For the longest time I have told myself that my eyesight was perfect. I’ve never had to wear glasses or have had any trouble reading or anything. But over the last couple of months i had been getting headaches behind one of my eyes. My first thought was that it could have been some sort of brain tumor trying to eat it’s way around my head to punish me for the hedonistic lifestyle I continue to embrace. My doctor told me I was over reacting. He referred me to my optician, who funnily enough happened to be someone I used to get drunk with, her name escapes me, but she’s still mighty fine. So it transpires that I have a blurriness in my left eye and some alignment issues. It came as a bit of a shock, my face never used to suit the NHS frames of the past. And looking this good is hard enough work as it is, without having to find a way to counteract the evil of NHS specs. To my utter delight, I was directed by my beautiful [shop] assistant to the designer frames, £125 Buy One Get One Free, and actually found a pair I liked. Winner.
Putting these glasses on, with the prescription was like seing HD for the first time. It was like that moment when you increase your screen resolution from 640×480 to 1600×1200. It was the difference between VHS and DVD, in short, it was a fucking huge relief. It took a fair bit of getting used to, but now, they’re a part of my face. And I look good.
Meanwhile,
Ian and Mazur were looking for a house and asked me if I wanted to join them in their quest for independence. I decided that this could be my way out of the spare room at my parents place. So we got a house. Its nice. We’re all wreck-heads. And in 3 weeks have consumed pushing 6 bottles of Vodka and 4 bottles of Gin. I love it.
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It’s been far too long since I actually sat down and wrote something for the wonderful internet. And in all honesty, I have been really really busy. Getting a life some might say. Or just losing grip of the one I once had. Since last updating these sacred pages of Superleet, I have been through many trials, tests and tribulations. It’s been an interesting, expensive ride, and I feel much better for the journey.
When I last left you I was destined to leave the world of knives and fife and stumble blindly back to the technological nightmare that is todays IT infastructure. And I tried. Trust me I tried.I applied for countless jobs (4), went to interviews (1), and even handed my CV out to a few local Bars and Restaurants. Wait, what?
Okay, so I had a hissy fit. It really frustrated me that something i used to know so much about was passing me by. in days gone by i was shit hot with anything IT related. Back even in the days of BBS and oldskool Usenet. I have always (until now) been on the forefront of technology news. I used to know whatgraphics cards were best, what the best CAS Latency would be for my top endCorsair RAM, i used to dribble at the thought of newer, faster, more expensive CPU’s. But now, I’m just lost. Somewhere along the line, between partying hard and cooking for a living, I lost my touch. My IT related game dropped. And worse still, I’m now resigned to the noob servers for deathmatch. Embarassing for someone who used to play clan tournaments.
So it turns out I actually had a LIFE?! I had friends and collegues and drinking buddies, and girls and a scooter, and had just bought a car, and no overdraft and a laptop and an ipod and money to spend on the weekend to get wasted with. I had it really good. I was cooking easy food. I was getting paid. I had good times. I was going out and doing stuff that I never got to when I sat around all day playing with my computer. And then it happened. I met her. In a random twist of fate my life crumbled around me. And the worst bit was, I didn’t even notice. (more…)
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Anyone that used to read me on a regular basis may have noticed the distinct lack of updates for the last few months. Well in all honesty, I have been busy. With working on some freelance design stuff, working silly hours over Christmas with the HA!HA! posse and trying to actually have a life too, it’s been a little hard to get my head down and actually do some hardcore bitching bout stuff.
I have retaken my seat as chef over at b3ta, and muchly enjoying the intelligent conversation that we have over there on /talk. If you think you can come up with something more interesting to talk about than how gay life is in general, then please, feel free to join on next newbie Tuesday.
In a slightly strange turn for someone like me, I have decided to change my career path to something a little more technical. Now don’t think for a second that I’m falling out of love with cooking, because that’s not what I’m saying. I jsut think it’s about time I took a deep breath and a good hard look at where my career is heading. A lot of the red tape that head offices wrap around kitchens and management in the hospitality industry is ridiculous. Cutting budgets on things we genuinely need to run the business successfully, are putting our reputations, however humble, as chefs on the line. We as a brigade are getting made to look like fools and monkeys due to the lack of support and faith from up the ladder. And I know it will always be the same with large companies, trying to please the shareholders and the directors, but there is a limit. i also understand that with decreased spending after the holiday period, we have to make cutbacks, but the fact that we all punched our cunts out over the whole of December counts for nothing. This makes us sad pandas.
So, it is with great excitement that I am applying for some technical roles in the IT field. I will be just another tech working for a living, but at least I will be earning a wage that supports the lifestyle I have become accustomed to.
So, back to the grindstone. And I promise more updates.
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