Daniel Sheridan's World

16 Blocks

2007-09-08T11:28:00.000Z

Last night I ended up watching 16 Blocks with Bruce Willis and Mos Def. This is an awesome film, don't read this if you haven't watched it!

The story is about a cop who has just done a full nights work and then is asked at the end of his shift to escort a witness to court, the court is 16 Blocks away from the precinct and he has less that two hours to get him there!

We find out that the character that Bruce is playing has a bit of a drink problem and is at the end of his police journey! Bruce carries the character really well - and its not like any other role that I have seen him in before, theres non of the usual Bruce grimaces or 'wrong move' looks on his face...

The co-star Mos Def has an annoying voice all the way through the film, it sounded very put on, apologies Mos if that's how you really talk... It did grate on me a little bit... And there are times throughout the film that I found myself shouting shut the f**k up at the TV, the tone does get better further on, especially when there is some gun battles :)

We find out during the film that it was a setup and that Mos Def is to be assasinated on the way to the court, the attempt to kill him is thwarted by a semi-drunk Bruce Willis, who makes a stop at a liquer store, while he is in the store they try and kill the witness, although Bruce is too quick for them and pops a cap in the back of one of the assasins head just before he was about to do the same to Mos Def! The film goes into slow-mo at this point and we see a fraction of that bad ass Bruce as he takes out the rest of the mob...

The rest of the film is a race against time to get Mos Def to the court on time with many twists and turns along the way... Its definatly one of those classic action suspense films that you have to watch with a slight tear jerker ending!

Awesome!

15th November 2005

2007-08-22T02:40:00.000Z

What is the significance of this date the 15th of November 2005? At around 13:27? Your thinking why the hell is he asking this question at 03:30ish in the morning... Well the answer is this; I went to bed at my usual time of late! Set my alarm clock to wake me up in the morning as I do everyday, time reads 23:30 date is 21st August 2007... I fall asleep - I then wake up about 20mins ago to go pee after waking suddenly from a bizzare dream, I check my phone to make sure my alarm is set and yes you guessed it my phone is now displaying this mysterious date and time... So why? Normally if my phone goes weird on me I lose everything and have to re-sync all my data and contacts such a chore!

If anyone knows what happened on the 15th November 2005 at around 13:27 I'd ne happy to hear from you!

Goodnight!

Macradobe

2006-09-06T23:36:00.000Z

Well I went to the Flex seminar/pdf/ajax held at tiger tiger in london today and it was a massive eye opener for me, really interesting in the latest developments in the flash player and associated technolgies. Twas also introduced to the concept of Apollo, the ability to take the RIA experience from the web and to the desktop cross platform including linux.... I see a challenger for the Director market however I was unofficially told that the next verion of director is being developed, looking forward to that as long as they intergrate the Flex / ajax technology as it will be a true RIA experience and not a PIA as I currently call them (Poor Interactive Experience)

I'm pretty hammered after the free bar that Adobe laid on... So I better log off till I regain consciousness! Hope I spelt that correctly - always dan ;)

TV and the like

2006-08-11T07:53:00.000Z

Made it, massive attendence. I think I was responsible for starting the queue that's stretching down tottenham court road!

I hear you asking what for - what's this crazy fool on about - I got shortlisted for an interview to go an a tv programme called Get Me The Producer, not sure if I would call it short - long by the look of the queue!

15 minutes to go and the queue is getting longer by the second, I hope it doesn't rain as I haven't come prepared eek!

Wish me luck!

Digital ghetto

2006-07-24T23:15:00.000Z

Coming back from my by-weekly meeting with the department of social services when I was confronted by an army of musical terrorists, yes that's right the 1980`s ghetto blasting hood are back this time with a digital companion 'the ipod' and a nice set of battery powered Bose speakers!

Blasting out their urban vibes, to the not so cheery commuters, singing their hood rap to the likes of Snoop DO double G - and NWA - 'Fuck The Police' !

Only one man was brave enough to approach them to ask them to switch it off - however they replied with the words 'I paid for my ticket, home boy - tis rude to ask me to lower my stereo, upgrade to first class if you can't stand the bass' and turned up the volume to the tune of 'Busta Rhymes - Fired Up'.

They then gave the whole carriage an encore of the tune incoporating the story of the man who asked them to turn it off - lyrically speaking it was damn good - and even some people cheered and clapped - though the man they were dissing grunted quietly to himself. I personally found it funny and at one point felt the need to join in - however they were much ruder than I and I felt they might be carrying a knife or two - so best to leave the homies be, till the next time.

Today has been just another one of those days where it has been too hot to do anything but slack - however due to the fact that I am trying to get my feet off the ground I've been working my ass off and thus rewarded myself with a few pints of genius (thats Guinness to you fools) and a bag of dry roasted! Boy it is rewarding.

I visited another work from home studio that has been going for 20 years plus and they had two Ferrari's on the drive - it goes to show, if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything! Image isn't everything, if you can present yourself to the industry well with a clear mind set then you will succeed and you will meet your goals. It just takes patience, and a calm approach - being too pushy drives people away.

Today is too hot - but this genius juice sure has cooled me down, as before I was sweating like a pig on ecstasy!

Mr Die Hard

2006-06-22T21:03:00.000Z

Minding my own beeswax met up with Noel and we bumped into Bruce Willis had some beer, chimichangas and a lotta laughs how coool!

£12bn quid!

2006-06-22T09:12:00.000Z

Switched on the news last night to see yet another political nightmare unfolding, looks like we are lagging behind in the nuclear arms race, so we are going to waste £12bn quid on new submarines that can deploy these weapons at sea.

You should get your priorities right Brown and Blair and spend the money where it is needed, healthcare, education - things that really matter!

I have a suggestion for your next war - put down your guns, hire a few thousand trigger happy 14 year olds and have an international lan party playing BF2, the stakes are simple, you supply the pizzas,coke and a few bitches and you'll get the oil, democracy and £11.9bn saved!

A Bright Idea

2006-06-13T15:39:00.000Z

Jeez, It's too hot to do anything. I watched an interesting program last night on C4 - "The Play's The Thing" I was absolutely gutted to find out about this - as I have written an idea for a play and would have liked to seen it on broadway!!!

Oh well - maybe next year!

Fell into a massive bramble bush with thorns and nettles at the weekend so i'm covered head to toe in scratches and bumps! It was not a nice feeling - did remind me of an incident when I was about 10 and I feel off a giant rope swing into some nettles... that was a similar not nice feeling!

Feeling low - help me out!

2006-04-21T12:04:00.000Z

Hi fellow bloggers,

It's been a time since I last did a post - I have been busy trying to find a job after redundancy. I'm finding it hard at the moment because my skill set is so varied. I'm not specialised in one particular software application or field, I'm multi-skilled... why is it so difficult.

I'm not naturally a designer - I like technical things - design if I have to - I tend to find that a designer needs lots of time to do a good job - and normally I never have time.

These days I do have lots of time and I am getting back into design.

I'm feeling pretty low at the moment, it's been 2 months since redundancy day and I am still jobless. If you feel pitty for me - please donate some money to my happiness fund. You can use PayPal!

I know that there must be some bloggers on here with a cool million in the bank dwindling away gathering interest... This aint begging - its blogging! It's up to you if you want to donate - if you do - thank you! If you don't - no worries!

Happiness is not a fish you can catch! "OLP"

One of those dayz

2006-03-29T14:54:00.000Z

Things really do come in three`s - today was lifting day. Firstly I had the opportunity of lifting a baby in pushchair up the stairs to the train platform - on this occasion I passed as I didn't want to injure myself prior to my interview. Then I arrived at London Victoria, I was despo for the loo and there was a woman with an enormous suitcase trying to lift it over the barrier, so I ended up helping out. Then after my interview - which was a tad bizarre I was walking down a backstreet to Covent Garden when a man asked me to load a pallet of meat onto his shoulder - so I obliged, I just hope that one good turn for another equals a good turn for me!

ES40JP

2006-03-17T01:42:00.000Z

Oh my dayz. I had to sign on, on wednesday. It was an experience and a journey that I will never forget. If you can avoid becoming unemployed then please do so, the life of a 24/hr slacker is not as good as the shell-suit boys and girls make it out to be.

My journey started on the 10:53 train to Bedford, a ticket inspector was quizzing a youth about not having a ticket, the youth in question was not giving up any ID or proof of address. So the inspector said shall I call the Police then and have them deal with you. The lad replied "do what you F**ing want". After reporting the incident to the Police the Youth decided to give the inspector a false address and got off the train at Haywards Heath.

I had to get off here too, the youth and his girlfriend ran down the stairs quickly as the inspector told the police he did not need them, however they said they were already outside the station and requested a description of the youth.

On my way out the lad was being arrested for failing to produce a ticket and swearing /becoming violent with the police. I had to laugh my head off...

Got to the job centre... had to wait twenty mins to be seen - during that time the first fight kicked off. Some man had been offered 15 job interviews over the past 2 weeks - each of them he did not apply for or make any effort to get in touch - for some strange reason he was sending his CV to people who were not looking for employees! Confused? I was!

The lady dealing with it was shouting at him and getting really upset, I was praying that she was'nt dealing with me!

Finally my turn, I'd been asking for a Mr X - and it turned out it was a Mrs X - eek - silly people had put the wrong name on the form - I bet they do that to make you look thick!

I got the weird woman out of all the people working there. One of those that has weird eyes, doesn't look at you and instead looks into the clouds while speaking. Anyway I was happy chatting away, when the lady who had got upset with the man from before was slagging off another jobseeker by saying "he reckons that warehouse work is beneath him, cause he has two F**king degrees..., I don't know why I bother, I really don't" I was at this point thinking that signing on might have been a bad idea.

Getting into looking for jobs - I had picked a strange career choice and the lady was having difficulty finding me suitable employment - all of a sudden she looked right at me and started shouting - I'm not seeing you now - your late - you'll have to come back tomorrow. I thought she was shouting at me, I turned round and there was a youth in a hoody looking pretty pissed off with her - saying that he had been at the police station and that he could not attend. The woman asked him had he any proof - he said "yeah, my dad is outside parked on double yellow, he'll tell you", the woman asked why he had been at the station, "got done for possesion, so can I f**king sign on or not" The woman said no shreaking at him, and he kicked off - shouting and swearing, then his dad came in and he started fighting with his dad in front of everyone - I was thinking that maybe I had come to the wrong place at this point.

After they had gone to argue in the hall way my interview continued, we were still searching for jobs until we were rudely disturbed again by a man shouting at one of the job centre women, "don't you dare f**king tell me what I can and can't do, I've been without benefits for a month now cause you lot have F**KED up!!!" the lady was explaining to him that he shouldnt park on double yellow and should make alternative transport arrangements to visit the office, his lack of judgement in the travel department was not there fault, however they did admit to the benefit system mis-behaving - and told him that his benefit would be paid in tomorrow - he still was not happy, standing up swearing, going red with anger... the woman told him that if he did not calm down he would be escorted out and may loose his benefit - I don't think that was the best tactic, as he kicked the door and stormed out in a rage.

I asked my interview woman if it's always like this, and she said mostly... makes the job more exciting. Before leaving she gave me two totally obscure jobs to apply for, a night receptionist in a hotel 20 miles away, and a night auditor - neither of which I have any experience of nor did I feel the need to apply.

I just hope a job comes up soon - not sure that I could cope with her shreaking at me, I was scared! Very scared!

Money for Nothing

2006-02-27T17:50:00.000Z

So I finally aspired to my life long dream of being able to play Dire Straits - Money for Nothing. Today I am told that I have been given the shove by my new employers.

The irony is that I might be moving Microwave ovens, refridgerators and colour tv`s now for a living.

I'm so frakking pissed off - well and truly shafted!

Devil Deliveries

2006-02-16T10:08:00.000Z

I seem to be experiencing a few problems with deliveries recently - firstly some flowers for valentines day did not arrive at their destination due to a mechanical failure on the van!

They wanted to deliver them again on the 15th - where is the point in that, the day is over - and i'm the one that has to mop up those tears!

Then I had to deliver some work to a client - when I got there, there was no one around to receive the package so I had to post it through the door - when I got to work there was a ranting email asking where the frak was the package, oh my dayz not again, apparently the client had not looked for it - instead decided to rant on email about the tightness of the deadline to all involved - great thanks!

Finally, today I was having a package to be redelivered from the day before - I was told it would come with the mail, which normally arrives at 8:40 - I waited till gone 10 and it still hadn't arrived!

Argggh!!!

Fiddle my banjo!

2006-02-10T17:52:00.000Z

Same usual day at the office, same unusual journey on the train home!

You know those really irritating young boys on the tube who play accordians - the same tune over and over, thank Ken for the fiddle man and his banjo playing friend!

Tonight we were blessed with three tunes, a jig, a barn dance and an Irish folk song!

Bliss!

Emma is due back from Atlanta tomorrow cannot wait to see her - good times ahead, good times ahead!

Yeah baby yeah!

2006-02-09T18:14:00.000Z

I'm back in business got a new blogging device T-mobile didn't want me to leave them so they gave me a free pocket pc and half price line rental. Oh my days this is damn good can even use msn on the train!

Ill never be out of chars again as I now have pocket word at my disposal as well as an array of neat tools - like wi-fi!

I haven't read the instructions yet but this is one hell of a phone and has a built in qwerty keyboard!

I feel so at home being able to blog wirelessly anywhere again, yeah baby yeah!

Out of Chars!

2006-02-05T13:06:00.000Z

I have been trying to keep my mind occupied by writing my new book - I'm going for a feature length book - which has comedy in it - drama and romance of course!

My Blackberry has been my writing friend, until I was halfway through Chapter Three when I received a message Out of Characters - Field Full GDI - my creative flow was interferred with!

It would appear that I am only allowed a limited number of Characters (Chars) per memo - which is GAY! with a capital G!

So now Chapter 3 is split over memos! - I may have to invest in a PDA or something - I sold one recently for a PSP, now I need it back again!

I hear you - "Why Can't he just use pen and paper" answer: 1. I'll no doubt loose it for a few years - beating myself up about it, like what happened to my next poetry book which is to be released later this year, thank you Emsy for finding it! 2. My writing is terrible, it was once said that it is like a spider that has a pen attached to each of its legs / arms whatever you want to call them... and is writing simultaneously with all of them! 3. Doesn't have an automatic spell checking facility!

What a quandary!

Bored!

2006-02-05T13:01:00.000Z

Emma my love Queen is in Atlanta at the moment - training with her new team! One whole week of luxury accomodation. I'm feeling a bit lost without her at the moment, the house feels so empty - I know I have Cookie and Muffin to keep me company and Geoffry and George, however they don't talk to me - It's driving me insane!!!

I suppose that's what real love is, when one goes away for an extended period of time, the other is left wondering what that person is doing. It's true - you really don't know what you have got till it's gone!

Missing you Emsy!!!

The last word

2006-01-19T09:13:00.000Z

It's so troo, I'm disconnecting from my faithful blueberry service, therefore my train blogging will be kept to a minimum or absolute non.

I have been told I can have a company mobile, however when I saw the Nokia 1100 (hope that's right) I quickly started to doubt my blogging capabilities, just hope we get the Qtech's... Watch this space.

It's coming round to that time of year when I need to start promoting my book again, Valentines day, as I now work in Covent Garden I'm going to try and hand out information to passers by, let's see if that drums up any interest, I have also applied to BBC Radio 3 to appear on their show the Verb, let's see what happens here...

Exciting times ahead - yeah baby yeah!
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Bells and whistles

2006-01-12T19:06:00.000Z

Its great at my new job, got an extremely nice package deal and a nice 17inch PB - felt a tad gutted when I heard about the MacBookPro - however it will probably crash and explode before too long... So I'll wait for a new version in the coming years, as my grandma would say beggars can't be choosers.

Hope your all having a good new year, I'll try and log on more to write you guys, I'm thinking of writing a new book soon - I did try comedy but could only come up with one chapter - I am now toying with an idea sci-fi horror... See where it takes me.

Lot of things going on at the moment - work, editing wedding videos, planning a wedding video and a "maybe" money spinning idea for some pocket money so that should be good!

Just bought a digital camera it has an 8 smega pixel ccd and built in wi-fi so I won't need to hunt for a usb cable if I need to offload some images - good eh! Its the Nikon P1 incase you are interested!
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Chilled out!

2005-12-20T18:03:00.000Z

My last day wasn't that bad after all - I gave myself a hard task to complete and managed it - so that put a smile on someones face, a few nice parting words were said to me, and a nice phone call was received!

Happy Christmas and New Year!

Dan :)
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End game!

2005-12-20T09:38:00.000Z

And so it begins the final chapter of life at Databiz (ODS). I'm heading in late today as I was up at the crack of dawn yesterday. I was creating a DVD that was going to be hand delivered by one of the Oxford crew on ODS's lear jet *cough* "easy jet" from kidlington airport! Not really but it was going on a plane - until we found out, much to my disappointment that it didn't need to travel up north and could go to the clients London office, which is what I initially suggested on Friday!

I'm doing a hannover *cough* I mean hand-over today, I'm going to try my absolute best to dilute 8 years of experience and knowledge into half-a-day haha yeh right, I might see if I can get some extra wonga out of it, by offering a consultancy fee!

Just had a call from the lovely Lesley in Oxford about what has been the bain of my life at Databiz, Redemptorist Publications - I so wish I never offered to help Si out with that project - its like (God's) way of telling me to believe or be punished. I'd rather get punished any day, than worship something that I cannot see.

What ever happened to MC Hammer wot a tune, I am listening to my mix of leaving work tunes, looking forward to 5:30 when I play out with "Europe - The Final Countdown".
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Jesus H Christ

2005-12-15T18:39:00.000Z

The smelly man is on the train again, and there is a spare seat next to me - I might have to pretend I've gone mad and start talking to the empty space - he might respect that as he sees invisible people and holds conversations with them on the train!

The carriage where he is, is absolutely rammed full of people - I wonder how long it will be until people start moving into this carriage!

I'm looking forward to an ice cold beer when I get in!
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Ludacris Speed

2005-12-14T13:35:00.000Z

Faster than light travel... Well not quite but Mr. Branson does put on a good spread - just finished my afternoon tea on my Journey South from the North West of Preston.

The joys of proper work will be resting on my shoulders tomorrow - but it will only be for four days and then I'm finished - the sad thing is that I have to leave my precious behind (powerbook) however I'm told that I will receive something better a nice new technicolor dreamcoat - which will be fun, complete wth bells and whistles! (Gadgets my dear Watson Gadgets)

Just leaving Crewe next stop Rugby.

Adios amigos I'm sure we'll meet again very soon!

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“squeal” a mouse ran down my leg!

2005-12-08T17:56:00.000Z

Is what my work colleague Noel spouted in the office today, a little mouse ran down his leg - no doubt look for a new abode!

It was diddy and brown, Noel reckons there is a nest of mice behind his desk - don't think they have nests do they?

I think it was Danger Mouse as it was sitting on the AC power supply to Noel's computer... Penfold where art thou!

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New book on the horizon

2005-12-06T18:12:00.000Z

Not sure if I mentioned it, I wrote a book of scary poems and chilling tales a few years ago - and then lost the manuscript. Anyhow found it again - well I didn't my lovely Emma found it - and its going to be another book - hopefully will make me rich in 2006!

Details and release date to come soon - mean while checkout www.dansheridan.co.uk for a sneak preview of one of the poems - indestructible!
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Haven't blogged for a while

2005-12-06T18:07:00.000Z

With the potential cull of staff taking place at work, I have finally found new work and refuse to board a sinking ship for the second time, already done that and walked the plank first!

Looking forward to my new position and all its challanges that lie ahead!

So I finish on 21st December and start a fresh sometime in January!

Happy days!
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Lookalike

2005-11-28T08:43:00.000Z

I'm currently sat opposite a guy who looks like the current American president!

I wonder how many times he is offered a pretzel!
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Christmas is cancelled!

2005-11-28T08:41:00.000Z

Seems only 5mins ago when I thought that I would not be home for Chridtmas, now I am faced with unemployment and a potential loss of pay!

We got the news on Friday that we are possibly being bought out by one of our creditors, based in Germany!

Most people are thinking it will be business as usual, yet from past redundancy experiences, it only goes down hill from this point on - all I can say is that, I have my eggs in more than one basket at the moment!

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Harmonics

2005-11-22T08:36:00.000Z

Great its now getting meaty!

Guitar lessons we are now learning harmonics, the art of pressing the strings lightly over the nut between frets and then plucking the string followed by lifting off the finger over the fret board... Get a very cool sound from it - I feel like rocking already... Just need that flying v now!!!

BTW - get Texas's new album Red Book its cool electro tunes!!!
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Long time - no blog!

2005-11-21T17:45:00.000Z

Hello world!

A very gay starting point for all programmers of various languages, why?

Discovered the other day that Microsoft are giving free editions or cut down versions of their development softwares to hobbyists and students - so I quickly grabbed the whole caboodle in order to boost my knowledge. I have set myself a personal challenge to build on the quake 2 engine and make a office / stress relief game, not sure how long it will take or how far I can go with this software before I have to shell out some more money!!!

Fingers crossed I'll be leading the development team for Quake 10 before you know it!

I'm considering turning my new poems into songs and trying my luck at sending demos to record companies either as a band or a song writer, might have to find a voice other than mine, any takers or volunteers?

I'm quite interested in acquiring a new electric guitar - I fancy a Jackson flying V or something similar, I owned one once many years ago - that I won off a friend in a stupid bet, but then lost it again in another bet where the odds were stacked up against me, subsequently I don't believe in betting or make any references to it - just lands me in trouble, I miss my axe :(
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Martial mutants of the underground vision!

2005-11-02T07:50:00.000Z

I'm not sure how long I can sit on this speeding train until my back does that awful spaz and I jump out of my seat like a red hot poker has been shoved up my ass!

I wish these painkillers kicked in early!

Got so much work on, and such little time to get them done by, and not many people that can help either - other than a time-lord and a TARDIS.

I'm going to use some army language now (my grandads term for swearing) don't read this para if you disapprove, it helps me to vent my anger vocally! Fuck shit bollocks, fuck shit bollocks, fuck shitty bollocks!!!

That's better much more relieved.
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Little Grips

2005-10-26T06:41:00.000Z

1. Do you hate it when someone tries to educate you on a subject that you obviously know more about?

2. Do you hate it even more when that person tries to imply that they know what they are talking about by adding some technical jargon into the conversation to try and make you believe that they "DO" know what they are talking about and they are not "BLUFFING" their way through a conversation and looking like a prat at the same time?

I do. (Hate it!)

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Okay, I now need some answers, any mind reading, future knowing all seeing eyes out there need to listen up!

1. Several years ago I wrote what I think is an amazing collection of poems, that maybe the world is now ready for, however I have misplaced the book, it was typed and bound with a yellow cover. I remember placing it in a safe place (that ole chesnut) and seeing it again recently, yet I cannot for the life of me find it anymore!

So my questions are where has it gone?

Where did I put if for safe keeping?

Who stole it and is now making money from it?

Who chucked it out thinking it was. a bunch of paper?

Did someone burn it?

Was it an accident?

Thanks, I look forward to receiving your comments and spiritual guidance!

Peace out!
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Criminal Damage

2005-10-12T17:39:00.000Z

I witnessed something shocking today involving a clamping truck and an employee of Islington council.

They were collecting and towing away a car that had been parked illegally. I would say they had instructions to clear the car and take it to the pound, not to pick it up, smash the window in, drag the chain across the car scratching the paintwork off it, and then crush the front of the car with the crane!

Word of advice don't park your car in the borough of Islington and collect is late as you might find it fubar when you come to reclaim it!
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Raid of the last ark!

2005-10-04T17:07:00.000Z

I think my worst nightmare has happenend, the 5g at work lost its connection to the raid drive, and I could see a blinking light on all of the drives sequentially - please god of silicon heaven don't let the sun go down on me!
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Suit you sir!

2005-10-03T16:38:00.000Z

Noel what were you thinking wearing that suit today?

First day on the new job went a bit wrong, woke up 17mins before my train was due to depart, how I managed to get washed and dressed and on the train in time I'll never know - one thing I do know is that I must have sworn at least 50 times!

Then sat on the train, I forgot an important cable imperitive for a job, as luck would have it Noel brought his cable in on request, which was nice of him!

Got to work, arrived opened the iron door and then realised I hadn't picked up my key fob, so I had to wait like a lemon for someone to come and open the main door!

Grabbing some of my time back now, heading to my guitar lesson, missed it last week due to my appraisal, hope I didn't miss all the best bits!

Re-designed my site - fresh new colour, check it out and leave comments etc - www.dansheridan.co.uk

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Lost in a breeze

2005-09-28T17:05:00.000Z

Signed myself up for an online seminar, however due to the differences in time across the world, its at 2am eeek!

Why can't we all have the same time, we could all live in a big bubble!
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Portfolio Time

2005-09-28T17:02:00.000Z

I'm kind of thinking about re-moulding my current cd and dvd portfolio into a web version, not in order to find a new job, because I'm very happy at the moment, just got the promotion that I have been working my ass off to achieve!

More for people to see what I have been creating over the past few years since graduating.

If anyone remembers me, I have added some big names to my portfolio mainly music orientated but more recently feature films, of which I cannot disclose as the job hasn't been completed yet, hopefully soon though, watch this space for a url... Probably jinx'd myself now and I'll be bogged down with work!

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Outspoken

2005-09-28T06:47:00.000Z

Why is it, I'd be happy singing at home to my favourite song, or in the office, but when my listening to a tune on the train, I feel restrained. Is it that I'm too polite? I just have the urge to jump out of my chair and air guitar while singing along to some music!
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Pumpkin man

2005-09-27T17:11:00.000Z

I'm sure the world acts its weirdest for me!

Missed my train this morning, ended up on the late one - had to sit sandwiched between two broad shouldered people one of which was asleep!

Every now and again his arms would jump like a chicken flapping its wings, think he was having a knightmare!

Then he started to fall forwards, you the know the feeling that you get when you dream that you are falling (christ sake, I'm sat next to another one as I'm writing this now)and you suddenly jump forwards!

In the end I got fed up and elbowed him, it was funny as he jumped out of the seat, enough for me to wedge myself in the chair, make some ground!

If that's not weird a man then got on the train with a big pumpkin!

Is there a new fetish out there?
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Lost in space

2005-09-22T07:19:00.000Z

If you don't want to know what happens on next weeks lost don't read any further!

That bloke who was an officer in the Iraqi republican guard gets captured, and finally finds the source of the French radio transmission, and finds a well known face from the land of sci-fi!

The Minbari ambassador Delene, now called Danielle! It was a bizzare episode, with flashbacks to his life before torturing people for information, and the irony involved with him being captured and tortured too!

In the caves the fat bloke, found some golf clubs and decided to set up a golf course, everyone found it a bit hard to believe. I suppose if I was in that position, I too would rather play golf than mope around all day waiting for a rescue that obviously isn't going to happen!
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Connected

2005-09-22T07:10:00.000Z

I've been getting these weird feelings recently about passing away, or losing everything, and feeling very tired and weak.

Is it just me or does everyone feel that they retain a part of their parents thoughts and feelings, I just recently found out that my dad is not that well at the moment, and I thought that maybe the weird feelings that I have been having are somehow connected, can't be purely coincidence, can it?
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Trains, overhead planes and no frakking automobiles!

2005-09-20T05:41:00.000Z

Why the frak is it when you have a meeting or appointment to attend that public transport fails you like no other transport could? I even went to bed early to be up at the crack of dawn to catch a ridiculously early train!

Now I'm on a train to a destination with two outcomes either walk my onward journey or freeze on the platform waiting for the next available train!
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Soreness

2005-09-19T07:51:00.000Z

Not sure if me playing rugby was such a great idea this weekend, my legs and arms are weak as anything, I'm not sure if I'll be able to lift my favourite pint of ale!

It was good though to get back in the swing of things and what I am most proud about is that as a team and personally we all lasted for the full duration of the game!
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Well happy!

2005-09-17T21:16:00.000Z

Made a star appearance at rugby this saturday against Worthing 5th, and we roasted them 30-10

Some one bit me on the shoulder when I was on the ground, I think they must be harbouring vampires, also the first team beat rivals Plumpton a massive 63-0!
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Runaway train

2005-09-16T20:03:00.000Z

Bit scared at the moment, my train home is travelling faster than normal, and I'm alone in my carriage, and its bobbing around! I hope the driver hasn't fallen asleep with his foot down!
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Political rant!

2005-09-16T06:45:00.000Z

Just read in the news how the fuel protests are coming along, apparently they are using go slow tactics on the M4 during rush hour.I have just done dome calculations based on salary tax and national insurance which goed into the bank of the nation and its shocking, add the tax from petrol, vat on products and your into billions of pounds, not including council tax! So where does all this money go? We seem to think its okay for the government to fund x million pounds on military aircraft, yet they won't spend the same on curbing the MRSA bug that is killing people in our hospitals each year! They would rather protect us against threats from outside our great country! I wish they would get their priorities right!

Morning rant over! Back to listening to Linkin Park, I love the album Hybrid Theory...
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Whose the daddy!

2005-09-15T18:45:00.000Z

Not the same one that was trapped in the bedroom, a daddy long legs or as I know now a spider variety was squished in cold blood by a man and his newspaper, the FT of all papers. Harvest Men is another name for them. I was chatting with the boss man today and he agreed that its easy to pick up a daddy long legs, yet it is difficult to pick up a spider! If only all spiders had wings - flies would really be in trouble then... Okay I'm babbling on, time to get off the train!
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New songs - old vibe

2005-09-15T07:40:00.000Z

Why do people re-invent old songs?do they think they will sell better if people recognise them, I'm listening to some crap that has a Dario G tune as its base with some trancey trumpet over it, and some woman shouting about her mama too. Leave it, doesn't work!

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Morning World

2005-09-15T07:37:00.000Z

On the train in at the moment, I hate trains as soon as it rains the signals fail and there is chaos on what some people think is a great piece of infrastructure! Wise up politians is a pants system!

My morning mission was to evac a daddy long legs from the bedroom, where did the name daddy long legs come from - it must have a really complex latin name that no one can pronounce hence the silly name!

My mission was a disaster, either they have got faster or my reactions have slowed, probably the later of the two. I just didn't want to injure the little fella so I left him on the wall until I get home later. Apparently they only have a day to live, do they have a purpose in their short lifespan, must be one of those many great wonders of the world, I therefore felt he should be allowed to live in our house for the day.

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So what, so doku

2005-09-14T17:20:00.000Z

What is this silly craze effecting Britains train passengers. Its taken over from the crossword. I have seen it in book format too next to the puzz books in newsagents? Its annoying me and I dare not enquire with a stranger!
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A nite in with the rabs

2005-09-14T17:05:00.000Z

Me and the rabs, house rabbits will be enjoying a nite in on our own as Emma is off out at a works dinner.

I will be work while the rabs will be lounging around or creating mischief. I'm sat on the tain home at the moment, wearing a jacket was not a good idea, I'm roasting hot, I hate trains that lack air con.

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Battlefront 2

2005-09-14T15:58:00.000Z

Looks like a simply amazing game, just looking at a trailer now that has been kindly delivered to my inbox by the team at GameSpy.com
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Blogberry

2005-09-13T10:13:00.000Z

Finally got my Blackberry up and running from my death bed, suffering with the dreaded flu bug at the moment. I should be hanging from a meat locker at the moment I am that stiff, not to mention the evil headache! Why is it when you have the wolrd's worst headache does your neighbour decide to get out his angle grinder and cut concrete! I'm going to give him 10 minutes, if he is still grinding away then I am going to have to say something!

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Indestructible

2005-09-09T01:25:00.000Z

It's late and yet again I am pondering on the unknown

Time is running out at the moment for my Dad who currently suffers from Cancer of the Brain. I just wish I knew the future and how long we have left together, but I don't. I just have to keep telling myself that it will be okay, to be strong and hold it together, get on with my life and keep level headed!

I was inspired to write a poem the other day as I was feeling emotional and thought that I might share it with the blogging community, please feel free to comment on this, I would look forward to your words... It's called Indestructible here goes....

Indestructible

A fragile mind
For such a complex world
A life unkind

A disease we cannot cure
Holding on to your life
Taking away all that is pure

A place in our hearts
To be remembered by
The end to our future starts

A life misunderstood
The light's just gone out
Please shed no more tears, blood

We are not indestructible dad
Just flesh and bones
For me, it's all too soon, so sad...

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That's it I feel better for sharing it with someone now, hope you were moved by these words! I'm off to bed now, travelling tomorrow so it will be a long day!

Nite Nite!

On second thoughts

2005-09-08T16:35:00.000Z

Im going to have a god damn "Dan Nap"

(This isn't me really sleeping on the job - its a spoof of my previous post!)

Man Nap

2005-09-08T14:30:00.000Z

I need a “Man Nap” !

Like a right idiot!

2005-06-06T08:29:00.000Z

Started the day off well this morning, I was walking down the road, and looking across the road at some strange behaviour, when I tripped up a step, coffee in hand!

Coffee flew out of hand on to pavement and all over my face... luckily my clothes were saved, I looked like a right idiot, however I tried to regain my balance before falling flat on my face...

Shrugged it off and walked up to the office door - trying not to look at any potential passers by who might have seen my trip up...

The Signing

2005-02-13T18:39:00.000Z

This is me - anxiously awaiting people to attend my book signing... looks a bit posh with all the trimmings... I'm thinking about starting a poetry revolution at the moment!

Poetry In Motion

2005-01-07T13:05:00.000Z

Best news, sorted out a book signing event at a local book store, "The Halcyon Bookshop" in Haywards Heath.

Saturday, February 12th 2005 @ 11:30

The Halcyon Bookshop
11 The Broadway
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 3AQ

http://www.halcyonbookshop.com/

The shop will be ordering in some copies. However, if you want to guarantee a copy, I'm sure they would accept pre-orders.

It would be good to see you there, and some friendly faces for support!

Jack Frost

2004-12-26T17:12:00.000Z

Boxing day evening, and my arch enemy strikes again. Jack Frost has cast his icey spell over the roads, making it unsafe for us to travel North to Preston. So we are staying in Staines, its the rabbits birthday today, and its minus 3 degrees... I don't think they mind much just as long as they have lots of greens, carrots and raisins.

I hope that Santa brought everything that everyone wanted! I was spoilt with lovely presents, all the best PS2 games, a 3G phone, Bluetooth Adapter, and traditional slippers and socks!!!

Home In Time For Christmas

2004-12-22T14:34:00.000Z

Will I or won't I be home for Christmas? That is the question that needs to be answered today.

I am doing some silly promotional job that involves about 4 different companies one of whom is based in LA - who are currently 8 hours behind the UK, for the past two days now I have been moving text two pixels to the left, increasing font size, and fiddling with logos - one of which I was up all last night making perfect.

I have sent approval screens and the UK approved them, but now I have to wait till 5pm to find out if the US will approve them, if not I have been asked to work on Christmas flippin day! to which I replied, I think not... I am on holiday.... until the New Year!

My question is simple - do you think I will be home in time for Christmas - barring in mind I am not around tomorrow - doing that court thing all day!

Leaping Frogs, Red Indians and Midland Rogues

2004-12-22T01:07:00.000Z

On the bus this evening, meandering slowly past Hyde Park corner, when I noticed two very strange men. They were leaping like frogs on the pavement in single file... not leaping over each other... buy merrily leaping along... dressed in running gear. Not quite sure why! Didnt have chance to ask!

Got to Victoria and just missed the 19:17 train home, so I had to get on the 19:36 to Brighton, which normally involves a change of trains along the line. In my carriage was a girl, dressed up as a red indian. This girl had two white poker dots on her cheeks, and was wearing a vivid looking outfit!

Two drunken men then got on the train and sat in the same carriage, and began to poke fun at her outfit. They asked her why she had tipex marks on her cheeks, and why she ressembled a red indian! She replied that this is her normal style, the men replied cool!

One of the two men just got off the phone, F*** he shouted at the top of his voice, the other guy asked whats up, he then started F'ing that he had just got the sack. Reason being that he took a day off work in 4 weeks, and his mate wanted to listen.

During this time, about 4 people got out of the carriage and moved down the train to get away from them. To which the men shouted, see you later you smelly b*****ds, didnt want to talk to you anyways.

We then found out that they guy who had got the sack, had been rude to his boss the other week, calling him a flid! No wonder eh!

They then walked off to go to the toilet, when they came out, we could hear them bellowing out, "where were we F***ing sitting" - "this way" one of the men shouted, and off they went to the next carriage!

Thank godness for that... I had a headache after staying late at work messing around with some sodding logos, just finished them now - lets hope that it all goes well in the morning!

Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat!

Splitting Hell

2004-12-20T09:49:00.000Z

Arrived at work this morning, bent down under my desk to plug in my mobile charger, and i fell over, on doing so - I split my pants!

Splitting hell... right by my crotch... I now have a massive hole near the manhood - lets just hope that nothing escapes!

Road Rage

2004-12-19T21:56:00.000Z

We were on our way home, from our weekend away, when we had to stop at a set of temporary roadwork traffic lights. The lights were on red, and some idiot in an oversized 4x4 put on their full-beam headlights, and began to flash me. Then they left their full-beam headlights on, blinding me... following this the lights turned to green... and the headlights were still on full-beam...

This really peeved me off - so I began to move through the traffic lights at a ludicrous speed of roughly 2mph to get my own back.

Emma decided it would be good to stick a finger up, and for some reason unknown to my own self-control, my hand pressed the electric windows down, and made a rude gesture out of the window...

I think it annoyed the other driver, so much that we were followed down the road, still with full-beams on... we thought it best to give the driver the slip, so we carried on down past the entrance to our house, round the corner, up the hill and down another turning... at which point the idiot driver turned off the full-beam headlights and carried on forwards...

It was then a case of us turning round, and heading home!

Stressy Sunday

2004-12-19T17:50:00.000Z

My first post on a blog, wow I must say I am impressed... Im having my usual Sunday Evening stress, thinking about work tomorrow, planning my day in my head... Its Christmas day on Saturday, stressing about presents that need buying... and also stressing about a visit to court at which i must present evidence.

Sunday Stress!