I realise I haven't posted anything on here since last Monday but I have not had anything to say for myself since then. I think the idea of doing a daily blog was a task I wasn't yet up to, and also the fact that I asked myself who wants to read a daily blog of someone who really has nothing more to offer than his (dare I say it) boring work life! Maybe its as much the people I work with as it is me.
So, in reaching a decision about this, I have decided to revert to just blogging as and when I feel the need and have something a bit more substantial to say.
For the time being, here are the highlights of the last week in my life;
Tuesday and Wednesday were misnomers to be frank, as I was ill on both days; all I did on these days was languish in bed. I went back to work on Thursday but it was a slight case of getting my head down, do the work, and come home only to start the whole process over again the next day.
I had been elected to present a quiz to my team on Friday morning, so with pen in hand I noted down some questions from the BBC show Eggheads, and ITV's The Chase.
Altogether I drafted 15 questions of a varied nature, hoping that some of them, at least, would prove easy enough for my team mates (or the majority of) to answer. In some ways I was wrong to think in these terms because as it turned out they proved a little on the hard side in the main.
I was surprised that only one of the team was able to answer the question Who is the lead actor in BBC1's Not Going Out? I often wonder if I watch too much television or that I watch too many things that just don't appeal to the people I work with, i.e. younger by between 10 and 20 years. It might actually mean that with the years I have on my colleagues is an advantage in quiz terms (as long as its TV and music that is). For any of you who haven't seen 'Not Going Out' the answer to the question above is Lee Mack. I might also point out the show has endured four very funny seasons; so I was somewhat surprised to hear some of my team mates say they had never heard of it. My jaw dropped to the floor with a resounding thwack at this revelation; oh well, their loss!
On Saturday I decided to re-ignite my love for (and attempts at) reworking songs from the 80's into my own vision of an Extended Mix. These are just for pleasure and nothing else. I have found many sites on the Internet where these 'Fan' mixes reside. The best ones sound really good and as professional as if completed by a studio technician; I have been lucky enough to complete one or two that sound OK but still not to their standards' oh well my loss!
Sunday was spent at my parents, chatting (about nothing in particular), having Sunday dinner and chatting some more. My parents both have a great sense of humour and that makes it easy to crack jokes and generally have a good time; Its great having parents that are open to jokes, even though some of them are a bit racey. I'm not saying we spend our time together telling each other rude jokes but a little bit of risque humour shouldn't be dismissed as filth, because its not, its harmless and good natured.
My mum has the ability to say daft things without realising and I think that is where I gained my own sense of humour from; its also where i gleaned most of the jokes from when i did five minutes of stand up in April 2011. At one point in the proceedings my dad said he was told by doctors he had an "abnormality at the back of his head", and without hesitation my mum jumped in with "its called his wife". I was surprised at the speed of her response but it was one of the funniest things I have ever heard her say, and you know what (in the words of Droopy) that makes me happy!
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