Busy with work–but good!

Work is quite busy at the minute, I was at Birmingham yesterday, I am driving down to Carmarthen in South Wales today and Thursday I am driving up to Sheffield, so all over the country and clocking up the miles but obviously it’s going okay. Tiring though! It does mean that with so much going on and all these companies wanting my time I’m not having too much time at home which isn’t ideal.

But it should settled down although a possible contract with a company called EduStaff which I have pitched for might change that as it’s loads more work again. Still, mustn’t grumble, I am sure it will go quiet and I’ll be worried about where the next job will come from!!

Things going well though and this month is likely to be my best month for raising invoices so far since this company has started, could be close to £10k which for a month’s work isn’t too shabby!!!

Royal Ascot Family Trip

We all went to Royal Ascot yesterday and had such a great time.

Started off a bit slowly as the driver was very late and meant we were drinking at home and also didn’t get to Ascot until about 2.35pm, instead of 1.00pm as planned!! We were in the Grandstand area, found somewhere to sit and drank and bet for the rest of the day. Jack stayed with me and we had a good laugh and quite a bit of luck. Spent a lot of money as expected!

Didn’t see the queen but she was there!

Coming home we were all very drunk indeed – no one more so than myself but hopefully I made it amusing for them all!! Even coming home the driver took us the wrong way, nightmare!

Got back to our house, carried on with more drink and also got some food. A great day and night had by all!

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Reading Colour Run

We’ve been meaning to do one of these for a long time and finally made it this weekend. The five of us went down to Reading, Prospect Park, and took part in their inaugural Colour Run. Basically we were all in white and had to run 3km and at about 6 stations were people with powdered paint ready to chuck all at us!

Just over 1,000 people were there and it was such a good laugh. Got absolutely covered in the stuff and videoed as much as possible as well as taking photos.

Recommend it to anyone to have a go, don’t really need to do it again but glad we’ve done it once!

Went to Jacob’s Inn in the afternoon and had a lovely set of food, were spoiled a bit because Tash recognised the name of the chef (Noodle) as he worked with Vics before and he gave us free food and didn’t charge for three of the meals, couldn’t believe our luck. Great food as well! Will likely go again, although won’t expect such a great offer as last time…

Jack’s Highworth 6-a-side

Played at Highworth (Swindon) yesterday and it was a good tournament. It started in the afternoon because of the England match being on so late the night before and it was refreshing to play against teams we were not familiar with. The standard was quite good and in fact Jack’s team lost two of their five games. The other side were strong and did well and we got through as Runners Up.

The quarter final was a good performance meaning we had to play each other in the semi and Jack team edged it. It meant we played the team from our first match of the tournament and we tore them apart but the keeper was brilliant, went a goal down near the end and Jenson equalised with a stunning effort, sudden death extra time Steph hit the post and then penalties and we edged through.

For once the team seemed pleased because they’d had to work for it and that was pleasing.

Made it a nice Father’s Day as a result!

World Cup 2014 – Brazil

So the World Cup is finally with us, in Brazil, the ‘spiritual home of football’ and all that guff! The TV companies are going completely over-board with it of course but it’s football, the very ugly and commercial sport that it has now become.

So far so good though, the matches have been really quite good, open and attacking and a couple of shocks, nothing more so that Holland’s demolition of Spain 5-1, some fantastic goals in there, I think Van Persie’s header for the equaliser was the pick of the bunch.

On Saturday night, 11.00pm kick off, we had England’s opening game against Italy. I was planning to go to the pub to watch but was over-ruled!! So watched on the sofa with Lewis and it was a very entertaining match in fact. England made a decent fist of it and attacked Italy but they seemed in control for the most of the game. Andrea Pirlo in good form doing whatever he wanted. I think a draw could have been a far result but Italy ran out 2-1 winners. Wasn’t too disheartened as I felt we created chances and looked promising in attack. Unfortunately, we looked suspect defensively and when we play Uruguay, I think Suarez (if fit) will cause us serious problems. There is muted confidence in England on the back of that defeat as opposed to doom & gloom which is interesting. There is such a lack on expectation for once, unusually low for a tournament…we’ll see.

Last night Messi (who else??) scored for Argentina and tonight we have Germany against Portugal…that’s worth staying up for!!

Anyway, we’re up and running and so far it’s been enjoyable.

Rik Mayall Dead

He died today, not too sure what of which is such a terrible shame, really saddened. I’ve read Facebook, Twitter and the news websites and everyone is in a state of shock and real disappointment, such a very popular and influential man. He will be very much sadly missed.

Too many characters to think of as a favourite, I guess it has to be Rik from the Young Ones, but when you factor in Lord Flasheart and Alan B’Stard along with Bottom and Drop Dead Fred, where do you finish???

So many memorable scenes as well, many hours will be spent now watching him on YouTube

I really am sad about this!

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jun/09/rik-mayalls-funniest-tv-moments-young-ones-bottom