Blast from the past.

Not sure if any of you have found this already but...check this out.
Happy Christmas and Merry New Year.

Reasons to be cheerful, 1-2-3.....

1. Only 17 minutes left at work before seven days of fun in London / the Med.
2. I've just booked my flights to Amsterdam for Dave's birthday 'do'.
3. It's Christmaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssss!!!!!!

Ho Ho Ho!!

Tis the season

Whilst wandering round Marks & Sparks up at Hempstead Valley they were playing the obligatory christmas tunes. Suprisingly M&S can't afford an official music license (even the co-op have got one - we heard "Biology" by Girls Aloud today) and so there was a rendition of my most hated seasonal song - The Fairytale Of New York.

It sounded like this version has been recorded by some random female singer, who sounded like she was on Folk Idol, and a growly irishman, who sounded like he'd been on the Jamiesons all night. When it came to the line "you scumbag,you faggot..." the lyrics were changed to "you scumbag, you're haggard...".

In the context of this song is faggot really that offensive? I know that may sound a little un-pc and i'm being naive but it could genuinely mean that the geezer is nothing better than a ball of grissle coated in sloppy gravy. Discuss...

Then to top it off they still included the line "merry christmas your arse, thank god it's our last". Surely your average M&S shopper would take more offence at the word arse being sung at them whilst browsing through the trouser suits.

PARTAY!!!!

Blimey, Joe & Rob have been busy blogging. I can't believe i missed the Darkness competition (I did honestly guess it after the first lyric).

Rob - the Darkness are ace, even you must love their novelty geetar solos.

Rob & Dave - Congrats dudes on your 10th anniversary, you guys are ace. Is it really 10 years since i had to gauge the price of those Garbage records?

Well, you all know various snippets of what i've been up to, but as i've been a bit lax on the blogging front, here goes.

Job situation is still looking ropey. Can't do much until the internal vacancies have been confirmed. I've applied for 7, had 6 interviews so far, and been declined for 1 already. The 2 i would prefer are Manchester based so if i get one and a substantial pay rise me & tash will have to move up north. The deadline for appointments is this fri 9th so by mon 12th i will know if i'm still with the co-op.

Depending on how it all goes and how much we spend of whatever pitiful redundancy payput i may recieve, we still hope to do our own Medway Lampoons US Vacation next year. Jim, Lil & cats here we come.

Franz Ferdinand were really good on thurs. Defo one of my favourite live bands.

Tash is still feeling bit ropey after her operation (she's obviously not going amazingly public with it but i'm sure all of you know). Plus she's doing exams at the mo, so is a bit stressed.

Finally, the title of the blog. Tash is really up for the idea of us having a new years eve party. I still think the house is too small - but i am looking into patio heating (God, how suburban & middle aged does that sound?). You are all invited, and encouraged to bring wives, boyfriends & laydee friends (you may have to find some first). Also start thinking of party music you might wanna bring, I can plug ipods & mp3 players into the stereo but cds are SO much easier. However if any of you have the smart-arse idea of bringing a copy of the cd linked below, i will perform an end of year sacrificial ritual upon you and then use your still twitching corpse as fuel for my patio heating device.

Never funny in the first place

Time goes by so slowly for those who wait

Some websites for anyone who, like me, is wishing away the last hours before going to their first Christmas 'do':

Very cute Shaun Of The Dead re-creations

A detailed, and very interesting, statement from Morrissey about the Smiths royalties dispute.

It's CHRISTMAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!