Success at the Weekend.

Well after a long and dramatic Saturday I have successfully moved house.

I also spent most of Saturday wearing slippers instead of shoes because I was in such a manic rush I forgot to change. By the time I'd realised, I'd packed the shoes!!!

Anyway,I got mentioned in a local paper (see image, left). It was about our concert. A fantastic time was had by all.

*editors note - forgot to press publish on this post, so it's a few years late, being actually posted August 2010!

Happy April!

Yo dudes! If you've been on either my Facebook or Youtube pages you'll have realised by now that I resigned from my job on Thursday. I'm looking forward to the new experiences a career change will give me and I will miss a few of the guys and gals way over here in the middle of nowhere.

Anyway, before Dr Who starts I felt like posting to say hi. With all this excitement I've got a bit carried away and sent friend requests to quite a lot of people; some of whom I don't think will be too pleased to have received them. Oh well, if they tell me to f**k off then I can't say it's not deserved.

I've done a fair bit of sorting already. I've cancelled my phone-line and broadband. I've taken my collection of IET magazines (5 years worth) to the recycling centre and I've even finally gotten rid of all of the clothes that don't fit me anymore. And it's only Saturday! Go me!

Tomorrow I begin on the housework as I have a sort of inspection on Monday and I want the place to be lovely. Luckily there's not much to do.

I feel like I may be coming down with a cold. I have a funny sore throat (high up in my throat rather than tonsils) and a chesty cough. So I hope I'll stay healthy cos I have lots to do.

Something that's going to work out quite nice is happening with the choir. Specifically, my last concert with them is going to be on the day I move. Even more than that - it's a concert in the town where I was born. What better way to end what has been a fantastic association with a tremendous group of people. I will miss the Caernarfon choir, but I'm hoping to join a new choir. Don't know who'll have me, but I'll keep you all informed (whether you want me to or not!).

Right, Dr Who is on in 5 so I'm offski. Have fun wherever you are, whoever you are and whatever you're up to.

Sunday Arfternoon.
Well, as some of you may know a lot has happened these past few days. Firstly, I finally succumbed to joining Facebook. I really don't know why I didn't do this sooner as I'm already able to talk to most of my former classmates and it's only been 3 days! Catching up has been fun and this method of keeping in touch with folk suits my laziness to a T!

Where does that phrase come from?

Anyway, other news. Last night (Saturday) I was singing at Shrewsbury Music Hall. I like Shrewsbury - the area I was in was so quintessentially Medieval I forgot to watch where I was walking! And the music hall was brilliant. No idea how old - there were what looked like 16th century parts but most of it looked 18th century to me. But what do I know. I'll have to look it up on Wikipedia.

Having looked it up on Wikipedia, I see that I am completely wrong. The oldest bit is, in fact, 13th century and the rest of it is 19th century. Still, you can't blame a guy for trying ;-) I loved it none-the-less.

As for the concert - well that was a treat. It's the longest show I've done with the choir - 12 songs as opposed to the usual 6 songs. Two soloists joined us and they were fantastic. They really were. Not just good singers, but also charismatic and excellent performers.

I was selling CD's after the show and it was nice to be in and around the audience as they were leaving. Some people even came up to me and asked me to pass on their thanks to the rest of the choir for a brilliant performance.

Well after the performance we had something to eat and drink before setting off home. I got back to my house just after 2am but couldn't sleep. So I lay on the sofa watching various rubbish and finally drifted off around 5am. I slept until 10am so I'm feeling a tad tired today.

Our next concert is in Swindon in a couple of weeks. I'll post details here and on Youtube a bit nearer the time.

Contemplation.

Do you ever just sit and think? Do you ever just let your mind wander through your memories? Do you ever wonder how everyone you've ever known is doing?

I do. Frequently.

I set up this blog in the hope that anyone wanting to know how I am can do so. It's the same reason that I intend to keep the same mobile phone number and email addresses.

Occasionally, when I'm feeling particularly retrospective, I'll search for some of the people I know/once knew. Sometimes I come across their blogs or other form of website (Facebook for example).

I doubt they know, or care, that I go looking for them online to check on their wellbeing. Sometimes there's good news, sometimes there's neutral news and sometimes there's the sort of stuff that makes me cry.

There's very little I hate more than seeing someone suffer and not being able to help. I think this is one of life's little challenges 'cos life's like that - it gives you paradoxes to solve.

Like knowing that sometimes the best way to help someone is to not try and help.

Like trying to find a job but all the jobs you want require experience but there's no way to gain that experience.

Sometimes it takes some drastic action to create a better life for yourself and sometimes the only person who can see it is yourself.

Anyway, I digress. My point is that life throws things at you and you have to learn and adapt. So far, in my short 24 years on this planet, I have come to realise that nothing turns out as you expect it to.

My way of coping with this is to always try to better myself. To always persevere and to try my best. I may fail multiple times, but I know that I'll get there in the end. Trouble is, nobody knows where 'there' is - least of all me.

Still, it'll be an adventure...

Two Thousand and Eight.

Hello people! I hope Christmas went as well as possible and I wish you all a Happy New Year. Furthermore I wish you all well for 2008.

I had a lovely night of new year celebrations. I stayed home, put some good music on and danced the night away. We had food and drink so we all felt well looked after. Only thing is, that I forgot my disco lamp thingy and have no idea where my strobe light has got to. That could have made things a bit more club like.

Take care all :-)