Jack's Simmering Anger

What is it with people at the moment? All those people out there are just driving me to distraction! Not all people, mind, just a whole heap of people who should know better. Like siblings. Like co-workers. Like tradesmen. Like parents. I don't know what it is, perhaps it's me who's being the dick, but that's unlikely isn't it?

I mean, take the tradesmen. The past few weeks I've made times for several of them to come and do some work for me at the centre. I've had signwriters, painters, general handymen and a few others come on down. How hard is it to show up to a job when you've agreed to be there? To show up to a place where they are going to give you money? It's really very frustrating, it makes you look like an incompetent goose who can't get things done.

Perhaps it's just because it's been pretty warm recently. Perhaps it's because of the post-Christmas blues. Perhaps I'm just a grump. Anyways.

Another thing that is kind of upsetting me at the moment is the Big Day Out. Now, I know that it's always a great day, and that even if you go in there with a rock solid plan you only stick to it til your 3rd beer anyway, but I'm getting a little worried. First AFI pull out. Now Mylo has cancelled. And Jack White has got a sore throat. And there's a few clashes in the timetable. Hopefully I'll be able to weave a path of magic through the sets and get to see the ones I want to. The only pothole I can really see is Wolfmother and Vitalic. They're on at the same time. I really want to see both. At the moment I think that I'm more keen on Vitalic, but that could be because I don't agree with the mainstage. It's just too big and it's too hot and there are too many people. Yes, I am becoming an old man.

Anyways, it's now Saturday afternoon and I'm getting ready to have some fun. I thought that my mate Chris was going to be away longer, but apparently not. I have decided not to attend a farewell barbecue for one of the staff at the centre. I've had enough of those people this week, and next week is going to be interesting as well.

Last night I bought a Breaka. It was Sticky Caramel flavour and it was delicious. It was a little too delicious and I drank it a little too quickly. I felt a bit sick after that.