PhD, am I mad

Europe, going to go it solo

2005-09-06T12:36:25+02:00

So yeh today is judgement day, I need to book tickets to go before I change my mind. Slightly apprehensive but im thinking fuck it, just do it or you will regret it. My proposed route is Amsterdamn, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Venice and then finishing in Rome. Hmm, my mind changes every two minutes.

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Europe, going to go it solo

2005-09-06T12:35:25+02:00

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Europe, going to go it solo

2005-09-06T12:34:53+02:00

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Europe, going to go it solo

2005-09-06T12:34:22+02:00

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A shrine to little richie

2005-08-13T23:56:03+02:00

This blog is a shrine to my and many other people's friends little richie:

Aka, BruNet, Rich, Quend, Feebs, Lil Richie:
Enjoy:

Oh dear richie, the next one is brilliant:

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This one's for kate

2005-08-13T23:44:12+02:00

This picture is for Kate, its Kirby giving probably the best evil eyes ever to jimi:

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This is for some of the friends that ain't in my blog yet

2005-08-13T23:34:55+02:00

These are assorted photo's:

Starting with my 21st last year:

This is a fairly innocuous pic of me jimi and pete in republic, well apart from me stroking Pete's chin:

Another one of me, pete and jimi in the Hadfield showing me in my full glory (i.e in a Kilt). Don't knock it or i'll show you some Scottish anger, lol:

Here's some from jay's 21st:

This ones of jay and his present sucess:

The funniest other ones are of gav after being sick, enjoy:

I'll put one more pic up, this is of moogs, enjoy in his wonderous expression:

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Pop Tarts 29th May

2005-08-11T21:42:09+02:00

This is another post humous blog. This one is of some of the photo's from barnes bbq followed by another winning night at pop tarts, enjoy:

Tonge being a fool as usual:

Barnes being a raving homo as usual:

Tonge trying to carp anybody with a pulse as usual, unfortunatley it was me:

What the hell is barnes doing with his other hand?

Here's one of me looking like a fool as usual, first in pop tarts as always (well thats tonge's fault)

The final one for now of barnes falling off a chair, so graceful:

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Tonge's 23rd

2005-08-09T12:59:20+02:00

Thought I put some of the photo's of tonges birthday up post humously just because they are so amusing. To people who don't this guy, he's one of the people I currently work with

This first one is early in the night (In the place)

As the night progresses tonge becomes more adventurous (Note Jo in the background with her look of disgust, this look happened a lot through the night)

This picture is a had to be there saying and all I'll say its not pretty when tonge goes carping, unfortunately its usually blokes he goes for:

Ive got a couple of videos that are very amusing but don't know how to post them, if I ever figure it out I will put them on.

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Mud, poo, beer, wellies, and music (part 2)

2005-06-29T23:48:25+02:00

Friday

Days seem to blur into one another after god got angry and took it out on glastonbury, in compensation he offered us a weekend of glorious sunshine in which I know look like a spaniard not a scot. Higlights of friday included the black velvets, the thrills, zutons and doves. My favourite set had to be the awsome one by the killers followed in close second by fatboy slim.

Other fun of the day was some mud wrestling (this was not us, although very amusing to watch).

Saturday

By far the best and funniest days of the festival. Crazy stuff, like naked men, nearly tripping over a women taking a piss just outside the beer tent in the dance area, a bloke taking a shit on the path, rob admitting to taking a shit in a bag. Saw Will Mellor mincing about. One of barnes great ideas was to paint me in mud and hang beer cans off my hat, which i then later ended up lacerating my fingers on trying to remove them after they kept twating me in the face,

The most sureal thing of the day was seeing the van loads of wellies being excorted by police into the sight, so strange. This was my red wine extravaganza (managing 2 litres during the coldplay set, which was the highlight of the festival) that left me an absolute wreck,

After which the obvious happens (I don't remmember any of this)

Sunday and more photo's to follow shortly

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Mud, poo, beer, wellies, and music (part 1)

2005-06-29T23:24:22+02:00

You know what I am talking about, Glastonbury of course

I should really sign up some of my mates to this blog as I seem to be getting a few viewings and no comments. Anyway, Glastonbury. The time seemed to go slow but quick, if you went you will know what i mean.

Wednesday:

Left sheffield in glorious sunshine (suprising I know), after a stop to tesco to pick up 7 crates of beer, a couple of boxes of wine and a couple of litres of spirits, we were on our way. All going well we got to the M5 (I think, i slept until that point) where there was a major accident, motorway closed and air ambulance called. So figuring we had plenty of time got the chairs out and sat on the motorway having a beer (hmm not sure if it was legal), as did the people behind of us (also going to glasto). While searching for my camera piled under the mass of crap in the car, there was a shout from the people behind us , 'I don't mean to worry you but we are moving'. Shit, fold chairs, beer thrown in car and we were off. Very amusing and sureal situation.

After a brief stop in Bristol to pick up more crap to fit in our spacious renult clio we made it to glasto about 2pm after a couple of minor navigational errors (not my fault). We wanted to try and get into greenfields as it had been recommended to us, thinking we were going to be some of the first few there, nope i was about the 23,000th person there, greenfields full.

The tickets should really come with a warning that you will be walking for about an hour with all the unessecary crap you brought, it was a sturggle especially in the heat. Finally at our destination of penton hill (something like that, can't really remmember, its all a bit of a drunken haze). Set up camp and then back to the car for the bbq. Eventually got bbq and beers going and all was well.

Thursday

I Would really recommend going on the Wednesday as it gives you the Thursday to explore. Anyway glorious sunshine, a few more beers and visits to the dance tent unitl the early hours, awsome.

Friday

5am - Woken by thunder and lightening, back to sleep thinking it will pass
7am - Screams of shit our tent is blowing away from surrounding areas and ours also stared to leak, got out to see what the commotion was and was confronted by pelting rain and gennerally sludgeness, decided to take a leak, wandered to the bottom our hill to find people scrambling to save their possesions from the ensuing torrent or rain coming down the hill, it was surreal. Back to base where the tents were secured and leaking tent fixed, sleep for a couple more hours thinking the rain will pass, nope fat chance.
9am Decided that we are going to go down for the first acts but need a trip to the car, harper had wisely left his wellies there. Treck to gate C, closed, no surprise, found a pasty shop and bought supplies and returned to the pyramid stage to see if any acts were on.
12am After purchase of emergancy poncho's, very sexy, we got to see our first band, the undertones. Brief flickers of sunshine bring cheers from the crowd but it is not until about 3pm that sustained sunshine occurs.

There are a fair few photo'sof me being a prat in this (I lost my camera, whilst drunk on saturday (see next blog)) so I thought I would level it up a little by showihng you the gang,

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People are leaving again

2005-06-20T02:30:05+02:00

Ok. Today has been a good and bad day. Weather, excellent, well for Sheffield superb. Bad point, ive found out 2 of my good mates are leaving at the end of the summer and im doubting whether staying on to do a PhD here is a good idea. Last year a few people left but this year a whole load of people are leaving and I feel like im being left behind. Well its late and ive been drinkin a little so im emotionally charged. I will come back soon with pictures and details of the karl kennedy night as well as the end of the term nights and also my pub crawl up the northen line.

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First Blog

2005-05-31T00:57:13+02:00

Ok, I may as well start with the same kind of introduction as everyone else seems to have. I am new to Blogging, moderately experienced in life at 22, wise beyond my years, although my parents would argue differently. The general theme of my blog is the trials and tribulations of doing a PhD although this I am sure will include other key points in my life and the foolish ideas I have.

I currently work as a research technician, aka labratory skivvey. This job has been good as a stepping stone into obtaining a PhD but I would not entertain doing this job for longer than a year. What I crave is my own project, hence veering towards a PhD.

To ensure anyone that reads this who is currently thinking of doing a PhD that my life revolves around science is mistaken. I enjoy sport in particular football, badminton,running and the forgotten sport of clubbing. Musical genre's are varied but mainly listen to indie/rock.

Current Music: Listening to Faithless and Oasis

Supported football teams: Glasgow Rangers and Tranmere rovers

Last film watched: Castaway (on telly) and a film called Tiger Heart (possibly the worst film I have ever seen, although so cheesy it was funny)

Plan for the next few Blogs: includes embarrasing photo's of my mates.

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