ok ok

i know i've been slack recently
but this last week i've got an excuse

for some dumb ass reason i've screwed up my back, and i have no idea how or when i did this. but ever since sunday my back as slow progressively worsened to the point on wednesday that i had to go home from the pub because it was hurting me to stay standing up. yesterday it wasn't too bad, but today it's feeling pretty bad again
and once again i have no idea why!

so with having this messed up back, i've pretty much not done anything other than sit in my chair at work or lay in my bed at home... which understandably sucks donkey balls

i'm working again tonight at the pub and i'm hoping that tonight i can last longer than i did on wednesday, purely because i need the money
i know that my back is important and pushing it too much now will result is problems down the line, but dammit i can't help it.

i promise to be back to my usual self soon
with witty and regular posts
just as soon as i get back to normal

laters, take care peeps
Px

what happened?

the dy i turned 29 i did most things like i normally would, i went to work, i went home and i went to the pub to do the quiz

while i was at work i had a shed load of people send me messages to either my blog, my facebook account or my mobile wishing me happy birthday which was nice
so thanks to everyone for doing that :) (special thanks to linny who posted on her blog that it was my birthday)

when i went home i opened my present from my brother and my cards from the rest of the family (my bro got me season 6 of family guy although i've not had a chance to watch it yet and in the cards i got some money)
i also played on the Wii that i've borrowed from a friend of mine
i've borrowed it because he's on holiday for a month and you can not buy one for love nor money at the moment in the shops here...unless you're willing to pay more than usual for them...which i am not!

at the pub one of my oldest friends came along it's been ages since i saw him last and it was good to catch up again with him and his lady. he got me cakes for my birthday secretly hoping that i wouldn't like them because he does!
the quiz itself my team thought it would be funny to change our usual name to "the nearly 30's" amongst other "humourous" names that took the micheal out of me being nearly 30 now
but we won beer and wine by the end of the night
so it was all good
also the bloke who runs the quiz got the whole pub to sing happy birthday!

and that was the day that was
i enjoyed the non celebration of my non birthday a lot
next year i'm 30
and although i'm not planning a party
i am thinking about where i'll be for it

laters peeps
Px

29

today I'm 29
it's not a big deal to me
maybe it should be
it's my last year of being in my 20's

next year i'm supposed to grow up
yeah right
like that's going to happen!

anyway this is just a little post for anyone who wants to wish me a happy birthday to do so :)

but if you have the time
i'd like you to read the next post down too
it's important to me
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rememberence sunday

maybe it's a big thing
maybe it's not

but today was rememberence sunday

a day when in the UK we remember everyone who fought in the wars
not just the world wars, but every conflict since as well

usually this doesn't mean much to me
but today there was something that happened that brought it home a little

one of the locals who comes in most sunday lunch times for a few pints was in today
he used to be in the army and he had his colours on in his tie and beret
he wore his medals
and his poppy

he's 27

what really struck me
and a lot of people in the pub this evening though was something that i'd never expected

when i arrived back at work this evening there were 2 pints sat on the bar, next to one of the pumps
i was asked if i could make sure that they stayed there
on the bar
all night

this local had lost two of his friends in combat
he bought a round for them

this confused some of the younger members of staff
i had to explain that it was his wish and not a waste of beer
it was his wish to pay them respect in this way

a couple of the locals got confused by these two pints on the bar
until they had it explained to them
then they realised the significance

the landlady was caught up in the emotion of it when i told her why they were there
it brought tears to her eyes

it struck a chord with me too

I know it's late now
but i hope everyone reading this
regardless of nationality
regardless of the time
i hope everyone takes a moment
and remembers

"Lest We Forget"

Px

Georgia pics

for those of you who don't have facebook...where i put up 50ish of the pics from my trip

here's a few for you...

Atlanta

OK i know i've been rubbish at posting about my holiday
but with good reason

my holiday was a break for me
away from my life as it is
so, that means away from work
away from home
away from the pub
and away from here

now as much as i love you all
it was my holiday
and as such i want to keep it that way
i'll share with you some photo's (hopefully later today) but that's probably all you're getting

i know it's a bit cagey of me, but that's how i want to keep it

and before minds go into overdrive
it's not because there was anything salacious was going on
i know what you're all like

laters peeps
Px

my birthday

My birthday is a week today
and I don't want to do anything for it
I don't really celebrate my birthday, it's just another day to be honestand seeing as it's a Monday this year, I shall be mostly spending it at the pub quiz because that's just how exciting it really is

29 is a bit of a non-birthday anyway

this came in my mail today, it made me laugh, I'm sorry

To the citizens of the United States of America

In light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.
Her Sovereign Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy), as from Monday next.
Your new prime minister, Gordon Brown, will appoint a governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.
To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary.Then look up "aluminium," and check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.

2. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour', 'favour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix "ize" will be replaced by the suffix "ise."

3. You will learn that the suffix 'burgh' is pronounced 'burra';you may elect to respell Pittsburgh as 'Pittsberg' if you find you simply can't cope with correct pronunciation.

4. Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels (look up "vocabulary"). Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is unacceptable and inefficient form of communication.

5.There is no such thing as "US English." We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of "-ize."

6. You will relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out Task #1 (see above).

7. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday. November 2nd will be a new national holiday, but to be celebrated only in England. It will be called "Come-Uppance Day."

8. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not adult enough to be independent. Guns should only be handled by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist then you're not grown up enough to handle a gun.

9. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. A permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

10. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and this is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.

11. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric immediately and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

12. The Former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling "gasoline") - roughly $6/US gallon. Get used to it.

13. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called "crisps." Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with mayonnaise but with vinegar.

14. Waiters and waitresses will be trained to be more aggressive with customers.

15. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as "beer," and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as "Lager." American brands will be referred to as "Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine," so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.

16. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie MacDowell attempt English dialogue in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.

17. You will cease playing American "football." There is only one kind of proper football; you call it "soccer". Those of you brave enough will, in time, will be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American "football", but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full Kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies).

18. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the "World Series" for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable.

19. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.

20. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due backdated to 1776.

Thank you for your co-operation.