The Final Fight

Well, that headline was an exaggeration. And a lie as well. In one week's time this semester is over. I am sorry that I have been so invisible when it comes to this blog, but I guess I have had my fair share of writing elsewhere. The building on the right is my academic home. Feels like I have a big chunk of my northumbria identity in that building. It seems like I will have to devote some of my holidays for studying. It feels ok though as I quite like it. Oh, I had a French exam today - the first out of three this academic year. I was worried that I was going to be all over the place (sheet), but I think I got a couple of points above pass. That will do for now as French does not count towards my final degree.

Fluff blomma blomma fluff

I think I need to figure out a way to prevent myself writing weird stuff in the middle of the night...

Today Simon has:

Listened to not that much.
Read Markting Mag
Noticed that time flies

Jag ska flyga långt långt bort

This autumn. Is a good autumn. Never alone, no matter what it might look like.


Today Simon has:

Listened to Gift of Faith by Toto
Read the Marketing Magazine
Noticed that online assessments can be tricky

Due to popular demand...

I will today, on the final day of October, give you a fresh blog post from the heart of Tyneside. The fact that I do not feel that I have that much to tell you is something we just have to ignore for the time being.

I can proudly reveal that I have applied for shiploads of placements. Anybody who have been in touch with me since I started at Northumbria know that I am so looking forward to that year. Not to mention the staff at the placement office who have to see me every other day! I do not know where I will end up yet but most likely I will not stay in Newcastle as I am gonna be here during my final year anyway.

For no reason whatsoever I will now give you a real treat. This is what I would be like if I was in the hospitality business.

What more can I tell you? I am technically working on an essay which is due before Christmas. It is about advertising and if advertising promotes or exploit the demand for organic food. I will unfortunately not be able to ramble on with my own theories as it is a strictly academic piece of work.

Last I would like to remind you not to miss the Christian Union meeting on Friday. We will have a new feature, and if I do not make a fool of myself we might actually continue with it.

Today Simon has:

Listened to a few fans.
Read Nemi on DN.se
Noticed that he has a Great Future.

And they just muv!

This is the proof. What a storyteller she is. This video clip is from the Graham Norton Show and Courtney Love is so amazing. Watch it.

Today Simon has:

Listened to some Alanis Morissette
Read some in the Airline Business by Rigas Doganis
Noticed that he has made new friends at the School Rep course

French for beginners (and how the run went)

Sorry if I have kept you waiting concerning my performance in the Great North Run. I still have traces of the cold left and so I had on Sunday. I managed to get in on 2h 1min 37s. Which means that I am very pleased with myself and that I am already looking forward to next year's run.

Today I have had my first class in French. I never thought that I would volunteer to learn the basics of French. I am usually not the shy person and I always give English words a go even though I might not be 100 % sure how you are supposed to pronounce them. But French seems to be very tricky.

I really need to practise a lot on my own to get a good start. Because I know that if I do not get a good start then I will loose confidence and fall behind. This afternoon I actually got quite upset with myself as I doubted my ability. This is where the stubbornness comes in as I am, in fact, not a very linguistic person. Just determined. Or as a Swedish saying puts it:

'If you aim for the stars, you will end up in the trees.'


I am aiming for the stars.


Today Simon has:

Listened to two tutors
Read a few texts
Noticed that Royal Mail is on strike

The Run of My Life?

I am just about to tell the world, or at least anyone who reads this, that I am about to go to bed. The last night before the Great North Run (my race no. is 24477). I have almost shaken off the cold. So I think that I will be able to reach the finish line. I will not push myself though unless I feel really well health wise.

So it is likely that it might turn into the Great North Walk. Or maybe the Great North Bus Ride. Because if I feel unwell, I will break the race.

If you have not bought the Tori Amos Greatest Hits CD called Tales of a Librarian - go and buy it. It is indeed well worth listening to.

Finally, I hope that I will be able to participate in the Great North Run many times in the future. It could be a very good reason to keep coming back to Newcastle. Wherever in the world I end up.



Today Simon has:

Listened to random MTV-like channels
Read Great North Run info
Noticed that 'Who do you think you are?' is one of the best TV-series ever made
Eaten a lot

Winter (or give me a Bösendorfer)

Welcome talk was the event of the day. Our programme leader explained to us few second yearers who turned up what the university expect from us all during the upcoming academic year.

Personally, I always feel inspired and motivated when something new starts. I just hope that I will carry that motivation throughout the year, cause it is honestly not of much use before the studies start. And while I am at it, the new building is awesome and definitely worth some praise. All because of the infallible combo of Sir Robert McAlpine, NBS and our tuition fees.

I have found a new favourite artist to add to my list. It is Tori Amos and her greatest hits compilation is available for a fair price. And I think that I have to live with the fact that she wants to "smash the faces of those boys, those beautiful christian boys"...

Anyway, read on wikipedia (the ubiquitous ever-reliable source) that she composed some tunes of her own with lyrics at the age of 5. She plays on a Bösendorfer Grand Piano. I want one.

Today Simon has:

Listened to Tori Amos (check out the tracks Winter and Angels)
Read The Undercover Economist by Tim Har(wood?)
Noticed that it is getting colder inside

iKent

First of all I would like to tell how happy I am that you found your way to this blog post. I hope it will light up your day a bit. Or at least offer something...

Freshers week start on Monday, and I am involved in it a bit which I look forward to. Interesting to see what new people who will turn up at the uni. My timetable starts the week after on the 24th.

Tomorrow I have been in the UK for one month since I left Sweden. I have very high expectations on my second academic year which is the second out of four as I am doing a sandwich degree.

Last, but not least, I would like to send out a general thank you to all of you who made my 23rd birthday a day to remember. And do not worry if you did not know or totally forgot. According to Jerry Seinfeld a birthday is only to celebrate that a person has not died since last time he or she was celebrated...

Today Simon has:

Listened to Kent (Vapen & Ammunition och Du & Jag Doden)
Read and responded to various e-mails
Noticed that life is always tricky

Carbonated Apple Drink and Bad Football

Down at 'my' local pub watching what I think is Bristol City against Man City in the League Cup. Actually, I was hoping to see Arsenal playing Sparta Prague. I've got a back up plan though in shape of a paperback. It's a shame that I haven't read the whole Last King of Scotland yet. And now I'm waiting for the last Harry to be delivered by Royal Mail. Well, it's good to be back in Newcastle so I can take a few steps more towards my placement. One year left...

Happiness

This is a picture from when the Sweden U19 women's team in basketball had defeated Serbia in the world championships semi final. Eventually Sweden lost the final against the USA (surprisingly!). Anyway, I am really proud of them and I wish them the best of luck in future campaigns.


Today Simon has:

Listened to Steve Wright in the Afternoon
Read information on various bank accounts
Noticed that Sweden lacks a debate about the VAT which is the highest in Europe at 25 %

Flights and more

I have now booked my flight for Christmas. Beat that if you can! =)

Unfortunately, I am afraid that this does not mean that I will start doing other stuff well before any set deadline. In this case I was probably just greedy and wanted a fair price. Not to mention the chunk of frequent flyer points...

I am also quite happy that I am not involved in PETA, as the TIC is packed with stuffed animals.

Well. It is only this week left for me at work now. Then it is back to the UK, but first I will go to the northeast of the county with Evelina to see Peter.

Uni does not start until September 24, which means that I will have plenty of time to settle and waste money. Luckily it is only one year left to my placement year. I am so looking forward to it and I have a few ideas. Tbc...

Today Simon has:

Listened to cars passing by
Read fantasy football instructions on The Times' web site
Noticed that the weather is awesome after a fortnight of rain

Ten days

Sorry for the long break. But sometimes time flies - which is, in most cases, good I think.

Today included, I have only ten days left on my job here at the tourist info centre in Åsele. It has been a great job and I have really enjoyed working here.

As this is a job which is occasionally very calm, I have had the opportunity to read a lot and sort out some thoughts concerning the third year placement. Actually I have had time to sort out a lot of things.

But now I am only hungry. One hour left to my lunch break. As my parents are away for a few days I need to sort out meals myself. Probably good to get back to that habit again. And I enjoy cooking anyway...

Today Simon has:

Listened to people on the phone
Read a couple of news pages on the web
Noticed that his English was not at its peak

The best ad this summer

The best ad on TV this summer has to be this one from SJ. The strapline in the end says "A thanks to all of you which (who?) chooses the world's most environmentally friendly way to travel"

Today Simon has:

Listened to BBC 6 Music
Read in Blue Ocean Stragegy
Noticed that he is looking forward to a virtual flight tonight

American Presidential Election '08

Hope the grammar was good enough in that header. Anyway, I have figured out who would get my vote if I was American. John Edwards is, in my own opinion, the man best suited for the job. His performance was the best in comparison to what I have seen of Obama, Clinton and Edwards.


Today Simon has:

Listened to the radio.
Read various Wikipedia articles on candidates for the US presidential election.
Noticed that the best way to avoid sweets is to avoid buying them.

Terrorists

How can you be so stupid that you think your cause would gain from taking hostages? That is so 70's and still various terrorist groups thinks it is a viable way.

They only dig their own grave by taking hostages and killing them as the western world will regard it more urgent to wipe them out. You would expect a greater sense of self-preservation...

And when it comes to the talibans, I am astounded that they by law enforces a lifestyle on fellow countrymen.


Today Simon has:

Listened to 6 Music from the BBC
Read a couple of pages in the Last King of Scotland
Noticed that football management sims are addictive

Blessings

Among Christians you often hear the word blessing. But what is a blessing? I believe that sometimes we do only see blessings as something that is positive from our point of view. If it is bad for me then it is not a blessing, even though it might be something that is good for somebody else (and that it might be good for me as well in the long run).



Today Simon has:

Listened to 6 Music from the BBC
Read various things online
Noticed that life is occasionally quite messy - even though it is not always his life

The Art of Work

I have a few fishing water brochures to fold. But I feel that I can not really do it today as I need something to do tomorrow as well.

I am also pleased to tell you all that I have started a new sub-career as pilot. Yesterday I flew between Glasgow and Edinburgh in a jet plane. I messed up the landing gear though, which obviously led to a rather stiff landing (it was fully retracted). Fortunately it all was a computer simulation.

If any is interested I highly recommend a good computer, Flight Simulator X and a 360 controller. A better combo in interactive entertainment is hard to find.

Last, but not least, I will from now on give you blog post on a more regular basis. As I occassionally have nothing better to do anyway...


Today Simon has:

Listened to nothing particular
Read quite a lot from the BBC
Noticed that it is raining outside (3rd day in a row!)

Mein' Deutsch ist sehr schlecht

Well. Maybe not sehr schlecht. Schlecht might be a word enought to describe it.

Probably the last tourist who came to the Tourist Info Centre this day was a German lady. With a few interruptions which I could blame on my bad vocabulary, we actually managed to have a conversation.

It is good fun though to realise that my German is not as bad as I first thought, and that I actually have something to build on.

This Saturday I will go to a village outside Lycksele to attend a big Christian event. On Sunday I work between noon and 6pm. Should be OK.


Today Simon has:

Listened to nothing worth mentioning
Read FT
Noticed that he really can speak some German

Rushdie's Knighthood

If you skim through following it will help you to understand what I am ganning aboot.

Salman Rushdie. I have not read anything he has written, and I doubt that many of the upset Islamists have.

But if we assume that the Islamists are right and that Rushdie is blasphemeous it only shows how stupid a religion can be. We have a few questions to ask the people who justifies suicide bombings and murder of people who disagrees with their "right opinion".

The Islam countries who claim that the western world is disrespectul should think about their own legislation concerning religious freedom.

" The Satanic Verses’ treatment of the life of Muhammad was seen as blasphemous by many Muslims. Parts that caused particular offence include a suggestion that Islam was founded by the Prophet after experiencing hallucinations caused by smoking hashish."

In Sweden Jesus' has been pictured AS an homosexual in an exhibition. And that exhibition took place in a church among other places. We also have MP:s who put an equal sign between Christians and neo nazis due to the stance on same-sex marriage.

As a born-again Christian you could probably picture that it makes me sad and upset when people want to do above things to the person I see as my saviour. But that does not want me to kill people.


"I detest your views, but am prepared to die for your right to express them."
Voltaire


Today Simon has:

Listened to BBC Radio 2
Read news on the web
Noticed and appreciated positive comments from people concerning his appearance on national radio! =)

Click here to get to the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation and click on Åsele in the right frame if you want to listen to me.

Two weeks done

I have now been working two weeks at the Tourist Info Centre in my hometown. It has been good fun. On Thursday I left for a two-day course in tourism. The speakers were good and I met two girls that I went to upper secondary with. Always nice to meet people you have not seen in ages.

I am going to church at 1pm today. We will have a service with motorbike theme =).


Today Simon has:

Listened to Strada Facendo by Laura Pausini
Read Stock Magazine from Swedish Young Share-traders
Noticed that the weather is fantastic

Åsele

I am indeed back in the small town where I have grown up. Prague and the Czech Republic gave me two great days. I really recommend Prague for those who have not been there. I will upload some pictures on Facebook when we get our broadband connection up and running.

I will be back in Newcastle around August 15, but until then I will work here. The hut in the picture is the council's tourism agency. So basically I am trying to help tourists with their quite predictable questions. But with one of Sweden's biggest summer markets approaching; I guess I will encounter a few random things =S.


Today Simon has:

Listened to With or Without You by U2
Read random weather info
Noticed that it is 26 centigrades and blue skies outside

Simon goes Czech

This morning started with breakfast from Greggs. After that Hannah and I went for a run, which was really good.

Then I have been at uni doing random CU stuff. We did also some surveys about how students thinks about spirtual things and Christianity. It was good.

On Thursday I am leaving Newcastle, I will get back in August though. During the summer I will work at my council's tourism agency. I am really looking forward to it and I truly believe I will forever change the way tourism is looked at in my hometown haha =). Nah, but I honestly believe I can make a difference. I know a few of the people working there already, and they are all good.

Well, so on Thursday it is Prague for a day and a half. Or actually a half and a day. And on Friday night I will be in Stockholm, the Venice of the north. I am thinking of going to church in Stockholm on Sunday, and then go up north afterwards or on Monday.

Last, but not least, I would like to thank you everybody who have made my year at Northumbria. All the people on my course, the folks in the Christian Union and all staff at uni, where would we be without them?

And where would I be without Eric & Joan? They really helped me to settle in Newcastle, as did their church which is now mine as well.

Sorry to all I have not managed to talk to yet and you I forgot to mention. It's not that I did not appreciate your contribution to my life. It's more a dash of that temporary dementia.

Please catch me in August.

Many thanks

Simon




Today Simon has:

Listened to Asking For It by Hole from their CD named Live Through This
Read about how his favourite ice hockey team seems to fall to pieces =(
Noticed that Hannah is well better at running than he thought

Manors-Byker

Yesterday when I've had lunch at burger king i took the metro home to Wallsend. This photo shows what a green city good old Newcastle actually is. My last exam of this academic year was the same day. I hope i've passed all. I'm honestly a bit uncertain concerning my statistics module =S. Well on Thursday I'm off to the Czech Republic, and the day after that it's Sweden. This day i've been with the Christian Union in a church praying and socialiszcxing. And it's the FA Cup final today. I think United will win. But as I really like Mourinho ... it's a close call, but I don't think my opinion about Mourinho will change the outcome. Creepy if it did.

Exec day

First of all I want to apologise for my lack of presence here on my blog. I do not have any good explanation, except from that I have been really busy and that my life has been a bit of a rollercoaster. But I am a quite happy bunny now =).

Today is the Saturday when we are going to get together and think about the Christian Union and our purpose. Hopefully we will have some good and useful ideas.

I was up really early this morning, I am actually trying to change my body clock to Exam Time. First exam is on Tuesday, then the two remaining are on Thursday and Friday respectively.

Btw, I have to tell you about my Friday morning. I went for a run to the gym, when I came back to my flat and stepped into the shower there was no water. I decided to go (flow) into town and have a shower at the Highly Blessed City Campus Gym. After a proper shower and a change of clothes at HBCCG me and the day were back on track.


Today Simon has:

Listened to BBC Radio 2
Read virtually nothing worth mentioning
Noticed a posh Adidas ad for the new Newcastle home kit
Looked forward to when he feels completely secure about his exams

Library

Today I have been a good lad as I have spent more time than necessary in the library writing on an assignment. This morning I also went for the longest run so far this year, 8 1/2 mile. Which mean that my legs are a bit tired.

I think I should leave uni after I have uploaded this blog post. Since I came back to Newcastle my schedule has been very busy. I believe I will have no problem to adapt to life in my new (well, it's new for me) flat.


Today Simon has:

Listened to keyboards being typed on
Read a bit in Financial Times
Noticed that the 60 sec donut machine looks interesting

Teaching and leaving

Teaching is something I have always wanted to try. On the Wednesday before the Easter weekend I had one hour at the middle school here in Åsele [Aaw-seh-leh], my hometown. And today it was my first full day.

Here in Sweden you do not need to be qualified to teach, which means that anyone who has not committed any crime can do it. At least technically.

They were a wild bunch of kids as it was the first day back from their Easter break. I think I managed all right though and after five hours we had managed to do PE, Maths, English and have lunch.

Tomorrow I am off for Stockholm and I will be in Newcastle on Wednesday night. On Wednesday morning I have a job interview for a Christian daily newspaper, Dagen. I have also dropped a letter to the council's tourism agency in Åsele. So now it is up to God to put me where he likes. As long as I earn loads of money ...

Today Simon has:

Listened to 11 year olds
Read from an English textbook

Sweden

Today it is one week since I left Tyneside for an Easter break in Sweden. It's great with a break and I am attending a wedding tomorrow. But that doesn't mean that I don't look forward coming back to Newcastle. I really do.

I visited my grands today, they were really glad to see me (although my grandad at first didn't recognise me at first). Dementia is a sad disease. My grandma was well though, should really try to ring her more often.

Tomorrow it is Easter Sunday and historically the most important day for me as a christian. That day Jesus rose and created a way for you and me to get in touch with God. Not bad. Not bad at all.


Today Simon has:

Listened to Hello by Courtney Love
Read and replied to a nice e mail

On war and Zimbabwe

I haven't really written anything on politics so far on this blog. But today when I walked from the metro to home I got really upset when I heard following on the radio. I wonder how the religious army thought...

Zimbabwe is a country which events I have followed closely during the last years. Now it seems like they are doing nasty things to Mr Tsvangirai again. I hope that the reign of Mugabe will end as soon as possible. And that a sensible leader can take charge via a democratic election.

I highly recommend you to watch the Last King of Scotland. A great film on how a dictatorship (doesn't) work. I think it got a few BAFTA:s as well.


Today Simon has:

Listened to something that was good, but I don't remember what
Read about shares

Guardian goes Swedish!

The Guardian's music section has posted a podcast about and with music from Sweden.

I haven't listened to it myself yet, but anyway it will show that Sweden is more than ABBA =).

I've been to church this evening. Sadly I didn't sleep very well last night, so for me it was a lot about staying focused. But I think Jesus was there anyway!

I also expect to reveal great news by the end of this week about where I'm gonna live. Please stay tuned!


Today Simon has:

Listened to Hilary Duff''s latest (I'm getting scared of myself!)
Read about the release of a member of the Baader-Meinhof gang.

Slightly sweet in flavour

After a good CU-session I was off to the local Asda to buy some groceries that even I didn't know that I needed. Anyway I found this sign, which tells that I am great mashed with carrot. This country freaks me out!



Today Simon has:

Listened to Like a Prayer by Madonna (random radio channel)
Read about the Sweden v Cuba diplomatic row

Daffodils

Today is a great day. Wonderful weather, although it was a bit slippery (ice!) when I ran to the bus.

I don't know how I do it. But I always seem to run to the bus.

Thinking of running, that's actually what I'm gonna do now. The daffodils on the right is from the grassy patch between where I live and the road.


Today Simon has:

Listened to What Goes Around...Comes Around by Justin Timberlake (on Radio Newcastle)

Read about the Swedish Ice Hockey Semi Finals

Hannah avoids the Frame?

At the very end of a good meeting I managed to take this photo. Ric looking occupied, Hannah D smiling and Hannah F trying to hide from the Awesome Eye of the Blog.

Anyway, I really look forward to the day when I will post a photo of Mark's shirt on this blog - You're up for a real treat dear blog reader.

A good start compared to yesterday afternoon

Yesterday I had a bad public transport day. Nothing worked and I ended up walking far too much. Two good things was the meeting in Jesmond Parish Church in the morning and that I avoided the temptation to order an Internet-pizza from Domino's in the evening.

For Sunday lunch I had a Giant Yorkshire Pudding with dumplings and minced meat. It was really good value for money. The Strawberry by St James is good.

In two weeks time I will attend an interview for employment during the summer vacation. I really hope that I get the job and I will surely let you know if I do =).

Tonight it is the exec meeting with the Christian Union. I am looking forward to that and I hope that we will have a good time together.

Today Simon has:

Listened to So Help Me God by dc Talk
Read about the structure of the Prime Minister's cabinet

My So-called Life

No, I'm definitely not complaining about my life. Secs ago I saw that the cult tv series My So-called Life will be released on DVD in the UK in mid-may. I might buy it when it gets cheaper.

I have now started with some serious running. My aim is to be in top form when the Great North Run is on in September.

I'm going to church tomorrow and after that it is lunch and then uni-time. I need to do some reading on Business Organisations and Environment. We have a make or break test before summer.



Today Simon has:

Listened to So Young by The Corrs
Read on the Internet about old TV series

Good leadership is an art

- Vissa behöver en klapp på axeln och andra en spark i arslet, det gäller bara att läsa av vem som ska ha vad, säger Rönnberg.

And in English it will be something like: "Some need a pat on the shoulder and others a kick up their arse. It's all about understanding who needs what."

Roger Rönnberg, one of the coaches for Swedish under-performing ice hockey team Lulea HF, quoted in regional daily paper.

I think some people definitely need a kick up their backside. Sometimes I do. Anyway, people who are afraid of/can't handle conflicts worries me.


Today Simon has:

Listened to Big in Japan by Alphaville on the radio
Read Finanacial Times

And he is eagerly anticipating the arrival of Kinetic 2 in his mailbox (which is a software for making music)

Bramley apple pie - Swedish style

I've baked an apple pie today. I've never baked one with Bramley apples before, but it worked very well. I assume that you can kill people with Bramleys if you throw them really really hard.

In three weeks time from now I will be back on Swedish ground. I'm not missing home, but that doesn't mean that I don't look forward going home. It's gonna be good fun to meet family and friends again.


Today Simon has:

Listened to The Everlasting Gaze by Smashing Pumpkins
Read how my favourite ice hockey team lost their third consecutive game in the Swedish playoffs

A night @ Shearer's

A good friday night with the cu. It all ended at st james and the magnificent bar of no 9.

Can't wish for more

Might be a case of bad grammar in that headline. I apologise for that. I'm off uni today so I have to wander aboot da toon.

Northumbria CU

Singleness and marriage is the theme. From left Phil, Craig, Jonny and Pete.

Excessive drinking

...may make you act like an idiot. Quite frank...

24:7 library

After a successful petition by the student's union the university library will try to extend the already generous opening hours. I would like to see a figure of the total cost before I'm convinced it's at good idea.

FLATtered

I'm gonna view two flats in the upcoming weeks. One of the flats seems ideal and I hope I will be the only one interested in letting it.

Healthwise I'm better than last week , but right now I feel a bit worse than yesterday though.

University is the next thing to tick on my 2do list. I really have a few things to catch up with, and it's alway hard to know where to start.

Today Simon has so far:

Listened to Dying by Hole (from the album Celebrity Skin)
Read Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet (www.svd.se) online

Update

Hi folks!

Sorry for not writing in a while. I'm trying to shake off my illness, but it's really a challenge. Today I've bought a ticket for Toto's concert at the City Hall here in Newcastle. Will be good fun to see my former favourite act perform. The last, and only, time I watched them was back home in Sweden a bit more than four yrs ago.

The upcoming week is a so-called enhancement week. No excuse not to pick up things I've pushed in front of me then...


Today Simon has:

Listened to Train Wreck by Sarah McLachlan
Read some on the Liberal Democrats website http://www.libdems.org.uk

Waiting

Ten minutes to the lecture on business organizations and environment. From left: robin, dave and danielle. Aren't they beautiful?!

Robin solves...

...the world's math problems. Way to go!

Loogilvie

My friend Geordie gets interrupted on his way to a better place.

StIll

Still ill. I've managed to do one thing today though. Baked an Swedish apple crumble/pie for me and my hosts. But English custard aint much to hang in the Christmas tree compared to the Swedish equivalent.


Today Simon has:

Listened to Whatsername by Green Day
Read comics on the Internet

Ill

Well, not triple I. But ill. Got a headache since Friday morning which trashed my ambitious weekend plans.

I can't remember when I had a headache like this one. According to my standards this one is severe, but comparing that to the fact I'm usually don't have headaches at all - I guess that doesn't mean much.

We've had a nice and bright day here on Tyneside. Thank you Met Office! =)

Welcome

Dear blog reader,


Welcome to my first English blog attempt. I don't know how often I will post things here due to low frequency blogging earlier in my life.

Anyway I hope to cover everything that might be of interest, and of course lesser known facts that you didn't know that you needed ...

Pete in a couch

Here he is. The former president of the Northumbria CU. To the left you can witness approx 80 % of Mike's head. Sorry for that, mate.