I've just ran a little experiment with my favorite Michael Jackson song - Ben.
I played the video (below) alongside the Marti Webb version (also below). Jacko's is slightly faster.
It's worth watching the following video too to.
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
When I bumped into a friend...
...this morning, the end of our brief conversation went like this:-
Her: Which way are you going?
Me (pointing): that way, to the bank. And you?
Her: I'm going to meet the Duke of Edinburgh at the bus station.
Nice.
Her: Which way are you going?
Me (pointing): that way, to the bank. And you?
Her: I'm going to meet the Duke of Edinburgh at the bus station.
Nice.
Monday, 22 June 2009
Snot funny
I had a trip to the Ear, Nose and Throat doctor today. He had a camera like the one in this picture that was shoved up my nose. 12 hours on and it still feels like the camera's stuck in there!
Friday, 19 June 2009
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Triple-decker bus!
My blog entries are like buses: you wait ages for one and then three come along all at once (well, in the space of 24 hours anyway.)
At Football today Luke did his usual; he refused to take part in the matches unless he's allowed the yellow bib.
At Football today Luke did his usual; he refused to take part in the matches unless he's allowed the yellow bib.
Friday, 29 May 2009
Aidan Davis, Flawless, Diversity
Check out these dance acts for Britain's Got Talent.
Aidan Davis
audition
Semi-Final
Diversity
audtion
Semi-Final
Flawless
audition
Semi-Final
There are some great singing acts in the final too (I think everyone in the world has heard of Susan Boyle) but I'd really like one of this lot to win.
Aidan Davis
audition
Semi-Final
Diversity
audtion
Semi-Final
Flawless
audition
Semi-Final
There are some great singing acts in the final too (I think everyone in the world has heard of Susan Boyle) but I'd really like one of this lot to win.
Loadsa words
Ben is stringing words together like no-ones business. okay, most of it seems like gobbledegook but the he put such meaning into his expressions when he's saying it that there's gotta be some meaning behind it!
Okay, there are quite a few clear ones coming through now (on top of the Daddy, which he's been saying clearly since before he was 1, and Mummy, which he says ever so sweetly.)
And then there's a bunch of other words which Mummy and Daddy can understand but not every one else. For example, babir=blackbird. bro-ah=brother uke=Luke aye=mine, and of course humph=I'm angry (Okay, that's not a literal translation but it's what it means. the arms are either crossed or slapped onto any object to emphasise the point!)
Okay, there are quite a few clear ones coming through now (on top of the Daddy, which he's been saying clearly since before he was 1, and Mummy, which he says ever so sweetly.)
And then there's a bunch of other words which Mummy and Daddy can understand but not every one else. For example, babir=blackbird. bro-ah=brother uke=Luke aye=mine, and of course humph=I'm angry (Okay, that's not a literal translation but it's what it means. the arms are either crossed or slapped onto any object to emphasise the point!)
Sunday, 26 April 2009
Ben's new trick
"Ben, where's your tummy?"
Cheeky grin creeps across his face, pulls up his shirt to reveal his podgy belly and pats it, proudly chanting "pat pat pat."
Earlier this morning we were looking at some old holiday photos (me in Florida in 1994) and he spotted his good friend Mickey Mouse. After a bit of pointing and squealing he said "Mmmm. Mmuh. Mic....key!"
Image sourced from Disney Records
Cheeky grin creeps across his face, pulls up his shirt to reveal his podgy belly and pats it, proudly chanting "pat pat pat."
Earlier this morning we were looking at some old holiday photos (me in Florida in 1994) and he spotted his good friend Mickey Mouse. After a bit of pointing and squealing he said "Mmmm. Mmuh. Mic....key!"
Image sourced from Disney Records
Sunday, 19 April 2009
The philosopher
This morning I was jogging around the lounge (WII Fit, of course!) and Luke asked: "Dad, what are you doing?"
I replied: " jogging around in circles."
Luke's instant response to this was: "don't go around in circles. You'll end up back where you started."
I replied: " jogging around in circles."
Luke's instant response to this was: "don't go around in circles. You'll end up back where you started."
Saturday, 4 April 2009
Football bloopers
I watched some football bloopers on the telly this morning -and thats why I stuck some on here. THe quality gets a bit grainy at times.
Thursday, 2 April 2009
chuffed
I found out today that passed the Diploma in Business Systems Development specialising in Business Analysis. Yay for me!!!!
Monday, 9 March 2009
Meeska Mooska.....Mickey Mouse!
We've back 8 days and already the memories seem hazy.
So, rather than the detailed account I'd planned here's a bullet-list of the good, the bad and the Francais!
Bad points
1) We arrived slap bang in the middle of French National holidays. Parks and hotels were packed. There may also have been other European holidays going on at the same time because there was a fair few Dutch and Belgians at our Hotel.
2) Being English, manners/politeness and the ability to form an orderly queue are second nature (okay, we have some "elements" of society who let us down but it is a minority). Let's just say our European cousins don't share the same good standards.
3) Smoking. Disney put lots of designated smoking areas in the parks (too many). These are well adhered to in Florida - but not in EuroDisney. All the French (not finger pointing but 99%+ of the attendees were French) completely flouted the law, even smoking in queues. With high volumes of smokers in Continental Europe you were never more than a couple of metres away from someone smoking (I'm not kidding.) Nasty.
5) Food. I almost died. I have a nut allergy and an innocent purchase of pasta at an unnamed global franchise resulted in an adverse reaction. I managed to avoid needing medical treatment by drinking over 2 litres of water really quickly. I could only assume they had cooked using pesto. At another restaurant I almost selected pancakes and cream for desert -I'm glad I didn't because the cream was laced with nuts. I had similar issues in America and other Countries, so, I've concluded eating outside the UK is dangerous for anyone with allergies!
6) Hotel - Disney's Hotel Santa Fe - not great. Expected better from Disney even though it was 3star. At breakfast-time it was like a free for all in a crowded mental asylum.
7) Currency - poor exchange rate. Everything was really expensive.
8) Atmosphere. As Russ Abbotts said, "I love a party with a happy atmosphere." And at parade time it did - but overall there was something lacking. Perhaps I've been spoilt by 5 trips to Florida...
9) Train journey going home - Waiting in a massive queue (like good Brits!) that was so long it went down a flight of stairs. On thejourney back passport control caught some immigrants [actually, that should be a good point! :-)]
10) Upkeep of the parks. Pot holes and cracks everywhere.
11) Some of the rides were completely "en francais", and others were a mixture of English and French.
12) Characters had a siesta that lasted until the following day. THe characters had photo shoots at certain points thoughout the morning, but none of them were available after 1pm.
13) Albion lost - bah!
Good things
1) I wasn't a work. Yay!
2) Luke didn't find out where we were going until the train departed Lille on the final leg of the journey. He went mega nuts with excitement (although he thought at first he was off to Florida...)
3) The boys loved it!
4) The boys behaved really really well (okay, Luke had a couple of incidents and got too excited at times, but overall...)
6) I was so cream-crackered everyday that I fell asleep before 11pm (ever happens at home!)
7) Weather was good for this time of year.
8) Parade was good, and Mickey's Winter show was great- I got some good pictures and video footage of both.
Photos to follow....
So, rather than the detailed account I'd planned here's a bullet-list of the good, the bad and the Francais!
Bad points
1) We arrived slap bang in the middle of French National holidays. Parks and hotels were packed. There may also have been other European holidays going on at the same time because there was a fair few Dutch and Belgians at our Hotel.
2) Being English, manners/politeness and the ability to form an orderly queue are second nature (okay, we have some "elements" of society who let us down but it is a minority). Let's just say our European cousins don't share the same good standards.
3) Smoking. Disney put lots of designated smoking areas in the parks (too many). These are well adhered to in Florida - but not in EuroDisney. All the French (not finger pointing but 99%+ of the attendees were French) completely flouted the law, even smoking in queues. With high volumes of smokers in Continental Europe you were never more than a couple of metres away from someone smoking (I'm not kidding.) Nasty.
5) Food. I almost died. I have a nut allergy and an innocent purchase of pasta at an unnamed global franchise resulted in an adverse reaction. I managed to avoid needing medical treatment by drinking over 2 litres of water really quickly. I could only assume they had cooked using pesto. At another restaurant I almost selected pancakes and cream for desert -I'm glad I didn't because the cream was laced with nuts. I had similar issues in America and other Countries, so, I've concluded eating outside the UK is dangerous for anyone with allergies!
6) Hotel - Disney's Hotel Santa Fe - not great. Expected better from Disney even though it was 3star. At breakfast-time it was like a free for all in a crowded mental asylum.
7) Currency - poor exchange rate. Everything was really expensive.
8) Atmosphere. As Russ Abbotts said, "I love a party with a happy atmosphere." And at parade time it did - but overall there was something lacking. Perhaps I've been spoilt by 5 trips to Florida...
9) Train journey going home - Waiting in a massive queue (like good Brits!) that was so long it went down a flight of stairs. On thejourney back passport control caught some immigrants [actually, that should be a good point! :-)]
10) Upkeep of the parks. Pot holes and cracks everywhere.
11) Some of the rides were completely "en francais", and others were a mixture of English and French.
12) Characters had a siesta that lasted until the following day. THe characters had photo shoots at certain points thoughout the morning, but none of them were available after 1pm.
13) Albion lost - bah!
Good things
1) I wasn't a work. Yay!
2) Luke didn't find out where we were going until the train departed Lille on the final leg of the journey. He went mega nuts with excitement (although he thought at first he was off to Florida...)
3) The boys loved it!
4) The boys behaved really really well (okay, Luke had a couple of incidents and got too excited at times, but overall...)
6) I was so cream-crackered everyday that I fell asleep before 11pm (ever happens at home!)
7) Weather was good for this time of year.
8) Parade was good, and Mickey's Winter show was great- I got some good pictures and video footage of both.
Photos to follow....
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