Look at you!

Happy Happy Joy Joy

2007-01-28T01:19:05Z

I was told this Friday that I could work from home permanently after next week :-) that is th ebest news I have had in a while. Will save a bomb on commute costs, and I'll be able to claim full expenses when I travel up to Hull and Leeds lol

That is all ;-)

W00T

2006-10-13T23:25:06Z

I have just got a new job. Fuck you public sector

Pay Rise
Laptop
Blackberry

That is all :D

Gang of 4

2006-05-30T21:43:07Z

Not quite a Communist Revolution (If anyone gets the connection without google I owe you a beer).

Today's Martial Arts training took the form of something entirely different to what we had done before. After practicing numerous drills, mainly consisting of a block, counter attack and kind of sweep to the floor we were asked to form groups of 5.

What followed was probably the most tiring and breathless 3 or so minutes of my life. 3 people were given punch pads and another, a leg pad. Each took it in turn to be 'piggy in the middle'. The idea was that we had to strike each pad 50 times without allowing any of the other 4 hit us. It was only 3 minutes but it was sheer torture. I felt like I was going to throw up after but settled down after a cup of water.

We were debriefed by Sifu shortly after who spoke to us about how we felt under such pressure, fight/flight and emotional stress. Basically what we had done was to simulate a gang attack. It was a killer. we will be doing the same next week, except each person will be holding a knife (some blunted object I suspect/hope) and will be allowed to jab you.

Got home, decided to weigh myself out of interest, I had lost 2lbs of water weight alone from the experience. It all helps with conditioning my body though. Speaking of which I got on to the Police today to see if my application to join has progressed at all. Should hopefully hear something this week/next. Fingers crossed.

Work is still a drag. And the greedy cows in my office are starting to grate on me. They both claim to be dieting yet still sit there noshing on whatever sugar laden foods pass their eyes. Today it was bourbon biscuits, last week doughnuts. Prior to that it was Pizza Hut and Wimpy.

Ah well hope it's all worth it, diabetes is a bitch to live with.

rich24uk @ 2006-05-27T01:07:00

2006-05-27T00:18:50Z

Just a quickie update really...

I obtained my yellow grade for Kung Fu a while back :-) and have been practicing with a higher level class over the past few weeks. It's going really well, great for confidence building. Although I am by no means highly skilled, I often look at people (bigger than me) and think, yeh I could probably put him on the floor before he could land a blow lol I'll be going for Orange in a few months hopefully.

Life in general is going really well. Am looking for alternate employment (wont be long now before something crops up). I also rejoined the gym a month back. Been on a mega health kick since then. Seriously, I have learnt shit loads about nutrition, exercise etc. In fact I probably know your own body better than you do ;-)

Been hitting the weights a fair bit, notably gains in my triceps, biceps and also I think my quads. Although thisis more likely due to fat loss than actual muscle growth. In any case its all good :) six pack by the end of the year without a doubt lol

What else has been happening? Well erm, I joined a new gaming clan a while back. still pretty shit hot with Call of Duty. Oh yes and I appear to be slowly developing a taste for hard rock (not of the fish variety, that will never happen)

W00t < that means 'yay' in warez speak

2006-02-14T22:59:17Z

Excellent news from my Sifu this week :D

I can go for my yellow grading in March which is a big boost. Its on the 12th (which is Duopoly meetup weekend) so I'll have to leave early to get back in time but its a must really. Wing Chun is providing me with so much motivation lately, its all the girls at work ever hear me talking about.

It's true what they say. Taking up an interest or hobby that focuses the mind is great for the soul. We learned lots about yin/yan today. And this stuff is to do with the way energy interacts, it can be applied to every aspect of your life, really enlightening stuff.

A very Japanesey Evening

2006-02-13T23:52:37Z

What a blast this weekend was :D we had long planned to visit Mike & Mark (our two sexy gay boy friends) in Newcastle and at last the time was upon us!

The flight was plesant (nothing to do with the bottle of wine we had had before) and only lasted about 45 minutes. Was really nice to see Mark again. I had met him a couple of times prior but never really been able to engage him as much as i had wanted to. I had spoken to Mike on the phone once under more serious (although looking back it was sheer comedy) circumstances. After big warm hugs (eeew this sounds so lick arse) we headed back to base for some food and drink. And what turned out to be a great game of Geordie Monopoly, Mike opted to be the banker (cockney inference fully intended)Guess who won? Gwan guess? :D :D :D :D

Saturday was even more enjoyable, we had a wander around the city centre gaying the place up and clothes shopping before heading off to hannahanna (spelling may well be wrong). This was all the more amusing because our favourite fag hag is called Hannah lol

What ensued was, even by my standards quite shocking. We must have gone through about 4 bottles of Rose, A bottle of red (that one was had before we had even left for the restaurant!) and a flask of Sake. We weren't drunk at all!

It was all in all a wonderful evening with really great company, was so relaxing. To just enjoy a good night out without anyone feeling awkward or out of place.

Paul had opted for the the most expensive banquest on the menu which included Lobster. We spent most of the evening cracking jokes about it being Mr Pinchy, note Paul is neither fat not bald (and certainly not yellow)

In other news everyone decided to volunteer me for some egg tossing (the idea being that it lands in your chef's hat to raptous applause). The best I could manage was a broken raw egg on some breeder's plate.

Think I'll stick to palm punches and knee kicks to be honest ;)

All in all it was a lovely weekend, very relaxed. It was great to have a prolonged chat with Mark and to get to know Mike who was lovely. I can identify with them both. Another aspect which hit home this evening was Mike mentioning how nice it is to be able to meet with another gay couple. Kinda makes our friendship even easier.

We have already decided to go out for a nice meal in March when Mike and Mark are down and of course when we get our housing situation sorted they'll be down for a BBQ :D

Oh and look at Mike's mega gay pose :p

Top Hosts!

New Uniform

2006-02-08T20:24:58Z

What ya think?

I love it, so much cooler than a white suit

White Sash

2006-02-01T21:40:25Z

Well,

After around 3 months of Drills I have attained my Wing Chun Kung Fu White Sash :) It may not seem like much to more accomplished artists but its the foundation of better things and I am proud that I have managed to get there in good time :) The next target is to go for my Yellow grading around March time. That will be much more effort as I have to learnt the first half of Siu Nim Tao perfectly (its a bit like the moves you get in Tai Chi but faster).

Sifu congratulated me on my form this week too which was a great confidence builder (as I was worried about lagging behind a couple of the lads that have already done Tai Kwan Do.

We also learned our first real practical move. It wont mean much to a leh person but we did Bong Sau - Lap Sau - Side Punch. Basically its a crane like block followed by a yank on the opponents arm to knock them off balance and a punch to the face or chest.

so thats my real big news for this month :)

In other news heading up to Newcastle next week to visit some mates for the weekend, then off to Normandy to see the landing beaches which should be awe inspiring.

mini update

2005-12-06T22:54:38Z

Been a while since I did one of these for a few reasons. Anyway a little update on life in Southend.

Work is ok(ish) they tried to downgrade our jobs recently but are facing a walkout so I think they may re-consider. Is great working in the same team as Paul. We are always on the same level humour wise and the office is dead without us. I don't think there is a single person that either of us have not corrupted lol.

Home life is busy, we are looking to move House in the spring and are working on getting this place sellable. Our mortgage advisor has come back with news that we can borrow up to 170k which is great, and far beyond what we actually need. We have spotted some lovely houses in Shoebury with decent gardens (I am desperate for a garden after almost 5 years of flats)

Debts are slowly being paid off. I have cancelled my gym membership as it was too much, instead I will focus on weights at home. I have also been learning Wing Chun, a form of Kung Fu for the past 6 weeks. I have a white sash cetification coming up early in the new year :-) I can defend myself and attack simultaneously which is a wonderful feeling, especially when walking around Southend late in the evening. I am stronger in mind also, less 'floppy' as it were about decisions.

My general fitness is good, I am confident about how I am looking and my social circle is getting bigger having taken a hit earlier this year :)I spend much less time online, and when I am, it is chatting to mates or gaming.

so all in all, life is ok :) times are'a changin for the better. There are tons of parties coming up for xmas and then it's looking likely that a few local mates will be spending New Year's Eve with us having a little drink.

KMN Score Mixes

2005-09-18T21:27:44Z

These are truly great - listening to a star wars collection, whilst the directorial panache of George Lucas is questionable, I don't think there is any way you can fault the musical compositions of those films.

*in baddie style*

BONG BONG BONG BONG--BER--BONG BONG-BER_BONG!

Completely irrelevant but just sprang to mind, Pauline found me a Zippy t-shirt at BHS today. I like Rainbow and all its cheeky Adult connotations :)

rich24uk @ 2005-09-16T22:10:00

2005-09-16T21:22:08Z

Finished watching 24 Season 4 today with the wifey :D Looking forward t' season 5 now.

Early night tonight as have got to be up very early tomorrow for retail therapy now I look reasonably ok. Just another 3 lbs to go now.

Re discovering my roots

2005-09-05T19:49:09Z

Before I moved to Southend I had grown up on the outskirts of North London. One of the things that I gave up on when I relocated was my fondess for good rap and hip hop music. This genre was everywhere around me when I was younger, it was part of my culture.

Am just listening to Kayne West, granted the re-work of Diamonds are forever was, at best sketchy but this album is good stuff :) a fusion of classical and hip hop.

Reminds me of attempting to rap in my bedroom, hehe such innocent memories.

Wooo

2005-08-29T20:46:51Z

< New Pic :p

Had a go at me new weights today so took some piccies while I was at it, I like taking pictures while I am at it :-O

Not right now Darlinks

2005-08-22T07:34:59Z

*in Bubbles voice*

I appear to be a little bit bankrupt darlinks :p

Eurostar 1st Class
5 Star Hotel
Fantastic Foods
Potent Cocktails

Piggybank smashed to pieces....

Nevermind, would have spent twice as much for this weekend (in Brussels). Was a truly lovely city, a beautiful setting which gave me a chance to reflect on life and what I am going to do with myself.

Anyway, we have a 'consultant' coming into work today, so I'd better shuffle some papers and make myself look busy :p

Toodle pip :-D

Blackpool Rising

2005-08-07T22:18:51Z

And I am not referring to the class of people wandering the seafront. No, Despite the wonders of Davros (outside of the DR Who Exhibit) and the various other mutants I am talking about, is is the cost of just about everything that I am griping at.

The straw that broke this camel's back was the pleasure beach. Now I have been before (many moons ago in fact when myself and Paul went with a local gay group) and did really enjoy it. Imagine my despair this time around at seeing that an all day ticket would cost £30!!!! That is equivalent to a month's use of my gym, or even my weekly blimin grocery shop! It continued... £14 (or something like that) to go up the Blackpool Tower (which, again had been done before). Don't get me wrong, I enjoy mounting erections but I can get better elsewhere (I think even the Eiffel was less than that)

Then there were various cheapie stalls that kept trying to accost us for their evil Darts games (the ones where you pay £3 and win a 20p dragon or a very large prawn/dolphin hybrid).

It was all made better however by my £15 change from a £10 note at Burger King during the trip home :D Now, that's the whining over :) What a wonderful group of people to spend the weekend with :)

We met Wouter and Nic at the Service Station on the way up and had a bite to eat before heading off to the hotels. Thence ensued lots of drinking and a rather nice Chinese. I wont go into a chronology of the weekend, there are others that were present who are more adept at doing that.

Instead, I will sum up how I felt. In Nic, we have someone who, behind the humorous and smut ridden shell is a genuinely kind and affectionate bloke (sorry to ruin your image matey). Throughout the past few years he has been there and offered support to both myself, Paul and others no doubt. He has neither condemned nor pleaded ignorance. And it's times like this weekend when you realise the distinction between an online friend and someone that does genuinely care for your well being. Granted he likes to offend tramps with cigarette jokes, but he is a good bloke at heart!

Then there was Wouter, the only tea total, non drug taking dutchman in the history of the world (and all the better for it). I suppose when you choose not to get slaughtered (Nic you can look away) you have to learn to let your guard down a lot quicker than us seasoned drinkers. That, for me is the one quality I admire most about him, because I know I couldn't do that. (sounds like that naff police advert)

Then there was Daz, again a great laff and a fellow cricket lover so I am not complaining, gotta love that pint drinking ability too :) Don't let them stick you over with another £11 parking fare though ;)

Finally, Senor Paulo (I'll get a slap for that). He has come in for a lot of stick lately (a fair deal of it down to me) but has come through stronger (and looking even younger!) I don't need to mention my feelings for him. We are friends for the rest of our lives.

All in all it was a cracking weekend, Blackpool was OK (Not the most amazing place I have been to) but as with most things in life it was the company that made the experience worthwhile.

Here's to the next meet.

Next week - Manchester with Doreen :D

rich24uk @ 2005-07-24T23:18:00

2005-07-24T22:19:49Z

*giggles*

I went to camden market this weekend, and didn't buy any weed. I'm a good boy :p

Reflection

2005-06-26T20:06:15Z

Been a while since I updated this, so thought I would, that way I can re-read this when my life is brightened up a little and be reminded of how low one can seemingly go before recovering.

This year has been a whirlwind year for me. Lots of stuff has happened which could have been done differently or not at all. As a result of my actions I am now, without a doubt at the lowest point I have been, in the last 5 years. Reminds me of being 18, I had gotten to a point where my coping resources simply were not equivalent to the problems I had faced (or thought I had faced). I contemplated suicide, but decided that the feelings of those around me meant too much. Luckily I met a woman who helped me through that dark stage of my life.

I am not suicidal at the moment :-) although sometimes I wish I were because it would be the easy way out. I know I have upset a lot of people this past year, and for that, I apologise, whole heartedly. I can guarantee you, I am now paying the price for any wrong doings I may have inflicted.

Here...... Get a load of this....

2005-04-04T13:34:21Z

Lots been happening since my last entry, am glad to say that the blackouts have now stopped thankfully, and that my mindset is a little clearer.

Jaymes has been down for the past week which has been nice. We celebrated his 20th in style, dining at a trendy restaurant whose name now escapes me. Think we had about a bottle and a half of wine each. Been up to all sorts since then, most of it good, some of it poop (not winning on the Pie Arcade machine).

Have handed my notice in at work and should be off to London within 2-3 months. Quite daunting but that's life, glad to be making changes rather than growing old, festering and stagnant.

Its not all bad, at least the Pope is dead, am just hoping they dont elect something worse in his place, silly religious people.

I should get my dope today, thank goodness, I certainly need it. On top of that, I have made a really good friend, well she has always been a mate to me but last week, my pal Lou was so supportive and generally interested in what I had to say. Above all else, she offers an ear and not judgement which I think is the crowning quality in a best mate. Cheers Lou :-)

Horrid weather today, but at least work finishes in a few hours. Need to go home and get sleep, had way too many late nights.

</rich>

rich24uk @ 2005-03-25T08:13:00

2005-03-25T08:32:36Z

So, 8am on a bank holiday. Never thought I'd see myself up at this time. The day is beautiful, the sun shines, the grass outside is a fantastically lush green.

In all fairness, I should be up and bouncing about, that, traditionally is what such a sunny day would evoke. Unfortunately I have lots going on in my life right now which is hurting me, sometimes to a greater degree than others. In addition I have been suffering mini blackouts all of the past week. It scares me, to think what it might be as I have been in perfect health all of my life (aside for maybe eating a pie or two more than I should have).

Last night I got back having done 10 hours of travelling (had a nice break in Geordie Land), feeling very rough but overall positive. Then I sat down realising I was running a fever, blackouts and light headedness continuing (I really don't want to drive like this). Can't really explain it myself but I just sat on the lounge staring into one of our paintings for the best part of 20 or so seconds taking nothing else in.

Not a healthy bunny, going to stay with family this weekend, hopefully that should help.

rich24uk @ 2005-03-08T22:58:00

2005-03-08T23:03:32Z

I had a nice, chilled weekend last week, with Jayyyyy-mieeeeee travelling down to baby sit me whilst Pauline went along to the 98th Official Duopoly meet. I had decided against it on the basis that I could not afford the trip and stay over, combined with the fact I had already done Tussuads and did not really fancy another trip there.

I had booked half day in anticipation of setting off to pick the lanky, wanky geordie up from Stansted airport. Now, you have to understand that a half day for me essentially equates to about 2 hours of actual work (of which one hour is work "online") :p so it was a very relaxed morning. Indeed I have been a bit concerned that I will be audited and get into deep doggy doo (white doggy doo at that) but now it seems that I wont be in the job for much longer anyway so I am not too bothered.

We woke up to a lightish dusting of snow which got progressively worse over the course of 4 or so hours. I dropped Paul off at the station and after a manly hug departed for our CCTV Control Centre which I help to maintain. By the time I had got home from work I was driving for the most part on black ice. I decided for the sake of the biscuit tin and my own safety that I was going to sit it out and poor pooftah boy would have to get the train down. Never Mind eh?

I had been feeling a bit down for whatever reason and decided that I wanted a portion of ultra fattening chips and infinite bread and that was what I had! It may get some stick but my biscuit tin is one of the best things to happen to me. I could not live without it now and the induced independence (Thanks to the wifey for his support in that, I remember wanting to jack it in on numerous occasions). I spent most of the afternoon ironing and cleaning before settling down to watch an episode of Band of Brothers (I like all that war shite).

I think we met up at about 8:30 ish. We got back to the flat and immediately ordered a Chinese. As Jaymes set about trying to make me giggle on the phone I was presently surprised at my own assertiveness when ordering. You see, I am good at telling our users at work that they are as useless as a student in Tienanmen Square but have never really liked phoning people in general. I Prefer face to face banter where you have body language to help assist with interpretation, I guess that's just me being more defensive than others.

We watched TV (Shitty Red Nose Fame Academy), and the Freddie Vs Jason DVD that Jaymes had brought down, which was so very tacky that it was in fact quite good! We then decided after a while that we both needed sleep. All in all, a chilled evening with my bestest fwend :p

I have put a load of DVDs and games on EBAY today. Want to try and de-clutter some of my stuff. Plus could do with the Mula to help pay off my spiraling levels of debt :\

rich24uk @ 2005-03-03T19:01:00

2005-03-03T19:18:37Z

I got my phone this week :) Its the dogs b*ll*cks. That means I can flog my old p800 on Ebay which is nice because it will be a much needed £100.

Have you ever had a moment of absolute clarity, on any subject? I get them on occasion, where you choose the right words and know that you have said exactly what you wanted to and that you are 100% comfortable and right in saying it? I had one of them moments today whilst training some of our users. I don't get them that often, the last one was when I met Jaymes in Newcastle for the first time alone and we were discussing life and relationships in a bar.

This week has been unusually busy for me, I have completed a fair amount of work since we were migrating to a new system and had to cleanse our current dataset. All very boring and inane, like KK.

Anyway, I have a few good things to look forward to in the coming days :) Jaymes is flying down tomorrow for a few days of drink and general smut whilst Paul dashes off to host his Duopoliers. I prefer meeting one or two people though, I just can't get to know people if its in a group. Not much planned though, can't afford to do too much so probably just walks on the seafront combined with alcohol and GameCube.

Then next week I am meeting an online friend for the first time, Matt. He is a nice bloke even if he does spend the duration of each evening drying his hair ;) We'll probably find a pub somewhere :). Then on the 25th I am off with Colin, Vince and a few of his mates to G-A-Y for grooving, will see if I can drag Matt along as he loves G-A-Y (cheesy pop fanatic). Hopefully I wont be too tired, Paul and Jaymes get back from Newcastle the following day so I'l need to surface and get home lol.

Thats about it really, feeling good about the next few weeks. Work may be shit but my social life is alive and kicking :) Am going to have a glass of wine and make a distance toast to Jaymes and Mary who I do believe are getting rat arsed on wine as I write this.

Primus Inter Pares

2005-02-27T13:33:06Z

Well, another week has come to pass, just like the one that preceded it and the one which will follow. Do you ever wonder what the nature of the universe is? What is the universe itself? I suppose its philosophical. When my senses fail to identify an object does that mean for a split second that it does'nt exist? When a person moves out of your line of sight, do they diminish in existence? I remember contemplating this argument when I was about 8.

I was a passenger driving along the North Circular (A road in London), I saw a lady on the pavement walking, as she fell out of my line of sight, within my world she no longer existed. If a person can be so easily phased in and out of existence, then can the love or indeed hate for that person, too be removed? Since you cannot love or hate something which does not exist?

I have used this logic to fortify my own emotions on occasion, some may say its a load of shit, personally without it I would have a fair few more gray hairs. If someone causes you grief phase them out of existence (and I don't mean with a hit man), starve your senses of them. Even if it is only on a temporary basis to allow yourself comfort. I probably do this because I am not always comfortable in letting others know how I feel. To let an unknown and uncontrollable quantity know something which you consider to be a weakness (and we have plenty of them) is not wise, in my humble opinion.

People, come in all shapes. There are no good or bad people since these terms are subjective based on who is judging. What is certain is that people have vices, and virtues (again interchangeable depending on perspective) and it is in knowing these that you can only truly be comfortable in giving up your own weaknesses to them. I do not think many people reach such a state of karma in their lifetime.

As a side this bears no relationship to Descartism either, his stance of cogito ergo sum was for the existence of the human mind and soul, and how you could quantify that on your own personal level in a world of ecclesiastical powers. This would, perhaps tie into the notion of religious reliance that Marx gave when he termed it the opium of the people. Having a belief that death is not the end of one's existence is a comfort for the human psyche. Our brain simply has a great deal of difficulty in comprehending the end of its existence.

Today has yielded an hour of so to put my universe into perspective which is good. I need to do that once in a while so that things do not get on top of me. Every now and then you just need to take a step back and look at your own existence rather than that of others.

To offset from these inane babbelings here are some pics from last night at the Angel. A Good time was had by all :)

Giggler

2005-02-26T01:10:57Z

Nevermind eh? ;)

When you schee one turdsch you scheen em all!

2005-02-21T22:27:49Z

Well its certainly been a busy week. The fun got started last last Wednesday when, after knocking off of work I managed to dash up to Newcastle to see Jaymes. Went back to his and spent the next few days getting sloshed, making Shelly jokes and going out for posh meals.

The food was one of the highlights, our first jaunt was to a small Restaurant called Heartbreak Soup. I had Fillet Steak and Jaymes opted for a rack of lamb I think (correct me if i'm wrong). The food was fabulous and only bettered by the company itself. We had a good old chat about loads of stuff, anything from the perils of judicial politicisation to Jaymes' reluctance to taste wine when dining out.

The award for best faux pas went to the waitress who confirmed our table booking in the name of Mr Gaycobs :p I am obviously a lot more camp than I had previously thought. Having noshed through 3 courses we proceeded to wander about before getting some abuse from a dopey *respect my authoritaaaaa* police officer who decided to mutter some homophobic slur under his breath as we walked past. I didn't hear it myself, if I had done I would have asked for his officer number and threatened to report him.

It certainly didn't deter from our evening, and turned into a running joke on the way back to Jaymes' house (via Twist because its obviously on the way)

Thursday and Jaymes had managed to get us a table booked at the Malmaison, a suave nouvelle restaurant on the Quayside. I had put the pollyfilla on and actually half resembled a respectable person, Jaymes had done similar. Being a boring fart I went for Steak au frites again :( But it was lush. My starter was an onion and cheese soup which had a bruschetta in it. Was lovely. We made for Fort Horsley once more and had a tipple before setting off for the last march to Central Station.

I was a bit taken aback by how busy the train was but we managed to get into full swing about an hour into the journey with the wine flowing and Jaymes slagging other passengers off, namely a poncey teen slobbering over his bit on the side and some lesbian RPG addict who had her laptop out. Jaymes went along to the bar to pick up another bottle of wine. He came rushing back with some fantastic news. The Trolley person was the same one that served us the last time I visited. Que schoolboy jokes...

The context was that we had been playing a naughty word game from my last visit whereby we had to shout a word beginning with the last letter of the previous word. I recall Jaymes chanting ANUS!!! This was followed by a 1 second pause and the trolley man in a middle eastern accent declaring "whannn twenty five!!!"

I then retorted, "Rectum!", his response.... "with milk and sugar". Poor guy, he was trying to serve a tea to someone and we had scarred him.

Anyways... he was back and obviously we played him once more ;) He was very angry when we refused to buy his pokey bottles of wine too, I got a dirty look. Jaymes is such a size queen! We eventually pulled into Kings Cross and grabbed a bus to Liverpool St before making home to Southend. Was a lovely few days and a much needed minibreak.

Southend post to follow.....

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THAYAHNNNN

2005-02-07T10:55:26Z

So I was watching some documentary on Saturday, ‘Kilroy Behind the Tan’ or something. I have come to the conclusion that he is in fact, not a racist but rather a populist politician. Unfortunately immigration and asylum have always been political footballs and indeed thanks to the efforts of the Tories and the BNP become inextricably linked to race. Taking this given, I suppose you could accuse him of playing the race card.

Indeed it is all relative in the grand scheme, our FPTP electoral system simply does not cater for fringe parties. The best Veritas can hope for is to make gains in the Euro Elections. What is certain is that they will be stealing votes from the Tories, which is fantastic for the Pro Euro Lib Dems as this follows the notion of divide and conquer.

Annnnnyways… Enough spouting. What have I been up to? Well I went along to a quiz night on Friday Evening. Our team was a respectable 4th out of 9. I put it down to the distinct smell of cabbage and tea emanating from the old biddies table opposite us. Was quite amusing actually, listening to them waffle on a multitude of subjects ranging from Goths to rubber gloves. Needless to say they came last. Although coming last isn’t always such a bad thing eh?

The following morning we decided to have a drive around the town and look at a few properties. One, in particular was very nice and certainly within our price range (theoretically). Although we have both agreed that this will not happen for a few reasons, chiefly the upheaval and resultant costs. That evening Paul made off for a ‘Winter Wonderland’ party complete with white hair, a glimpse into the future? :o

I stayed at home and got merry, before giving my favourite Geordie a call to confirm that all was ok for my visiting him, namely that he had tidied up the mansion and polished the family silverware for my arrival. Paul arrived home around 1:30 then proceeded to the toilet where he took up his usual position, hunched on the floor and fast asleep. I put it down to some deep psychological drama in childhood.

That’s about it really, need to get some ironing and cleaning done tonight, then going to settle down and watch my Band of Brothers DVD which arrived this morning.