Friends forever....

I love Scrubs. I think it's one of themost well written TV programmes i have ever seen. Last noght i watched episode 20 of season 5 and it was easily the best ever episode of Scrubs there has ever been. Scrubs provides me with entertainment, happiness, sadness, annoyance, and acceptance in every single way that any one of my closest friends would. that is why i consider this TV programme my friend. Not merely a favourite TV show, but my friend...

Avast Behind *snigger*....

My pirate name is:

Mad Tom Flint

Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. Like the rock flint, you're hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you're easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!

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Selling Penguins to Appollo Creed...

Last Sunday i went up north to Saltburn to visit Paul. The time i've spent up north was spent mostly by the coast so it proper felt like a holiday, so here's my holiday in all its glory...

The night i arrived in Saltburn, no sooner had i got my lugage down on the floor at Paul's, we were pub bound. After a couple of pints in town we headed to a pub called the ship by the beach. Taking a shortcut along the beach, Paul and i came across this:

I decided to call it Steve. Paul asked some passers by if the creture should be as far inland as we saw it, but we were assured it was going to be ok. It then barked at Paul in what i assume was dislike.

The next day was bank holiday monday, so we had a day out like pretty much everyone else in the country that day. We first parked up in a place called Runswick Bay.

What you cant see in the picture, further to the left, are the houses near the bay. Built into the bank almost, the whole place is a labrynthine complex that you can easily get lost in if you didnt know the place. Walking back up the bank was a task as well, i was having to stop for a breather every five minutes. The flats of Hull are comfort.

Next stop was the village in which Paul grew up, Hinderwell. I was shown a couple of sights icnluding the war memorial, the house where Paul grew up and the local "estate". One thing i did notice in th front Gardens of Hinderwell was trampolines

I spotted 4 within at least a 50 metre radius. to say they were everywhere would be an exaggeratin, but they had a definite presence in the village.

Paul took me to pub that day to watch middlesborough play. the football i can give or take, the venue however was of particular interest

This is Paul stood outside a pub that the locals (at least Paul did) as the "Back Alex". this is because its entrance is in a back alley. The kind you'd see big biins where other businesses back onto. Nice little pub it was and all.

Tuesday, paul took me To the town of Middlesborough. We tried our hardest to find somewhere of cultural signifcance to visit, but to no avail. i did take a trip to the local Forbidden Planet and bought a couple of comics and did look a couple of interesting sights. The Town Hall i thought looked pretty

The cascading waterfall thingy out side the crown court

and the huge arty bottle near the courts

After giving up on Middlesborough, we headed to somewhere not unlike Kingwwood, on the outskirts, to go bowling. Just like my birthday, we bowled a little (Paul won):

and then we went on to shoot the shit out of some zombies:

After a bite to eat at Burger King, home we went.

On the Wednesday we paid a vist to Whitby. This would be the second time i've been to Whitby but it felt different because we were visiting it as a place nearby rather than a grand day out to the town of Whitby. Even so, we wandered the place with as much aplomb as regular tourists. we all know what pleasues Whitby holds so im not going to bore with sights we've all seen before but i will show you the first ever picture i took using my camera's timer:

That's Paul and i atop the light house on one of the piers at Whitby.

As well as dining on the customary fish and chips and playing on the 2p machines, i sampled a chocolate kebab. Strawberries and marshmallows, skewered and covered in chocolate. dead sickly it was.

One thing i brought back with me from Saltburn was the knowledge of a local delicacy.

What you're seeing here is a Parmo. A dish known only to those in and around Teeside. I had two of these whilst away and they are load yummy. A nice alternative to a kebab after a nights drinking...

Names have been changed to protect the innocent...

Now i know that American bashing seems to have become common place (mainly in the world, but not a practice im part of) but every now and again it sucks to be not American. I refer to the fact that only US citizens can get their grubby little mits on advanced copies of the new Pearl Jam album, with a limted edition live CD. Grrr.....

As far as seing Pearl Jam at Leeds is concerned, im seriously considering bidding for one of the extortionatly priced bits of paper on ebay. On noticing that Audioslave were on the line up it occured to me i'd be able to see Pearl Jam AND Chris Cornell in the same weekend. Chris freakin' Cornell. I may turn up in a wedding dress, see if he wants to get hitched there and then.

What you're looking at here is my new tea caddy. To look at it, i think that caddy is to common a name for it, but it'll have to do for now. My Friend "Joan" got me it for my birthday. It kind of reminds me of that bloke in 'Bottom' who had the false leg carved by South American Virgins or something along those lines. Atop the lid is a tiny wooden elephant, maybe designed to be the handle, who knows. Either way its a pretty piece.

I've relocated my music post to a new web space recently and i've been getting lots of nice things said about my songs. Makes me think that shooting for fame (or at least recognition) is'nt so bad an idea after all...

Innovations in tea...

Huzzah!

My mostest favourite of drinks has been given a make over. nothing to Adventurous mind.

Tetley have released 'tetley extra strong'. i've not looked into it proper yet, but i imagine we're talking trucker strength tea with just one teabag. with round teabags encasing it it'll brew quite satisfactory as well.

Cheers! Chin Chin!