Worked this morning, am in monday-wednesday, then I'm off work (except for a random 4 hour shift on saturday 24th) until September.
As such I'm already on the beach, like a Tony Pulis player on 40 points in April. Had a few cans Thursday and last night, and plan to spend the majority of the next few days drinking lager. I may join @phonics for a couple of drinks in Birmingham tonight, but I'm not sure I can be arsed. Sorry, mate.
Ridiculously busy week so I'm having a day of slobbing about today. Did some work emails and stuff this morning, then I've lounged about playing a bit of Minecraft, catching up on some bike racing and wrestling while eating toast in my pants. Few friends over later to help me clear the backlog of chicken wings out of the freezer then I might go and buy a bike tomorrow.
I'm doing the City2Surf run this weekend. 14km around Sydney, including a pretty brutal hill in the middle.
I've been doing 10km a couple of times a week, and it won't be my first go at the distance, so I'm not that worried. I've been on a huge health kick for the last year, so it's kind of the culmination of that. I'm pretty excited.
Kids knackered so left the wife there to enjoy and got the kids home and put the pair of them to bed. Just in time for Match Of The Day and a couple of cans.Originally Posted by Spikey M
Got the Inlaws Ruby Anniversary party tonight.
It's in the arse end of nowhere, after the kids bedtime (they're coming), clashes with the first Match Of The Day of the season and I'm driving so I can't even drink.
Coming for a pint, bro @Magic x
Get your Batman outfit and climbing shoes on.
Idiotmouse.
./
\o
I’m in Newcastle. Just finished walking the Hadrian’s Wall Path with my family - 84 miles coast to coast. Lots of sheep and mud.
Central Newcastle is beautiful.
Fucking hell. How long are you there for?
That's well down the list of questions that post raises.
Things make a whole lot more sense now.
I was genuinely surprised. I don't see Newcastle as a holiday destination.
It’s not at all, but we were ‘walking the wall’ and it’s at the end of the route. Started near Carlisle. This walking thing is something my parents got into last year. Any other questions @Lewis ?
We’re just staying tonight and leaving tomorrow for Durham.
I quite liked Newcastle when I was there for two hours. Had a sense of being a distinctive place, which a lot of UK cities don't anymore.
Durham's gone through a weird transition where all the buskers have left and been replaced by the homeless. Just a heads up.
Off to edinburgh for a week tomorrow, about 20 shows booked, buzzing lads.
Last edited by Giggles; 18-08-2019 at 09:25 AM.
Please do my work for me and tell me what's good and not sold out. Going to try and do a day trip this week some time.
Go and see matt ewins for sure, he was excellent last year and its more of the same apparently.
I always thought the Edinborough Festival was just for wanky comedians and theatre bollocks, but it seems to have everything a saddo could possibly want these days. Who would go all the way there to watch Iain Dale interview some tosser?
I'm off to Brighton in a few weeks. Any recommendations for eateries/bars/ experiences are welcome.
Okay so theres a few good things at the more primetime kinda slots, obviously , but Seymour mace is brilliant and is playing 1.30pm. Definitely worth going to see, he was great this year and last year. Michael legge is good as well and is midday so if you're around that early definitely see him.
Tom Ballards 9pm was really good, but if you're only down for a day I'd still go to matt ewins instead at the same time.
Kieran hodgson is rotating his shows of the last 3 or 4 years on alternate days at 630; lance and the 1978(?) one are brilliant but I'd reckon just going to whichever one is playing on your day would be worthwhile.
There's a lot of #BUZZ around zoe combs marr, who I'm seeing tomorrow, meant to be v good. 730 which didn't clash with anything else particularly good.
What sort of thing are you looking for?
He's looking for eateries, bars and experiences.
I’m currently sat in a cafe/playcenter while @Mike is at my house putting up a veranda with my dad.
I'm a twit
This isn't the weekend.I’m currently sat in a cafe/playcenter while @Mike is at my house putting up a veranda with my dad.
Perhaps he was just pointing out that this weekend he will have a veranda at his house.
New matt ewins show is a bit shit, see tom Ballard instead
im off work so it feels like it
I'm a twit
I mean it couldn't be less of the weekend tbh.
http://beningtonlordship.co.uk/chilli-festival/
I might go on Monday.
Rained on us too..I’m currently sat in a cafe/playcenter while @Mike is at my house putting up a veranda with my dad.
Me and the old man went to the Great Dorset Steam Fair, and I got to drive a steam roller around two laps of the main field. Highlight of the year.
Hope that you wore a GoPro while doing so.
Sorry I am not a nerd.
Did you take the dog?
He would have died in the heat walking from the car park to the entrance.
A quick google for 'stupid dog umbrella' does confirm the inevitable.
It was grand.
I tried Filipino food for the first time (Lumpia is insanely good), tested some hot sauces and bought some curry kits.
The hot sauces supply Hot Ones on YouTube and I tried 3. A Caribbean sweet and spicy sauce (which I bought), a Naga sauce and a Trinidad Scorpion one. The Naga lasted a lot longer than the Trinidad but the initial kick from the Scorpion was hefty and instantly attacked the throat despite only a small amount.
Also tried some chilli chocolate fudge which was delicious.
Would have stayed longer but it was just way too hot. Definetly going to go again.
I went through a bottle of Last Dab in about 4 months. Was really really fun. Wish i had some more.
It wasn't one of there own ones, it was from this company:
https://www.justchillies.co.uk
Yeah yeah but since you mentioned Hot Ones i thought i’d throw in my own mini anecdote
At a wedding in dorset, I can get a lift home with the parents of the groom at 4pm tomrorow after sleeping in a 4 man dorm or get a lift home tonight and be in bed at 1am ish. Is it wrong that I'm massively leaning towards the latter?
Nope. 4pm tomorrow probably feels like a lifetime away.
We need way more information. The fact you're posting on here suggests you should go home, though. It must be a proper shit wedding.
A lift tonight as in a taxi? You gonna be dropping big bucks on that? I’d just stay the night
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
