Right, I wanted to put a video from youtube on here, but I couldn't manage to put on the one I wanted, Paul was talking me through it but it just wouldn't work. There was another one that I also thought people should see, so as I was trying to put that one on, Paul was trying to put the original one on, and we ended up both putting different videos on at the same time. They are both rather worth a watch.
I am trying to think of some amusing incident to tell you of, or some great thing that has happened in my life that you all should know about, or some other such interesting thing, but I don't have any. So maybe I'll prattle on a bit instead. This year I am 10,000 days old, I am thinking of not celebrating my birthday at its normal time but instead celebrating when I reach 10,000 days. I went along to a 16th birthday party on Saturday. It was a fancy dress party with the theme of stereotypes. Most of the girls were wearing next to nothing. My mother would never have let me go out dressed like that (although I probably wouldn't have wanted to, so it was never really an issue). There were a couple of rather good chavs. The winner of the fancy dress was someone who had some dressed as a typical stereo box. I thought that was quite funny. In church last night we played pass the parcel. All of the prizes were chocolate. Not really so great for someone who can't eat chocolate. It was meant to be a 'this is a really depressing time of year lets cheer you up' pass the parcel. They should've thought that chocolate doesn't cheer all people up. Right now I've rabbited on a bit it makes it look like I might have something interesting to say, whereas if you've read this far you will realise that really there was nothing interesting there at all, but you have lost approximately 3 minutes of your life reading it.
Monday 28 January 2008
Thursday 24 January 2008
Ray Stevens
We used to have a Ray Stevens record when we were younger, which we all enjoyed a lot. I have recently rediscovered Ray Stevens thanks to the wonders of youtube. If you have a few minutes to spare check out some of his songs. If you have even more time to spare check out Marty Berk's versions of some of his songs.
Tuesday 22 January 2008
Thursday 10 January 2008
Top pots
Carrying on in the looking back at the past year at things that have been good, we have my top five pots.
Pot number one is my saute (or skillet) pan. I cook many things in it, soup, sausage casserole, chicken in sauce, a fry up, stir fry, curry etc. It is incredibly versatile, non-stick and a very lovely size. It is the pot I use more than any other. Number 1 pot - saute (or skillet) pan.
Pot number two is the pot I keep pens in. I keep pens in two different places, and the place the pen is kept in is determined by the kind of pen it is. Nice pens (gel pens, shiny pens, fountain pens etc) are kept in a drawer. This is is because I don't need to use them all that often so I don't need to access them easily. Everyday pens are kept in a pot on the side next to my tissue box and a stereo. The pot is purple, has a pleasant curve on one side, and was bought very cheaply in a sale. It is a top pot for many reasons, it is pleasing to look at, it is big enough but not too big, it sits nicely on the side and it holds pens that I need quite often, so I can always find them. Number 2 pot - the pot I keep pens in.
Pot number three is the one under the sofa (some may describe it as a box). This is used to keep presents I have bought people in advance of the present giving situation, and is also used to house bits and pieces I have picked up ready for Treginnis in the summer. I like this box because of it's contents more than the box itself. The contents remind me of loved people and places, and when I put things in there ready for the summer it reminds me that God loves us all very much, and that he wants the children we work with to know that and to love him too. Number 3 pot - the one under sofa (some may describe it as a box).
Pot number four is a small frying pan. The pan is the right size for frying off onions for onion gravy, for cooking a couple of sausages, or for cooking a fried egg. It was given to me by someone I love very much, and so whilst it can cook some of my favourite foods, using it also reminds me of that person. Number 4 pot - a small frying pan.
Pot number five is a small red pot covered in silver foil. This pot is kept in the office, and was used in the telling of Joseph's story as the cup that was placed in Benjamin's sack. I like this partly because I like shiny things, but also coz the assembly it was used in was a good one, and because I like Joseph's story it has much to teach us as well just being a good story. Number 5 pot - a small red pot covered in silver foil.
Pot number one is my saute (or skillet) pan. I cook many things in it, soup, sausage casserole, chicken in sauce, a fry up, stir fry, curry etc. It is incredibly versatile, non-stick and a very lovely size. It is the pot I use more than any other. Number 1 pot - saute (or skillet) pan.
Pot number two is the pot I keep pens in. I keep pens in two different places, and the place the pen is kept in is determined by the kind of pen it is. Nice pens (gel pens, shiny pens, fountain pens etc) are kept in a drawer. This is is because I don't need to use them all that often so I don't need to access them easily. Everyday pens are kept in a pot on the side next to my tissue box and a stereo. The pot is purple, has a pleasant curve on one side, and was bought very cheaply in a sale. It is a top pot for many reasons, it is pleasing to look at, it is big enough but not too big, it sits nicely on the side and it holds pens that I need quite often, so I can always find them. Number 2 pot - the pot I keep pens in.
Pot number three is the one under the sofa (some may describe it as a box). This is used to keep presents I have bought people in advance of the present giving situation, and is also used to house bits and pieces I have picked up ready for Treginnis in the summer. I like this box because of it's contents more than the box itself. The contents remind me of loved people and places, and when I put things in there ready for the summer it reminds me that God loves us all very much, and that he wants the children we work with to know that and to love him too. Number 3 pot - the one under sofa (some may describe it as a box).
Pot number four is a small frying pan. The pan is the right size for frying off onions for onion gravy, for cooking a couple of sausages, or for cooking a fried egg. It was given to me by someone I love very much, and so whilst it can cook some of my favourite foods, using it also reminds me of that person. Number 4 pot - a small frying pan.
Pot number five is a small red pot covered in silver foil. This pot is kept in the office, and was used in the telling of Joseph's story as the cup that was placed in Benjamin's sack. I like this partly because I like shiny things, but also coz the assembly it was used in was a good one, and because I like Joseph's story it has much to teach us as well just being a good story. Number 5 pot - a small red pot covered in silver foil.
Tuesday 8 January 2008
Top tops
It seems to be the season for top 5's and look backs at the year gone and all that kinda malarkey. So here is mine. It may be the start of a series, or may just be a one off. By not deciding now I am making it more exciting for the all of us. For me it is exciting because I don't know what I'm going to decide, so I don't know yet if I need to think up more tops, and for you all it is terribly exciting because you won't know if the next time you read this here blog there will be another top something, or something completely different. So excitement all round!
Anyway for now, my top five tops.
Number one has to be my brown jumper. It is smart enough to wear for work, and goes with two of my three pairs of work trousers. And it is casual enough to wear not at work, and goes with all of my non-work trousers. It is a fairly loose so I don't feel too fat in it, and it makes me look like a half decent individual. So number one - brown jumper.
Number 2 I think would be my green and white longish kind of blouse but it doesn't have buttons all the way down top. This is great because it covers my bum, doesn't show my tummy, and gives my boobs a bit of shape. It also goes with all bar two pairs of my trousers. Number two - green and white longish blouse type top.
Number 3 is my Howie's jumper. This jumper is fab. It is reversible (number one reason for fabness). It goes most other items of clothing I own (number two reason for fabness). It is made from organic fairly traded stuff (number three reason for fabness). I bought it in the sale (number four reason for fabness). It has a hood (number five reason for fabness). I think that is enough reasons. Number three - Howie's jumper.
Number 4 is my orange, red and white top. This was bought in the sale for my graduation. It was a good day when I wore it, which is part of what makes it a good top. I also had straight hair that day, which is just a point of interest and nothing to do with the goodness of the top. It is slightly elasticy which means as seasons change and with them my shape it adapts nicely. I feel good when I am wearing it. It is orange, white and red, for me that would be reason enough. It's down side is it can only really be worn in the more summer of the months. Number four - orange, red and white top.
Number 5 is my blue t-shirt with some swirling gold bits on it. It is not a very special top, but I feel a little bit special when I wear it, and for that reason I like it. Number five - blue t-shirt with some swirling gold bits on.
So there we have it top tops. Come back some other time for the exciting possibility of another blog in the exciting top five range.
Anyway for now, my top five tops.
Number one has to be my brown jumper. It is smart enough to wear for work, and goes with two of my three pairs of work trousers. And it is casual enough to wear not at work, and goes with all of my non-work trousers. It is a fairly loose so I don't feel too fat in it, and it makes me look like a half decent individual. So number one - brown jumper.
Number 2 I think would be my green and white longish kind of blouse but it doesn't have buttons all the way down top. This is great because it covers my bum, doesn't show my tummy, and gives my boobs a bit of shape. It also goes with all bar two pairs of my trousers. Number two - green and white longish blouse type top.
Number 3 is my Howie's jumper. This jumper is fab. It is reversible (number one reason for fabness). It goes most other items of clothing I own (number two reason for fabness). It is made from organic fairly traded stuff (number three reason for fabness). I bought it in the sale (number four reason for fabness). It has a hood (number five reason for fabness). I think that is enough reasons. Number three - Howie's jumper.
Number 4 is my orange, red and white top. This was bought in the sale for my graduation. It was a good day when I wore it, which is part of what makes it a good top. I also had straight hair that day, which is just a point of interest and nothing to do with the goodness of the top. It is slightly elasticy which means as seasons change and with them my shape it adapts nicely. I feel good when I am wearing it. It is orange, white and red, for me that would be reason enough. It's down side is it can only really be worn in the more summer of the months. Number four - orange, red and white top.
Number 5 is my blue t-shirt with some swirling gold bits on it. It is not a very special top, but I feel a little bit special when I wear it, and for that reason I like it. Number five - blue t-shirt with some swirling gold bits on.
So there we have it top tops. Come back some other time for the exciting possibility of another blog in the exciting top five range.
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