{"id":4,"date":"2006-08-23T02:32:29","date_gmt":"2006-08-23T02:32:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2006-08-23T02:35:22","modified_gmt":"2006-08-23T02:35:22","slug":"is_it_time_to_get_up_yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/gbrown\/2006\/08\/23\/is_it_time_to_get_up_yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it time to get up yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nWell, been a week or two since my last post, been a bit busy – so sleep (rather than blogging) has become more important. So…what’s happened? <\/p>\n

I attended the Fire Training course, have to admit, it was a lot more exciting than the last one I attended about 3 years ago. The Fire Officer was really enthusiastic so that always helps.<\/p>\n

Oh yes, wasps! Little b*ggers! Had to get a man out to destroy a wasps nest – there was a teeny-tiny hole in the eve of the roof – but they found it! So I’d been rushing around (or is that away from?) them for about 2 weeks. Quite scary (2nd time I’ve had wasps in my house, last time it was in the extension of the house) – ugh! They’re terrifying when you suddenly realise you’re in a room with them. At least they weren’t in the bathroom this time! \ud83d\ude41 <\/p>\n

While on the topic, what is the point of wasps? Bees are fine, they pollenate flowers, they make honey and they only sting you as a last resort…but wasps, they just sting anything…just for a laugh, because they’re evil little b*ggers. <\/p>\n

“Bees make honey.
\nHow do they do that?
\nDo earwigs make chutney?
\nDo spiders make gravy?<\/strong>”
\n\"Bee<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wasps sting anything – and then they go back to their nest and make… NOTHING! They just smoke dope all day long… all through the summer… so in the autumn you just get the odd wasp stoned out of his brain wandering across your carpet! Hm, getting a bit Eddie Izzard<\/em> there, but he’s right. Wasps are pointless.<\/p>\n

I went to a Sundown<\/em> gig at the Newcastle Falcons Rugby club in Kingston Park, last week, it was an all-afternoon thing but as it started late (organisers forgot to provide a generator – doh!) I joined it after work. Free beer and free Nando’s Chicken – it was class! Unfortunately, the locals objected to the volume of the Bhangra DJ who was also playing a little later, so the council “asked for the event to close earlier”. Just as well, it was starting to get a bit cold by that point – what ever happened to August?<\/p>\n

Oh, I had a marriage proposal, that was slightly unexpected. Although, gracefully declined, it’s nice to be asked \ud83d\ude09 And while on that topic, Dawn and Graham’s wedding (11th) was great – just like a ‘fairytale’. Literally – there was even a wicked witch and a frog – but at the end of the evening I gained a handsome prince which is always a bonus… but I digress. <\/p>\n

The best thing is that I’m off work this week – yey! No daytime plans, just studying, sleeping and exercising but I’m out each night till after the bank holiday now, so it’s a good job I can lie-in!! I love holidays! I fully intend to have some marathon ‘dvd box set” watching sessions – seen all three Back to the Future<\/em>‘s and Pride & Prejudice<\/em> so far. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Well, speaking of which, I reckon I’m gonna watch a dvd as I feel wide awake. It’s either Dogma<\/em> or 50 First Dates<\/em> – will see which one I can find first.<\/p>\n

night all!<\/p>\n

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