Archiving and Halloween

Well my Blog was getting very long so I have changed some of the settings and all my old postings are now under the archive tag on the right under the months.

Today is a sad day for me, as this time last year Matt and I played each other up so much. One of the first the first things I said too him as he signed on, was that he wouldn't need to wear a mask to cover his face today as it was halloween and he wouldn't be out of place when he walk down the road to pick up his news paper and he may even be given a sweetie for his trick or treat face.

Matt would always come back with something much worse and that was Oct 31st last year a whole day spent trying to out insult each other, I have a picture that Matt did and used as his avitar last year, and here it is, this is how Matt responded to my comments about him at Halloween.

One of the many things that make me tick

Comedy

I really enjoy comedy, from the Black and White’s of Laurel and Hardy and Abbot and Costello to brand new stuff like QI, Greenwing and Extras.

Humour is something I need, my whole persona just needs humour, I need to laugh I have a funny bone that needs tickling. I love to watch old comedy programmes like Morecambe and Wise (possibly the funniest double act ever) The Two Ronnies, Open All Hours, Only Fools…UK Gold’s output really. Paramount Comedy Channel is one of my favourite light entertainment channels as I enjoy some American Comedy like Mad about You (mmmm Helen Hunt) Two and a Half Men, everybody Loves Raymond and King of Queens and Becker.

I was listening to a programme on BBC7 at 4am about Eric and Ernie this morning and it was amazing I could see them doing all their bits even down to the expressions on Eric’s face when he did his asides. I often listen to comedy on Radio and through that I have found some great TV comedy, things like The Mighty Boosh, Goodness Gracious Me, Little Britain all Radio 4 starters and BBC7 playouts. One of Matt and my things where to find new programmes to play to each other, and one of the last programmes I got Matt to listen to was “Old Harry’s Game” written by Andy Hamilton and is on Radio 4 and BBC7 it is an excellent comedy that has now run for about 8 years a programme I have listened to from day one, and one that was new to Matt. It is set in Hell where Andy plays the devil, sounds well dodgy but it isn’t and it is very funny and excellently written and acted.

At the moment Radio Comedy just doesn’t seem as funny anymore, so I am giving it a miss. I can’t enjoy it or get excited about it coming on. I guess I just miss Matt too much. I miss the chat about it with my office partner. I miss the reflection and the laughter. I miss us doing “Who’s on first?”

Some Pictures from The Curry Night

We had a very enjoyable curry last night at Cafe Garden 22 people joined Heidi for a meal in memory of Matt, even Robbie came along and was seen grazing on my Chilli Garlic Nann.

Curry Update

Mmmmmm Curry ohhh mmmm rrrrrrghhhh curry

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STOP PRESS

ALL REINDEER INVITED

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So what is happening tonight?, I hear you asking, Well Heidi has now been to see Mo at Cafe Garden and given the all clear for Nut free food. Huzzzah, Jen and Heidi can have a big curry.

Well we are meeting in The Vesey from 8pm for a beer and chat, then we will trundle across the road to the Cafe for a feed at about 9:30 a, seems simple yet very pleasurable.

I look forward to seeing you all this evening

I can smell something very fishy

Day 3 of holiday club, was all about doing things for other people and not being selfish.

Clive and Ed where fishing off the stage I was putting various things in Clives net he was then reeling it in and showing the catch to the kids, things like a toy dog..a Dog Fish!!! He would also have sweetie fish in the net and eat those, Ed would have sweetie fish and throw them out to the kids. Anyhooo after a few fishing things a sword (swordfish) more sweeties . I would put a whole mackerel into his net. Simple, he would go to eat it and say I’m full and I feel a bit sick, I have been greedy.

Well this fish had been bought yesterday and has been about a bit and you could say a little worse for being out in a very warm Church, by the time we got to do this the first time it was a little smelly, by the 2nd time my eyes were watering I really don’t know how Clive actually had it that close to his nose without chucking up over the kids.

I went on a walkabout today and saw the games and crafts, the kids were just full of enthusiasm it was excellent, well tomorrow is the last day which is good and a big shame, I have had such a blast playing all week.

Got your sealegs?

Holiday Club Day 2

What a fantastic day, I loved it! Captain Donald did the Seuss story today..so I popped out to see the younger ones...just wonderful. Tomorrow I will pop out and see the games. I wonder where Polly wil be tomorrow?

Avast ye swabs

The first day of Holiday club

Wow what a day; I just enjoy holiday club so much. Donald, Karen and Colin have put so much work into it then Ed and Clive have added that sparkle.

I just love people watching at Holiday Club, the kids just go into everything with 100% enthusiasm. I am sure I get a million times more out of holiday club than I put into it. I am just so grateful that I am let to go along.

Crikey bet that smarts

Ouch ouch ouch ouch ooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccccccccccccccccccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Monday Part 2

Well Holiday club is set up, and wow does it look good, HMS Treasure. So much hard work by those behind the scenes, but it has really paid off. It make me proud to be a small part of such a brilliant team.

Right Friday evening Curry

I have provisionally booked Cafe Garden for 9:3pm so if we meet up in the Vesey from about 8pm for a beer and chat and then we can trundle over to the Cafe. If you haven’t said you are coming could you let me know so I can confirm the numbers with Mo.

It's Monday again

Well this was a mixed weekend; Saturday day was quiet duplicating CD’s for Sunday, reading the News, cooking lunch and snoozing. Saturday evening was spent with some old friends we haven’t seen much of recently, fantastic food and a really nice evening.

Sunday I was on sound at Church, my old friend Pete Worth was guest speaker at Church it was really nice to see Pete again and to hear him, it was quite a few years since I last saw Pete but jolly nice it was. We popped out for lunch to the harvester then home for a snooze….always good to get a afternoon snooze in. Sunday evening and Donald did the service at short notice, it was excellent one of the best with some Dr Seuss thrown in for good measure.
Afterwards it was on to the Bishop for our usual chat and beer, Mullins Burger was there week which was good, nice to see him and hear he is enjoying collage, though he has obviously forgotten to take a razor with him!!!

I am guessing there will be about 20 at the curry Friday evening, if you haven’t actually told me you are coming along I need to know PDQ so txt me or email or leave a message here.

Well this week is the start of Holiday club!!!! More on that laters.

Friday night

So last night was an evening of parts:-

Part 1

The Balti; Curley Al and I went to Café Garden for a Balti and chew the fat, it was just a fantastic time of catching up and talking and just being with a friend. Al had a Chilli Chicken Tikka Massala it even smelt hot!! It looked great the sauce tasted nice but I am not going to be having one in the near future. I had Lamb Tikka Balti with a garlic and Chilli Nann. Very tasty and with a tad of heat from the Nann just about right. About 8:15 we said TTFN and I went home just in time to meet Mrs EB back from her trip to London.

Part 2

Bassets Pole; We popped over to the Reindeers Stable to pick up Mrs Freelancenerd and then went to the Pole so Mrs EB could have some tea, Gammon and Pineapple looked and smelt very tasty I had fruit juice Mrs EB and Mrs Freelancenerd had a bottle of Red wine between them, well nearly as Poshbird joined us and she had a small glass. About 10ish Poshbird had a txt to say that some other guys where meeting at the PH.

Part 3

Park House; So we trundled off to the PH and met up with Becks, Martin, Elfie and Jen, again I had a fruit juice (Mr Healthy huh) and the Girls had a bottle of Red, now most pubs have flexi hours the PH at 11:20 on the dot it was get out of here now? I used to really like the PH and have gone off it over the last few years, it is really Smokey and customer service…yeah and how welcoming "You have about 1 min to get out !".

Anyhooo apart from the naffness of the PH staff and smokey atmosphere it was a really good night, Mrs Freelancenerd seemed to be relaxed and was having a nice time, Mrs EB was able to veg out (much needed) and I just enjoyed being out with friends, it was great to see Martin he always makes me laugh as does Dobby the House Elf. That was about it really, a great night spent with friends and Mrs EB, lets hope for lots more great evenings

On that note next Friday will be a Balti night at Café Garden, this is a special night as both Heidi and Jen should be going and having a curry!!! Heidi just needs to double check with Mo at Café Garden about the nut free status and then a Balti for them!! How cool. I have enjoyed some top curries there with Matt and with Chris and it should be a top evening. I could do with a rough Idea of numbers for booking. It will be about 9pm so that those doing yoof work and Aaron doing sex work on the streets can join us. Can you leave a message here, txt me, email or see me at Church or at the Bishop and I’ll get a booking. I'll need to book the table for about 9ish but if you can't get there till later let me know soI can tell Mo, I wouldn't want you to miss a curry!!!

Friday

Mrs EB is back this evening but I am out with Curley Al for a Balti, I know who would of thought me going out for a curry?

There was a Church meeting last night, it was a good meeting the building project is moving along and Cath’s projects are really exciting, She is such a busy bunny. I don't know how Aaron could be so cruel to Cath and post that picture on his blog. I would never have dared to post it, but I am scared of Cath, cuz she is very hard. *sniggers*

Monday will see my proper start for holiday club, I’ll be setting up the sound and stuff like that. The scene screen boards are looking top banana and talking to some of the others involved the excitement is building, I wonder if the kids are as excited?

Apart from a little work coming in from London it is pretty quiet. I am looking forward to spending some time with Mrs EB this weekend and seeing some old friends for tea Saturday night.

(Again click on the photo for a larger version)

Another photo from my wildlife collection, a grey squirrel (no really) hiding in logs at Coombe Abbey Coventry.

Home alone again!!!

Well I am alone again for the evening, Shelagh is away in London overnight so it’s me and the Cats again. Angus is staying on the bed today again anyway, so he probably wont even notice, I haven’t seen Linus yet, so my guess is she has found a snugly spot and is there for the day as well.

I have been routing around the house finding all of our CD’s (isn’t it amazing were they turn up?) to put them into Itunes for our IPods, I have also been to a few online places to buy the odd album I no longer have, I gave all my vinyl away many years ago. By far the cheapest place I have found to buy online music is a Russian website called all of mp3 with albums from $1.99 or about a £1 which to me is jolly fine as I have already bought this music once. I just don’t know how legal the website is?

Like most people I have a few Worship songs I really like, ones I like to listen too, ones I like to sing, (though what I do few would actually call singing) ones I like to just hear being sung when I am in Church; I love hearing some Worship songs being sung as a solo as well. Amy sang a new song last week and it was really nice to hear it sung the right way first. I always love it when Mrs EB sings live but I am biased. Anyhoo whilst finding CD’s I found one of my old Newsboys Albums “Devotion”. The Newsboys are by far my favourite Christian band. I don’t think I have heard anything they have done that I don’t like? One of my favourite tunes they do is the Worship Song “In Christ Alone” which has this stanza:-

And as He stands in victory

Sin's curse has lost it's grip on me

For I am His and He is mine

Brought with the precious blood of Christ

Those are just the most perfect words in any Worship song* (*in my oppinion), they just say it all. Keith Getty and Stuart Townend are just amazing. Though The Newsboys have done the best arrangement of the song that I have heard.

How I got into blogging….

It was a dark and stormy night, a shot rang out, a maid screamed…..(that was for Snoopy fans;-)) During the last general election, Matt and I were getting very angry with all the spin and bulls**t that was being said by all the main politicians, so we started our main blogs, Matt’s then at Matt Sellers co uk (now his company) and I used an MSN one. We used them as a way of venting our frustration at the political world and each other, some of our convocations got very interesting as our political colours came out, mine a little redder than Matt’s his a little more Galloway. Anyhoo we used the Blogs to also vent our mirth and total incredulousness at the stupidity of what was happening. After the election we both rested our Blogs and got on with other things really until about Feb of this year when I started up again when I started to think about the Death penalty again, when Matt found out about a man on Death Row who was about to be put to death without a fair trial. That really upset us both, though Matt and I had slightly different views on the death penalty (we’re both against it) as I said in a previous entry, we agreed on the main points it was the fine points we could argue about until the cows or wives came home. Anyway my views on the death penalty are the very first entry on this Blog February 2006 as that was when I started this Blog off. I do regret wiping my original Blogs as they had some amazingly funny comments by Matt on them and I would love to reread them again. (Ahhhh I found 1 of my old blogs this has some comments from Freelancenerd, the archive has got a little corrupted, I will set up a new blog and post my old blog with Matt's comments, this blog will not be an open blog or will anyone be able to leave comments, it will just be up to read so it isn't lost forever)

OK the Old Blog is here please only look at this Blog if you are ready to read some old posting from Matt.

Mrs Freelancenerd Snr has decided to call it a day in the blogosphere as she feels she has said all she wants too about things. I don’t blame her. I guess one day I will stop again, when my head says enough. I really enjoyed Mrs Teapots Blog and her writing was excellent, much better than my ramblings. Thank you Mrs Teapot for your Blog and thank you and The Timelord for Dinner last Sunday ;-)

Some Scary Holiday Photo's From Malta

During our last trip to Malta, a holiday I will not forget for a few reasons, one of them being on Saturday 9th September, a Dive was planned for Valletta Harbour. I had a slight ear infection so I couldn't dive. (bad news to dive with bad ears) Anyhooo Mrs EB, her brother Dave, Mandy and her partner David I, dived, Skip and Myself (yes the 3rd Dave on the holiday), stayed on the surface to guard the jeeps (a bad area for car break-ins) and enjoy the Sun.

A few minutes into kitting up a policeman on a Motorbike arrived and called me over, I duly went over to him, he said no diving today!!! then he said you can dive but you must only dive in this area, pointing the small bay area we had planned to dive, we said OK as we are diving HMS Maori a wreck about 200 metres out. He drove off. The divers went in and swam on the surface to the wreck and then went down. Within seconds of them going down a Police boat raced to where they had sunk looking for them (Heads virtually in the water), they waited for a good 10 minutes! What they expected them to do I don't know, they where 20 meters below them enjoying a dive.

Anyhoo next thing Skip and I know 6 mono propellered aircraft are racing over head in the harbour at death defying speeds and heights, literally inches above the sea and inches between each plane. I was so amazed I took photo's (I have a few more I will post another time) When the divers returned we laughed about the police Boat and went for a beer and food.

(Click on the photos for larger pictures)

Well the next day Sunday September 10th was a day that is forever etched into my mind. Here is another reason....... You guessed it, the inevitable happened here, two of the planes collided killing one pilot. Where did they collided? Where Mrs EB and the other divers had gone down the day before.

Monday - huzzahh

Last night was a hard night really, I was and am finding worship hard, then Tony G had a word and that spoke into my heart (About when you are finding worship hard that is when you should worship). It is hard to give thanks when you are grieving and really don’t want to thank God for that. There is a logic in not wanting to thank someone for something you don’t like. I know I am not the only one who feels like this at the moment and it is one of the questions I have, I also know there is no easy answer to this question. It is easy to sing the words...It is almost imposable to put my heart into them at the moment. I will not give in and I will continue to praise God, as even though my whole heart may not be in it, my faith is still there and no matter what, I am a servant of God.

I then went to pick Mrs EB from Erdington then over to Mere Green to pick up Mrs Reindeer then onto the Bishop.
Oh yes Mullins Burger now has a Blog

Pete's Blog

Sunday - Mmmm nice food

Well it's Sunday again!!!Boy does time fly, anyhooo I went to church and enjoyed it, though I did have one eye on the new CDR. I then went to The Tardis for Sunday Dinner, a jolly fine feed it was as well. Though Rudolf and Roddy failed to show up!!! I had come along to clip their hoofs as well after Tiger mentioned they where sharp.The Timelord and Teapot put on a fine spread, and pudding was just wonderful, Mrs Freelancenerd is eating well and I am beginning to think she has a special hollow leg to put all that food away in, so it doesn't add to her weight.Mrs EB should be back sometime soonly, She is taking her friend Mandy Manatee home first so I hope she will make it back for Church or I will see her at The Bishops later. Here are 3 more photo's all where taken in Florida at Universal Studios on the Jaws ride.

(again click on a photo to see a full version)

Saturday lazy day

Mmm the Indian meal last night was a jolly fine evening. I do enjoy Indian food (big surprise huh) I actually didn't have a curry or balti last night I went for a Tandori mixed grill and jolly tasty it was too. I am having a lazy day, watching a bit of TV and sorting out my laptop. I do need to burn a few of Chris's CD's for tomorrows service. I have had a pleasant invite for lunch tomorrow at Chateaux Sellers Mmmmmm that’ll be nice.

Here are a few more of my photo’s:-(again click on the photo for a full size version)

Macro Butterfly (Malta)

Common Lizard (Malta)

Flying Gurnard (Malta)

Cardinal Fish (Malta)

Home alone again!!!

Mrs English Blogger is away in Newcastle until Sunday evening, she is hoping to make the evening service or she will meet us at the Bishops place. I had a lazy evening yesterday as I had a migraine and just went to bed earlyish with the laptop and TV and chatted to my friend Richard in Notts.
I have the migraine today as well, though I feel a whole heap better than I did yesterday so I think it’s on its way out, huzzahhhh, this evening is a curry evening Mmmmmmm, Amy and Skip and I are going to the famous Café Garden for a Balti. Tomorrow, who knows? Any ideas?

A Photo I took in Jamaica

The Irony of the poster and what is underneath

(again click on any of the photo's for a larger version)

Digital Photography 2

The First shot was taken at Epcot Florida, the 2nd is 2 Ibis taken on Sanibel Island, Florida The 3rd is Cormorants on a Beach on Sanibel Island, the 4th shot is a goat with her two kids in Lynmouth, Devon.

I get great pleasure taking photo's of wildlife and finding wild animals doing their thing, slowly walking up and taking a photo and leaving without disturbing what they are doing.

Hobbies - Digital Photography

click on a photo to see a larger version

The first Picture is St Paul's Island, Malta. I used this picture on Shelagh's Album. The 2nd is the top of International Drive, Orlando. The 3rd is Sunset over Gozo as a tanker passes by.

I have a few hobbies, SCUBA diving, Cooking, Eating, etc. But one hobby I enjoy a lot is Digital Photography. I really enjoy taking photo's, finding a nice sunset or panorama framing it and snapping away. Blogspot only lets you upload 3 photo's at a time so I will upload some other pictures later maybe some of my wild animal and bird photo's and some underwater shots?

IPod and DVD's

Well I have downloaded a piece of software called Magic DVD. I can now rip my DVD's and put them on my IPod!!! how amazing is that? I bought Mrs EB a Johnny Depp DVD the other day Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" it took just over an hour to rip and then a few mins to transfer and taaadaaaa a top quality film on my IPod and Shelagh's IPod.

I don't know why, but I am always amazed by the latest technology and I am always blown away when it works and works well.

Hobbies (1) - Photography

Florida Sunset

Gozo Sunset

I have a few hobbies, the first one is Digital Photography.

I really enoy taking photo's, panorama being a faverite, sunsets are always beauiful

Happy Birthday

Today is my Dad, Ronald’s birthday. Ronnie as I call him is 71 and is a hero to me. I love him to bits he is generous and he makes me laugh, he is the most practical person I know who has done so much with his hands (including walloping me a few times when I was younger) from building property to landscaping, but not really cooking except bacon sarnies.

Here is a Joke I recieved from Ronnie this morning

A guy is 81 years old and loves to fish. He was sitting in his boat the other day when he heard a voice say, "Pick me up."
He looked around and couldn't see any one. He thought he was dreaming when he heard the voice say again, "Pick me up."He looked in the water and there, floating on the top, was a frog.The man said, "Are you talking to me?"The frog said, "Yes, I'm talking to you. Pick me up. Then, kiss me and I'll turn into the most beautiful woman you have ever seen. I'll then give you more pleasure than you ever could have dreamed of."The man looked at the frog for a short time, reached over, picked it up carefully, and placed it in his front breast pocket.Then the frog said, "What, are you nuts? Didn't you hear what I said? I said kiss me and I will give you pleasures like you have never had."

He opened his pocket, looked at the frog and said, "Nah, at my age I'd rather have a talking frog."

Blessed Be Your Name

Over the past 4 weeks my life has changed by an amount that I just can’t work out and my heart has been broken so much it hurts all the time, I have seen God’s love at work first hand and I have tried to show that love back. I know others have been affected much more than I have, and some lives have been changed so much it is just impossible to say and I will keep praying for those people. God has been at work in me and I am now thinking a little clearer and I believe I am a little stronger in my faith since September 10th 2006, though I do have lots of questions, I just don’t know what the questions are yet. Over the past month I have found a great comfort in my Church and being in the company of Christians and Worshipping God (though it is very, very, very hard to Worship at the moment) I have been very encouraged by the Worship song from Matt Redman “Blessed Be Your Name”, I love the version on the Devotion album by The Newsboys. If you do not know the song here are the Lyrics.

Blessed Be Your Name
by Matt Redman
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Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

Romeo and Juliet- Birmingham Royal Ballet

Wowwwww I am was totally enthralled and amazed by last night. I have seen the ballet on TV and got bored. But there was no way I could have been bored last night time just flew by, the ballerina who played Juliet, Nao Sakuma just won my heart, she was so graceful and captivating she just used the dance as an extension of her personality or that of Juliet anyway, well that’s how I saw it. Robert Parker as Romeo was top banana he just flew at times.

The photo’s are not from last night but from the BRB website.

I have taken a bit stick for going last night actually a lot of stick I even got a txt from Malta last night asking if I was wearing a Tutu? but I honestly do not care, 2:30 mins flew past and the 9 ladies I went with including my Mum, Mrs Freelancenerd and Poshbird enjoyed it nearly as much as I did. I will defiantly be going back to the Ballet!!!!

Thanks for the invite Poshbird.

Angus & Linus

Introducing Angus and Linus our two Turkish Van Cats (swimming cats)

Angus

Linus

Angus & Linus

They are 12 years old and have been with us since they were 12 weeks old, Angus the boy and bigger of the two is a great big softy who sleeps 23 hours a day and loves to be with me all day, if I am in the studio so is he, if I pop down stairs he’ll follow. He gives me a big cuddle every morning on the bed when Mrs EB gets up and really protests when I get up.
Linus is the smaller girl and Mrs EB is her Mummy, when Mrs EB gets home from work and sits anywhere Linus has to have a cuddle and will stay there all night if she let her. She is the more vocal of the two and will shout and meow for no reason for what seems like hours. She is also the Boss, and she knows it, if Angus comes near her and she has “one of her moods” you could be mistaken that Angus has just mugged her and cut off her ears, yet she is absolutely fine and dandy, just “Crying Wolf”

Anywhooo these are our cats and they hate fireworks, loud bangs and us being on Holiday, they love company and Prawns, Tuna, Coley and lots of fuss.

Friday a busy day

Well it seems Mrs English Blogger wants a PARTY!!!! So if you are a friend of either Mrs EB or myself it seems you are cordially invited. It is here at Châteaux Shegs on November 4th and is a Fireworks free night, the Moggies hate fireworks. Though Sparklers are to be sparkled. The bug zapper will be on (Chris loved that soooo much) and I can promise some nice food, Chilli Dogs, maybe the odd toffee apple. If you could let Mrs EB or myself know that you are coming so we can organise the food.

*Disclaimer:- May not be the actual people at the party and it may be a lot darker on the night

Today I have been at Cube for an hour or so, then I took Heidi into Sutton for a baked spud mmmmm and to the Litton Tree for a swifty. Heidi has become addicted to Noahs Ark on my Nerdy PDA level 45+ she got to!!!!!We then popped to her house and then onto Ruth’s for a chat and a mug of tea and home made flapjacks Mmmmvery tasty.

Taking Heidi back we noticed an elderly Gentleman fall over, he looked drunk, but we stopped and helped him into his house. He wasn’t drunk but just very unsteady on his feet and a little confused, so we stopped by the Police Station and let them know he was on his own. Lets hope he is looked after by social services. He obviously didn’t want us to go into his house so there is nothing else we could do really.

Some waffel and thoughts for a Thursday.

Well I had about 3 hours sleep last night, I had a migraine and felt like chucking lumps all night...which is nice. Also my brain is going so quickly it is like a cheap watch. Anywhoo I had a good listen to Radio 7 and the world service so it's not all bad.

I am off to Cube again latter this afternoon for an hour or so, which will be great, I love their studio it is so tasty.

I am off to the Ballet this Saturday, I have never been before and I am really looking forward to it. With most things I sort of know what to expect before I go, with this I have absolutely no idea. So Romeo and Juliet in Ballet, let’s hope I am not like Martin and I actually get something out of it other than pink Jelly Babies.


I have been thinking about the last few chats I had with Matt, we used to spend many hours talking about most things in life and as you chat you tend to say many personal things that become a confidence between you. Matt was a very good listener, I hope I was for him. I suffer from depression and Matt had suffered as well and we shared how to deal with it. We also shared about various parts of our life’s and I feel very privileged to have been a part of Matt’s. Matt loved to talk about The Bible and was well read and understood it much better than I do. It was always good fun to talk about a sermon or find a subject that we had differing opinions on and get Matt to open up and really go for it. We had some amazing discussions on the death penalty. Matt was always passionate about how he felt, as I am. We would discuss and put our arguments to each other, go off and eat or even meet up for a lunchtime curry and chat away often for more than the "Lunch Hour". Rarely did he lose his temper or get annoyed, he would use his humour to sideswipe an argument. All I will say is he changed my mind about a few things and I hope I planted a few seeds for my side of an argument on his side as I am sure I did.

One of Matt’s other passions was his Mountain bike, he even sold his car so he would actually cycle more, when he came out of an evening for a beer and curry with me he would cycle, I did wonder how he managed to cycle home sometimes, especially after my birthday curry and the Magno?

As the days pass into weeks and the day to day running of life carries on, as it must. I am very slowly accepting the facts. I am understanding that accidents happen and that what happened to Chris and Matt was an accident. It doesn’t stop the questions like why? and as intelligent people I think asking questions is important. God is the only all knowing entity and only he has the answers and one day we will understand. So some questions will go unanswered at this time, God will be there for each of us and will give us no more than we can handle. But please do remember Heidi, Stephen, Viv , Alan and Viv’s Dad Leslie,Chris's Mum Dorothy, Carol, Andrea, Simon, Jarrod and Lois and Chris’s brothers in your Prayers.

Wednesday Pt2

Well I did an hour at Cube, and that was fun. Then I came home and cooked tea, Fajitas Mmmmmm tasty. Then my friend and ex-colleague Richard O’Hagan called in on his way back home to Nottingham from taking his wife Panda to Heathrow. They are emigrating to Beijing, and I have bought his CDR for church. He is a brave bunny, I hope to one day Pop over to see him.

Well my brain is still in a muddle and I guess it will be for a few more weeks yet, I have never actually felt like this I feel like I maybe going through a midlife crisis? I don't know? I am in a place where I am questioning where I am and what I want out of my future. I guess at 42 I am allowed to have a midlife crisis, I just didn’t think it would be bought on as quickly as this I would also know a little more of it coming on.

A quiet few days

The past couple of days have been quiet and ok, I have been slowly catching Man Flu (thanks everyone for that)

Yesterday day I took it easy and did some CD duplication for Sunday and then cooked tea for Mrs EB and Heidi, then chatted until quite late with Mrs EB and Heidi, a very nice evening, apart when the moggies decided fight each other? I’ll go into that in another posting.

I am working for a few hours this afternoon at Cube (a production house that use me when their producer is away) which is wonderful, but I am still think I want to use my talents for God.

Calling

So I am in a brain muddle wondering what I should be doing next, and Donald preached on calling last night!!!! I just couldn’t believe it, I tried to listen and take it all in, and for the most part I did. I do try and dedicate each day to God and ask him to use me. I just feel I could use my talents more for him and maybe even earn some money doing it, I honestly believe that God gave me the talents I have as a sound engineer and I really would like to use them for the Glory of him? Or maybe I have some other ministry to offer?

It was a nice weekend: Saturday was spent in Brum and we got Mrs EB a IPod (an early Christmas prezzie, yes Robbie and Rudolph you will still be needed at Christmas). Then in the Evening Al and Jen came round and we had a Disney marathon of 3 films.
Sunday was Church day and we went out for a nice lunch with Lou and Martin to the Green Man I had Liver and Bacon mmmmmmm tasty. After church Heidi and I went for McD’s urghhh not very tasty, I think I really need to be in a McD mood, then on to see the Bishop and a beer. Shelagh was so busy yesterday as well she was leading Worship in Church, which was excellent and complimented Donald’s service to a T, then she left the Bishop early to do her presentation for this morning and didn’t finish that till after midnight.

Well this is a new week and God will be at the heart of it.

Top Quote

Mrs English Blogger and I were out in "Town" (yes Heidi that's Birmingham) and we had a wonderful meal out and on the menu was this top quote:-

"Eating is a need. Knowing how to eat is an art."

François La Rochefoucauld

One day at a time

The saying “Life carries on” has been said to me, and at the moment, it seems to be carrying on around me. It feels like I am in one of those arty films Ed, Chris and Matt used to go and watch. I am standing in a crowd and everyone is moving around me.

Every day I try to do the things that need doing, load the dishwasher, make the bed, Cook the tea, I even did some work yesterday for the London Company that uses my talents… and to all intents and purposes life is carrying on; but it feels different.

If you are not a Christian who belongs to a loving and caring Church, I just don’t think you can understand the loss of two Brothers, but it is more than that, I know they are in Glory so I should be happy, and I am for them. It is the loss they have left in my life and the lives of their families.

Both Matt and Chris played a valuable part of my life and they also were part of the cogs that drove our church; Chris at his 90mph being involved in many, many facets from pastoral care, to Allsorts, from being on the phone to a member in need (just how can someone put a phone down that quickly?) to a caring shoulder to cry on, to leading Worship etc. Matt was a house group leader, prayer partner and was behind Heidi 100% Matt was involved in many things at church and was at prayer meetings I knew little of. As a Church we will carry on, as individuals we will carry on, we need to, there are many things that need to get done, I have commitments within Church and I need to do them, and I will.

Being a sound engineer, and a techy I get involved in a few things within Church, I have been on sound at many Thanksgiving services. None have been as full or as amazing as Matt’s and Chris’s services, that is because they were so loved and meant so much to our Church. The love shown at these services will stay with me. I have just edited the video for Matt’s service and it is wonderful to hear the singing what a glorious testimony and a wonderful way to show people that Christians Love God and that Matt and Chris are In Glory.

It is that I have a broken heart at the moment and it is hard to do all the normal things and carry on, but I will in my own way use this experience; I pray it makes me a better person for God and someone who cares a little more for others.

PS

If anyone else says "Time heals," they may need a bit of that time to heal themselves!!!!

So what do I do next?

Matt and I had a similar philosophy about earning Money, there are more important things in life, Family, friends, God and being able to help people. Since my health has been bad, a few years now, I have not really earned a great deal of money. I do care about money and I enjoy the benefits it brings, but I love being on hand to help out at Church, I love being able to help friends with problems and I love being on hand to be with Heidi and The Sellers family to help her in any way I can.

When I returned from being with Heidi and Viv at lunch and then with Heidi at Tesco’s yesterday (Heidi and I ended up with some free working Handcuffs each!!!, I think that is for Heidi's blog though) Viv gave me a big hug and said something that planted a small seed. I was putting my shopping away and preparing dinner I had a small time with God, and I am beginning to think to think I need to reassess my working life and what I want out of my life. It is getting to a point where I really need to do something as I do need to earn a living, I love my job I know I am very good at it, I honestly believe that God actually gave me all of my technical gifts, but I don’t think it is working as a company, as I cannot live on what I have earned since I have set it up. I have had a few really good months and I have actually earned a wage that is OK, but I cannot sustain the momentum and keep the work coming in, I know Matt believed in my company and he even spent some precious time on my website and he thought I just needed to market myself right, and maybe that is right. I honestly think I have marketed myself to the best of my ability though, and my resources won’t allow me to use a marketing company, and that would take away from it being the small company that I want to get across.

My only concern is my health, today I am feeling totally drained my headaches are just about bearable and my stomach is not playing up to bad at the moment, but at anytime it can just go bobbins and a migraine can hit whenever it feels it. So I do not feel very reliable. Oh I am so confused, I love being able to be free to be involved with Church and do the things like I have been doing, but I also need to earn a wage? I just don’t know the answer, I really want to do more things for God this recent tragedy has shown me that, and I know God will provide, but how, what, where and what form?

Donald said at Matt's Thanksgiving Service,(paraphrasing) it's what you leave behind; not the money, the position in a company, but the impact you can have on people lives, the love of Jesus "the legacy" and Matt and Chris truly did that and I want to do that.

I believe my mind is starting to clear now and the questions are starting to form…

Monday a new week, I just feel like it's a Friday?

John 12:24 (The Message)

24"Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over".

This verse have been mentioned many times over the past few weeks; I have found it very encouraging and prophetic .

We had a thanksgiving service for Chris at Sutton on Saturday and it was beautiful and so well attended, and Sunday was a reflective and amazing day at church, but I do have to say I am so drained and tired. I was on sound both Saturday and Sunday and by Sunday evening I was not in a place in my head to receive a whole lot out of the service. Then the Bulgaria Mission team got up and spoke, 7 young members of our Church. It was humbling and made me think and LISTEN!!!! It was excellent hearing 15-17 years on fire and full of The Spirit and raring to go, and as Mrs EB said they speak from the heart not the brain so it sounds fantastic and genuine.

My emotions have been out for all to see and in full use for two weeks now, and I just don’t think I have the energy for anything else. I think these last few weeks have taught me an amazing amount about myself and others I love and care about, it has rocked my faith to the core, and built some of it back up, a little stronger, though I think I do need to talk a few through things. Only natural I guess, as I will grow and a be a stronger and hopefully a wiser Christian. I can’t ask yet as I don’t know the questions and the people I would have asked are in Glory…irony…excellent….just what I need as I write my thoughts.
I do have someone I can talk too, a very good friend and wise Man of God, Ian who has been there for me a few years ago when I needed someone a few times a week to talk through a whole mess I had got myself into, and Via Chris; Ian and his wife where there for me. Ian has offered his time to me again, I was very touched and grateful. I just need to let my brain start working again and get those questions sorted.

Today I am starting back at work, slowly at first as I am taking the afternoon off to take Heidi out to meet her Dad, and I think I need to do a big shop also I don’t have any work in yet. I also have lost a sense of time and days of the week, I have been so busy and doing so much rushing around and spending so much time in Church everyday has sort of melted into one big day and has sort of felt like a Sunday and time has meant nothing really. So I need to get my brain back into BST and Monday to Friday.

Aurvoir my good friend Matt

Matthew Milford Sellers

Yesterday we said farewell to my wonderful friend Matt, boy do I miss "Matthew Milford Sellers", most days for the past 18 or so months I have chatted with Matt it feels lonely in my Studio without him chatting away on MSN.
The services were beautiful and very emotional; I loved what Donald said in Matt’s eulogy it was just amazing and I don’t think anyone in the world could have done a better job. It was summed up well by the use of Nicole Nordman's beautiful track "Legacy", if you don't know the song I will put the chorus here.

I want to leave a legacy How will they remember me?

Did I choose to love?

Did I point to You enough To make a mark on things?

I want to leave an offering

A child of mercy and grace who blessed your name unapologetically

And leave that kind of legacy

Reuben said some amazing things about Matt from a best friends point of view and that was very moving and a real joy to hear.

I know Matt would be totally gobsmacked at how loved and respected he was, well he was a humble guy, out to just do his thing with God and Heidi. But all I can say is anyone who can fill SCBC like he did for a Thanksgiving Service deserves a very large Magno. (Magno is a Spanish Brandy we enjoy(ed) together)

Enjoy the Party Matt, and please behave with Chris, I miss you both so much.
Until we meet again to Praise the Lord in Glory, oh yeah and to have a laugh and joke.

So today I have decided to just take it easy, literally do nothing. I am emotionally drained I am just completely run down. I woke up this morning and I haven’t felt like this for a long time. I have suffered with Chronic Fatigue for a few years and today I feel as bad as I have ever felt. Tomorrow is going to be a tough day and I just need to prepare myself for it, I have been praying about it and I know God will be there. Tuesday was a tough day and Tomorrow will be even harder I really just cannot get my head round all of this for some reason I just know tomorrow will be a watershed.

Here is a picture taken whilst flying back from Malta, it is a sunset above the clouds, I have found this quite peaceful and moving.

I am Praying that Heidi, Stephen, Viv and Alan will be able to get through tomorrow that they will feel covered by the love of God and they will feel blessed with the strength and love of The Holy Spirit.

Help or not help?

I live what most in the World would call a blessed life, I have more than enough to eat, a nice roof over my head a car and nice things about me. I enjoy the security that I won’t be hunted be hunted down and killed for my Religious or Political Views I have the free right to express my views where ever and whenever I want. You should have seen me shout at God on Malta on the Sea shore over looking St Paul’s bay last Wednesday!!! (I think I’m lucky not to be locked up for being insane by the looks of some people)
In today’s world of have and have not’s it is only right to help those who have nothing or live in fear of their lives, if someone actually knocked on your front today with total fear on their face and blood on them and said they needed help would you really slam that door in their face? Or would you let them in, sit them down, phone the police and help them? Well read Tales of a Timelord’s blog from lastnight.

Time to to say how I feel

I have been trying for a few days now to write how I feel about the past 10 days or so. I know that is sort of therapeutic to write down my feelings and cathartic as well. I guess that not too many people read my blog so it won’t change the world and those that read it know me anyway and I guess they will know how I feel as they will probably feel pretty much the same as well.

Anyhooo here goes:-

I have to be honest and say in some ways it just doesn’t feel real, and in other ways it feels far too real. To actually feel the grief of losing two close friends is far too much to stand most of the time, so my brain sort of says “It’s ok all this didn’t really happen” then I get a wave of feeling fine. Then I remember something Matt/Chris may have said to me and I then feel, well awful again so my brain throws in a daft thing Matt/Chris said or did, I feel sad but OK…you get the picture? It hasn’t hit home yet I guess and that’s the way I feel. Up one second, down the next then sort of OK.

I have had a true epiphany come out of this tragedy, and that is I have actually seen how grief can be used to show love and be a witness for God. Matt’s family have opened my eyes to see how this can happen; in what must be the worst time of their lives they have opened up their house and hearts so that they are sharing this time with others who knew and loved Matt and Chris.
I have had the privilege of going around to their house on a few occasions and all I have ever been shown is love and warmth. I want to go round and comfort Heidi, Steve, Viv and Alan and I end up being comforted? It doesn’t seem quite fair really does it? You walk through the front door and God is in their house big time. You can sense and feel God there and at work and it is just awesome.
My heart and Prayers are for the Sellers Family as they are with Chris’s family and friends especially Lois and Carol. I have a big open heart for Heidi though, God has put her on my Burden list at number 1 and I cannot and will not argue with that, I cannot understand the loss that Heidi has had, and I know that for me to understand that sort of loss I would need to have it. I pray I never do. I just know that until I am not needed anymore I will do my best to be there for Heidi as long I don’t get in her way or annoy her too much…

Tuesday - Farewell for now Chris

Revd. C J Rankin

Yesterday we said farewell to Chris. I had the privallge of sharing this day with 4 very special people in Chris’s life from our Church, these for are of course my friends as well Stephen, Heidi, Karen and Ed. I won’t go into the details of yesterday, because it was a very emotinal day and I am still too raw.
I will say that what was said at the Thanksgiving Service was a good reflection of “Revd. Christopher John Rankin” a Man of God on a Mission. Chris was a true friend to many and very much loved, he will be missed by those who he touched.

I have learned from this awful tradgedy that I want to spend more time with Mrs Englsih Blogger and my Friends and a little less time infront of the TV and my PC's. I also want to be more on fire for God and use my talents a little more for God, how I can do that I am not sure just yet?

Matt and Chris, my friends, thank you

Two friends

I have been home for a few days now, and I still feel pretty much the same as I did in Malta; though being back is so much better. I have spent many hours at Church being with people who love me and cared about and Loved Chris and Matt. I have spent some time with Steve, Viv, Al and Heidi. This was just love and love again, I have lost two friends they have lost a best friend, husband, brother and son and friend, no words can ever express that sort of loss. But we have the knowledge that they are in Heaven, and that is the one binding fact that joins all together. We know we will be with them again and they are in Glory.

Matt was my “Office Partner” we shared our days together, we did lunch, we talked and shared our thoughts and problems. I loved my days “Chewing the Fat” with Matt. We agreed on all the big things and argued over the fine points, much to our amusement. He often would end an argument by calling me Butt Ugly and Fatty and a whole lot worse and we would laugh our socks off. Matt was a true Man of God who loved Christ with a Passion and that passion burned in him to share his faith. Matt wanted to whole world to Know the Lord and he often talked about how he would love to travel and share. I did suggest India as we loved to have an Indian meal together. I have a very happy and wonderful memory of when Shelagh was away in Brazil and Matt and I meeting up for a beer and a Curry at Café Garden, Matt was a thoughtful friend and he knew I would be very lonely without Shelagh so insisted we go for a Curry and chat. In a way that sums up Matt, someone who would look after everyone else, who cared for people and loved his friends and would be there for them.
My heart is broken for Heidi, I just want and need to be there for her, Matt would want to do the same if this had happened to me, he would just be there. Al, is Matt's younger brother and Matt loved Al so much, we often talked of how proud Matt was of Al and how Matt could see the strength and wisdom in Alan growing and how Matt admired his Alan’s faith. That was a brotherly love I was so blessed to see.

Chris was my confident, I shared my inner thoughts with Chris, and I shared some very hard times with him, Chris never judged me, he cared and prayed, he offered advice and he gave me a shoulder to cry on. Chris had an amazing sense of humour and a laugh that would send a room into gales of laughter. He may have been short in height but he was one of the biggest Men of God I knew. Chris was a foodie like myself and Shelagh and we shared some wonderful meals together and the odd bottle or 6 of Red wine. I could put so many stories about Chris, he was accident prone and things just happened when Chris was about, he had a memory of a sieve and would forget just about anything and everything. Chris lived life at 90mph and would fit 25 hours of things into a day and that sort of sums some of Chris up a man on a mission so don't get in his way please.

My two friends, enjoy this time together, but please save me a large Magno, I’ll be along soon.

God Bless you, my two friends and men of Faith, you shared some time with me, I thank you for that, I am a better person and I believe a better Christian because of you.

The photo's are:-

Matt, myself and Chris sharing a joke and a beer

Matt doing his Freemason impression

Myself and Chris enjoying a joke

?Love and loss?

I am in Malta as I write this, it is two days since I heard the news that two of my best friends have been killed in a crash on the M6 motorway. I don't know what to say or do, I have been in a daze ever since. I am holding myself together, for the sake of everyone else on the holiday, two of Shelagh's friends, our friend Ian and Shelagh's brother and his partner.

All I know is my heart is in over a billion pieces, my brain is in a termoil and I feel like I have been hit by a tree.

I loved Matt and Chris like brothers, I respected them and shared some amazing times, I just need time and space to let this news sink in, I need to get back to the UK and see Heidi, Al, Steve and Viv. I need to go to my Church and just be there.

Warm Wet Seas

Tomorrow Mrs English Blogger and myself are popping over to Malta for a week to see Mrs EB's brother and his partner Julia. Whilst there we will be diving most days, above are 3 photo's I took during last year’s diving and 1 picture Mrs EB took. The first picture is of the three most common fish seen on a dive in Malta, the 2nd is a a Goby known as the Star Gazer and the 3rd is the Blue Hole on Gozo as seen from Below and the 4th is the Blue hole from above.

It was seeing the Blue Hole on Goze that gave me the bug for Diving, I just saw that amazing clear blueness and wanted to jump in. Well on Saturday I should be diving that again along with Amanda and David, two friends who are coming with us on Holiday and Ian my good friend, though he wont be diving the Blue Hole as it's an advanced dive and Ian has only done 1 try dive. We will be taking Ian in again and enjoying some shallow dives, and hopefully a night dive, a wreck dive or two and of course enjoying the food and beer.

We have been diving a few years now and it is a Hobby I really enjoy as does Mrs EB, I just wish we lived a little closer to the south med so we could go a little more often. I am a bit of a softy and will only dive in warm water, I do get asked to go to English dives but as I hate being cold and wet there is no chance I will go. Unless global warming takes effect PDQ and turns the English Channel and North Sea into 29c Med warm seas I can't see me Diving in it.

Food; One of life questions

A friend has questioned "Do I think of anything but food?" Thanks Heidi!!!

I am going to be honest, yes, but food is a very important part of mine and Mrs English Bloggers life. I think about all the usual things in like, God, friends, work but I do plan food. Some people "eat to live" we "live to eat." It works like this: We plan a holiday to say Florida, one of the first things Mrs EB will do is surf the net and find some amazing restaurants we will then plan our days out, say 1 day Theme Park, one day Shopping Mall etc we will also plan where we want to eat say Red Lobster, Texas to Brazil, Denny's for Breakfast that sort of thing.

Mrs EB and I really enjoy food, we love Curry, we love Steak, we really enjoy eating out. I was a chef in my early life and I enjoy cooking but not for myself, I love to cook and watch people enjoying the food. Food is one of life's pleasures it releases endorphins in the brain, flavours enhance memories, and savouring tastes and textures is one of the beauties of life. Food is a passion of mine, I love good food, and I have to be honest I hate bad food; Bad cooking!!! There is no excuse, it is all about time and blending. If you don't know how to fix an engine you go to someone who does or you get a Hain's Manual. If you don't know how to cook go out and eat or get a recipe book. I also hate it when people go "I won't eat that look at it urghhh" right have you tried it? NO!!
MMM try it, you may just like it, if you don’t like it after you have tried it no harm is done, go get something else. Mrs EB is excellent on trying new things, and now she loves so many new food's she never imagined before we married.

Food is more than just putting energy in the engine and sustaining life. Food is about life itself, it's memories, experiences and above all shared company and love. So Heidi, to answer you, No, not really my life is based around food, does it show?

Steve Irwin dies.

Today one of my hero's died, he died doing what he did best, working on the conservation of wild animals. Steve had a passion 2nd to none, he was such a infectious man. I just loved his way and his manner. I have shed a few tears today, I feel for Terri, Bindi Sue and Bob his family.

Steve was speared by a Stingray, The Stingray, known as a very gentle fish, it is ironic that the man who swam with Salt Water Crocodiles and held Brown Snakes played with Funnelweb spiders is killed by a gentle fish. I have swum with a large school of stingrays in Grand Cayman and was amazed by the experience ,I know Steve would have been careful and it was just a tragic accident.

God Bless Steve, your family are in my Prayers, I know God will look after you, because you looked after his planet and cared for and saved so many for his beautiful animals.

The Weekend ends here

I had an OK weekend, we did the odd bits and Bobs: shopping for our Malta trip on Thursday; We took Mrs English Blogger's mother out for Breakfast to Frank and Benny's in Glouster, mmmmmmbig breakfasts. I put a new bit of software on Mrs EB's laptop, so she can now have all of her Dives from her Dive Computer on her PC.

We then had a massive Indian Takeaway and watched a documentary on 9/11 filmed by a French cameraman who was actually making a documentary about a rookie fireman at the time. Wow I was really upset watching it all again. I just couldn’t believe the courage and determination of these fire fighters, all they wanted to do was be at Ground Zero and do what they could to get people out. They worked 24 hour shifts then they where supposed to take 24 hours off, but these guys would grab a bit of sleep and just head back.

I honestly wept so much during this programme; the awfulness and helplessness of the situation; as one fireman put it “When a 110 story building comes crashing down, and not a desk, PC or Telephone can be found, what chance is there we will find any whole body?” Another fireman said “We dig then if we are really lucky we find a body, then we get told to clear the site because of collapses, you can never find that body again” It must have been so hard for those brave men. I just wonder what the after affects will be? Seeing all that tragedy, breathing all that toxic smoke?

I do Pray that God will be kind and gracious to those Brave people who looked after Ground Zero from 9/11.

Sunday was a fantastic day at Church, our minister is back after a few weeks away on his hols. (well deserved) It was a sort of renewal Sunday, and he spoke so well on it and how important Prayer is if we want to move forward. He did make the odd gaff, which did make me laugh, but I honestly love that in our minister, he is human, he does make a mistake, and he is a true man of God, and I love him for that. I have learned so much from him over the years, and he has been there for me during some very tough times in my life. I am so looking forward to hearing what he has to say in the next term, shame I won't be there on Sunday.

Friday - Weekend here we come

The beauty of being my own is boss is I can take as long as I want on a job, I am doing a little work for London Creative, which is really nice. I made a commercial yesterday, and today it came back for a few tweaks, none of them took long and poor Matt at LC was pulling his hair out the woman who was clearing the ad kept asking for a word here to be moved and slight infection change there. Now I could have done that no problem with a re-record, but that wasn't in the budget. So I had to play in Pro Tools and try my best, anyhoooo at the end of the day they are happy, LC are happy so I am happy.

Not much else has happened, I have a bloody migraine appear this afternoon so I am feeling pants. Hopefully I will feel better in the morning and ok for a beer in The Vesey, hence the photo enjoying a pint on a Sunday evening after church.

Thursday - a new path?

Today I went for an interview for a full time job!!!! I know I have my own company and that is just actually starting to bring a little work in. Well a job has come up within the industry and it is fairly localish so I decided to go for the interview, I think that went OK, and I left feeling I was honest and I said what they wanted to hear.

I'll pray about it and put it into Gods hands, which is all I can do really.

So apart from that not an awful lot has happened, I am sitting waiting for a job to come in from London and then I'll cook tea for Mrs English Blogger and maybe surf the Interwebnetty for a while.

Wednesday (is the week half over or halfway?)

I spent some time on Saturday looking for an external HD for my studio Mac…I need It to be 7200rpm Pro and Firewire, how hard do you think it was to find one? First stop a local PC shop, then PC World nope neither had them, PC World had a load of external HD’s all quite nice and great prices, but they were all USB2 which is far too slow to be used in the studio with Pro Tools.
So I went online and found one that was actually cheaper than PC Worlds USB2 400 Gig? I found a 400 gig firewire Pro Drive for under £180 and PC Worlds 400 gig USB was £199 I think?

Anyhoo that arrived this afternoon, and I have spent most of the afternoon putting stuff on in from the internal Drive, then wiping that drive so I can speed up that drive a tad.

Big shock I went out for a Curry last night !!! Mrs English Blogger and I went out with Amanda and David over in Cotteridge, it was a great evening, I am so looking forward to spending the week with them in Malta with Julia and Dave and Skipster.

God has been working this week, more after Thursday morning ;-)

Tuesday after a Bank Holiday

This weekend was a Bank Holiday here in England, I am not great fan of Bank Hols as roads are far to busy and anywhere good to go to is packed so we tend to stay in and get bored…You know, we both catch up on paper work, do house work blah blah blah. So apart from a top Rev Rankers sermon, and spending some quality time with Mrs English Blogger, not really enjoyed this weekend.

On wards and upwards, this is a New week, and God has some great things planned for it.

And Mrs English Blogger is back :-)

Well Mrs English Blogger has been back just over a week!!! And in 10 days we are off Malta with my good friend Ian and Mrs EB's work colleague Amanda and her partner and good friend David. Which means when we get out there, there will be 3 David’s again. It is quite good fun, SMrs EB’s Brother becomes Dave, Amanda’s David is David and I become Davie.

Three weeks without Mrs EB was possibly the hardest time I have had in the last couple of years, I really hated it, I can put up with the odd overnights that come with work, but 3 weeks is just too long. The reasons she went is brilliant and I totally respect the whole team, but being a selfish husband, I just don’t like being apart from my wife.

Well in the three weeks I ate out quite a bit, I did a bit of work, I had some good times and most of all I missed the company of my best friend.

So what’s happening at the moment: not a lot really, I am just sorting out some stuff on my Studio Mac, which means buying an external HD to back up a shed full of data, and I am slowly filling up my IPod. I said Goodbye to a friend Helen, who has gone off to New Hampshire for Collage and I have been chatting to Matt a bit and found his wife Heidi’s blog. That’s it really.