http://www.juke-joint.net en-gb juke-joint.net 2010-7-21T00:00:00Z juke-joint.net http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#70943 Yo I feel quite good at the moment I have taken a stand against a person who gets violent at football games friendly ones. Goes like this I have been invited several times to join in football matches on campus with the PG students and some others from other departments. Two weeks ago we were playing in a full pich match on astroturf and there were two guys that were taking it very seriously. One I clashed heels with and he played on but found it difficult to get past me. When he couldnt get past he said oh fuck that has to be a free kick because there had ben a delay I said what for and he got a bit angry and kicked the ball straight at me. Fair enough but then he went on and on about how I should have been gracious I didnt think I wasnt but there you go. Anyway another guy seemed to think that meant I was the whipping boy for the day I wasnt and next time we were close to each other he banged knees with me and screamed wildly for a penalty in his favour. I again asked ... 2010-7-21T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#70292 So BORED 2010-7-13T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#70290 So Im still here in the same job getting treated the same and not moving on what the hell is wrong with me I cant understand why I used to be so full of ideas and dreams and ability and here i am rotting in a shit job with awful managers and still allowing myself to get stuck here I know some of it has to do with a lack of people around me who make me feel like me only a couple of friends do that on occasion but they are so not ambitious byound what they are already doing that it fails to motivate me. I am trying desparately to get my fionances back to zero but cant seem to do it and that seems to be the only thing that I can aim for to make me feel like I cando something with my life. Im also trapped by my flat and posessions. yet each year despite a desire to keep poor survive only and get that debt sorted I get more and more into debt. Its not because i am unreasonable or bad at spending money ridiculously or have very high bills I just am not paid enough but feel less and ... 2010-7-13T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#52792 So a year on and Imstill doing the same job not getting paid any more taking on new projects and finding out that Im thinking and acting at a higher level than some senior people I am working with eg alumni team with no strategy discovering how much bollocks is talked by people who hold their job only through politics and last night had the usual indignity of being told that somehow I am a smug middle class selfsatisfied rich person on the same income as someone on benefit. Its amazing to me how blinkered people can be Liz manager from oxfam is on less money than benefit would pay her and still believes that being on benefit gives you less money than being in a job. Its quite astounding how there is this pervasive idea that a being on benefit is a last resort position because of how low the payout is its not is snobbery that keeps most people off benefit b that benefit is about 16330 a week its actually about 16364 a week c that being in a job gives you loads of opportunities it... 2009-11-18T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#45287 Currently I have been posting a lot on the THES comments pages for articles its fun noising up academics but also pleasing to see that when I argue about topics I think I know relatively little about I find I can argue against academics pretty darn well and even get compliments on them Posting under the name Hero mostly with occasional other sock puppets Godfrey God Fergus the calculator man and Jeremy. httpwww.timeshighereducation.co.ukcommentindex.aspnavcode133 Oh yes 2009-7-21T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#27931 2008-8-5T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#27887 Last week was an utter pain I decided that I should look at doing an MBA to give me a chance to explain everything Ive learnt whilst doing shit jobs. Trouble is thats not what an MBA is for it for people whose careers are already successful who are already being challenged and whose bosses already recognise their contribution. Not for people like me who is always unrecognised. I looked at doing an MBA at Warwick and they didnt seem to think that it was unreasonable for me to apply but Im competing with people who look much better than I do have company sponsorship and who have already been given the responsibility I am doing the MBA to get. I looked at other providers and realised that they are harder to get into. I also found out that Dorothea had applied and failed to get in and she would get a fawning reference from David... so Im screwed. I still want to go ahead but its getting disheartening already. I contacted the University development team who told me that yes the... 2008-8-4T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#27548 This weekend was again all about my frustrations.. but was enjoyable. I was worried. On thursday I went out with Ann and Marc.. then on Friday Ann hurt her back.. I felt bad for her but then selfishly thought that means I can see them again this weekend. I am doing what Cosmo advises against... ie putting a lot of store in one or two friends. Ann is looking v. hot at the moment. My being single is making that acutely obvious to me at the moment. I do wonder if I am ever going to have someone as fantastic as her in my life properly. It must be great to be in a great relationship with excellent people. I am sure that would do me a lot of good. I had a lot of sun this weekend but only on the usually exposed places which pisses me off. I wasnt in any way on a day where I could sunbathe a bit frustrating On Sunday the day reminded me so much of Morocco not quite as hot but hot nonetheless. I left my windows open in the day on Saturday and my house was sooo hot upstairs at n... 2008-7-28T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#27430 Hello I had a funny wobble this weekend. I know why it is but wont say it here but it has soimething to do with wanting a relationship with someone.. yes someone in particular.. but not being able to have one.. Its driving me crazy I felt really angry at where I have let myself end up. I am a boring university administrator waiting to die and I cant believe Ive ended up there knowing what I know about myself. I know that I have a huge weakness of not being motivated unless I love a woman... and yet it is that seeming lack of motivation that means i never get over the one or two levels in I need to get past to be really in love. Its odd and this should really be in life understanding but it really is the case. Sometimes I think it is because I like functioning a bit like a women in that I make sense of things not by sitting on my own but by talking about them with someone who is just listening. Its funny that women who so value that experience seem to forget that men can bene... 2008-7-24T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#26894 Im just noting that I went to stefans party last weekend with his gay friends it was a laugh we went to a drag bar in Birmingham the wellington and watched an act that was poor as an act but great as a singer and surreal to watch. The show was punctuated by a guest singer who was a short overworked out gay bloke who really really sang they had both been in Miss Saigon together in the west end it was very odd to see them in a tiny backroom albeit with lots of lights performing to a pretty sad little gay audience. At one point the drag act used one of our groups Tshirt as a prop to look like a nun very funny especially as when the guy sttod up he had to stand right in the spotlight to get enough purchase on his skinny tshirt to take it off whick prompted lots of hilarity from the moustachioed bikergays at the back of the room. I was lucky that I didnt get picked on I so often do but Stefan was in his element getting up on stage to sing some cole porter song with the act. Thoug... 2008-7-13T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#26240 Fionas wedding party was last night and Im still hungover course I didnt know anyone but tried to hold it together by drinking too much went home with real feelings of responsibility over marriages of people I know and felt guilty about not doing more for Hazel and Stephen I ought to have tried to speak with Hazel about it but the opportunity has gone the rumour is that shes sleeping with a 40 year old ok thats only 3 years off my age who has kids its another piece of evidence that relationships pain. I wonder if I will ever have one properly The wedding also made me realise something about myself the place was full of alternative rock and punk types and I had forgotten until last night how much that was part of who I was its weird to me now that I dont really know anyone like that. That song by Nickleback about we all wanna be big rock stars has a line in it about Ill gamble it all for fortune and fame Ill even cut my hair and change my name Thats kind of what Ive do... 2008-6-29T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#26148 This is silly why have a blog where you cant read the comments its silly and no fun 2008-6-27T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#26143 Oh Jeez.. I jus found out I cant have two blogs on Mr Site.. Mr Site negatives 1. mind you there are about 1365 positives so far.. so cant complain I just wanted a work one that I could keep hidden but still know about Oh well... Right Ive found ve point number two I put a header on I thought I could put a header on a page only and it obscures the main design of the front page .. so I thought easy.. remove it.. but I cant Not even the support people can help.. this is a bit rubbish to not have a no header option.. hmmph Oh for fucks sake this Mr sie is buggin the hell out of me I have tried every which way to get the tape back on the front page and have had to resport to a really annoying header that I fucking hate and that overlaps with the crapping tape image that I wanted in the first place. And the MP3 player wont go away now Ive got it its one of Mr sites most annoying features that when youve added something its impossible to get rid of the fin thing that i... 2008-6-27T00:00:00Z http://www.juke-joint.net/page4.htm#26137 Ok This is day One with Mr Site no doubt Im going to spend a lot of time on here its a new toy More than that its an opportunity to get my views out there without being constrained by University or site administrators complaining that free speech is only free if it agrees with what we want you to say cf my post about University Salaries Ill cut and paste the content soon but its summary is over half the people working at the University of Warwick have salaries that are less than the recommended minimum living expenses International Students are advised to bring If you follow the argument of that it means that if you work at the Uni full time you cant send yourself to uni let alone your kids so much for inclusion Ill try to put in here the stuff that happens to me daily and may be split to work blog and personallife blog it would be a good idea to capture the things that I think about as well eg. Last night I came to the usual realisation that although I think Im not someti... 2008-6-27T00:00:00Z