Sunday, 31 December 2017

Monthly Musings: December 2017

An overview of opinions and observations for the month.

01/12/2017 @01:48
Now I'm not saying my bed is cold, but I am beginning to understand how Green Boots feels.

02/12/2017 @11:05
Happy Birthday to the most amazing woman I have ever known. My strength, my anchor, my rock. Love you more than words could ever say. You are a fantastic Mum, and a wonderful Nannie, both me & Ilysha are blessed to have you in our lives. Hope you have a lovely birthday! All our love, Ben & Ilysha X x x x x x x x x x ๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜❤️❤️
[with Sheila Scott]

02/12/2017 @11:15
Been decorating with little pumpkin all morning, now it's time kick my feet up with a brew. It's starting to look a lot like Xmas ❤️

02/12/2017 @13:15
Playing with little missy & getting in the spirit ❤️๐ŸŽ„
[watching The Nightmare Before Christmas]

02/12/2017 @15:04
So cute when she grooms herself on my hand ๐Ÿ˜Š not so much when she shits on it though ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคจ x

04/12/2017 @00:49
It may be difficult but you must learn to understand; Not everybody will like you, just as you will not like everybody you meet. It does not make them a bad person, in the same way that it does not make you a bad person. We are all our own people comprised of our memories, experiences and perceptions; unique patchwork quilts with Rubik's cube personalities. Neither will everyone that you make a priority, also make you a priority of theirs. We each connect with people on a level befitting of their position within our own complex network of friendships and relationships; they may be everything to you, whereas you may not be everything to them. And finally nor will everybody you support in their lives also offer you support in yours. Whether it's emotional, spiritual, support for passions, talents or interests; just because you offer support to them, does not oblige them to also offer support to you. Accepting these lessons is not easy; I'm the one telling them, but I still struggle at times.
[feeling contemplative]

04/12/2017 @21:45
"The Titanic ain't going down because of me.../
See I can't swim but I'll be the anchor for the scene.../
See how did they expect musicians to stay afloat -
when all our sales keeping going down the stream."

Wretch is too much. Every time I hear that scheme on the FITB with Avelino, it fucking bangs!

05/12/2017 @18:35
Having a bevvy with this one for her birthday! The big 21! ❤️ X x
[with Stace Lewis at The Auctioneer Sports Bar]

06/12/2017 @15:59
Been a long ass morning!

06/12/2017 @21:27
The drink that signals Christmas is approaching ๐Ÿ‘Š
[drinking amaretto]

08/12/2017 @01:20
The amount of snow outside is unbelievable! I haven't seen this much snow since yesterday. There wasn't any then either.
[feeling sarcastic]

08/12/2017 @09:16
I survived the snowfall of 2017.

09/12/2017 @07:09
"Daaaad, can we go downstairs now?" I heard that sentence approximately 186 times between 05:30 and 06:10.
[feeling tired]

09/12/2017 @07:50
Still one of the cutest videos of little missy, really enchanted by the magic of Christmas ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ˜ xo

09/12/2017 @19:22
๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป

10/12/2017 @11:17
Mixed bag today; not seeing Charlie due to the snow which sucks, but is understandable. It does mean me & Ilysha can go out play in the snow this afternoon down the park though (my garden is crap for snow). And then gotta keep my eyes peeled about bus service cancellations for getting little Princess back to Biddulph later! ❄️๐ŸŒจ️⛷️☃️

10/12/2017
@potteriesbuses can you confirm that there have been no further routes affected? Last update says 12:00 - is this the most up to date? May be better to update the timestamp periodically on there so customers know the information is the most up to date?

11/12/2017 @08:24
Sometimes I wish I still went to school. Like today. Because my school would have been shut for a snow day. But no, off to work I go instead. Ugh.

11/12/2017 @13:25
Skraaaaaa going out for a smoke, I'm like "man's not hot". It's fucking arctic.

11/12/2017 @22:58
Always a good night with this one ๐Ÿ˜Š x
[with Samantha Edmondson]

13/12/2017 @19:57
Fuck sake ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜‚

13/12/2017 @21:32
Fuck about. 1hr to get from Hanley to Smallthorne on the bus. It's chaotic out there. Seen a car spin clean out and mount the kerb ending up on a verge at bottom of Cobridge Bank. Three people slip over and hit the deck. Two abandoned buses by the Sneyd Arms. Two ambulances stuck in traffic. One gritter fighting a losing battle. And a partridge in a fucking pear tree.

14/12/2017 @14:21
This new Revival album is actually pretty decent. Pleasantly surprised. A lot deeper and melancholy than his last few releases.
[listening to Eminem]

14/12/2017 @23:36
Fuck Kodi repositories. Christ, spent about 2hrs trying get a working build onto a damn Firestick. Now I can get myself some tea sorted! Fuck sake! ๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿ™ˆ

15/12/2017 @09:14
Well, the traffic etc. is clearly ridiculous due to the 1cm of snow that fell overnight. I'm stuck in it running late for work, plus I've been messaged by Georgina, Josh & Jennifer all saying the same. Yay! Ugh.

15/12/2017 @23:50
Quite pleased with my current Trophy rank on PlayStation ๐Ÿ‘Š Without context they seem pretty crap, but when you consider that according to Sony's official figures from a Corporate Strategy Meeting 7 months ago there were over 110,000,000 users at that time, suddenly it becomes pretty damn impressive! ๐Ÿ˜œ

16/12/2017 @14:25
Looking like most of the ice rink commonly known as "the streets of Stoke" is fucking off ๐Ÿ˜Œ don't fancy skating Ilysha back home in a few hours!

16/12/2017 @17:41
Bonus! Ilysha's Mum is coming pick her up, so I can put my ice skates back away ๐Ÿ˜œ

16/12/2017 @18:42
So glad I didn't have to take Ilysha home on the bus; she literally took one step out my garden and hit the deck! ๐Ÿ˜ณ thankfully no tears, just nervous laughter! ๐Ÿ™ˆ

17/12/2017 @02:26
One more trophy for the Platinum, but at 02:30am it's gonna have to wait given the grind needed!
[playing Assassins Creed Origins]

18/12/2017 @01:07
Platinum #14: Assassins Creed Origins ๐Ÿ†๐ŸŽฎ

18/12/2017 @18:26
Fucking morons double park with roadworks on a major bus route. Six buses who can't go anywhere. Ffs.

19/12/2017 @01:19
Finally Christmas is all "wrapped up" and good to go. Just need do a big food shop and then it's time to enjoy the festivities! ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ…

19/12/2017 @08:48
Failure was never an option, but my back was breaking, fingertips slipping, prepared to tumble into the abyss. End of my tether, the leash restraining me in emotional torment, until I chewed through it & refused to let anything hold me back ๐Ÿ‘Š Daddy loves you Ily J! ❤️

19/12/2017 @18:17
God where did my little girl go?! ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜

20/12/2017 @00:20
This is fucking madness; whoever made this like wowzers, you got knowledge out the ass. Turns out that since forever, everybody has been trying to conquer everybody. Countries have been owned, enslaved, overthrown, pillaged, and freed repeatedly. I never cared much for history when I was younger; perhaps this is a sign of me growing up? I want to learn about EVERYTHING. I want to know about every empire, every race, every creed, every part and parcel of the past that has delivered us to this moment in time!

21/12/2017 @19:37
[with Terry Scott, Stace Lewis, and Chris Scott]

22/12/2017 @17:41
Christmas starts NOW! </work>

22/12/2017 @19:20
Love my little sweetheart; madness that she can write! ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜ xo

23/12/2017 @07:37
When you've done the big food shop for Xmas and your kid keeps asking for stuff and you're like "no, that's food for Xmas" despite lowkey you wanna eat it now just as much as they do ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜‚

23/12/2017 @10:32
๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ˜‚

24/12/2017 @16:02
With the little man cuddled up watching the best Xmas film ❤️๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„ xo

24/12/2017 @18:38
[watching Scrooged]

24/12/2017 @19:34
Bring on the tears!
[watching It's a Wonderful Life]

24/12/2017 @22:49
๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŽ…

24/12/2017 @23:53
Few amarettos & Bad Santa ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿฅƒ
[watching Bad Santa]

25/12/2017 @10:20
Merry Christmas to all you wonderful people who help to make every day of my life worth cherishing! I hope you all have a magical time! ❤️

25/12/2017 @17:43
Have to make things difficult ๐Ÿ™ˆ agreed I'd have Ilysha from 4pm today at earliest but would play it by ear depending when Xmas dinner was done etc. Gets a text at 2pm asking if I'm ready to have her dropped off - obvs not, that's why we agreed 4pm earliest... Msg her at 5pm saying I'm home now, ignored until half 5 only to be told "we'll be there later on because got tired of waiting around"! ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ”ซ

25/12/2017 @18:09
My favouritest person is here all smiles & magic! Merry Christmas everyone! ❤️๐Ÿ˜ xo

25/12/2017 @22:00
It's taken until now for Ilysha to pass out! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ™ˆ Now it's time to get my Santa act on and go sort out ready for morning... first things first, where's that mince pie & alcoholic beverage? ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป

26/12/2017 @08:32
Same this year! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ™Œ
No punched presents = approval ๐Ÿคฃ

26/12/2017 @22:58
And that concludes another magical and wonderful Xmas Day! Thank you to everyone who helped to make it so special for both me and Ilysha! Love you all! Merry Xmas to all, and to all a good night! ❤️
[feeling blessed]

28/12/2017 @09:30
Think this weather needs decide what it's doing, madness this morning - blue skies gazing down on snow topped scenes, with a nice yellowish tint ๐Ÿคจ

28/12/2017 @18:36
Debating whether to pull down these Xmas decs or not. After tonight it won't be happening until next Tues... ๐Ÿค”

29/12/2017 @00:29
This show is too hype! Ivar, Bjorn, Lagertha, Floki... fucking boss!
[watching Vikings]

29/12/2017 @00:43
Omg I'm on this list!

29/12/2017 @22:30
Just gonna come out and say it; I think this whole craze with lip fillers is dumb. Nobody is looking at your big Pete Burns pout and thinking "I've always wanted to kiss dinghy lips".

30/12/2017 @08:10
Me on AC Syndicate a year ago Josh ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

30/12/2017 @08:53
๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘Œ

30/12/2017 @09:34
I know people like hearing their gifts are well received; today Ilysha wants me to take her to Winter Wonderland and Bon Pan Asia dressed as Owlette ๐Ÿ˜‚ x
[with Matthew Morris]

30/12/2017 @12:22
Dinner date with this little sweetheart ❤️
[at Nando's]

31/12/2017 @00:59
Bev's with the brahs #slimbelly #fingerz #midz
[with Terry Scott and Matthew Morris]

31/12/2017 @03:18
Fukn dunn in ain't ahH lpl

31/12/2017 @16:07
*insert generic philosophical and deeply introspective status about New Year whilst knowing tomorrow will be the same as today except with more hangovers and more non committed gym membership applications*

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