See you again on the other side

I’m going to try and write an entry today because I may not get another chance this side of Christmas. Time is short, time is short. I’m working up until the end of the week, but I’m hoping they will kick us out of the office early on Friday. I have to pick up a parcel from the post office one day and if I don’t do it Friday I won’t get it done until after Christmas. Parcel Force are a pain in the arse. We’ve had four packages from them. One we actually received, one has been left at the local post office and two have been returned to the depot in Bristol. They must have actually taken it past the local depot to leave it in Bristol! I’ve tried to get them redelivered but only one has since shown up.

I’ve just discovered Jazz24.org. It’s awesome. I’ve been clogging up the office network with it.

It’s secret Santa day at work today. I elected not to partake. I said I would if Kira did, but she declined. I’m not sure I like the idea. It’s not terribly secret here. I think most people know who their presents will be from. This year however seems to be quite entertaining if only because James is clearly terrified by what Dan is going to give him. Everyone except James knows exactly what Dan has done. He’s taken pictures of himself in his underwear reclining on James’ desk and made them into a calendar. It is pretty good. James clearly thinks he’s going to be pounced on by a stripper or something. I may record the event.

Kim Jong il’s dead then. I can’t see his successor lasting very long. He looks like a child. No one seems to be very sure how old he is. The Sun is today carrying a story about how he was caught with a dodgy porn mag when studying at school in Switzerland. You can always rely on the Sun to cover the important elements of a story.

Here’s an interesting report from the BBC. Apparently a Bristol teacher has been jailed for sex with a pupil. It seems a very harsh sentence to me. She was over the age of consent, yet he “admitted three charges of sexual activity with a child while in a position of trust”. She wasn’t a child! I’m not condoning it. It’s not the right thing to do, but I don’t think anyone has been damaged here. He got 16 months in jail and 10 years on the sex offenders’ register. He was also sacked of course.

I don’t have much of a nudity story today, but we have had a discussion in the office today about whether or not we would fly on a plane naked if it reduced the ticket cost. It’s been suggested that naked flights would reduce cabin weight and make security checks easier, thus reducing cost. Surprisingly, most people claimed they would fly on naked flights. I of course love the idea of naked flying, just because it’s naked. I don’t think the reduction in cabin weight will be genuine because passengers will still have to take something on board to change into when they arrive.

So there it is, a quick Wednesday entry. If I don’t come back again before the big day, have a fabulous festive season. See you again on the other side.