Been trying since Friday afternoon to get around to posting a blog entry but one thing or another has stopped me. Mainly the fact I have little of note worthy of a mention and being distracted by other things (mainly the Olympics on television). A rather strange week for me, which flew by even though I have been off on holiday. I suppose if I had had something planned, the time would not have disappeared so quickly. Let me take you on a quick recap of my adventures this week. On Tuesday morning, I headed over to Newbury. I parked by the British Legion and walked into town. There were two objectives, primary to do a little reconnaissance of the area. Secondary to get myself signed up to some estate / letting agents and get an idea of what types of property is available in my price range. The first thing that came to mind was how small the place is, with just a small shopping centre (Kennett) that reminds me of The Chilterns back in Wycombe. The Vue cinema is not due to be completed until December 2009, a long time to wait before you can see a blockbuster alongside the famous music from Pearl & Dean. There were a few pubs but I also noticed a nightclub hidden away around a back street, called Liquid. A night out there would make it a triple sweep, having been to clubs in Leicester and Wrexham in recent years! I also walked across to the train station, just to see the proximity to my new office. A few minutes walk in the morning, hardly difficult. I then met my future colleagues for lunch before heading back home. I will be back again, next Tuesday evening to meet my cousin Praag. I have tried to keep at the gym, although the times of my visits have been erratic. Preferring to head over in the morning rather than later in the day, it has been generally busy but not too bad. I got back from a weights session this morning around 10am. Yes, a little bit later than usual but I had a lousy nights sleep and only got up at 8am this morning. The cardio programme is a killer and I am not looking forward to tomorrow’s session. As you might have guessed, I did not make it to Reading Festival. I did not even attempt to get tickets, let me explain the story. I was under the impression that tickets would go on sale on Wednesday evening. As I left the gym on Wednesday morning, I picked up an SMS from Pav which he had sent at 8:13am. “we are in the queue now…” I had too many other things going on to be able to rush over and queue with the rest of the gang. When I got home, I had to take my Mum and sister to the hairdressers. While they were there, I popped into town, returned a book to the library and got out a new book out (The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn). I went upstairs to read it for a while but there were a pair of older gentlemen talking at length about committee meetings, so I decided to call it a day and go and collect my sisters. When I got back home, I decided to wash the car. It was long overdue and the sun did come out as I was finishing the car off. I am due to apply a coat of wax this weekend, but the weather today is not ideal. Back to the race for tickets. Pav was texting me regularly to keep me posted on their progress. In the end they spent over thirteen hours in the queue (six before they could see the actual box office building) to secure their tickets. They gave me the option for a weekend ticket but I declined. I was looking at perhaps buying a ticket for Saturday and going along for the day but it would have meant a scramble in the morning and a long queue at the box office. I opted to give it a miss. Ultimately I would be going for the experience and to spend some quality time with my friends, the music was far far far below on the list of priorities. While I can appreciate Indie and Rock, it does not have the same affect on me as Pure Pop and Urban Flavas. As late as 14:24, I got a text from Pav offering me the wristband of his workmate Barry’s wife’s cousin but it was rather late in the day for me to dashing up over to Didcot to collect it. Pav text me at 18:50 with an MMS. The images were very similar to last year but he added the note, “www.terrymissesout08.com” – the usual phrase website domains he gives me daily on MSN and occassionally via text.

Looking forward to next weekend in Bournemouth. After struggle to book a hotel for the past few weeks, I was quite surprised that Ryan was able to book a hotel almost straight away. So, we will be crashing over at The Lampeter on Friday and Saturday night next week. Right by the beach and town centre, it will be a bit of a trek to get over to Steve’s and Tim’s flat. More on the build up to that in my Thursday posting. So with no festival attendance, I was left a bit exposed for Saturday night. I watched Hellboy on Five US and then watched What Happens In Vegas. The comic book hero movie was okay, nothing really special. I expect the sequel is better but doubt I will get around to seeing it and if I am honest I am not that bothered, never been a superhero that really appeals to me. As for the romantic comedy, I am not sure why I wanted to watch it but after Hellboy finished around 11pm, I was not in the mood to watch Match Of The Day. I wanted a little escape. It was terrible and at times rather predictable. Some scenes were funny but it was Kutcher saving this movie from complete oblivion not Diaz. I’ve never been a big fan, apart from her crazy dancing in both Charlie Angel’s movies. I do not think it was worth wasting nearly two hours of my life on. What have I done today? Once I got back from the gym, I had some breakfast and then watched the Closing Ceremony of the Olympics and am currently watching the London 2012 Party on The Mall. I applied for tickets but was not successful in the draw. Never mind, I have agreed with my cousin and immediate family that we will be there for the opening and closing ceremonies in Stratford. Apart from that not much else planned for the rest of the evening or tomorrow. I will just waste away for a few days. Although last night (in between movies) I made a list of actions before I start my new job. Something tells me most of them will remain unticked.