Jon's Place

Ages since last update

2007-09-29T19:02:21Z

Well its been ages since my last update, so whats been happening.

Well I finally graduated from university, left Aberystwyth, and back living with my parents for the time being, which isn't so bad.

Currently working for Fujitsu / Virgin Media as an internet support technician. Its a half decent job, it can be a laugh at times.

Trying to get ontop of my depression, which is easier said than done, I have good days and bad days, in sort of an inbetween day today.

Think the parents are fed up of having me around, and would happily move out if I could afford it.

Oh well, will post again soon.

Jon
xxx

It's that time again!

2007-02-02T12:52:48Z

Anyone who knows me, will know I love Comic Relief and Red Nose Day!

So come on people, get fundraising, get donating and help make this, the biggest red nose day ever!!

It's that time of year again!

2006-12-26T19:10:48Z

Well, Christmas is almost over, and the new year is just around the corner, so it's time to take a look back at the year and look forward to what's to come.

Looking back at the year made me think of what I planned to achieve this year:

1. Restart the final year, and this time, do it properly.
2. Find love and this time hold onto it.
3. Get fit, get healthy (with exceptions of fags and booze, can't give up too much in one go).
4. De-stress, stress is a big factor in my life at the moment.

I haven't achieved any of these goals, which is a bit disheartening. I have restarted my final year in uni, although I am finding it a bit of a struggle to get back into the swing of essay's and studying, I just can't find the motivation.

I did sort of find love, but it all went horribly wrong, and I ended up getting badly hurt and suffering with depression, and nearly ended up doing something quit stupid.

Obviously I didn't get fit, and my stress levels are a bit all over the place at the moment.

So what's to come in the future of Jon Parry?

First things first, it's time to finish uni, I have 6 months to go, and all I need is to apply myself and it will end well. I have not given up entirely on my love life, but if anything is to come my way, then I will act on it, otherwise I'm not hunting for a relationship. I still need to de-stress and I think this year is the time to do it.

On another note, Christmas went fairly well, had Dave and Rach come round for the day and we drank solidly until half three this morning. Have spent today chilling and sorting out my trip to London. Going down on the second week of Jan, and going to see Wicked and a few other shows, have a trip on the London Eye, and a few other attractions.

Anyway will post again soon

Jon
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It's that time again... It's packing time!!!

2006-08-13T16:33:58Z

I hate packing and I hate moving, but it has to be done. My time at Alexandra Halls is almost at an end, with my move to my nice shiny 3 bedroom house in Llanbadarn on Friday (hopefully). The only main problem is that I'm working everyday between now and the move on Friday, this means I have very little time to pack.

I have started the packing session, but I just can't get into it. Craig told me that he can't pack to move out of halls until the last minute, and I'm a bit like that, I just can't get into it, I am just hopeless at packing.

Almost all my DVD's are packed, and I plan to finish packing my books and CD's today, but can't see much else getting done until Thursday. I'm on an early on Thursday, which means that I should finish around 3ish, which will give me time to pack Thursday night then move first thing Friday.

The house looks really cool, with a brand new fitted kitchen, all the rooms have been redecorated, a new bathroom, and new furniture throughout the house. My new housemates Katie and Dan are great, both comp-sci students (although Dan is on his industrial year).

One thing I have learned while packing, is how much crap that I can accumulate, so while packing I have set myself a rule, if I have not used it within the last few weeks or I can't immediately come up with a reason to keep it, then its going in the bin. I had tried to do this a few weeks ago, and ended up keeping so much junk that I could have easily binned, so it's now time to do it right.

Will keep you updated on the packing and the move.

Jon
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Long time, no entry

2006-07-03T15:36:59Z

It's been way to long since my last entry, mainly due to my lack of internet connection - it is quite difficult to post without an internet connection.

Had a day off from work today, and thought after wasting most of my day of yesterday, I thought I would be a little bit more productive. First things first, make a list of things that need doing:

1. Shopping
2. Finish unpacking and tidy room
3. Write to LEA about student loan
4. Write to hospital and doctors about student loan
5. E-mail uni about accommodation
6. Contact uni about returning to UWA
7. Sort out all my old paperwork

Ok thought that was enough to keep myself busy for the day, and now at 16:30, I can successfully say that I have managed to complete over half of my list (only unpacking/tidy and my paperwork left to do). Sadly with this stupidly nice weather, I have now lost all the energy to complete the remaining tasks on my list.

Thankfully, I do have one more day off this week (as yesterday was a day off on hols) and hopefully will get myself together to finish off my tasks then.

Also, after moving accommodation roughly every 6 months and finding it harder and harder to move every time, I thought it is about time to get rid of some of my old stuff (plus after reading another LJ about them doing the same). So, new task for the list - pack away everything that I no-longer need and why not sell on ebay (cue Segun who is good at selling my old junk - ahem - I mean quality no longer needed items).

Oh well, will end this post there for today, will promise to update more frequently now I have internet access again.

Speak soon

Jon

cymru83 @ 2006-01-07T22:57:00

2006-01-07T22:57:25Z

Life is shit, why am I here?

Long time since the last update....

2005-08-29T23:39:50Z

I know its been ages since I last updated, so should really get round to one now.

Saw Em in brummie land, spent the day shopping and went for lunch, and was the first person not to hit me (or threaten to kill me) for smoking. Bought little lego keyrings, and yet more clothes (as if I needed more) and Em listened to me moan for a bit.

Work is going not so badly, got a meeting with the store manger to help me develop a career plan ready for my application to management training. Nervous about the meeting, but have been told that Jenny likes to help develop her staff as much as possible, so am feeling positive about it.

not a lot else to report other than work, will post anything I can think of soon, promise.

Jon
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Homophobia is wrong!

2005-08-10T17:59:06Z

I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian.
I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman.
I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights.
We are the parents who buried our daughter long before her time.
I am the man who died alone in the hospital because they would not let my partner of twenty-seven years into the room.
I am the foster child who wakes up with nightmares of being taken away from the two fathers who are the only loving family I have ever had. I wish they could adopt me.
I am one of the lucky ones, I guess. I survived the attack that left me in a coma for three weeks, and in another year I will probably be able to walk again.
I am not one of the lucky ones. I killed myself just weeks before graduating high school. It was simply too much to bear.
We are the couple who had the realtor hang up on us when she found out we wanted to rent a one-bedroom for two men.
I am the person who never knows which bathroom I should use if I want to avoid getting the management called on me.
I am the mother who is not allowed to even visit the children I bore, nursed, and raised. The court says I am an unfit mother because I now live with another woman.
I am the domestic-violence survivor who found the support system grow suddenly cold and distant when they found out my abusive partner is also a woman.
I am the domestic-violence survivor who has no support system to turn to because I am male.
I am the father who has never hugged his son because I grew up afraid to show affection to other men.
I am the home-economics teacher who always wanted to teach gym until someone told me that only lesbians do that.
I am the man who died when the paramedics stopped treating me as soon as they realized I was transsexual.
I am the person who feels guilty because I think I could be a much better person if I didn’t have to always deal with society hating me.
I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors to my kind.
I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love.

cymru83 @ 2005-08-05T09:35:00

2005-08-05T08:35:03Z

Last night was a good night. Finished work at half 10, got changed in work and went straight to pressue. Thursday night has always been unofficially dubbed Morrisons night as a lot of the staff (including some of hte senior managers) end up there.

I wasn't entirely sure about going as the pier is the place I always went with Emma and more recently Josh, and now neither of them are here, so it was strange at first. But Tyson was leaving aber for London today, and it was Sams birthday, so I had to go. Was talking to Simon (or monkey boy as he was once known to some people) and bought him a drink as I forgot his birthday, he was not his usual dancy self. Also managed to get my supervisor hammered. A couple of weeks ago I promised her that I would buy her 3 drinks if she didn't send me to produce to work, so I made all her drinks doubles, and mixed them with wkd, so she had double after shock, with WKD or double vodka with WKD. The last thing she said to me was that she hates me and that she is going to send me to the coffee shop to wash dishes - bless her.

oh well, I think today is going to be a long day, I didn't get to bed until gone 4, and now its half 9, and I have been up for an hour, so very little sleep had. At least I'm not in work until 4.

Speak soon

Jon
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They say women are weird....

2005-08-05T02:17:14Z

Women have nothing on men, the male specie should have been shot a long time ago, they confuse me!

I'm in a better mood today...honest

2005-07-06T10:39:14Z

Hiya everyone

Time for another update, was going to yesterday, but was in a really bad mood, so avoided my livejournal.

Work is still the same, I have started to transfer over to the Kiosk, have worked half of my contract there this week, although at the moment, I have no hours there next week, which is really annoying, and hopefully this will change. Went to a 4th of July BBQ on Monday with some people from work and had a pretty good time. There was a game which involved a large bar of chocolate, a pair of gloves, a guinness hat, a pair of glasses Elton John would be proud of, a knife and folk and a dice. The idea is, every person takes it in turns to roll the dice, and if you roll a 6 you have to put the glasses, gloves and hat on and keep eating the chocolate with the kinfe and folk until someone else rolls a 6. i only rolled a 6 once thankfully, I was not in a chocolately mood.

My PC is nearly fully functional again, it still has cables dangling out of it, but its doing most things, still need to attach the secondary hard drive, the front control panel, the additional fans, internal speaker and the new floppy adaptor then I can close the case up.

Andy lent me a pair of headphones to try yesterday as he said they are the best headphones he has ever had, adn have to agree they are awesome, and really want a pair, but they are a little expensive for headphones, check them out here. I may get a pair when I next get paid, they do work really well with my MP3 player.

Oh well have to get on with things.

Will post more soon promise.

Jon
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cymru83 @ 2005-06-30T11:49:00

2005-06-30T10:49:22Z

Jon has a new pair of flip flops!

2005-06-23T09:22:23Z

Ok,l was in a mood this morning, so got up, had a shower, went to Burtons and bought stuff to cheer me up.

A new t-shirt:

New trousers for work (not that exciting)

and a pair of flip-flops!!!!

That is my day so far.

Anyone else as excited as me about the flip flops?

Jon
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cymru83 @ 2005-06-22T10:13:00

2005-06-22T09:13:37Z

Thought it was time for another update.

Work is still winding me up, no idea whats going on there at the moment, quite a few people are attempting to get transfers from the checkout now and everyone is being blocked from doing so - time for a visit to the job centre i think.

Currently looking at the Tesco Gradaute Programme, it looks pretty good from what I have seen for it (prob the best programme so far), but the only downside is the relocation to Welwyn Garden City, which is about 20 minutes from London, and I don't know anyone from that part of the world, so will have to really consider it.

Going through a Dawsons Creek stage at the moment, halfway through season one and have seasons two to four lined up, haven't got season five yet, and season six is not out on DVD yet, but have enough to keep me going for now.

Will post more later.

Jon
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cymru83 @ 2005-06-17T16:54:00

2005-06-17T15:55:02Z

Once again, stolen from Salka - salinkina

1. Full Name: Jonathan Parry
2. your nick name: Jon, Jonny, JP, Parry
3. Birthday: 3rd June 1983
4. Place of Birth: Royal Gwent, Newport
5. Zodiac Sign: Gemini
6. Male or Female: Male
8. School: Uni - UWA/PCA
9. Occupation: Student, Web-Designer and Customer Services Assistant
10. Location: Aberystwyth
11. Screen Names: used Cymru83 from about 10 (in the early years of the net), but now use jonparry

__YOUR APPEARANCE___

12. Hair Color: Blonde and short at the mo
13. Hair Long or Short: Short
14. Eye Color: Bluegrey
16. Height: 157 cm
18. Shoe Size: 12
19. Braces: nope
20. Glasses: nope
21. Piercings: used to have my ear pierced
22. Tattoos: no
23. Righty or Lefty: Righty

___YOUR FiRSTS___

24. First Kiss: a girl, I was about 8.
25. First B.F/G.F: a guy from UWIC, I was 18
26. First best friend: Dale, aint seen him in about 5 years
27. First Award: probably for folk dancing when I was in primary school
28. First Sport You Joined: probably rugby which didn't last long
29. First Pet: dog caller Topper
30. First Vacation: Either to Cornwall or Burnham on sea in Somerset
31. First Concert: Blue - which is sad
32. First Love:

___ FAVORiTES___

33. Movie: Footloose, Donnie darko
34. TV Shows: The only thing I get to watch at the moment is bits of Big Brother.
35. Color: Purple
36. Band: Queen
37. Song: Hevan (Bryan Adams), Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen), Creep (G4), Everybody Hurts (REM)
38. Food: Pasta
39. Drink: Water
40. Candy: don't have one
41. Sport To Play: Badmington is ok, but I'm bad at it
42. Sport To Watch: RUGBY!!!!
43. Brand Of Clothing: don't have one.
44. Store: any Gadgety type shop
45. School Subject: RMT or IT
46. Animal: Dogs
47. Book: Harry Potter books
48. Magazine: Empire

___CURRENTLY___

49. Eating: nothing at the mo, but just had veggie chilli
50. Drinking: water
51. Typing: ????
52. Online: yep
53. Listening To: Queen
54. Thinking About: Why am I going out tonite when I'm really tired
55. Wanting To: sleep
56. Watching: nowt
57. Wearing: Jeans and T-Shirt

___YOUR FUTURE___

58. Want Kids: yeah, 1 or 2
59. Want to Get Married: posibly, not in a church though - not that they would let me
60. Careers in Mind: personnel manager

__WHiCH iS BETTER WiTH THE OPPOSiTE SEX___

I'm intreagued.....

___HAVE YOU EVER___

78. Kissed a Stranger: Yep
79. Drank Alcohol: once or twice :op
80. Smoked: once, and didn't see the point
81. Ran Away From Home: yep
82. Broken a Bone: broke my little finger
83. Gotten an X-ray: yep
84. Broken Someones Heart: no
85. Broke Up With Someone: yes
86. Turned Someone Down: yes
87. Cried When Someone Died: Yep.
88. Cried At School: no

___DO YOU BELiEVE iN___

89. God: nope
90. Miracles: sort of.
91. Love At First Sight: nope, only crush at first sight
92. Ghosts: possibly
93. Aliens: There is life out there, not sure what though
94. Soul Mates: yeah
95. Heaven: No
96. Hell: No
97. Cheating: I believe it happens.
98. Kissing on The First Date: yeah, don't see why not
99. Horoscopes: sometimes

___ANSWER TRUTHFULLY___

100. Is There Someone You Want But You Know You Cant Have? there are a few people who I want, but can't have.

Jon
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Work Sucks - it's official

2005-06-17T14:31:06Z

Ok, after being everything put promised a transfer to the kiosk, Wednesday, after spending the day working on the kiosk as they are seriously short staffed, I got told that I would not be transferring to the kiosk. I did ask Jackie my line manager could I pleaser transfer, and offered to cover the 13 hour contract that someone had before leaving, and then do 17 hours on checkout - but according to my line manager this is impossible, and can't happen.

I'm not a HR genious, but I know enough to say it would make sense to allow me to take over those 13 hours since I have been trained to work the kiosk and do the closing, rather than employ someone for the 13 hours and have to train them from scratch.

I spoke to HR/Personnel and they said that it is possible, but the decision is Jackies, not theirs, so will put my request in writing stating that I want the transfer, I'm completely flexable, and Personnel have said that it is possible. Failing that I will start to look for other work, as I really don't enjoy working the checkouts all the time, and not that keen on the other departments.

Oh well, will see what happens.

speak soon

Jon
xxx

Time for a quick update!

2005-06-11T19:39:26Z

Thought I better give you a quick update, as I don't have any days off work in over a week, so probably won't have time to update anytime soon.

Nowt much has happened since my last update, been in work, come home sleep, go back to work, repeat. This week coming so far I'm working 47 hours, which is a lot of time to spend in a supermarket, and that 47 hours doesn't include lunch breaks, so I'm actually in store a lot more than the 47 hours.

The 'rents are here tomorrow, they where originally here to help me move, but since I have already done that they are here just for a visit, plan B was for me to spend tomorrow afternoon and Monday morning with them, but that plan also went out of the window since I'm working Monday morning, so its just a Sunday afternoon meal and drink (with break to do laundry - funsville).

My room isn't looking too bad at the moment, the unpacking is still not complete, as getting a shelving unit for my DVD's tomorrow, and there are still bits and pieces lying around, which I should get sorted tonight, before the alcohol sets in, which is already happening, but needed it to keep me going, and to drown out the realisation that next week is the last Christopher Eccleston Dr Who, I'm not happy, he is a really good Dr, and tonights episode was really emotional, and the best yet.

Oh well, better sort myself out.

Speak soon

Jon
xxx

cymru83 @ 2005-06-11T17:45:00

2005-06-11T16:45:13Z

Stolen from salinkina

[x] I am bisexual or homosexual.
[x] I've consumed alcohol.
[x] I've run away from home.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[x] I listen to political music.
[x] I collect comic books.
[x] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[ ] I open up to others easily.
[x] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[x] I watch the news.
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[x] I own an iPod or MP3.
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic.
[x] I love Disney Movies.
[x] I am a sucker for hair/eyes.
[x] I curse regularly.
[x] I paid for that cell phone ring.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name.
[x] I've slipped out a "lol" in a real conversation
[ ] I love Spam.
[ ] I bake well.
[x] I would wear pajamas to work.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie.
[x] I have a job.
[ ] I love Martha Stewart.
[ ] I am in love with love.
[ ] am guilty oF tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[x] I am self conscious.
[x] I like to laugh.
[ ] I smoke a pack a day.
[ ] I loved Perks of Being a Wallflower.
[ ] I loved Go Ask Alice. (well, I was 12)
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[ ] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem.
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[ ] I have many scars.
[x] I've been out of this country.
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] I am really ticklish.
[ ] I see a therapist.
[ ] I love chocolate.
[x] I bite my nails.
[ ] I am comfortable with being me.
[x] I play video games.
[x] Gotten lost in my city (about twice a year).
[x] Saw a shooting star
[x] Been to any other countries besides the united states
[x] I had a serious Surgery
[x] Gone out in public in your pajamas
[x] Kissed a stranger
[x] Hugged a stranger
[x] Been in a fist fight
[ ] Been arrested
[x] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[x] Made out in an elevator - not proud of this one
[x] Swore at your parents
[ ] Kicked a guy where it hurts.
[x] Been close to love
[ ] Been to a casino
[ ] Been skydiving
[x] Broken a bone
[x] Skipped school
[ ] Flashed someone
[ ] Done the splits
[x] Played spin the bottle
[x] Gotten stitches
[ ] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[x] bitten somebody - I was about 8
[ ] Been to Niagara Falls
[x] Gotten the chicken pox
[ ] Crashed into a friend's car
[ ] Been to Japan
[x] Ridden in a taxi
[x] Shoplifted
[ ] Been fired
[x] Ever had a crush on someone of the same sex
[x] Had feelings for someone who didnt have them back
[x] Stole something from your job - much stationary (obv not Morrisons)
[ ] Gone on a blind date
[x] Lied to a friend
[x] Had a crush on a teacher
[ ] Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans
[x] Been to Europe
[ ] Been married
[ ] Gotten divorced
[ ] Had children
[ ] Saw someone dying
[ ] Been to Africa
[x] Driven over 400 miles in one day (I reckon, but then again miles confuse me)
[ ] Been to Canada
[ ] Been to Mexico
[x] Been on a plane
[x] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[x] Thrown up in a bar
[ ] Eaten Sushi
[ ] Been snowboarding
[ ] Been Skiing
[x] Met someone in person from the internet
[ ] Been to a motor cross show
[ ] Lost a child
[x] Gone to college
[x] Graduated college
[ ] Done hard drugs
[x] Taken painkillers
[x] Had someone cheat on you
[x] Miss someone right now

cymru83 @ 2005-06-09T15:06:00

2005-06-09T14:06:53Z

Just getting ready for work, so a quick update. Had a really hectic few days, was getting ready for work on Sunday when the halls staff knocked on my door and told me that I was moving out that day. Since I had only really packed my DVD's and had no transport, as you can imagine, I was slightly stressed at that point, but a mad packing session and help from Marina transporting my stuff meant that it all worked out in the end.

I still haven't completely unpacked as I have been working and had hospital appointments, but should get it all done soon.

Will post more soon - promise.

Jon
xxx

I'm getting old...

2005-06-01T22:34:19Z

Sorry about the long time since the last update, but not a lot has happened since then.

Work hasn't been too bad, shifts are long, and there are times when you just want to scream fuck off to the customers - well some of them - but on the whole its manageable, but it aint the working life I'm used to in local government.

Things are weird at the moment, for some reason, well some slightly obvious reasons I just feel like so much is going on, and I aint got time for any of it. It's 2 days before my 22nd birthday, it's the end of my 2nd year at uni, almost everyone I know is either moving away for the summer, or about to move with their lives now they are no longer in uni, just started a new job, people keep telling me that I have to know what I want to do with my life and I'm about to move again - its just a case of stop, I need time to think and rest a bit.

It's times like this that I really wish I could go back to the times where having a bad day was it raining so i couldn't goto the woods, or hang out in the school grounds after school with my mates, money trouble was not having enough for a drink and a packet of crisps, making decisions was choosing which you wanted more, the drink or the crisps, crisps cost 22p, cans of coke come in 3 sizes, small, normal or king-size, starburst where opal fruits, assignments where non-existent, homework lasted 20 mins a day at the most and life was just so much easier. I know this sounds like an old persons rant, but don't you ever wish that you could go back to the care-free lifestyle that you once had? Maybe its an early mid life crisis...

Saying that, I do have some plans for after graduation - providing I get that far - I should be moving to Lancaster to live with Josh and Co. and I want to go into personnel. Preferably into Local Government personnel, but need to get qualified before I can really enter that profession, so will go whereever I can get training, to put myself through the training would cost nearly £4000, and can't afford that straight after uni.

Ok, my head is not working now, 9 hours of serving customers has killed what brain cells I had left I think, so will post again tomorrow with more updates in the world of Jon, hopefully will be more with it then.

Nite nite all

Jon
xxx

Not much left now...

2005-05-18T17:06:27Z

I have taken time out for this brief announcement 'Media Semiotics is incredibly hard'

Thank you

Jon

cymru83 @ 2005-05-16T16:23:00

2005-05-16T15:23:27Z

Stolen from another LJ....

You can ask me ANY 5 questions:

1:
2:
3:
4:
5:

No matter how personal or crazy, I promise to answer the questions 100% truthfully.
Repost this and see what people want to ask you

Arrrrrghhhh

2005-05-14T10:43:36Z

I will get through all the work I have to do to finish the second year.............

Comic book languages...

2005-05-14T10:29:06Z

Hi guys,

I know this is a complete random request, but I'm looking for languages that have been used in comic books (with examples on the net) such as the Kryptonian language used in the Superman comics for an essay I'm writing.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Jon
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I be tired.....

2005-05-10T16:55:13Z

Started at Morrisons today, woke up somewhere between half 5 and quarter to 6, had breakfast shwoed and was out of the flat by 7, had to go to a hotel in Llanbadarn for training by 8. Got there at half 7, so was a little early, but it's better to be early than late. Staff training is not that exciting, loads of videos to watch with people cutting their finger off, or what happens when you put water on a chemical fire.

Was there until gone four and have to be there by 8 again tomorrow to finish the training, so another long day.

Have no time to work on my assignments at the moment, but will get them done on time one way or another, sleep isn't that important is it....

Jon
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