Another week, another time-sheet

I can’t deny it, I’ve been on a bit of a downer this week. I don’t know exactly why: there’s been an awful lot of stuff all at once, coupled with a lack of sleep, and it’s all just been chaotic.

So yes, for once I’m glad it’s the weekend, and even more glad I’ve got nothing planned. I was supposed to be sorting myself out for a week down in Devon with a group of friends – and yes, the break would have been much-needed – but got myself stuffed by my current workplace at almost the last minute. So my weekend is now open and free, and I’m planning on doing as little as possible.

I’m not going to make any guarantees about the regularity of posts over the next couple of days – it’ll either be prolific or deader than a dead thing from deadtown. I suspect I’ll decide that tomorrow morning.

What the Fuck?

I despair – when these talentless bastards are at number 2 in the UK pop chart it’s just going to get worse from here…

Fag Ash Lil

I’ve been saying for a while that the new-style health-warnings on cigarettes were more designed as a “collect the set” than a proper deterrent to smokers. So I’ve just seen that a company is selling sheets of stickers with which to cover up the warnings.

Of course, the anti-smoking lobby is getting all snotty about it, but I think the company selling the stickers has a point. As Denis Leary used to point out, “What do they expect? That a smoker’s suddenly going to read the warnings and say Yeah, Bill, I’ve got some cigarettes.. HOLY SHIT! These things are bad for you! Shit, I thought they were good for you! I thought they had Vitamin C in them and stuff!’”

In the BBC story itself, there’s a quote from Deborah Arnott of ASH, saying “ Telling people that smoking is cool is a dangerous message“. Pure bollocks. You think they haven’t got the message yet? Get a grip. The simple fact is, people will smoke – no matter how much the tax on the packs is, no matter what size the warnings are made, no matter whether they’re advertised or not, people will still smoke. And that’s coming from a non-smoker.

Sorting problems

Well, I don’t know why new Blogger was keffing up my italics and making them red, but the problem has now been sorted with the gentle addition of another selector in the CSS file. I could get used to this – spot a problem, fix it in one place rather than 50. Sweet.

Of course, it would’ve been nicer if it hadn’t happened in the first place, but that’s just picky really.

One down, several to go

I hope that Connex SouthCentral losing it’s train operator’s franchise is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to these things. There’s at least two others that deserve a similar kicking, and I’m sure there are plenty of others. (The train company for Northern Ireland being a case in point)

Of course, the fact that National Rail are also axing 2,500 jobs won’t help sort things out any quicker. I don’t really see how much worse it can get before things have to get better.