Sunday, October 30, 2005

Back to work I go...

Well Readers you may realise that I have not updated my blog for a while but I was saving the events of my half-term break for one big post... Except that there haven't been any.

I will give a rundown of my week for you but this ain't gonna be a very good piece of indulgence writing.....

Saturday: I woke up at about 10am. I got up and wondered what the hell I should do with my day....

... At 7:45pm I stopped wondering and got ready for work. The usual crowd were in and we had a bloddy awful group on stage called "The Brothers Grimm" and how grimm they were... they had some really good songs in their line-up but unfortunately they couldn't play very well and their vocalist sounded like he was in need of a throat transplant.

Sunday: I woke up at 11am and wondered what the hell I should do with my day....

.... You can see where this is going, can't you....

.... I had Sunday dinner at 12:30 and relaxed a bit. I got ready for work and got to the Legion for 3pm. BOLLOCKS! it was Villa Vs Blues so the club was packed... Bang went my chance of a lazy Sunday afternoon. At 7pm I came home and went to my nan's for tea as usual. I came back and watched a bit of telly then went to bed.

... It's a thrilling read, isn't it, readers?

Monday: Ah, the first real day of my holiday! I got up at 10:30am and wondered what the hell to do with my day...

... I figured out that "sod all" was preferable and decided to do that. Having spent most of the day doing sod all it was time to go out for the evening... Now John was worn out from doing a days labour, and Adam was in France so I decided to invade Kate, Jenny, Naomi, Nikki, and Julias night out and ended up in the Rezza' (The Resovoir Pub in Earlswood, for those of you who don't know me personally) Jenny was driving and so I could have a drink... I was drinking Guinness and black all evening until I was full and then moved on to Strongbow. To finish off I had a shot of Tequilla (just because I had never tasted it) and a Goldshlager... Now for those of you who have never come across this peculiar tipple, it is a blend of alchohol and gold. Yes, gold. Little gold flakes float around in it and you just drink it... I only decided to try it because I thought it looked pretty. It tastes quite good and is supposed to make you drunk faster because the gold flakes are meant to scratch the back of your throat, allowing the alchohol to get into your blood quicker. I didn't feel anything and didn't get drunk so I can only assume that it's total bollocks and the gold is indeed there to look pretty. I got home for 12:00mt and went to bed.

Tuesday: Ah now Tuesday was a strange day, filled with sadness and disapointment. I went to go and buy Brothers in Arms: Earned in blood for the Xbox but nowhere had it in stock. I tidyed my room, slightly, and then played a round of iSketch for a few hours. In the evening I went with John, Adam (who was back from France) and Alex to the Jug of Ale for the quiz. After the third round we realised we had fucked up and decided to leave. We went over to the Packhorse but Adam went home because he was tired (awww.) I dropped John home at 11:30 and went home to beddie-byes.

Wednesday: I really, really wanted Brothers in Arms: Earned in blood so I went back round the shops. Whilst in Toys R Us (is there a way of doing a backwards "R" on a keyboard?) I noticed they had Worms 4: Mayhem on offer. I decided to get it as I haven't enjoyed a game of Worms in ages. I came home and ordered Brothers in Arms: Earned in blood on Amazon. Much easier! On Wednesday evening I went round to my dads for a couple of hours before nipping over to the Swan to have a drink with Julia.

Thursday: I woke up quite early and wanted to really get in to Worms 4: mayhem. It is a hilarious game with some good sound effects and strange weaponry. I spent nearly the whole day playing about on it and at 8:00pm went with Lank up to the Swan. A good time was had by all... Mainly due to the fact that we were all sat INSIDE this week. The group did, however split in to 2 seperate groups.. Smokers and Non Smokers. Strange. We have never done that before. I didn't like it as I'm used to everyone being together.... Ah well. Never mind. I came home, played Worms until about 2am and then went to bed.

Friday: I woke up late and discovered that Brothers in Arms had been delivered through the letterbox... WOOHOO! I turned on my Xbox and played Worms for most of the day. I did have a go at Brothers in Arms but it is very difficult. Worms has always had that "instant satisfaction" feel to it that made it a success when the original was launched over 10 years ago!

I was in work for 7pm as Tony and Val were having a meal in the Packhorse for Tony's 60th Birthday. I was in charge but Stef, Pat, and Gemma were determined to prove otherwise... They did this by stealing my cobs that Val had made for me and hiding them... MUTINY! To make matters worse it was Jazz night in the club which is always bloody awful and makes me want to vomit. We got out of the legion at about 12:00mt. I dropped Gemma home (as I have to go past her house) and played Worms for a bit when I came in.

Saturday: I got up knowing that I had to go and help Donna with her PC as she wants to know how to download stuff and things like that. It all went to pot when she told me that she needed to find Langley High School for a dance lesson she was teaching. After buggering about on Map Quest I decided to go and find it. We jumped in to my car (Donna didn't even have shoes on!) and set off for the arse-end of Solihull. After finding it (with some difficulty) we went back to Donnas house. We got back for about 4:15pm where she decided to tell me that she needed to be back at the school for 5pm!!! She then told me that she had actually BEEN THERE LAST WEEK but forgot where it was........ AAARRGH! No matter though, we had a laugh like we always do and it got me out of the house for an hour.

Sunday (today): I got up and had Sunday lunch. My Grandad was here as well because my nan is currently in hospital. She will be home on Monday though so no worries. I went to work at the Legion for 3pm and it was absolutely dead.... YESSSS! lazy Sundays... You can't beat 'em. After being paid for doing nothing I came home and then went to my nans for tea as per usual. I came home for about 10:00pm and started blogging my week.

Thats about it. I am back at work tomorrow and to be honest, I'm glad. As much as I enjoy the occasional lazy day, a week of doing nothing gets a bit tedious. I am off to bed readers. Catch you all again soon...

... TTFN.

Thursday, October 20, 2005

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.

Well readers. What a week. Last Saturday Carl came back from Uni'. I took him, as well as John and Adam over to "Pinocchio's fancy dress" over in Cotterage. Adams sister Amy is having a fancy dress party in Birmingham on November 12th and I needed a costume. I tried on a Red Indian outfit and a Robin Hood one... I chose Robin Hood in the end as the head-dress on the Indian outfit was a bit big and wobbly. I paid a £10 deposit to reserve it until November...


You want to see the pictures dont you?


I can tell....


Oh go on then...


Me as the indian chief (With a fit Snow White behind me!) complete with wobbly head-dress. I think that going for Robin Hood was the better choice...



I think I cut quite a dashing figure. The costume comes with the trousers, a belt (which I'm not wearing in the pic') leather wrist guards and boot covers.

Enough of this sillyness.... On with the blog...


On Tuesday I came home from work and after getting changed I headed over to Stratford to do a bit of clothes shopping. I got togged up and came home £100 lighter. In the evening me Adam, and John went to meet Alex in the Jug of Ale for the pub quiz. We called ourselves "The peanut smugglers" and came 6th out of 14 teams with a score of 75 points. Quite good really.

On the Wednesday I went to meet Kate and Corrine at the Coach House in Solihull. I haven't seen Kate in over 12 months so I am glad we had a chance to catch up. I left at about 8pm to go to fathers house. He had bought a boxing magazine which included a DVD showing Muhammad Ali's two biggest fights. Sonny Liston (1964) and George Foreman (1974 "Rumble in the Jungle"). We watched both fights before I came home for some supper and beddie-byes.

Today at work was interesting. Incidents which shall not be discussed on this website have made today one of the most bizzare yet. I am looking forward to tomorrow as we have another non-uniform day, although everyone is supposed to wear "sports gear" as a theme... I might go in wearing my full skiing outfit just for a laugh.

I will be drowning my sorrows in The Swan later.... I definitley need a pint or two!
TTFN Readers!

Friday, October 14, 2005

Another little post...

Well hello there readers. You will be pleased to know that I am over the worst of my bout of Flu' and am back on form. I have also finished The Da Vinci Code and the ending was brilliant. I want Dan Brown to finish the sequel, aptly called Solomon's Key, it picks up where The Da Vinci Code left off.

I have work later for the first time in 2 weeks. No doubt something will have changed in my absence. It always does.

Right, thats it for now...

TTFN

Sunday, October 09, 2005

O, draconian devil. Oh lame saint!

Howdy readers... This week I have been dying...

... Well I have had man-flu'. It started as a slight ache in my neck, which developed in to a raging sore throat and harsh cough. I couldn't work yesterday (Saturday) or today. I am getting over it slowly with the aid of Strepsils, Soothers, Dequadin, and Venos. I should be OK for work at school tomorrow.

To cheer myself up I bought The Da Vinci Code from Tescos. It is a thrilling read, and if you are wondering whether or not to read it I suggest you do. The plot is superb with plenty of puzzles and twists. I am nearly half way through and I have only owned it for several hours! (I will save some for later on in the week though)

Thats it for now readers, this was only a quick post. Co-incidentally, the title of this post is an amusing anagram that appears in the book. The phrase contains a name and a famous object. First person to post the correct answer on my shoutbox get a prize!

TTFN.

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Graphics Galore!

Howdy readers, this is just a quick post to say that today I treated myself to a new toy... A graphics tablet! yes, I can now draw professionaly on my computer. It is a slick little thing, a WACOM Volito 2 tablet, with pressure sensitivity and battery-free, cordless stylus, nice.

Well just as a quick overview, today I went to my dads as usual but Julia phoned me up saying she was in the Swan with Jason and Jenny. I decided to join them for the last hour and was glad I did, since Jenny let me take a photo of her boobs.... (Now I realise that I can put photo's from my phone on to the PC but I'm not uploading that one!)

Well thats about it for today. So I will sign off... Literally!


TTFN, readers.

Saturday, October 01, 2005

"O" is for "October" (and "Osteo-Athritis")

Well another achive point is added at Septembers posts get blasted into the past. October is the here-and-now so lets blog...

... So far I have not been able to find and Adam Turbitts, but my faith is unshaken. I WILL accomplish my goal. I have done a bit of e-mailing and I am awaiting the responces. But enough of that.

It is Saturday and that means I have work tonight. I wanted to go drinking with everone from the Packhorse. They are going out for Lanks birthday but I couldn't get the time off.

Ah well...

Oh yes, while I am thinking about it, check out Mr Robinsons blog for more Reading photos!

Thats it for now. TTFN readers.