8/09/2007

Turn That Bloody Racket Off!

Hello,
I see Elton John has demanded that the internet be turned off for five years. Can that be done? Where is the internet kept? Who looks after it? We should of course bear in mind that Elton John once phoned a hotel reception in a temper and told them to turn down the weather so it is possible he's misunderstood the whole thing a bit.

Naturally I'm opposed to this wicked plan. I prefer the internet to the telly these days. Telly reminds me that I am alone in the universe, the internet allows me to pretend I'm not. My whole life I've been haunted by the feeling that all the people like me are off elsewhere doing interesting stuff whilst I'm surrounded by people who humour me or irritate me.

I'm off out on Friday night on some sort of work 'teambuilding' night out in an appalling tapas bar. Why they can't just accept that we all hate each other and leave us in peace I'll never know. What is the sodding point? What do I have to say to a load of mums who reek of antiseptic and talk about their bowels all the time? Well plenty actually but they'd all start making the gasp of outrage possibly worse than the one they do when they see something that displeases them on GMTV so I'll be sitting in silence watching the clock and dreaming up excuses to leave early.

With any luck one of them will drink a glass of wine and do something outrageous, though I fear it will the the usual tuts of disapproval if I order a pint. Worse still they'll insist we share our dishes. I fucking hate sharing. I cannot bear it. Every time we go out it's the same. I look at the menu and decide what I want whereas they all flap about whining 'what are you having' so that they can co-ordinate, then treat me like an anti-social freak for my perfectly reasonable desire to eat without them sticking their dirty forks in my food. I wouldn't mind but these are people who change the sheets immediately after sex and carry wet wipes at all times yet they're quite happy to stick their bloody germs in my dinner. I should stress I'm not germ phobic but I refuse to eat off the same plate as anyone I wouldn't sleep with.


Oh God I'm on a roll now. The list of things they do that annoy me is too long to deal with in detail but as this is food related I'll throw it in. Every single day in work they ask me what I'm having for lunch or if I happen to be eating it at the time the lean over and look at it before questioning me as to exactly what's in my sandwich. For six months I ate cheese sandwiches because it was easier to explain than houmous. I don't know why but I feel very agressive when questioned about my lunch. Always have, even as a child. What gets me hopping mad is when they ask what I'm having then get the same thing and tell everyone that they bought it because Clairwil was having it and it looked nice.

Right I must end now I feel a rant about their stupid fake allergies coming on and if I start I won't stop.

Cheers

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I was beginning to worry for you, Clairwil, in the absence over recent times, or so it seemed to me, of your usual bile and dyspepsia. Thank God the snapping, snarling Clairwil is returned - welcome back!

Surreptitious Evil said...

Yet another irritation of SPPDU people, it appears. Let's just hope they are too busy watching GMTV to read your blog :)

Katy Newton said...

Oh, Clairwil, Clairwil, Clairwil. They are not allergies. They are food intolerances, a phrase which derives from the Old Norse for "marketing opportunity".

Katy Newton said...

Or perhaps it's the Middle High German for "eating disorder". The truth is probably somewhere in between.

iLL Man said...

I can only dream of being humoured...........

BenefitScroungingScum said...

So, what did you have for dinner then?!

Anonymous said...

Be grateful that they didn't round the evening off at a bowling alley..

High Power Rocketry said...

: )