(Happy) New Year, or whatever.

I have too much to say but nothing to say, both at the same time (ambivalence?).

I’m seriously considering knocking this on the head sooner, rather than later.

I may return, I may not.

If I don’t and you want to stalk me (!) Flickr or Facebook are your best bets (you’re more than welcome).

Have yourselves a good one regardless…….

K.

…..I will actually have something of interest to say.  Until that day, then it’s going to be quiet.  Plus the fact that I’m always too damn busy these days.

Oh well, never mind eh?

However, no news is deffo good news in this situation…..

Sort of.

And I’m waiting.

I’m sure I’ll have ample opportunity to bring you all up to date.

….sometime in July I expect.  With work being what it is right now, and what it will be like in the next couple of months I very much doubt i’m going to have much time to write.

Not that you’re missing much, mind.

Have fun & take it easy, see you on the other side………

WE WON!
WE WON!!
WE WON!!!

4 – 0 on the night, 6 – 3 overall!  Absolutely stonking game, there was about 150 ish Phantoms fans and we out-yelled the MKL fans.  My voice is ruined today, but hell, it was worth it!!

Well done Phantoms, more of the same in the playoffs!!

More when I get time.

:-D

Sees me travelling to Milton Keynes for the 2nd and final leg of the Knockout cup final between the Phantoms & MKL.

Sadly (and a touch irritatingly it has to be said) we lost 2-3 at home on Tuesday night, with the winning shot scored about 90 seconds from the end.  Hopefully tonight we will kick some serious MK butt padding and get some nice silverware for the cabinet.

I, and many other Phantoms fans remain hopeful.  We need to win by 2 clear goals to win, 1 goal lead gets us sudden death overtime, a draw and its all been for naught.

I will probably have no voice tomorrow…..

GO PHANTOMS GO!!!!!

Something interesting happened to me yesterday, can’t say much about it yet, other than it was, umm, interesting!

:-D

I’m supposed to be working.  However i’m finding it a touch difficult to focus this afternoon for some reason, ok, i’m a lazy-arse by default, that may have something to do with it…..

I know, I think i need a coffee injection, haven’t had one for about an hour, the blood cell count in my caffiene stream is rising.

;-)

Last night I had what is quite probably the best hockey night I ever will.

It was the game organised to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ice hockey in Peterborough, the rapidly becoming legendary (if you pardon the pun) Legends of Peterborough game.  So what?  Well, it’s not often that a hockey team outside of the NHL can boast a list world class players in its line up over time.  The most impressive name (amongst many impressive names) has to be the Iron Man himself, Garry Unger.

Yep, the Iron Man of the NHL, Garry Unger played for Peterborough when the team was known as the Pirates. The guy is 60 and was mixing it and hassling the opposition and still had an eye for the pass.  Tremendous.

The game was 3 periods of history coming back to life before our eyes, with guys, who in their younger days could quite honestly wipe the ice with some of the current “talent” out there.  Some of the guys could still play today, maybe a bit slower than they’d like, but with skills few players could match.  They’d make a fearsome lineup!

The players were selected from the 80s, 90s & 00s periods of Pirates/Phantoms hockey and were formed into Blue & Orange teams.  The guys went head to head and although it was a friendly game, you could see the competitive instinct come to the fore when they got the puck.  A real pleasure to watch!  They were obviously enjoying themselves as all night they were smiling, even when staging mock fights and sliding along the ice on each others’ backs.

The best bit, I got the Iron Mans’ signature and had a few words with him and the guy is a gent, one of the most famous NHL players and a thoroughly down to earth & nice guy.

It’ll be a night talked about for a long time, and remembered for even longer.  I won’t list all the names here, just check out the Legends site here.  Suffice to say it’ll be a fair old while before Peterborough (indeed any club in the UK i’d dare to say) could stage a night like this.  Another 25 years maybe??

I’m still smiling about it & laughing to myself on occasion today!

Phantoms Update:

I’ve been lax in reporting Phantoms activity this season because of the lack of time to actually make sensible edits due to, er, training commitments, shall we say.  The news is we finished 4th in the League (only by dint that Bracknell beat us more then we beat them as we finished on equal points).  We are in the playoffs again, which start this coming weekend and this Tuesday and Thursday see the two legs of the knockout cup final against the eternal enemy MK Lightning (Boo! Hiss!) ;-)

Plenty of hockey left to play and a better than average chance of getting some silverware this season.

GO PHANTOMS!!!!!!!

I hope you’re all well.  Those of you that know what I’m upto at the mo will appreciate the total lack of time I have to do anything other than work.

Those of you that don’t have the foggiest as to what I am doing with myself right now, it make me sound kinda interesting right?

RIGHT?!?!

Peace.

;-)

A couple of weeks ago I found out that I had an identical twin brother.

This was a great surprise to me as you can well imagine.

This was of greater surprise to my mother who was convinced that I was the only sprog to appear at the time.

(No, I’m not going mad, its the result of a long and convoluted period of “reasoning” by certain individuals I spend my working day with, and frankly it’s hilarious.  Needless to say I’m not going to disabuse said people of their notions!)  ;-)

Normal service will probably not be resumed for several months………

Yep. Another 2 weeks fly past. Very busy, loads going on, stuff to say but no time to say it!

I feel ill constantly, permanently knackered, I’ve pulled at least 2 muscles in my neck/back AND to add insult to (ha ha) injury my car may have blown its head gasket (if you’re not a car person that = a fairly steep repair bill & potentially borked inner workings). Oh, and the Phantoms are playing silly beggars with their team roster (again).

sigh

And you?  Hows your last 2 weeks been?  Tell me.  Hopefully you’ve been having fun. Tell me & cheer me up.

I feel glum!

…however I’m not surprised.

But I passed my assignment from a month or so ago that I was moaning about. I’m assuming moderation has happened so the pass stays a pass. Wooo.

Call me smug or whatever, but I kinda thought I wouldn’t have problems (hello, I’ve written a damn 400 page PhD thesis – and then some). However, the guy that was marking (has marked) it, lets say he ain’t the most consistent of people (from stories I have heard & a smattering of personal experience) so there’s always that Russian roulette feeling when you hand the work in.

It also means I don’t get booted from the course just yet.

Oh ye of little faith.

Did I have to work hard to become this bitter & cynical? Did I flip.

Right, back to work…..

Currently Playing: Iron Maiden: Bring your daughter to the Slaughter (Edward the Great -Greatest Hits)

Very brief summary (in reverse chronological order…. sort of):

Went to the Dogs last night (some may say I was there many moons ago….) as in went to watch greyhound racing with the guys n girls from work.  I won a grand total of £1.40.  I “invested” – the program said its not “gambling”or “betting” or “wasting money” (my phrase) but “investing”, go figure, so I “invested” about £16.  Woooo!  Won’t be quitting the UK and moving to a nice tax haven just yet.  Good laugh, love the dogs, I want a Greyhound now, and a Boxer, and maybe a Great Dane too.

Umm…. been on my 1st work placement as part of my college malarkey.  Its been good, so far, 2 7 a bit months left to go until my 2nd & 3rd placements.

The Phantoms appear to have (maybe) sorted their issues now, and lost several players, got replacements in and what have you.  Would give more reports, but just don’t seem to have the time.

And that’s about it since last time.  What a riot.