YAY! Felt much better today. The damn lurgy feels like it is finally shifting its sorry butt out of my life.
We got up early as Nick was having Gemima and Aaron for a bit and then we scooted off to Sainsbury's car park to meet the man from Autoglass so that he could replace the windscreen (due to a large and expanding crack). It would have been done at Toni's house but unfortunately it was chucking it down so had to be done under cover and Sainsbury's was the nearest place that we could all get access to.
Following the fascinating experience of watching the windscreen being replaced Toni, Sam and I went to grab a cooked breakfast. Next stop was Argos to get some pots and pans for Toni. Once back at her place I helped put her new curtains up, very nice purple ones.
A quick pick up from Nick's and then we popped in at Toni's mum's so that Gemima could be given her birthday present. We stayed quite a while as for some reason we all became captivated by Domino Day 2009 on Channel 5! Fortunately we managed to drag ourselves away.
As it was Gemima's birthday we went to the O2 and had a meal at the Ha Ha Grill, the queues everywhere else were massive as Beyonce was doing a gig there. We then headed back to SWF and Toni went to bed early as she wasn't feeling well, I think we have been playing lurgy tag for weeks now so I hope this is the last of it for her too!
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Friday, 13 November 2009
Off work now............
NOT happy! Had hoped that I good night of sleep would mean I could go back to work today but alas it was not to be. Temperature is still high and I ache all over. More drugs and sleep for me today!
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Can't shift it..............
........this damn lurgy! It's been sitting low level in my system for a few weeks now. Yesterday at work it took a turn for the worse with the dry throat and coughing coming back big style. By the time I got home I was aching all over and running a temperature.
I was supposed to be rehearsing with HOLLYWOOD DOLL tonight but instead I had to opt for bed! Hated having to let them down. I was in bed by 18:15 and slept for a couple of hours before Toni and Sam arrived. Had a lemsip and a snack and then headed back to bed. Not good, I hate feeling like this :o(
I was supposed to be rehearsing with HOLLYWOOD DOLL tonight but instead I had to opt for bed! Hated having to let them down. I was in bed by 18:15 and slept for a couple of hours before Toni and Sam arrived. Had a lemsip and a snack and then headed back to bed. Not good, I hate feeling like this :o(
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
WWE DX Invasion @ O2 Arena
Toni, Sam, Aaron and I went to the O2 Arena tonight to indulge in some sports entertainment in the form of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstars as part of the DX Invasion tour.
It was a really fun night and much better than the last time I saw the WWE live (well actually they were still the WWF when I went last)
Photos aren't great due to having to use digital zoom but below are the matches and a few of the best-ish pictures
1) Chris Jericho won a battle royal to receive a WWE Title match with Cena in the main event.
The match also involved - Big Show, Chavo, Chris Masters, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, MVP, Randy Orton, Santino, Sheamus, Ted DiBiase and Miz (plus anyone else I may have forgotten).
2) Paul Burchill beat Hurricane Helms.
3) The Miz beat MVP to retain the US title.
4) Melina & Gail Kim beat Jillian & Alicia Fox.
5) Evan Bourne beat Chavo Guerrero.
We then had a brief intermission. Some kids in the row in front made some awesome signs, especially this one:
6) Randy Orton beat Kofi Kingston.
7) D-Generation X beat Legacy.
This was the one that everybody had been waiting for and the crowd went wild when the DX music started.
8) John Cena beat Chris Jericho to retain the World title.
Jericho started with his usual tirade against the audience only to be hit by some idiot throwing a glow stick at him. He was then showered with them and got hit in the face. Not what I had expected to see!
This was an awesome match and Sam and I had great fun chanting Y2J in support of Chris Jericho much to the dismay of the Cena sheep sitting around us. As the match went on the chants for Jericho got more and more which was great to hear.
INCOMING!
Following the awesome entertainment we went and refreshed ourselves at Frankie and Benny's before heading back to Toni's for much needed sleep!
It was a really fun night and much better than the last time I saw the WWE live (well actually they were still the WWF when I went last)
Photos aren't great due to having to use digital zoom but below are the matches and a few of the best-ish pictures
1) Chris Jericho won a battle royal to receive a WWE Title match with Cena in the main event.
The match also involved - Big Show, Chavo, Chris Masters, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, MVP, Randy Orton, Santino, Sheamus, Ted DiBiase and Miz (plus anyone else I may have forgotten).
2) Paul Burchill beat Hurricane Helms.
3) The Miz beat MVP to retain the US title.
4) Melina & Gail Kim beat Jillian & Alicia Fox.
5) Evan Bourne beat Chavo Guerrero.
We then had a brief intermission. Some kids in the row in front made some awesome signs, especially this one:
6) Randy Orton beat Kofi Kingston.
7) D-Generation X beat Legacy.
This was the one that everybody had been waiting for and the crowd went wild when the DX music started.
8) John Cena beat Chris Jericho to retain the World title.
Jericho started with his usual tirade against the audience only to be hit by some idiot throwing a glow stick at him. He was then showered with them and got hit in the face. Not what I had expected to see!
This was an awesome match and Sam and I had great fun chanting Y2J in support of Chris Jericho much to the dismay of the Cena sheep sitting around us. As the match went on the chants for Jericho got more and more which was great to hear.
INCOMING!
Following the awesome entertainment we went and refreshed ourselves at Frankie and Benny's before heading back to Toni's for much needed sleep!
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Unrealistic........ & relaxing
...........timescales, workload, expectations!
Such is work at the moment. I should be used to it by now but despite flagging up the potential pitfalls and issues nothing ever changes. Ho hum LMFAO Still, I guess I can't complain as I have a job and we are busy and doing well as a company which can only be a good thing!
Following on from the usual stresses of the workplace I had a nice relaxing evening. Sam cooked dinner and we caught up with WWE Smackdown and Raw in preparation for going to see the WWE DX Invasion at the O2 Arena tomorrow night.
Such is work at the moment. I should be used to it by now but despite flagging up the potential pitfalls and issues nothing ever changes. Ho hum LMFAO Still, I guess I can't complain as I have a job and we are busy and doing well as a company which can only be a good thing!
Following on from the usual stresses of the workplace I had a nice relaxing evening. Sam cooked dinner and we caught up with WWE Smackdown and Raw in preparation for going to see the WWE DX Invasion at the O2 Arena tomorrow night.
Apologies to Edgar Allan Poe..............
APOLOGIES TO EDGAR ALLAN POE..............
Once upon a midnight dreary,
While I porn-surfed, weak and weary,
Over many a strange and spurious site of hot chicks galore.
While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark,
Suddenly there came a warning,
And my heart was filled with mourning,
Mourning for my dear amour.
'Tis not possible!, I pleaded,
But my browser, so conceited,
Remained blank, I then repeated,
Just a blank and nothing more.
With a scream, I was defeated,
For my cookies were deleted,
So I begged, no longer seated,
Give me back my free hardcore!
Then, in answer to my query,
Through the net I loved so dearly,
Came its answer, dark and dreary:
Quoth the server, "404"
Once upon a midnight dreary,
While I porn-surfed, weak and weary,
Over many a strange and spurious site of hot chicks galore.
While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark,
Suddenly there came a warning,
And my heart was filled with mourning,
Mourning for my dear amour.
'Tis not possible!, I pleaded,
But my browser, so conceited,
Remained blank, I then repeated,
Just a blank and nothing more.
With a scream, I was defeated,
For my cookies were deleted,
So I begged, no longer seated,
Give me back my free hardcore!
Then, in answer to my query,
Through the net I loved so dearly,
Came its answer, dark and dreary:
Quoth the server, "404"
Monday, 9 November 2009
Last.FM listening post
Here's last week's top picks music lovers!
Top weekly tracks:
Top weekly artists:
Overall top tracks:
Overall top artists:
Top weekly tracks:
Top weekly artists:
Overall top tracks:
Overall top artists:
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Femme Metal Festival @ The Peel
After a hearty breakfast Sam and I ventured to The Peel in deepest darkest Surrey, Kingston to be precise, for a Femme Metal Festival. This was a charity event in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support and Cancer Research UK. Femme Metal, to the uninitiated, is a female fronted metal band. This event was originally meant to be in Southend so we were not best pleased when it got relocated to Kingston just so that it could be advertised as "in London" although that was really stretching things! Things didn't start well when we had to wait 45 minutes before they actually opened the doors!
What we were treated to was seven bands (there should have been eight buy Triaxis has to pull out, more on this laster).
CRIMSON TEARS
CRIMSON TEARS were a really good opener and warmed up the crowd well. They had string songs & vocals even though the sound levels were a bit low.
See all the CRIMSON TEARS pics here: 081109CrimsonTearsFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/ukcrimsontears
SOLSIKK
Next up were SOLSIKK delivering some very hard and fast thrashy music and some good vocals.
See all the SOLSIKK pics here: 081109SolsikkFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/solsikk
SANITY FALLS
By the time SANITY FALLS hit the stage we were cooking with case and it was just getting heavier! Dishing up some fine thrash metalcore, they has some great riffs and
good blend of screaming and singing.
See all the SANITY FALLS pics here: 081109SanityFallsFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/sanityfalls
SCARECROWN
Hailing from Italy, SCARECROWN came on stage and owned the place. It was more heavy stuff with a very good groove to it. Singer Antonella had an amazing voice and they took the festival to another level with their set.
See all the SCARECROWN pics here: 081109ScarecrownFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/scarecrown
APPARITION
I won't make myself popular here but APPARITION were the weakest band on the bill for me. I get the feeling the position on the billing was more to do with the bass player being involved with setting up the festival rather than any earned right. Don't get me wrong, they weren't terrible but......... the singer took a while to get into her stride and was off key a few times, she never seemed comfortable on stage, kept pulling awkward poses and kept fiddling with her wardrobe. The guitarist was technically superb but was like a corpse on stage. The tunes were good, Sam's voice did improve but I felt they should have been openers rather than 5th on the bill especially give the quality of the bands that preceded them. Still, everyone else seemed to love so what do I know LOL
See all the APPARITION pics here: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/k.t.glitz/081109ApparitionFemmeMetalFestival#
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/apparitionworld
SOULGRIND
Could SOULGRIND be on of the most unlucky bands in the world? There was a big delay as they were setting up. Turned out they were one power adaptor short of a touring band! They finally managed to cobble things together only to find that their DAT machine was kaput and therefore they were unable to to continue. They did however manage to play 4 songs (which didn't require the DAT machine). They had a really good death metal style and the singer looked a little like Dawn French which was a result!
See all the SOULGRIND pics here: 081109SoulgrindFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/soulgrind
And now for my grumble! Triaxis had cancelled so there should have been at least an hour of leeway on the setting up of bands. Given that this was a Sunday night in the middle of nowhere there was no excuse for things running late. Amazingly however, with the 45 minute delay in being let in, and the squandered time with Triaxis cancelling things ran later and later. Sirenia were supposed to have been on at 21:30. In theory they could actually have gone on at 21:00 if people had run a tight ship. As it was they didn't go on until 22:00 so there were lots of people that would have to leave during Sirenia's set (Sam and I included)
SIRENIA
We only managed to see two songs. It was a damn shame, the sound was awesome and the two numbers that we could stay for were absolutely superb.
See all the SIRENIA pics here: 081109SireniaFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/sirenia
When we got to the station we started talking to a Japanese guy who had been at The Peel. He was really grumpy as he had left just before 22:00 to get to the station. He had travelled all the way from Bristol (leaving at 06:00) just to see Sirenia and as a result of bad time management on the part of the organisers he missed them altogether so was totally grumpy (and understandably so). Suggested he writes to the organisers to register a formal complaint.
Don't get me wrong though, it was a blinding day raising money for some good causes with some great bands and I am really glad we got to go. I just hope that the organisers are receptive to constructive criticism before planning any future events like this.
What we were treated to was seven bands (there should have been eight buy Triaxis has to pull out, more on this laster).
CRIMSON TEARS
CRIMSON TEARS were a really good opener and warmed up the crowd well. They had string songs & vocals even though the sound levels were a bit low.
See all the CRIMSON TEARS pics here: 081109CrimsonTearsFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/ukcrimsontears
SOLSIKK
Next up were SOLSIKK delivering some very hard and fast thrashy music and some good vocals.
See all the SOLSIKK pics here: 081109SolsikkFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/solsikk
SANITY FALLS
By the time SANITY FALLS hit the stage we were cooking with case and it was just getting heavier! Dishing up some fine thrash metalcore, they has some great riffs and
good blend of screaming and singing.
See all the SANITY FALLS pics here: 081109SanityFallsFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/sanityfalls
SCARECROWN
Hailing from Italy, SCARECROWN came on stage and owned the place. It was more heavy stuff with a very good groove to it. Singer Antonella had an amazing voice and they took the festival to another level with their set.
See all the SCARECROWN pics here: 081109ScarecrownFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/scarecrown
APPARITION
I won't make myself popular here but APPARITION were the weakest band on the bill for me. I get the feeling the position on the billing was more to do with the bass player being involved with setting up the festival rather than any earned right. Don't get me wrong, they weren't terrible but......... the singer took a while to get into her stride and was off key a few times, she never seemed comfortable on stage, kept pulling awkward poses and kept fiddling with her wardrobe. The guitarist was technically superb but was like a corpse on stage. The tunes were good, Sam's voice did improve but I felt they should have been openers rather than 5th on the bill especially give the quality of the bands that preceded them. Still, everyone else seemed to love so what do I know LOL
See all the APPARITION pics here: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/k.t.glitz/081109ApparitionFemmeMetalFestival#
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/apparitionworld
SOULGRIND
Could SOULGRIND be on of the most unlucky bands in the world? There was a big delay as they were setting up. Turned out they were one power adaptor short of a touring band! They finally managed to cobble things together only to find that their DAT machine was kaput and therefore they were unable to to continue. They did however manage to play 4 songs (which didn't require the DAT machine). They had a really good death metal style and the singer looked a little like Dawn French which was a result!
See all the SOULGRIND pics here: 081109SoulgrindFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/soulgrind
And now for my grumble! Triaxis had cancelled so there should have been at least an hour of leeway on the setting up of bands. Given that this was a Sunday night in the middle of nowhere there was no excuse for things running late. Amazingly however, with the 45 minute delay in being let in, and the squandered time with Triaxis cancelling things ran later and later. Sirenia were supposed to have been on at 21:30. In theory they could actually have gone on at 21:00 if people had run a tight ship. As it was they didn't go on until 22:00 so there were lots of people that would have to leave during Sirenia's set (Sam and I included)
SIRENIA
We only managed to see two songs. It was a damn shame, the sound was awesome and the two numbers that we could stay for were absolutely superb.
See all the SIRENIA pics here: 081109SireniaFemmeMetalFestival
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/sirenia
When we got to the station we started talking to a Japanese guy who had been at The Peel. He was really grumpy as he had left just before 22:00 to get to the station. He had travelled all the way from Bristol (leaving at 06:00) just to see Sirenia and as a result of bad time management on the part of the organisers he missed them altogether so was totally grumpy (and understandably so). Suggested he writes to the organisers to register a formal complaint.
Don't get me wrong though, it was a blinding day raising money for some good causes with some great bands and I am really glad we got to go. I just hope that the organisers are receptive to constructive criticism before planning any future events like this.
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