Serpentine's Travel Diary Thingo-Whatsit

[Archonic Energy]

Not that I'm complaining, but why on earth is it being released here before America?

because we're cooler than them.

[GrlumpTheElder]

Good luck with the interview on Thuesday.

Also, we can now see Archie's post...

[Dr. Bath]

Okay so where am I going? At what time? Radio contact would also be helpful! Hopefully this is still a thing. A thing that is happening?

[Serpentine]

Yes, it's still a thing! Although it looks like it'll just be you and Grlump and Guy and me and maybe LastResort33 (the others are still welcome as well, if they can wrangle it). There's a Guy's couch available if you need it, too (or his bed. It's pretty big). And the destination is Bramley Station - we'll grab people from there.

[Dr. Bath]

Finally home, as I missed my train by about 30 seconds, but thanks all for a fun day! Would love to do it again sometime (but probably not in the near future).

Good luck doing job stuff things serp.

[Serpentine]

I'm glad you made it back okay! So sorry about the train, we somehow went into the bus part - we even ended up coming out via a "buses only" lane! Hope we can catch up again sometime.

[Serpentine]

Sort of updated, in a manner of speaking.

I wanna see The Avengers

[factotum]

Don't let a few bureaucrats sully your impression of the country as a whole, Serps--I'm sure you have the same officious little twerps in Australia, too, you just maybe haven't run into them this way!

[Tasroth]

*hugs*

I know how rough it can be dealing with the system, believe me. But as factotum said, don't let it spoil your impression of the country.

[Serpentine]

Eh, I did say "at the moment". I'll get over it... when I can actually start doing things I like here

Remember that job in Reading I didn't get? They've just send me a job they think I might be interested in. So that makes me feel a little bit good.

[Lea Plath]

I'm not mentioned D: WHAT IS THIS!

Anyway, are you here this friday/sat?

If so, want to see if we can get a game togther? I can DM some DRYH, or try and toss togther something. Will be my first attempt at live DMing.

And *hugs* This system can be very stupid sometimes. I went to talk to ta gov group about college options. They googled it. Waste of time.

And yay on the possible job ^^

[The Succubus]

Mmmm, was also hoping to see our wayward naga over the weekend but depends on how busy she is with jobs and whatnot.

[Serpentine]

I'd be raging right now, but I'm just too tired.

I called the National Insurance Number people. They were all "so you applied for jobseeker's allowance? Then you need to call.." and I was all



and made her listen to the whole thing from the start. She then made an appointment for me in Leeds to get a Number... on the 16th of May.



I should keep calling every morning until then, though, in case there's a cancellation and I can get in earlier. In the meanwhilst, I should call Her Majesty’s Revenues and Customs for a unique taxpayer reference so that I can get paid if I work before I get my Number (although it'll cost me more in taxes).
So I call the number she gave me... which just has a voice thing telling me to call somewhere else. So I do. I'm put on hold for I don't know how long, and finally I get onto someone. They're all flummoxed at my lack of a National Insurance Number, as usual, but eventually gets my information then puts me on hold to do something.
At which point I run out of phone credit.
After starting out with $19 on my phone.
I have spent more than $30 in phone credit trying to get this damn National Insurance Number. I can't bloody afford a National Insurance Number.

[Lea Plath]

I have a pay as you go sim card worth 10 quid kicking around somewhere. Let me see if I can find it for you.

[Serpentine]

Sorry, I'm still in meme mode. I have been very seriously considering getting one, and if you're not using it at all anyways...

[Lea Plath]

Found it. Shall we have another game night?

[Serpentine]

I dunno. Gotta talk to Guy. I'll probably be going up to Newcastle this weekend unless I get told I've got a job and a house by the end of the week (and maybe even then, if it'll be a while before they kick in), so it'd have to be before then.
edit: Actually, it'd be nice if I could grab the card of you tomorrow, if you're sure you're okay with me having it (I can pay you for it, if you like). Wanna come hang out for a few hours during the day?

[Lea Plath]

I dunno. Gotta talk to Guy. I'll probably be going up to Newcastle this weekend unless I get told I've got a job and a house by the end of the week (and maybe even then, if it'll be a while before they kick in), so it'd have to be before then.
edit: Actually, it'd be nice if I could grab the card of you tomorrow, if you're sure you're okay with me having it (I can pay you for it, if you like). Wanna come hang out for a few hours during the day?

Tommorow, I'll be getting back for about an hour, before off to cubs for the day, so probably not possible.

Day after? Or if you could come pick it up before I go.

[Serpentine]

Day after should be okay. Thanks.
Frick, am I gonna have to get a second third phone? That'll suck.

[Lea Plath]

Shouldn't think so, it is just a pay as you go T mobile sim card.

[Ashtagon]

If you are able to get to a jobcentre, they have telephones you can use to contact the NI number people for free.

[Lea Plath]

So, can you give me a time to come over?

[Totally Guy]

Serpentine has managed to get locked out of the house today. She stopped at Grlump's place but forgotten her key for my place. And I'll not be home until as late as 6:00.

So see you this evening, but not before 6:00.

[Serpentine]

I'm thinking of seeing The Avengers to kill time, probably in Bradford (although I'm not bound to that), if anyone would care to join me.

[Lea Plath]

I'm up for that, but are you going back to Guys? If so, maybe the Vue on Kirkstall Road would be better (I know it would for me). It is between Kirkstall Abbey, and Leeds, good buses, etc.

[Serpentine]

Not much point me going to Guy's as I can't get in 'til 6, but I can meet you wherever. I don't know where those places are, though <.<

edit: Grlump reckons the Bradford one would be easier cuz it's right next to the bus/train station. I don't really mind, though.

[Lea Plath]

Not much point me going to Guy's as I can't get in 'til 6, but I can meet you wherever. I don't know where those places are, though <.<

edit: Grlump reckons the Bradford one would be easier cuz it's right next to the bus/train station. I don't really mind, though.

What time we thinking of meeting up?

There is also a Vue in the light, which is 5 minutes walk from the train station, which is better for me, cause I don't know how to get to Bradford >.>

[Serpentine]

I don't know what that means <.< To get to Bradford by train from Bramley Station, you get a Bradford train going west from the far/downhill platform (platform 2?). Goes straight to Bradford, and the cinema's right next to the station.
I'm good any time.

[Lea Plath]

Shall we call it 4? Give me time to sort out and go.

[Serpentine]

3-3.30 would probably be better, if possible.