Sunday 22 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 113

Day 113.

A very relaxing Sunday. I spent a good time in front of the TV watch 2 cycling classics races. They were both excellent and really quite exciting! 

I have spent a few hours on COD with Mark but not done a great deal else. I'm thinking that a weekly blog is a great idea now. I would have lots to put in 1 blog rather than 7 crap blogs. I'm getting pretty tired now so I'll be off.

Until next time

Jim

Saturday 21 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 112

Day 112.

Sorry everyone that was expecting a blog yesterday. I was asked to look after our neighbour last night and we got carried away playing COD until 1.30am. By the time I got home it was almost 2am. I'll do a short review of the play that Sam and I went to see before I get on with the catch up from yesterday.

The play was called All New People and was written by and starred Zach Braff ( JD from Scrubs). It was quite a good play, but I wouldn't know as it was the 1st play I've seen. In the opening scene, Charlie (played by Zach) tries to hang himself and the noose got caught up inside his jacket and he couldn't get it off. It was perfectly safe but funny at the same time. When he finally got it unhooked, he apologised to the audience and started the whole play again! Needless to say when he unhooked the noose for a 2nd time, he got a huge cheer. The play was about a man who wants to kill himself because he is lonely and 3 other random people turn up at his place. They all try and help him, but in odd ways, and it works. Seeing Zach Braff not play JD was very weird and he is bigger in person. Also his voice is deeper. After the play finished we waited outside the stage door and he came out to sign autographs and do photos etc. Sam and I got within a few feet of him and it was awesome! 

Yesterday was a normalish day apart from the evening. Work was fun, being a Friday, it was pretty easy. The past few weeks of blogs have been less than boring if I'm honest and I feel that doing a weekly blog would be much more interesting and exciting that a daily one. I'll keep doing a daily one until I get some feedback from you to see what you want. It would be great to hear some of your views so let me know either by Facebook or Twitter.

Until tomorrow

Jim

Thursday 19 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 110

Day 110.

I have just got back from London as I was at the theatre watching a play called All New People with Zach Braff staring in it. I'll review it tomorrow as its kinda late now.

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Wednesday 18 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 109

Day 109.

Today seemed to go really quick. As Wednesdays go it was a good one. There were a few minor meltdowns from 1 student. They happen so often that they are quite amusing now. It was good to see my year 10s again in Science. Believe it or not, I actually miss most of the students I work with. 

I returned to spinning tonight after a 3 week absence. I thought it was easy. Lots of endurance work tonight. I probably could have pushed myself harder but not that much more. 

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Tuesday 17 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 108

Day 108.

A very good day. Work was easy, I had a few easy lessons as various people wern't in. Again, nothing exciting except people keep commenting on my hair. They say it looks fluffy and soft. I have even been asked if it grows into an afro. After work was kettlebells. It wasn't that difficult as I've kept fairly active and working hard. It did make me tired though. Once I got home, it was COD for a few hours. Mark and I are getting pretty good at it. 

Nothing exciting happening this evening, just going to get an early night ready for tomorrow. I have spinning and I'm looking forward to it.

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Monday 16 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 107

Day 107.

Back to work today. I wanted to go back to work for a rest but I found myself yawning all day and my eyes hurt. It was nice to see everyone again and share stories from Easter. A pretty normal day with nothing exciting happening. 

When I got home I played on COD for a few hours and now I think its time for bed.

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Sunday 15 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 106

Day 106.

Keeping it short tonight. I drove to grandads to have a bonfire at the field and see cousins of course. Lots of petrol was used and managed to cause an explosion as well!

This afternoon was spent in front of the tv watching another cycling classic, the Amstel Gold Race. It wasn't as exciting as the Tour of Flanders or Paris Roubaix but it was still bloody good!

I went to a friends tonight and drove in the dark. It was slightly scary but I'm glad my lights worked! It was a good feeling having that little bit of independence and not relying on others for a lift.

Back to work tomorrow. I'm glad to be going back as I've worked hard this Easter and will miss the physical work. But I'm glad to be seeing everyone again.

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Saturday 14 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 105

Day 105. 

I got my lay in this morning, it was needed! I was still up at 8 delivering papers for dad. An extra 45 minutes makes all the difference. I was working with Chris today. I was very upset to see that the escort was back in the workshop. I do sympathise with Chris and who he has to put up with. It not worth the effort to go into details. Chris and I are narrowing our search down for another car to buy. We have a few in mind.

My dinner was the best! I had a real Cornish pasty from Cornwall! It was like a mouth orgasm! It was amazing! I can't describe the taste but it was awesome!

Thats it for tonight, I'm still tried from the past week.

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Friday 13 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 104

Day 104.

Such a long day! Woke up at 6am, couldn't sleep. I played xbox for a bit then showered. I got a phonecall from Jeff at 7.20am saying that a delivery of timber was on its way. At 7.30am it arrived. So since 7.30am I've been lifting timber, so many scaffold poles, more timber and scaffold clamps. There were a few RSJs that needed moving and a couple of big big buckets of sand that I moved. We finished working at 4.30pm. Thats a long time working. I don't notice how tired I feel when I'm working or lifting anything but as soon as I sit down at the end of the day I feel exhausted! I get a precious lay in tomorrow, 8am wake up for me. 

Mum and dad are now back home from their holiday. I missed them but I didn't  really notice until the evenings when the house was quiet. I'm glad their back. They said they had a fantastic time and saw/did some wonderful things. They brought some cool stuff back, mainly Cornish pasties, beer and beer related apparell. 

Right, bedtime. Absolutly beasted! 

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Thursday 12 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 103

Day 103.

Another long day. Up at 7, work at 8. It wasn't as tiring as yesterday as there wasn't so much lifting involved. There was lots of cutting, hammering and splinters involved. We managed to get the struts up and plywood sheets nailed on. Jeff used his nail gun and I don't like it. Its loud and scary. I only hit my thumb once with the hammer and I was pretty impressed with that. We had to put covers over the roof as it is only plasterboard. It has since rained and I have had to empty some carefully placed buckets a few time. I really hope it doesn't rain tonight. I need a lot of sleep and don't want to but up half the night making sure the kitchen ceiling doesn't fall through. 
Another blooming long and very hard day tomorrow. Lots more lifting and carrying to do. 

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Wednesday 11 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 102

Day 102.

A bloody long day! Was up at 7, builder here at 8 and sit down 10.30pm. We removed the roof of the kitchen today and nailed some wood to some other wood. I don't really know whats going on, I'm just told to lift stuff and pass things to Jeff. 
I spent the last 2 and a half hours putting leaflets together for the paper rounds that need to be done tomorrow and Friday.

Anyway, I have to be up at 7 so good night all.

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Tuesday 10 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 101

Day 101.

Wow a busy day it was! Today was the first day of our extension being built. I woke up at 7.45 and let the chickens out. Still I'm my pjs the builder turns and I'm drafted in to work! Boots, hat, hoody and shorts and I was good to do! We put the scaffolding up today which was fun and the poles are really heavy! I found out that it hurts quite a lot when you trap your finger between two of them!
It was hard work and I'm totally shattered! Tomorrow it's another early start at 8 so I better get some sleep.

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Monday 9 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 100

Day 100.

Happy 100th blog entry!! 

Thank you for all those who have read the blogs. Hopefully there will be another 100 entries and more.
Today was pretty darn good. The weather was rubbish, rain and wind this morning. So I went on a bike ride with Greg. We did a little over an hour but it was enough for us. I got soaked and the bike got filthy but it was great fun. When I got back and showered, I made eggs benidict. Proabaly not the best thing to eat after exercise with all the butter in it. It was yummy though. The rest of the day has been a combination of Call of Duty and finishing the Star Wars saga. I have the last film to go and I'm done. I do enjoy watching them every couple of months. It would be so awesome if it existed. I would be scary at the thought of other creatures just casually landing on random planets. 
Now I'm off to watch the last one. 

Until tomorrow 

Jim

Sunday 8 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 99

Day 99.

A very relaxing and lazy day. This morning I watched the track cycling world championship followed by Paris-Roubaix this afternoon. It was amazing. The last of cobbled classics was won by 3 time winner, Tom Boonen. He attacked with 54km still go with a team mate who was unable to keep up with him and put in a massive effort on his own with 50km and stayed away until the end. He is the in form rider this year and has dominated most of the early season classics. I wonder if he will be able to keep his form for the next few weeks of Ardennes classics.

This evening Sam and I went to dinner at the Bells house. It was great to spend some time with them and their kids. The food was wonderful and I'm still full! I'm sleepy now so an early night for me.

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Saturday 7 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 98

Day 98.

Yeah, a good day. Penny started first time after changing the battery for one that works. So when its fully charged I can go out but only turn off the engine a few times. I spent the morning at Simpson Autocare. Chris was polishing Victoria the Volvo ready to get her back to her owner. She was shiney afterwards! She did look amazing. The rest of the day was spent looking for a new project. We have found a few that Chris and I would be interested in looking at. Its just a case of deciding on one and hoping we win the auction. 

Tonights plan is for more ebay searches for cars and other random things that I want.

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Friday 6 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 97

Day 97.

And rest! I think its Friday today. All the days seemed to have merged together and I don't know what day it is. Another great day at Simpson Autocare. Penny wouldn't start again this morning and I had to jump start her from Sam little Clio. Once she was started she was fine. I just keep telling myself that I have an electric car that need charging every night. 

Chris painted Larry the Lotus wheels and they look amazing! I will try and get some pictures of them tomorrow. The colour is spectacular and I might have to get Pennys wheels painted the same. He also finished Victoria the Volvo side, door and boot lid. That colour is wonderful and both jobs look so professional. Its impossible to see the repair.

Anyway, enough for tonight. 

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Thursday 5 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 96

Day 96.

Another long day!!

Mum and dad have left Sam and I at home for a week to go to Spring Harvest, a Christian concert/weekend for Easter. They are going on to Cornwall or somewhere down that way for a few days after. I hope they have a great time!

I tried starting Penny this morning. No joy. There was nothing in her. I will try again tomorrow and if she doesn't start then I'll use an Irish screwdriver (hammer) on her!

I spent the day at Simpson Autocare. Chris and I were rubbing down Larry the Lotus wheels and they are ready to be painted tomorrow. Victoria the Volvo door and wing is ready to be painted as well. Hopefully tomorrow we can get another car purchased ready to fix and sell on.

Tonight Sam and I went to the cinema to watch 21Jump Street. It was hilarious! Laughs from start to finish!! I think I might have to go back and see it again!! Close to 9 out of 10.

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Wednesday 4 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 95

Day 95.

Another long day at Simpson Autocare. I watched Chris work his magic on a set of lotus wheels. They look pretty cool and will look even better when they are finished tomorrow. That that took a little bit of time as there is lots of prep work for the primer and paint.

Anyway, it was a fairly tiring day and I need my sleep.

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Tuesday 3 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 94

Day 94.

A long, long day. I was up at 5.15am and couldn't get back to sleep. So I finished watching the second Star Wars film. I spent the whole day with Chris at Simpson Autocare. I was hoping to get my car sorted but we were just too busy working on other cars! Victoria the Volvo was the first to get prepared. She had a few deep scratches, dents and a big knock in the rear. It was fun trying something new and different. Victoria is all ready to be painted tomorrow. The biggest part of the day was cleaning and rubbing down the wheels of Larry the Lotus. Those wheels were so hard to clean and each took about 1-2 hours! My fingers and hands are so sore from it all. It was hard work and so tiring. 
I was meant to go to the cinema with Sam tonight to watch 21 Jump Street but I wasn't home in time to go. I owe her a huge apology and with buy her something nice.

Until tomorrow

Jim

Monday 2 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 93

Day 93.

Another chilled out day for me. I had another wonderful lay in with no pressure on me to get up! I started the day with a few games on Call of Duty then spent the entire day cleaning Pennys engine and everything under the bonnet. She looks so much better all clean and tidy. My fingers are sore now from all the rubbing and polishing. I dropped one bolt (which has happened a few times) behind the engine and I couldn't get to it so I had to take a few parts off just to reach it. All was good after she was put back together. I took her for a spin and there were no problems with her. Fingers crossed everything has settled! I shall hopefully have some idea tomorrow what is happening. 

Until tomorrow.

Jim

Sunday 1 April 2012

New Year, New Blog - Day 92

Day 92. 

It was a very good day. The weather was beautiful, I wasn't tired and it was a pretty chilled out day. I was woken up by one of our chickens clucking very loudly and I rushed out the back to kindly ask her to be quiet and realised the time was 8.45. It might not seem like much of a lay in but it certainly was for me! Shortly after that I was on my way to grandads field to meet with family and we planned a big bonfire! There was loads of dry branches and  wood that needed to be burned so me and Jared were on the case! Unfortunatly we only had a small amound of petrol, 1 pint, but we made it last. Dad found some more petrol and I 'borrowed' some of it and chucked that on the fire. Next time, were going to try and make Molotov cocktails. 

When we got back, I had another cycling classic race to watch. The Tour of Flanders. Its the one race of the season that cyclists will want to win. It was a brand new course this year and it was equally as hard. Lots of cobbled sections made for an interesting race and it was full of crashes that made Fabian Cancellara retire from the race with a triple fracture to his collar bone. Another rider, Sebastian Langeveld was taken out by of the crowd and also broke his collar bone. It was a spectacular crash and he is very lucky not to have come away with anything more serious. It was a very good race and the winner was the favourite and local boy Tom Boonen. This was his 3rd win and that puts him in the record books. 

The usual routine followed from there. Call of Duty which I sucked at today and then to finish off the day was Star Wars. I'm going to watch them all in order. Maybe I'll watch the other 5 tomorrow.

Until tomorrow.

Jim