Hectic lives, omg how much fun!

Well since the last post loads has happened too much to recall, my head hurts at the thought of all those braincells killed by the stupid quantities of Alcohol drank.
a brief outline:
Wednesday: Uni + Vodka Revolution+ Halo (nightclub untill 2am)
Thursday: Uni + Work
Friday: Uni + Work + Otley run + Star untill 2 am
Saturday: work from 10 am to 9 pm (buffet for 350 such a good laugh)

Things are finally starting to come togeather socially, drunkard night out with people off my course is definately the way to go. Work has also kicked into life at long last some work actually capable of generating some excitement, in the form of a buffet for 350 people, still pretty bog standard stuff but it's more of a challenge than everything else.

Lets start a bit before that, i will attempt ateast to recall the awesome events of last night.
Work was the usual stuff bit of a doss around, but as soon as the pennies were earnt it was time to go out and spend it all on Alcohol. I met up with my friends from Uni about 1/2 way through the now world famous Otley run, although we did have a good 10 pubs to go, so plenty of time to get thoroughly smashed. Chris was already well on his way to Pissedville USA with his habit of downing Cider not a good idea as he later proved as he gpt himself chucked out of the Terrace bar. Brad was also slightly drunk but on form none the less and his fancy dress turning up in a lab coat was just classic as i inadvertently started a trend for writting all over it. I was attacked by Sasha with black lipstick as she wrote "lover" over my forehead with a heart on each cheek.
Having completed the otley run and left the others to stagger home i met up with one of my flatmates, Andy and we went to Star which was awesome as we drank a bit more and thats about all i remember of that night, that and i finally crawled into bed at 3 am.

My alarmclock got me out of bed this morning to a serious thirst for water and a mad dash to get to work for 10 am. Thankgod for the absence of a hangover!
Today was easily the best day i have had at Mine (my job) me and Doug (diamond geezer) were basically on one hell of a long shift running from 10 am to close.
It was non-stop fun though, as we slowly went insane having been locked in a small and cramped kitchen, ending in an incident with a bag of icing sugar and me looking like i had been caught in a snow shower. The buffet itself was a piece of piss to do, the only problem was the total lack of an sort of planning, they make BSOP look good.

Now it's time to play Halo 2 tidy up a bit and get some all important sleep!

Clarkey

Being wrong never felt so right.

New found Glory- First Kiss

Here i find myself again, life is a strange commodity, it's expirery date is uncertain and what we do with it is completely upto us. But yet why do we waste it with fear?
Tonight i have realised one thing which i would like to share:
fear has no place in life, fear stops us from achieving peace of mind and achieving our goals.
with this new found realisation i have come to a conclusion; i no longer care for fear our about the different types of fear, the fear of judgement, the fear of a broken heart, the fear of telling somebody you love them, they all have no place in life.
Take my advice: JUST DO IT!
atleast then you will know, the worst thing in the world is not knowing.

Clarkey

I Still Believe It When You Say It's Another Perfect Day.

American Hi-Fi

Well what can i say at 2 in the morning?
I could as Paul likes to do; advertise the fact he has not missed anyone.
Or I could go on about how messed up my head is.
But, i think i'd rather tell you about three mates, a drumstick and one hell of a trip.

The last couple of days have been unreal, it all started with a little scheme devised by Chris and I. During one of our chats on MSN I was browsing the various ticket websites and was moaning that we had missed Bowling For Soup (BFS) in Manchester and then mentioned the fact that they were playing Sheffield. Ten minutes later we had come up with what was to be one amazing night.

Thursday started slowly but finally 3o'clock came and it was time to go get the train to Sheffield where i was to meet with Charlie and Chris.
Having successfully met up with them and visited a local tavern, where i was supreme as pool master (all bow down).

It was time for the gig:
Having very easily persuaded Charlie to come, he went to get a ticket while we waited outside only to see BFS' larger than life (literaly) guitarist walking out the door towards us. (Scotty we saw him and recognised him!)

The first support act was Army Of Freshmen who were truely fantastic, easily one of the best unknown acts around at the moment, they sound similar to New Found Glory (their album is not bad either), complete with massive stage dive at the end by their lead singer Chris who has genuine stage presence. Then they were even selling their own merchendise outside, chatting to everyone and signing stuff (Chris and I both got our tickets signed).

Next was the auwfull MC Lars, whos set was frankly crap. Hence a lot of booooing. The only reprieve was the presence of BFS on one of the songs.

Next came a band that i really hope tour the UK on their own very soon, American Hi-Fi. They first came to notice really through the American Pie films but are simply amazing live (massive Drum Solo!!!). Capped off by the drummer throwing his sticks into the crowd and one being caught by moi.

Then the band everyone had been waiting for, Bowling For Soup. Well what can i say, live they are simply brilliant. Every song becomes a sing along anthem with everyone going crazy and crowd surfers gallore. Nobody could go to that gig and not want more. More fun in the mosh pit, more exhileration. Bowling For Soup are whats termed a "trashy band" you don't take them seriously and that really is their appeal. I cannot recommend them highy enough.
They are a must see band!

On that note, I must try and get some sleep,

Clarkey

Im looking for a nice way to say I'm out, i want out!

Jimmy Eat World

Welcome to the latest window into my life and maybe even a snapshot and my mind (now that's a scary thought.)

It maybe 2am but i'm shockingly awake. Eventhough i have been up since 7:40 a time a student should never see, where is the union when you need it??

Since i last wrote there has been very few things by way of happenings, the usual repetition of my life continues, besides my amazing breakfast this morning, which put a stop to the stomach rumblings of my Monday lecture (very embarrassing.) (dead simple sausages, mushroom, bacon and beans fried to perfection.)
And a stir fried rap thingy, really simple leftover stir fry placed in a wrap, cover in tinfoil, makes excellent lecture snacks.

Anyway, as you all probabley know i have a hyperactive personnality and that goes right down to my thoughts reoccuring thoughts seem to be the order of the day. This time it seems to be slightly different to my last post on a similar subject, my playlist like my thoughts is arranged on random, speaking of random has anyone descovered a liking for Joy Division recently? "Love will tear us apart" is an amazing song.
This time though just like the arrangements of Joy Division there seems to be some imagination being used. I have a few facts and i keep trying to add structure to, to find other possible scenarios, which don't have, what seems a very scary conclusion. But does this inturn beg the question "is this a puzzle that is beyond an answer or just a puzzle where the answer is unavoidable?

In other areas today i have been on fire, and that is finding interesting quotes and this puzzles me further, as Churchill said "It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts."
This quote i find of particular revelence: "Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't."
So far i have asked for advice twice and i'll be damned if i know the answer or do i?

Then in my puzzzle the obvious misuse and misinturpretation of the evidence should be another factor Churchill also said, "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." This holds much truth (and yes i am a major admirer of Churchill even though he had his faults.)

Ah well, being screwed up in the head is meant to be a prerequisit of our generation so i guess that makes me normal.

Clarkey

This Is Our Time Now And We Can't Rewind

Feeder

Well Scott you asked and who am i to deny you?

Well this week has been somewhat of a mixed bag.

There have been the obvious low of splitting with Kat, a decision we have both made, but i wish to add that it was a great 6 months and she is a very special person.

(cue chris to puke)

Anyway, as in everything there is always a silver lining, this particualr one was the opportunity to get very very drunk and who am i to miss an opportunity??
Therefore on Thursday it was time for some drinking, 7 Pints of beer, 1 double vodka, and 3 double tequila sunrises (6 shots of tequila total) the last drank in under 5 minutes.
It just wasn't good, now it gets a little blurry.
I sent my flatmate a txt as i had left the bar a few mins early for a bit of fresh air, it read "On the big map!."
I then got a call asking me where i was which i gave the reply "i'm on africa" (I was lying on this big map in the centre of the main square right across africa)
I then proceeded to walk back barefoot, to collapse asleep in the bathroom, where i am reliabley informed, Kim came in after hearing a thump to find me asleep. Andy then came in to force water down my throat.
I awoke with a huge hangover.

Then moving swiftly on, Friday brought work and Emery came up to do some climbing and drinking.
Friday night:
Tea: really dead simple, tim of chopped tomatoes with fried onion and a clove of fried garlic (finely chopped) whack it in with the chopped tomatoes, chuck a few sausages in the over, cook untill brown and chop them up into bits and add to the sauce. Serve with some pasta.

Then after a shower and some food, Emery, Andy, and I went out to Star (the Leeds Mets Rock night.) at which i drank considerabley less. Emery drank nothing but still has been ill all day, weird or what?

Today was a day for getting a bit of climbing done, with Caley near by although a little wet we did a bit.

Sunday was spent lazying about marked with a few pints and game of pool in the Drydock.

And today well...
Got my arse up and out of bed (shocking i know) to attend my 9 o'clock lecture.

Things rambled through untill 2 o'clock and finally the end of my uni day.
From there i went to what is becoming my favourite place in Leeds, the Market.
I really recommend my new game it's called "10 pound for the lot!"
Basically go spending in the market with no more than £10 and buy all your food, it takes some imagination and some cunning but is really rewarding.

Anyway; it's food time.

For tea with my market special i am doing lemon chicken with rice/noodles (not quite sure yet)

It's dead simple chuck 1 chicken thigh in an oven proof dish, cover with a bit of lemon juice, sugar and soy sauce and bake in the oven at 190 degrees.

Thanks for reading

Clarkey

On My Own Here I Go!

Greenday, past, present and future masters.

As i sit here bottle of Carlsberg in hand having drank a few tonight i look to new horizons.
To a life of adventure and randomness.

In life i have found a few things out and if i may i would like to express them.

1) There is only one person in this life you should be true to, that person is yourself.
2) Nothing is out of your control.
3) Dave Grohl is god.
4) With each ending is a new beginning all you have to do is find the start point.

In the words of The Devine Comedy: "It's the end of the world as we know it, and i feel fine."

On My Own Here I Go!

Greenday, past, present and future masters.

As i sit here bottle of Carlsberg in hand having drank a few tonight i look to new horizons.
To a life of adventure and randomness.

In life i have found a few things out and if i may i would like to express them.

1) There is only one person in this life you should be true to, that person is yourself.
2) Nothing is out of your control.
3) Dave Grohl is god.
4) With each ending is a new beginning all you have to do is find the start point.

In the words of The Devine Comedy: "It's the end of the world as we know it, and i feel fine."

An ode to the guy sat next to me in lectures

Hello one and all,
Sadly my idea of giving alcohol the boot for my campaign has failed miserabley, but nevermind.
Having had a great night at which i finally got to sleep at 4am only to be up at 10 for lectures, needless to say i wasn't all that alert. The conclusion of this was that i got a few digs in the ribs to keep me awake, of which i was most greatful.
The day began to improve with the long awaited trip to the Leeds Wall by the Mountaineering Society, where i was glad to note that my body seems to be adjusting back to climbing a lot faster than i anticipated.
Having walked home with every possible muscle feeling sore and my toes burning, it was time for tea.

This was just a varient on last nights tea but with noodles instead of rice and the addition of bean sprouts. Resulting in a far quicker and overall more quantity.

Hope everyone is doing well and having a ball.

Clarkey

Well here life finds me again

Hello, this is sort of my first day on my "get clarkey motivated campaign" of self improvement, but already we are seeing some encouraging signs i actually got off to sleep at a reasonable time tonight and got out of bed and into uni early (which is shocking for me).

Todays meal of the day: everything is better stir-fried
It's dead simple to do so please follow suite and it creates loads of food for very little effort and cost
Start by putting some rice on to cook (usually takes 15 mins)
Then slice all half a green and yellow peppers, a spring onion, about 5 mushrooms and leave on a plate.
Next take a single chicken breast and slice into nice small pieces (so it will cook quickly).
Ok by this time your about 5 mins in so you can start putting your wok/frying pan on with a little bit of oil in to heat up. once thats done chuck in the chicken then once thats starting to go brown add the mushrooms, after about 2 mins chuck the rest in.
By this time your rice should be nearly ready (i.e nice a fluffy), so drain it and rinse with cold water. Once drained throw that in the wok and stir it around, add your soy sauce to your own liking (i love the stuff so add lots). Wam bam thankyou mam and your done.
Ingredients: Soy sauce, rice, chicken breast, peppers of your choice, mushrooms and spring onions.
Sorted!

Anyway off out in a bit for a few drinks.

Clarkey

I've had a rather bright idea if i may say so myself

Ok here's the format for future ramblings.
As we all know, food is what i do. So i thought my future post would take some of that flavour.
After my recent expedition to the market at which i had a whale of a time and bought all my food for the week for under £10. I thought i'd start a bit of a "how to" guide. Aswell as random happenings and general leeds uni life.
Think a less stylish version of Jamie Olivers cookery program but with better deserts.

Oh yeah, the t-shirt i got for my birthday the "So many Kittens So few recipes" one got noticed twice today while i was at the market, the butcher is going to introduce it as a special and the lady in the sweet shop wasn't going to serve me because it was "sick" apparently.

Tonight for tea it's the butchers beef and chive sausages (about £1.30 for about 10) mash, with fried mushroom, onion and gravy.

Clarkey

Ebay, Lazyness and other misadventures.

Well it appears i'm turning into somewhat of a lazy arse, (if i wasn't already)
So far today i have on the list of my achievments, sorted my ebay account out and browsed the internet for climbing gear. Sad i know, i have even reached the opitamy of lazyness of having a microwave meal for breakfast/lunch (somthing i loath doing).
But as i sit here still in my pyjamas my "I love Geography T-shirt" blazing, i am making a resolution my complete lack of motivation is starting to get on top of me.
so here goes
List 1: Shopping (healthy fruit veg off the market), Washing, get to bed at a reasonable hour.
Most shocking of all is that for the moment Alcohol has to go. :-(
More will appear on the random and notes of how i'm doing.

Moods and Music

Tonight life finds me in a very odd mood indeed.
I'm listening to stuff like Photograph (Nickleback) and I'd Do Anything For Love (Meatloaf), which i know what your thinking "what's the significance?"
well let me try to explain, i have a very weird relationship with music, certain playlist and tracks can instantly remind me of a time, of an event, of a feeling. The Ignition Remix (R.Kelly) reminds me of my year 11 leavers ball. I Like Traffic Lights (Monty Python) reminds me of Spain.
I've always wondered wether this is a good or a bad thing. Do the lyrics and feelings provoked by a song help us deal with a situation?
Past experiences provide us with a basis on which to deal with a situation, but do songs?
On this subject i'm completely undecided.
Anyway back to my point, tonight i'm in a very odd mood indeed, i'm in the sort of mood that makes Meatloaf the only music for me. It's just immense,
I got a taste of paradise,
I’m never gonna let it slip away,
I got a taste of paradise,
It’s all I really need to make me stay.
(Heaven Can Wait)
I'm having one of those nights with a reocuring thought drilling through the back of my mind, a thought i can't banish to the depths of my subconcious.
Bat out of hell on now and i'm bouncing up and down but still naggling thoughts go through the moaning guitar intro in the background. And Jim Steins piano, anyway back to my mood, i guess i'm just tired, like a weary soldier after a long campaign resigned to his fate, death or glory? lets go over the tops and find out. i guess i'll leave the end with Meatloaf, If I gotta be damned then i wanna be damned!

This is my new place

Hello one and all,
After getting badgered by Scotty i have set up this Blogger.