2007!

It's now over a week since Boxing Day and I still don't have the overwhelming urge to buy a new sofa or kitchen despite the onslaught of TV commercials trying to convince me otherwise. Presumably this makes me some kind of communist enemy of democracy but what can you do?

Anyway, how was the whole Christmas palaver for you? I've had a rather lovely time myself mostly because I have been able to sleep in late and not go to work. It's amazing that when I lived with my parents in a sleepy Devon village for four years I nearly went totally insane with boredom and an horrible feeling of isolation but to visit for a week or two is tantamount to bliss. When the conversations between my mum and grandma have become a little too "Daily Mail" for my liking I have simply plugged myself into my MP3 player and dozed off on the sofa. I even gave up smoking by accident.

Before the Christmas break, I discovered that I had quite a bit of outstanding holiday from my recruitment agency to take before 15 January so, in addition to the Christmas week when the council is closed, I also booked the this first week of the New Year off - a full two week break! That's the longest amount of time I have taken off in one go for two years. I do so hope that they are coping without me. Bollocks to 'em if they aren't.

So, I am still here in Devon doing absolutely fuck all and it is heaven. I'll maybe post something about my Christmas stash and New Year's resolutions when I finally get up tomorrow. Nighty night.