Holy shit in a bucket! I’m going to need to update this bad boy more if it’s going to serve its original purpose!!! Here are some of the main events from the past 9 months to confirm that I am neither dead nor dying!
Onion Terror: After almost 8 years of rocking all over the North-East, Onion Terror finally called it a day, sending ourselves off with an epic hour-long set at the Moorings bar at the end of January. Marshmallows, nipple tassels, VHS and some chili vodka made the headlines. The set has been recorded and is currently being master-mixed. We’ve been recording a couple of our last, and first, songs that didn’t quite make it to out last few CDs. Trying to get a new band on the go, the line-up’s there at the moment, but need to arrange a couple of jamming sessions arranged first to ensure that it will work!
Running: after the 10K last summer I thought “fuck it, I’ll attempt a marathon”… so I spent a good few months training for the Edinburgh 2009 marathon. Although I knew it wouldn’t be easy the level of commitment required was pretty immense, and a brief glance at my Nike-O-Meter totals indicate that I clocked up: 407 miles in 68 hours (and burnt approx 60,556 calories); including race day. Favourite memory from the training was jogging down at the beach, in the snow at night… will probably never forget that. As for the race itself it was very hot and some of the water stations were looted in the morning so I ended up going 6/7 miles with none of the wet stuff. Clocked in a time of 5:26:31 - half of me is disappointed that it’s almost an hour over the target but the other half is glad that I crossed the finishing line. Now to find a new hobby… ‘til next summer!
10k: 01:03:46
Half: 02:22:45
30k: 03:32:08
Marathon (42.1k): 05:26:31
No Booze: didn’t quite last the full year, or the 6 months proposed but managed to go three-and-a-half months totally dry. Cause of lapse: a very, very shit Mighty Boosh show in Edinburgh with Scott and Angus - who had been drinking since noon. Since then I can count the number of boozy nights I’ve had on one hand and feeling a lot better for it. Running and health in general have also contributed to the general demise of the boozy nights.
Flat-life: after over a year and a half of living in the mansion the time finally rolled round for a bit of a change in scenery. Although it was a great place to live, and the company was fantastic, it was definitely not easy being a couple living with other people. Our first viewing was an amazing two-bedroom townhouse that we were lucky enough to bag! After a month of living there - despite Sky’s timeless ability to fuck up everything they do - it’s been a great month. Redecorating the living room with a new home theater set-up, and re-wiring a plug, have been among the most ‘manly’ things I’ve done. All in all it was quite sad leaving El Mansion, but I’ll be taking a ton of ace memories and quotes with me, and leaving Flett to live with the chicks!
DJing: having done a few parties and taken up a residency in a local bar my ‘MC Skillz’ appear to be in demand at the moment. I could probably make a good bit of dosh out of it, but there’s not a lot of fun to be had standing on your own for +5 hours being told by drunk people what songs you ‘totally must play’ (i.e. how to do your job). On the upside, in a good venue you can literally play whatever you want. Unfortunately had to turn down a graduation ball to 1,000 people, but got to take the rough with the smooth!
Golf: couldn’t break the 90 last season, although I did hit a round of 90 that should have been in the high 80’s but bottled it over the last few holes… FAIL. Having picked up the clubs to the range a few times and hitting my first round of the season as a 96 (all fouls included), then going round the Lynx course in 90 on a horrendously wet day the hopes of breaking the 90 barrier are pretty high.
Bits & Bobs: Went down to London on a bit of a work jolly to pick up a ‘Best Company’ award: champagne-tastic evening! Finally finished all 5 seasons of the Wire and it’s definitely the best thing that’s ever been broadcast on TV, and have started watching it again with the Mrs! Half Man Half Biscuit was one of the most entertaining gigs I’ve ever been to. Ross Noble was amazing and Rob Brydon wasn’t bad either. Ed Byrne was great and still got Russel Howard (MKII) at the end of this month. - Boner. I’m also a boner-fied mac user now and feel pretty smug about it (unavoidable). Managed to ravage Fopp in Glasgow for a tremendous amount of DVDs. Generally loving the new 40” telly / 1000W 5.1 surround sound / Sky+HD set up… biggest predicament at the moment is whether or not a PS3 is in order.
Overall, life is very good at the moment!
Onion Terror: After almost 8 years of rocking all over the North-East, Onion Terror finally called it a day, sending ourselves off with an epic hour-long set at the Moorings bar at the end of January. Marshmallows, nipple tassels, VHS and some chili vodka made the headlines. The set has been recorded and is currently being master-mixed. We’ve been recording a couple of our last, and first, songs that didn’t quite make it to out last few CDs. Trying to get a new band on the go, the line-up’s there at the moment, but need to arrange a couple of jamming sessions arranged first to ensure that it will work!
Running: after the 10K last summer I thought “fuck it, I’ll attempt a marathon”… so I spent a good few months training for the Edinburgh 2009 marathon. Although I knew it wouldn’t be easy the level of commitment required was pretty immense, and a brief glance at my Nike-O-Meter totals indicate that I clocked up: 407 miles in 68 hours (and burnt approx 60,556 calories); including race day. Favourite memory from the training was jogging down at the beach, in the snow at night… will probably never forget that. As for the race itself it was very hot and some of the water stations were looted in the morning so I ended up going 6/7 miles with none of the wet stuff. Clocked in a time of 5:26:31 - half of me is disappointed that it’s almost an hour over the target but the other half is glad that I crossed the finishing line. Now to find a new hobby… ‘til next summer!
10k: 01:03:46
Half: 02:22:45
30k: 03:32:08
Marathon (42.1k): 05:26:31
No Booze: didn’t quite last the full year, or the 6 months proposed but managed to go three-and-a-half months totally dry. Cause of lapse: a very, very shit Mighty Boosh show in Edinburgh with Scott and Angus - who had been drinking since noon. Since then I can count the number of boozy nights I’ve had on one hand and feeling a lot better for it. Running and health in general have also contributed to the general demise of the boozy nights.
Flat-life: after over a year and a half of living in the mansion the time finally rolled round for a bit of a change in scenery. Although it was a great place to live, and the company was fantastic, it was definitely not easy being a couple living with other people. Our first viewing was an amazing two-bedroom townhouse that we were lucky enough to bag! After a month of living there - despite Sky’s timeless ability to fuck up everything they do - it’s been a great month. Redecorating the living room with a new home theater set-up, and re-wiring a plug, have been among the most ‘manly’ things I’ve done. All in all it was quite sad leaving El Mansion, but I’ll be taking a ton of ace memories and quotes with me, and leaving Flett to live with the chicks!
DJing: having done a few parties and taken up a residency in a local bar my ‘MC Skillz’ appear to be in demand at the moment. I could probably make a good bit of dosh out of it, but there’s not a lot of fun to be had standing on your own for +5 hours being told by drunk people what songs you ‘totally must play’ (i.e. how to do your job). On the upside, in a good venue you can literally play whatever you want. Unfortunately had to turn down a graduation ball to 1,000 people, but got to take the rough with the smooth!
Golf: couldn’t break the 90 last season, although I did hit a round of 90 that should have been in the high 80’s but bottled it over the last few holes… FAIL. Having picked up the clubs to the range a few times and hitting my first round of the season as a 96 (all fouls included), then going round the Lynx course in 90 on a horrendously wet day the hopes of breaking the 90 barrier are pretty high.
Bits & Bobs: Went down to London on a bit of a work jolly to pick up a ‘Best Company’ award: champagne-tastic evening! Finally finished all 5 seasons of the Wire and it’s definitely the best thing that’s ever been broadcast on TV, and have started watching it again with the Mrs! Half Man Half Biscuit was one of the most entertaining gigs I’ve ever been to. Ross Noble was amazing and Rob Brydon wasn’t bad either. Ed Byrne was great and still got Russel Howard (MKII) at the end of this month. - Boner. I’m also a boner-fied mac user now and feel pretty smug about it (unavoidable). Managed to ravage Fopp in Glasgow for a tremendous amount of DVDs. Generally loving the new 40” telly / 1000W 5.1 surround sound / Sky+HD set up… biggest predicament at the moment is whether or not a PS3 is in order.
Overall, life is very good at the moment!
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