Confessions of a Dibberous Mind

Raaaar... How chilled can one man get? I was going to go for another walk tonight but I decided against it. There wasn't any real reason behind my decision but I had an idea that I might have woken up quite a few people instead of just Alison. I hate waking alison up but waking up an entire houseful of people would have been a little traumatic. That wasn't the only problem but it'll do for now. I spent most of the morning phoning round to find out if anyone fancied going out for a pint or two early in the evening but everyone was busy being a couple so single Dibbie had a night in. It was good having some me time but I got a chance to speak to people online and that's usually good for a laugh. I've been honing my Photoshop skills of late and producing works that have a deeply moving effect on people. Here are a couple of the more moving examples: The first one is very important to me as it depicts my inner being and the second one was done in lit...

I'm not going to lie to you I'm smiling... I'm smiling because I'm free for a couple of days. I'm smiling because I have a couple of ice cold cans of Strongbow to drink and I'm smiling because it's raining again. I looked out of the living room window across the city and the bay and it's wet. I love it. Night-rain is exciting but day-rain is better. It's warm and muggy in the house but if I were to step outside for just a few seconds I could be drenched. I'm smiling because there is a show on TV where three engineers are going to restore a crashed Gypsy-Moth that hasn't seen flight in 30 years. They'll succeed - it's almost a given. Why would you show a documentary about 3 people no-one knows failing to rebuild a plane no-one cares about? I'm smiling because the guys who were having problems last night have now got over them and are happy again. I'm also smiling because the Dixi forums aren't a secret anymore ...

Finally! I've been trying to blog for most of the night but blogger have been updating the systems and I have been unable to. Thankfully it's a work night so no great loss. I think I might have a chest infection - bugger! The problem is that if I see a doctor he will either do nothing or, worse than that, put me on antibiotics. Normally I don't mind medication, if it treats a problem it's got to be good right? This time however it would be a disaster. Monday night is the team night out to celebrate/commiserate the end of the night shift. As of Tuesday we will be confined to shifts ranging between 8am and 4pm to end at 4pm or midnight respectively. If the doctor gave me antibiotics I would have to forego the evenings festivities and that would be a crime. Strangely all my online buddies seemed to be in a mood for most of the night so I decided to leave them to it and talk to them later. I'm sure they'll be fine but it never hurts to offer a shoulder when...

Ok, now I'm pissed off... I can't take this hole much longer. Recent events have made me realise that there is more to this life than being stuck in a mindless job like this one. I am beginning to dread speaking to the general public because of their complete inability to follow simple instructions. I'm a humanitarian at heart, I love the challenge of curing the ills of strangers and all I ask in return is a heartfelt "thank you" or maybe even a smile. I have a huge amount of patience and an overwhelming urge to help but my patience has been tried to capacity and my altruism is in danger of dying. I don't have any choice anymore, I have to get out of here or become a wreck and I'm not kidding - it's not normal to feel every single muscle in your body tightening to the point of cramp on a regular basis, especially when you are generally a chilled-out, stress free person like me. Our job should be simple but it's not. I have a question for you ...

It's happened... Mini-Dibbie has got himself a hardcore of fans. Now I am doomed to become the blog equivalent of Bernie Winters and Schnorbitz or Keith Harris and Orville. It's a sad day for me and it also means that I need to ask Alison if I can buy him. He has already made a few guest appearances on IRC and more importantly on the newly-established Dibbiecam. If you are even remotely interested mail me and I'll tell you how to get it. It's not the best quality in the world but I grabbed a couple of snaps from it: I have to admit it does add a whole new angle to my online life - people can see whether you are being genuine or not which is always a bit of a minefield. Over all it's been a pretty cool night. I thought about going for a walk again but I found other stuff to do. During my week offline I managed to rekindle an old love affair that hass been going on for the majority of my life. I have reaffirmed my love of music and, as if I nee...

No blog last night and for a good reason... Well 2 actually. 1) Blogger was having "issues" 2) Nothing happened What is going on with my life when my time off is more dull than my time in work? Those words were written a few hours ago. Since then I have realised a few things.... Firstly, I need to get out more. Secondly, you don't need your friends to be awake to have a good time and, most importantly, sunrises are the most beautiful thing on the planet. When was the last time you sat outside and watched the sunrise? It's amazing what we take for granted. I may sound like a tree-hugging-new-age-tofu-guzzling eejit here but I find great comfort in nature. Those who know me best will probably be surprised by that because I don't spend much time away from technology but I think I could abandon everything provided it was a clean break. All this came to me earlier this evening when I had a sudden attack of the wibblies. Whilst I am feeling a zill...