And now i'd like to introduce you to the newest member of our big happy family........

Yes!!!! Woo, i'm up to 11!!!
Its not here yet, infact will take a while to arrive but i've just brougt it from mr Bob Hartman himself, AND its gonna' be autographed!!
He makes some serious beices of kit now, i'd like to buy them all, but this is the cheapest and most distinctive, infact, one of the cheapest and most distinctive guitars i've seen in a long time, and one of only a very very few, infact maybe even the ONLY one in the Uk!!!

Yay, now its only two more from Bobs house to buy, an Ibanez Jem, Gibson les Paul and maybe a few more on the way, just for fun. oh yea, and a bass, and drum kit, and recording studio aaand Then i'll be satusfied, for a while.

A change of mind

I've been a bit, well, less than joyous lately to say the least. So i'm going to try and be a bit more positive today. I've got too many big decisions to make at the moment,lots to think about. The end of my first year at uni is nigh and to be honest it hsn't really been the greatest experience i've ever had. So what should I do? Carry on and just live with it? take a year (Or more) out and come back to it later? move uni's or just pack it all in all together?
Well, the last isn't really very sensible, that'll just be an even bigger waste of time , and well the first, I don't think would be the best either. I know this may sound very stupid, or just hopelssly romantic (hey i'm a renaissance man)but one of the main reasons for going where I did was 1. low grade offers,and 2. close to Rachel. Well, not the best made decision, thats what most of my family would say if they heard me say that, but its true, I thougt that it would make things easier for the two of us if we were closer, but guesswhat, now she's swanning off to York, bummer.
So, I'm at a bit of a loose end, where will I be after this summer? Well first lets consider this summer, I AM going to pass my driving test, its just getting stupid now, so even if i have to have a test every week for the next four months i'm going to do it. Then if I still have some cash left over i'm going to get some wheels and go off driving somewhere, i don't care where but anyway, thats what i want, and if i can afford one i'llbe getting, oh yes, a VW CAMPER!!!! however, this is not very likely, but very cool if i could. Failing that i'll be working this summer, but come september, well, lets see....
Option 1. Year out.
This would be cool, I've got contacts in the states; go out and work in a church, expeiencing the type of job i'd like to have, have a cross-cultural experience. Earn a bit of money when i'm back here, maybe travel a bit wider, a bit further just for the fun of it, but of course the bank balance is always a problem so i guess this'll all hav to be substuted with a good few months of hard graft. So that would be my year. But, would that be profitable? Some say yes,some say no, and some say DEFINATELY no, not mentioning any names. But anyway, this all makes the decisionprocess very hard. Yes i do think that i need to get away from home,live a little like i never have been able to before, but i could also do that with a uni transfer, for cheaper. The only think thats holding me back i think is th regrets, I feellike i've kind of wasted this year a bit,i don't want to do that again. But these decisions could potentially be life altering, would it be worth it, or would it be better to do it later?
Option 2. Transfer
Wel, i think this may happen sooner or later anyway, even if i did have a year out i would probably not go back to newman, but then where to go? well, to me its pretty obvious, a little further north, a very old walled city, famous for its viking museum. There would be no problem getting in there i don't think, and courses suit fine. But would it be right? Idon't know!!!! How can you know? When you're not sure about what you want to do or where you want to go how can you ever make an informed decision. Everything seems so good, so right, so do-able, but i can't do it all!!!!
I don't know what to do, i don't know how i can choose either, my mind gets made up but then changes so dramatically, i'm pulled in so many directions, where can i go!? well i'm not sure how long i hav to decide, but i've got so much to think about, i need to settle and get on with my life, its only just beginning, i don't want to screw it up. I just want to make the right decision for once.
But I guess i'm the only one who can decide that.
Any suggestions?

I'm Back!

HI there.

I've been in a bit of internetian exile for like over a week now. Not been able to check e-mails or post on here or anything. I would say I've been busy,well its a half truth, i've been doing bits of work and stuff at college or savers, but not all the time, I guess i've just been directing my time elsewhere. So, what's been happening? anyting fun? Not with me, actually i've been pushed into not playing my guitar anymore at church. I'm too much of a disturbance apparently. Why is it that all these people that make up the "family" of God,are some of the people that I can't stand the most!!!! They seem to hold no regard for other people in what they practice, yet of course on paper they look the most holy joe there is. Or what's worse, the insenserity, like telling you one thing but not really meaning it, the nice happy smiles when you know that they really don't want you around. I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't be like that and to be honest its a verysweeping generalisation. Most people are sincere in whatthey say, if they say its good to see you then they mean it, and they will take into account how you feel before opening their mouths to spew forth some helpful "encouragement". But you know how there are just some people who just REALLY grate on you? Peoplewho just don't understand you, they have no want or desire to do so and the very sight of them just makes you want to scream!? Something they've done or said just brings out the worst part of you, where before you held no resentment for them at all. But I cant tell them because, well, its not my place of course, they're right, I should do as they say, because they're older and so obviously wiser than I am. Bovine feaces!!!

Anyway, thats all I've got time for,my little rant, don't take me too seriously, I don't like to sound like a hypocrite, I'm really not, but for some reason we've been given such a range of emotions surely they can't be wrong to express, just need to be directed in the right place. Why can't everyone just get along!?

I'm 100 Today!!!

Hello and welcome to the 100th post of my blog. You would think i'd have something philosophical and thoughtprovoking to say on such an auspicious occasion, but I haven't, so there!

Although it may be an appropriate time to disclose my plans for the following year; i'm going into exile!!

Well not really, more that i'm going to go to caldey island, at least for a bit, to go live with the monks there. I'm not a great fan of all aspects of monastic life, i'm not much one for the whole celibacy thing i don't think, but i wouldn't mind living on a secluded island in the peace and tranquility off the coast of wales whilst wearing sandals and a long brown robe.

Anyway, i'm suspending for a year from uni and i'm going to do a bit of "experience" in different things, and being a monk is one of them, hopefully they'll let me come and see what life's like on their little bit of rock (i won't send them a picture before hand!) I'm gonna be doing other stuff too, what i'm not sure but, hopefully it'll be good.

Anyway there you go.

bye! <><

I don't Adam + Eve it

One of the single greatest answers to almost all of the inane and trivial theological debates...
I'm SO going to quote this song one day in an essay, its one of my main aims in education. Its by a band called Why? and the album Giggle, or maybe its the other way round, you can't really tell. Anyway, to appreciate it properly you have to hear it in all its irish folk glory, but just imagine this to some twiddely diddely music...


Did the winners of the human race have thirteen ribs or hair?
Was it apple strudel or a slice of pear?
Could you see a belly button when their clothes were shed,
If not what could they touch before they wed?

I don't believe it really matters,
I don't believe I really care! Hey!

Mr Noah Built an ark 500 qubits long,
50 qubits wide and 60 qubits high.
The dinosaurs said farewell as their friends all climbed on board,
I bet the dodo wished he took his wife

~dum di dum dum, dum dum~

For forty days and forty nights they sailed around the world,
looking for a mountain or a great big dockyard.
Dove got tired of waiting so he flew off on his own,
was it upon mount arrarat he sat?

I don't believe it really matters,
I don't believe I really care! Hey!

Joseph had a lovely coat, did Joseph's mum have twelve?
Did Joseph one day dream that he'd be Jason Donnovan?
Was Goliath really killed with a pebble from the brook,
or was that there to make this a good book?

I don't believe it really matters,
I don't believe I really care! Hey!

Matthew said she's having a baby,
Mark said he's the son of God,
Luke said he died and rose again,
John said get that bit in your head; he died and rose from the dead,
for you his blood was shed, John said get that bit in your head

And thats the only thing that matters!
And that's the only thing i'll share, I'll share, i'll share,i'll share, share, share, share, share, Ha ha ha ha ha HA!

~instrumental~

(the most meaningful lyrics of the whole song! : / )

la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la La
Hey!

~giggles~


Its so cool, you've got to listen to it!!!

: P

No Way!!!!

Sorry, i know i already just posted but this is just weird. I had my blog and 18 up, (as you do) when i was writing the previous stuff. When i'd read 18 i just out of interest pressed the "next blog" button (as you do) and after about 3/4 spanish/japanese holiday photo blogs i came to, guess where?

HERE!!!

it's like we're neighbours.
Well hey, if thats what i've got to be excited about then why not!

Its only Tuesday!!!

This week is dragging, BIG TIME. I guess i just want a break, but got tonnes to do, but not doing it, i suppose i should while i can, but i can't be bothered!!
I went to the gym again, its no fun on your own, i decided to see how many situps i could do on this kind of situp/weight machine, it basically just makes them a little tougher. I tried to just keep going until i couldn't do any more, but i got bored after 400 and just left. I don't think i was doing them right, i haven't really got abs that strong. Anyway, thats about it. Not much fun has happenned since my birthday, thanks for the money btw everyone! Its very helpful. I also, besides my rockin' amp and funky lttle book, got a plasma ball, pretty cool all psychadelic and groovy lookin', hehe, i should have been a hippy.

Peace Out

V