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An aquaintance of mine has got his blog up for one or two awards in the “South African Blog Awards” this year.  He’s running in the following 2 categories:

• Best Original Writing On A South African Blog and
• Best Personal Blog

We’d both appreciate it if some of my readers would take 1 minute or so out of their busy day, click on THIS LINK and vote for him.  He’ll send some Monopoly cash your way through a bank transfer if you do so   IF anyone has done so, just leave a quick comment so I can get him to say thanks

Thats enough shameless plugging of someone else’s blog for the time being I’ll be updating mine soon I promise

Yeah its that time again! I thought my upgrade time was in April or something, but I found out my upgrade date was Monday.  It all came about cos my Direct Debit got canceled over Christmas for some reason or another, and I’ve been cut off from sending texts or making phone calls twice through forgetting to pay my bill Phoned them up to re-set up the direct debit, and said out of interest when can I upgrade, and he told me it was Monday just gone Time now to do a bit of research into which phone.  Having used Samsung for the last 5 years I’m tempted to go for the Samsung Tocco. Hmmm any recommendations, cos I think I’m happy enough with mine at the minute, so may give it a week before ringing O2 and asking about the upgrade

Last night was the time of the shoulders in the gym, and I was still aching like fuck from the previous night’s activities, and it was a bloody struggle towards the end of the session.  Nipped into Tesco afterwards for some bits and bobs including some more Radox Muscle relaxing bubble bath Got home and sorted some food out, along with doing the dishes and a bit of tidying up, before settling down for Grissoms final CSI case! It was a great episode, and I was shocked at the end! Such a happy ending No gym tonight so I’m thinking maybe a first time on the xbox for about 2 weeks or so, and bath and bed

Back at the gym for about 3 weeks! I’m dumb enough to think that I can pretty much continue lifting thw exact same weights I could before I had my enforced abscense via having no car.  Major error, as I found out when I came to do the first set of 8 reps It’s safe to say that I’m feeling it ALOT this morning! Not helped by the fact at 11 we had a delivery of metal that needed hand-balling off the lorry! Yet more lifting, which has totally killed me! Tonight it’s the turn of the shoulders to get a good workout! Wish me luck.

Was impressed with johns new motor yesterday, as it was the first time I’d seen it.  It’s about time he got a decent car, after his string of bangers, and his Audi S3 looked awesome.  I love black cars with blacked-out windows for some reason, even better when it’s black leather seats inside

Last night I got fed up of my computer running Football Manager very slowly in Windows Vista, so I decided to go into the control panel, and changed the visual settings for the best performance, and it’s running a bit better now

Oh and by the way… Happy St. Patricks Day readers

Well what a weekend it’s been sporting wise! (Well apart from Newcastle only getting a point against Hull when 3 was needed) Man Utd getting smashed in their own back yard, then Fergie saying they were the better team   Not much I can remember from Man Utd apart from a few shots first half, and the penalty! And Oh how nice it was to see the commentator eat his words! When Ronaldo stepped up to take the penalty his words were something like “This penalty will all but end Liverpool’s title challenge” Anyway more about the game later. Something Early Doors over on the Yahoo Sports page agrees with…

Here’s a snippet, the whole article can be found HERE

After months of taunting from the United fans over his no-less-bonkers-this-morning rant about goodness knows what, Benitez decided to rub Old Trafford’s nose in it by removing Gerrard in the 90th minute and bringing on Nabil El-Zhar – a huge piece of tactical showboating the football equivalent to Ronnie O’Sullivan playing left-handed.

However the ultimate indignity was still to come as the universally-scorned Andrea Dossena netted a brilliant lob from the edge of the box – the kind of goal that big kids score in the playground against much younger opponents.

Of course, Alex Ferguson was in no mood to accept that his side had just been schooled by their most bitter rivals, sticking by the insane assertion that: “I thought we were the better team.”

The trail of broken cups and saucers, stray football boots and players’ teeth that lay across the dressing-room floor at Old Trafford suggested that, privately, he was not saying the same thing.

Friday was the first day I got to drive my car to work, and I loved it HAHA! God I’d missed the little motor! Work was tiring but we managed to make it through the day! Me and Smah had a convo about how on Fridays you’re feeling great cos it’s the last day of the working week, the weekend is in sight, but by the time you reach 2pm, your body and mind feeling like doing nothing! Then you realise you’ve still got another 3 1/2 hours left here Football was amusing in parts but again some people just seem to take it too serious, and I think I did a  bit too much running around this week, cos for the rest of the evening my legs felt like jelly! Just sat around the house watching telly for a bit, trying to avoid Comic Relief so getting deep into NCIS and Numb3rs, which I’d never seen before, but will defo be watching again

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Now if I have one thing that slightly annoys me its when people spell my first name wrong! (Not that I use it all that often ) For some reason on my Drivers Licence my name is down as Michael White.  For some reason the other documentation they have for me they have spelt my name Micheal!! So having my cars registration certificate in front of me for when I taxed my car earlier, I had a chat with Wendy about how people find it difficult to spell my first name.  Then we wondered about the origins of my name, and if it actually had biblical references! Turns out it does

MICHAEL

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, German, Czech, Biblical

Pronounced: MIE-kəl (English), MI-khah-el (German) [key]

From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Mikha’el) meaning “who is like God?”. This is a rhetorical question, implying no person is like God. Saint Michael was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven’s armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers.

The popularity of the saint led to the name being used by nine Byzantine emperors, including Michael VIII Palaeologus who restored the empire in the 13th century. It has been common in Western Europe since the Middle Ages, and in England since the 12th century. It has been borne (in various spellings) by rulers of Russia (spelled Михаил), Romania (Mihai), Poland (Michał), and Portugal (Miguel). Other more modern bearers of this name include the British chemist/physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and basketball player Michael Jordan (1963-).

Taken from Behind the Name in case anyone wants to do a little research into their own first name

Thats enough history lesson for today haha!

According to this Reuters Oddly enough news story “Italians unearth “vampire” in Venice plague grave”

Italian researchers believe they have found the remains of a female “vampire” in Venice, buried with a brick jammed between her jaws to prevent her feeding on victims of a plague which swept the city in the 16th century.

Matteo Borrini, an anthropologist from the University of Florence, said the discovery on the small island of Lazzaretto Nuovo in the Venice lagoon supported the medieval belief that vampires were behind the spread of plagues like the Black Death.

“This is the first time that archaeology has succeeded in reconstructing the ritual of exorcism of a vampire,” Borrini told Reuters by telephone. “This helps … authenticate how the myth of vampires was born.”

LINK to the rest of the story!!

My god it feels great to be back on the road again Even tho there was no petrol in the car when I finally got in it again, after asking Elko where exactly the test centre was as I was sure there was 1/4 a tank left in when I dropped it off Anyway I nipped back to my mum and dads and continued my climb up the rankings in Career Mode on Tiger Woods golf on their Wii.  Talking of Golf, I saw this comical picture this morning, and hope for the love of god that Maddsy never tried a stunt like this….

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson made a splash on day one of the WGC-CA Championship when he stripped down to his underwear on the third hole.

All eyes had been on Tiger Woods as he made his return to strokeplay action after nine months away, but it was Henson who stole the limelight.

After the Ryder Cup star’s wayward drive settled on mud at a water hazard he believed he had a good enough lie to hit his way out of trouble – but was forced to shed his clothes in the process.

“Because of the mud I couldn’t really afford to play in any of my clothes as they would have been a real mess down the last six or so holes so I had no option,” said Stenson after finishing on 69 in Florida.

“I was only wearing two things when I hit the shot, my jocks and my golf glove – that is the only thing that will appear in the picture aside from the golf club – just the way God created me.

“Shirt, trousers, socks, shoes, hat – the lot was off.”

And the 32-year-old is expecting some ribbing when he returns to the course on Friday.

“I’m sure I’ll hear a few comments and once the pictures get out I’ll hear a few more no doubt,” said the Swede.

“I’ll probably take that to the grave with me. I don’t think I scared too many spectators off the course…. I hope.

“You never know, I might have a new endorsement with Playgirl or something like that.” – I doubt that very much, altho It was very brave of him! Had it been somewhere a little colder I wonder if he’d done the same HAHA

LINK

Another news story which made me chuckle was on about Everton striker Victor Anichebe being challenged for window shopping outside a jewellers Story can be found HERE.

Cheshire Police have apologised to Premier League striker Victor Anichebe after officers challenged him as he looked in a jeweller’s shop window.

The Everton player was window-shopping with a friend in Knutsford, Cheshire, when officers confronted the pair, eventually handcuffing his friend.

Police said they were acting after a spate of robberies but admitted it was a “less than proportionate reaction”.

Mr Anichebe, 20, said the incident was “embarrassing and totally humiliating”

Can’t wait to watch Grissoms final episode of CSI! The show just wont be the same with out him! Also I’m anticipating the massive game tomorrow afternoon, between Man Utd and Liverpool! Would love it if both teams just kicked the hell out of each other and wouldn’t be surprised if atleast 1 man gets sent off! My guess is either Vidic or Rooney

YESSS!! Finally after having the car off the road for more than a week, Elko has finally managed to get it through it’s MOT Cheered me up no end when I got the phone call yesterday, and also the price it’s cost to say it’s had them pulling their hair out regarding WHY the bloody ABS light will be on most of the time! It would be off when they drive it upto the MOT test centre for the re-test, but then when they begin the re-test and start the engine it comes on again! I’m sooo looking forward to getting my bloody car back! It’s really made me tired all this walking to work and back home, but still not being able to sleep don’t really help much does it   Now the car’s through it’s MOT it means I can get it some road tax before the DVLA come down on me, and then think about selling it on.

Ended up gutted after the previous 2 nights football! Really wanted Madrid and Inter Milan to progress (I secretly wanted The Special one to walk off with the trophy, but it wasn’t to be )Relegation is looking more and more possible for the Toon, with Blackburn getting a win, and anything LESS than 3 points against Hull this weekend will be disaster! Given we’ve still to play Chelsea, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool in our remainding 10 games! As well as games with teams around us such as Spurs, Stoke and Boro! The Boro game is our third from last game of the season and is at home.  This could be the make or break one if we can hold out that long!!! I really want tickets for the 9th May showdown!!

I’ve been busy dropping my card on people blogs that have the Entrecard widget, as well as the usual Blogexplosion.com surfing Really do come across some great blogs that way, and I’ve decided I’m gonna break with the normal crowd in supporting Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes this year, by following BMW, after having a look at their blog HERE.  Shameless plug for them guys I know HAHA!

What a night it was saturday night.  There were some awesome costumes, and having spoken to the birthday boy a few times since, it appears that everyone had a great time! We spent a bit of time at work catching up since Maddsy had the day off work, so we’d be discussing silly little things that went off   I was slightly dissapointed that a few people didn’t turn up, and I have no idea if they told Maddsy that, but I’m sure he was more than happy with the turn-out and the level of some of the costumes! Even the “Craig’s Crusaders” HAHAHA!

Anyway Friday was a fun day at work for a bit! Maddsy nipped in with some cakes, and brought Kieran and Stevie in with him, and Kieran ended up chasing me around the office, and he nicked my chair! Mark was upstairs, but decided against telling him off for being a disruptive influence on me. Once they’d gone I managed to get back into doing some work mode, and it was still pretty busy for a Friday.  Left work a bit early and Crit gave me a lift home, before getting Troy to come and pick me up for football.  Had to take a change of clothes, as Troy wouldn’t allow anyone to get in his Audi TT all sweaty, so I made sure I got changed afterwards Was a slightly unfair game, with Jody chosing all his mates on his side Spent the night chilling on the sofa watching telly, and was in bed by 11ish HAHA!

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To my darling Sister who is 23 today (I think ) and also to the old bastard who usually sits opposite me at work, but today is having his mid-life check-up with the doctors.  Have a nice 30th Birthday Maddsy and see you on Saturday night (Unless you’re defo coming in with loads of cream cakes for me

The Birthday Girl

The Old Man