Fink Birthday Eve... ;)

Got the beers in from the shed ready for my birthday meal tomorrow... ;) Had to refrain from actually putting them in the drinks fridge until Flyingpops went upstairs though as Santa seems to have chosen that cupboard to use as a store room... ;)

Oh and quick update on the detox, I fell yesterday and had an ice cold beer watching "The Muppets Christmas Carol"...so I made it, what was that? Almost 9 days...not too shabby... ;) Really ready for the festivities to start now... :)

Oh and another bit of news, off to New York again in February (BRRRR!!!), but more on that when I get details...

Bug Jam 20 - 2006 - Pics and video

Okay, so headed off at about half six (AM), went and picked up our back seat runners, then dived around the M25 and up the M1, took our little short cut cross country and pulled onto the site just after 0900hrs (was funny not to have a base camp) turns out they had had just a touch of rain on the Saturday -

- although it was largely quite dry, lots of new tarmac -

- some dubious cars for sale (imagine the "before and after" shots though!) -

- and some interesting custom modifications (didn't see him run the strip, but I'm sure it was quick ;) -

- saw some classy burn outs -

- and some really mad and smelly (+probably extremely dangerous to the lung) ones -

- witness as the young ladies become impressed at the engine size -

- decide this might not smell too great on the bikini -

- and then start to choke (it was after this I had to leg it, the stink was like burning cod liver oil) YUK! Now just a few of the sights from the shops/show and shine/pits -








- then on to the Jet Funny Cars -

- snuck into a forbidden area to take some snaps -


- then ran to grab some video from the top of the hill - this one is the Fireforce team -

- and this one is the Jet Beetle, then after some nice free beer -

- we walked back to the car through the devastation left behind by the throng -

- plenty more pics on the flickr stream, if you like this sort of thing, of course... ;)

Woo hoo!

Woo hoo!
Originally uploaded by finkangel.

Free beer courtesy of the Bavaria brewery, Holland... :*

Cheap Home Brewed Beer

Must give this a go...talk about a super cheap start up!

FIFA World Cup 2006 - It is time...

Think I'm ready...just got to plump up the cushions on the sofa... ;)

update - 1-0 England in the first 3 mins...
update - that ref must *really* hate Paraguay...
update - mmm...beer is nice...
update - eeek, free kick to Paraguay...!
update - Almost at half time, score at 1-0, Paraguay still not looking good...Ooooh! Very close Beckham miss there though...! ;)
update - I wonder how many supporters need to be sacrificed to the spider-god that keeps overwatch on the pitch to stop it eating the players?
update - 2nd half - pace is slower...as hot there as it is here...and nasty ref moaning about players drinking water...bah...
update - Oh dear, England looking rather nervous.... :(
update - Some ofthe England players seem to be wearing pink ladies shoes...
update - last ten minutes!
update - and now the ref hates England!!
update - and the final result - a weak limp home... :(

Laughton update - beer chilling

Whoops, mucked up that last posting and I can't fix it from here without a wifi hotspot...nah...I don't think so either... ;)

(Update - fixed now!)

Anyway, got the beer in the fridge, which is chilling nicely, and - oh my goodness(!!) - the sun has just this *very* second come out!!! :) Woo hoo!!

What a weekend...

...awesome time at Tommo's, had the pleasure of seeing Mr Jonks this time too (who seems to have actually lost weight as he has grown older, must be the stress of having kids ;)...out the back garden in the seminary Tommo keeps a Disney-esque menagerie of fluffy animals that both please and pain, bringing joy with their antics and pain with their annoying ability to consume brand new plants, dig up beds, pee on perfectly good BBQ covers and drown themselves in ornamental ponds...

We played muchos xbox, drank muchos cervesa, ate copious amounts of Chinese food and watched a movie or two, and then I had the pleasure of his excellently appointed spare room for the nights (well earned) collapse...

Today we headed over to Dorking boot sale to assist Flyingpop's papa with the sale of the crap from the old family homestead's loft, then spent the rest of the time in tense limbo, her nan is in hospital, critically ill...and it's hard to know what is for the best...still, the family is rallying round (as they do so well)...

A weekend of strong contrasts...

Mundane in comparison, I also managed to chop off 3mm of my little finger on my left hand with the speed peeler resulting in an impressive amount of blood while preparing our Sunday roast...lack of concentration I guess... :(