16.c Four wheels are better than two!

Well an opportunity arose to have a go on a motorbike. Well I asked a friend if he would mind me having a go on his restricted learners bike as I didn’t think this could do me much harm, this is where I went wrong. It was a sunny day in an Essex car park I had the helmet on and had listened intently to my “instructor”, it was at this point I should have said “Would you mind going through that again please just so I am sure on this?” however I climbed on the bike and gave it a try.

I pulled in the clutch, put the bike in gear, turned the accelerator slightly and nothing! I couldn’t understand why it wasn’t moving then thought about it and realised I hadn't released the clutch, so slowly (I thought) I released the pressure and whoosh I was off. I got about four foot and then panicked, I was coming up to a kerb didn't understand how to turn properly and tried to brake. This unfortunately in my state of mild panic this didn't work as well as I hoped but as my body came in contact with the car park floor I knew I had stopped, I stood up and just said “I’m ok” whilst my friends laughed and the bike owner checked his bike was ok. Luckily this event  was also captured on video, so for your viewing pleasure I present my attempt at riding a motorcycle.

2.a England: Drink a pint of scrumpy and see a show on the West End

This challenge has possibly been one of the most expensive so far, which actually kind of surprised me. However I am sure that visiting a new country will be a tad more expensive!

Now this all started on a family holiday to Cornwall, this is when I picked up the very very nice scrumpy from Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm. Now I drank this at the time, because I didn't want it to spoil depending on how long it took to get to the west end, and it was gorgeous. Now I am a big cider drinker anyway so this wasn’t a huge hardship for me but it was nice to try something new!

The second half of this challenge is the West End Show and around the time I started blogging a friend of mine asked if I wanted to go with her, and as I wasn’t really looking to go see a musical all alone and I don’t get to see her very often I dually accepted. The date was set and I booked the tickets for The Lion King at the Lyceum theatre. When we arrived in London we got slightly lost trying to find the theatre but my new iPhone came to the rescue and sent us in the right direction. The show itself was spectacular the music was brilliant, and the costumes inspired. In fact I liked the music so much I ended up buying the CD partly so I could find out those lyrics I missed live. It is a great family show and I would recommend it to anyone it is a great way to spend an afternoon in London.

Thank you to the girls for keeping me company at the musical and my parents for the “free” holiday in Cornwall.

Howdy Stranger!

Apologies it has taken me so long to type to you guys but my life has been mildly hectic over the past month or so! I have managed to complete a few tasks from the list, finished my placement, travelled to Bournemouth and gotten ill.

I will blog the completed items in the usual way and just use this post as a general chatty post. Though as usual I have no idea what to say!

As I said I have finished my placement, so I am no longer working at Microsoft. This means a) I have a lot more time for myself, b) I no longer have any money, and c) my computing friends can't think I’m evil anymore! It was a great experience and I wouldn't have changed any of it! Unfortunately this does mean I now have to write the essay about my placement however I do have a little time for that!

The other bit you may be wondering about is the bit where I said I am ill. For those that haven't already heard is that for two weeks I have been suffering from Glandular Fever. I have had loads of well wishes and to all of those that sent them thank you very much!
Glandular Fever is one of those things which no-one seems to talk about however once you are infected everyone has a story about it, this has lead to a huge array of opinions and stories about how long the recovery is and what the symptoms are! The general consensus is that it takes 2-4 weeks to begin to feel vaguely normal, well I am at the two week point and am beginning to feel mildly normal, just don't look it. This means hopefully by my birthday party I will be ok!

Yes that's right the day has finally come and tomorrow I turn 21, this marks the half way point in the year and I am pretty sure I am not half way through the list, also I still do not have a complete list! This is possibly the most annoying thing, but hopefully soon I will have a brain wave and complete the list so watch this space!