Last thursday evening Sarah and I went and played badminton for an hour at her uni sports hall. We’ve decided to do it every week now as part of a vein attempt at getting healthier. Thanks to Simon’s blog entries with his healthy recipes our diet is already beginning to change, so now it’s on to the sports. I figure we should get into it properly since the rackets cost an arm and a leg (Which is not that great a trade. Have you ever tried to play badminton with an arm and a leg missing?)
So I’ve just been into town in my lunchbreak to look for some decent clothes and accessories. I found a pair of court trainers nice and cheap, but no clothing to my liking and budget. Upon exiting the last shop, the rain began. So having decided to go outside (something I rarely do in my lunch break) and make an attempt at being healthy, I am now tired, wet and sitting in the dark (an engineer has come to test out our emergency lighting – turns out its not that good).
Still, I have got some nice court shoes.
Have you ever notices how we use the term ‘alright’ as a greeting? One passes a friend/colleague in a corridor or something and says ‘Alright?’ to which they reply ‘Alright’. It doesn’t make any sense. I’ve partaken in this odd ritual for years, but lately it’s begun to bother me. When some one replies with an ‘alright’, I wan’t to say “No, actually what you’ve done there is to totally fail to answer my question. Have another go”. So far I haven’t said that, but it will be fun to try it out one day.
So having said that I couldn’t make it to Southampton to see Amber May this weekend, I took yesterday off work on impulse (having had the car fixed, so it’d make the journey) and drove down there. I spent the day with Lou, Gareth and Amber, who I held for a whole 5 minutes before she threw up. I escaped unscathed though. My Dad managed to bribe me into staying the night by offering me chinese food, and a breakfast at Kingsland cafe (which is the best cafe in the whole world. Don’t argue). The journey back was horrendous because of a huge storm that slowed the motorway traffic to about 30mph. It eased up about half way though.
After I got back, we went to Seaford for my opticians appointment. My glasses are really manky as they’re so old, and my prescription has changed too. I chose some snazzy new frames plus some wraparound sunglasses which Sarah can’t decide if I look cool or stupid in.
I am slightly concerned though, as the optician found what he thinks is ‘retinal thinning’ in my right eye which he has written to my doctor about. I googled it and found this which made me panic until Sarah pointed out (much to my surprise) that I am not, in fact, a dog.
I haven’t found anything to tell me what it actually is though. Hopefully nothing will come of it, because an optician saw something in my eye about 3 years ago and had me sent to the eye hospital to have it checked out. They poked me with things and blinded me for the best part of a day, then announced that I was fine. Hopefully the doctor will see the letter, check my records and say “Oh it’s that thing again. you’re fine”. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see.
Well everbody else who’s blog I read seems to have done this dodgy question thing (which is the type of thing I usually ignore, therefore I don’t blame any of you for doing the same!) so I figured I may as well jump on board.
I could have nicked it from any flippin blog on the intermanet, but on this particular occasion, credit goes to AOJ.
Think Fast Survey- answer with the first thing that pops into your head DONT CHEAT!!!
1. My ex is still…
….non existant.
2. I am listening to…
…a customer service rep in my office yapping on to a customener.
3. Maybe I should…
….Go collect my car from the garage
4. I love…
…Chips! (unless Sarah reads this in which case ‘chips’ is a metephor for you!)
5. My bestfriend(s)….
….is 90 miles away, but might be moving up here!
6. I dont understand…
…….why people choose to bear children.
7. I lost respect for…
……The Bond production team after ‘Die Another Day’.
9. The meaning of my screen name is…
…..my initials: umm, my name. I use Kaine_2k as well though, which means nowt. I wanted a biblical reference, saw Cain which I liked the sound of, but I’m not a backstabbing murderer, so spelled it differently. I adopted it in the year 200 hence the _2k.
10. Love is…
….being able to fart loudly in front of each other.
11. Somewhere, someone is…
…Mucking out an elephant pen.
12. I will always…
…….love the Aston Martin DB5.
13. Forever seems…
……rather a general term.
14. I never ever want to lose…
……my car key.
15. My mobile phone is…
…had far more use today than ever.
16. When I woke up this morning…
…I leapt out of bed bright and alert. Not.
17. I get annoyed at…
….bad customer service.
18. Parties are..
…nouna social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party. (couretesy of dictionary.com)
19. My pets…
…need cleaning.
20. Kisses are…..
……brilliant. Especially with tongue 
By the miracle of mobile phone technology, I have received the first image of my niece.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Amber May:
Was born at 2.35 this morning, weighing in at 7lbs2oz.
As far as I know there hasn’t been any complications, but I haven;t heard much.
Lou was sent home at 13.00 yesterday because her contractions weren’t frequent enough, and she wasn’t very far dilated (dialated?). At 18:00 she went back to hospital again and now I’m an Uncle, or more accurately, an Auntie as Max commented on my previous entry!
So congratulations to Lou and Gareth, and happy birthday to Amber May!
It just sucks that I’m 100 miles away and can’t get there this weekend 
I just heard that my sister went into labour this morning. It’s all very exciting, my mum is going nuts at home. When I sent her a text to suggest what she should buy Sarah for Christmas (cos it’s really close you know!) she replied telling me off for being able to think of anything but my sister’s baby. I think my manager might have an issue if I just sat at my desk thinking about the baby. Even though thats exactly what I am doing. I’m working too, honest!
Louisa is currently sat in the waiting room at the hospital. Apparently having a small person trying to evacuate your body is not something that requires swift activity. She’s hoping to have a birthing pool, but apparently none are available right now, so we’re crossing our fingers that she’ll get one. I’ll post again when it pops!
I also found out today that my employer will pay for my new glasses when I get them.
A day of all round good news! – except that I got my payslip with details of my bonus in today, and the tax man has caused a severe pain in the wallet.
I decided I was bored of the look of my blog. I wanted something a bit more personal, plus with Sarah’s help I did a couple of self portrait photos the other night which I wanted to incorporate.
I found this theme at wordpresstheme.com and then did a bit of fiddling to get my own header image in. Let me know what you think of the new look by commenting.
Yesterday our friends Rob & Ju from church got married. It was a great day and lots of fun was had by all. I took loads of photos and I think i might touch up one or two and give to them as a gift. They had great weather nearly all day. It was quite odd actually, after the wedding, they exited the church and we had a photo session in the sunshine. Almost exactly as they got into the wedding car (which was ridiculous as you can see) it began spitting, so those of us left at the church took shelter for a few moments. The rain got heavier by the minute so in the end we made a run for the car. By the time we reached it the rain had become hail and got more intense as we drove to the restaurant for the reception. We parked and walked up to the restaurant. As we arrived the wedding car pulled up, the door opened, and the rain stopped. Beatiful sunshine reappeared and the day continued its happy theme.
It really was very surreal.
Thursday evening was full of excitement as we drove into Brighton to see the new Bond film.
As a dedicated James Bond fan, I was seriously concerned that they were going to muck it all up like they did with the previous film, Die Another Day. That film was great in itself, but just didn’t cut it as a Bond film. The acting was bad, the story was poor and the gadgets were just too far over the line. And so I was Driving along the A259 in a state of almost pre-emptive depression at how the world of Bond would be destroyed for me in the next few hours, clearly Daniel Craig was the wrong choice, firing Brosnan was a mistake, Judi Dench had now become an anachronism, and the main point of the book was the Baccarat game, now they’re playing poker!
I was proved utterly wrong…
Before we got into the film, the cinema really annoyed us. I’d booked online for the 8.30pm showing, and when we arrived it transpired they were using allocated seating, and Sarah and I had been seperated. We sat in our seperate seats for a few minutes and quietly stewed before the trailers had even started. Then we wen’t and complained, as there had been no indication when I booked that we’d be seperated. The best they could do was give us seats together in the 9.30 showing instead. We reluctantly agreed, then wen’t and played pool for an hour which we really enjoyed, then went back and found our new seats.
It wasn’t long before my expectations were shaken (not stirred) and I was pleasantly surprised at what I saw. Granted they’d been fairly cavalier with the book, but all the key points were in there. At the start of the film you’re thinking, I was right, Craig Daniel isn’t Bond, but then once you remember that this film is about how he becomes the character we now and love (i.e. the character isn’t developed yet) you settle down a bit. In the very last scene of the film, before the credits roll, I found myself thinking “He is sooo James Bond”
I’ve never been more excited to see those words at the end of the credits:
James Bond Will Return…
