Since it doesn't happen very often - twice in 16 years to be exact - I am going to gloat.
Margaret Thatcher, Morris Dancers, the Bulldog, High Tea and Scones, David Beckman, Wembley Stadium, Rule Britannia, The Queen Mother, Fish and Chips, the Beatles, 007, the Morris Minor, Tony Blair, Henry the 8th, Shakespeare, 'Yer havin' a laff', God Save The Queen, Essex Boys, Essex Birds, Hugh Grant, The Sun, Coronation Street, St. George, Canterbury Cathedral, the Millenium Dome, Warm Beer, Cricket in the Village Green and Prince Charles and his missus...your boys sure took a hell of a beating!
Oh yes, Scotland 18, England 12.
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On a sidenote...the 6 Nations table is a curious thing. France are top on 4 points, England are 2nd on 4 points whilst Scotland is 3rd on 4 points.
How exactly can we be 3rd when we have beaten both the teams above us?
Give us our moment of glory. Please.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
Limp
Having a discussion with the Sexy1 the other day about hoarding things. Keeping things that you might need but in actual, you should just punt because they take up space. It seems that women are somewhat prone to such things. Nothing wrong with that. Not much.
The one thing that I've been hoarding for a number of years is actually a little deep red-coloured book. Alas, it does not contain numbers and sizes of all the women I've lusted over nor is it anything remotely as interesting. It is my humble passport. I guess I wouldn't have gotten this far without it. Literally. It's fast approaching it's expiry date which comes as abit of a shock since I still remember going down to the photo booth in Morningside Post Office in order to get the picture taken. I definitely had not given much thought to the picture and how it would look 10 years later. It's not that bad a photo and to be fair, the clothes I was wearing are not particularly outdated. Comparing it to the new passport photo that was taken yesterday, I do look older and alittle more 'slimline'. I was trying to work out if my hairline was still where it was in the old photo but it's hard to judge.
The Passport though is getting alittle tatty. The pages have filled up quite nicely and it's something that I am pleased about...to have stamps saying I've been here or there. I guess it says that I've done something in the past 10 years instead of simply staying in Edinburgh, working to get some holiday time.
I am sad that it has to go. Once I apply for the new one, the old one gets whisked away to Passport Heaven, never to be seen again along with all those stamps and with it the proof that 'i did that'. Without sounding too melodramatic, it's a big piece of my own personal history that is 'going' with me being unable to 'hoard' it for future generations.
To my Passport:it's been wonderful. U did your job to the best of your ability and more besides. You got me to Ireland, France, Spain, Holland, Germany, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Fiji and the USA. May your replacement be your equal or even better than you. So long and thanks for all the fish.
The one thing that I've been hoarding for a number of years is actually a little deep red-coloured book. Alas, it does not contain numbers and sizes of all the women I've lusted over nor is it anything remotely as interesting. It is my humble passport. I guess I wouldn't have gotten this far without it. Literally. It's fast approaching it's expiry date which comes as abit of a shock since I still remember going down to the photo booth in Morningside Post Office in order to get the picture taken. I definitely had not given much thought to the picture and how it would look 10 years later. It's not that bad a photo and to be fair, the clothes I was wearing are not particularly outdated. Comparing it to the new passport photo that was taken yesterday, I do look older and alittle more 'slimline'. I was trying to work out if my hairline was still where it was in the old photo but it's hard to judge.
The Passport though is getting alittle tatty. The pages have filled up quite nicely and it's something that I am pleased about...to have stamps saying I've been here or there. I guess it says that I've done something in the past 10 years instead of simply staying in Edinburgh, working to get some holiday time.
I am sad that it has to go. Once I apply for the new one, the old one gets whisked away to Passport Heaven, never to be seen again along with all those stamps and with it the proof that 'i did that'. Without sounding too melodramatic, it's a big piece of my own personal history that is 'going' with me being unable to 'hoard' it for future generations.
To my Passport:it's been wonderful. U did your job to the best of your ability and more besides. You got me to Ireland, France, Spain, Holland, Germany, China, Japan, Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Fiji and the USA. May your replacement be your equal or even better than you. So long and thanks for all the fish.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Just
Was reading on another website about this 9/11 thing that happened. Think you might of heard about it. A couple of airplanes hit 2 really big buildings and the buildings fell down. Then some bloke order his army into some far off land because these buildings fell down.
Anyway, there was a link to a movie looking into the actual events of that fateful morning and the resultant commissions and ways of explaining what happened.
Of course, there is no disputing that it actually happened but it's the whole explanations since it occured that have caused the most debate.
I must say that to the layman that I am, it did seem surprising 2 airplanes and the resulting fire actually managed to bring down buildings in such a manner, also this plane that hit the Pentagon. It hit the Pentagon on the 1st or 2nd floor, over an Expressway which is some feat but also it was noticable that there wasn't any kind of marks on the ground right next to the Building even just simple things like burnt grass.
I can honestly say that i don't have any real idea of what did happen but watching this movie does make you wonder what the hell went on. Even if only 1 or 2% of it is 'true' then the 'Official' version of events do not seem to fit with what was seen and reported.
I have enough doubts.
Watch the movie for yourself...it's HERE. It's an hour and 20 minutes long and is actually well put together and has a decent line of arguement. See what you think.
hope it works!
Anyway, there was a link to a movie looking into the actual events of that fateful morning and the resultant commissions and ways of explaining what happened.
Of course, there is no disputing that it actually happened but it's the whole explanations since it occured that have caused the most debate.
I must say that to the layman that I am, it did seem surprising 2 airplanes and the resulting fire actually managed to bring down buildings in such a manner, also this plane that hit the Pentagon. It hit the Pentagon on the 1st or 2nd floor, over an Expressway which is some feat but also it was noticable that there wasn't any kind of marks on the ground right next to the Building even just simple things like burnt grass.
I can honestly say that i don't have any real idea of what did happen but watching this movie does make you wonder what the hell went on. Even if only 1 or 2% of it is 'true' then the 'Official' version of events do not seem to fit with what was seen and reported.
I have enough doubts.
Watch the movie for yourself...it's HERE. It's an hour and 20 minutes long and is actually well put together and has a decent line of arguement. See what you think.
hope it works!
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Converse
That's it...i'm officially f __________ed off with Korean Buses. Admittly, they are frequent, fast and cheap but the doors are not big enough. They are wide enough - perhaps not for 2 people to get off side by side but it's easy to get off.
The problem is the height.
I'm not especially tall, around 6 feet tall and that's not even that big for Korea but the damn doors are still too small.
I have to stoop to get off the bus. I'm usually pretty careful in that department although it's hard sometimes when you have some middle-aged bird trying to push past you but sometimes, just sometimes your stooping calculations go abit haywire and whap...head on metal cue pain but without actually showing it. 'I'm fine...see, i'm ok' but once round the corner...
And that is what happened. This time, it was actually sore. It has even given me a headache and i'm pretty sure that I've cut my napper. Oh the joys.
The problem is the height.
I'm not especially tall, around 6 feet tall and that's not even that big for Korea but the damn doors are still too small.
I have to stoop to get off the bus. I'm usually pretty careful in that department although it's hard sometimes when you have some middle-aged bird trying to push past you but sometimes, just sometimes your stooping calculations go abit haywire and whap...head on metal cue pain but without actually showing it. 'I'm fine...see, i'm ok' but once round the corner...
And that is what happened. This time, it was actually sore. It has even given me a headache and i'm pretty sure that I've cut my napper. Oh the joys.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Roots
Was reading a 1-minute interview with the ex-Coventry, exBBC Sports presenter David Icke the other day.
This bloke gave up his job at the Beeb to become...well, I'm not really sure. He's kind of a spiritual, author, speaker, conspiracy sort of guy. He famously suggested that the Isle of Arran off the coast of Scotland would disappear. It didn't and he has been a source of great ridicle ever since. He also suggested that the Earth is actually run by a bunch of reptiles who are disguised as humans These reptiles has held high posts throughout history and have altered mans path.
I'm not sure what to believe when he talks about that but one thing did catch me eye and that was his accersion that we have this 'massive' brain that is in fact largely not used. He suggested that it had been 'switched' off at some point of our evolution by 'aliens'.
Perhaps.
But his evidence for this was the fact that we only have 5 senses. We can sense alot with these 5 senses but the fact remains that there are alot of other 'things' that we simply cannot detect. He used the words 'frequency'. We are tuned to sense a certain 'frequency' and things outwith this frequency range are things we cannot sense.
I have to say, I actually agree with this thought. It would be naive to think that we can sense everything in the world/universe and to suggest that we are completely 'in tune' with our surroundings.
Example 1: Radio Waves/Tv Waves. As it stands, we can't see them or hear them or feel them. But, stick a metal rod in the air/ground, you can 'see' them.
Example2: Infra-red/UV. We have instruments to say that they are there but we can't really 'sense' them.
Example3: /not sure right now!/
Anyway, the point being that he and others might be consisted 'out there' but perhaps they are not as 'out there' as one might think. I guess that alot of people might have though that Capernicous /name?!?/ was 'out there' when he suggested that the Earth actually moved around the Sun and not vice versa or the people who were convinced that the Earth was flat.
There are mysteries all around. Don't discount anything...
This bloke gave up his job at the Beeb to become...well, I'm not really sure. He's kind of a spiritual, author, speaker, conspiracy sort of guy. He famously suggested that the Isle of Arran off the coast of Scotland would disappear. It didn't and he has been a source of great ridicle ever since. He also suggested that the Earth is actually run by a bunch of reptiles who are disguised as humans These reptiles has held high posts throughout history and have altered mans path.
I'm not sure what to believe when he talks about that but one thing did catch me eye and that was his accersion that we have this 'massive' brain that is in fact largely not used. He suggested that it had been 'switched' off at some point of our evolution by 'aliens'.
Perhaps.
But his evidence for this was the fact that we only have 5 senses. We can sense alot with these 5 senses but the fact remains that there are alot of other 'things' that we simply cannot detect. He used the words 'frequency'. We are tuned to sense a certain 'frequency' and things outwith this frequency range are things we cannot sense.
I have to say, I actually agree with this thought. It would be naive to think that we can sense everything in the world/universe and to suggest that we are completely 'in tune' with our surroundings.
Example 1: Radio Waves/Tv Waves. As it stands, we can't see them or hear them or feel them. But, stick a metal rod in the air/ground, you can 'see' them.
Example2: Infra-red/UV. We have instruments to say that they are there but we can't really 'sense' them.
Example3: /not sure right now!/
Anyway, the point being that he and others might be consisted 'out there' but perhaps they are not as 'out there' as one might think. I guess that alot of people might have though that Capernicous /name?!?/ was 'out there' when he suggested that the Earth actually moved around the Sun and not vice versa or the people who were convinced that the Earth was flat.
There are mysteries all around. Don't discount anything...
Monday, February 20, 2006
Path
I've got this photo site over there on the right hand side. It's not bad but I tend not to put many pictures on it because I can only put up 2hundred or so pictures. I tend to use the other photo site, also on the right hand side there...anyway, every week the photo site host sends me an email to let me know how many visits I've had to the site that particular week.
Usually, this email is says I've been hit 3 or 4 times in a week. Not great but since I hardly put any pictures on it, it's no big surprise.
The last 2weeks however, something strange has been happening. Last week, this email arrived and said that I had had over 150 hits on the photo site. Then this week, I had been hit 83 times. Now that is weird.
I think someone is stalking me.
Usually, this email is says I've been hit 3 or 4 times in a week. Not great but since I hardly put any pictures on it, it's no big surprise.
The last 2weeks however, something strange has been happening. Last week, this email arrived and said that I had had over 150 hits on the photo site. Then this week, I had been hit 83 times. Now that is weird.
I think someone is stalking me.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
List
Word of the week: 'F___________k.
Rude, course. Yes but after not teaching since Christmas and then suddenly having to go back to teaching, you'll understand what I mean.
Phrase of the week: 'Brit Awards 2006'
Ehm. Not sure about them. I was quite into them but now I'm not. It's all the Record companies giving themselves a pat on the back. It's not really anything these days. In terms of how many record sales, yes it's relivent but to the serious music buyer-lover. Perhaps not. Did Paul Weller get the 'outstanding' contribution Award? Must be for the only man in music to have the same hair style. Think he's waiting for it to become fashionable.
Sight of the week: 'Live TV'
Quite like live tv. It has an edge to it, particularly when watching sport. Afterall if your team got humped 5-0, you're not going to sit and watch the edited highlights now, are you. Anyway, the reason I mention it is because of Man. Utd'S Alan Smith dislocating his ankle followed by breaking his leg as he hit the ground. Horrific in anyone's book but when showed numerous times and in slow motion, it's even more so. Live tv is not always best.
Song of the week: 'Get up/Say what' by Pixeltan
A 5minute 51second joy of high-hat, hand-claps and strange rumbling bass alittle held together by some random bird saying the immortal 'getup / say what' but not all at the same time. She might say 'get up' and then a howl and then 'say what' or she might just say 'say what' without saying 'get up' or howling. Available on the excellent DFA Compliation #2. A truly remarkable 3cd set. Did I mention that it was pretty good?!?
Rude, course. Yes but after not teaching since Christmas and then suddenly having to go back to teaching, you'll understand what I mean.
Phrase of the week: 'Brit Awards 2006'
Ehm. Not sure about them. I was quite into them but now I'm not. It's all the Record companies giving themselves a pat on the back. It's not really anything these days. In terms of how many record sales, yes it's relivent but to the serious music buyer-lover. Perhaps not. Did Paul Weller get the 'outstanding' contribution Award? Must be for the only man in music to have the same hair style. Think he's waiting for it to become fashionable.
Sight of the week: 'Live TV'
Quite like live tv. It has an edge to it, particularly when watching sport. Afterall if your team got humped 5-0, you're not going to sit and watch the edited highlights now, are you. Anyway, the reason I mention it is because of Man. Utd'S Alan Smith dislocating his ankle followed by breaking his leg as he hit the ground. Horrific in anyone's book but when showed numerous times and in slow motion, it's even more so. Live tv is not always best.
Song of the week: 'Get up/Say what' by Pixeltan
A 5minute 51second joy of high-hat, hand-claps and strange rumbling bass alittle held together by some random bird saying the immortal 'getup / say what' but not all at the same time. She might say 'get up' and then a howl and then 'say what' or she might just say 'say what' without saying 'get up' or howling. Available on the excellent DFA Compliation #2. A truly remarkable 3cd set. Did I mention that it was pretty good?!?
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