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When I do eventually get a scanner (and a computer, for that matter) in my life again, this page will be heaving with lovely art. But for now, it must languish, like a stray dog awaiting its master to return from his adventures.

]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/10855469/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/10855469/ Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:51:50 PST
First off, I have a new room in a shared house. Lovely and clean, and no chavs taking the piss with the volume of their rave music. I have a really kind landlady, and newly fitted double glazing. I also have my lovely TV and Xbox in my room again, for the first time in months. I bought Xbox Fahrenheit to celebrate, and it's awesome.

I'm still working at Hotpoint, booking out appliances to happy customers. Well, mostly happy. I love my job. Laid back, friendly and relaxed. And the pay's good.

I'm also newly obsessed with Magic: The Gathering. It's a fantastic card game, and I go to weekly games and tourneys at a local shop.

In other news, I'm getting annoyed with the lack of decent DS games coming out; Animal Crossing is the ONLY game worth playing at the moment. How long must we wait for Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Front Mission First and Final Fantasy III?

Thanks again to everyone who helped me out and supported me during my none-too-brief stint of homelessness.

]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/9594214/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/9594214/ Fri, 04 Aug 2006 04:08:11 PDT

I wear a shirt and tie to work, which is amazing. I actually got called "sir" for the first time, without it sounding patronising. I have these cool work shoes, too. All professional and shiny.

This means that soon I can get a place of my own. I eagerly await the day I wake up in my own room, wioth my own posters on the walls, my own CD player on the side, my own toaster, fridge... It'll be a joy. And it'll happen soon. Before September, I hope.

I thank EVERYONE who has supported me through this very difficult patch in my life, I won't forget those who stuck by me. ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/9298791/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/9298791/ Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:34:41 PDT
Chloe bought me a Nintendo DS recently, meaning I've been hammering Nintendogs and Pokemon Emerald like there's no tomorrow. Also, the trip to Camden looms this Sunday, which will be amazing. ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/8639177/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/8639177/ Mon, 01 May 2006 08:32:58 PDT

Just got back from "babysitting" my girlfriend for the weekend, while her parents were away. Good times, good times.

I have two new tops now; one from Spiral Direct with dragons on the front and back and gothic crosses on the sleeves, and the other an official Opeth Damnation tour shirt. Excellent stuff.

I', also about to purchase a fab new PC for myself, so it's quite an exciting time, shopping around for the best deal. I'll probably use eBay again, as always.

I've been accepted for the next year Art course at college, which is great! Also, I have a job interview for McDonalds this Friday in Boongate. Things are going well for me again, finally.

I also met up with my father, who I haven't seen since I was five. It was a very good meeting; we sorted a lot out, and he wants to become an active part of my life again. He wants to take me to Camden, and show me his wife and child; the brother I didn't know existed.

Good. Good. ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/8451029/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/8451029/ Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:49:37 PDT

So much has happened. I'm up to date with my college work, I'm on the Easter holidays and I'm attempting to tidy up my dwelling place. The money from my deceased grandmother came through, so I'll be getting me a nice PC of my own very soon. I've already seen the one I want on eBay.

Windows Media Player is deciding to co-operate with me again, meaning I can burn all my precious music to CD.

My brother bought an Xbox 360 right in front of me today, and a nice new mobile phone. The bastard. I've played on a 360 now, but only Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter. The graphics are a bit standard, really. Not the same as the lovely HD-TV demo in Virgin Megastore. It will be fun on in co-op, I'm sure.

The wireless pads kick arse, the connect to the sensor on the console no matter what angle you hold the pad at. The ability to play music in any game is amazing, too. And Halo 2 looks amazing on it! So much crisper and clearer.

Anyway, back to other things. My father, who I haven't seen in seventeen years, has got in contact with em again. I last saw him when I was three. We'll be meeting up next weekend, when I have time. Quite emotional, really. I was shocked when I read his letter. That should be fun,

My girlfriend and I are still happy together, thankfully. Easter's going to be fun this year. Lots of nice presents. ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7915733/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7915733/ Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:07:45 PST
I went to the Jobcentre and asked for a new claim, to be backdated to the 30th December. I was put on New Deal again, to my horror, which meant I had to attend a training course at Shackletons. I was dreading it, because I've heard stories about the place, but in actual fact it's a LOT of fun, if childish in the extreme. I've made fantastic friends already, and I've only been there four days. The first day we were all getting to know each other, the second we went to a cafe, the third we went bowling (yes, BOWLING) and the fourth (today) we went to Cambridge for the day. We walked a LONG way without a break, even though my good friend there is seventeen weeks pregnant. Out of order, really. But it was a fun day.

In other news, Zero Zero, the ultimate alternative/goth shop, closed last week. I was the LAST CUSTOMER in the place, of which I'm proud. They were smoking joints and drinking in there, and even had a dog on the premises, which is usually forbidden. Before the doors shut for the last time, I bought various pendants (one a dragon and the other a pentagram) a chain for my jeans, a dragon keyring and a swortsword. My girlfriend Chloe bought me a ring, and I bought her two rings.

Speaking of my Chloe, Valentine's Day was excellent. We bought each other nice presents and cards, and had a very cool day.

Life actually seems to be going well for me, for the first time in a long time.

Oh, and one more thing; ALICE IN CHAINS RULE!! ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7448637/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7448637/ Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:08:35 PST
At least college will be there again to give me something to do. That starts again on the 3rd. I'll be on bloody Jobseeker's Allowance again shortly. At least they won't put me on New Deal for a while. Hopefully by then I'll have another job.

I'm kind-of addicted to eBay again at the moment, buying CDs and drooling over band T-shirts all over again. ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7297585/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7297585/ Tue, 13 Dec 2005 02:35:44 PST
Doom is surprisingly good, too. The unexpected plot twist was pretty cool. And the fight scene between Destroyer and the Hell Knight was hilarious.

In other news, college is good, and tomorrow is the last day of this term. Should be a party of some description. ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7086570/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7086570/ Sat, 19 Nov 2005 06:19:52 PST
Another great thing has happened; I HAVE A JOB! It's at Woolworths. I'm a shelf-filler, and when they can be bothered to train me, a till worker. Never again will I have to hand a nearly empty CV over to employers! ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7033675/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7033675/ Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:03:40 PST
It's annoying me that I want so many things and yet don't have them. There are so many albums, posters, figures and DVDs on eBay that call to me their siren song, but as I don't have a job I can't have them.

Starting tomorrow, I'm going job hunting in a major way. Should be interesting. Of course, I can't print out my CV as I still don't have a PC to replace the one that got fried by a virus two weeks back. That should arrive in a couple of days now.

I have SO many sketches that I'm dying to upload to DA. ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7024815/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/7024815/ Sat, 12 Nov 2005 07:14:47 PST ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6943731/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6943731/ Thu, 03 Nov 2005 10:41:37 PST
Also, since my last journal the PC I use at home has broken down due to a virus, meaning I can't get online anywhere other than at the library and college, the latter being useless because of the sheer amount of restricted sites, such as Hotmail.

Every night I have nightmares or painfully beautiful dreams I don't want to wake up from. It's torture to be haunted by memories in the daytime and pained by visions at night. iI can't escape from it.

Hopefully I'll have a job soon, and I'll make firm plans to move out next year. In the meantime, I'll have to keep going. ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6864137/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6864137/ Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:45:50 PDT
"Can't you see; you're so beautiful to me"

I've decided to get over this terrible time in my life by busying myself with jobhunting, improving my art skills, exploring new hobbies and looking for a place of my own for next year. My only problem with the latter is that I'm undecided about where I want to live. If I stay here in Peterborough, there'll still be nothing to do and the people will still be boring, but if I move to a faraway place I'll encounter all manner of problems. I'm truly stuck, and need advice. ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6685487/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6685487/ Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:40:23 PDT
YIPEE!

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When I return, I shall start my next drawing for DeviantART. It'l be a sketch of my replica antique flintlock pistol. I think it's an interesting subject.

So, until Monday, Au revoir! And bonne vogage to myself.

]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6544997/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6544997/ Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:02:32 PDT ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6502185/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6502185/ Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:42:06 PDT ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6448840/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6448840/ Thu, 08 Sep 2005 09:12:37 PDT
What's more, it's great that I can access the internet through the library and everything, but I REALLY MISS MSN MESSENGER!

I've taken to hanging around charity shops and picking up bargain CDs. Yesterday I bought the insanely catchy Harder Better Faster Stronger by Daft Punk for 50p, and a rare remix CD of the superb Six Underground by Sneaker Pimps for £1. The latter isn't a patch on the original, though.

I'm really looking forward to college, but I think it might be awkward with my mother still not talking to me, even though I live in the next room. Her loss, the childish idiot. ]]> ~Claidheambmor http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6438701/ http://Claidheambmor.deviantart.com/journal/6438701/ Wed, 07 Sep 2005 06:22:03 PDT
This all started when I lost the love of my life. I loved her so much, and now she's gone from me. That was well over a month ago, and I still haven't come to terms with it.

Now that I'm about to start college in six days I should be happy, and I was, until my maniac mother destroyed everything.

On the night of the 2nd September it was my brother's birthday, and we were having a great time. To cut a long story short, my mother get a little too drunk on vodka and started lashing out at us, blaming us for ignoring her (even though it was my brother's birthday, not hers). Unlike her, I actually mellow out on the Smirnoff, but she goes mental.

The night ended disastrously, with her screaming at us and letting slip things that I had confided to her in secret, because I had needed someone to talk to. She ended up threatening me to leave the house. She likes using that line, to scare me into submission, but that night I decided to actually take her on it. We haven't spoken since that night, but the grim atmosphere in the house has been palpable.

The problem with leaving however, is that I am about to start college, and need a firm base of operations. Now I am truly stuck; do I give up college, get a full-time job (impossible though that is because I have no qualifications) or stay with my mother another year, and get the hell out after my course is over?

I already have a lot on my plate, and with this new trouble I really don't feel like I want to go on. I'm normally a deeply troubled person who hides behind a mask of confidence. Sometimes I even fool myself with that mask. But now I can't concentrate on anything positive, because there's so little of it in my life.

I don't even know why I'm saying all this, as it's unlikely anyone will read it, but for me it's a kind of therapy. To see my problems in writing rather than just in my head.

I really don't know what to do, and I think I need advice. I have no one to talk to on the matter except my fantastic brother. He's been a real help through all my troubles, even though I didn't tell him about my relationship problems for a month. I feel so damned alone. ]]> ~Claidheambmor