I'm back after a stop year

Well, as it has been pointed out I haven't updated this since Sept 2012... Whoops well I've been kinda busy.  Can I use that excuse?

A lot of things have happened but to be honest I am not going to go into that all now.. You have better things to do with your lives than read 365 days of pure drivel, so clip notes version.

It is amazing in a year how things can change with friends, people you have spoken to for years drift off to do their own things and people I haven't spoken to in years come back into my life.  It is like an revolving door and sometimes it does leave my head in a bit of a spin.  I'm sad to see people go but I am not standing in anyones way, I am also extremely glad to see people come back.

I've also got a new job.  This is keeping me EXTREMELY busy (oh maybe I could use that as my excuse).  Gone are the days of finishing work and having a nice relaxing evening. Now its going home and preparing for the next conference call which ultimately is cancelled 3 minutes before it starts.  I hate that when it is 10pm at night as you really have wasted your entire evening.  The good thing about the job is I get to work with some great people I used to work with before and it makes the strangeness a bit more bareable.  I guess the price to pay for looking after the world instead of our own little corner of the planet is high.

Anyway, I am not going to get into everything now as I feel like a virgin on the Blogging boards ago and need to get my Mojo back.

Well I thought Mojo jojo would assist but apparently not.

Now I am off to finish the housework etc due to the influx of people arriving later.

An Iconic Situation

Yes I know, Its been months since my last update. I am slack but I have been rather, well lets say busy. Since my knee has returned to 95% functionality I have resumed my 'crewing' duties with Iconic Legion. The Legion is a Costuming group that raises money for Charity, specifically for Chesnut Tree house and Dogs Trust. Events are attended by characters for Star Wars, Doctor Who, Star Trek. We have Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, Zombies, Batman Characters and much more. The group is certainly growing in both numbers and strength. We attended London Film Comic Con (LFCC for short, and easier to type) and made I would say, a rather large impact. This was a combination of our fabulous costumers and Dale's impressive TARDIS we managed to cause many a bottleneck for picture opportunities. We also managed to stop traffic outside Olympia while people clambered to get pictures of Batman, Batgirl, Cybermen standing next to the 1960's Batmobile.

We have also attended Dogs Trust Charity events, Cherished Memories in Dartford as well as many others. The Olympic Torch in Arundel was a huge success raising a lot of money. This was an extremely wet and miserable day but, people dug deep in their pockets and gave us £908.50 to add to our total.. So happy with this. We even managed to slow down a couple of the buses/floats so people could take pictures of our group. We do like causing congenstion ;) This weekend it was the O2 in London and Crawley Cineworld. I had the Saturday off and missed our terrific Bane who, according to some people is Huge! I did however, get to meet the lovely Catwoman on Sunday who is certainly a crowd gatherer with people queuing for photos. It was funny, guys got their pictures taken with Batman as their wives/girlfriends approved. If anyone mentioned would they like a picture of them with Catwoman alone the disapproving looks from the GF/Wives said it all.

The whole weekend managed to raise a further £343.65 for Chesnut Tree house childrens charity. A target of £8,000 was set for 2012 and with only 5 months to go, we are just short of £7,000. Personally I think this a fantastic achievement and am proud to be part of Iconic. I have met so many fantastic and fabulous people that I am glad to call my friends. We are one big happy family as they say.

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Everything seems bigger from Washington

So here am i, on my return journey from Phoenix. My departing plane was an hour late in arriving due to a security threat in San Fran which caused.entire airport to shut. My plane was then 20 mins late in arriving in DC which gave me a grand total of 10 mins to get to my international flight. As luck would have it my plane arrived opposite my departure gate so it was literally off one plane straight on another. Boy i need the loo. And on another note only turbulence was above Denver and SLC lol.
So anyway, bigger, better as in the subject. I currently have a row of three seats to myself no, one in front. No one behind. The entertainment system is all touch screen and i was having a quick look. Around 150 movies alone all in categories. New releases, classics, sci fi etc etc. So i have films ranging from Chronicle which is New to Sherlock Holmes 2, all the Batman films, The Immortals, Disney etc etc. There are about 50 tv programmes, audiobooks, a cooking channel, kids, games etc etc you get the idea.
Dinner smells good i wonder what it is. This May be one of these blogs that keep getting added to. As before if i fall into the sea, personal belongings to be distributed as before, which except of Amanda EE has claimed the Dvds for herself.
So as i said, progressive blog.  I opted for Chicken and rice to go with Happy Feet 2. I was dancing in my seat to that one. After dinner coffee was accompanied with Sherlock Holmes 2 and then rounded up wit Immortals as you can over have enough Henry Cavill. 

So home now, met so many fabulous people whilst away. Now back to normality to which many of you know i am not ;-)

Till next time keep smiling

Poolside aaaaaah

So been busy day in Arizona. Woke up 5am as found i had put the heater on in my room and not the AC. Lets just say i was dehydrated and not very well. Breakfast was nice, well the first time round. Went to the local Mc Donalds for tea and the smell made me feel worse. Then went to Walgreens and spent good hour in there. My American friends do love their shopping as spent further two hours in Walmart. Bought oodles of chocolate, root beer and a.cool cup. Then came back to hotel and it was decided lunch was in order so, as now there were at least 5 more people turned up got in separate cars and went t Garcias Mexican.  Had a very nicechicken and avocado salad in a tacos shell.
When the director arrived the cocktails appeared. I had a pina colda minus the cream, very refreshing.
So back inthe hotel now, some people have gone to bed, others have gone snack shopping so i opted by sitting by the pool with my rootbeer.
Bliss. Shame the meetings start at 9am tomorrow
OMG my first road runner, want it to go meep meep

Update part 2

Landed in Chicago 1 hour early. Hurra i thought i can make my connection. Alas not. 1 booth open. 3 hours later got though immigration and missed flight and got booked in new flight. Just enough time for a Starbucks caramel  macciato and a McDonalds whooper. I heard the are healthier in the States. Jill from work picking me up at airport then straight to Tacos Bell.

God bless American

On side note, the navy is in town. Muscular tattooed arms galore and not i can't take pictures!

Blogging from a United airways plane

Well here i am 36015 feet above Iceland, outside temperature is -60c and i have approx 4 hrs 24 mins to go before i hit Chicago. I then have about an hour and 20 Mins to clear customs, do immigration. Collect bags. Re check bags. Change terminal and go back through security again. What fun!
I have been in the air for about 4 hours and it has been ok. Well up to this point but more about that later. Breakfast was served 20 mins after takeoff. I opted for the waffles and bacon option rather than the bacon and egg option. I wish someone hadn't had eggs. I think Guffy McGuff pants is sitting nearby, someone open a window please. Oh you can't in fear them being sucked out. Your point is?!?!!? It wasn't actually bad. One waffle with some congelled sweet syrup covering a slice of bacon/ham. Roll with marmalade, fruit salad complete.with core and pips, a strawberry yoghurt and i opted.for tea. Just as i was about to get my semi stewed nectar we hit turbulence so the whole service had to be postponed as the cabin crew had to sit on their bottoms as well. Here was me with said trolley parked up beside me and i could even have my cuppa. boo. Once turbulence stopped and tea slurped i thought i would settle down to my inflight entertainment, I was really looking forward to these films. Sherlock Holmes 2, Mission Impossible 50001 (whatever number it is now), The Artist and The Muppets. I love me some Muppets (I've been out with enough of them). Switched on my 8 channels of luxury. OK, my Weekend with Marilyn (saw that last week, keep scanning); Woman in Black (Saw that recently as well, keep scanning); Lady and The Tramp!!!! That's not even recent. I therefore thought, as they have have started Mays viewing on April 29th i would save Woman in Black for return flight. I opted for an episode of a TV series starring Debra Messing of Will and Grace fame about writing a musical Miss.Monroe. How terribly gay, two things about Marilyn on the same flight. I then decided to have my dose of The Big Bang Theory, young justice and Thundercats. As i am typing this it is extremely bumpy and turbulent. If the plane plummets from the sky and someone finds this in the sea. my Dr Who music goes to Amanda EE, my doctor who collection split between Dale and Andy, Greg and Stevie B, my xbox stuff to Layla and my cook books to be given to the needy. Failing that the sea water will damage this beyond repair and you would never know.
I mant my snacks. In the words of Patsy Stone. OI PEANUTS! !
So what happened 4 hours into my journey i hear you ask. Oh you didn't, well tough i'm going to tell anyway.
Seats strategically booked. Seat of three on right hand side so i can stretch my knee.Nothing in front, nothing behind nothing to the side. BLISS. Until now! The fattest man on the plane decides to sit directly in front of me so his son/daughter (im really not sure) can sprawl out on three seats.  After trying to get himself comfortable by pushing back on the chair WHILE KNEELING ON IT. Decided it was broken enough as my tray was now sitting at precarious angle of about 30 degrees he would put the chair back, way back. Back further than it has ever been before in fact it cracked it went that fair back. So far back it was practically the middle ages!. "Oh wait is that's far back as it goes" he says. Erm, that would be a yes as i am very nearly sitting with knees by my chest. I have nothing against fat people as i to am part of the Who Ate All the Pies brigade but that's just rude!. Bouncing.against my.already sore knee isn't going to help. So i move into the middle seat to try and get the remainder flight with some leg room. Getting everything out ofthe pocket on my old seat by pinging the holder like a pair of over used braces. TWANG! Oh i could slide across seats. I think not. Grabbed the back of his seat to pull myself up and leggo. PADOING goes the chair with such force his glasses fell off. "oh sorry, I needed to move as I suddenly seem.to have run out of leg room"

Sweetie don't even try to out bitch me.
Now flying over Canada.only.one thing to say...OI PEANUTS!!!!

Ta Ta fo
Update. Still no sodding nuts however, 1 hour from landing and have been given cheese and ham roll,  salted crisp and a single twixt. School trip packed.lunches are not dead

So..What now!

My last blog all these months ago, I said I would set some challenges... Do you know what.. I can't be bothered ;-)

That seems to be me in general the last couple of months.  I have the motivation aspiration of a squashed frog! Maybe the first challenge is to motivate myself.  Now where did I put that Paul McKenna CD.  Since we last spoke, well I type, you read (or not and I may just be talking to myself) I have had the long awaited operation on my knee.  I can't use that as an excuse not to exercise anymore however, it falls back into the motivational mindset.  I probably have not said it enough but I am so thankful for all my friends that rallied around to make sure I was OK afterwards.. It was very much appreicated :-)  I do feel that I have let some friendships slide though.  This is not intentional, and I shall try and make a bigger effort.

My weekends, as one of my friends pointed out seems to be dominated by housework.  It is not that I live in a messy flat, it just keeps me occupied.  Trying to find things to occupy myself is not easy.  I like it when friends and I meet up for coffee and a chat, it makes me feel like part of society.  I have even seem to have lost the ability to cook at a weekend as I used to. 

Even Firework from Katy Perry made me well up.  I have never watched the video before, or actually listened to the words.  I'm so sad haha!!  If you haven't seen it.. Here it is



This motivational thing is a bugger!!!

To cheer myself up, here is a nice picture of Mr Hemsworth!

Till next time





Expulsion of the Old!

This isn't as bad as it sounds. I am not expelling people that I have known for a while nor am I going on a geriatric rampage. I am purely de-cluttering.  So far today I have managed to bag up 4 bags of clothes and 2 bags of bedding.  When I say bag it is more of a sack and they are heavy... Very heavy... Carting them off to the charity shops will certainly aid in my quest for the ever improved arms.  I am going for the arms of one of the below.

OK, didn't mean to fully take inspiration from Twilight actors that is just the way it happened.  Saying that, if I went the whole hog the chest and thighs of Ben Cohen wouldn't go a miss either

Anyway, side tracked, only I can link in sexy men with de-cluttering of a wardrobe!

Today clothes and bedding, tomorrow CD and DVD's.  I will see if the little music magpie will take any.  I may get a whole 50p back.

What else has been happening in my life in the past week.  Well, no smokes, cut down coffee to about 1 cup a day.. Sometimes I have none and them I also have the every depressing diet.  Believe me I am like a bear with a sore head.  I am starting to think that maybe the diet isn't the way to go.  If I want muscle mass etc I think the exercise needs to improve not cut down on the amount I eat.  As my knee is still knackered running is still out.  The problem with a knee without it's own shock absorber is that it is very difficult to do any exercises that require bending of the knee.  Maybe I will become top heavy and one of these people that walk around like a Neanderthal that can't put his arms by his side.  I have to get something done before my trip to Estonia in July...

Aaaaaaaaanywho, I have had a sufficient rest and now will get back to the clutter obliteration.   Next blog I feel a set of challenges coming on...

Till then

It's about time

Hello soldier! How goes the war?

I thought since I haven't updated this since..... oh about July it was about time I did.  Funny thing, nothing spectacular has actually happened to me in all this time.  I've been to Estonia which was amazing, I've had a birthday, a Christmas and survived another New Year.  Apart from that, nothing. Still single, still moaning and still need to do more exercise.  I am finding that the Xbox Kinect is actually great fun to keep one fit and some of the games are hysterically funny.  Problem is it works both ways.  Now, with enhanced voice features you don't even need to get off the sofa to get the remote.  Everything can be voice activated.  Now to get me a nice houseboy to wheel me around I need never move again.

New Year, new phone.  I am quite excited about receiving my new Windows 7 phone tomorrow.  A nice Nokia Lumia 800.  Whilst I do love the iPhone, I fancied a change and I do like Nokia.

I am sure after 24 months I will want the all new all singing and dancing iPhone but for now I am happy.

So what does 2012 mean for me.  Well a couple of things.  I don't make New Year resolutions anymore (with the exception of 1, that the participant of will know about).  What is the point in setting yourself up for a fall.  How many people actually manage to keep to their resolutions throughout the year?  I am not going to set myself up for disappointment and upset this year so will do things as and when I feel it is right.  This is not me being a defeatest, more of a realist.

So things to look forward to and to try and do:

• Visit my very good friend in Estonia at least twice this year
• Go on holiday for a trip round Wales with fantastic friends
• Meet up with a load of people met through Facebook.  Cracking fellows all of them
• Partake in more Spook hunts. (very nearly typed Spock hunts then)
• Drink less coffee (this will be a killer)
• Use the Xbox Kinect as more of a fitness tool and not a voice activated remote.
• Blog/Vlog more

There are probably many other things to say and do but baby steps.

So for the moment I am going to sign off and dream of hairy chested men and romance.

Adios  y'all

Pesky brain, pesky complex, pesky meddling kids

Well forget the meddling kids but I have a severe problem trying to switch off recently. My brain just keeps going round in circles with random crap to be honest. Paranoia sets in, do they like me? What have I done? Would I really be missed? What's happening now? Why aren't they talking to me? Etc etc
For some reason my whole security side of life seems to be flushing down the pan to coin a phrase. Maybe its the 9 years of singledom catching up on me. Maybe I have delusions of grandure or maybe I'm just a total fruit cake!! Personally I prefer the later as you can get away with more. My whole attitude has been going up and down like 'a whores drawers' and I am really REALLY looking forward to my holiday in September.
If you read this and it doesn't make sense, I've never blogged on an IPhone before. If you read this and think I'm on a downer, I'm not I'm trying to clear my head. And if you read this at all.. Thank you!!

But I want one!

So, here's me, sitting in the office on the own with no one around.  Everyone has disappeared to a Skip Level meeting with a director and, as I report elsewhere I am left here for an hour.  Oh the trouble I could cause in an hour :)

I feel that I need a new toy in my life, which is terrible and somewhat envious of friends around me.  Toys I certainly don't need but, when friends around you have Imacs, Ipads and Tablets my inner child shouts, 'I want one'.  It is becoming a lot harder for older Iain to step in and say 'No... You don't!' I feel like it is a time in my life to start getting rid of my 'junk' and no any American readers, I do mean something else!  I mean for gawd sake I have only just got rid of my Nintendo 64.   Saying that my poor Xbox 360 seems to be careering towards the red ring of death and has started to freeze whilst trying to decapitate a zombie playing card.  You gotta love a tormented, demented Alice in Wonderland game.



Saying about getting rid of all my unused/wanted stuff I've found out that IKEA have a 75% sale off.  Oh how terribly annoying that it is only on till this weekend. To think how much kitchen gadgets I could buy.  I do like my gadgets.

Still save the money till at least September when I go to visit the lovely Greg in Estonia with Mand.... Who knows what I can buy at duty free ;-)

The diet and EA Fitness has to start now

I can't hold it off for any longer. Due to injuring my knee it has been 4 weeks since I have been able to do any exercise that requires standing up or kneeling (not that kind of exercise, you naughty person).  I tried to use the Kinect fitness and got told off as I couldn't keep up with her squats.  Of course I can't you silly bitch i can't bend my leg.  But after viewing this delightful piece of manstuff on my Facebook (no i don't know him but I wish I did) I am restarting the diet and exercise post haste.

So, back onto Fitness Pal to track all foodstuffs and EA Connect Sports for the exercise.  One step at a time.  After my hospital appointment on Thursday I shall hopefully be able to start walking back into and home from work.

I really need to learn to read things properly sometimes!!

So it is 23.30 here and I am in work.  I agreed to do a Graveyard shift from 9pm through to 7am the following day to allow me to attend an international manager's call at midnight.  Due to upgrading to a new email service I failed to notice that the call was in fact midnight yesterday and not today.  So here am I, in the office, in the dark with copious amounts of caffiene and Accru radio for company thinking about my stupidity.  Still, get to speak to my colleagues in Australia if they ever come on line.  Makes them sound more like a super computer coming 'on line' which believe me.. They so are not!

I really want to be at home playing with my wireless blu ray player.. Oh wait, I have no Blu Ray discs as yet, still I can stream my PC through it to my HD TV so that is a bonus.  That is, if I survive tonight.  I am not sure what exactly is occuring in the floor above me at the moment as there is a lot of scraping and banging as if something is trying to break through.  Oh wait! I am on the top floor, there is nothing above me.

So I have technically 4 days off after today which is good as it gives me time to 'deep clean' the flat as my parents arrive on Monday for a week.  But first I must get tonight out the way. I have the new episode of cobwebs to listen to and really wish I had brought in a Doctor Who DVD to watch.  Still I can probably watch them on You Tube as it seems to have accidentally been unlocked at work. I may even watch episode 2 off Babelcolours Ten Doctors.

But here is Episode 1 incase you haven't seen it


Will update this later, if I survive Saturday's Rapture!

Me 

Musing, thoughts and contemplation of the navel

I am taking a break from the 64 Question Blog Challenge.  Around 24 left to do which I could probably do in one hit so I thought for a change I would do something about me.. Yes I know the Blog challenge was about me but this is mainly how I am feeling.

Facebook
I have deactivated my account for a short period of time.  I will probably reactive once Who has completed its first segment but I was tired of people either slagging it off or posting spoilers everywhere I looked.  I want to enjoy the program as I always have, and get there in my own time.  It's nice to see people having an interest in our little program however, it really doesn't need to be ripped apart to the smallest atom and then reconstructed in 'fan terms'.

The other reason I came off Fartbook is sometimes I really don't see the point of it.  You update a status message with what you did for that day and someone comments back with 'ooooo'.  Well that's if they comment back at all, I could honestly say that I could whittle down my friends list to a good 6 or 7 and that would be the extent of people that comment or update my status.  Still thats the price to pay for leading the life of a hermit.. not always by choice I may add.  It is funny how some people don't actually message you unless they actually want something.  There can't be a lot needing doing.. It's been a quiet month!!

Life work Balance...Pah!!!
This really REALLY makes me laugh.  It seems to be a motto at work that you need to ensure your Work life and Personal life is well balanced.  In the words of a certain Grandmother..."What a load of old shit...!"  My personal life currently involves lying on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, without the TV or ITunes being on.  Just silence, dark and me.  I enjoy playing Xbox with people online and try to do this as much as I can as occasionally it is the only 'human contact' I have.  There have been weekends I haven't said anything to anyone all weekend, I can't actually speak on a Tuesday when I go back to work.. And people wonder why I am softly spoken.  Years of being told you're wrong backs up that theory ;-)
I have recently started going on Ghost hunts with one of my best friends and I absolutely adore this.  It is something that has always intrigued me and just the feeling of what is going to happen and if it does, what was it.  I could go on them everyday if I could but alas, it could be very costly subject.
I also used to 'well, twice' fill in for someone on a podcast.  This actually was an extremely happy time for me as they talked about a subject I knew about, and could give my views on.  It also gave a feeling of 'want' and being part of a family.  It was nice and had a warm fuzzy feel about it.  I know some people who still do said podcast would disagree.

So yes, bit of a whoa is me blog, but I don't care.  It's about me, this is how I feel.. If that offends you then I apologise but everyone is entitled to a bad day, week, month.  PolybloodyAnna I am not!!

BLOG CHALLENGES FORTY ONE THROUGH FIFTY

I think today I will do my next 10 Blog Entries with in picture format.  The say pictures are supposed to worth a 1000 words.


41. Your idea of the perfect first date. 

Ideal first date, wouldn't care if didn't make it to second date (Shallowness coming out)

Otherwise a nice cup of coffee with someone is a good place to start

42. An animal you’d love to keep as a pet.

43. The item you last purchased.  (OK this was a double purchase on the same day)

44. Y our favorite place to eat. 

45. A TV show you’re currently addicted to. 

I could put Doctor Who here but I am always addicted to that not just currently

46. Your celebrity crush.  (The Evan's Brothers)

47. Something you crave a lot. 

48. A letter to someone who has hurt you recently. 

Just 2 letters

49. A photo of something that means a lot to you. 

50. How have you changed since last year. 

HAHA I wish...

BLOG CHALLENGES THIRTY ONE THROUGH FORTY

31. A hobby of yours

I quite like cooking and experimenting with flavours in the kitchen.  Might have something to do with the 109 odd recipes books I have.  I have developed a 'need' for picking up a new cookery book from where ever I go on holiday.  I quite like the North Carolina cook book but not so sure on the 'Viking' Cookbook.

32. A recipe 


A lot of the time I don't tend to follow recipes unless I am baking.  The prementioned books are normally used as inspiration and a base.  But never the less, all hail Nigella.  This is definately my favourite brownie recipe.


Best Chocoloate Brownies ever.. And they are flourless

33. A website


Linking back to the above there are 2 websites I use all the time:


http://www.nigella.com/
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gayspy/blog/gayspy/


34. A YouTube video 

Was pointed to this today.  It's sooooo sweet 




35. Your day, in great detail 
I thought I would do this one today as it is so easy.  Got up, drank coffee, went for walk for 30 mins, played on xbox for an hour, went back to sleep for 2 hours, got up ... wrote this :)

36. Your week, in great detail 

Got up, went to work came home went to bed, got up, went to work, came home, went to bed.  Repeat as necessary

37. This month, in great detail


Seriously!

38. This year, in great detail


See above!!

39. Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days 





Get a man, keep a man! Not get stroppy when people don't talk to me!

40. Something you ate today. 


Sunflower and Pumpkin Seeds

BLOG CHALLENGES TWENTY FOUR THROUGH THIRTY

Nearly half way through.  Getting to the point I feel like doing a line per question (If that)

So onwards and upwards with the next 7

24. Your favorite song
Whispering your name by Alison Moyet.  I quite like this version featuring Dawn French





25. Your favorite book
My Favorite book of all time is Charles Dickens The Christmas Carol.  I love that book in any variety and have all versions ranging from novel, cartoon, musical and Alistair Sims.

26. Your favorite quote
One that I keep using is one from Doctor Who of all places.  The Rani advising the Tetrap to "Leave the Girl, it's the man I want!"

27. A photo that makes you angry/sad

This photo says angry and sad in one for me.



28. A song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Nope this makes me cry everytime.  Most of Les Miserable does, despair, pain and death. Leads onto the song.  The death of Fantine (Come to me).  Updating this at work not the best idea as tears are trying to break out as I check to make sure the video works.




29. An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
I have 2 'statues' that I love.  Both Greek design, 1 destroyed, the other in Nashvilee  Tennessee.  There is lot of question if the Colosus of Rhodes actually existed due to the actual size of it.  if it didn't exist then its a great drawing ;)

Colossus of Rhodes

Temple of Athena in Nashville

30. A talent of yours
I'm quite good at spotting a goodlooking guy at 100 paces but since I lent my gaydar out to someone in 2001 I can never tell a straight man from a gay one anymore. I can find my way around a computer, take it apart and put it back together. Does that count/

Anyway, enough updates today me thinks.  Till tomorrow

BLOG CHALLENGES FOURTEEN THROUGH TWENTY THREE

OK I think enough time has passed since the bank holiday weekend in the UK and me catching up with my good friends from Estonia, Bognor and Mildenhall.  As I have a lot to cover off to 'bring me back up to speed' a lot of these reponses will be on sentance answers!

14. Favourite Place to Eat
I really like eating out but don't do it very often.  It does sometimes feel rather uncomfortable table for one and a good book.  When I went to India, they gave me a Goldfish to keep me company.  He was named Fred!  Anyway, favourtie place to eat currently is possible a little Mongolian BBQ place called Ghengis Khans.  Its a 'make up your own dishes' and they will cook it infront of you.  I like eating as much as you like of what you like for a reasonable price.  The chocoloate fondue with Honeycomb (Cinder toffee) and Turkish delight is rather nice as well!

15. Something you miss
As sad as this sounds and it is not an awww plea, I rather miss my friends, conversation and company.  Many a time I am found on chat sites talking away to people.  It's not that I want to get into their pants, more the fact I like company.

16. Nicknames
I have recently aquired the nickname Bubo. (That annoying owl from Clash of the Titans)  Hopefully the name is not relating to the annoying part ,but more to the point that I can seek out a good looking guy at a distance while swiveling my head in a 270 degree angle. I suppose I also make a sort of ooooowwww noise as I do it.

17. Favourite Picture of yourself ALL TIME Why?

I don't really have a favourite picture ALL TIME of myself.  a) because I'm not photogenic and b) I hate having my picture taken

18. Something you've learned
Something I have recently learned, at a cost,is do not rely too heavily on other people, or become too attached.  They will only let you down in the end.

19. Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs

1. Bohemian Rapsody - Queen
2. Winner takes it All - Abba
3. Whispering your name - Alison Moyet
4. Abigail's Song - Katherine Jenkins (Doctor Who)
5. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
6. The Batman Theme - Danny Elfman
7. Black and Gold - Sam Sparro
8. Defying Gravity - Wicked
9. This is Gallifrey - Murray Gold
10. Womanizer - Britney Spears

20. Your Dream Wedding
Erm I am going to pass on this.  I am not the marrying type.  I was a lifetime ago but am one of these people that think commitment should be for life not just for the day.

21. Something that stresses you out
Money is alway a big stress in my life.  I'm aaaargh as I think about it so, moving on.

22. 3 Wishes

• To win an unlimted supply of money so elliminate number 21
• To have the power of all 4 of the Charmed Sisters, or that of Samatha Stephens (the witch not the porn star)
• To have a working TARDIS to go back in time and correct past events in my life.

(As you can see all selfish for me.  No world peace for me.  I've seen Utopia!)

23. 5 good things that happened since you started the challenge

1. Caught up with good friends
2. Celebrated someones 40's birthday.  Not my own :-)
3. Had 11 consecutive days off work
4. Had 7 consecutive days of warmth and sunshine.
5. Have managed to lose 3kg

BLOG CHALLENGE NUMBER THIRTEEN

Something you’re looking forward to...

I can answer this in a single line.  This weekend I am meeting my friend Greg from Estonia, the adorable Amanda and fabulous Andy for fun, frolics, Doctor Who and double entendres.

BLOG CHALLENGE NUMBER TWELVE

Dream House

I've always wanted to live in a quiet house, cut off from civilization in the middle of no where.  The kind of house Jane Marple would go to investigate a murder.  I really like the 'country life' as I guess that is how I was brought up.  Small village an hour from the nearest BIG city.  Unfortunately, Dunblane is no longer a small peaceful village due to the horrible events of 1996.  I think this is why I want a 'hermit life'.  It turns your world upside down when a killer tutors your little brother in football and used to be your old Scout master.

So here is a picture of somewhere ideal for me