Work and parties!

Well that's all it's been lately. I started my new job about four or five weeks ago now, I'm working at JBS Auto Designs doing some seriously interesting stuff. It's mint and the guys that work there are real good fun. A nice place to be. So after that and the darkening evenings there's little time to ride. I'm looking forward to riding some skateparks and getting my flow on again!

Last week was freshers week but I didn't get too fresh, just once or twice...

Good party at Will Cash Money's house yesterday, it was serious then today I've been chilling watching heroes, that stuff is amazing. Not much else to report, I could tell you what I've been doing at work but then I'd have to kill you, and you don't want that. Till the next time.



Peace x

Changing Times?

Well the past couple of weeks have thrown one or two things up in the air for me. I have three re-sit exams to do, starting friday. I'm feeling fairly indifferent about them to be honest. I'm slowly getting through the work. Will I get them passed? We shall see. I'm not as driven as I was first time round. I started a new job at an interesting car tuning centre with the intention of doing work experience there in September. I am now feeling a little up in the air after being offered a job there on a more permenant basis. I'm hoping I'll be able to work next years re-sits and the job with each other. It is an exciting place and I feel happy to even have the choice, even if it does seem daunting. www.jbsautodesigns.co.uk Check out the sort of stuff they do and what I've been invited to join them in.

The weather has been great till today where it turned on it's head. Despite this sunny spell the bike has sat in the cellar for most of the time and I'm looking forward to going riding properly when all these exams are done with. The XC bike should get an airing too, a rare sight. This picture is from Leeds last year. Doing this footjam on the 5ft after some months trying to learn them put a smile on my face and I was buzzing the whole way home. Hopefully I'll find a vocation that will do the same for me.

Have a good vatch sir.

It's been a while!

I've been at sea for the best part of a month and a half. Most of that time was spent trying in vain to figure out the Swedish coastguard radio system, by the time I got the hang of it we'd arrived in Stockholm. Managed to catch the gale warning though and holed up in 2 days of 55knot breeze in the crappest ferry terminal ever. At least we weren't pinned on the weather end of the quay like another poor man. Any port in a storm... or is that something else.

So anyway, after my Baltic adventures I'm back in Sheffield. Today the sun was out and me and my housie Dan went to race our bikes at Peterbourough. It was a real good day and despite there being a bit of a breeze we had a good ride. Dan got 2nd in the main, I got 2nd in the B, sounds about right. So now it's on with the revision, making myself do at least a little each day. It'll be over soon, it better be.

Well that's a short report of what was actually quite an eventful few weeks. But I'm tired and watching Die Hard 4.0 tonight has worn me out even more. Watch it or I'll send John McClane round. Full on stories to follow.

Safe
x


Spot the straw hat

Fresh Faces

No post for a while! I've been super busy with exams and they've been hard work. But on friday I had my last one. Yeeee. Carnival was good but not £22.50 good. I did do a tripple flip on the bungee trampoline though, factory! Still good to see everyone off.

The highlight of the weekend was my trip to Rother Valley. My friend Will invited me to go wakeboarding with the snowboard club. Thanks man. Possibly the best £15 I have ever spent. We camped sunday night after BBQing, chilling and partying then today we got on the water. I tried as hard as I could and started to get the hang of it but never achieved my goal to get all the way round. Next time I go I'm going to flip out of the kicker! Or maybe not.

Big props to the snowboard club, they rule. I enjoyed meeting some cool people and making some new friends! Hard to do at this stage in the game I think. Hopefully it won't be the last I see of them.

Tuesday week I leave for Sweden, I'm excited about my trip and seeing some old mates. It's going to be mint. No photos this time, I was too fast on the wakeboard and no known lenses can hack the pace...

Big Love

Tetrapod

"Tetrapods (Greek tetrapoda, Latin quadruped, "four-legged") are vertebrate animals having four feet, legs or leglike appendages."

I have been revising torque angluar momentum equations all night and to be honest, I'm pretty fed up. It's proving to be a nightmare but once I read the question properly I could do it. The old read the question advice is as important now as it ever was.

I have had The Mountain Goats playing and one song is called, "Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod?" I didn't know what a tetrapod was so I looked it up to discover we all see one every day. There's a bit more to life than fluid engineering, but I do my best to understand it as best I can.


My favourite tetrapod, who sadly I don't see every day.

Check One, Check Two

So I got one of these blogger pages because my friends Dan and Warren have them. I enjoy reading theirs so maybe people will enjoy reading mine. My family and friends who I don't get to see all that often can read about what I've been up to. See where I've been sailing, if I fell of my bike or check out some of my latest shots. Even god forbid read up on what work I've been doing. Well I'm off to the IC now to do some revsion, honest.

This shot is from when me and Andy were in Oslo.