The posts that never were...

The ole' blog posts haven't really been flowing too good recently. There are lots of things that come into my head that should be posted on here, but i never seem to get round to it. Work has been getting pretty busy so now I have no time to sit on the internet all day. Anyway here is a few of the posts that never happened.

Busiest week of my life

Had a crazy week in work, worst one so far. Half my team were off and for some reason there was about 10 times more calls than usual. Lots of cake made me forget my troubles.

The Copa Cabana

Went to a fun frisbie tournament in Nottingham with CHASE which was good times all round. I picked up my shiny new shirt and felt a surge of pride as i put it on, long live CHASE. The fancy dress theme was Science Fiction so we went as Bill & Ted, we even BUILT a phone box out of wood and pipes, complete with a real phone. I was socrates but we only got an honourable mention for the costume prize, stupid transformers.

Northern Ireland 0 -2 Slovakia

This night was hyped up a bit. I was so excited. But they lost, shattering all dreams of little NI going to the world cup. Ah well, there is always 2014. I was thinking the other day about how I will probably have kids before they ever make it. That wouldn't be so bad, then they could be excited too.

(500) days of summer

First time I have been to the cinema in light-years. Its a brilliant movie, not quite as awesome as Yes Man, but still good. Zooey Deschannel is an indie queen. Got the soundtrack and have been listening to it quite a bit. Regina Spektor has two songs on it and they are unreal, will have to check her out.

The Gaslight Anthem - Live at Park Avenue

I try and hold back my vinyl nerdiness, but when this baby arrived through the door I was almost in tears its so beautiful. Released for Record Store Day 2009, these are super rare and super AWESOME!! Sounds real nice too. Anyway had to post a picture to share my joy.

That's what you missed, now I can get back to regular posts!

August was awesome

Hi everyone. Apologies are due as its been over a month since my last post.

Summer is pretty much over so I hope you all had a nice time on your holidays. I certainly did, Canada was INCREDIBLE!! Yeah real good trip, just picture you and a load of friends camping on an awesome ranch in the middle of nowhere.

Everyday you wake up, eat a 3 course breakfast, then head out to do kayaking/mountain biking/white water rafting/climbing/canoeing/bungee jumping. Then you head back at about 5, eat an amazing dinner, then jump in the hot tub and chill. Once you have digested, get a vollyball game going or hit the beach. When it gets dark, head to the bar for some karioci or to bust some shapes on the dancefloor. Then back to the tent, get the head down for a few hours so you can get up and do it all again. That was my life for 2 weeks, living the dream! The pictures don't look very sunny but don't worry, it was.

But before long it was home time, and sure enough, the next day I was sat back in work, staring at a computer screen all day.

Well that was pretty much August in a few lines, I also headed to Nottingham over the bank holiday for a frisbee tournament, The Copa Cabana! Was a good laugh, some great Ultimate and a lot of fun times were had. More sleeping in the airport, which is always fun. Again, a few hours after I got off the plane I was back in work.

No more holidays to take off until 2010, so hopefully there will be a few more regular blog posts coming your way!!

Take it easy, Ben

Crazy crazy nights

I think its safe to admit that my major weakness is trying to do too much. My weeks at uni are usually crazy, something on every night, away every weekend, trying to cram some work in when i should be alseep. This usually leads to some sort of crazy burnout but generally i can pull it off.

This week is no exception, running around like a crazy man, trying to do a million things AND get to work on time every morning. My parents, brother and sister are all away and i can't even enjoy a week of peace and quiet! Between work, frisbie, dj preparing, video editing, trying to prepare for Canada and squeezing in as many trips down the motorway to bushmills as possible, i am going to be destroyed! I love it really, but a few extra hours in the day would be very handy!

The Canada trip is in 6 days although i haven't had much time to think about it, but i'm sure when this week is over i can start to get pumped. Still need to pick us a pair of Crocs. Yes thats right, I'm taking the plunge, buying a pair of those stupid shoes i said i would never wear! They are brilliant shoes, you just kinda look like a loser and thats a chance i'm willing to take.

In other news, i'm going to see Metallica on Saturday! Hurrah!! I'm not really much of a metalhead these days but my friend Chris got a few tickets and i just couldn't resist! Alice in Chains, Mastodon and Avenged Sevenfold are also playing so i'm sure it will be a lot of fun!!

Pet Shop Boys

Are the Pet Shop Boys actually cool? I never really knew much about them, just thought they were some terrible 80s keyboard boyband.

Anyway I was watching some T in the Park highlights on TV, nothing too exciting, Snow Patrol, Kings Of Leon, Lily Allen etc, when these guys came on and blew my mind!

They were playing in one of the small tents and it was such a cool set-up, the stage looked amazing and one guy sang while the other was in a little DJ booth. They both look about 60 and and the DJ was wearing this crazy hoody made of mirrors!! These little kids came on stage dressed as skyscrapers and started doing a little dance while they played this amazing song called "Why don't we live together." At the end the DJ came out and joined in dancing with the kids, all doing the robot. It was incredible!! Unfortunately theres no video on the BBC website but check out the song on Spotify, it rules!!

The Quest for Knowledge

I like to think that this blog is not only something to keep me occupied, but also to provide some light entertainment for you, the (colossal) readership. I learnt some new words this week so I thought I would share my knowledge with you fine specimens.

• Sundry - Various, assorted.

"She picked up some sundry food items at the local market."

• Svelte - Attractively thin; gracefully slender.

Used mainly as a compliment, whereas words like thin and skinny could be used in negative connotations.

• Protean - Readily assuming different shapes or forms; displaying considerable diversity or variety

Protean is derived from Proteus, an ancient Greek god who had the ability to change his shape at will.

Well there you are, lap it up people, because knowledge is cool.

Its the brain pain coach

Not feeling the best today, have had a sore head since I got into work this morning. Went for a mammoth walk to seapark at lunchtime to try and clear it but I think I have some sleep to catch up on. Annoying as I want to listen to some tunes but know it will make it worse. Need to get one of these bad boys, massage the old noggin.

The Gaslight Anthem

In my opinion, The Gaslight Anthem are the finest band around these days. They played the live lounge a week or two ago and blew minds all over the county. Written by Katy Perry, released by Kelly Clarkson, this is "I Do Not Hook Up." And don't worry, it sounds NOTHING like the original.

TRANSFORMERS 2 IS AWESOME!!

Sure, its not going to win any Oscars, but IT IS SO MUCH FUN!!!

Everything you could ever want in a movie!! Babes, cars, robots who fight each other, explosions, army tanks, blazing guns, aliens, a couple of funny guys, WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED?!!