This blog entry's purpose is solely to get the picture of Mr Guttenberg off the first page of the blog. I'm sure i've had a few curious glances at my screen as people walk past... What must they think?
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My people call me the dude. I share my teachings in the passages below... (along with many typos, grammatical errors and lazy writing)
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Let April's education begin...
A little while ago it became clear to me that April hasn't watched some of the greatest films ever made.
I see it as my duty to teach her the errors in her ways. Before she met me she hadn't even watched the Goonies, let alone National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
Films April hasn't watched
- The first three Indy films
- The Back to the Future Trilogy
- None of the Police Academy films (She doesn't even know who Steve Guttenberg is!)
The first film I intend to make her watch is going to be The Great Outdoors (Just bought it for a fiver from HMV)
I will report back with her review...
I see it as my duty to teach her the errors in her ways. Before she met me she hadn't even watched the Goonies, let alone National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
Films April hasn't watched
- The first three Indy films- The Back to the Future Trilogy
- None of the Police Academy films (She doesn't even know who Steve Guttenberg is!)
The first film I intend to make her watch is going to be The Great Outdoors (Just bought it for a fiver from HMV)
I will report back with her review...
What's going on?
After a disastrous winter for South Eastern Rail, the start of spring seems to have brought with it trains that are actually on time. I know, who'd have thought?
So far this week all three of my trains have arrived on time, I don't think one was less than five minutes late for the previous three months.
So far this week all three of my trains have arrived on time, I don't think one was less than five minutes late for the previous three months.
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Appraisal
I've just had my appraisal, it went very well. Like you're surprised...
Amongst other things I had to mark myself from one to four on about 20 different catagories. These ranged from analytical thinking to treating people with respect. Then my boss had to do the same. We differed on 6, but he gave me a higher mark on all of them! Woo hoo!
The appraisal is officially just for 3 months though, 2008, which means if I get a bonus, it'll only be a quarter or one.
On a simialr note though, we've just anounced a record profit for our 2006 account so we're getting champagne after work. Yee ha!
Amongst other things I had to mark myself from one to four on about 20 different catagories. These ranged from analytical thinking to treating people with respect. Then my boss had to do the same. We differed on 6, but he gave me a higher mark on all of them! Woo hoo!
The appraisal is officially just for 3 months though, 2008, which means if I get a bonus, it'll only be a quarter or one.
On a simialr note though, we've just anounced a record profit for our 2006 account so we're getting champagne after work. Yee ha!
Monday, 9 March 2009
Only in Australia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7932870.stm
The quote of the day must surely go to Mr Ettlin,
"My initial thought when I was half awake was, 'it's a lunatic ninja coming through the window'," he said.
The quote of the day must surely go to Mr Ettlin,
"My initial thought when I was half awake was, 'it's a lunatic ninja coming through the window'," he said.
9 days off
So what did I do?
Friday
Drinks with my old flatmate Sophie, we hadn't seen her since her wedding back in August.
Saturday
Drive back home to see the guys, for a bit of gaming, have a few beers and eat unhealthfully.
Sunday
Forced to go to church with April, one of her friends was in a clarinet .recital over in Kingston.
Monday
Bought light fittings .
Tuesday
Leeds Castle then Bluewater to buy some new sunglasses.
Wednesday
Lights fitted by a nice old man.
Thursday
Walk round Bewl water then into Tunbridge Wells.
Friday
Drove to Hastings for Fish and Chips, bought a painting for April then off to a winery.
Saturday
Rugby, I broke my jaw again and have a swollen knee. Then it was off to a comedy club above a bar in Chalk Farm where the main act, the guy we were there to see, didn’t turn up (Brendan Burns).
Sunday
April’s birthday meal with friends in Finchley or Fletching as April and the rest of the world likes to call it.
Phew, I need another holiday.
Friday
Drinks with my old flatmate Sophie, we hadn't seen her since her wedding back in August.
Saturday
Drive back home to see the guys, for a bit of gaming, have a few beers and eat unhealthfully.
Sunday
Forced to go to church with April, one of her friends was in a clarinet .recital over in Kingston.
Monday
Bought light fittings .
Tuesday
Leeds Castle then Bluewater to buy some new sunglasses.
Wednesday
Lights fitted by a nice old man.
Thursday
Walk round Bewl water then into Tunbridge Wells.
Friday
Drove to Hastings for Fish and Chips, bought a painting for April then off to a winery.
Saturday
Rugby, I broke my jaw again and have a swollen knee. Then it was off to a comedy club above a bar in Chalk Farm where the main act, the guy we were there to see, didn’t turn up (Brendan Burns).
Sunday
April’s birthday meal with friends in Finchley or Fletching as April and the rest of the world likes to call it.
Phew, I need another holiday.
SC Movie Review 25
Gran Torino
Clint Eastwood plays a grizzled old ex army officer who fought in the Korea war, his wife has just died and he’s left to live in a community which is now populated mostly by Vietnamese. Being openly racist, this does not go down well.
When one of his neighbour’s sons is pressured by a local gang into steeling his prized 1972 Gran Torino he sets about trying to reform him. In doing so he learns to appreciate his neighbours and integrates himself into their extended family. Trouble continues with the local gang and Clint looks to take action.
This is hardly a stretch for Clint’s acting ability, he certainly looks the part, but he does play it well. There are some ‘deep’ moments in the film but this is coupled with a good handful of laugh out loud moments where Clint bumbles along as old men do.
This is a great film, I recommend it to everyone.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1205489/
IMdb Rating: 8.4 / 10 (42,573 votes)
SC Rating: 82 / 100 (1 vote)
AP Rating: 84 / 100 (1 vote)
Clint Eastwood plays a grizzled old ex army officer who fought in the Korea war, his wife has just died and he’s left to live in a community which is now populated mostly by Vietnamese. Being openly racist, this does not go down well.
When one of his neighbour’s sons is pressured by a local gang into steeling his prized 1972 Gran Torino he sets about trying to reform him. In doing so he learns to appreciate his neighbours and integrates himself into their extended family. Trouble continues with the local gang and Clint looks to take action.
This is hardly a stretch for Clint’s acting ability, he certainly looks the part, but he does play it well. There are some ‘deep’ moments in the film but this is coupled with a good handful of laugh out loud moments where Clint bumbles along as old men do.
This is a great film, I recommend it to everyone.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1205489/
IMdb Rating: 8.4 / 10 (42,573 votes)
SC Rating: 82 / 100 (1 vote)
AP Rating: 84 / 100 (1 vote)
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Petrol Shortage
I very nearly ran out of petrol on the way home from Corby this afternoon. The yellow petrol light came on as I was passing Cambridge so I fiddled with the Sat Nav and got it to tell me where the nearest station was.
I turned off the M11 and went down a few country lanes and eventually arrived at where Mr Tom Tom thought there was a station. There was no station, he was wrong! I set it again and chose the next closest. Tthis bloody directed me all the way into Cambridge another 10 miles away.
Thankfully I made it but I think it was close, however it's good to know that you can do 20 miles or so after the car thinks it's short on petrol.
I turned off the M11 and went down a few country lanes and eventually arrived at where Mr Tom Tom thought there was a station. There was no station, he was wrong! I set it again and chose the next closest. Tthis bloody directed me all the way into Cambridge another 10 miles away.
Thankfully I made it but I think it was close, however it's good to know that you can do 20 miles or so after the car thinks it's short on petrol.
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