Mike's MSN Space Thingy

It's Christmas time! There's no need to be afraid! At least that's what Paul Young sang for Band Aid, but try telling tat to poor James Brown and Gerald Ford, who might care to disagree with him.

I've always loved Christmas, because it's a time that you get to spend with all your family, getting merry and giving gifts. This has seemed to diminish each year though with our family, to the point where the only people I saw bar my dear old mum on Christmas Day was my extended family: my good friends. I find this kinda sad and defeating the object of the holiday (which to me is about celebrating life and the fact we haven't quite joined Mr Brown or Ford yet). I wonder if our family is an exception - certainly loads of people I spoke to seemed to be going around for big parties with their family. Maybe mine are just scrooge-like assholes who can't be bothered seeing what little family they have left, even only for an hour or so? :P

As it goes, one of my favourite parts of Christmas Day is sending text messages to most, if not all of my phonebook - especially to people that I haven't heard from in a good while - just to let them know that I'm thinking about them! If you're one of them and I didn't...sorry :( Send me your number...there's a good chance I haven't got it as I usually text everyone I can!

I feel I must mention my favourite present this year...it was a book called Pirateology and is kind of an almanac of everything pirate, such as how to tell the difference between your average pirate and a buccaneer, or what a red flag flying on a pirate ship means, or how to make a working sundial, etc, etc. It's brilliant! It could probably be classified as a kids book, but I really don't care - it ranks very high on my 'favourite ever present' list, mainly because it's something someone has really thought about before getting me. Those are the best types of presents I think.

Have a great New Year :)
 

So Bonfire night 2006 was a big disappointment for me due to the lack of the very thing it's named for - Bonfires! Apparently the council had decided that they were too dangerous, and so they didn't do one at all in the Park. The fireworks show was pretty good...but considering that we got NOTHING last year, they really could have tried to make it up to us. I took loads of pictures of the fireworks that I'll put on my website, but they're nothing special! It's annoying because I prefer the bonfire to the fireworks, but on the way home I guess we did see some rubbish set alight in a scrap yard...that'll do I guess :(

Every cloud has a silver lining though, and my silver lining involved nailing Si, James and Andy at pool before losing to Mikey. You can say a lot of things about good old Mikey Ray, but he brings it against the best and (I believe) he remained undefeated once he beat me due to my error on the black. He also did the same at Malibu Guess Who a while back, so I think I may have a score to settle!

Also it's a year to the day (it's not tomorrow until I sleep) that I started in Sony and I was given my official permanent contract ... much to the disappointment of Wayne who hasn't actually got one yet despite being there longer than me. Hooray :D