A bit like the 4 chords one, but this guy's funnier. Still struggles with the high notes though.

The Four Chords Song

This is pretty cool. I know most music uses the same few chords, but there's obviously a lot of work gone into this. Check it out.

Ok, so its been 2 months since I've done anything on this. Ironically, not having a job and therefore having more time, I've not been bothered about posting. I wonder if that'll change around once(if) I do get a job. I'm quite surprised how difficult it has been to get a job. Firstly, I have 3 A level passes (CDD-not great, but passes), which is more than most people in the country, I am generally a reasonable person-polite, patient, hopefully likable and I have good references and yet B&Q have turned me down! B&Q! I've got nothing against the people at B&Q and I'm sure that this doesn't apply to everyone, but it's not the hardest job and some of the people at my local branch aren't the brightest sparks. They were advertising for jobs too, it's not like I wrote to them to see if they've got any spare.
At least they replied-I reckon about 30-40% of the places I've applied to haven't replied. I appreciate they have a lot of applications etc but if I've made the effort to apply to them for a job, filled in application forms/quetionaires/personallity tests, can they not at least say "sorry, we've filled the position." I don't know if they're just going through a lot of applications and taking their time or if they're not gonna reply at all. In the unlikely event I do get an offer, I might be between two minds about accepting it if I'm waiting on another that I might prefer but they've not replied to me.
I'll let you know if I do get a job (not that anyone reads this that doesn't know me...come to think of it, not that anyone reads it at all) and by the way, thats not me and I don't have kids to support I just want to buy some Christmas presents.

Arrr, tis' talk like a pirate day today, so you'd better be keepin' up the tradition, gar! Whether ye be at school, in the office or just seein' your mates, "its the only day you can talk like a pirate and not be entirely insane".

Arrr, Check out talklikeapirateday.com for all o' your pirate related phrases plus links t' other piratey sites, like ye pirate name. Aye.

My pirate name is:

Captain Roger Bonney

Even though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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Okay, that last one was good, but I think this one's better. It is pure fluke but it sure does look good. Pure jazz.


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All I can say is what a goal. And his name is Rafael Van Der Vaart. The only two things I can say are what a goal and his name is Rafael Van Der Vaart and it was in the match between Ajax and Feyenoord. Three things I can say about this include what a goal, his name is Rafael Van Der Vaart and it was in the match between Ajax and Feyenoord. Except I probably can't say Rafael Van Der Vaart, even with my Dutch experiences. Anyway, just watch the video.



He must've had guts to do that, it paid of for him though. In fact if it was me, I would've only done that if I had gone to far and I might do that as a last ditch attempt, but I can almost guarantee it wouldn't go in. Anyway, good stuff.

I don't really know much about this band, other than they're called Ok Go and they're most famous for their dancing on their videos. This song is called Here It Goes Again and I thought it was pretty funny.

This is pretty funny. Its from the American version of "Whose Line I It Anyway?", an improvisational comedy that was popular in the UK during the 90s but I don't ever remember it being this good. With special guest star Robin Williams.




NB for anyone who, like me, asn't got a clue who Carol Channing is, here is her Wikipedia page. Basically, she's an American musical actress with a distinctive voice and appearance.

I found this on the net. Its a David Attenborough documentary and the clip's about the lyrebird, which mimics other sounds. This one makes particularly interesting noises.

I just wanted to direct you towards a friend of mine's blog - aylesbury.blogspot.com - which as I'm not technologically savvy enough to link to, I'm mentioning in the text. The main premise is that he's travelling around England, and maybe beyond, to find other Aylesburys/Aylesburies/Aylesburi whatever. If there is anyone out there that hasn't come by my blog from his, then check it out.

A couple of weeks ago, when I was talking about pelican crossings, I mentioned people that cycle on the pavement in a rather derogatory way. Let me explain: I don't have a problem with people who ride their bikes on the pavement as such, its just people who think that it's their right to and that pedestrians are just people in the way!
Let me give you an example; I live near two quite busy main roads. On my way to school one morning, I was coming to a crossing near the junction where they both meet. As I was about to cross the road, a car sped up so I stepped back onto the pavement and at that moment a cyclist (about 40-50 years old) came round the corner and went straight into the bag on my back. He tried to steady himself but ended up riding into a small wall behind me and fell over the top. I immediately went and helped him up and apologised and he had the cheek to have a go at me and tell me to look where I was going!! Although he could see me the whole time and he was riding on the pavement, which he shouldn't have been and he was going to fast to stop and so could've injure some small child or something, he still had the audacity to blame me! I barely moved half a foot!
So that's my problem with some cyclists.

I thought I'd give you guys a break from me ranting and raving about stuff to offer you a bit of entertainment. You might remember a year or two ago, there was a Honda ad with a "domino effect"/chain reaction with the parts of the car knocking into each other and such until a banner comes down advertising the (whole) car. These sort of things are called Rube Goldberg machines and I found a good collection of them if you fancy having a look. They're all a bunch of Japanese ads for something but I think they're pretty cool.

So, here's something that really annoys me; people who don't stop at pelican crossings. I tend to walk pretty much everywhere and so have to cross a number of roads. In England, it is the law for a driver to stop if there is someone waiting to cross at a pelican crossing, providing it is safe to do so. But cos its one of those laws that its quite easy to get away with, like cycling on footpaths (don't get me started), many drivers don't tend to do it. I've even had people speed up as they come up to the crossing after looking me in the eyes! I know this is pretty much nothing and it's not as if it's something that constantly annoys me, but its just inconsiderate.
I've got a plan though. What I've found is if I put one foot down just on the road, right up against the curb, there's pretty much no chance of getting hit, but they stop. Scares them a bit too. Is that a little evil?

So I know I've been a bit rubbish so far in this whole blog thing so far. To be honest I've had more important things to do than update my blog. Recently we've been trying to sort out a weekend away and me and Paul, the youth leader have been put in charge of a group bonding game, except I've done all the work and I should imagine I will end up doing all the work. This isn't a rant about exploitation (but I could go on), but about how hard it is to actually think up a few non-cheesy exercises as part of the game. The internet is no help and I haven't got a clue.
The main idea is that an alien ship's crashed and the group has to split into groups and find parts of the ship, but the parts need you to do some sort of exercise to get them. I know the main premise is cheesy, but if we aim for that but keep the exercises non-cheesy, it should work.
I'll let you know how that goes.
Another thing is my good mate Joe Hopkins is on a gap year in Brazil at the mo. I know that wouldn't make me busy, but when he comes back, he'll be touring the country with his team going into schools and stuff and I'm coordinating their week's stay in Aylesbury, including accomidation, transport, visits etc. I haven't got a clue!
And finally and I suppose most importantly, I've now got a girlfriend and she takes up a fair amount of my time. I'm not complaining, but that's why I've not updated my blog for ages.