EASTER SUNDAY

Easter Sunday Helen has a reading at three and two more  at seven , i have said we can go for a late night drive somewhere as  its being  a total boring day after the disaster yesterday of going all the way to the coast just to come home again today is no better and just as bad .
No where is open Helen wanted to take some jeans back but  all the main stores shops and centers are shut for the religious holiday of Easter Sunday.

I went down to the canal with Pip this morning the clocks went forward by a hour this morning we did a big circuit and we walked through some of the city centre Helen stayed at home to clean the house , it was partially sunny , i called in  a shop and bought some bacon ,sausages , meatballs and cheese  to cook for sandwiches when i finally got home , i also bought Helen a box of Maltesers for Easter.

I am bored Leeds is a bore we don't do anything life is flat and dull nothing changes i cant get my head round the fact that this is it what's in store for the rest of my life i wish i was young enough to train to do a job in I.T like a web designer or a technician , who either builds repairs or even designs complete office's or industrial systems or just plain  fixing pc's and phones working in the city in a modern building with nice fittings and furnishings instead of the dumb i work in although saying that it is in the city.

Life is passing me by and i don't know how to get on track to a different life style what i need to do to make life more fun i cant even come up with a decent hobby to whittle away the boredom. and i am getting annoyed and angry at my predicament i don't want to suffer boredom the way i do at the moment and  i want life to be different new and fresh exciting and some what  glamorous ,  I guess i want a life style i cant have or i cant afford  and maybe that's what getting at me
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I want a holiday that's not going to happen until we sell the house i want to see new places i want to go to a major city abroad like New York even if it is only for a few days rather than a few weeks the point is it will be new and it will involve planing excitement traveling making plan and catching  planes and taking photos for capturing memories , had a duck curry with noodles and pear cider it helped , l have got Back to the future 1,2&3 to watch might as well cut my wrists now lol.

Whitby on ice

FRIDAY
We went back in to town  Helen did not get the Doc Marten's she bought another pair of Noira Uggs these where in black with twin buckles.

I bought 6 pairs of multi coloured jersey boxer shorts and two packets  of socks with the day of the week that's fourteen new pairs of socks to ware , and i also got  two polo shirts to wear for work .i sprayed  the new Versace aftershave was not impressed and the new Paul Smith was ok could not be arsed so i did not bother .

Had Fish and chips complained about my fish so i got another one should have gone to Murgatroy's  it was small and overcooked not good the chips where fine and the curry sauce pretty good we have been a few times suppose they are allowed to get it wrong once.

Bought a chocolate cadburys cream egg Easter egg delicious shared it with Helen'

SATURDAY
Got up early again went to the 11th Earl for breakfast they was running late and was still setting up the food when  we arrived other people was seated drinking teas and eating toast we was last in and got our breakfast first well it is self service.

Went to the hand car wash the car was covered in salt residue from the winter roads we then drove over to Whitby a sea side town on the east coast ,when we got there it was cold and was beginning to snow we drove out of the car park and went home there was no point in staying was too cold to be joyable we was by the Abbey and its quite a walk in to the town.

HAVING A GIRAFFE AT GIRAFFES

THURSDAY
We got up early and headed in to Leeds city centre or as we refer to it going to town. Helen wanted to get a Parka coat from Fat Face we were there for the doors opening , i kid her on that  if it was called Fat Arse she could sue them.She also wants to get some Dr.Martens boots i asked her if she was turning in to a lesbian.

We finally went into Trinity had breakfast at Giraffes the price was as tall £26.00 i though they was having a giraffe , i  cant moan it was nice food and just opened last week it was  freshly decorated i don't think they have even change the loo rolls yet  , think it might be a while until we go back .

Went to the Owl pup in Rodley Leeds  for tea , Helen like always yes you guessed it  had the scampi with bread and butter , i had a Barnsley chop its basically a double sided chop i had it with egg chips and peas with tomatoes it was a bit bloody but i ate it .

Bought loads of toiletries , two lots shower gel a new  toothbrush and  new sponge a coconut shampoo and conditioner love the smell of coconut and i love coconut ice cream  , a Nivea shaving gel , and some deodorants ,  they  had sold out of the  hair gel i use so i more than likely  will have to get some tomorrow also saw a new Gillette razor for £20 contemplating one plus some new aftershave.

Bought milk and vanilla coffee brown and white sugar,but no Easter eggs plus black gel pens hate blue ink.

After shopping at  the supermarket i went to visit my daughter she is now back from her travels and is living in the same house she loved in before her adventures  , she as said  is pretty much  regretting coming home already ,she has seen quite a few friends already , and yes  i did say to her "I TOLD YOU SO " because more than anything i think she should go back to New Zealand as i think she will have a better life over there than ever she will have her in the U.K  she said England is dull grey and dirty and could not stand the cold , and i have to agree with her ,she bought me a wooden Maori head statue thank you Tuesday  i will treasure it always.

its already Friday it's nearly twenty to two off to bed we have to be up early again tomorrow Helen as just sent a message to my phone to make her a cup of tea.

FREE FALLING

well i finished my twelve hour shifts i am now off for five days ,its also  payday my money goes in at midnight tonight yippee at least it's only a four week month.

My Daughter as landed safely at Manchester airport at half past eleven this morning so phoned me to tell me she was ok and that i would see her tonight.

It's been snowing again don't think my Daughter was impressed by the English weather she as left the beaches and sun behind .She Bungee jumped of Auckland harbour bridge a day or so before she left

 Suppose its a bit like like life once you have made that step and that commitment  then there's no going back  you cant undo whats been done you just got to go with the flow , i think i would have been still stood up there as always i would have needed a nudge or a push or a gun to my head.

WHAT NEXT

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting.
Sooner or later we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip.
The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.

My daughter has had a life changing experience she has had a year of working and living in a foreign  country New Zealand ,she has seen things been places and done things i will never do , i think everyone should have a life changing experience for themselves , i wish i had i suppose the only life changing experience after having children was leaving my home and wife.

The next one if it ever happens will be selling the house and spending the rest of our lives living in rented accommodation.who knows what yet is to come and what the final few episodes are left To play out .what's next anyone's guess,we are not the only ones selling up and going down the renting route,there us no security in jobs anymore why risk loosing it all , if for no reason or fault of your own you find yourself unemployed.

Well one more shift left to do then five days off ,its payday Thursday and my daughter Tuesday is also home Thursday guess its not all doom and gloom.

TRINITY

Helen wants a small delicate cross tattooed on the back of her neck , wait until her Mother finds out , she had Angel tattooed on her lower back when we first got together and we was both still living with our spouses.
 I called her Angel and she went out and had it inked on her lower spine , i kidded her it said Angle ,i am not sure when she plans on getting it done or at which studio ,  but i do know that once you get a idea for a tat its not usually long before your getting the needle .

we have been printing crosses out all night cutting them out and then sticking them on her skin with vaseline i have then been photographing them with my i-phone she looks goth on a couple of them , she will have to buy some black fishnets and dye her hair black  and get some black lipstick leather and studs sounds good to me.

I have been looking at a new bag for work i like Superdry either the messenger style or backpack will be using it for work

I have been reading up on the Sony Xperia Z and the HTC 1 both i thing are better than the I-phone 5 i fancy the Sony over the HTC anyway by the time i am due a upgrade there might be something totally different out it's amazing how quick technology moves on.

Had left over chili with cheese on top it's always better the day after with bread and butter it's cold i wrapped Pip our dog up in a blanket she is nice and cozy people thinking dogs dont feel the cols chances are if we are cold so is your dog , she is only a little skinny dog bless her.

 The newest shopping centre in Leeds at the moment also the new Leeds arena is also opening very soon
We will have to get tickets to go see a half decent group or singer , Helen has never been to a concert i have not been to that many either .

 Trinity opened it's doors last Thursday quite a few was there on it opening at ten in the morning you can on some of the opening photos see snow on the roof , don't get that in Florida only in the U.K.at least its all in doors.

Get Monday and Tuesday out of the way then i have rest of the week off going to The Trinity will also be going for our favorite breakfast we missed last few weekends ,will stock up on pear cider food and new underpants , socks and t-shirts .

WHITE OUT

It's cold my daughter is going to be in a shock when she steps of the plane next week it's so cold here , April it should start hopefully be getting warmer.

I am loving watching Breaking Bad its as good and i think better than The Walking Dead the story line is brilliant i have nearly watched the season one batch cant wait to get on to season two.

Friday 
It has started snowing we are all white again and its March crazy i need sun and warmth the snow is forcasted for the next few days.

I have another 2 x 12 hours shifts to do then i have five days off , it's also  payday next week and my daughter is home after a year away , she returns to this forsaken place called England next week .

My son is in York buying a suit for my ex-wife's wedding which is in April they have sold the house they are currently living in and are going to rent somewhere a few miles away .

Saturday 
Finished at two in the morning the car was covered in snow got home was in bed for three its always warm in bed , when i got up i went shopping for baking potatoes for jackets bought mince for a chili with onions and peppers i also bought a fresh baked uncut loaf , pig out time.

LATE SHIFTS

I have been working late and not really sleeping much i go to bed at three and get up at ten but usually wake up at around six am go to toilet get frozen before getting back in to bed i am wide awake  again and its more or less light now at that time.

Helen is going to her parents 50th wedding anniversary today , another farce she left him years ago the man she left him for died a year later so he took her back , but its never been right since , they live together but its a great big act.She resents the fact she had to go back she had no where else to go no money so she  trotted back home , him like a idiot took her back.

Cant wait for payday as its been a five week month , i hate five week months with a passion at least Aprils is only a four week.

New shopping mall precinct is opening up in Leeds city centre called Trinity , and  Leeds will be getting its own Apple store at long last , some other decent shops are also opening Bose and Superdry mega store along with Starbuck's always a Starbuck's
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Watching - "Breaking Bad"  Season one

ANOTHER ONE DONE

I survived today in the cooler and it was ok cold but ok and at least it didn't drag , as i only had around five hours sleep last night  and i did not want to swing my legs out of bed this morning one little bit and  i was not ready to be in a vertical position for at least another four hours , but i had little choice and got up once your up you cope had a coffee and within ten minutes i was on my way.

Last night we had chicken legs done in ho sin sauce with fried rice with peppers and peas and crinkly cut chips it was one of the nicest meals we have cooked in recent times , next time will get some more chicken and i might get some jalapenos and mushrooms along with noodles , need to visit the Chinese markets in the city and get some prawn crackers and more authentic sauces and mixes works out cheaper than the English supermarkets and its what the restaurants and take ways more than likely get their supplies from , might also go to the English market and price up chicken should be fresher and cheaper than the supermarkets

Bought a two litre bottle of pear cider which by time the meal was cooked and served was well chilled , just what you need after spending the weekend in a giant freezer cold room surrounded by frozen food .

Tonight we roasted a leg of pork and had some veggies roasted  and new potatoes also roasted in the oven  it was another nicely cooked dinner i was thinking about it all day the image of warm cooked  food with hot home made gravy and a nice chilled glass of pear cider.

I live a very plain and simple life that i live , it always makes me wonder what the bigger picture is ,and  then i think well perhaps this is it , depressing i know , if it was not for music the  reading a decent book or watching a film i be totally depressed long live the internet .

Our weather is depressing again which  makes me wonder if we are going to get anywhere near a decent summer ever again , as each year seems to be worse than the previous year a bit like life my summer or salad days where all my twenties least i had a good decade i think sometimes you have to look back and remember them days  then and then reflect on now and these days , suppose i should be grateful as you don't always see the wood for the trees.

well five days working  twelve hour days from  14.00 to  02,00 i am thankful for the overtime , i have even told the person in charge i have been working for this weekend to consider me for any another weekends if they are under staffed she can email me and i will consider it if ,  i am not working till two in the morning as by rights you are supposed to have at least a full eleven hour break between shifts.
Well another day another dollar

Listening to - The  Stereophonics  "Graffiti on the train"

Watching - "End of Watch"

Thinking of - Payday the month is too long again

PACKAGE FROM HOLLAND

Worked today and tomorrow in the cold storage where all the food is loaded in to thermal  containers that keep the food frozen up to four hours , they are then sent to the patients in most of the hospitals in Leeds ,It's one giant cooler , and my hours are half seven in the morning until half past two in the afternoon , i have been issued with thermal gloves ,a  fleece and over trousers that are half decent and black and very similar to combat trousers so no real chance of getting frost bite , and i might even get to keep them ,  all the food is frozen solid and of course must not be allowed to defrost on their journey.

After this i have seven days working two until two , twelve hour shifts starting Monday then three normal shifts then i have another five twelve hours shifts to do , i am not complaining as i need the money.

Helen did two readings yesterday as three tonight and two tomorrow so the struggle is not all up hill and does seem to be breathing spaces we could do with more .

Yesterday my Nexus returned from Asus in Holland it was my original tablet but it had a new screen fitted and is working fine , i am happy it was only a few months old anyway i have  been busy setting it back up even though most of it was restored through my Google account there is still a lot of  messing around to do to get it as it was before i think it is 95% as it was, so i am a happy.

RETURN TO SENDER

I got a email from Fed Ex my parcel from Asus in Holland should be at my door tomorrow at around twelve noon , the email does not state if its has been fixed or replaced or had nothing done to it and sent back in the broken state i sent it , so  i am guessing its been fixed ,well hoping its been fixed better still replaced , as  i have to leave the house at twelve tomorrow to go to work , be if its early i will take it with me be  if its late i will have to wait until i get home at half ten that night , be it don't come then i  will have to wait another day.

Watching - Small Apartments with Matt Lucas BRILLIANT film will put it on my Nexus hopefully.

Listening to -Dido

Reading - Street A street cat named Bob

LAST FEW DAYS

SUNDAY
If i don't need to replace the Nexus looking at a Samsung wi-fi camera wb150f in black 14,2 mega pixels and 18x optical zoom coming in at £119 reduced from £179 its good looking and fit for my needs hopefully next payday at the end of the month.

Back at work Monday shite as it is least it will make pay day come quicker should get a rise April and i should go through my first gateway which means a pay increase also double whammy  , six gateways to go through before i am on full pay which one a year takes six years i argued what kind of apprenticeship last six years before you go on full money  ,six years for someone my age it's a joke it's just a way to stop paying you full money.

Its been boring day the viewer we had to see the house ,they never came round and  let us down without a phone call to let us know ,its  typical some people are wankers .

Helen had two people booked for readings they did not show either which is going to make life difficult our budget is tight and two people not showing up effects our spends on food gas and electric , the next couple of days are going to be colder,its always the same when we rely on someone saying they will do what they agreed to do you always get let down suppose that's life and not having a regular nine to five job.

MONDAY
Went back to work i was full of cold my eyes and nose were in competition to see which could  run the fastest my head was pounding and the lights and computer screen was not helping i was suppose to be working until two in the morning i did my shift until ten at night then i bowed out and went home .
Helen had two of my work colleagues round for a reading i wont see them until wednesday i cant see me going to work tomorrow .

TUESDAY
Woke up at half seven my lips and nose were hurting and i felt i had been in a boxing match and lost badly , i phoned in sick for the day i have not had one sick day ,  since i took the job over a year ago , people who had seen me the previous day would not have been surprised , my nose and eyes are a lot better hopefully i will be back at work tomorrow.

DREAMING AGAIN

Need food  , then a bath then naughty time then sleep , still not getting to bed until after two in the morning just cant do it ,should be easy just walk up the stairs to bed yet we don't do it. today has been getting colder and its getting colder by the hour now that it is night the temperature has dropped and they are forecasting snow for Sunday ,bring it on it never last long so why moan about it.

I have Dido's new album i liked Dido from years back and like her new effort it is as good as her previous stuff if not better she must be down to her last million , it must be great being a writer or recording artist if your skint or want another new house , apartment or new yacht  just knock out another book or record and wait for the money to roll in.

The house below Helen is drooling after  is just two bedrooms over three floors with a side extension would be perfect for the two of us and the pets .

 The aqueduct  below used to move water across the valley it can also be used for trains then it would be a viaduct  but i think this is just water not 100% sure , but would be ideal to see the changing seasons and it would  be great to walk the dog or get a couple of mountain bikes.

Helen is designing every room in a house she would by if we had the money the only way to get it is buy  a winning  lottery ticket as its £350,000 and i have to admit it's gorgeous it  is over looking a stone built viaduct she wants to go see it in real life its up at Uppermill Saddleworth .

The conservatory is done in stone to match the house and is a good size not sure if it has under floor heating 

it is not a massive  bathroom but i like the exposed stone work.

This room is more than likely bigger than it looks nice to see a open fire cant beat a real fire blazing away Pip would be constantly sat in front of it,

Need a hit album or a book in the the top spot seeing as i cant sing or write the chance  of owning this is slim  but you never know never say never and if you dream hard enough one day we might have a similar house even if we rent or lease it rather than buy or own it , Its Helen's dream and she is happy looking and imagining us living the and decorating it and  how slim it is i wont and don't knock any ones dream we have all the right to dream.

MADE ONE TOO

Helen went back to Staples they had sent her a five pound money off  voucher via her email it was like a flame to a moth she printed it off and  the ink was hardly dry before we was in the car, this time she bought a brown A4 to go with the brown A5 she bought Wednesday , it was like deja vu versus ground hog day.she bought the paper dividers and other bits and pieces that she bought for the first edition rate its going we are going to have to buy another book case.

I printed out a load of images and logos and scanned them into the pc i then printed them out and laminated on to some card end result a usable lined A4 book i can add pages do a diary insert its very expandable , don't worry this is not my new hobby although it always nice to design something and have something unique , cant buy shit like this in the shops ..

have enough stuff to do a A5 and a note book will do different collage christ its so addictive being creative LOL.

We have another person coming to view our house tomorrow at eleven well today because it's eight minutes past midnight.

MY NEW HOBBY

We are going to try and get out of the habit of going to bed after two in the morning its getting so we don't even contemplate bed before this time sometime specially on the weekend it can be as ate as four o clock its a poor way to live it throws your sleeping pattern and body clock totally out of sync .

still considering looking for a hobby cant do fishing its not me cant restore cars no tools or i  would have the first incline what to do as i am not mechanical minded , Helen mentioned  bird spotting yes maybe  if its done at a strip club.

Guess photography would be good the trouble is unless you live somewhere like the Grand canyon , Angkor Wat and you have scenery worth taking photos of what's the point , and there is nothing that great to photograph on my doorstep .

Painting unless your artistic and not autistic then what i create will look like a chimp on LSD as picked a brush up and had a go , and then again  painting is ok if you sell them and recuperate the cost of the materials cant see anyone wanting  my art for their walls.
So what else train spotting no chance stamp collecting no chance  unless its stamps in a passport then collecting anything is a  no .

Model making no lets face it's  for kids i  did it years ago when i was a kid thought it was boring then . and  its not like they do anything but sit there.

So a games console it is then don't matter what the weather is doing you can fit it in as and when you feel the urge they will be always new games and series to collect like Gears of War , Assassins Creed and  Resident Evil plus the new Tomb Raider is out what great timing.wireless controller and surround sound vibrating chair sounds good already.

And it just so happens we have a PS3 in the living room as i type this , my new hobby to save Lara Croft once again its the first game i played on the PS1 that and Crash Bandicoot happy memories buying the magazines for the walk troughs and the  cheat codes and so there it is my new hobby , and there's me thinking of going to bed before midnight not going to happen is it .Also there is a great second hand market for games does not have to cost a fortune anymore even consoles are cheap enough second hand , Who knows  Next month i  might be James Bond or Batman.

JUST ROLLIN

Since i have been off work the nights and mornings have been really foggy and its been cold its not been the hottest week to have off but then again you are not necessarily guaranteed sun and warmth in the summer.

Spoke to my Daughter last night well last night  it was at one o clock this morning , she was telling me that  it will take her thirty hours to get home stopping of at Melbourne , and Dubai before landing at Manchester she is flying with United Emirates , i told her she will regret coming home she and she would have a much better life staying  where she is now.

After years of using Apple's Safari web browser and prior to that FireFox  i am now back using Microsoft I.E , Safari wont let me upload photos and FireFox will not open even after i have manual deleted it all and reinstalled it cant do with the Hassle of it all , trying Torch chrome based browser will leave it for a few weeks before i decided to delete it or not .well i have decided to all ready delete torch browser its totally crap hated it do not use it or install it its a donkey.

No news on the Nexus  so no idea what is happening on the repair front . , i need a tablet if for any reason it does not get repaired then i will buy a new one next time i get paid more than likely it will be a 32gb Nexus or very slim chance i would get  a I-pad mini , i think its essential every day carry to have some form of tablet  ,although its easier to boot up then the laptop.

Christ i wish they was more stuff going on in my life i know its boring due to the lack of money but i need life to be more interesting what interests me i am not sure finding and funding something that ticks all the boxes but what that is i have no idea it has to be creative and individual to me i don't want to play a musical instrument or to paint or draw i cant write a book so what the fcuk is it i am looking for what do others do to kill time fill their day not sure i have been pondering but nothing is imminent would help if i had interesting friends , be a start if i had friends lol apart from my dog and cat , me against the world it feels like sometimes months and years roll bye.
four more days off , i have got one more holiday at the end of the month and  i am off when my daughter gets home.
Need to get to bed before  two a.m.

Listening to - Jake Bugg.

watching -  "Silver linings playbook"

Eating -  Fish and chips

doing - nothing great

ROUND IN CIRCLES

So cold just out of bed feed all our animals Harvey ,Pip and Button , just made helen her first cup of tea she still having two tea bags to one cup and its a normal size cup and i had my first coffee was looking at proper coffee machines yesterday , the are as many different one has they are laptops to choose from ,i liked the one that actually ground the beans as well as brewed the coffee and it was the price of a laptop and fridge freezers that where dearer than a laptop £1899 be pointless  we never fill it don't think we would use more than half the shelves.Helen saw a nice matching toaster and kettle in electric blue £80 for both and a microwave  for £160.

Went to Staples office supply Helen bought a Arc A5 ring binder in brown leather extra rings so you make the book contain more pages plus a punch for making her own inserts that was nearly half the cost of the bill , plus she bought some  dividers and  two  clear plastic wallets  it cost over £45 pounds and that was with 30% discount on some of the items , when we got home i printed out a week to view diary for her from a free online template and we ended up  cutting  A4 paper in half to make A5 paper i never knew A5 was half size of A4 , we must have used a full black in cartridge we bought yesterday from PCWorld  , it would have been easier and a lot  less work getting a Filofax which if i remembered correctly  she just bought a few weeks ago for around £45 that was also from fcuking Staples it would  been cheaper getting a fcuking I- pad mini which also staple happen to sell i mean why reinvent the fcuking wheel .

MONDAY MONDAY

well week off work and what to do as this is England its too clod to go to the coast unless your wrapped up and the weather too in clement this time of the year.

Helen has her readings still going strong and she is getting more in depth then what she was a year ago,she had two last night and  two on Friday night and one on Saturday night and she  is booked up this coming week which is good as  we need gas money for the house and motor .

 We had a couple of good days of weather but now its cold again , we  need some nice food could eat a proper Sunday roast all trimmings Yorkshires and gravy .Have not bought any wraps for a while need to get some lamb shish kebab red onions and jalapenos with yogurt sauce.

no news on the Nexus all i know is it was picked up Thursday guess i should hear something next week thought i might have had a email i have a tracker number but it don't seem to be working ,guess no news.

Did some food shopping bought some hand made pork pies some rye bread and fresh bread cakes and some Potatoes so we can have jacket spuds we also bought all the ingredients for breakfast including potato rottis  and essentials like milk and sugar tooth paste and toilet rolls ,  we also bought Pip our Jack Russell a new ball and a couple of pig ears.

Went to get some ink for the printer looked at a new laptop for when i get paid its a Lenovo its priced at £349 trouble is its blue i did not want a blue laptop but there is £150 off and its the latest Intel cpu 6 gig of ram and 1tb hard drive plus it as a optical drive the Asus one i have had my eye on is twenty quid cheaper no optical drive smaller hard drive less memory why is there so much choice.

Helen had another two readings tonight her last two last night  went particular well one of the Lady's was so impressed she gave Helen a bracelet she was wearing Helen had  that said she liked it and the woman gave it too her as a gift ,needless to say Helen was very touched by the gesture she told the woman she would cherish it always the woman said she would see Helen again instead of the other people she has been going to .

THE WHEEL

Watched Django Unchained it was one of the better films i have seen although its was brutal in parts it was worth seeing , I specially liked the 100 black coffins song featured in the film sung by Rick Ross.

We got up quite early we was meeting my two sisters and their partners to go on to the Leeds eye . I think its location could have been better as it was at the bottom of the city rather than the middle which would have given you a better 360 degree view , i think it was just under 50 meters in height and we completed three turns , it was ok Helen did not like it she does not like Leeds city center and was not impressed by the views which was the roof tops of Leeds when all said and done.It is here in the centre until April

The windows could have done with cleaning some of the pictures i took are smeared they should have done open air pods least you would get a better picture.

After we went for breakfast to  a old pub near to the Parish church on the way we saw a coach offering fares to London for £1.50 just one way , Breakfast was good no complaints after we went to another of the city's oldest buildings the Corn Exchange , now its shops and cafes it used to be extremely busy the rents are quite high and a few of the shops vacant.

Below the Palace pub food is very good and reasonable priced two breakfast including drinks £10.00 not as good value as our normal haunt the 11th earl but it was nicely prepared and decent size portions i could have done with more toast and a few more beans.

 A skeleton outside one of the shopping the Corn exchange this is a tattoo and piercing parlour not sure how good the tats are they are quite a few new tattoo places in Leeds compared to a few years ago'

 The interior of the Corn exchange this building as a domed roof and it used to be heaving with shoppers now there is a few on a weekend but  less through out  the week it is slowly improving and more shops have opened ,  its now owned by a major  bank , they put the rents up sky high and a lot of the shops folded  , but now i think its what ever deal you can get yourself at the time which determines what rent you end up paying.

We called in at the Sony shop they had a 82" hd tv it was gorgeous and the picture quality unbelievable , it was so clear , so i  jokingly i said to the salesman i would take two , he told me the price of one it was priced at £25.000 , Christ unbelievable my first house i lived in cost only £10.000 it was many years ago and the same small terrace  house now is around £75,000 the price of three tv's give it a few years they will be a few thousand at most , need to be a lottery winner , football player or film or rock star,

MORE VIEWINGS

Well the Nexus was picked up at around half three yesterday  i was at work yesterday and it should be winging its way to Holland  i hope its a seven day turn around but i  can wait longer if needed a patient man i am .

 I have not watched a decent film in ages i cant remember the last film i saw that really intrigued me or made  want to watch again , It's the same with a book i  need to find a good crime thriller a gripping serial killer or psychopathic deranged killer ,  a book that you cant put down like Richard Montanari   thats the trouble with biographies although good reads not page turning stuff , same with music need some new tunes to listen to some gripping sounds like Kings of Leon might start downloading ministry of sound summer albums or Cream some Ibiza club mix stuff not listened to any for a while.

Wow the last couple of days have been really sunny i hope this years summer is going to be a scorcher specially on evenings specially when its the weekend and i don't have to trail in to shit hole called work although for now the shit hole keeps us going .

I got my arse out of bed made a coffee for me and a tea fore Helen i then cut the grass front and back and cleaned out the rabbits cage feed and watered him , he's a happy bunny

in ten minutes we have another person that's coming to view our house and home another reason to keep fingers crossed who knows these might be the one it's like Morpheus looking for Neo just need that right person going to happen one day so why not today .they came they went they was not the ones they didn't go down the rabbit hole .

i am playing Dead Trigger its a brilliant game its just killing zombies its a stress buster and its fun and its free its also very addictive,

Bought two thirty trays of eggs some cheese and ham plenty for a few omelets , this morning we was shopping in the supermarket just after midnight best time so quite.

Finish watching - "The Walking Dead"
Watching soon -  "Sons of Anarchy"

Finish Reading  - Arnie's bio
reading soon -"Street Cat Named Bob"

I WISH

well two days work nine days off , trouble is its twice or three times harder going back after a break but i am not loosing holidays.
Arguing with Helen how crap life is and how we need to get away go to sunnier shores , jet of and island hop around the Greek isles with just travellers cheques and a rucksack , who knows if the house sells we might just book it pack it and wing it to some Greek shoreline or another destination further a field , we have another viewing Saturday just need one to say yes

will have finished paying my court order for none payment of council tax the last payment £145 is in March  then its back to normal payment if i decide to pay it as normal people , do after ten months you get two free  payment months its never happened its hard being on a budget.Least we will be spending less on gas for  heating the house , its been sunny today and  yesterday and the temperature warm if not hot another few weeks and it might improve even further.

My daughter is back home on the 27th March landing in Manchester at twenty past eleven in the morning  , she  wants to go to college to do her a-levels ,  then wants to train as a vet who knows she might pull it off i do  hope so , i believe life will be harder here for her than if she stayed in New Zealand.she posted some pictures on face book of a cabin she had stayed in not far from the beach it looked gorgeous a proper island retreat , and she flies back to the U.K back to grey miserable Leeds i think she as totally lost the plot .

I could easily live here rest of my life ,  never mind spend a few weeks on vacation it looks idyllic hot sun with white sand and clear blue sea and greenery to boot , a boat for fishing bet its great sun rise and sun set we don't have great sunrises or sunsets here in Leeds it just gets bloody dark then light again absolutely no wow factor what so ever. i like the cabin just sitting on the veranda looking at the night sky , with a barbecue fired up and a large glass of iced  pear cider , whilst  reading a book it truly would be pure bliss.I wish .

i am writing this its half past eight i have the collection booked for my Nexus starting at nine its sunny again today just have had coffee number one , i need to check the lottery tickets who knows that holiday destination might be closer than we think or retirement closer be great to spend the last twenty years or so traveling the globe , camera , laptop and credit card and perhaps sun tan lotion , after sun and mosquito repellent and a hat and shades and a bottle of water a moleskin and pen that be so much fun.perhaps i should buy a bag and put all them things in apart from laptop and camera and leave it by the front door ready , like tempting  fate , lol i wonder.