Some Random Thoughts

Today at work there was an e-mail going around that there was to be another Union meeting tomorrow morning about the pay issue, despite the fact that this year's pay deal has already gone through. The thing is that we're not getting any time credited to attend the meeting, which would mean anyone attending would lose an about an hour at least. I'm not going to go along. I don't want to lose the time. Also, to be honest, I'm getting kind of sick of the thing. They've been doing exactly the same things for the past four years, and never really make any progress. Also everyone is getting absolutely sick of the whole thing, especially after having two strikes inside of one month.

Aside from that it was a fairly quiet day. I was listening to my iPod in the afternoon again and eating extra-strong mints. I like them actually. They are quite refreshing.

The original version of The Omen was on TV last night, but I didn't watch it. I've got it on DVD and I've seen it loads of times before anyway. I was reading an entertaining essay by Harlan Ellison a couple of weeks ago, heavily criticising the level of violence in horror movies of the late '70s and early '80s and The Omen was cited as the main example of gratuitous violence especially one particular scene (which I won't mention in case anyone hasn't seen it).

In our office there are some people who talk endlessly about pretty much anything that comes into their minds, even to complete strangers, or people who have absolutely no interest in what they are talking about. It was sound weird, but I really kind of envy people that can do that. I find it extremely to speak to people one on one, because I get extremely shy and kind of clam up, however I am very good at speaking in public. I just find it really difficult having a conversation, and I often wish I was better at it.

I've been trying to experiment recently in opening up more in this journal and writing more about thoughts, feelings and opinions and so on.