More presents!

As I wasn't able to see my friend Phil Hall on my birthday so he gave me my prezzie a couple of days ago. It's truly amazing. A 3ch remote controlled gyro-copter! Cheers mate!

Birthday drinks

at the counting house, and Dad tends to the fire

Winter Wonderland birthday day out

In London

Skating!

I am still rubbish but had lots of fun!

Winter wonderland!

In Hyde park

Birthday adventure

Verity is taking me on an adventure and it starts here, Seaford train station

Sam playing with his birthday wrapping paper!

Happy Birthday to me!

Waking up to a small mountain of cards and my first present! Thank you mum for my amazing (and very nice!) cordless drill. You know me too well.
I'm currently off to Eastbourne to see my Dad and later we'll get all the Christmas decorations out and see to the tree!

First fire of the year

: )

Back in Sussex

A little earlier that usual this year. So much for a Christmas break, within 20minutes of getting to London on the train West End Studios call me and I spend my first day back in Sussex working. I guess it's nice to be wanted!
Pub last night with Seaford people and my first Harveys, mmmm

It's been nice Mo'ing you

The end on movember so it comes off tomorrow.

'50s Diner

Milkshakes, coke floats and burgers. Although I can't help but thinking I'm in the opening scene of Pulp fiction

Sunday Roast

Day 20

Of my ginger flavour saver

Final score

We lost by 2 points but still a cracking match. If only we had a point for each streaker we sent out we would have won

Half time

Northumbria 7
Newcastle 3
Get in!

Game on

Double pint anyone?

Battle of the Titans

Newcastle Uni verses Northumbria Uni rugby club

Job done,

Rack of lamb with mash and roasted veggies. Lovely.

Prepping Sunday lunch

With the F1 on. Mmmm rack of lamb

I dusted off my camera...

... and took it to the fireworks in Hexton.

Click for short album

12,000 people standing in a field

It's that time of year again

Movemer, Day 5

Mexican night

James and Peter had lady friends up this weekend so what dinner is more social than fajitas, chilli and nachos?

My old friend

The laser cutter. Believe it or not this is actually Uni work.

Halloween!

My poorly car :(

Best lecture ever

O2, you are awesome

We have just received our 'England Rugby quarter final breakfast'. 2 pies and two beers. Epic.

That's not actually that long... Eek!

Standard Monday night in

Brownies, beer, films and gas mask training.

Boys and brownies

Thirsty work

It makes so much difference when you live with clean people. Cheers James!

Awesome marketing

Beer by the river

What a beautiful day.

RIP James's PS3

As a last ditch attempt to save James' PS3 I though I would take it completely apart and see if the heat sync was making good contact with the CPU and GPU. I replaced the paste and reassembled it but the motherboard looked a little toasted in places and when tested my repair hadn't made any noticeable difference. So he's ordered a new one.

Internets!!

We have Internet at the flat!! Although our router/modem hasn't arrived so I spent yesterday afternoon bodging up a network from all the bits I brought up with me along with the ADSL switch thing that wires ethernet to our rooms. Proper job.

A rare bit of sun in the north east

27*C today! Nuts

Cow wine stopper!

A present from my Godfather that he brought back from Venice.

PS3 A&E

All settled in now. Lectures start Monday. This week has mostly consisted of male bonding and heading out to make sure all out favourite watering holes are still as good as we remembered. That is until the PS3 started over heating!! I knew there was a reason I felt compelled to bring my set of security driver bits.