Tomorrow I’m 30

1 day until I leave my 20’s behind me. Dont care as I still only fell like I’m 18, and to be perfectly honest I’m in better shape then when I was in my early 20’s.
The only thing I’m really really looking forward to is the weekend, starting on Thursday. Bytey and Andrea are comming over to see Lynsay and me.
This will the first time they’ve been over sinces the wedding and this time will be stayign at ours.
The geeking out will do me good, and drinking will be even better. I really cant weight.

Weekend

Saturday was yet another rugby day.
Bangor 3 V Civil Service 2nds. After beting them last year in the cup with Bangor only having 14 men, after one get sent of for punching out 2 of the Civil Service players. I thought it was going to be a tought match.
And I was wrong, it was a white was, in fact it was worse than that.

It Started off with Civil Service trying to play mind games with the pitch, one minute telling us we are on a shittie out of the pitch and then next thing moving to the better of the two pitchs.
They kicked into us and Bangor come out hard and fast. The first 10 minutes where intense, we faught well and wone and lost ball, then after about 15 minutes bangors back broke though Service and where in the frist try, which was converted. 5 minutes later the same thing. It went on like this for most of the first half. Bangor where in control.
Then minutes for the end of the first half I chipped a lost ball (from the lineout) and it when over the head of my oppisite number, bounced right in the hands of Services number 10 who had time to get a drop goal attemp and hit. 1 of 15 wasn’t bad.
going into it half time it was 30 odd to 3.
By this point Civil Service was broken, they had to replace prop because I landed on him badly whe he tackle me and he recked his shoulder.
Bangor then took full control on the running in try after try. Service did fight back on a few occations and on one even looked link scoring, but alis the Bangor defences was to strong and we heel them.
The Subbed prop decided with only 5 minute to go that he had, had enought and walk off the pitch. This guy was about 20 to 25 stone of fat, and was twice the size of our prop he was againts. He said that our prop was lifting him in every scrum, in reality what was happening was he was lifting his left and our prop was just lifting the other.
It was an amazing win.
On a personal note, i had the worst game of the season so far. I was involved in a few things, a few hit one which reminded me I was carrying neck and shoulder mussel injuries. But I was disapointed with my game, I thought it was on the way up after Shorts and Carrick. At least I have this weekend off to try and rest the mussels.
I also heard that Carrick were say we feilded a compination of 1st and 2nd player agains them. Truth of the matter is we didn’t. We just had a team that day and we showed them why we won this league for 2 years in a row and only two teams have betten us in nealy 3 years.
Carrick when your at oru grounds we’ll bet you again and you can piss and mone all you like. This our leauge.

Rugby season so far

I’ve not said much about the rugby season this year. So how has it been going??

I missed the first game of the season as it was Lyn’s birthday. Bangor sent an understrength side to ballyclaire and where taken appart on the field.
Next was Grosvenor 3’s, I was on the bench for this one and it was Bangor back to winning ways and taking teams appart. I didn’t really do much in this game most support role and some tackling no major. Although Bangor did banash an ghost from the previous week.

Two weeks later was Donaghadee, these are always gruge matches as they are our local rivals only been 3 miles down the road. To say it was a white wash might be a bit of an over exageration. 0 – 38 to bangor. It was tough first 15 minutes, but Bangor never really got out of second gear, we coast. At half time we where about 15 nill up. the scond half seen some amazing paly by bangor, the Dee couldn’t hangle the pressure from Bangor and we run in try after try, converted by an on form Dougie Gorden. Personly I had a better game, I has hitting hard in the tackels and my support play was good, getting involved in few moves and making some good runs.

I missed the next two matches due to my holiday’s but bangor won and its all good.
next up was Ballynahinch 6th. This was to be our first really test of the season as the Hinch are a tough hard hitting cuntry team. First the second time this season I was starting, I played well, not backing down from tackles and racking the make tackels, but with a new pair of boots and only back from holidays, 10 minutes in the second half I could hardly run and was glady and rightfully sub off. Agian we should why Bangor are the team that everyone what to bet by running out 31 – 6 winners.
Next up Shorts. Again an energy sappy haevy pitch. Bangor dominated as we did last season against them. The scoreline dosn’t do justice to this match. It was tough and I managed to pickup my first shoulder injury of the season. Luckly it was just brousing and mussle, bangor played amazingly, a few minour mistakes but never the less we managed to pick up are game and play in a higher gear than the last few. Personly I had the best game of the season so far. My tackling and work rate where both uped, but support play was uped as well. Serveral times I was involved in moves, making run’s helping the backs getting ball from the rucks etc.

What a rugby game

On Saturday Bangor 3’s travelled to league leaders Carrick. This was to be an epic battle of the new league team and league leaders Carrick, and the currentl league champs Bangor.
Appearently on Carricks website they had been saying how this was to be one of their toughest games to date, but they would win.
NOT A CHANGE. We haven’t been league wins two years in a row for no reasons. So it was the perfect chance for Bangor to welcome Carrick to the league.

The pich was hard and energy sapping, it was a bit brizzy and over cast. it constantly threatend to rain. The perfect day for rubgy. 14.30 kick off and Bangor where up to this big style.
Carrick undifeated so for this season and looking to keep it that way where also up for it. the first 20 minutes where a combin of big hits from both side, with some very good ball handeling skills from Bangor forwards and backs.
Carrick never really seams to treaten Bangors in the frist have, but they where quicker than bangor to rucks, constantaly comming over and killing the ball, or comming in from the side. Carrick coming in the from the side was a god send and it gave us server attempts to lunch massive attacks and other getting close to their line.
On one occation we took a quick tap and go, I took the ball and was about a meter out when it taken down by two of their player, but the ref blow up say the tap and go was not allowed, so we took 3 points from it for the penitly kick.
From the kick off Carrick tried to attack but agin it was Bangor who dominated and after about 5 minute it was a try for Bangor 8 nill, and that was the way it stayed until full time. Althougt we had a second try disallow for some reason only the ref new.
After the try Carrick started to fall appart. The infighting and bitch only played to Our advantage. Carick did manger to get into the Bangor half a few times with long kicks from their number 10 but a grate partnership between our winger and full back but us right back in carricks half and on more then 4 occations it nearly ended in a trys for bangor, one of the occation the ref reconned that a carrick player got to the ball before bangors winger (who was now playing as blind side flanker due to a head injury).

All in all an fantastic performance by a last minute put together Bangor sdie, help slight by an unorganize and undisaplined carrick 4’s team.
Personally I do’nt think I played that well. I came out with a slight neck injury early in the second half and this effect me more than I though it would. It not to bad today as the neck mussels are moving more. Next week we have Civil Service away.

Turning 30

Ok so its about 3 weeks before I turn 30. Lynsey is streessing about getting me a present, she wants to get me something to mark the occasion. Personally I dont see the big deal about it. It just another year, but appearantly turning any age with a 0 at the end is some sort of big deal.
As you can imagine Lynsey was going to get me a new phone, after all I’ve only had my trusty Nokia 6600 for about 4 years or so. But I can of put a dampener on that one, long story.
So now I have been told to come up with some idea’s for a present.
Racking my brains for the last few days I have drawn a complete blank.

Quick update

Ok so it’s been a few weeks since I last bloged.
What have I been upto?

When on my Holiday’s to Lanarote for 10 day of sun, beer and chilling out. And for the first time in nearly 30 years I manage to get a tan with you getting sun burnt. Infact I was amazed that I went brown as my normal Northern Ireland blue skin tone normaly go bright red at the first sign of sun.

Now that I’m back a week and the grind stone is turning it seems like a life time ago.

WTF

Ok. I’m liberal, open minded and generaly think that kids have it though with all the press that hoddies have gotten them in resent years.
But I have just read an artical on the Register (one of my any favour site) and it made me sick to my core. Its about thinks called shag bands, here is the artical.
How the f*&* does a 12 year old girl now some of these things??
Ok I admin most of what youths get up today confuses the f*(& out of me and I have no idea what they are say have the time, but I vagely remember beign that age. I know I didn’t know about half those things, but my interest in girls was starting.
This should be kick in the ass right now. Childhood is short and resonably come to every to soon to everyone.
Normally I wouldn’t call for a website to shut down as I beleive in Freedom of speach but something needs to be done about this site at lest put a F*&^ing age verifier on the site it as simple peace of code.
The reason that this has sicken me is that in a year or so I could have a child and I know that if they where doing things like this I would personally beat the crap out them for being so F&*^ing stupid as to put themself at risk with stupid things like this.

Hello IT department! Oh my phones not ringing

Ok so I’m having a quite day at work. I’ve cought up on my work back log and the phone hasn’t rang since 9.30 with a problem.

What the problem, relax, take it easy, chill and embrace the tranquality of you life. HELL NO.
Right now I running about a million possible problem through my head. The reason for this is that its 2 day before I take some well need annaul leave, and after woking in IT for nearly 8 years I’ve learn that this is the time when the worst problems can occour.

So I’ve changed the backup tape, check the health of the servers, and all seems fine. Citirx terminals appears to be working, Printers are fine, users are happy (well as happy as they ever are!)
WTF is about to go wrong?
This is worse then being in hounted house and all the screeming has stop and you can only hear the sound of your heart.

Found my happy place

Ok so I was walking throught the factor floor in work and heard an advertisment for a funfare that is comming to Beflast this weekend.
So how can this ad help me find my happy plcae, is the best fun fare in the world? no. Has the fun fare an special memorys for me, not really. Its jsut that the ad triggered a memory from when I was obout 15 or 16 , and it cheared me up.

Let me set the sean, it 1994 or 95, a young happy IB is at this fun far with a few of his mate from Belfast and my little bro in toe. We are gennerly having a laugh and bit of banter, you know going on ride that spins round and sticks you to the wall, all of sunnden a hand come out and hit you in chest and you cant breath. The innocents of youth.

Anyway at some stage of the night this pettie girl about the same age come up to me and my mates and ask if I want to go out with her mate. I wasn’t the confidnet person I am today so I though she was talking to one of the others, then she ask me again.
Remember we are about 15 or 16 and this was the sort of thing that happen. So I thought it was a cause of doing it for a shy friend. I’m 15 or 16, what was if going to say except “I’d have to see her first” so girl 1 runns off to get her friend, and when she return I was the one about to do a runner.
Her mate send her over because if she had of asked me I would of falt said no, then left.
Ok so the two arrive and I’m in a situation where I’m trying to tell girl 2 there is no way in hell I’m going to go out with her while being polite about it, so I pull out the usual excuse ( well the only one I can use at this stage) like are you sure you 16? you only look about 12. Girl to send her better looking friend over to try to butter me up, I would have said ok. I dont mean to be roude about girl but she was rough.

As this is going on my best mate is telling me I should go with her for the night, go on give it try she might be up for it. Now the same guy how is tell me I sould go with her is also the same guy who will take the piss as soon as she was gone.
I manage to get ride of her in a polite mamer, I remember telling her she looked way to young for me and I wasn’t risking her dad commign round a connor and kicking the shit out me for coping off with is 12 year old daughter. Truth is she was 16 and I know by the way she was trying to confice me to out with her she was.

Any way moments after they left my best mate turn me and start tell me I was harsh, I probably destroyed the girls night, turned her to a lesbian, etc, etc.
Although 5 minutes later he was taking the piss out of me for the fact that I might have considered it.

So the reason this cheered me up. The memory made my laugh when I think back to my teenages years and some of the stupid things I did.
Its amazing how memorys work.

Bloody Right to bear arms

I’ve just an artical on the Register about Walmart running out of bullets, and it made me so mad I had to post this.
If they are that short on ammo, why the hell dont they just come over to Ireland and tell the ira that they want there bullets back.
After all they only funded a terrorist war 20 odd years, they must be entitled to some sort of refund now we are in peace times, and lets face it they got f*&^ all out of that war.

I not bitter or twisted. Ok not that bitter or twisted but when I read stuff like this is me wont what f%&*&£g sence of reality the bloody yanks live in.