Weekend in Liverpool

Had a great weekend in Liverpool. Instead of just watching telly and eating my mums delicious roast dinners, we decided to go out and see some of the cities culture and heritage. It's something I've been meaning to do for ages but you know what it's like you tend to take things for granted when you've grown up there and visit frequently.

Anyway on the Saturday we went to town on the train and visited a few places. We went to St Georges Hall first, the famous resting place of Hitlers missing testicle if the song is to be trusted. I have my doubts as it wasn't on display anywhere. It's one of those landmark buildings I've seen from the outside thousands of times, but I've never been inside before. It was fantastic inside and the ballroom was unbelievable. Really opulent and a testament to the cities rich Victorian heritage. It matches any room in the Vatican or Windsor Castle.

There was also a display in there by the Liverpool artist Anthony Brown. Called '100 heads' it was collages of the faces of famous scousers. It was amazingly detailed first you would be attracted by the face but you where soon drawn into the details making up the face, letters, tickets photographs tiny pieces of the persons life making up the whole portrait.

After a spot of lunch at Wetherspoons we went to the Maritime Museum at Albert Dock. There was a ship there called the Bounty, which may or may not of been in the Pirates Of The Caribbean Movies (there appeared to be some confusion). The museum was good with a great installation about the last 800 years of Liverpool. There was loads of stuff on slavery as well which was very moving but I must confess that I wasn't personally involved in the trade. The only thing I traded in the 70's was Star Wars cards.

After that we where knackered and we had only scratched the surface. I guess I will have to do part 2 next time we visit.

Holiday Special

Well I've had a nice week in a caravan on the Yorkshire coast. Went to Filey, Scarborough and Whitby. It was good fun and the kids loved it. We went with my mum and dad, sister, brother in law and all the kids. We all had our own caravans we're not real pikeys.

I love Whitby the view from up on the cliffs by the abbey looking down on the town are lovely. Great sites mingle with the smell of chips, goths and donkey turds it's a marvelous heady mix.

I also got hooked on the arcade, I must have spent half of my life savings on those crane games trying to win simpsons cuddly toys.

Well I even managed two runs (not the ones to the toilet) on holiday, not bad for someone who is bone idle.

Run Fatboy Run

Thanks to my new nike+ running system coupled with my fear of an early grave, I have started running to get fit and try to lose some excess poundage.

Bugger me it's hard, I usually run in the morning so that I don't frighten children and old ladies. People tend to cross over when a purple faced blimp comes huffing and puffing towards them sounding like the Hogwarts Express.

Anyway I've posted my run up here like a trophy just to prove that I did at least once shuffle 3k around the field.

If I follow my usual hobby pattern it'll probably be my last one.

Keep it real

Gareth

Crackdown

Well it had to happen eventually and now it has. I've had my first Crackdown moment.

This is apparently when the XBox game Crackdown intrudes into your reality and it happened to me today.

As I was driving up the hill out of Lincoln I looked to my right to see the two big gas-o-meters behind the houses. I swear I could see a green agility orb on top of the towers.

Yes I am barking mad.

Yes I need to get out more.

Yes I need to lay off the Crackdown for a while.

But it's just so good.

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video blog

I will now turn my hand to video it's easier.

Posted a test video on youTube.

WTF?

Well after an enormously long gap I'm back again.

I can't believe how much time has gone by since my last entry. Christmas was awesome, I'm loving my Xbox360 especially Gears Of War. It really comes into it's own on Xbox LIVE.

So what have I done since Christmas? Well I did a three week course on intermediate biscuit management techniques. That wasn't bad actually and apart from the excess homework and polishing my trousers and ironing my shoes it all went well. Since then the factory has been fairly steady.

We did have a really busy week where the fat controller at the factory decided we had two weeks to design, test and manufacture a whole new range of biscuits. This process usually takes about two months so 2 weeks was a bit ambitious. Anyway we all worked our balls off for a week and then he realised we weren't getting anywhere near completion and decided to shitcan the idea. So now everything is back to normal.

Liverpool FC have raised and dashed my hopes again as usual. After a very brief spell of looking like catching up with Chelski the wheels have fell off and we've dropped 4 points in two games so it's business as usual.

Now that two fat yankees have bought the club thing's may be looking up. To be honest I can't see them spending tonnes of money on the squad but at least the new stadium will now happen. Unfortunately we will no doubt end up playing in the "Microsoft Windows Vista" stadium or the "Viagra Dome" at least we'd be guaranteed to stay up. ( I thank you.)

Well that's it for now, see ya soon.