It's been two months

Wow, two months since I last posted up a new blog. That's quite some time. I'd love to be able to write you some sparkling piece of prose detailing the glorious capers which I've been up to, but therein lies the problem:

I've done sweet FA.

The only notable thing of the past week is that I've managed to get Football Manager working again on my laptop. How bad is that? Coupled with how it means passing my degree now looks much less likely, with a Newcastle season I can now actually care about...

But in all seriousness, I am worrying about passing this degree. The dissertation is the only worrying bit and I've not seen my tutor enough, hence why there's a good chance I'll fail. We'll see though, can't change it now.

I am loving the weather though, it's a beautiful thing. BBQs and beer gardens await. Again though it's yet more distractions from working!

I've still not found anyone/anywhere to live (with) next year and I am looking for offers now. Please help me out, I can live with students in houses. I'll just need to be the only one responsible for council tax.

Well, I'm done now. Keep yourselves safe, love ya all and hopefully will speak to ya soon with something interesting to report.

PS a 10-man liverpool just held me to a 1-1 draw, Reina saving a Shearer penalty. Bastards.

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Today

Well, it's been an interesting time. Everything's a bit up and down.

The thing most on my mind at this very second is the fact Newcastle beat Liverpool 2-1. Only because it finished 5 mins ago like. Great result but can I really be arsed with all the grief I'm apparently gonna get from my Liverpool-supporting mates cos from what I've been told already the refs were awful? Not really. Already had one of my best mates texting me complaining. Can't be arsed. Not my fault. Don't blame me.

The other much more important thing on my mind, I can't really talk about. Hurts a bit but it's not gonna be sorted for a little while I'm told so I can't do anything but wait, so I'm trying not to dwell on it. The type of thing it involves, it's always on my mind. But y'know, it's good and bad.

Not a clue who I'm living with next year. Offers? Fit women who walk around in their underwear are preferred...

Bit messed up physically from a week of alcohol, sugar and caffeine. Need to detox (but as me and Louis found out this week, the things which supposedly help detox do fuck all, so the best way to detox is to just not do things to give your liver and kidneys more crap to deal with).

PS2 has broke. Anyone got one that works that they're selling on the cheap? On the note of games, if you haven't played a nintendo wii yet, find one to play. Wii sports is just brilliant. Most "fun" I've ever had on a game.

Catching up on work very slowly. Will I ever get this dissertation done? We'll see.

Anyway, as a literary genius once said, "That's all folks!"
Sex y'all later

xx

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Elections

Right guys, this one is actually really important. As some of you know by now I'm intending on running for Welfare Officer in the SU elections. This is a full time thing for me next year. I really will need all your support if I'm going to win the election and I hope I can count on it. I'll be explaining my policies and stuff soon once I've fully thought through what I can realistically achieve. But for now, please keep the following dates in mind:

Nominations open: Feb 5th (incase anyone else is running for something)
Nominations close: Feb 16th
Candidate Question Time: Friday Feb 23rd
VOTING: Monday 26th February - Thursday 1st March
Vote Count (And piss up in source, of course!): Friday 2nd March

Cheers guys

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I don't know why...

..I hummed and ha'd for so long over whether or not to get my hair cut. It's so much better short.

I almost look good.

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The babysitter...
Current mood: nostalgic

The title's just meant to be enigmatic. This is just a blog because,

does anyone remember Point Horror?

HOW GOOD WERE THEY?! We were talking about them yesterday in the house and reminiscing over just how brilliant they were. The Baby-sitter, The Girlfriend, Funhouse..such brilliant books. I wanna read them all again but can't be arsed buying them online. I'm a distrustful man.
On the topic, who else also read Goosebumps? How about other classic kids books like Demon Headmaster??

So nostalgic right now...

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I've decided I don't blog enough

I aint written one in a while so again, this could be long. Plenty to chat about.

Starting on a high, how f*cking good is our radio show? OK I know that it probably wont win any awards at the end of the year. I think we should be nominated in at least one category because I think we're brilliant, but that's my opinion (i know it's rare for me to get cocky but I am about this). And Sam's just ace. She'll be getting sick of me bigging her up soon (actually, she wont, but I am) and I'm just loving it. And we're building up a good relationship with some other shows too which can only be beneficial. So big shout out to Ginger Pubes and Sad Act, and the Turning The Airwaves Pink girls! They're all ace and lovely people. You should listen to their shows. More details on those later.

I've been having bother with a tooth recently which has put me in a fair bit of pain but more alarmingly has put me rather out of pocket, and it's still not sorted. With tuition fees and stuff it's not been an amazing time financially. But if Trinity, or rather Unite who owns Trinity, would pull their fingers out of their arses and pay me what I'm due then maybe things will look up in that respect.

Bloody hell, everyone's turning 21. That's just not right.

I've lost touch with most people from back home which is a shame. Actually there's a lot of people in Preston I've not spoke to in ages either, probably a bigger shame. I've just been too busy. Drop me a line anyone to let me know how you're all doing. I'm not being ignorant, just busy and stressed.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a happy man at the moment. Tired and skint aye, and still single, but it's not getting me down, I'm too busy and I'm having fun too.

Even if people are making me sing Chico Time and Whole New World at roper karaoke. Whilst sober.

Anyone wanna go get drunk when I'm off antibiotics?

xx

ps
Monday 4pm-6pm The Ian & Sam show
Monday 9pm-10pm Turning the Airwaves Pink with Sarah and Emily
Wednesday 12pm-2pm Ginger Pubes and Sad Act

Frequency 1350 AM/MW, www.frequency1350.co.uk
listen!

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Perspective

I was extremely sad when I woke up this morning to the news of Paul Hunter's death.

For a 27 year old man to die is a tragedy in itself. To leave behind a wife and a nine month old daughter, almost unfair. It's one of those things in life that just puts everything else into perspective. Makes you realise how insignificant some of these things are in our own lives.

I've had a rough few weeks, no doubt. I've struggled through. I'm not going to say why on here, if you don't already know then you can ask to find out if you want. But still, I need to drag myself out of this mess and this depression, because I've no excuse.

I've not suffered a tragedy like that and touch wood, I wont for a long time. It's made me realise how little the bad things in my life really are.

Rest in peace Paul.

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Flying Start

I've been trying to think for ages how to best sum up this amazing Summer of Flying Start. I can't really. But I've decided to go with my top ten moments or things from all 4 schools plus training, on a personal level. Hope you enjoy these

In tenth place is the BBQ on the first FS. I decided after the success of the BBQ i threw on training that I'd do one for the students, but I'd pay. It nearly killed me. But it was worth it to hear so many people saying thanks. It really made me feel great. So cheers guys.

Ninth goes to Greg's first impresstions. Not only did he join me and Jimmy in setting the bar high for alcohol intake on the first mentor meet-up, but within five minutes he was already on his arse after falling over a football. A great moment to make us all realise, he was mentor material.

At eighth is Aiden. The first Flying Start baby, born to Ash and Jen and a proper little gorgeous nowt. I stopped being a hard man Geordie every time I saw him, and would love to go visit, but having not spoken to Ash or Jen much recently I don't know how welcome I am. But he's ace, he is.

Jem is the star of number 7 for her catchphrase, "Shh, don't tell David!". Every time she got drunk. Then she'd go and top it off with some drunken antic, but pray that we wouldnt tell David she'd got drunk...drunken antics like grabbing my hands and putting them on her boobs for a photo...

Sixth goes to one of my favourite things: Sleeping. Only this time, we decided to do it in whitendale courtyard instead of bed. Fun...

Just hitting the Top 5 is John. Now to find this funny you really had to be there, but playing football in the courtyard, John went up for a header but Graeme had called it. And made sure he got it, regardless if John had to go flying for that to happen. Well funny.

Fourth goes to Brad and Gemma, just for being this year's FS cute couple. Found each other on the first FS and since then it all seems to be going really well, and we all love Gemma. She's ace, fit in really well with the mentors. Happy for the pair of them.

This one would've been top had I not missed the first circle of trust, but I only joined in on the 2nd week. But still, guys, alcohol, round table and questions ruder than the worst game of truth or dare you've ever played. Class.

On the first Flying Start, I happened to spy two people, silhoutted in the bathroom in whitendale. How odd, I though. Then one went down on the other one. Classic.

So the top moment, and one so simple. Stumbling out of Revolution, pissed as a fart, Graeme and me think me giving him a piggy back would be a good idea. Only he misjudges his jump, and 'cos we're both so pissed we just lie in the Gutter for five minutes, pissed and laughing our heads off. Fucking hilarious, though I don't really know why.

Cheers guys, was ace!!!

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Long time no blog
Current mood: contemplative
Category: Life

It has been a while since I've blogged (not sure if that is a word but fuck it).

It's late (well, nearly 10, but I am on my stretch of early shifts at work) so I'm rather tired. And I'm not gonna post about everything that's gone on since the last time I posted a proper blog, as that was 3 months ago. And I've got work in the morning, as I said.

To sum up though, work been shite, summer been dull except for Flying Start which has been immense although slightly tinged now and maybe not in the way other mentors who read this will expect.

3 months in 1 sentence. Nice.

The thing which is getting me now is work, and I'm very close to quitting if I don't get my holiday on Saturday for Cat's bday. I've asked for it for three months, finally got told yes last week but now its been throw into turmoil.

My love life's still as bare as a wild-western town with tumbleweed blowing through it, my diets gone to pot, I haven't seen most of my friends in months nor heard from them in a while either and I've got stalkers.

Yet somehow I don't feel all that bad.

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