Wagon Wheel

This is pretty much the greatest song I have ever heard in my entire life.

Under The Radar

Hi folks. Apologies for the radio silence over the past couple of weeks. The usual story, busy doing lots of stuff in real life, not just on the Internet.

The first one back after a while is always hard. They seem to flow pretty easy after that, but right now it's late and I have nothing much to say.

Donegal

Some things I learnt last weekend; You don't have to go very far to find somewhere magic. Also summer is the best thing ever.

Escape from the bright lights of the office

Today has been a bit of a killer. My head has felt like a lead balloon and the phones haven't stopped ringing all day. I set off at lunchtime with a fiver in my pocket in search of some much needed replenishment for my body and mind.

I took a dander up the street, called in with my friend in the newspaper shop and then my feet just kept walking until I ended up outside Subway.

I went in and ordered myself a sandwich. There was a really nice vibe about the place. The radio was tuned to Magic FM and some Phil Collins was blasting out, which is exactly what you want to hear eating your lunch. The two guys working were a bit of a laugh, I got some banter with my order, a rare thing these days.

Anyway after my sub, I decided to get a box of the awesome looking new nachos for the journey back. My goodness people, they are INCREDIBLE!! Hot tomato and cheese with juicy jalapeños make Ben a very happy chappy. I went back to the office a new man; Yeah pretty much the best lunchtime ever.

Day Off

Today I am off work. It is incredible.

I got up this morning about ten and headed over to play football with some friends I haven't seen in a while. The weather was fantastic and it was a great laugh. It's nice just to be out in the air, running around instead of stuck in an office all day, really clears you head.

I came back and my Dad cooked up a big fry, which was incredible. I then lay on the sofa and watched some TV. Had a shower and then turned on my computer and ordered some new crocs. I listened to some of my Dad's old records and then wrote this post.

Not sure what to do next. Might watch a movie or eat some food. I really should go out and fix the seat in my car, but might just chill.

This rules.

Beyond The Alps

Apologies for the lack of posts recently. I was caught up in one of those vortexes of time right before a big trip where I have 1 million things to do. Anyway I am back in business again and can now relax and post at my leisure.

I was away in France last week, high up in the Alps in a little village covered with snow. Me and some guys did a basic ski proficiency course and while it was pretty tough going at times, I had to total blast. It was just totally crazy looking out over the mountains, the view was incredible and you never really got over it.

Ski lifts also took a while getting used to, but once you realised you weren't going to fall out, the ride was breathtaking. Heading up to the top of a mountain and just cruising back down to the bottom was so much fun. The weather was pretty good too, check out my awesome goggle marks!

Little Miss Sunshine

It's crazy only being able to have a maximum of 1 lie-in a week, one of my least favourite things of having a full-time job. Therefore Saturdays you have free are awesome and you don't want to do ANYTHING except chill out.

After a reasonable sleep last Saturday I got up and stuck on the movie 'Little Miss Sunshine' while I was eating my breakfast. It is basically the story of a dysfunctional family and probably one of my favourite films. Its pretty simple, but just a great story, really moving and really hilarious.

I'm not going to ruin it for you, but just say if you haven't seen it, I would strongly recommend you do some day. There is a scene at the end of the film where the family just all come together and there is something so funny and beautiful about it; It may be my favourite scene ever.

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

I can't believe some places in America dye their rivers green while I live in Belfast and don't even get the day off work!

Enjoy the day, everyone on is Irish on March 17!

P.s. If you fancy some awesome Irish music, check out these apples