Flash Clubbing

I've heard of it but never seen it till now. I was seeing Jo off at Paddington Station when there was an enormous cheer, and hundreds of iPod wearing people ran to the centre of the concourse and started dancing and they carried on for at least half an hour.

How weird is that, part of me thinks it's cool, part of me thinks it weird and part of me thinks even I can dance better than that. It's kind of like being in a night club, but with no music, alcohol or snogging. So in that way really positive I guess, top fun without getting hammered or an STD.

Twisted Loyalty

Anne - Mother-in-Law
Steve (me) - English Son-in-Law
Tim - New Zealand Son-in-Law
John- Father-in-Law

Those were the characters here's the story. A story of Twisted Rugby Loyalty.

Anne (the Welsh Dragon) and I (the English Bulldog) are always supporting opposing sides. For Anne, it's Wales first, then New Zealand, then the other home nations. And then, only then England and that's only if they're playing Afghanistan. I support England first then Wales, Ireland, Scotland and then New Zealand (cos they're quite good to watch). My reasons are that I am loyal to the home nations - my home that is.

Anne's reasoning is that she used to live in Wales and that she has a New Zealand Son-in-Law. Twisted Loyalty? Favouritism more like. She seems to have forgotten the English Son-in-Law. Call it what you like, she will be disappointed come September when England retain the World Cup.

John (X English bulldog) is no better, he only supports England when they're winning.

Laugh. I nearly cried.

Check these out 1 - 2 - 3

Big up to Lu and Tim for pointing me in their direction.

Ha

Got threatened the other day, a little young person at the place I work threatened to "F@£$ING knock me out". Kinda spiced my day up a bit, can get a bit boring at times.

Thinking retrospectively it was like when you see a tiny Jack Russell having a go at a Great Dane , and you just want to ask the Jack Russell "Why would you do that" (I was the Great Dane in the analogy, no illusions of grandeur just a comparative thing).

Just me?

Am I the only human being who thinks that U2 are a very ordinary, even a bit samey?

Flashed

Had a scary moment at the weekend, my mate Nick and I were lead climbing in Dartmoor when we had a bad experience. On the advice of another climber we ended up forced to tip toe around a tiny ledge without any protection (as in ropes etc. not contraceptive methods), with a large drop on one side and nothing to hold on to on any side.

Very briefly, life flashed before my eyes. However, it wasn't my life that flashed but rather Jo's, and what her life would be like if I fell. I didn't fall, but I have resolved never to trust the word of another climber again.

Here are some pics of Nick starting out:

Little monster

Jo is very excited, having a baby now means she can shop more. Here's one of the first (of very very) many (i expect) little somethings for the, as yet, unborn Taylor.

New Album

Nothing ordinary and about The Ordinary Boys. My new favourite album.

Back from the Moor

Well I'm back and I had an awesome time, was flippin freezing (-3) at night. Got some climbing in also some night navigation, which is always good for a laugh.

Here's our camp














Some interesting things to navigate to


















And very sadly, this picture is not of the lovely Hot air balloon, but of the the pollution over Exeter, was really shocked to see that, in real life it's a much more yellow colour.

Off to the Moor

Going to Dartmoor this afternoon for a few days walking and rockclimbing. One of the great things about the Moors are the olde names for the tors and peaks. Things like, Hangingstone Hill, Beardown Tor and Hexworthy. Always makes me a bit nervous camping in places like that.