I had a good christmas day.

I was dreading spending christmas day in a hostel, but it was actually really good.

It started with a power cut, and no heating or electric, so my housemates (about 6 in total) decided to just put everything together, and we made a turkey dinner, and all sat in the dining room (the least cold room in the house) and was there all day.

We've had no tv, so just had each other's company and it was fun.

The handyman had a personal cassette recorder, and 1 cassette (U2's 'the joshua tree'), the husband and wife got drunk (but lovely and funny with it) and the 18 year old was sitting eating cereal for most of the day, and the other guy there entertained with stories about his life in Brazil.

It was a fun day. It show's that when the bad people are away, how nice the house can be.

Living in this house does have some funny moments.

Like today, for instence, there's a young lad who's lived here for about two week's. When i was in the kitchen earlier, he was telling me and a couple of other people (all nice, as the nice people outnumber the dodgy one's now) about all of the injuries he's received since he got here.

He's hurt his back, neck, shoulder, ankle, leg, wrist and head. He then added (and this is the funny bit) that he is convinced the dodgy big boss is letting himself into his room during the night and having a fight with him, just so he can say that he's beaten someone up that day.

It was funnier in person than i made it seem, but, hey, at least it's not all bad.

Christmas may not be so bad after all.

I know it's not the ideal place to be on christmas day, but at least i have a roof over my head and my mum around me.

And, now the nice manager (he's not connected to the mafia in any way, but did spend 15 year's working in benefit's and housing) has decided he's gonna bring his family on christmas day, and also, bring someone to cook christmas dinner, so it may be ok.

If there's any trouble, he'll deal with it straight away. A lot of the bad people have been thrown out since he came, so it's a better house.

Not really dreading it as much as i was. I've survived all these week's here, and some of them were pretty bad, now it's getting better, i can survive one day here. I know i can.

Look's like i'll be spending christmas at 'home' after all.....

My mum and i had planned to go out for christmas lunch, to get away from the madness for a while, but it appears that wont be happening.
 
Why not?. Well, the gangster big boss has decided he wants the house to be a little 'community' and he thinks everyone spending christmas day together will be a good way for everyone to 'bond'.
 
And everybody to fight, argue and punch each other. Yeah, that's gonna be fun.
 
I don't like to actually argue with him. People who disagree with him have a habit of going missing, and nobody seem's to bat an eyelid when that does happen.
 
I'll be spending christmas day with my mum, going down for lunch with everyone, and then retreating back to my room later on. That way, i can 'join in' without having to do the entire day. Oh yeah, gangster boss is gonna be there, so i am gonna show my face when he's around, and then once he goes, i go too.
 
I've learnt how to survive in this damned house. I've survived about 14 week's. I can survive christmas day. And i see a therapist on christmas eve. I can maybe ask them fior meds to help get me through.

The guy who wouldn't stay away has suddenly dissapeared.

Just to make it clear, the management of this house are VERY dodgy people. People you don't mess with.

And, it just so happens that one guy, who was kicked out of the place, and then came back several times a day (who did piss off the big bosses) has now vanished.

Nobody has seen him or heard him, not even the friends he had in this place.

The rumour mill is circulating that the management has 'got rid' of him, if you catch my drift.

I'm not sure what has happened to him, but all i do know is, i wouldn't like to piss off the management here.

Bus rides do take a long time.

It's great that where i now live, i can use the train to get to town, as it only takes about 25 minutes.

The bad news is that when i'm not going to the town centre, but going somewhere else, it takes a long time on a bus.

Every bus seems to detour to everywhere else before it gets to wherever it's actually going.

By the time you've got to the place you're going, you've forgot what you wanted there.

Some weird guy has moved in....

I walked in yesterday, when he arrived, and he was like "Do you live here?."

No, i'm just visiting the inmates at the asylum, i was so tempted to say.

The weird thing is his eyes. They're wide open, and he doesn't blink. It's a bit unnerving to be around.

Oh, and the best thing is he's two door's up from me. And the light's aren't working. What is it with me and weirdo's?.