I’ve been in my new job for less than a month and now, someone wants to spoil it! It’s ridiculous, I’ve just settled into my desk, I have my own mug and everything and now the Regional Director wants me to leave.

Ok, it’s not as dramatic as that, actually he wants me to apply for a senior management role instead. He says I’m perfect as I have the right personality and the right experience to make the role my own. It’s a new role that’s been created due to a restructure and he says he wants me for it. The down side is that there will be some travelling involved.

What do I do?

As it’s cold, wet, windy and miserable today, I need something filling and warm inside me.

This ticks all the boxes!

Just who do you think the demographic is that these posters for the movie New Moon are aimed at!

Me!!!

As predicted my pc at home has well and truly died. The one saving grace is that the repair man has been able to salvage all of my data from the hard drive so I haven’t lost any photos, music or personal files.

My big dilemma now is what do I buy next? Do I buy another PC or do I buy a Mac?

I know that each has it’s own set of benefits and drawbacks, I just have to weigh up which is going to be better for me!

I bought some new plain black leather shoes a few months ago. They are quite simple, nothing fancy, just something to wear for work. They were fairly inexpensive as I bought them in a sale and I put them in the bottom of my wardrobe (closet) and forgot all about them.

This morning, as it’s the first time I’ve dressed smartly for work. I’ve been wearing jeans for the past few weeks due to the construction work going on in my new offices which has now all but been completed.

I decided I’d wear the new shoes this morning as I’ve dressed all in sombre black; black shoes, black socks, black trousers, black and white striped shirt and a black v-neck pullover.

Valentine Dyall would have been proud!

I set off to work this morning in the rain and towards the end of my journey parked up in my usual park and ride spot. As I was walking across the soaked car park towards my tram stop to finish the last leg of my journey to my office, I began to realise that the new shoes must have leather soles as they immediately became very cold and felt very damp and clammy.

Next time I buy a apair of shoes, I’ll ensure I buy a pair with synthetic soles or at least remember to get them rubber soled before wearing them in the cold and wet!

Happy Birthday to Russell Tovey who celebrates his 28th birthday today! All together now….”Happy Birthday to you…”

So Chelsea are to sue the FA for £900,000 after Frank Lampard picked up an injury during a cramped seven-hour flight to Doha.

Lampard has been forced to return home and will now miss Saturday’s friendly against Brazil in the Middle East.

And the Blues are blaming the erstwhile FA for skimping on an economy flight, forcing the England team to spend the long-haul journey on a charter plane designed for short-haul flights only.

Fabio Capello’s pampered Premier League footballers are more used to flat beds for long journeys and were shocked to find they had to put up with seats that barely reclined.

But poor Lampard, who strained his thigh after bursting into a sprint in training, was not the only one to suffer and other players complained of cramps and muscle pains on their arrival in Doha.

I feel so sorry for these guys being forced to travel like mere mortals and I make no apologies for using a photo of him shirtless. It’s my blog afterall!

The most asked questions in Google if you type “Why”

inspired by Milo & Ryan

My regular readers will remember that approx a year ago I left my old job of 5 years to move onto pastures new.

It turned out to be one of the worst decisions of my adult life. Don’t get me wrong, the company I now work for is great, as a whole. The office that I went to work for was terrible. Among the things wrong with it were that I was lied to in my interview about the amount of travelling I’d be required to do and many other small and petty things that when combined made life there unbearable.

After 9 months I was stressed and sick, both mentally and physically. A trip to the doctor confirmed this and I was told to take some time off and given a sick note.

After 4 weeks I had a home visit from the very person who contributed the most to my stress, which really didn’t help

4 weeks after the home visit I returned to work expecting to get the cold shoulder and maybe even face a dressing down. What happened in reality was a complete suprise. I had a meeting with my regional manager who told me he knew I wasn’t happy and that he realised that the job I was doing wasn’t what I was supposed to be doing.

He then offered me another job with a different division closer to home and for more money, it also involved me taking charge of my own branch.

I was stunned, flabbergasted and shocked.

I accepted on the spot and here I am a few weeks later having the time of my life, loving every minute of it as I’m back in my comfort zone of teaching to adults in a classroom setting and managing my own branch.

It’s pure heaven. So that’s me all sorted and that’s you all up to date with what’s happening to me.

It’s so nice when straight boys are so comfortable with their own sexuality that they can produce something like this without reverting to campness!