My Brew Sheet

Snus

Well finally got my delivery of my first little round tub of what could hopefully be the end of my cigarette addiction.
Everyone should try Swedish Snus at some point even if you dont have a nicotine addiction!
They are small pouches of non fermented tobacco and flavourings designed to sit under your top or bottom lip and give you a slow release of nic...
Ive got some General mini Portion at the moment which has a subtle taste of citrus, when you arent used to it the first thing that hits you in the face (lip!) is the salty taste but this subsides about around the same time that the nicotine kicks in... somewhere around 15 mins... it DOES take your mind off wanting a fag which is the best benefit so far.
And no it isn't like the nasty US stuff, Dip or chewing baccy, it doesn't make you spit all the time and like I said it isn't fermented which all other tobacco is. This is the process that produces more Nitrosamines which are the carcinogenic buggers, Snus is pasteurised therefore doesn't contain the same harmful ingredients.

Give it a go, you never know, you might like it :-)

A Looooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnng time...

Well it has been a while...I thought I had better do an update.

The biggest change in the past few months is that I have ditched going to rip off supermarkets for beer and started making my own! (Scroll down to the bottom and you will see my best achievement yet).
This is a must for anybody and everybody who loves decent beer. Im not talking about fusty old gits who go round with a notepad and a pen in their sandals and socks gesticulating about the 'fruitiness' or 'lasting bitterness' of beers, Im talking about getting drunk at home on very little outlay....The quality is out of this world. You CANNOT get beer like this from shops or even possibly pubs. I must admit it has turned me into a complete beer snob now, If I go to the pub it has to be somewhere good where I can get a 'half' decent pint...no more shi*e fizzy 'on offer' lager for me....
I also have to admit it has made me stay in more, probably mainly due to the fact why go out when ive got better and free beer at home! But the actual process of making the beer does take up a good 6 hours or so, that usually means getting started at 8am on a Saturday and finishing somewhere in the afternoon.

I can not recommend this highly enough if you want to take up a hobby....what a productive hobby it is, beats stamp collecting anyday!

More on this subject later....

Time off......

At home trying to relax today. Ive got the next 6 days off work! Yay That may well mean i have more time to fill this blog in, but something tells me I might be spending a little bit of my well earned home time on the Box!

Updated stuff

I have just had the urge to update my myspace page with some new-but-quite-old-tunes...go see...

www.myspace.com/no_otter

Chars

Not as young as I used to be

Mixed emotions this morning...On one hand I feel well happy that i got to see Origami Biro last night....

http://www.myspace.com/origamibiro

Amazing live set, ripping paper and crushing things to make live loops and then playing some lovely guitar over the top....ace.

One the other hand....

I am amazingly hungover this morning after staying out till 3am.ergh.....
Having just eaten a lovely well done bacon and bean sandwich I am hoping the day whistles past very quickly...so much for not going out this week.

Bongzilla at work

Awesome!

Ergh....

Im definately not a morning person but maybe thats not helped by the fact I found a new love, or rekindled anyway, for Mass Effect on the 360 last night....damn these machines keep me up late.
The other reason I dont like mornings is the bloody chav kids that are always in my way coming to work......hmph

Viva La Zombie Revolution!!!!

Look!!!

The highlight of today...Mmmm

Let Our Enemies Beware

This is one amazing band, cant enthuse enough about how their 6 track demo/Ep/album just rocks. Check it out....

http://www.myspace.com/letourenemiesbeware

Awesome...

Nearly there

I have told myself I am not going out this week although I did have to go and rescue my good lady after she decided to celebrate pay day by getting legless by 9pm.

Lets see how this week pans out, no major plans till Saturday which should involve going to Rock City...ergh long time no see

Some background

Well i thought it would only be polite to let you know a little about me.

I consider myself a great fan of music and film, not to mention the art form that is the XBOX360.

I work in a lab testing all sorts of things like water, beer, more water and more beer! I have been here just over three years since my marriage broke down and I left my job at Toyota where I tested cars in QA.

I currently live with my girlfriend, two rats and five cats in a lovely large old house with a real fire.

I like late nights, socialising and being miserable mainly on weeknights.

I used to be in a band called Lo Ego which I thouroughly enjoyed, especially the part where we got to tour round Europe for 12 days....aaahhhh Creme Brule....

Well thats enough about me, I shall endeavour to spill all my worries, anxieties and stress into this ere blog. Maybe someone will read it one day.

Im in!

10 print "hello world";
20 goto 10



Well at last, I have now started my own blog albeit probably years behind the rest of the world in creating one. Damn this technological revolution.

I have only created this blog due to the functions on my lovely new Sony Ericsson C905, so expect to see lots of pictures and video regularly uploaded to this space.