Please do not cheat or look ahead, but complete the questions!  Here are the questions, my answers are below

 

1. You are walking in the woods. You are not alone. Who is with you?


2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal?

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal?


4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing and you see your dream house. What does it look like?


5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?


6. You enter the house. You walk into the dining room and see the dining room table, what is on it?


7. You exit the house and a cup is on the ground, what kind is it?


8. What do you do with the cup?


9. You walk to the edge of the property where you find yourself standing at a body of water how big is it?


10. How will you cross the water?

 

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1. You are walking in the woods. You are not alone. Who is with you? Willowluna

2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal?
A Bear    

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal?
I talk to the bear, and invite it to join us on our journey 

4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing and you see your dream house. What does it look like?
A large bungalow, with an open front porch, and a rocking chair on the right hand side

5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?
No

6. You enter the house. You walk into the dining room and see the dining room table, what is on it? Place mats, table cloth, candles in the middle, fruit bowl on one side, bread basket on the other


7. You exit the house and a cup is on the ground, what kind is it?
Coffee mug

8. What do you do with the cup? Pick it up and rest it on the little table next to the rocking chair on the porch


9. You walk to the edge of the property where you find yourself standing at a body of water how big is it?
A large stream

10. How will you cross the water?
Via a bridge that stands further down stream


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The ANSWERS

1. The person who you are walking in the woods with is the most important to you.

2. The size of the animal is representative of your perception of the size of your problems in your life.

3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is representative of how you deal with your problems.

4. The size of your dream home is representative of the size of your ambition

5. A lack of a fence is indicative of an open personality. People are welcome at all times. The presence of a fence indicates a closed personality.

6. If your answer did NOT include food, flowers, or people, then you are generally unhappy.

7. The durability of the material with the cup is made of is representative of the perceived durability of your relationship.

8. What you did with the cup is representative of your attitude.

9. The size of the body of water is representative of the size of your sexual desire.

10. The way you cross the body of water is how you live life.

Well, I say really bad day, but in all honesty, yesterday was a very bad day for me.

Working as a security officer, we are contracted out to various different companies, known as 'clients'. My site is a local NHS Primary Care Trust - a small part of the UK's overall National Health network. Yesterday, management informed me that after the end of March, they wont be requiring security any more. To have security manning their reception desk, greeting visitors etc "doesn't fit the corporate image." They forget all the other little jobs we do - such as safety of the building and the doctors, nurses and other staff within. But anyway.

It hasn't been a problem the last  3 or 4 years so why now? Money, basically. It all comes down to money. Money over rules common sense every time. Basically the PCT can't afford to keep us on. Never mind that they've got over one and a half million pounds to spend before the end of the tax year in April. The security of the building and staff welfare seems to have been overlooked by those up high.

It was a real kick in the guts, let me tell you. I love working here. The staff are great to work with/for. The building is 10 minutes walk from home. I love my job here. I don't want to leave, but if I stay with my employers, G4S Security, I don't have any say in the matter.

And this is where the next part of my bad day comes in. I don't drive, so when G4S find me another site, it has to be local, or within reasonable travelling distance - for example somewhere I can walk to/from or get a bus to/from at 6 in the morning (a lot of 12 hour shifts tend to start/finish at 6am). Trouble is, they've lost the contracts of a lot of local sites over the past couple years, and there isn't anywhere for me. So until something comes up, from April onwards, I could be sitting around waiting for a phone call to say some one has gone sick somewhere so I might get a single days work in a month. And while I'm waiting for that call, not getting paid because I wont be working.

When you got bills, rent, loans to pay, that really isn't an option. So I've got to start job hunting. And that can be a difficult and laborious task. One bright spark out of all this though - there is the (faint) possibility of a reception post within the PCT that I may be able to take. But I need to speak to HR next week, so wont know any more about that till then.

But to make my bad day even worse, I got into a situation last night which resulted in the possibility of a complaint being lodged against me - all because I was trying to do my job! A woman and her son came to be seen for treatment, but she parked in a spot where the ambulances normally park, and her son parked in a bay clearly marked for staff. So doing my job, I asked them politely if they would mind moving their cars to one of the side streets or the pay and display car park the other side of the road.

The woman didn't like that! Started ranting and raving, she went in to complain to the staff, called me a "intimidating, jumped up little shit". She spoke to the patient advice and liaison officer, and took the name of the person that deals with complaints so she could lodge one against me. All because I asked her and her son to move their two cars! Hopefully nothing will come of it, and I do have support from everyone that witnessed it. I was even told I could lodge a counter complaint because the PCT has a zero tolerence policy against people that abuse its staff. I really felt like telling her to go forth and multiply, chucking my ID badge in the bin and walking off site. But I couldn't - it goes against my professional ethics. I'm better than that.

So there you have it - the tale of my bad day! In 7 weeks there's the possibility I'll be out of work for the first time in two and a half years, and I got a grievance being put in against me too.

 Can only get better from here on in, right?

Learn 50 things about your friends, and let them learn 50 things about you!

1. Do you like blue cheese
I like all cheese!

2. Have you ever smoked heroin?
Not a chance

3. Do you own a gun?
No. don't believe in them.

4. What flavor do you add to your drink at sonic?

eh?

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
No - been in hospital so many times doctors don't bother me any more - although dentists do!

6. What do you think of hot dogs?
Prefer burgers, but I still love 'em

7. Favorite Christmas song?
Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Milk, juice or Lucozade

9. Can you do push ups?
Yep

10. What do you order at starbucks?
I don't

11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
An oak ringed pentagram necklace.

12. Favorite hobby?
The internet, music or reading. I like drumming too.

13. How do you eat your eggs?
Fried, mainly - I just love a Full English in the mornings!

14. Do you have A.D.D.?
No

15. What's one trait that you hate about yourself?
Well, there's more than one, but I guess the main thing is lack of will power.

16. Middle name?
Richard

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment..

#1 I hate work

#2 I'm tired

#3 Can't wait to get home

18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday.
Errm, 20 fags (naughty me!), WWE best of 2007 magazine, Cheese Ploughmans sandwich for lunch

19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink.?
Tea, Coffee, Lucozade

20. Current worry right now.?
How long my Nan and Grandad can carry on coping after Nan's stroke last summer 

21. Current hate right now?
I hate the fact that work hasn't paid me double time for working over Xmas. Gits.

22. Favorite place to be?
Sitting in a calm woodland area on a warm sunny day

23. How did you do to bring in the New Year?
Went to a fancy dress party at the Yacht Club my dad belongs to.

24. Where would you like to go?
Back to Ireland. Back to Tara.

25. Name three people who will complete this?
Not sure.

26. Do you own slippers?
Yes - some Homer Simpson ones bought for me by my ex before we split!

27. What shirt are you wearing?
White uniform shirt

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
Wouldn't know, never had the pleasure.

29. Can you whistle?
No

30. Favorite color?(s)
Red, blue, black, purple

31. Would you be a pirate?
I love it on my dads boat, so yeah, why not!!

32. What songs do you sing in the shower?
none, I'm never in the shower long enough. Now, singing in the bath, that's a different story.....

33. Favorite girl's name?
Vicky

34. Favorite boy's name?
Cameron

35. What's in your pocket right now?
Mobile phone in shirt pocket, inhaler in left side trouser pocket, fags/lighter in right side trouser pocket, master keys for the building in trouser seat pocket!

36. Last thing that made you laugh?
Reading some of Willowluna's answers to this quiz!

37. Best bed sheets as a child?
nothing exciting, can't remember

38. Worst injury you've ever had?
Only ever had two real injuries (as long as asthma attacks and seizures don't count as injuries). First one I was knocked down by a car when I was about 11 and the car ran over the bottom half of my right leg. Was bandaged for a week. Then a few years back, I strained the cruciate ligaments in my right knee - was on crutches for a fortnight.

39. Do you love where you live?
It's alright I guess. Your bog standard two up two down terraced. There's a nice park near me though, which is a nice place to go and relax sometimes.

40. How many TVs do you have in your house?
Just the one in the lounge

41. Who is your loudest friend?
My mate Kevin would have to qualify for this catergory!

42. How many dogs do you have?
None

43. Does someone have a crush on you?
Unlikely. Who'd fancy an overweight, balding, four-eyed Druid?

45. What is your favorite book?
Angels and Demons - Dan Brown

46. What is your favorite candy?
Probably Mars Bars

47. Favorite Sports Team?
Liverpool Football Club

48.What song do you want played at your Funeral?
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

49. What were you doing 12 AM last night?
Bouncing around the land of nod.

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning?
Arrrgghhh, is it time to get up already???

p.s what happened to 44?

 

Morning all!

Hope you all had a good and blessed Yule. Mine was ok - except I worked most of it! Will get onto that in a bit though.

First, I'd like to recall a little tale. Because I worked Xmas day and Boxing day, I took the New calender Years week off. New Years Eve, I travelled from my home in the North East of the UK, down to see my family in the South. In Kent and London. Because we live so far apart, I don't get to see them that often, so it was good to spend some time with them. I needed to get away for a bit - and what better way than spending it with your loved ones?!

I lodged with my dad and step-mum for four days, and in those four days, New years eve party was fun. I visited a lot of family over the next few days. On the Tuesday I went to see my Grandad and my Nan - who I haven't seen since she had her stroke last summer. And I'll tell you, it really pulled my heart strings. I've not seen either of them as run down and helpless/needy (horrible words, but I can't think of any others to describe it) as they are at the moment. They're doing well though - as well as can be expected anyhow. Coping I think is the best description I could use.

After that, went for a bit of shopping and lunch with my brother, and then on to visit my two cousins and their families. Both have young sons, and they're sooooo cute!! Had a great time. On the Wednesday went with my dad to see my other Nan. Haven't seen her in over a year, so that was good. Went to see my step-sisters new house Wednesday night. Needs some serious DIY but it's a good pad! Then after that, we had a boys night - me, my dad and my brother went ten pin bowling. I'm useless and got thrashed every frame! But it's not about the competition, it's about the bonding. The three of us don't often get time on our own any more, so I enjoyed the night. Thursday was just a lazy slobbing around the house type day, before I left my dads on the Friday, travelled up to London, went to visit some old work collegues (some of who I miss more than I realised) before meeting my mum and crashing at her flat over night. Haven't seen mum in almost a year either.

Travelled back up North last Saturday. 4 hours of travelling gave me a lot of thinking time. I began to wonder if I should move back. The week away made me realise just how much I miss my family and my old friends and work colleagues. Took me a while (three or four days), but I slowly began to realise that I've built a life up here now, and if I went back, it'd be more for their sakes. Not mine. And that is the wrong way to go about things. So I decided to stay. Follow your instincts as a good friend told me, and you wont go far wrong.

Where does work fit in? Well, came back to work this week. We got our December payslips yesterday. Normally, you think you'd get double time for working over Xmas, right? I done a 12 hour shift Xmas day, and the same Boxing day. Double time I thought. Well worth it. Looked at my payslip. No chance. Just normal rate. NOT HAPPY!!! I'm not the only one though. It seems to have happened to a lot of G4S Security staff across the board (I think just in our region, not necessarily nation or world wide). My supervisor is owed 12 hours, I'm owed 24 hours, and Jason, the other guard is owed 12. There is going to be ructions on Monday. Our manager is coming down, so he'll get it both barrells. My supervisor is getting our Union involved, and he's threatening to tell the Cheif Executive and  the Facilities manager of our client. And if he does that, anything could happen. But if we don't get the money oweing to us within the next two weeks (G4S are notorious for taking their time over money owed to staff) then we'll walk. And then they will be up the creek without a paddle. We've all had enough of being mucked around and taken the p out of.

Enough is enough. Watch this space...........

 

1. Name and middle name?
Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer
2. What holiday is your birthday closest to?
Ostera
3. Favourite flavoured Pie? Mince (the Xmas variety, not the beef variety!)
4. What names they will call you and they don't?
Anything they like really
5. Are you allergic to anything?
Rude people
6. Is there something special you want for Yule?
Books, DVD's, and someone to share it with
7. When was the last time you went swimming?
When I was a teenager
8. Do you like cheesecake? Yep, love it
9. How many of the U.S. states have you lived in? None
10. Have you travelled outside the country? Plenty of times
11. Do you keep a planner or calendar with daily events? Yes, and no (got a claender, but don't always keep it up to date!)
12. Does anyone like you?
Hope so!!
13. Do you have any strange pets? No
14. What is your dream car?
If I was allowed to drive, I'd love a Lotus Excel!
15. What did you do today?
Work.
16. Are you bipolar? No
17. What is the main ringtone on your cell?
Seasonal at the moment - Shakin' Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone
18. Where would you want to go on a first date?
For a meal or cosy pub
19. When is the last time you were hugged?
A couple of nights back
20. Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally?
No
21. How important is romance? Very
22. Have you ever bungee jumped? Nope.
23. Have you ever been white water rafting? Nope
24. Has anyone ten years older than you ever hit on you? someone 9 years older did once, does that count? ;)
25. Are you a cavity free kid? Ooooo no, got problems with my pearly whites!
26. Are you an extreme racist? Not a chance
27. What song are you listening to right now? Oasis - Roll with it
28. What is your favourite song at the moment?
Haven't really got one at the moment
29. What was the last movie you watched?
Spiderman 3!!
30. Where was the last house you went besides your house? My ex's (don't ask!!)
31. Have you ever seriously vandalized someone else's property? No!
32. Have you ever been punched? Yes
33. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Smile, eyes, hair colour, looks
34. Can you open a beer bottle with a body part other than your hand?
Nope!
35. What do you usually order from Olive Garden?
Who's she? :D
36. Say something totally random about yourself.
I'm a lonely old soul
37. Do you have an mp3 player? Sort of - if you count my walkman phone!
38. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity? Yes
39. Do you have freckles? No
40. Are you comfortable with your height? Yes
41. Do you love someone? No, but I'd like to again, one day
42. How tall are you?
5 foot 7
43. Do you speak any other language other than English?
Nein!
44. How do you like your steak cooked? Burnt!
45. Has anyone you were really close to passed away? Yes
46. Do you watch MTV? Depends on whats on
47. What is something that really annoys you?
People who think they're better than everyone else
48. Have you talked with your parents about the birds and the bees? Yep
49. What is the best thing in your refrigerator right now? Bacon of course
50. When is the last time you had professional pictures taken? My baby photo's!
51. Do you have a crush on someone? Yes
52. Does that person like you back? As a friend - not sure she knows I fancy her!
53. Do you drive when you go on long trips? Can't drive.
54. What's the latest you have ever stayed out? About 3am
55. Have you ever thought that you were honestly going to die? Yes - twice.
56. Were you ever rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room? Yes, more times than I care to remember
57. Have you broken a bone or had stitches?
No
58. Anyone on your mind right now? Yes
59. What colour is your hair? Dark brown
60. What did you do last night? Worked late, got in, made a cuppa, sat down, watched a bit of TV and went to bed. Usual story.

Could you forgive your best friend for sleeping with your partner?
There's a lot of things I could, and have, forgiven my best friend for, but not that, no.
How old will you be on your next birthday? 32
Is there anything/anyone you hate? Hate? What's that?
Are you single? Yes
Do you find it in your heart to forgive? Yes
Have you ever seen a real redneck? No
Do tattoos and piercing excite you? Tattos do, if they're decent and tasteful, but piercings dont.
What's the meaning of life?
Live as simply as possible. Don't waste energy on hate. Help people. Help animals. Die.
What size shoes do you wear in womens/mens? Uk size 8
What's your favourite season? Winter and Spring
Do you care if people talk smack about you? Yes
At what age do you want to get married?
Dunno. When it happens, it happens.
How long are you on the phone daily? Depends. Some days never. Somedays on for ages.
Are you in a good mood?
I'm in a festive mood right now, so yes.
Do you think people will exist forever?
Yes - some in Spirit, and others who are re-incarnated.
Do you believe in luck?
Yep - I'm an occassional gambler, and you need luck for that.
Everything happens for a reason, right? Definately!
Do you like snakes? Can live with them I guess!
Where is one place that you'd like to visit?
Italy
Do you like waffles? Love them
Anything you're looking forward to? The New Year
Do you have more or less than five best friends? Less
What would you do if the friend you talk to most stopped talking to you? Ask them why
Does the number 23 have any significance to you? Not really
Be honest, do you like people in general? Yep, I'm a friendly person who gets on with almost everyone
Big or small dogs? Medium size dogs!
What do you think about death?
When it's time, it's time......
Sometimes, do you wish you were someone else? I wish I had someone else's bank account!
Do you know anyone named Dave? Yep, my cousin
Do you think that Starbucks is expensive? Wouldn't know, never use them
Say you were given a drug test right now. Would you pass or fail?
Pass.
Ever see a dead body? Nope
How are you? Tired
Who was the last person to send you a text message? Willowluna
What is the weather like today? Freezing
Last voicemail you received? Too long ago to remember!
What's the first thing you would do with five million dollars?
Share it amongst family and friends
How many hours did you sleep last night? 7 1/2
Who's the last person that you felt was stalking you? Never been stalked
If all of your friends were going on a road trip, would you? If I had enough money and didn't have to worry about my job or the rent.....
How much money do you have, in cash? Cash? At this time of year?
Is your phone right beside you? Yes
Have you cried today? Nah
What is the colour of your bed sheets? Purple
Have you ever crawled through a window? Yes
Are you photogenic? Not a chance!!
Where do you spend most of your money? Groceries and bills. L
Do you have a tattoo? I've got 2
Do you still watch cartoons on Saturday mornings? Don't get a chance, I'm at work most Saturday mornings!
What are you doing in 2008? Same as I did in 2007.
Who did you last message on Myspace? Not for ages. Haven't really kept up with it.
Does it annoy you when someone says they'll call but never do? No, it's their choice.
Does it annoy you when people complain about things that they will not change? No. It can be quite funny!
What is the wallpaper on your cell? Liverpool badge
Who last made you smile? My work colleague
If you could tell one ex something what would you say? But I thought jealousy was a bad thing.....