How Rubbish!!

How rubbish!! It's been nearly 2 years since my last blog...all my followers have probably gone off in a huff and who could blame them!! I shall return properly to blog again...or just create a new one...

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Friday the 13th. Dentist. Skipton. Bestest Girl in the World!

Tis November...and it is Friday, the 13th. A day which fills many with a fear of impending doom and forebearing unluckiness... and the worst day ever for any triskadekophobe!

But for me, today means I get to see my best girly friend in Skipton...and also see my uber cool, funky shoe-loving sexy dentist *lol* ...and before anyone asks, he's not the reason I like going to the dentists, but it does make it that tad bit better.

seeing Gem there is next to totally awesome as she now lives, breathes and studies at York St John Uni...and picking a day when she's home is truly random and totally shiny! I haven't seen her since she went pink lady in August, and I miss her. Wow...the last time I saw my best friend, who lives in Skipton, Uni's at York, while I live in a corner of Lancashire was....in a flat just outside Ibrox in Glasgow! How random is that?

I might even get my birdy prezzie today hahah!! :D I really need to ask the wonderful Gem what she would like for kissmas (Gem, if you read this, please remind me to ask)...I smile as I say that I know what to reply if Gemstar asks me...and what makes me smile more is imagining her reaction when I say it...which I think...lol...would involve at least two "ooooooooh!!!! oooooooohhhhs" yup :D

I been awake since 5am on my day off, but I just can't be bothered to 'get up'...got things to do before my 10.41am train though, people to see, things to post, bills to pay...so I'm shifting into gear right now...after I finish my glass of Hardy's Vintage Classic Red Vintage 2008 of South Eastern Australia. The cornerstone of any nutrional breakfast and on offer just now at 3 for £10 in ASDA (retails at just under deep sea diver).

Signing off at 6.54 in the a.m..

Win tickets to Clothes Show Live at the NEC

The lovely Lauren over at http://www.laurensloves.blogspot.com/ has teamed up with Idea Generation to offer her subscribers the opportunity to bag free tickets to the Clothes Show Live at the NEC (runs from December 4-9)!

Fantastic!

I've entered! Now it's your turn - just follow the link above and sign up as a follower! for your chance to win It's as easy as that!

Good luck!!

Competition Time!

It's competition time once again over at Lauren Loves, and yet again there are some AMAZING prizes on offer!! Of course you need to be one of her followers to enter...I'm on my way over there now!

Seriously, I would just love to get my paws on these goodies!! Go along yourself, and if you like what you see, sign up and enter! Just follow the linkie http://laurensloves.blogspot.com/2009/10/competition-time.html

*sings* good luck to meeeee...good luck to meeeee

Good luck to everyone else too...

Seth Lakeman

Well, it looks as though I won't be heading to Manchester later this month to see the fabulous Seth Lakeman.

I found out on Saturday that the tickets are for standing only, and seeing as his shows are fairly energetic, I don't think being jostled about is such a great idea when my back is in the recovery stages and I'm going to a convention at the end of the month.

This is really disappointing, my back could possibly be fine, but do I really want to take the chance? If there was even a slight chance that going to the gig would mean not being able to go to the convention...well that would be unbearable...the convention is too important.

So, byeeee Seth...hopefully I'll get to see you again in the future, just not next week

Gig dry spell

After a blissful summer of musical pleasure, I once again find myself in a gig dry spell and I'm absolutely gagging for it!

I keep pawing my way through ents24.com, thecockpit.co.uk, blackpoollive.co.uk, men-arena.com, mct-online.co.uk, and hunt through Uncut and Hammer mags, and sometimes Rock Sound when I get it, when I go away I look for shows in the area, and when I remember to do so I check out the Get It Loud In Libraries and browse through Myspace Bands.

So many singers, bands, musicians that I really wanna see...so many that I've seen and want to see again!

I almost had the chance to see Michael Buble next May, but that doesn't look likely. I think I'm still going to Seth Lakeman next month too but haven't heard much since.

My last taste of music was the...interesting...weekend of August Bank Holiday Weekend, when Lauren and I went to Solfest in the middle of nowhere in a field in Cumbria. I hope to see the Telegraphs and the Travelling Band some time again soon.

For now though, I'll just plug in my mp3 player and listen to the random bunch of tunes on there. Starting off with Mark Brown and Sarah Cracknell's 'The Journey Continues' - part of this beautiful tune is highly recognisable due to part of it being used in the Lloyd's TSB adverts. A haunting, yet beautiful tune that just makes me want to hit the repeat button.

Toodles for now xx

Avon's Calling...

Good morning world...

I know I've been rather slack at keeping my blog up to do date, but I'm going to attempt to blog a lot more often!

This is my first week as a representative of Avon - the company for women (which always amuses me as there is a range of men's toiletries and gifts available).

I decided to apply to be a rep for 2 reasons, in recent months I've become a dedicated costumer, and also it looks almost certain that I have lost my part time job. I haven't been able to work for the past two weeks due to injury, and by the time I will be able to return to a job that involves some lifting then I won't have a job to return to.

However, I have high hopes for my life as a rep! It's been more than a decade since I was told I could sell ice to eskimos and may have lost my calling? Or perhaps not!!

As the old expression goes... Avon's Calling! and it called to me! I'm looking forward to building on this and hope that family, friends and colleagues...and family & friends of family, friends and colleagues...and family & friends of...etc :p :P will join me in making this a happy venture for all!

Stay shiny!