Pizza

It was so bloody cold last night that I just got into the house after work, turned up the heat and ordered a meaty feast pizza from Four Star Pizza.....and I was the happiest little bunny rabbit that there has ever been in the world!

Sublime!

Standing at a bus stop in Derrynoose on the Border of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland on a cold day listening to the radio I felt warmer than I have ever felt in my entire life. I heard Neil Mellor (a rookie striker) volley a thunderbolt of a shot past an Arsenal keeper to allow Liverpool without any regular strikers beat last years Champions with a sucker punch. It showed that we are not the pushovers people expect us to be and that we (Liverpool) are very much in the hunt for places come May! Come on the Pool!

Halo 2

God my arms are sore after carrying that damn X-box all the way home the other night! The thing is pretty heavy but I carried it about a mile home cause we couldn't get a taxi outside odyssey....walking along to the tune of 'Hey, there's a guy carrying an X-box'. Part of me wanted to pretend I had no xbox while another wanted to tell the world....I kept quiet for then and shuffled along quickly using option one as my model.

Anyway, sat down to play Halo 2....hadn't a clue what it was about cause I skipped nearly an hour of cartoon/film stuff so I just began shooting and next thing it was 10 o'clock....thats 3 hours passing by without me realising and I didn't know wether I had progressed that far in the game or not. I decided to stop and save it and return to it later....If I had continued then next thing it would have been 2am and tomorrow would have been fast approaching.....and one thing I do know from my past video game playing its important to stop when your body is still in function and you haven't resorted to peeing into a bottle.

Thank you Mr Bill Gates

Last Night I went to this Microsoft developers network night, mainly because Suzie told me there was a free movie, drink and food at it and partly because I was curious.

So I got myself a free T-shirt and everything and saw a great film Dr Strangelove...fantastic....and then we had a few beers. A couple to 5 stella artois later and I was in brilliant mood, no longer aware that I wasn't supposed to be there as i had pretended to be a developer....when the draw was made. Not really aware what was going on I looked up to see Michelle beaming at me accross the counter and everyone else chanting my name.....holy god....I'd just gone and won an Xbox....and I carried it all the way home proud as punch....

The only problem is....I have a terrible hangover today....in fact it feels like a whole battalion stamping on my head!

England V Spain

England were completely played off the park by a Spanish side in this match that went on for way too many minutes. The Referee should have blown up for the end of the Game at half time because it never looked like England would have a touch after the first half display.

All the newspapers have been commenting today about the awful behaviour by the Spanish fans that targeted Englands' Black Players with uncalled for abuse, I condemn their actions and it was disgraceful to see such reactions in this day and age. BUT, it was even more disgraceful how the England players went out to butcher a talented Spanish team at the end of the second half. The players were being played off the park and Englands' only response was to try and kick them into playing badly! It was one of the worst games I have ever seen, mainly because the Englaish team looked so bad, even Wayne Rooney looking more like a Thug than the equal of any great players he is often touted to be like.

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Spending all Afternoon in the Pub

Something I don't do very often, but today I was in the Pub at 11:30am with the powerwashers cleaning the front pavement after the night before. Tempted to start with a coffee but on second thoughts started with a wee pint of Guinness...watched the Arsenal V Tottenham game...followed by the Ireland rugby game where we watched South Africa fall to only their second defeat to our Boys in Green in history......a few hours later and I was very, very Jolly!

Goldie Lookin' Chain

Went to see these Rambling Rappers today......it was at its best confusing with special songs like 'Rollerdisco' and the Bling, Bling!

Radio

I never get bored of listening to the radio, there's always something different on whether it be people chatting or a bit of music being played. Thing is I get terribly bored of listening to the same CDs all the time, so by listening to the radio I am more likely to hear new music that up until now I had never heard.

The Mire

A Good friend of mine and probably my most regular poster Owen has set up his own blog. It houses a wee story that we is going to add to everyday and its bloody great.....keep it up mate...I'm already a fan!

Angry Alien

A great wee site that makes 30 second re-enactment animations of famous films, Best one is 'The Shining' I just loves it...I do!

E Bay

So, I was sick of my phone, its an old relic of a phone and although me and Percy have been through a lot in the last few years I felt it was time that Percy got a slight face lift. Now, I'm not advocating plastic surgery here, I don't think you should go out and remodel your face to look like a next door neighbour just cause your bored....but for a Phone like Percy (which is already plastic) its important to look at least a little happening (as in not a million years old). Percy phone has always looked a bit retro, beginning as a motorola brick, that gave up the Ghost in the new millenium, due to a lack of style. Giving way to the Nokia style....much more finger (I can find the phone numbers quickly) and pocket friendly (less bricklike).....but it just isn't working at the mo.

So, someone put the idea of getting a new phone into my head....and so I scoured the internet, finally resting on the holy of holies ebay. Now, I had looked around ebay before, most memorably to see a Friend who put their dog up for rent; promising postcards, paw prints, photos of it in a variety of poses for a year. Now this wasn't sold....but it was entertaining. And I remember reading a story about a man who sold all his possessions (including a half eaten packet of crackers) on ebay and visited the people who bought them and wrote a book (liked that idea). All these stories but I had never bought anything on there. So, I braced myself, joining the auction for a Nokia 8310 (wow....with radio), joining paypal.....and waited!

I won, and got an email telling me to ring a free-phone number and use a switch card to pay......no need for paypal.....only now to wait on its delivery and then Percy phone will be the coolest mobile in town....can't wait!

Boost Bars

I wonder what the world was like before the Biscuit Boost bar and a cup of tea? It's great having a lunchtime when you can just kick back and relax with a fantastic chocolate bar (containing glucose to wake you up) and a nice tasty cup of earl grey.....I mean....doesn't everyone do it?

Grand Theft Auto

Well, there is a new version of the game likely to come out pretty soon but I still haven't finished the first one and i've had it for a few years! Maybe its because I don't spend most of my working day playing computer games or maybe I just don't have the criminal mind to succeed! The new version is meant to be like 3 times the size of the other game......maybe it will take 6 years for me to complete it....which by that time we will probably have microchips in our arms and have no need for Sony Playstations......

what a wonderful future we have in store!

The Ulster Fry

My Saturday mornings normally consist of me waking up with a hangover, struggling into the shower (recently been just giving me luke warm water), throwing on clothes and making my way to my local Greasy Spoon for my weekly treat.

Sausages, Bacon, Eggs, Soda Bread, Potato Bread, Hash Brown, Mushrooms....the paper.....a coffee and I'm a very happy boy! Recently due to my weekly gamble I have taken to using this time tos strategise and pick my teams! It makes for a nice Saturday watching the soccer results come in with my fingers crossed!

Saturdays just wouldn't be Saturday without my lovely fry!

Liverpool 1 - Deportivo 0

Last night I sat down to watch the results service on Sky Tv for the live commentary of the Liverpool versus Deportivo European game, all hopeful of a win! Phil Thompson (ex-assistant manager) went through a understrength team sheet, without Cisse (broken leg) and Xavi Alonso (calf injury). Benitez drafted in Biscan (Biscuit as my brother refers to him) and Trajore (holy god) which did not fill my heart with gladness. But, as the game got underway it seemed that Liverpool were doing well and even went onto score a goal in the first half.

Now I switched over the channel and watched American Pie 2...hoping that by not watching the commentary I wouldn't jinx this near victory....I was sure I was going to flick the channel back to find that the score now stood at 3-1 to the Spanish team.....but I kept finding one nil Liverpool....even at the final whistle I couldn't quite believe it!....We won...and are now joint top of the group!.....horray! Just need another win and we are home and dry in the next stage!

Elections

Went to sleep listening to the American Election.....woke up listening to the American Election.....went to work listening to the American Election.....was in work listening to the American Election and Kerry still didn't win! But the fact is....not sure I really care and I'm not sure that Kerry would have been much better.

To be honest I hardly understand the American Political system and i'm not sure if I am meant to understand it. All I know is if people had to queue up for 5 hours to vote here in Belfast I'm sure people wouldn't have bothered.....so I have to take my hat off to those who queued around the block.

Wonder if political blogs will find something else to write about now?

Dry Cleaning

For the past month I had intended to leave my 3rd pair of trousers into the Dry Cleaners to get them sorted but alas I kept coming home and forgetting or just not bothering once I had got sitting down and settled! So today, I finally bit the bullet and stepped out into the cold air with my mind set on delivery and horrah....I did it.....I delivered! Just have to pick it up in a few days.

busy busy

As always at the end and start of the month my job gets very busy, trying to manage clients and targets for an invoice.....would be lovely if it could all be sorted out so these days just don't land on me.....forward planning is needed!