"..spend all that you earn, when you're gone you're gone for good, never to return"

Today has been one of those rarest of days when I like the company work for.
Every quarter we receive a bonus.
Today is bonus day, whoo!
On top of all this they gave us all an Easter egg & a can of pop too!

I am now torn between 2 possible destinations for my newly acquired cash.
1- pay the bloody great phone bill.
2- buy my flights to the states

This is really tricky. There are many pro's for both options. Paying the phone bill will mean I resume my normal online life. I have managed to keep blogging here at work, at the library & at Funny Dance's house but there's more to the net than blogging. I miss my IM conversations with Far Flung Friend. I miss being able to download music, big time. I miss the variety of porn.
I'd very much like it back & I do not want to be without a phone either.
Buying my flights would mean that I AM going, rather than I'm planning to go.
I am desperate to get it nailed down & only last night I found a really good deal on flights that is a little bit cheaper than my phone bill. I am going to do it irrespective of whether I buy the tickets now or not. I can't wait to finally meet Far Flung Friend & I now have the added bonus of being able to meet Hyde too. On top of all this I can't wait to see New York & to embrace the adventure of flying off to the other side of the world on my own.
Logic clearly dictates that I pay my phone bill tomorrow & that is what I shall probably do, but goddamn it I will buy those flights very, very soon. I swear it to myself.

I feel a little sick, had the Easter egg for tea about an hour ago. Silly bugger.

I have to send some big thanks out to The Duke of Jokes. When I visited over Christmas, he gave me some tunes. Mostly 80's stuff that we both used to listen to on vinyl when we were kids. (Vinyl is a type of plastic that records were made of in the olden days, kids). Other than that was 4 (I think) albums by The The.
The The's 1986 album "Infected" is a longstanding favourite of mine, but I was really disappointed by the follow up; "Mind bomb". As if to prove the old music biz idiom of "your only as good as your last album" I never listened to anything other than "Infected" again. Turns out "Mind bomb" was plop but it was a one off. The other stuff is really good & I've been really enjoying it. So cheers matey & I've got the Kaiser Chiefs album!

20 copies of "Confessions of an idiot" have gone out now (hardly platinum yet, eh?), with one in the post on it's way to Stompp. Feedback so far has been all positive. Buddy With Boobs wasn't in work yesterday but she texted me last night with this:
HI I HAVE JUST HEARD A TOP TEN SONG CALLED "SECOND BEST" AND A NUMBER ONE SONG CALLED "CONFESSIONS OF AN IDIOT" I LOVE THEM
Now despite Buddy With Boobs being one of my closest friends, she has took very little interest in my creative side & wasn't bothered about the album at all. This made her words even sweeter. What is perhaps even better is that FuckwitHusband (who I may have to rename) is very impressed with it & has said lot's of really complimentary things.
She Of The Lovely Jubblies & Even lovelier Smile today said although she has only so far listened to three tracks that she's impressed & she cant believe that it's me.
Of the few people I've had feedback from, another thing has pleased me greatly. Other than the title track, people's early favourites seem to be all different. "Egg wielding freak", "Hate farm", "Second best" & "The truth about you" have all been singled out.
So far so good.
I await the thoughts of you, my loyal readers, with great anticipation.

So today I am a very happy bunny indeed, now if I could just get laid tonight...