Davey

THE DARKEST NIGHT By Davey I sat looking out the living room window, watching the rain slowly snake its way down the glass. Tonight was Halloween; I’d been invited to my friend’s party across the street. Christina, my friend, had excitedly told me that tonight was to be the night I would open myself up to people again, saying I’d shut myself off from the world for too long. I just silently agreed to save any argument. Two years had passed since

2006 Fall Anthology

I'm still alive I got told off by my doctor for not taking action earlier, it seems asthma attacks are an issue you shouldnt wait on.... well my blood oxygen levels are back to normal levels and my lung capacity has increased by 78% seriously when he told me that I was like huh? How was I still breathing? lol anyway Im alive and I got a neat aero chamber thing outta the deal

Do you ever feel that you're the only one to make contact? I'll use my mother as an example, I decided that I wanted to see how long it would take her to phone me, so I held off calling. Three weeks later she calls to tell me off for not keeping in touch. I ALWAYS make the call. It happens online too. Like with some friends if I don't bother to send the hi message it never gets done. I've left it with some contacts before for weeks and finally I get a message all pissed off asking why i'm not talking to them. As you can probably guess i'm in a bad mood lol Anyway this blog made very little sense, but I think I like that

Here in the UK when speed cameras were first installed it was all about safety. Since then we've moved along a little, now the police are using them to boost they're funding. We have the standard roadside versions along with the average speed ones on motorways but now we have these great moving ones that are hidden in vans. All they have to do is pick a layby, park up and start collecting the cash! They publish the locations online here, however they dont actually say which ones will be in service. I've also never heard what they do with the money collected, I would hope they spend it on accident prevention or something like that, however I doubt it. They probably have the best Christmas party ever! lol

Haha yeah, seems it's coming back to me... Hey.. you heard from Vance at all? Ive not seen him in like 6 months?

I should be sleeping... But I'm not UGH! back to work in 5 hours Thats all

So just for the record before you read/ watch this I'm not American. I may not agree fully with the war, but I have the up most respect for all the service personnel, regardless of the country they come from. I saw this and it touched my heart, I hope it does yours too. The way we get by As I'm in the UK, I don't get PBS programming, so the trailer and story are all i've seen, but its still pretty amazing I think. Enjoy.

We're moving again because of my Job, which sucks. I like living here, its a good place with good people that have been great with us. I've never heard a single negative comment about gays the entire time we've been here and that's pretty great I think. But sadly the time has come for me to move stores again and where I go Chris is sure to follow lol So we're back to not knowing how people will react. I hope that it'll be an easy transition again, but time will tell. --- My Dads a plumber, always has been ever since he started working. I never really thought about it but I've come to the conclusion that he was disappointed I never followed in his foot steps. The other day we were talking on the phone and he mentioned something about my brother in law going back into college as part of a plumbing apprenticeship he's doing with my Dad I don't remember what he was talking about but he followed it with something like, ' I'm so glad I'll have someone to pass the company over too, I was worried what would happen to it.' Ugh. My Dad rarely tries to guilt me (that's my Mothers game) but this time he was out full force. I of course didnt rise to the bait and just said, 'Yeah Im glad too Dad.' haha I could hear the hmph come out over the phone and had to stop myself laughing at him. I almost felt like telling him to go ask Mum how to guilt me, She's great at it. My Sister is moving back to Australia, She's waiting for the Immigration department to confirm their resident visas again and they'll be off. They own a house in south east Melbourne already from when they lived there before and have been renting it out since. The last renters left a few weeks ago so they're all set. I think i'll blog again soon and not wait months lol ttys David

Oh my..! I find that.... disturbing.

Hey, It's been a while since I last wrote anything in this. Mainly because I can never think of anything I want to say. I feel like I've lost touch with this site, that's all my fault I know, I guess I've just allowed myself to get distracted. I'll write this out and if I can be bothered I'll post it, if not meh well at least I'll have written SOMETHING for a change! I guess I should update on a few things. Chris is doing good. He's busy pretty much all the time but then so am I. We make time for each other everyday so we're still as strong as ever. When we moved here for my work it seemed a good idea. A new exciting challenge to explore, a new place with new people to meet. We'll it's been both those things and more. I think the hardest thing to deal with living here is traveling. In my old store when I had a meeting to attend I'd just jump in the car and drive there, then be home by dinner time. Now its a three day travel event. I've been away from home far too much and being seconded for three months earlier this year didn't help. Three months of hotel living with trips home only ever couple of weeks, I about went crazy! Thankfully Chris and Viv kept me semi sane with regular phone calls. My sister is still living in our old place, she's had a massive amount of shit to deal with this last year or so, they're paying the mortgage on the place just now but i think we'll maybe just let them buy out the rest of it If they want to. We don't need the place and it'd probably be good for them to have the security of their own place. Oh man so, I've been doing interviews for new staff at work this last week. I've gotta ask, what happened to all the normal sane people? It's retail, so I get that the starting rate really isn't all that great, but come on! I had this one woman in, I looked over her application and noticed that she'd failed high school math. So, I flagged this up as a discussion topic to see if she'd done any home study or anything to further herself. So we're in the office and I ask the question. ' I see from your application you failed to pass your highschool math course. Have you done any further study to improve on this?' her reply... 'No! But I can spell!' Huh? Did I ask if you could spell?! To make it worse my note taker 'K' snorted a laugh out at this point causing me to barely stop my self laughing at her. Im not asking for people that can do degree level math, however when they're handling cash I'm responsible for I'd like them to at least be able to count to ten! I interviewed four people and gave three of them Jobs, needless to say the woman above failed in her application. I kinda wish we could rewind time back to the days when I didn't need to worry what I wrote on the interview form, I doubt writing IDIOT! In the reason for rejection box would be appreciated by my head office. Meh, I'm bored now so i'll leave it at that. Love, kisses and all that shit, David

Much like Colin said, Chris and I are in love, its that simple, we're committed to each other in sickness and health. So regardless of circumstance we stay and work with it. I'm in this for life. Davey

Just saying, the hotel people give me that look.... 'why would you have an American calling you?!" love it and you!

Agreed! My most recent favorite has to be the 'I'm going back to sleep!' thread which somehow managed to gain a total of 40 replies! I'm sorry to say that this drivel posting has killed GA for me. Dave (p.s. Hi Vic! )

Same here, the 'hill start' was part of my drivers test. Different to most here, I've never even been in an automatic car. I love driving my manual, I cant help but think it'd be boring to let the car do the gear shifts... thats where all the fun is!

Thanks everyone, Chris and I have had a nice and peaceful day spent doing nothing.... The best kind!

Hey, So it's been pretty shitty around here this week. My sister had her baby, a little girl she named Linda Ann, after our Mum. She was born at 1:30am on Saturday and fought for her life for one hour ten minutes before her strength gave in. I don't really know what I feel right now. How is it fair that she didn't even get the chance to start her life let alone live it? How is it fair that my sister and her husband are left feeling the greatest loss there is? It's simply not fair. I'm going to try my best to be strong at the funeral. I honestly don't know how I'll react when I see that little white coffin, but my priority lies with Jen, Johnny and little Jordan and making sure they know we're here to help and support and love them. It's not right! --- RIP Angel.

So true! And even then we'll be complaining that the government is taxing us too high for using it!

Well given that oil supplies will eventually run out. It would seem we'll need to find an alternative however costly.

The Ironic part here is that In Scotland we have out very own oil fields... yet we still pay $8USD+ per gallon, the majority of the value we pay goes to Gordon Brown and his Government in taxes. I remember a few years ago when we had protests out side the refineries here.. the whole country came to a standstill, it was kinda fun.. almost a premonition of the future, if we don't work out an alternative to oil.

We pay $8 a gallon... I don't think Ive ever seen it as low as $3!

Awww I'll be home soon sweetie!

TEN EMOTIONS. 1. are you missing someone right now?: Yep 2. are you happy? At this second... Kinda yeah 3. are you talking to anyone right now?: Does my inner voice count? 4. are you bored?: Nope 5. are you German?: No 6. are you Irish?: No 7. are you French?: No 8. are you Italian?: No 9. are your parents still married?: Yep 10. do you like someone right now?: I like lots of people, some more than others TEN FAVORITES. 1. store: FCUK 2. flowers: *shrug* Meh, Im not a flower person 3. color: Green 4. sport: Football(if Chris is playing ) 5. mall: Breahead 6. movie: Trick 8. season: Autumn 9. animal: Chris hehe ooorrrr Dogs 10. state: Cali TEN FACTS. 1. hometown: Inverness 2. hair color: My hair is weird, Its kinda brown, but people tell me im a dark blond.... 3. Birthday: December 9th 4. hair style: Cut short 5. eye color: Brown. 6. best friend: Viv. Lorri. Laura. Peter etc lol 7. mood: Grumpy 8. skin color: Light tan I guess 9. available: Nope. and sure as heck dont plan to be 10. left/right-handed: Right TEN THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE. 1. have you ever been in love?: Yep I still am 2. do you believe in love: Yep 3. why did your last relationship fail: It hasn't lol 4. have you ever been heartbroken: No 5. have you ever broken someone's heart?: Not that I'm aware of 6. have you ever fallen for one of your best friends: Umm, Well he was a friend at the time, but not my 'best' friend 7. have you ever liked someone but never told them: No 8. are you afraid of commitment: Hmmm... 10 years later, I'd have to say no 9. has someone ever kissed your hand: Yes, among other places 10. have you ever had a secret admirer: Maybe? If it was a secret I wouldnt know TEN THINGS: THIS OR THAT. 1. love or trust: Both 2. hard liquor or beer: Wine, which i guess is in the middle 3. night or day: Night 4. one night stands or relationships: Relationships 5. television or internet: We pay $60 a month for our TV service and I never use it lol 6. pepsi or coke?: Neither 7. wild night out or romantic night in: Romantic 8. chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla 9. phone or in person: Both 10. Love or Lust: Love TEN HAVE Y0U EVER 1. have you ever been caught sneaking out?: Yes! My Mum had amazing hearing 2. have you ever skinny dipped: Nope 3. have you ever done something you regret: Haven't we all? 4. have you ever sky dived: No 5. have you ever been on a house boat: No 6. have you ever finished an entire jaw breaker: Yes! 7. have you ever liked someone so badly it hurt?: I still do 9. have you ever danced in the rain?: Yep 10. have you ever had a hang over?: mmhmm WHO 1. Who was the last person you laughed with? Kathryn 2. Who can cheer you up instantly?: Lots of people can But Chris and Viv are at the forefront 3. Who do you think will make you smile tomorrow: Kathryn lol 4. Who is making the world a more terrible place to live in: Spiders 5. Who dominates the family: My Mum 6. Who is like a brother/sister to you: My sisters Jenna and Viv 7. Who is the youngest person you know: Jordan 8. Who makes the best dinner: My Mum 9. Who needs to chill: People that are too hot WHAT 1. What do you hope will happen next week: The stupid planning people will allow work to start.. 2. What would you name a newborn puppy: Sam 3. What relaxes you: Rest 4. What is the most difficult decision you had to make: Changing Job and Moving house at the same time 6. What's your style: It depends. 7. What is your number one priority: Life 8. What is the worst movie you've ever seen: ummm? 9. What do you want for Christmas: A Future sex love sounds concert DVD WHEN 1. When is it a good time to be truthful: Allways 2. When was your last break-up: Never 3. When do you take time for yourself: Between 9 and 10 PM lol 4. When is the next time you'll see your best friend: I'm not sure 5. When will world hunger end: Never 6. When was your last bad hair day: OMG Monday, It wouldnt stay down! 7. When do you usually take a shower: Mornings and NIght 8. When are you going to go on your next date: I dunno 9. When will emo kids grow up: They already have, since theve learned to express their selves 10. When did you first learn about sex: I was like 10 maybe? WHY 1. Why do you feel the way you do right now: Because I do 2.Why are teenagers becoming more apathetic: Hmm 3. Why did you say the meanest thing you've ever said: I'd assume it was because i was upset 4. Why can't perfection exist: Silly Question 5. Why is gay marriage illegal: Its not here 6. Why, in your opinion, are some countries more privileged than others: Because they have money... 7. Why is your father the way he is: Because he's my Dad 8. Why do bad things feel so good: Who wrote these questions? 9. Why would you hurt someone, if you ever did: Because I wasnt able to avoid it I suppose 10. Why did you go online today: To answer stupid questions SPILL YOUR GUTS Q. First thing you did this morning?: Opened my eyes Q. The last thing you ate?: Chicken! Q. What's something you look forward to most in the next 6 weeks?: Peeing, Although thats in the next 6 minutes... brb Q. What's annoying you right now?: I'd have to say that emo question Q. What's the last movie you saw?: Wedding Planner Q. Do you believe in long distance relationships?: Yeah, Im sure it works for some people Q Where is the last place you went?: Work Q: Who is the last person you called?: Also work lol Q: Been cheated on?: Nope Q: Do you think that someone is thinking about you right now?: Maybe? Q: Do you wish on stars?: No Q: Did it work?: N/A Q: Do you untie your shoes every time you take them off?: Nope Q: When did you last cry?: I cry all the time lol Q: Do you like your handwriting?: No! I write like a boy! lol Q: Are you a friendly person?: I think so Q: Are you keeping a secret from the world?: Nope Q: Who's bed did you sleep in last night?: Myself and Chris Q: What color shirt are you wearing?: Its Brown with Los Angles In orange letters on it Q: Do you have any pets?: No Q: What is the color of your bedsheets?: White Q: What were you doing at 9 last night?: Sleeping Q: Last person you talked to: Robbie Q: When is the last time you saw your dad?: A couple weeks ago Q: Look to your left: Okay... Q: Ever cried yourself to sleep?: Yes i have Q: Ever cried on your friends shoulder?: Yes Q: Song that makes you cry?: Concrete Angel, When I'm watching the video Q: Are you a normally happy person?: Yep 1. Smoked a cigarette: Yes... Then I threw up 2. Smoked a cigar: Nope 3. Drank so much you threw up: Yes lol 4. Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back: Nope 5. Been arrested: No 6. Gone on a blind date: Nope 7. Skipped school: Yep 8. Seen someone die: No 9. Been to Canada: No 10. Been to Mexico: Nope 11. Been on a plane: Yes 12. Been lost: All the time, my sense of direction needs work 13. Been on the opposite side of the country: mmhmm I lived there 14. Swam in the ocean: Yes 15. Felt like dying: Nope 17. Played cops and robbers: Yes, of course 18. Recently colored with crayons: Nope 19. Sang karaoke: Once and never again 20. Paid for a meal with only coins: Nope 21. Done something you told yourself you wouldn't: I dont think so 22. Made prank phone calls: Yeah 23. Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose: Yep 24. Caught a snowflake on your tongue: Yep 26. Written a letter to Santa Clause: Yes 27. Been kissed under the mistletoe: mmmhmmm 29. Blown bubbles: Of course 30. Made a bonfire on the beach: Heck ya 31. Crashed a party: In high school I think so 32. Gone roller-skating: Nope Personal questions to know you better: 1. Nicknames? Davey 2. Mother's name? Linda 3. What is your favorite drink? Water 4. Tattoos? Nope 5. Body piercing? Nope 6. How much do you love your job? Lots even with the current stress 7. Birthplace: Scotland 8. Favorite vacation spot? Bed 9. Ever been to Africa? No 10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? mmhmm 11. Ever been on TV? Nah 12. Ever stole any traffic signs? Can I plead the fifth? 13. Ever been in a car accident? Yes! 14. Was it your fault? See No. 12 15. 2 doors or 4? 2 Door 16. Favorite salad dressing? A sweet chilli one 17. Favorite pie? Apple 18. Favorite number? 9 20. Favorite holiday? Christmas 21. Favorite dessert? Ice cream 22. Favorite food? Pizza!! 23. Favorite day of the week? Sunday 24. Favorite brand of body soap? Radox 25. Favorite TV show? I dont watch tv 26. Favorite Toothpaste? Colgate 27. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 2017 28. What do you do when you are bored? Complain that I'm bored Maybe if conner would moan at me to write i'd start again And Hi lost!

If she so much as thinks I'm gonna ride in that back seat then you two wont be doing anything!