Moody So and So's

Everyone seems to be in a bad mood today... maybe because it's a Monday and everyone has just gone back to school after the half-term week and it's cold, wet and very snowy like Narnia - but everyone just snaps very easily so I've had to tread carefully today. A challenge in anyone's books, but for someone who doesn't do "treading carefully", it was even more so.

When was my last blog? Saturday evening. Right. Sunday was a mixture of a day really and it the good and the bad happened in the opposite order to how I had imagined. We had a tough game in the morning. Caldecote. They were a good team so of course we walked out on the pitch with a swagger as if to say "this one's in the bag". I hate that attitude from this team. They think they're better than they are and this hit home when we went 3-0 down after 30 minutes. We bucked our ideas up but still lost 5-3. I was in a bad mood. Going out to referee Under-18s was never going to improve this and I really... really wasn't looking forward to it. However, it turned out to be quite fun, which is a rarity for me when refereeing. It's not as if I don't enjoy it, but this match was more a laugh and I definitely felt more relaxed on the pitch. This helped when a fight broke out and I ended up dishing out 3 red cards for Violent Conduct. It was a very good experience and I thought I dealt with it very well. Ruined what was generally a very well-mannered match however, and my original idea on "gobby 18-year olds" was way off the mark..

I spent most of that night either very tired and dazed or asleep itself. Monday morning came round, (or it may have been afternoon... :P), and I went downstairs. There, on the kitchen counter, were 4 letters addressed to me. What can anyone possibly want with me at the moment? One was from the recruitment agency. I was excited. Maybe a list of possible job opportunities? No. It was in fact a pay slip from that one day's work I did ages ago at the Autoglass call centre. Not very interesting. The second one as from NatWest about "How I can now change my account settings now I'm 18" ... boring! Third one was the Pin Number for a new account I set up for a cricket team... I will not disclose that information on the internet. For obvious reasons. My main interest however was being spent on the 4th envelope. Covered in stamps and a big stamp in the top right corner. "Seattle, USA". I think I know what this is.. You see, back before the days of SmartMove, I was in a similar situation to as I am now. Looking desperately for a job. I fell across a website. I did a few tasks for them such as promote surveys by sending 3 or 4 emails per day etc and they pay me for it. How much they pay me though I never found out, until today. £31.48. To be fair, I was expecting more. I can't complain though. That money goes to my latest trip to Manchester fund - I can't wait for that.

Today has also been interesting on 2 other counts. 1) Whilst in town I met up with a friend I wasn't expecting to be in Bedford. We went for lunch and he paid for it! What a nice chap! It was very nice aswell and I enjoyed my time with him. 2) Not so positive.. as you can tell from the title of this blog and the first paragraph, some people have been fairly moody today. I can't work out why and I hope it isn't something I've done, although I can't think of anything I have.. Like I said, probably the Mad Monday effect.

Anyway, tomorrow is another day and hopefully these people won't be suffering from Tricky Tuesday and have cheered up! Have a good couple of days people... I trust that you will.

Ciao x