Reflections

This is the blog where I write down about my year. It probably won't be as funny (if you found my others amusing) as previous, but I don't care =]

What was I doing at the end of 2009?
I was in work at the Odeon in Liverpool One. I was in Liverpool, and had nothing to do. So I planned a party at my house. Not many people turned up, so we all went out instead. it was OK.

on that day, when I'm quite sure I was hung over, I don't think I would be sat here nearly 12 months later having had the experience I have had, or be in situations I am in.

There was some slight stress at the start of the year. I had a dissertation to write. Lab work to do. My Friend was about to pop a child out!

January was the time I did lab work, a little bit of coursework. and I met Noah for the 1st time!

February is the month of valentines day. I had a date, and this was the 1st time that I experienced the wonders of the egg cafe. I did some more work for my dissertation which was due in at the start of March. Oh, and I ate some pancakes.

March, I sent off for my Visa for China, a place I was very much looking forward to visiting! did a couple all nighters and handed my Dissertation in on the 5th! I recall getting very drunk that night. A week later I went to China! Whilst in China I saw a lot of things, had a great time, but that is for a different time. some friendships became stronger from the experience.

At the end of April I had exams looming, so April was spent revising. Well no it wasn't. I spent a lot of time with a certain person this month. completed exams and so finished all uni work. well not true, I had one more in May

As mentioned I had one more exam in May, I also had a birthday to attend. I won't lie, I didn't do much else in May other than hang with a friend, work and get excited for Glastonbury. I think I went to Alton Towers too

June was quite the same as May, but with the added bonus of Glastonbury towards the end

July, I officially moved home, Swapped Odeon's and set about making new work friends. I attended a cousins Wedding at Camelot. I also Graduated in this month, this is where I met Brain May. I also had a party to celebrate. A party that I would later regret. I also went to Cardiff for another Birthday.

August wasn't the best month. Nothing happened. except some less than great news. I think this is when I started watching Dexter. and didn't stop until I had seen them all!

September was quite Similar to August, Minus the bad news. I started Driving again. TV shows started again so I watched these.

October Saw another Birthday, This one was a fancy dress night out in Blackpool. I also went to see Mcfly in this month. now that is something I never though I would say... Honestly! I passed my driving test at the end of the month!

November saw a few more Birthdays, nothing overly special here. I bought my 1st car in the middle of the month, but it was left uninsured until December. therefore it was off the road. I pretty much worked solidly this month.

December was the month of snow! there was a reunion night out in Liverpool. which was OK. it could have been better! It was also my birthday so I could get my car on the road! Christmas is coming up in 4 days too! then New Year. I know what I will be thinking about.

Now obviously I have missed out a lot of things. personal things that I do not wish to share. but there are certain things that have surprised me, and saddened me slightly. but on the whole, I don't think I can complain about this year! I will do! but by rights I shouldn't the first half of the year was probs one of the best on record. and I think it was only because I moved home that I didn't enjoy the second quite as much.

It has been A Cracking Year!

Elliot Hyndman

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Cup of Tea

It seems that slowly, I am becoming, a tea lover...
now for those of you who have known me, will know that this is not me. I used to live with a bunch of lads who would drink tea religiously! Tea was not my thing! in fact! one of my early blog posts is about how I do not like tea! yet, here we are, in 2010, and I am drinking tea. not just that. but craving tea! the words "I need a brew" have come from my mouth today on several occasions. As a result, I have had several cups.
this may not seem like a big deal to you folk. sitting there with your reading glasses and your rolled up newspaper, which, we both know you only read for the nude ladies on page 3! you pretend your reading the sports, and doing the crossword, but really you're just writing words that will fit into the gaps! wait, where was I!? oh yes. The tea.

So yeah, Little less than a year ago, or was it little over a year ago. oh I don't know, scroll down and see for yourself!, I was complaining about tea, yet here I am... loving the stuff!

Brew?

Tick Tock Waiting on the Clock

Now I'm a man, yes, biggest revelation since the 'Bird being the word' right? no! ignore that terrible pun in the previous sentence. I am a laid back man. but I do not like having to wait around to do something... I want to go for a gym and swim. however, on a Wednesday the Pool at my gym is hired out to the very respectful Middleton Amateur Swimming Club until 9. Ideally I want to head for the gym for a little over an hour? nothing to strenuous, then a nice swim. however! I don't want to be waiting around in the gym so I have to plan my arriving at the gym. to early, then I'll have to wait around, to late and not enough gym time!

this wouldn't be a problem normally. however, My internet has decided to be slow as toast rendering me doing anything on there pointless.... and I have no interest in anything on the TV. so I am literally sitting around waiting to leave.

its annoying!

The Box Was Opened

So the countdown hit zero... and then the day after, the Box was opened! I know, who saw that one coming? The lateness I mean, not the box being opened. that was inevitable.... Much like the Mythical Pandora's box... which is quite a handy app on Android if you use this OS... the bow was opened. Hmm, I suppose its quite unlike Pandora's box, quite the opposite in fact, as I don't think that has been opened... yes, the day arrived and the box was opened. I was there, I witnessed it happen. To be honest, I Knew what was in the box to start off with so it was nothing special for me. You might be surprised to know that it was ME who put the contents of the box, within the box in the 1st place... again, much like Pandora's box. "WHAT?!" you ask? Shut up!

Whats In The Box

same shirt issues

today, well actually by now it was yesterday, i had a driving lesson. a driving lesson you shout? yes. a driving lesson. it has been almost a week since my last one. i was both excited and nervous. but more excited. earlier on in the day i had awoke nice and early for a job interview. threw on a shirt and went. that went well. later on i realise i don't know what time my lesson is, so i woo out the old mobile phone and text my instructor... yes. i'm that cool i text my driving instructor. i politely ask if the lesson is at 5 or 6. he replies 6. i was ok with this as i have no other plans for the day. a few minutes pass... another text from the driving instructor. "oh no!" i think, "perhaps he's angry that i text him rather than rang him, after all we had only met the once before. but then i remember that it was him who instigated this text 'relationship' we now had. i cautiously reach for my phone, expecting the worst. to my relief however, he was merely suggesting that we meet at 5:30, rather than the pre arranged 6. i agreed. this made a lot of sense... didn't it?

5:25 rolls around, i am happily wasting time on the computer, then i realise the lesson is upon me, and i shouldn't be late, so i grab my keys, run for the door and head off to the meeting point. it was halfway there that i realised the major issue at hand. i am wearing the same shirt as i had on the previous lesson, and the only other time we had met. therefore, i could look like some sort of simpson character to him. i think about going home and changing. but what would i change in to? and i don't have time. he will be there, and i will be late.

i try to remember what he had wore before, i couldn't. this was a good sign, why would he remember my clothes if i couldn't remember his. by this point i had arrived at the meet, he was not to be seen. what if he had seen me on approach, seen my same clothesness and thought "eurgh!" and turned away! after all, he had suggested this earlier time, now HE wasn't here... i would have had time to change!

he pulls in. now i begin to debate whether it would be better to mention the same shirtness myself, so he knows that i know, then i can drop into conversation how it had been washed, and i hadn't worn it constantly... but this may make me look silly, and he may not believe me. but if i don't mention it, he will think the worst anyway surely? i stroll to the car, thoughts pulsating through my head! what should i do? panic stricken i flip a coin. not a real coin, but a coin in my head. it landed on tails....

i did not say anything, neither did he.

but now i know to look out for his cardigan and boot combination next time