'Life is a rollercoaster ride' - A cheesy expression, but one that also rings true. I find myself heading up on my rollercoaster once again and hope to never have another fall. Unfortunately falls are an essential part of life, although they do make the rises seem so much sweeter!
I am back to where I am meant to be, with she that I am meant to be with. Since my last blogging session last week, I have had myself a belated Valentine's evening (which is a good idea by the way as flowers are much cheaper after the actual day) on Tuesday and won over the heart of Stacey once more! This time will surely be for keeps!
This was the same evening that we had ourselves a little 'Woolies reunion' in what became the first ever 'WooliesBowl'. I had spent much of the earlier parts of Tuesday bragging about how I was going to win the event... I then proceeded to lose to just about everybody there, much to my distain and the pleasure of everybody else! It was a fun evening in which I got to see many old friends, some now married, and some soon to be married... this makes me feel old at the age of twenty! Following the bowling, I had my second unhealthy meal of the night (having had a chinese meal with Stacey prior), as Jon mentioned getting a kebab. It was only after we had stopped off for the kebabs that he decided to inform us that he was indeed joking.
The rest of the week has been pretty much smooth sailing. We got to spend an evening with some good friends on Friday night and today, Stacey and I went to visit the Michael Jackson exhibition at the O2 Arena. I was never the biggest MJ fan, although I do confess to enjoying much of his music, but I was blown away by some of what I saw. Many of Michael's awards were on show, as were costumes, artefacts from his very own home, the entrance to his home and his car. This was all topped off by props and set designs for what was to be used for the concerts that Jackson never got to play at the O2 Arena, a concert that I had a ticket for myself and never got to see. Having seen this and the film 'This is it', put together from his rehersal footage, I feel that we missed out bigtime by not getting to see what would have been an absolutely amazing show!
Alas, I will be seeing 30 Seconds to Mars this Tuesday (not sure that I mentioned that yet... did I Jon?). From what I've heard, they should put on a hell of a show themselves. Really can not wait!
That is all for now people... take care and blog you soon!
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Only the beginning...
We're mid February already! Valentine's day to be exact, and this is not how a few short weeks ago I would have predicted spending it. For the first time in half a decade I went to a Crystal Palace home game at Selhurst Park. Palace drew with Aston Villa in an FA Cup tie that was a very entertaining back and forth contest.
This year has certainly been unpredictable so far. A bumpy road filled with many ups and downs. One 'up' in the road has come for two old friends, Sarah and Mike, who have today become engaged. I wish them the complete best and am sure that they will be very happy together. Their journey is only just beginning!
This year is also only just beginning and I'm looking to make sure that as many of the bumps to come along my road are ups and not downs. I'm still really looking forward to what this year has to bring, including getting to see the brilliant 30 Seconds to Mars next week and the mighty Fozzy in May.
I also have a good feeling about the next few days...
2010, you have taken a fair few hits at me so far. THIS IS WAR!
I'll leave you all for now with this song from 30 Seconds to Mars. Enjoy!
This year has certainly been unpredictable so far. A bumpy road filled with many ups and downs. One 'up' in the road has come for two old friends, Sarah and Mike, who have today become engaged. I wish them the complete best and am sure that they will be very happy together. Their journey is only just beginning!
This year is also only just beginning and I'm looking to make sure that as many of the bumps to come along my road are ups and not downs. I'm still really looking forward to what this year has to bring, including getting to see the brilliant 30 Seconds to Mars next week and the mighty Fozzy in May.
I also have a good feeling about the next few days...
2010, you have taken a fair few hits at me so far. THIS IS WAR!
I'll leave you all for now with this song from 30 Seconds to Mars. Enjoy!
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Where am I going to?
The lyrics from Fozzy's 'The Test' ring through my mind right now. Lead singer Singer Chris Jericho asks 'Where am I going to?'. This is a question that I've had to ask myself many times over the last couple of years over several different issues. Issues such as 'what to do when I leave school?', 'should I leave Woolworths?' (that was a great move in the end), and 'should I leave my university course?'. I just never thought I'd be asking myself this question in my personal life.
After asking the question, Rich Ward on backing vocals sings that 'The time is right to make a change'. Now in the examples of times previously where I have wondered about the direction in which I should head, I have made a change that has changed my entire life. This time however, I'm not at all sure that this is a good idea! The same band, the brilliant Fozzy have just released their new album. On the new album is a track entitled 'Watch Me Shine'. Jericho sings with great emotion during this track 'I don't want to live without her... even though sometimes I've lost my mind'. This pretty much sums me up at the moment! I feel down and out. I feel torn up and ripped to shreds. I'm just not sure which road to turn down so as to avoid getting hurt worse.
Given time I hope to get my head clear. The worst part is just how quickly it becomes public knowledge. Although in a way it has also helped in that it has enabled me to realise that this is real and not some bad dream from which I need to awaken from.
On another note, I will soon post a new blog looking back on the month of January.
For those of you that care to listen to the songs in question, click the links below:
Fozzy - Watch Me Shine
Fozzy - The Test
Sorry to be depressing. Hopefully soon I'll be back to my old self soon either way!
After asking the question, Rich Ward on backing vocals sings that 'The time is right to make a change'. Now in the examples of times previously where I have wondered about the direction in which I should head, I have made a change that has changed my entire life. This time however, I'm not at all sure that this is a good idea! The same band, the brilliant Fozzy have just released their new album. On the new album is a track entitled 'Watch Me Shine'. Jericho sings with great emotion during this track 'I don't want to live without her... even though sometimes I've lost my mind'. This pretty much sums me up at the moment! I feel down and out. I feel torn up and ripped to shreds. I'm just not sure which road to turn down so as to avoid getting hurt worse.
Given time I hope to get my head clear. The worst part is just how quickly it becomes public knowledge. Although in a way it has also helped in that it has enabled me to realise that this is real and not some bad dream from which I need to awaken from.
On another note, I will soon post a new blog looking back on the month of January.
For those of you that care to listen to the songs in question, click the links below:
Fozzy - Watch Me Shine
Fozzy - The Test
Sorry to be depressing. Hopefully soon I'll be back to my old self soon either way!
Sunday, 17 January 2010
Mega exciting times!
I began this blog with the idea being to update it maybe once a month. But, the last week has had such an impact on my life as I see it, that a blog was called for!
First of all I would like to take this time to mention the girl that constantly tugs on my heartstrings. Stacey. The girl took the time to read my first blog, (which I wrote while I was in the same room as her while she was asleep) and was rightfully upset that she was not mentioned in it at all! I was thinking long and hard during that blog about things that had past me by in the last decade, and seemingly tuned out the snoring woman by searching the depths of my mind for all the other crap! I hope this makes that up to you Stacey... You surely know how I feel about you now I hope, after 4 whole years!
Stacey and I had a great chat a few nights ago, leaving our relationship feeling somehow renewed again! This sort of thing seems to happen every year or two, but helps us to grow stronger, which is probably how we've stayed so strong all these years.
We have also got a lot now planned for this year too! Added to the list mentioned in the previous blog, we are now going to see Muse play live at Wembley Stadium in September and are planning to spend a week in Spain during the (hopefully hot) summer.
In other news, my little sister is now a 7 year old with an ipod (toys apparently aren't cool anymore). She had her birthday shindig yesterday which involved trying to make a group of 6 and 7 year old girls bowl faster so that we could make the meal on time. After rushing to the restaurant 10 minutes late, we find that they weren't ready for us yet anyway! I caused one girl to get upset because I told her that she couldn't have the colour of bowling ball that she wanted and also found that my cousin William is the most popular 7 year old around, even if he does still go all silly around girlies!
My weekend has also consisted of getting drunk with some teacher friends, having my hair cut shorter than its been for quite some time, watching (and enjoying) 'Take Me Out' (a rather trashy, but fun, Saturday night dating gameshow), work, and spending more quality time with Stacey. In fact, I have even managed to get Stacey to do something with me that she always said she'd never try... We watched 'Dexter' together this weekend and she enjoyed it! About time!
I'm off to rest now after a tiring weekend to say the least and am starting a new OU course tomorrow (a new adventure begins, I guess).
Night world!
First of all I would like to take this time to mention the girl that constantly tugs on my heartstrings. Stacey. The girl took the time to read my first blog, (which I wrote while I was in the same room as her while she was asleep) and was rightfully upset that she was not mentioned in it at all! I was thinking long and hard during that blog about things that had past me by in the last decade, and seemingly tuned out the snoring woman by searching the depths of my mind for all the other crap! I hope this makes that up to you Stacey... You surely know how I feel about you now I hope, after 4 whole years!
Stacey and I had a great chat a few nights ago, leaving our relationship feeling somehow renewed again! This sort of thing seems to happen every year or two, but helps us to grow stronger, which is probably how we've stayed so strong all these years.
We have also got a lot now planned for this year too! Added to the list mentioned in the previous blog, we are now going to see Muse play live at Wembley Stadium in September and are planning to spend a week in Spain during the (hopefully hot) summer.
In other news, my little sister is now a 7 year old with an ipod (toys apparently aren't cool anymore). She had her birthday shindig yesterday which involved trying to make a group of 6 and 7 year old girls bowl faster so that we could make the meal on time. After rushing to the restaurant 10 minutes late, we find that they weren't ready for us yet anyway! I caused one girl to get upset because I told her that she couldn't have the colour of bowling ball that she wanted and also found that my cousin William is the most popular 7 year old around, even if he does still go all silly around girlies!
My weekend has also consisted of getting drunk with some teacher friends, having my hair cut shorter than its been for quite some time, watching (and enjoying) 'Take Me Out' (a rather trashy, but fun, Saturday night dating gameshow), work, and spending more quality time with Stacey. In fact, I have even managed to get Stacey to do something with me that she always said she'd never try... We watched 'Dexter' together this weekend and she enjoyed it! About time!
I'm off to rest now after a tiring weekend to say the least and am starting a new OU course tomorrow (a new adventure begins, I guess).
Night world!
Monday, 11 January 2010
A new year begins... It's a new day!
I have decided to start blogging with the beginning of a new decade. Part of the reason for this decision was that I've enjoyed reading the blog of a certain friend of mine (*cough* PETE *cough)+ and hope that this encourages him to write more often! Another reason was that in 2009 I started tweeting (I think 'twittering' is a much cooler word) and found that chronicling my life was great in retrospect and decided that I should maybe do so in more detail.
With the start of this new year, we are waving goodbye to the decade known as the 'noughties'. The noughties was effectively the decade in which I technically grew up. I say technically because like Peter Pan, I refuse to 'grow up'! I began the noughties as 10 year old in his final year of primary school, I finished the decade at... primary school! In between I went to 2 secondary schools (one for the main 5 years, the second for sixth form), I then went to university and began a career in television, before deciding to quit it all and start again. This was all mixed with part time jobs for both the late Woolworths and Blockbuster. I'm now studying for a degree with the Open University while working as a teaching assistant at a local primary school (the aim now is to be a teacher) and also working still as sales assistant at Blockbuster.
Aside from career aspects and changes that came with being a teenager, I also made many, and waved goodbye to some friends over the last decade. As well as that, my family also went through many changes. The decade saw the arrival of my only cousin and, in what is probably still the biggest shocker of my life so far, my little sister arrived, 13 and a half years my junior!
Moving on to the present and 2010 is already shaping up to be a GREAT year! I'm already booked up to see one of my favourite bands in 30 Seconds to Mars, two nights of wrestling action with a few mates, and stand-up comedian Frankie Boyle. With other more personal events, such as the delayed (due to snow) staff Christmas dinner with my school colleagues and the event of the summer, My 21st Birthday Celebrations.
The big question now is: Am I ready?
With the start of this new year, we are waving goodbye to the decade known as the 'noughties'. The noughties was effectively the decade in which I technically grew up. I say technically because like Peter Pan, I refuse to 'grow up'! I began the noughties as 10 year old in his final year of primary school, I finished the decade at... primary school! In between I went to 2 secondary schools (one for the main 5 years, the second for sixth form), I then went to university and began a career in television, before deciding to quit it all and start again. This was all mixed with part time jobs for both the late Woolworths and Blockbuster. I'm now studying for a degree with the Open University while working as a teaching assistant at a local primary school (the aim now is to be a teacher) and also working still as sales assistant at Blockbuster.
Aside from career aspects and changes that came with being a teenager, I also made many, and waved goodbye to some friends over the last decade. As well as that, my family also went through many changes. The decade saw the arrival of my only cousin and, in what is probably still the biggest shocker of my life so far, my little sister arrived, 13 and a half years my junior!
Moving on to the present and 2010 is already shaping up to be a GREAT year! I'm already booked up to see one of my favourite bands in 30 Seconds to Mars, two nights of wrestling action with a few mates, and stand-up comedian Frankie Boyle. With other more personal events, such as the delayed (due to snow) staff Christmas dinner with my school colleagues and the event of the summer, My 21st Birthday Celebrations.
The big question now is: Am I ready?
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