October? Depressing? Surely not....

What a busy month October has been!
Comical parties, coffee in Cafe Nero.....even lunch in Zest! It's been a confusing month I suppose. One of those months where I have contemplated.....maybe more than usual. But as we all know trying to solve all the problems in the world is a big task, even for me!
So yeah, a confusing start to my blog. So read on....and possibly it may make more sense!
Anyway! The clocks go back this month and the nights finally draw in. One of the most depressing times of the year I believe but I'm determined not to be brought down in the dumps. If you spend enough time listening to people talking about how all days are leading to the winter solstice, you're gonna get down. So, my plan is to keep as busy as possible, read more jokes....maybe even read the sun newspaper. But as we all know, Christmas comes round faster and faster every year. Hardly anyone can really afford it, but we all seem determined to spend more and more (even at the prospect of a recession). I'll be looking to enjoy the festivities, have a field day in poundland....and maybe even sacrifice a roast dinner for a large Big Mac meal!
Of course Christmas is still a few months off. Advent calenders have yet to be opened....and the Coca Cola adverts have yet to grace our television sets.
So what positive things have we to look forward to? Well! Haloween is almost upon us. Hardly my favourite so called event of the year, but this year I may well just make the most of it. Dressing up as Phil Collins or Emile Heskey are my only ideas so far. I guess you need to turn heads at a Haloween party, and yes, I may just do that. After Halloween we have bonfire night! Such a fantastic time of the year. Anyone who has pets will spend the night trying to get their dogs and cats to try some Nytol. And the rest of us will pay far too much going to an organised event that gets shorter and shorter every year. Yes I know, i'm supposed to be giving off positive energy and I am in a way. I'm turning into my dad with every passing day as we all probably realise and I share his views about bonfire night. He will sit in his chair pretending he hasn't been watching Nuts TV with a can of Super Tennets on his lap ranting away. He'll complain about all the 'louts' as he calls them (I do prefer the term Chavs myself) that set off fireworks from all corners of the British Isles. As I said i share his views and believe that fireworks shouldn't be available for purchase....full stop. I reckon we should all just go and pay over the odds and watch some naff display and freeze ourselves to the point of exposure. So yeah, thats that out of the way.
But yeah October has been a confusing one and now we have witches on brooms and fireworks in all shapes and sizes to think about!.
For me I guess that sorting out a potential career path is never easy I suppose, maybe next month everything will come together! So when we all start to feel down and fed up thinking that Christmas comes around too fast. Just remember, Spring really isn't far away!
I have to say that I do love spring. Day's start to get longer, colour finally blooms, and life just in general starts to rebuild itself! So if we all look to the future and try and enjoy christmas where possible, I'm sure we will all feel much better :).
One last tip for everybody before I go and hibernate for a while. If you're ever in a car park that uses a ticket / barrier system at the touch of a button, then listen to this.......
Basically get your ticket, park up, take as long as you want.......
Come back dont bother going to the pay and display machine. Just drive towards the exit with your ticket ready. Put it in the slot to open the barrier and hey presto! it wont open. So press the call button to speak to the woman (It's always a woman, I don't know why) and say that you cant get out etc. Play dumb for a while and say how confused you are. She will end up looking in the cctv camera and see the huge tailback behind you.....hey presto, barrier opens!
Drive off at speed, maybe even cackle if it makes you feel better. So yeah, if you're looking for a morale boost, try that one!

Hope everybody tries to have a good end to the month. Remember we get an extra hour too! Yippee!

Take care, and yes you guessed it, I'll still be here.....contemplating life :)

P.S - I'll be contemplating, but hibernating.

Dave :)