Black Christmas

A visit to Cambridge a week before Christmas meant going to a party in fancy dress. That's me dressed as a Christmas tree on the right.

Moneygrabbers comeuppance

Well it looks like the unhappiness of broadband customers being fobbed off with poor speeds has resulted in Ofcom getting involved. In 2008 they will have to be more truthful about what speeds you will achieve and if you're not happy with them you can change or back out the plan. Signing a government petition and responding to The Gadget Show campaign must have helped. For more info, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7151132.stm

'Go To Sea' OCS

Seeing Ocean Colour Scene last night at the Carling Academy was just amazing (just like my girlfriend's dancing). What a 'proper' awesome band, with a string of superb well written songs over the past 15 years. The Go To Sea track was brilliant, Steve Cradock is a genius guitarist. Catch a train or riverboat and 'go to sea'...them.

Large sausage

I ate a massive sausage at the Christmas market in Manchester at the weekend. My girlfriend was surprised how big it was.

Dancing With Elves

This is very funny, take a look at my mother and uncles dancing as small green little people - http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9632202520.
There's some smaller elves again: my cousins, nephew and neice - http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9632380417

Moneygrabber broadband

Broadband - why don't we get what we pay for in the UK? I've paid for better broadband speed, but random tests on it show I get the same rate as before. Annoying and wrong. Sign a government petition to get something done. Also, visit The Gadget Show to test your own speeds and campaign for the truth about broadband speeds.

Smoking doesn't just kill the smoker

This illegal smoking issue in The Tyne Tunnel has sparked off a lot of anger with smokers . Let's get one thing straight, this is not about smoking, it's about safety. A fuel leak and a cigarette butt thrown inside a tunnel could be disastrous, that's my point. If smokers can refrain from smoking at a petrol station then it's the same thing. See South Shields Gazette and Guardian articles. I may post the House of Commons response here in the near future.

Don't put your butt out the window

After my success in getting the Tyne Tunnel management to warn drivers of the dangers of throwing cigarette butts out of the window inside the tunnel, The Sunday Sun have now printed an article about it. Click here to see it.

Frankie says laugh

The normally brilliant comedian Frank Skinner wasn't so brilliant as I'd expected watching him live at the local theatre. I'm suprised by the random words that some thick people in the audience shout out though. Frank once said "A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by its own farts."

The whole thing could blow

For some reason I was compelled to write to my MP after seeing drivers throw cigarette butts out of their car window INSIDE the Tyne Tunnel while queuing. It's paid off; my MP replied and a few days later, big LCD screens state that it is illegal to smoke inside the tunnel.

UK is not mere

You don't need to go abroad when you have the Lake District. This amazing photo I took on my phone in Buttermere at the weekend.

Gingerbed

Visited Menorca for the first time, a beautiful island but full of large people and ginger people from the UK. I was looking out for Mick Hucknall on a sunbed.

Sean Hughes 10 years on

Good to see comedian Sean Hughes back on tour, went to see him performing in the same place I went to see him about 10 years ago. He looks the same, much like me I suppose.

Doormen don't have a sense of humour

How dare the doorman tell us to be quiet at the comedy club the other night, aren't you supposed to laugh! The time before that, one of the comedians took the huff because no-one was laughing!

Pigs can't escape

Another pig got a roasting at Hayley & Staff's BBQ. Pease pudding, a bun and some pig, better than a bog standard spit roast.

Photo Plop

Check out the new Photo Plop web page.

Back from Cyprus

Cyprus is a beautiful place, visited some villa's for sale. Missed a certain person though. I see her in my dreams, see her in my shadow.

Birds and beards

Won beard growing competition recently, I spent a week (s)training for the perfect beard. Some cheeky girls judged it.

Spit roast

A pig got a right roasting at the works department annual BBQ. It's not a cult gathering or anything, just a hog roast.

Life turns

Just when you think there's nothing left to stumble upon, you stumble across something/someone and life changes. A beautiful distraction. A discovery.

Preview Chasing Cars song

Click here to listen to a snippet of my charity song Chasing Cars. This will not be how it sounds in the end, but it shows I'm actually doing something. You can check on song progress here.

Bob from the grave

At last, the seriousness of prostate cancer is getting media attention with a Bob Monkhouse advert. This is a man killer and is likely to be hereditary, so get yourself checked, I have.

Not Kate's Bush

Watched singer/songwriter Kate Nash at The Cluny (before she was famous), she's not bad, shame about the accent though. I was distracted by a girl there, I think she likes me.

Boss reaches 40

BIG SURPRISE for my (ex)boss, Mik, who is 40 years old on Mon June 11th. You must see his video-song, it's on You Tube doing very well too. Happy Birthday you old old man, get a haircut.

Look at the dust on that

A tip for you - don't go looking at show homes with your mate. It looks very suspect.

Spoons

See the spoon game on You Tube.

Oz Queen

Look who's living the dream in drag in Australia.

Crap Celebs

Crap Celebs have now been added to this web site. If you're a crap celebrity you might make it on this page one day.

Brown Control

Going to see Derren Brown perform live. I'm not sure whether he's mind controlled me into it.

Old bro

My brother reached 40 years old in April, how sad. He can take up golf now and buy a caravan. Off to Dublin to celebrate with a single Guiness. If you're a family member or friend you can see some 40th photo's and the spoon game here.

Coast run

Completed 10K North Tyneside run along Tynemouth and Whitley Bay coastline on Easter Sunday. It was just like a vindaloo; hot and windy.

Please donate

I'm raising money for Prostate Cancer Research Centre starting in February 2007. Click here to find out more.