AdamJ

Not sure about my future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vuudq9enI4

I'm hurting badly.

Dubtribe Sound System - Do It Now

The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. It's a philosophical (existentialist) essay which should prep me before I embark on the much more comprehensive Being and Nothingness by Jean Paul Sartre. I seem to subscribe to much of the existentialist school of philosophy, though whether learning more about it will be good for my psychological well-being remains to be seen.

Thanks for your PM. For some reason, the system won't let me reply to it but to answer your question, I'm very well thanks. Not sure how often I'll be checking in but it's nice to be back anyway.

Gorillaz - Empire Ants

La Roux - Kiss And Not Tell

LancsLad, you're right. It's sometimes easy to forget that the way in which many of our members engage with this forum is a manifestation of their personal idiosyncracies. I should remember to make allowances for that and I apologise for showing my frustration earlier. On reflection, I think I am just having a bad day.

Perhaps I'm just having a bad day but I'm becoming rather disaffected by the dominance in this forum of a few members who have an awful lot to say about anything and everything. I accept that internet forums generally support free speech but without some self-restraint from its members, it risks losing members who perceive the forum's purpose differently. Sorry if I'm out of line, and shoot me down in flames if you want, but that's how I feel.

Very sad to hear of Donna Summer's passing. I'm old enough to remember when I Feel Love came out. It sounded like nothing that had gone before and still sounds amazing now. Here's my favourite of her records.

I was replying to Paul's joke about meeting a jowly diabetic. No jowls.

There are a few people here I'd like to meet, but not all in one go, which rules me out. Also, I'm diabetic.

This could almost be an anthem for aspies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqZdC6qXhLI

I used to ask at the sweet shop for a "two-and-a-half pence mixture." Blackjacks, Fruit Salads and most of the others were 4 for a halfpenny so I'd get about 20 sweets in a paper bag. From the jars behind the counter, I liked bonbons (especially the white ones and yellow ones), pineapple cubes, and pear drops (although they did and still do make me cough). I liked Texan bars but you had to hold your spare hand underneath to catch the chocolate as you bit the toffee. Same with Curly Wurlies. And I used to like Cresta which really was very fizzy and frothy. If I was feeling particularly decadent, I'd blow my pocket money on a packet of Mintolas.

Here's a haiku and a joke, all in one: We went to the zoo. All that was there was a dog. It was a Shih Tzu.

Sorry to hear about your nan. I'm sure it's no consolation but if she had suffered for some time, at least you know she is at peace now. It's been almost 24 hours since your last post and I'm sure you didn't intend for it to halt your record attempt. So, without intending any disrespect to your current feelings, perhaps I can get others moving again by telling my favourite joke. What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick.

I scored zero. I failed even on the examples before the test, then after about three of the pictures in the actual test, I told the psycholoist that I didn't know how I was supposed to know any of the answers and that I was just guessing. She abandoned the test.

Since the following isn't worth a new thread, I'll use this thread to have a quick rant about modern football cliches. It might also help the uninitiated to understand the current state of the football commentating and punditry art. "It's a stonewall penalty" This is what used to be known as a "clear", "definite" or "certain" penalty. Why pundits now name it after an organisation promoting the rights of gays, lesbians and transexuals is a mystery to me. Another stock phrase when reviewing a penalty decision is "there was definite contact." Everyone seems to have forgotten that football is a contact sport so this comment is stupid and spurious. "...and United double their lead" This means that United (or whoever) have scored a second goal, taking the score from 1-0 to 2-0. Most commentators these days like to walk us through the mathematics of how the score has changed, flaunting their numerical prowess by calculating in their heads, almost without hesitation, that 2 x 1 = 2. It's only a matter of time and evolution before one of them realises that if the score is 2-1, 3-2, etc., a further goal scored by the leaders also represents a doubling of their lead. When commentators realise this, they will have yet more opportunities for their Vorderman-like showboating. Some commentators have developed the phrase and now say, "...United double their advantage," presumably because saying "advantage" instead of "lead" suggests a larger vocabulary. After all, "advantage" has nine letters. That would earn you a bonus on Countdown. "...and United are back on terms" If you had been beamed down from another planet (and let's face it, many of us feel like we have), this phrase would be meaningless. That's because it is. It's a contraction of "back on level terms," which is a commentator's way of saying the scores are equal. "...the keeper could only parry the shot" The word "parry" was unknown outside of the sport of fencing until the momentous day when some commentator, somewhere, used it to refer to a particular type of save or block when the goalkeeper cannot control the subsequent path of the ball. Other commentators, presumably impressed by any addition to their linguistic firepower, quickly adopted "parry" and it is now a standard for all football commentators. It has not gained any usage outside of fencing and football because the rest of us appreciate what a stupid word it is. "Parry" in this context is not connected with football commentator Alan Parry, though he is probably a user of the word too. I'm sure there are many more commentating cliches that deserve lambasting but these are the ones that come to mind right now. Feel free to add your own but please spare me any reference to "game of two halves" or "it's a funny old game" because they've been done to death. How about Alan Hansen talking about "grit and determination" almost every time he opens his mouth, or perhaps the pundits' new philosophy that "the sign of true champions is when they grind out a win even when they're not playing well." If I hear that once more, so help me God I'll kick the TV over.

The lyrics and visual metaphors in Goldfrapp's "Twist" video are clear enough for even an aspie like me to understand!

I don't have a legal definition to hand but reasonable adjustments are, basically, adjustments to the working environment, practices, routines, etc. that will support you in performing the role for which you have been employed. They are generally not adjustments to the role's objectives - the ways in which the objectives are achieved might be modified but the objectives themselves usually remain the same. If the role's objectives cannot be achieved despite reasonable adjustments, that is a performance issue. Reasonable adjustments for me include extra secretarial support in time management and forward planning.

I'm one of the small minority who suffered quite extreme side-effects. If you end up spending every waking moment fighting the urge to self-harm or worse, then stop taking it and tell your doctor.