Today was a bit strange. Mainly caused by going to bed at about 10PM last night. So up quite early, breakfast and coffee. Then it was pretty much into paint mode. Did the fourth coat of the bathroom. Then I needed to wait a couple of hours. After the disappointment of the Juno being a bit fucked I decided to strip it down. Two hours later and it was all stripped and the contacts had been cleaned. Then it was on to the final coat. Cleaned up the dog poo. I was going to go or a run, but decided it was too cold. Then thought I’d go for a walk. So got all ready. Sasha was waiting by the door looking hopeful. I decided to harness her up. We went to the field in Almondsbury, it was a bit muddy getting there, but when we were there it was fine. She walked there beautifully, but still quite excited. I checked the field for any other dogs and we had about ten acres to ourselves. I let her off her lead and she bounded off into the sunset, I could just make her out on the horizon. I walked round the field for ten minutes. I then shouted out her name. She dutifully darted across the field towards me then sat down immediately in front of me. I attached her harness. She gave me the look of ‘thanks for that, really enjoyed it, we should do that more often’. We walked back, it was now getting dark. When we got home Dillon had been walked by Jamie around the block. He’s a lovely dog, but doesn’t have half the intelligence of Sasha. Drank coffee and then rebuilt the Juno. Fucked it up a bit and had to take it all apart again, got it right the second time round. Now all sixty-one keys are working perfectly, I even managed to find a supplier of the volume control, so I’ve ordered that as well. Had bath. Now going to sit down and watch some telly. Tomorrow I have a lunch date with an old friend.

So got up very late. Then eventually got on with a bit of DIY. Sanded a few bits and then cleaned up all the dust. That’s all ready now, just needs a couple more coats of paint. Drove up to the mall, bought Jamie a Tom Daily calendar, got something for Lisa. Came back and walked the dogs. Then went to bed and failed to have sex, so put the washing on and did the accounts. Practiced Gary Numan again, almost got the hang of it now. Tested the Juno D, and half the keys don’t bloody work, a bit pissed off about that. Had a shower and then went to the Indian, very nice. Came back and went to bed. Very early night, no sex for sure.

Okay, so we basically stayed in bed until 1PM. And why not. Everyone was let out and fed, there were no complaints, we read stuff and failed to have sex. Eventually we did get up and walked the dogs in the rain. Then the dogs got their crimbo jumpers on and we packed the car up. It was a horrible wet journey down. When we got there Sasha was her usual pain in the ass, Dillon was fine. I got the Monty Python DVD, also got some extras from Jamie, one of which was the midi controller which I was just so after, so all set now. Much buffet food was eaton. Drove back in the wet. Then we played with battle hamsters, didn’t really get the point of them. Made some drinks and we watched the DVD. Now, we all know (okay, may be it’s just me) every word to every sketch they’ve ever produced, which I must say was probably more than the cast did, they lost it all over the place, but that only made it funnier. But it was a great couple of hours, I’ve seen the sketches a thousand time, but it doesn’t matter, so had the whole of the audience, but they sold the O2 out ten times over. At the end of it was one final bow and the customary ‘Piss off’. It is probably the very last time they will ever perform together, but they didn’t half bow out in style. I tip my hat to you. Tomorrow is the weekend, then basically it’s the whole of next week off. But that was Christmas, it was a good one.

So here we go again. Woke at 7AM to think about how I was going to stop grass appearing through the floor an an Atom. Alarm went off at 8. Fed dogs and moved Jamie’s presents down under the tree. Was thinking of sex but went for the Apache bum bongos instead. We got up. Jamie had all his presents, I got video lighting, so many more YouTube videos to come. We walked the dogs and then it was off to Sarah’s for lunch. Mother was there, she’s still alive, just. Much food was eaten, much wine was drunk. Now come back to feed the dogs and a bit of a nap, we will then return, where much more wine will be drunk.

So this morning I woke up at 5AM. Then got up at 6:20AM. Waiting for the absolute mass of traffic, I got to daycare with Sasha at 6:40AM. I was back in bed by 7 and then up by half eight. The cleaners arrived just before nine. I was determined not to do any work other than fix a compile error left over from last night. In the end I managed to knock up an additional three hours. Did some other productive stuff though. Finally burnt a backup of the arcade machine to blu-ray, that’s only taken a year. Moved some USB drives around and reformatted them, the iMac now has 15 terabytes of storage, so should be fine until at least the end of January. Setup traktor pro again and moved all the audio to an external drive. Also installed the new version of garage band, which looks quite interesting. Talking of which my new toy turned up, that’ll wait ’till next year or at least further in the week. We went to Tesco’s to buy more items we didn’t require. Mother was there, I think we managed to dodge round her several times. She was crouched over a shopping trolly looking somewhat like Cruella Deville. Jamie went in the pound shop and bought me stocking fillers. I walked Dillon, picked up Sasha then I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening just playing on the iMac, moving some stuff around, having great fun with Traktor, then eventually edited new video, it’s only a short one, but will be live tomorrow. I’m now going to have a bath while Jamie prepares a ‘Buffet’, which has enough food for about twenty people. Sarah, you could end up with an absolute shit load tomorrow. Oh and the above quote? Well that came from the Dan & Phil games channel where they were playing ‘The Sims’. Anyway, Christmas day tomorrow, soon it will all be over and I can go back to work. Bah Humbug.

Started even before nine this morning, I was on a bit of a mission to finish the grass. A whole host of fun issues along the way but pretty much had it all sorted apart from the fading by about half three. Went for a run. Came back and did another five hours. All sorted, even took a video of it working. I’m supposed to be working tomorrow but after doing twenty-five hours in two days I’m going to knock off an hour before I start. Did dishes. Ate. Sat down. Feel very tired, think I will go to bed now and read for a little bit. Sasha at daycare tomorrow and the cleaners ar coming at the crack of dawn as well.

Started work on time. Working on grass yet again. Went all the way through to lunchtime. Walked Sasha, it was bloody freezing. Had a bit of a sore throat all day, continuing now. Went to Combat, all four of us. Came back and then worked for another three hours. Think I’ll have an early night, need to do it all again tomorrow.

Last night was a bit strange, I got woken up at 2:30AM by Jamie saying, ‘You look well nice in those pants’, what followed can only be described as predatory rape. Then two minutes later he jizzed on my face, how rude. Had breakfast and coffee, then it was on to painting. Applied first coat of the base layer, then left it to dry for a bit. So made a new video, that will be released Christmas day, it’s a rant one, it’s about a certain type of food. Did the second coat, then walked the dogs. Then it was on to the third coat. I then had to take a short trip up to Gloucester to take a mans organ, but that’s all to do with next years challenge, so more on that later. Came back and it was finally time to start some present wrapping. Which is all a bit crap really as apart from the wine for my mother everything is Jamie’s. Had bath, now time for a curry and the final of ‘The Apprentice’. Busy day tomorrow, and last gym session as well.

Had a haircut booked at 11 so needed to sort things quickly. Had breakfast and the life saving coffee. Then primed the bathroom ceiling. That was pretty straightforward, went on like water. The problem with that was it then ran down my arm and down my back. Didn’t really worry at the time. Took about half time, needed a bit of sanding as well. Then decided to jump in the shower as I had dust in my hair. Bloody hell, the primer had done it’s job on me. It was like peeling off fucking glue. And for the rest of the day it was going everywhere. Still, if it works as well on the ceiling as it did on me it will be great. Had my hair cut. Went in the pet shop. Came back and had a light lunch, walked the dogs. Popped in the vet and bought a pheromone defuser which cost a fortune and I’m sure will do fuck all. Went into town via the reptile place and picked up some substrate. Got a voucher for the nephew. Picked up some new tracky bottoms (okay, a bit chav, but in the evenings they are warm and comfortable). It was very busy in town. Came back and did the accounts. Busy day with painting tomorrow.

I’ll keep this short as the pizza is in and I need to hang up the washing. Started early, worked all the way through until almost six. Went to gym and did Pump. Then worked on my arms with Laverne. Came back and finished off a twelve hour shift. Did washing and other things. Busy day tomorrow. Got my eye on a new toy on eBay. Oh yes, work, spent the bulk of the day looking at bloody grass again. Still only three more work days to go of this year.