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Archive for October, 2007

Repairing a flat bike tyre, the perfect hangover remedy; and a lesson life. Part 3

Once I got home I realised I wasn't going to sleep for a while so I turned on the TV and stereo and put on a dvd. It was Planet Terror by Robert Rodriguez, I was in the mood for some serious gore and over acting bullshit to match my attitude. As the film got [...]

Repairing a flat bike tyre, the perfect hangover remedy; and a lesson life. Part 2

It was an unusual party for me, I didn't know anybody there except Rupert, whose sole purpose in life is to attempt having sex with every woman on the planet at least once. Generally this means you don't get to talk to him much once he's got his target sorted out, so I was left [...]

Repairing a flat bike tyre, the perfect hangover remedy; and a lesson life. Part 1

Friday night was a pretty big night. I met up with English Rupert(*1) in the far east of Amsterdam at a house warming party for an aquantaince of his. I got an invite by proxy, since I was'nt a friend of the guy whose party it was, or his girlfriend for that matter, but Rupert [...]

A tennis record; the dam to dam; and a renewed sense of something.

When I was 13 years old I organised a Guiness Book of Records attempt on the worlds longest time playing tennis (yes there is such a thing) at my junior high schools tennis courts. I got 3 friends together, sponsorship from a local sports store, and about 200 balls, in a determined effort to make [...]

New job; taking risks; philosophising on life.

I didn’t expect it would come so quick, the day when I would be leaving my job for another place. I’ve been there for over two and a half years, it’s the longest amount of time I’ve ever been with any one single employer, and I thought I would stay there for a while longer [...]