Away

I've had quite a strange week and a half.

It started off with a trip to Belfast to visit my cousin who works there now. It was a strange experience, going away on a plane and across a sea but still being able to use my phone normally and still having Dave on TV. Also, there were more British flags there than I had seen in my life up till now. Apparently the place we were staying was very close to a well known violent area. Luckily, nothing bad happened while we were there. Well, there was one thing.

We were walking along a road on the second day we were there, and a police car came speeding towards us. Along the wrong side of the road. Needless to say, it was surprising. Once the police car reaches us it comes to a halt, two policemen come out, arrested a woman who was standing next to us, put her in the car and speed off again.

Apart from that, the trip was quite uneventful. it was when I returned to Scotland that things kicked off.

Some of my friends and I went up to Bonar Bridge to hang out in David's holiday house. I have to admit, it's the most fun I've had in a long, long time. Even once most people had gone home, Eddy, David and myself stayed to relax for a few days before heading home. It was a ridiculous few days of playing Super Smash Bros. on the Gamecube, writing scripts for a sketch show we're planning and... recording a CD. I would recommend that you listen to it, but I'm nowhere near that cruel.

The trip home was special though.
David went back at around 3 o'clock on the train, while myself and Eddy tried to arrange a lift from someone to get home, as one of us (possibly me) was too skint to buy a ticket. Unfortunately, no-one was able to help us get home. At the last minute, Eddy offered to buy my ticket, and wouldn't take no for an answer. David was lonely in Inverness without us, and requested we get the first train home. We unfortunately left too late (definitely not watching the Simpsons) and missed the first train. We had no idea how much of a lucky break that was at the time.
We got on the next train and, as usual for the train heading south, it was almost completely empty. When the train started off, the ticket lady came round. As soon as we thought that everything was going smoothly, it turned out that the ticket machine wouldn't take Eddy's card. A bit of panic set in, we had no other way of purchasing the tickets. This is when the most fantastic thing I've ever seen happen on a train happened.

The ticket lady said "Don't worry about it, I'll tell them you paid"

This wasn't just great because we basically got a private train journey for free, it was also great because we got first hand proof that there are some truly awesome people out there who are genuinely willing to help out someong in need.


On a slightly more comical note, I would like to recommend that everyone should watch "Spaced". It's a sitcom starring and written by Simon Peg and Jessica Hynes. Nick Frost also stars in the show as Simon's character's best friend. Most people would recognise this pairing from the popular films "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz". The series is jam packed with fantastic references to films and TV shows.

Enjoy


"Smells like years of hatred..."
My brother, walking down a street in Belfast

Just Like That

I don't usually watch Dr. Who, but I did catch the last episode due to all of my friends rushing home to watch it. One aspect of the episode was very accurate and I agree with it completely;

A Fez is an awesome piece of head wear.

The fez, an item of clothing which I am proud to say I own as anyone who saw me in town tonight could tell you, is quite possibly the coolest hat I have ever seen in my life.
And it's possibly due to the influence of one man.

Tommy cooper is a hero of mine, as I grew up watching videos of his stage performances. His magic tricks always went wrong, he rarely finished a joke without being halted by his own laughter, but he was such an entertainer, such a spectacular presence on stage that it all added to the wonderfulness of his act.

Here's a couple of my favourite jokes that he told.

Oh it's hot outside, 90 degrees in the shade. I was smart, I stayed in the Sun.

I always sit at the back of the plane. Well, you never hear about them reversing into mountains do you?

He was truly a genius, may he rest in peace.


Also I have another webcomic for you.
Cyanide and Happiness is a daily webcomic written and illustrated by Matt Melvin, Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker and Dave McElfatrick. The comic consists of stick figures and a lot of dark humor. The comic follows no storyline so it's a fantastic one to just drop into at any point. I hope you enjoy it.

And so it begins...

I was thinking the other day, "There aren't enough people getting annoyed by my opinions". So, after my original plan of shouting at people in the street, I decided to write a blog.
So far it seems like this plan has a much lower chance of me getting chased by the police, but lets just see how it goes.

Here's how I'm going to run things, I'll write about something I've seen that I found either annoying or awesome then I'll sometimes give a link to somthing I think you should see.

Nothing really to rant about today, so instead I'll direct you to Least I Could Do. It's a spectacular webcomic written by Ryan Sohmer and Illustrated by Lar DeSouza. It's been going for a few years now, but going through the archives is more than worth it.

Here's hoping this turns into a successful blog, shouting in the street was cold.