5 years later…..I am finally Legend

I used almost all the time during my days off from work to play Hearthstone. I spent perhaps 30 hours but in 3 days of play from picking it back up to the day is out it back down, I was able to achieve what I couldn’t in years of prior play, hitting the legend rank. It feels vindicating but mostly freeing, I can now play this game for fun.

I went out to buy some food, it was a good shop, I guess I was celebrating, I bought little chocolate treats, pancakes, coleslaw, chicken breast and some curry sauces. it was easy to use the curry sauce, just grill the chicken and then mix it with the sauce for a few minutes, it tastes OK too.

My main enemy has been the cold, it’s bitterly freezing during night shifts at home, I’ve learned this is due to the large windows and high ceilings, I’ve moved my desk so I’m right against the radiator. More work has been introduced and people are getting lazier, we’ve reached an understanding and will each only do certain tasks. The new guy, the Koreaboos brother is too lazy though. They haven’t bothered training him on the new system, I think that might be because they’re going to get rid of him after 6 months.

Not feeling it

I was unaware of this until tonight but it seems I have once again fallen into the clutches of depression, I’m not even sure how it happened, it struck so suddenly. I spent all 4 days of my time off waking up close to midnight and as the sun rose, I fell back into slumber. I played the game VAMPYR which was free with PS Plus and followed a guide to get several trophies. My diet is failing due to the depression, it’s common to eat junk food while depressed.

I haven’t made any plans or done anything exciting, there’s nothing new at all, normally I could travel and explore but the world is shut down right now, the most adventurous thing I’m planning is visiting the cinema to watch older films on the big screen.

During work, my colleagues are all struggling with the new system and I’ve been helping them, I even chatted to them over the phone, I like being helpful but even I’m not 100% clued up on it. The taxidermy woman complained to me about the workrate of others, I agreed with her sentiments and I complained to a manager who then actually acted on them, I feel bad, it’s the Koreaboo and WoW woman that I want to strike back at, not the big guy and the other guy on my shift, I like them, I am happy to carry some of the workload for them.

I learned that my current manager is leaving, his temp contract isn’t being renewed, I like the guy and thought I’d try to help by emailing the deputy head of the call centre and telling them how great he was, I wasn’t expecting a reply but I got one, just thanking me for the feedback and being told she couldn’t discuss this with me at this stage. I suspect the Koreaboo has a role in his firing.

My next 4 days off look like they’ll be the same as the last, on the first night I ordered pizza and finally assembled the office chair my workplace sent me.

I’ve just realised the wonders of “casting” YouTube to my TV, it frees up my laptop for other activities. Tonight I also started plying Hearthstone again, it has cheered me up some. I wish the museums would open up again.

Real world socialisation is so frequent now

This entry will cover a period of over a week. On Sunday, just after my work shift ended, I went to my mothers house as we planned to get Thai food but due to her back/leg, she insisted on getting a lift there, my sister was the one who drove. I found this a little frustrating. We met my youngest sister there, the one who is excommunicated from the family, she’s still attending university but money is tight for her. We sat down and ordered, none of us finished our meals, I took the leftovers home. We then had to wait for my sister to give my mother a lift back home.

This frustrated me again as my mother was in a bit of a mood even when I tried to help by finding a bench she could sit on. We took some photos in the China town, I also noticed my mother craftily taking pictures of me, likely on orders by my father. The guy my sister is going out with picked her up, I got a bit of a look at him through the car windows from a distance, he looks skinny, a bit chav like. My mother commented on how quickly my sister ran towards his car.

The following day I had my flu jab, the Boots store seemed quite disorganised. There were quite a few foreign people around, two Pakistanis looking for paracetamol and an African without a mask who had Covid symptoms. The day after, my cousin succcesffuly managed to arrange afternoon tea, it was at an Alice in Wonderland themed tea room in the gay village. It was a very nice day out and we had healthy portions of food, it was me, my cousin and our mothers, they complimented my new Karl Lagerfeld top.

The following two days saw me working, I had to go back to the office for training on the new system. It was a great two days, I loved chatting with my work colleagues in person again, it was the big guy, the taxidermy woman, and this guy from the Caribbean who I speak to regularly and get along well with, we were on opposite shifts until I switched over. There was a lot of chatting, joking and fun, it’s a shame that it was just 2 days and I regret that I didn’t make more of it, I wanted to do some work and learn the system.

Two more days of work after this, at home, my manager said he got a new job that pays less, he has taken it because he is sick of management here questioning why targets are not hit and the new job will make it easier to apply for a Spanish visa for his Mexican wife. We didn’t talk much and he disappeared mid-shift, shortly after I stopped sending him messages. Not sure why that was, I’m less concerned about his leaving now than I would have been before, we haven’t seen each other in months and only have 1 shift together, we also have little in common. I might be able to get his job, a couple of co-workers have said I’d be a good one.

I would very much like a PS5 and I check if they’re in stock regularly. I mostly just want to be able to play video games without the extremely loud fan.

Not quite a million

The last 3/4 days have just seen me working again, nothing dramatic has gone on, it’s been quiet, I’m scheduled to head back to the office next Thursday for some training on the new systems. I have two cans of Carabao waiting for me in my locker, really looking forward to cracking them open, it’s been 6 months since I slipped one of those down my throat.

My cousin is trying to turn the trip to the Thai place into Afternoon Tea, I’m at the point that I just need to put my foot down, we’re doing Thai, that was the plan and it’s not subject to change.

Due to having bought a pan and cooking oil a short while ago, I have now consumed home cooked chips every day, they’re just too delicious, I’ve emptied the two bags now so will try to avoid purchasing more.

I’ve booked in a flu jab for Monday and ordered some new clothes online. I’ve also received some unsettling news, it appears another one of the chosen whites from my last call centre has become a manager. There are new job opportunities at work but I don’t understand the job descriptions so I’m not sure about applying, the deadline is the 9th of October.

I won £100 on my premium bonds.