3 posts tagged “food”

So on Friday night me and Chantelle stayed at Comet till almost midnight along with around 100 other people, answering the phones and taking pledges from people who were calling the Red Nose Day line to donate money...it was fun, there was free food and drink all night, plus pizza, then all manner of buns and cakes, then more pizza, and then more buffet food!! Small children did not stop appearing all night with food, and I left very full - also very happy at the amount of money people were willing to give away for children and people in need here and in Africa, in spite of the financial worries that are happening right now...though I do wish that people sounded happier when they were handing over their card details!!!

Did anyone see the thingy on the Kilimajaro climb?? Man that looked tough, but it was so cool to see that they all made it - even brought a little tear to my eye when they reached the top =D

A slight technical hitch may have put a small damper on the moving - apparently Wardbright wanted Chantelle to give two months' notice when wanting to move out of her flat, and they only told her tonight, which we both agree is a bit silly. When Chantelle first handed her notice letter in, don't you think it might have been useful to let her know that she had to give the longer notice period then, rather than wait until she calls up to chase it?? Anyhoo, Chantelle's looking into her contract tonight to see if it's right - whoever heard of a two month notice period on a flat?? Imbeciles!!

I've recently got addicted to Rock Band and Guitar Hero - what started as a simple "ooh that's cheap, I might get that" moment in Asda (they were selling Guitar Hero World Tour + Guitar for only £34) has led me to be hooked on both games...even had Rich and Simon in on the act over the weekend, Simon recently bought a microphone for the PS2 so we all did a bit of singing - it was painful!!!! But it's all a bit of fun anyway....

Ooh on Chantelle's recommendation I also bought Kingdom Hearts 2 and another RPG by Square called "Valkyrie Profile 2" which according to Chantelle looked good because "I'd never heard of it before but it's an RPG and it's by Square..." Have yet to try both of these wonderful looking games, but will update you tonight once I've had a little faff around on them...I was in a sulk with my PS2 yesterday because I started playing Final Fantasy VIII and it crashed, the PS2 died and I was sad :( maybe I'll forgive it if it will let me play these new games tonight =D

Speaking of Rock Band, through some sort of divine inspiration, I was playing through one of the Bonus Songs on the Solo World Tour mode, and had a little revelation about the church and what made it special to me. I think that some of the appeal was to "escape" from real life, and join up with people who were all doing and aiming for the same thing, to forget about wordly troubles and just to follow God. Truth is, no matter which church or religion you join, real life is always real life, and you can't run away from it....I've tried, believe me!!

Right, will go and try out these funky RPGs and tell you all about them later.............

...in the words of my brother Simon, a day late, admittedly, but still...

On Thursday, me and Chantelle had the day off and we intended to do something or go somewhere, and we ended up making our way to York. Well, so we thought. We got to Bishop Burton, discovered the pond had turned to ice, the poor ducks had precious little water to congregate in, and as we were leaving the village, we thought we spotted a bit of snow. Fast forward to just outside Market Weighton, aaaaand blizzards. Lovely. A quick turn around later, and we were heading back to Beverley, where it wasn't so blizzardy, and we had a chance to wander around the town.

We parked up in Tesco, and after a fit of hysterics thanks to a young girl we overheard telling her friend "...this snow is wet..." we somehow managed to find our way into the town centre, by which time the snow had really hit the area and we almost needed huskies and a sled just to get to any of the shops. After taking in the cute little bookshop and doing our best not to become victims of hypothermia, we discovered Seabrook crisps in Boyes - should really stop pestering Chantelle about the different pronunciation of that name!!! =D - and then went in search of food. We stopped in the King's Head where they do two meals for £8, but I decided that due to a quick change of mind I no longer fancied the choice in there, and we drove back towards Kingswood for Frankie & Benny's...in my (sort of) defense, I did suggest F&B's originally, some time ago, I think, possibly, at some point...

After stuffing ourselves with our meal, we had dessert, during which time I'm sure I saw a few penguins fly past the windows of Frankie & Benny's, we ran like hell to the car, had a wander around Asda, and then the fun began. Rush hour traffic + heavy snow is not a good combination, and it seemed to take us forever to get away from Kingswood via Sutton Fields...then we had to claw our way down Clough Road to make it back to Chantelle's place. Getting home from Chantelle's took me over an hour, thanks to teatime traffic, snow induced slow going, and some interesting traffic arrangements on the Spring Bank/Beverley Road crossroads.

Friday came and went - back at work :( - and by the time I got home I felt a touch of Man Flu coming on, and by the end of Saturday I'm sure I was dying....Saturday being of course Valentine's Day. I'd arranged for some flowers to be sent to work (both me and Chantelle were working that day) and of course they had to show up before I got there....Chantelle was apparently just a little worried that someone other than me had sent them (we'd both agreed not to get each other anything....) which gave me a giggle or two...

So, due to my imminent death, my intention to cook for Chantelle at home and for us to have a night in was cancelled, today was no better, though I seem to have shaken the worst of it off. A couple of Ibuprofens, multiple cups of tea and a round of chocolate seems to have done the trick!! Speaking of which, Mother Dearest has announced the arrival of yet more tea.....

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I'm back, armed with said mug of tea, and still with a ham salad sandwich that I made about 15 minutes ago before starting this blog.....ah well, too into writing this to eat, will consume later when I catch up on Hustle...only started watching it a few days ago and I think I might be hooked hahaha..

I'm starting get just a teeny bit excited about moving in with Chantelle - granted it might be quite a way away with us wanting to put a bit of money away and for Chantelle to get through the bulk of her uni work this year, but still, eeee moving out of the home and into a new place with someone is exciting..I've said it before, but it's the little things, like curling up together on the sofa or bed and watching films (I demanded a TV in our bedroom when we get our house lol) or getting our own furniture, stuff like that, plus it means not having to keep saying goodbye and being miles apart, waking up together and being able to come home to Chantelle rather than my parents....eee it's great =D

I think me and Chantelle have really grown closer over these last few months...I think it's being a combination of me opening up more, and her getting to know me and understand me a bit better, we've laughed a lot lately, shared some quiet heart to hearts, and well, I guess just generally enjoyed stuff. The last few months with her have been better than ever, and I grin when I think this time next year I'll be blogging from "our house" =D

Wow, I think that's my lot for tonight, my brain is fried, I want my sandwich, and then I've got to go charge my phone....so long...........

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you're having a wonderful Christmas time and that you've not overdone it on the chocolate/turkey/nuts/crisps/[insert more food here]!!!!

My goodness, it's been a while since I updated this thing!

Last time I wrote, I was preparing to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. What's changed? Well, quite a lot actually! I am no longer an active member of the church, and consequently have no plans to serve a mission anytime soon. In researching and discussing church history and revealed doctrines, Scripture and so on, I have decided that the Church is not the right place for me.

I still have a firm conviction of the reality of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, but I am no longer committed to the "true" church - indeed I am once again in search of truth, but no longer have a belief in their being one true church that would act in God's name. I believe that God has a place in everyone and everything, and that one's "worthiness" is not defined by how many times you attend a church, or even how often you pray or read Scripture. I believe that God looks for the best in all of us, in how we act and speak, how we give our time and our abilities, and what we make of the life we're given. I still believe that Jesus Christ made the ultimate sacrifice, and indeed gave all of His time and His effort to grant us the chance of happiness in this life and the life to come, and also the freedom to think and act for ourselves. I believe in Him and His words, His life, His teachings and His love for me and all of God's children, and I am determined to try and live my life in a way which is reflective of His....or as close as possible! :)

On the careers front, still I remain stuck! Whilst I like the people I work with Comet and can say that 9 times out of 10 I enjoy the work I do, I am again looking for other opportunities to gain more experience and make use of what I can do. A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to attend an interview at Beverley Grammar School for the post of Assistant to the Data Manager. After interviewing there, and being tested on what might be a typical task, I decided to turn down the job and give it to one of the other candidates (all lovely people who seemed more enthusiastic and capable of working in a secretary/officey/admin role in a school!) But! I got a phone call a few days later asking if I would call them in the New Year as they would like to consider offering me a place in their IT team. Perhaps months of fixing people's PCs and massive spreadsheets at Comet is finally paying off!!

I'm determined to keep this more up to date in the New Year.....one of the guys at Comet has done a 366 day journal thingy on Facebook, with a summary and a photo of each day this year.....I'd love to have the determination to do something like that, even if it's just to see if I can do it....as Chantelle can tell you, it's a struggle for me just to keep a paper journal updated every month!!! =D

I'm going to revamp this blog and have a better crack at keeping it up to date in the New Year, but for now I've got Family Guy and Heroes box sets to plough through, and a mountain of chocolate to try and overcome, so I'll write again in a few days' (and 2 stones) time!! =D

Happy New Year!! Hope 2009 is a good year for everyone :)