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Posted 05 Nov 2009 — by eddieh
Category Misc

Once upon a time on a chilly morning of yesterday, a group of BND media students went on a quest to arrive at South Bank, London to explore Tate modern museum and the surrounding areas to take photos. After hour or so drive where a prank call to the sex helpline was made, these very students walked inside the museum they waited years to enter. Within this wonderful spacious neutral colour walls place building, they crept in. What did they discover, I shall carry on.

Eugh.. I can’t carry on writing like that, however. I don’t know how I am going to remake a children fairytale for radio drama.. Once I finished writing this I need to crack on with that work. Anyway, I will get back on subject. Yesterday had a good moments. Some of these good moments was as I already said, listening on the coach a prank call (I’m allowed to have my immature moments dammit) to the sex advice line, watching this strange video of a naked couple passing a inflatable ball (even though a creepy old man was grinning at me, didn’t likey), and taking pictures slash walking around where Bridget Jones was shot.

Oh I forgot to say there was a massive box at Tate which is pitch black (well least the first time I did it) inside which was fun to walk in. I enjoyed the whole grabbing on to people and nearly smacking into a wall. The walls where all soft and nice to stroke. I wouldn’t say it was a fantastic day out as I would be fibbing but I also would be fibbing if I said I didn’t like it.

The three mile walk was the thing I most enjoyed. I didn’t know how many different parts of London I haven’t been to before. These parts wasn’t as crowded and had a beatify to it. So glad I decided to wear my Nike trainers instead of my Croc sneakers as my foot would of cained. I just didn’t drink enough so once I finished it I had to rush off to the nearest place to buy one.

This post isn’t really what I wanted it to be. Its all messed up and doesn’t contain everything I wanted to say as I’m rushing it. Once I have caught up with college work you should expect to see this rewritten and the photos I took. I can’t post them unedited.

Tags: BND, College, creepy, fairytale, London, museum

Best of: I need to do one.

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Posted 01 Nov 2009 — by eddieh
Category Best of.., Derby, Misc

This week has been okay I suppose. For those who doesn’t understand the whole England holiday system, every so often after like what seems ages, you get a week off which is called half term. At college you supposed to crack ahead on assignments but it didn’t turn out that way for me or anyone else who spoke to me. Anyway, I spent most of it at different locations around England as I think my mom wanted to have trips with me before the whole kidney journey begins, which is fair enough.

The first day trip was on Tuesday and was spent at Milford on sea and Mudeford . Wasn’t looking forward to it as I felt a bit old to spend days out with parents but I was wrong. It turned out okay as I had food outside a cafe with a beautiful sea view and that special refreshing air you get at beaches. The tide was in the whole time I was there so I didn’t bother going on the rocky beach. Only issue I had was my dad being a pain and wasn’t making any effort to include himself or even stay awake in the car. Him snoring in the car really pissed me and my mom. Plus on the way there his directions was wrong. My mom was driving the right way and he told her to go towards Southport or something. I had fun directing back on route. Not. Thank god for Google maps.

On Wednesday and Thursday was spent up with my sister that lives in a village near Derby. I am still amazed how massive the Westfield centre is. For those who don’t know what one of them is, its a shopping centre on a seriously large scale. You wouldn’t believe how spacious it really is till you looked at it yourself. I had a evening getting a few things there which included Croc trainers (which are really light and easy to clean) and a new jacket. I shouldn’t forget I now have a bath bomb from Lush to use. It smells nice.. I am saving it for a moment when I’m feeling in the dumps.

I had my dinner at Pizza express which I loved. I had dough balls which I been dreaming of eating since my last visit and shock horror, a pizza. They like glass bottles for drinks such as Coke which is nice to pour in the glass but it is a shame they don’t have taps as it be great if they offered bottomless refills. I get so thirsty when I’m waiting for my food there.

I spent the night sleeping on the sofa bed. I had a good sleep on it actually and used this amazing cushion that turns into a duvet. I love the Swedish people at Ikea, they come up with some good ideas sometimes. It kept me at a good temperature over the night and the zip was at a location that didn’t contact bother you whilst sleeping. The only problem I had was the gerbils eating their cage overnight causing a annoying sound. I said shut up to them and liked how they was frozen still for enough moments for me to nod off.

I have college tomorrow which I actually don’t mind. I am putting my fingers crossed that the new timetable will be more to my liking. One can only hope however. I guessing he will just do different lessons in the same slots as before which will be dull. Anyway least I will have a hour gyming things up. I better sort my bag out now for everything. Toodles.

Tags: cafe, College, derby, England, Gareth, holiday, Ikea, Milford, pizza, sea, sleeping, Westfield

Its was like bang bang, hand over your monies!

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Posted 10 Sep 2009 — by eddieh
Category Misc

Today was okay I guess, in case you didn’t know today is the day I met up with media folks to watch Public Emeries in a rented out cinema . I woke up more early than I needed to wake up as I was expected to catch the bus but my dad gave me a lift. So kudos to him saving me to wait in the cold for awhile. Last time I had a lift to Oxford for a college thing I learnt to leave plenty of time to travel there because of traffic. Imagine my surprise when I discovered in the normally dread locked roads was empty. This a good thing to most people but it meant I had loads of time before the meeting time in Oxford.

I had a good wonder around the city looking at all the stores that hadn’t yet opened. I brought a hot chocolate from Coffee Republic forgetting that they don’t put plastic lids on their cups. So I looked like a dork with a shaking hand with hot beverage spilling over my arms, tee and jeans. I even had one passer-by giving me the sympathy look.

I received a text from a mate called Sam asking where I was so I looked for him at the meeting point. Once a mate of his soon arrived after I did we did the same wonder that I just did as it was still before the meeting time. During this wonder with them, I nearly smashed into a pole. It scared the lights out of me I tell you.HMV had Beatles day, we went into there. Wasn’t as impressive as thought it would be but I liked that they tried.

Soon the time everybody was to meet up arrived. It was then I noticed that the other groups that were involved in different courses in media was going to act like twats today. One of the tutors joked on how they might of been a mix up on the film that we are watching today and that if it was this independent French film by the same name, he wouldn’t be amused. I felt so much grown up that I reached the stage that I am able to maintain a conversation with the tutors.

I was glad that I didn’t wear a coat when we got in to the cinema as it was really warm like it was the last trip to that very cinema last year. Some of the tutors wanted to speak before they played the film but the other groups was indeed acting like twats as I expected by not shutting their gobs. This was the same case during parts of the movie and they got owned by one of the tutors towards the end when she got proper pissed like I was getting.

The movie ended and I was pretty glad that it did, I had to wait for my timetable then I shot out with my best mate. I think that the heat gets to you in that place, it makes watching any film there quite uncomfortable but I think the fact once you seen one bank raided, you pretty much seen them all. I was getting bored and sick by it. I was cheerful when the lead character played by Johnny Depp was shot in the head as it meant I could go. It supposed to be a upsetting scene I think. Well I had a sigh of relief.

My best mate and his tag along found their bus stop and I said my goodbyes leaving them there as I didn’t fancy waiting for a bus I wasn’t catching. I found a Burger King and ate it on the way to my bus stop. Burning my hands in the process did I mention? I wouldn’t do that again. So that was my day.

I took photos for the blog which is something I forgot to do in recent times.

Tags: coffee republic, dork, hot chocolate, media folks, meeting point, oxford, plastic lids, sympathy

South Wales camping.

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Posted 17 Aug 2009 — by eddieh
Category Misc

Plenty of these was drunk

I just got back from a weekend trip to Wales which was very relaxing and was the only proper break I had with the two months I got off from college.

My trip started off at six on a Friday when I dashed to pack my new DG back pack which I brought for college. Surprised how much stuff I managed to cramp in it. At lunchtime I took a bus to my local train station to catch a train to Bristol which was thankfully direct. I met some of my mates that have a car there which brought me to Wales. Nobody knew what camp-site we where going to so it was totally random.

Once one of the other updated us what campsite we are at, it was a case of tapping the postcode in the gps. It took afew hours to arrive there though and arrived early evening.

Two BBQs a go!

Over the weekend it consisted of eating BBQ’s, drinking beers / ciders, chatting about things, playing cricket, and walking to the beach. It was one of the most chilled out breaks I done. In the evening the group let me get and keep the fire burning in this bbq bucket thing.

The last night consisted of warming marshmallows over the bucket thing. It turns out that I suck at doing that as I burnt one of them and one of them completely melted off the metal stick thingy!

Now going back to local life, I received the nearly all certificates recently and I got the grades to continue college which is means I enjoy the few days left of my break fully. I am planning to go to my gym alot and get my fitness back for when I got to do a 40 min daily walk again.