I have been very very lazy over this past few days, just messing around mainly at home, due to the fact that I am on call. Having said that however, Friday was most interesting. During the day, I received an email from Lesley in London after all this time asking how I am etc, and I still haven’t responded yet, but it will get done.
During my lunchtime, I bought the collectors edition of Bioshock, remember me saying about it a little while back on Thursday, it’s a first person shooter for PC and Xbox 360 where you stay alive by altering your genetic make-up and using the environment around you to get the bad guys.
Anyway, the collector’s edition contained a replica of one of the “Big Daddy” characters you will see and learn to fear, with a drill for one hand and they are tough in that diving suit thing, you will be hard pressed to defeat them. They protect “little sisters”, they steal something called ADAM off dead genetic freaks, and occasionally you need that. There are various ways to play the game I tell you what, it is quite scary too, when playing at night, and you hear all these deranged voices. Very well done chaps.
Spoke for Nat, and it turns out Ignos and Laura were away the weekend so monday’s fun was out. Still not sure what we are going to do yet, I will let you know when I do!! 🙂
Now on the way home after shopping at Tescos for bits and bobs, filling up with petrol, I was expecting to stay at home all weekend, catching up with a few outstanding items on the list of things to do, when out of the blue, Ms Ruth Bowden contacts us, asking am I coming out in Wrexham.
Now keep in mind, the last time I heard from her was way back in April, where it was one text message and that was it. I spoke to her at this point and it turns out she has been in the army all summer, away from all forms of communication, and she had only just come home. Bit of a doosy to say the least.
I said I would meet her at 10 in town, because being honest i had to travel back, sort myself out, but most importantly, play through a bit of Bioshock! Oh yes, well, I just got it, I wanted to have a go, why the hell not eh? There are certain things a man must do to keep his mind at peace, and splatting virtual enemies in numerous and bloody ways is one of them. I think it stems back to the cavemen days where we used just beat the crap out of everyone and everything.
We still have that of course, with all these numerous military events occurring in the world now, but it’s much more civilised in the way combat is laid out, but people still get hurt and killed. What better way to satisfy the crave, than violence in a digital world? Sounds silly but it works. Maybe all wars should be fought that way? Be a lot more fun methinks for many many people out there in the world. Perhaps the leaders of our respective nations should consider this? After all, nice gaming rigs, with net access cost far less than all these tanks and stuff.
Anyway I digress. Met up with Ruth, her sister Rachel, Mike who clearly hates dancing places as he always looks miserable, and another guy (can’t remember his name exactly, think it was Andy) from Uni. We had a few laughs, remarked on situations that certain people found themselves in, no real guesses who that is, it is rather sad and no further comment will be passed on this post. And, well it appears Ruth missed me. A Lot.
I have never had so many hugs before, dear dear, it appears the army wore her down!! We spoke a lot, and although she said she’s changed, she’s also the same as before in oh so many ways. Trust me campers, if you’ve met her you know what she’s like. Anyway, after that chat, we bopped around in Liquid, and well Wrexham it has to be said was deserted on Friday.
It appears everyone went away for the weekend. Still never mind, had some silly dancing, bit of a hoe down as you do, and this went on till around 2:30 (Mike had left earlier in a taxi, we were all outside, and as soon as he was gone, everyone went back and partied a bit more. Yes doesn’t that rub of “get rid of him”? methinks so) It was good, but there was a bit where I was bored. Aside from the fact of being sober, i think it was the fact that clubs and what have you, people are trying to get with other people, often with no success, and well, when you are with someone, you lose the point of it. SO you start making your own entertainment up. 🙂
Anyway, slep through most of Saturday, but still had time to weed the side of the house, and put lots of weed killer down, watched the entire series of Hyperdrive, which was “alright” in some ways. And also watched two episodes of a new drama called Californication, which has David “X-Files” Duchovny as a lay about writer who wrote one book, turned it into a crap movie and goes around “enjoying other ladies” while his ex is getting married to a dope.
Now it sounds a bit silly and it is. That’s what’s great about it. It is actually very watchable. And there are numerous sex scenes which is nice! When you get the chance to watch it, please do.
Watched a bit more of the Starcraft 2 videos on the net, showing more of the single player and Terran units. Very geeky but it’s one of those I am really looking forward to. They have changed a fair amount on how the game will work and yet, it still feels like the Starcraft of old from what you see.
Another thing I watched was the IT Crowd on Channel 4. Now the first series to me was rubbish, it played all on the old stereotypes known about geeks in the IT business, and well it was old hash, only when It started getting away from that, and moving on did it get good. Moss is brilliant missing the point on everything.
Well the first episode last night about seeing a gay musical called Gay was all in all brilliant. It was better than the entire first series put together. More of that please Channel 4. And no more Big Bother, which as it goes, is getting shelved in part because of all that silliness earlier this year with the boring race row blah blah. See, produce decent stuff instead of the big brother tripe and you will get people like me watching the TV again instead of doing other things.
And finally Played a couple of hours of World of Warcraft to round off a perfectly lazy day by the Lord of Leisure!! We are now on Sunday of this three day lazy about, and so far so good. I do want to just do a few bits like tidy up the place, hoover out the kitchen, and do bits on the website and next podcast but I’m guessing the way I feel right now, it’s not going to happen.
There is so much that goes on, I just feel drained. And just want to do nothing, hence what happened on Saturday. You are very lucky I even got up today to write this blog post. It’s kind of weird, in the one hand I want the weekend to be very productive, on the other, bugger it man, I’m sitting here enjoying the nice weather. What the hell?
We all reach that point I guess where we just want time to really do nothing but enjoy ourselves in our own way and by ourselves. I haven’t seen Nat since Tuesday after the shenanigans after V, of which some of the photos will be online soon but some won’t. The picture quality is awful and therefore, they maybe all a right off. Actually I will ring her up in a bit to see how she is doing….
SOME TIME LATER…
Well I rang her, and she is rather relieved that I am jolly. We’ve caught up of sorts and well might pop aorund later to see how she is. She was being lazy as well as it goes, you see good campers, every once in a while you got to stop and say no.
Enough foul beasts, I will rest before duelling with you again on the battlefield! I am rather jolly as it goes anyway as Mum and Dad haven’t come to visit, seems other things are afoot there, so we’ve had some time to ourselves for a nice change. Well for the rest of the day methinks some more of what went on before is in order. Can’t forget my duties this afternoon in Wrexham for the Radio, and hopefully I won’t get called out.
Actually there is one further point I wish to bring up. When did FaceBook become so popular? It seems to be cool to slate MySpace to buggery now, which granted may not be difficult considering it has become filled with spam profiles all asking you to sign up to this that and the other. I have had quite a few requests through, asking if I was on FaceBook.
As it stands, I am not on FaceBook for the time being, but I have a funny feeling this will change, if only as another way of getting the website known around the world.
As for the plan of sorting things out, well we shall see what exactly I end up doing!!
That’s it for now on this rather long update post. Cheerio campers and enjoy what’s left of the bank holiday!
