 berry muffin (Thursday)