Wanted to spend a few words on my owner Kelly.
I met this fantastic girl here on Human Pets 30 days ago, and commented on how beautiful she was (being the gentleman I am!). Thankfully she took the compliment well and we exchanged just a couple of comments. We then came close to never talking again, had she not decided to buy me, 12 days later, out of the blue!
Since then, we have enjoyed fabulous conversations every single day. I really couldn't imagine how miserable my days would be if for any reason I could not talk to her. She brightens up my life.
She is not feeling very well at the moment (nothing serious!) so I just wish she gets better soon! :)
Unknown "gio" Hopeless - 16 years, 9 days ago

Been browsing 50 pages of facebook groups, using the keyword "gay" in the search form. Very disappointed I haven't found a group along the lines of: "If I'm still single at 30, I'm turning gay". You'd assume someone would have thought of that. Shame.
Unknown "gio" Hopeless - 16 years, 9 days ago

I've been lazy lately, I don't feel like doing anything. So I was browsing for a new pet, even though I don't really care about it all that much. So anyway, here are the top 12 things that deter me from buying someone (supposing I could afford anyone):

12. No profile description

11. Too much HTML formatting in the description: for some reason the browser does not interpret the HTML tags unless you're looking at the whole profile page, so all you see is just a bunch of '<' and '>' and 'font face' and '#FF00FF' and whatnot. I'm not a superficial person though, so if the girl is hot, I will happily look past the HTML.

10. That weird font made out of greek, hebrew and arabic symbols. Basically they use every character apart from the Latin alphabet. And if there is a Latin alphabet character, it's usually mirrored or something. Weird people.

9. CAPS LOCK IN THE DESCRIPTION

8. Backgrounds which make the description impossible to read

7. Emo/goth teenagers thinking they're somewhat unique and original (unfortunately they're not, I could skip past those profiles all day. If you are unique and original, prove it with your pics! Don't just say you're misunderstood and whine about life in your description!)

6. "Not for Sale" and the like (obvious reason, really). But the annoying part is what comes after, usually. "My owner is the bestest there is and don't buy me or I'll run away and you'll lose your money!! But I'm really friendly and bla bla bla"

5. People stating they're "Hot" (whether it be true or not)

4. People potentially auctioning sleazy pics of themselves

3. People auctioning a chat. Do they really think they're so awesome and people should spend points to speak to them ? Are there even people who have such low self esteem who actually bid? Do they think that chat will somehow enlighten them? Do they think they will learn something?

2. Men (well, I don't go around looking for male friends, as I don't have a girlfriend.)

1. Whore-ish pictures on the profile
Unknown "gio" Hopeless - 16 years, 13 days ago

Warning: this is not really a rant.
I have recently started listening to Original 106 in the mornings, rather than Radio 2, therefore trading Sarah Kennedy, Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce for a guy called Tommy Boyd. And I don't know what to make of him. He creates mixed feelings in me. Sometimes I agree with what he says and sometimes I think he's totally wrong. Sometimes I think he just likes saying controversial things. This morning, he thought it was "okay" for a teacher to hand a lit cigarette to his 12-year-old pupils, and carried on by reminiscing how his headmaster taught him how to smoke when he was 14.
Other times, his errors are more subtle. When he was investigating on air the Ku Klux Klan's involvement in the making of the original series of Star Trek, he was challenged by a caller who pointed out some incongruences in the theory. Tommy immediately tried to outwit the listener by asking him the etymology of 'Ku Klux'. The listener was baffled by such a question, so Tommy carried on saying "it's Latin.". Well, no. 'Ku Klux' derives from the greek word 'kyklos', not from the very different latin word 'circulus' (both meaning 'circle'). That's the thing, the confidence he puts in his statements is so overwhelming that the common man cannot score points against him, in a discussion.
His latest stunt is the campaign "Don't Jog - Drive", in which he tries to convince the world that jogging pollutes more than driving around in a car. I have my own theories about this, but if in the meanwhile you want to check out the website yourself, it's http://www.dontjogdrive.com/
Sorry, you'll have to copy and paste that, I forgot all I knew about HTML programming..

That's all from me for now, more rants coming soon.
Unknown "gio" Hopeless - 16 years, 16 days ago

One last tale for today, and it's gonna be short. I hope. Buses. They are fucking noisy. And I don't mean the engine.
Since when do the buses have to beep every time something "happens"? Indicator on, it beeps. Door opening or closing, it beeps. But stopping at the next stop, it beeps. Bus moving while doors are closing, it beeps. Man that's a lot of beeps for one journey. To make matters worse, this morning I took the "talking bus" which every 30 seconds has to remind you: Where you are; where you are going; where the next bus stop is; whether the bus is stopping there. It is so annoying! Who is it for anyway? Blind people? And these announcements and beeps are very very loud indeed. Seriously, buses are horrible, not just because of the people, but also because they are beeping bastards.
Oh and the lady that announces all the stuff: "Marylebone Road.", "Vauxhall Park.", that lady, you would think they record the audio in some professional studio, with all the money they have. No, they recorded it on the bloody tube platform with trains passing by all the time! You can actually hear the trains passing by! In the recording, on the bus! So you get bus engine, traffic noises, bus beeps, annoying lady AND tube train noises! That's a really enjoyable journey, isn't it?
Unknown "gio" Hopeless - 16 years, 18 days ago