Sunday, January 29, 2006

You can't beat a good bit of Jazzzz

Out with the gang last night, went to The Bishop On The Bridge in Winchester, it was just an arbitrary choice at the time, but what a good one! I had no idea there was gonna be a band there, and when they were setting up I was thinking "errrrr, what are these old timers going to be doing to our ear drums?"
They started up, and were brilliant, with a total age of nearly 300 years, they performed like they were in their teens. The drummer, on the left in the pic, made the hair on the back of your neck stand up and tingle. Old people playing jazz rock!!
I've heard youngsters playing similar music, but they never seem to get as much passion and feeling into it, guess they will given time.

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Friday, January 27, 2006

Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796)

Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland. Last night we celebrated his birth long long ago, we ate haggis and drank whisky. I'll admit I preferred the whisky, but here's the haggis!

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Leaving IBM

After nearly 5 years I am leaving Big Blue, to see what else the world has to offer.

It's been a good few years, the work has been up and down but on the whole has been fairly interesting, but the best bit about it has been the people. I have made so many good friends, too many to mention, who I hope I will know for years to come - even if I am going to be on the other side of the world!

Which leads me onto what I'm gonna do next..... Well first off I'm doing a bit of a tour round the UK - say my goodbyes to people and see some places I've never seen. Going to Portugal which even in February is a very relaxing place to be. Going to see my Dad there for a few days, don't think it will be the last time I see him before I leave, as I'll see him again during my UK tour (part three) in a couple of weeks.

I get back from Portugal and do a bit more of the UK road trip, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Leeds, ready to fly....

Skiing trip!!!!! Yay a friend's turning 30, instead of having a party like any sane person, he's decided to go skiing. The resort is called Les Contamines looks like it's quite small, but I'm not that fussed; I'm going more for being there with my mates, the fact were going to be skiing is just a massive bonus!! I think everyone in the chalet is gonna board, but I'm a quite a good skier and have never tried boarding so if I wanna keep up with them I think it's two planks of wood for me!!

After skiing I've got a couple of weeks to see Dad and my Grandad up near Liverpool, then back down south to see my other side of the family down in Eastbourne.

Then all I need to do is flog the car and jump on a plane......

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