Number 16

The segway ride at Goonhill got me thinking and I have final come up with number 16 for the list. I had wanted to ride the segway for a while and there where a few other types of transport I have want to try. So number 16 is:

16. Try 3 new types of Transport: Segway, Horse, ?

Now the ? poses the problem with this one, you see what I would like to include on the list is a personal Hovercraft however I am pretty sure this would not be possible.

So I turn to you, my friends and readers, can anyone suggest another?

The Many Adventures of a Maniac

Some of you may have noticed a lack of blog lately, this is due to a rather hectic 9 days and a distinct lack of mobile reception and internet access!

It all started on Friday the 13th when I ventured forth to Bournemouth. It was my Mum’s 50th on the Sunday and as part of the celebrations we where going on holiday to Cornwall with my Nan and Granddad , mum however as the constant worrier when it comes to me driving long distances didn't want me driving from home straight to Cornwall hence the random diversion. The diversion however gave me time for other things but I’m not about to blog that one into the public domain!

Anyway after a lovely weekend in Bournemouth I drove to Cornwall. Spent a lovely week visiting a load of different beaches, taking a load of photos, a nice meal at Bodmin Jail, a trip to Lands end and Dr Who Up Close, a trip to Healey Cider Farm, and a visit to Goonhilly and whilst there even got to ride a segway.

On Friday I moved onto my next location, this time a little closer to home. I lead a group of Explorers to HEAT (An activity weekend organised within Herts) which was brilliant fun. It was my first camp as a “Leader”, though technically I am not one yet, and it was a blast even though I did end up exhausted, gunged, drenched and frozen which just served as a brilliant reminder of why I love the Scout Association so much!

After camp I came home, all in all I travelled around 1090 miles! not bad for nine days! Though think I may just have a rest for a bit before I plan something that manic again!

14.E Twilight – Stephenie Meyer

So the first book has been read, and what a read! When someone suggested I read this book at first I was very hesitant as from what I had heard about it, which was a lot given the film had just released, I thought it was just going to be some soppy teen girl love story with no real plot. However I must admit I was pleasantly surprised I loved it, there is the soppy teen love story (but as an avid fan of chick flicks if I’m honest this didn’t worry me) however it was backed up with some good dialogue and great history for the characters. The history of those characters however is not completely revealed as this is just the first book in a series of four, I have now bought the another 2 books to read from the series which I will probably get round to reading once I have gotten through those which appear on the list!

Sorry my review isn’t hugely detailed but I wasn’t entirely sure what else exactly I could say!

A Life Less Ordinary

Well heylo my darling readers!

Life recently has been manic, but in a brilliant way! I'm so busy but have been loving everything I have been up to so I can't complain.

Have not yet been able to cross off the next item on the list, however am nearing the end of the first book! Have decided the best way to blog the completion of those is to write mini reviews! This will be a challenge in itself. Some of you may wonder how there is a challenge in reading 5 books, well the answer is that to be honest I'm not the biggest reader in the world. I was making a list of the books that I have actually read and the list only got to 5, and that applies to a 8 year period of my life! It is also noting one of those 5 is the one I am reading at the moment.

A little bit of housekeeping now! I would like to draw your attention back to the post I made about challenge 4, I have now included a link to a slideshow of photos from the challenge. I was just going to add a slideshow to the blogs page however due to factors of my existing accounts and what I like to use this was nigh on impossible.

Just before I close I would just like to evangelise something. I know I will get told off for being a fan boy here however the more I play with things the more I am loving them. This post was written using Windows Live Writer, an excellent little program which I recommend to anyone keeping a blog. The best bit being that I have been able to spell check this post without having to copy and paste between the website and a word processing program. Another brilliant thing about it is that it allows you to write a blog offline, store a draft then publish at your convenience when online!

Finally a brief note to any of you out there that don’t currently keep a blog. DO IT! I am loving having this blog, and have decided that once the year is over that I will have to continue blogging. However I will set up a new site for this I think.

Something a Little Off Topic!

Found this neat website that takes a look at text and pulls out the most common words, decided to plug my blog in and here is the result! Appologies about size but the site has a wierd policy!

Would like to point out I can't see many spelling mistakes in there, meaning I can't make the same mistakes to often!