....and to top it all off the bus driver was an asshole today, driving to fast and generally being a dick. I got home and complained about him just cos I was in that mood. Follows is what I sent to Stagecoach, much to the amusement of my mother.
On travelling back to Cumbernauld on the x20 service from Glasgow at 4.30pm on Sunday 30 March, I felt that the driver didn't have the least bit of concern about the safety of his passengers.
He was in far too much of a hurry, doing at least 70mph on the motorway, I was under the impression that buses and coaches were not allowed to go any faster than 55mph. At one point on the motorway another motorist signalled to the driver to slow down to which your employee responded to by giving said motorist "the finger". An entirely inappropriate attitude to have when dealing with the public.
Furthermore, for the entrie journey your driver had one of his friends/collegues/whatever standing talking to him, which is surely bad practise as it is a distraction.
The driver continued to speed and by the time we arrived in Carbrain, he quite obviously could not be bothered dealing with any more customers. I say this as there was a gentleman standing at the bus stop, who signalled for the bus to stop twice and who was blatantly ignored. Again this is totally unacceptable.
My mother and I were the last passengers to get off the coach. While we waited with baited breath to get to our destination your employee felt that it would be appropriate behaviour to draw us both filthy looks in his rear view mirror. I think not.
As an additional point, your employee, although I would be ashamed to call him that, was doing at least 45mph in a residential area. What would have happened had there been a child on the road?
I feel that the attitude of your driver was appalling never mind dangerous.
I shall hope that I do not encounter this sort of behaviour from any other Stagecoach employees or I may be forced to take my custom elsewhere.
Sunday, 30 March 2008
I'm all weddinged out!
It's not even been a month that I have been engaged and I am so bored of hearing about, reading about, thinking about weddings. I am actually the worst bride to be ever and I am going to cause anyone involved in selling/making dresses so many problems cos I am being very fussy.
I did a trial run of bridal stores today with my mum, tried on three dress. Liked the skirt on one but hated the colour, white, and the bustier part as it had too many jewels on it. Then the style of dress that I liked the colour was too "not me" and the third dress I hated the skirt part of it but loved the colour. Then on top of that I was like "if i get this dress I want this bit changed"etc you get the picture.
Full day in Glasgow with my mum and Bonny on Friday, which shall be a good day am not making the mistake of wearing heels like I did today. Means aswell I will have someone who will be brutally honest with me when I'm trying stuff on. Possibility of bridesmaids now being in black....seriously people don't get married, bloody trailing all over fucking Glasgow in the pissing rain to try on dresses or to get an idea of what I want bridesmaids to wear *groan*.
And of course whatever colour of dress I pick, will be the theme colour of the wedding, meaning that I have to change the invites, the flowers and whatever else. Surely this is not a normal attitude for a "Bride-to-Be" to have, I should be all uber excited and jumping up and down, screaming with my girlies "OH MY GOD I'M GETTING MARRIED!" and getting drunk on cheap champagne....shouldn't I?
Will someone with some sense left in their heads please help me out here, give me a shake, whatever? I am trying to enjoy the girlyness of the whole thing but it is actually just pissing me off and in a strange way depressing me. I set out to have a small but memorable affair and already I'm starting to feel the snowball affect, it just feels as though it is all getting on top of me, maybe I just need to go drown in a bath for a while with a glass of wine.
I'm bored and I keep wasting time on wedding websites even though I'm not really looking at them. HELP ME!!! The girlyness is killing me. I need a night out in a pub with beer in my worst looking jeans and top followed up by chips and cheese or a kebab. I can feel myself becoming an obsessed woman, even with the guys now, including Gus my cheeky filthy crush in work, I am talking about wedding stuff and no doubt boring them all to freaking tears...or maybe I am just boring myself.
Told you...worst bride to be ever!
I did a trial run of bridal stores today with my mum, tried on three dress. Liked the skirt on one but hated the colour, white, and the bustier part as it had too many jewels on it. Then the style of dress that I liked the colour was too "not me" and the third dress I hated the skirt part of it but loved the colour. Then on top of that I was like "if i get this dress I want this bit changed"etc you get the picture.
Full day in Glasgow with my mum and Bonny on Friday, which shall be a good day am not making the mistake of wearing heels like I did today. Means aswell I will have someone who will be brutally honest with me when I'm trying stuff on. Possibility of bridesmaids now being in black....seriously people don't get married, bloody trailing all over fucking Glasgow in the pissing rain to try on dresses or to get an idea of what I want bridesmaids to wear *groan*.
And of course whatever colour of dress I pick, will be the theme colour of the wedding, meaning that I have to change the invites, the flowers and whatever else. Surely this is not a normal attitude for a "Bride-to-Be" to have, I should be all uber excited and jumping up and down, screaming with my girlies "OH MY GOD I'M GETTING MARRIED!" and getting drunk on cheap champagne....shouldn't I?
Will someone with some sense left in their heads please help me out here, give me a shake, whatever? I am trying to enjoy the girlyness of the whole thing but it is actually just pissing me off and in a strange way depressing me. I set out to have a small but memorable affair and already I'm starting to feel the snowball affect, it just feels as though it is all getting on top of me, maybe I just need to go drown in a bath for a while with a glass of wine.
I'm bored and I keep wasting time on wedding websites even though I'm not really looking at them. HELP ME!!! The girlyness is killing me. I need a night out in a pub with beer in my worst looking jeans and top followed up by chips and cheese or a kebab. I can feel myself becoming an obsessed woman, even with the guys now, including Gus my cheeky filthy crush in work, I am talking about wedding stuff and no doubt boring them all to freaking tears...or maybe I am just boring myself.
Told you...worst bride to be ever!
Sunday, 16 March 2008
Nobody reads this....
...But hey that isn't going to stop me. I even tried to advertise it on my bebo, apparently nobody loves me *shrug* :-)
So it's been over a month since I last updated, how naughty of me. What has been happening in the last month or so...
I've been religiously watching America's Next Top Model and it's so good, I really want to see the other seasons, I feel like I have missed out...ok so I am sad but whatever!
One major thing that happened is that I am now engaged! I proposed on Sunday 2nd March, not quite the 29th of February but he couldn't get the day off so I improvised. He actually said no to wind me up then changed his mind and said that he may as well after all I'm his ticket into Australia. Lol it was probably on par with my dad's "What you doing for the rest of your life?" proposal to my mum for the most unromantic proposal ever, but then I'm not complaining as that is very Graham and I. Hell his ring was late and mine hasn't been ordered yet, I have a temporary one for the time being. It's all very comical.
We are planning December for the actual wedding, hopefully the 2nd or the 9th. We both like the idea of the 9th as that will be our five year anniversary and means we don't need to change the date. Less than 9 months to plan a wedding...I'm sure it can be done. We were originally going to do something tiny then come back from Australia in five years or so, but we both realised that it was unlikely to happen as life can get in the way. We will be too busy being Aussies and living our lives. So we are going to make the best out of what we have just now, still going to be a very small affair with family and a few close friends, nothing huge. Partly cos we don't like things to be fussy and partly because budget won't allow it, we are after all Emigrating. What about a honeymoon? Nah unlikely unless we have a wee mad weekend down to Alton Towers or something, again going back to that whole thing of immigration :-) Tis all good.
I have itchy feet and am in need of an adventure and what better way to cure itchy feet than to bugger off to Australia and drink beer. We are aiming for June 2009 so fingers crossed there. I know I am going to become the girl people once knew who moved away and who they won't know what happened to but I don't care I'll be living in Australia.
Hmm must stop just now before I drift off to fantasy again.
Love and stuff
Amethyst ***
(Oh how I wish I could change my name to really be Amethyst)
So it's been over a month since I last updated, how naughty of me. What has been happening in the last month or so...
I've been religiously watching America's Next Top Model and it's so good, I really want to see the other seasons, I feel like I have missed out...ok so I am sad but whatever!
One major thing that happened is that I am now engaged! I proposed on Sunday 2nd March, not quite the 29th of February but he couldn't get the day off so I improvised. He actually said no to wind me up then changed his mind and said that he may as well after all I'm his ticket into Australia. Lol it was probably on par with my dad's "What you doing for the rest of your life?" proposal to my mum for the most unromantic proposal ever, but then I'm not complaining as that is very Graham and I. Hell his ring was late and mine hasn't been ordered yet, I have a temporary one for the time being. It's all very comical.
We are planning December for the actual wedding, hopefully the 2nd or the 9th. We both like the idea of the 9th as that will be our five year anniversary and means we don't need to change the date. Less than 9 months to plan a wedding...I'm sure it can be done. We were originally going to do something tiny then come back from Australia in five years or so, but we both realised that it was unlikely to happen as life can get in the way. We will be too busy being Aussies and living our lives. So we are going to make the best out of what we have just now, still going to be a very small affair with family and a few close friends, nothing huge. Partly cos we don't like things to be fussy and partly because budget won't allow it, we are after all Emigrating. What about a honeymoon? Nah unlikely unless we have a wee mad weekend down to Alton Towers or something, again going back to that whole thing of immigration :-) Tis all good.
I have itchy feet and am in need of an adventure and what better way to cure itchy feet than to bugger off to Australia and drink beer. We are aiming for June 2009 so fingers crossed there. I know I am going to become the girl people once knew who moved away and who they won't know what happened to but I don't care I'll be living in Australia.
Hmm must stop just now before I drift off to fantasy again.
Love and stuff
Amethyst ***
(Oh how I wish I could change my name to really be Amethyst)
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
ANTM
Let the bitching, the cat fights, the photo shoots, the tears and the excitement begin!!
Yes I am a sad being, America's Next Top Model Cycle 9 just started tonight and I plan on watching every episode. Damn you Bonny and Sarah.
Yes I am a sad being, America's Next Top Model Cycle 9 just started tonight and I plan on watching every episode. Damn you Bonny and Sarah.
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Interesting...
...Indeed. Bit of an interesting predicament playing around in my fuzzy little brain, well actually there is a few things but not all can be detailed here, in fact none of it will I just felt the urge to type. How do we get into these messes, ah well life is sent to try us.
Funny old world...the brain I mean. How you can be sitting minding your own business and then an idea pops into your head. Sometimes we ignore the idea as a passing thing and other times we run with it just to see where it will lead. My mum has become all philosophical as of late because she has obviously come through one of the worst things you can, but it's interesting, it's making me think more too. The two of sat and watched TV all night tonight, it was good, I never really do that with her, never really have, but she was all like "You know what, Vicky? Don't do what other people expect of you, you have to do what you know is right for you regardless of outcome." Very unlike my mother! Then while we were watching some food programme she comes away with "If I want to eat a fatty, greasy slice of pizza then I will you only get one life. I'd rather be a bit overweight and healthy than have to go through the hassle of all that thin stuff." Interesting character my mum, it was just kinda odd seeing as my mind is telling me to fuck weight watchers up the arse and if I want to lose weigh then do it my own way. I dunno use the £18 a month to go swimming instead, even once a week would be better than doing sweet FA all week. The only time I am really active is on a Wednesday as I am running around after children all day, ok admittedly on a Wednesday night I totally pig out with Bonny, but if I could stick to that just once a week plus the once a week swim and the stuff on a Wednesday then surely it would have some effect. Whatever my mum made some good points tonight.
On a side note here are some lyrics that I like, my two fave songs at the moment actually.
2. Bye Bye Beautiful- Nightwish
Finally the hills are without eyes
They are tired of painting a dead man’s face
red with their own blood
They used to love having so much to lose
Blink your eyes just once and see everything in ruins
[Chorus:]
Did you ever hear what I told you?
Did you ever read what I wrote you?
Did you ever listen to what we played?
Did you ever let in what the world said?
Did we get this far just to feel your hate?
Did we play to become only pawns in the game?
How blind can you be, don’t you see?
You chose the long road, but we’ll be waiting
Bye bye, beautiful
Jacob`s ghost for the girl in white
Blindfold for the blind
Dead Siblings walking the dying Earth
Noose around a choking heart
Eternity torn apart
Slow toll now the funeral bells
"I need to die to feel alive"
[Chorus]
Bye bye, beautiful
It’s not the tree that forsakes the flower
But the flower that forsakes the tree
Someday I`ll learn to love these scars
Still fresh from the red-hot blade of your words
How blind can you be, don’t you see?
That the gambler lost all he does not have...
[Chorus]
Bye bye, beautiful
And of course...
Time
(Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour) 7:06 - Pink Floyd
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.
Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I'd something more to say.
Breathe (reprise) 7:06(you barely even notice the song change)
Home, home again.
I like to be here when I can.
When I come home cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire.
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.
So yeah that's that, just thought I would share.
Amethyst ***
Funny old world...the brain I mean. How you can be sitting minding your own business and then an idea pops into your head. Sometimes we ignore the idea as a passing thing and other times we run with it just to see where it will lead. My mum has become all philosophical as of late because she has obviously come through one of the worst things you can, but it's interesting, it's making me think more too. The two of sat and watched TV all night tonight, it was good, I never really do that with her, never really have, but she was all like "You know what, Vicky? Don't do what other people expect of you, you have to do what you know is right for you regardless of outcome." Very unlike my mother! Then while we were watching some food programme she comes away with "If I want to eat a fatty, greasy slice of pizza then I will you only get one life. I'd rather be a bit overweight and healthy than have to go through the hassle of all that thin stuff." Interesting character my mum, it was just kinda odd seeing as my mind is telling me to fuck weight watchers up the arse and if I want to lose weigh then do it my own way. I dunno use the £18 a month to go swimming instead, even once a week would be better than doing sweet FA all week. The only time I am really active is on a Wednesday as I am running around after children all day, ok admittedly on a Wednesday night I totally pig out with Bonny, but if I could stick to that just once a week plus the once a week swim and the stuff on a Wednesday then surely it would have some effect. Whatever my mum made some good points tonight.
On a side note here are some lyrics that I like, my two fave songs at the moment actually.
2. Bye Bye Beautiful- Nightwish
Finally the hills are without eyes
They are tired of painting a dead man’s face
red with their own blood
They used to love having so much to lose
Blink your eyes just once and see everything in ruins
[Chorus:]
Did you ever hear what I told you?
Did you ever read what I wrote you?
Did you ever listen to what we played?
Did you ever let in what the world said?
Did we get this far just to feel your hate?
Did we play to become only pawns in the game?
How blind can you be, don’t you see?
You chose the long road, but we’ll be waiting
Bye bye, beautiful
Jacob`s ghost for the girl in white
Blindfold for the blind
Dead Siblings walking the dying Earth
Noose around a choking heart
Eternity torn apart
Slow toll now the funeral bells
"I need to die to feel alive"
[Chorus]
Bye bye, beautiful
It’s not the tree that forsakes the flower
But the flower that forsakes the tree
Someday I`ll learn to love these scars
Still fresh from the red-hot blade of your words
How blind can you be, don’t you see?
That the gambler lost all he does not have...
[Chorus]
Bye bye, beautiful
And of course...
Time
(Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour) 7:06 - Pink FloydTicking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.
Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the song is over,
Thought I'd something more to say.
Breathe (reprise) 7:06(you barely even notice the song change)Home, home again.
I like to be here when I can.
When I come home cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire.
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.
So yeah that's that, just thought I would share.
Amethyst ***
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