I know it's stupid, I know I've put it on the blog before. But this picture of Ian still makes me chuckle every time I see it.
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Have A Nice
Andy G
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From October 2008 to August 2009 I lived in Edinburgh, I returned for the month of August 2010 to work in Tapas Towers for the festival. Here are some random pics from my time in Scotland's capitol.
I had just finished a busy shift at Tapas Towers, when I got home around 1 am, this is how I found Adam.
It's hard to tell but he is actually asleep.
I was out for a run and noticed this boarded up building.
it was the biggest can available. We called it the Mega Bull.
Was out for a pint with Adam and Jonny Torpedo and I noticed that Adam had vanished. He had not been seen for nearly 15 minutes. I text him to ask where he was, concerned that he may have been kidnapped. We have super secret codewords for such situations. This is how he replied.
Jonny Mountain and my mate Dave in the pub when they were passing through town.
We got a bit bored in the flat one night,
and then Jonny Torpedo found tube of hair removal cream.
Now this isn't a terribly exciting picture, its just a steak sandwich and a bowl of chips. But I was genuinely excited when I ate this steak sandwich and bowl of chips. This was probably the greatest lunch I ever had while working at Tapas Towers. Mainly because it wasn't tapas.
The German waitress from Tapas Towers had a headache, she tried to cure it by holding a glass to her head. Apparently this was an ancient German ritual.
The view from our living room
A very strange order.
I spotted a sign for this pub, perhaps the Anonymous Teuchter drinks here?
Adam and Jonny in bed together. The scary thing is, that's my bed.
Adam trying to look cool. And failing.
Dr Kev, Mark and Jonesy when they came down for the flat warming. Why Mark has that expression on his face remains a mystery.
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Have A Nice
Andy G
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A massive Thank You to Ian & Kat, Ali & Jo, Claire & Kenny, and Kev & Alice.
Every wedding I was lucky enough to attend was brilliant.
Kev's wedding was this weekend just passed. It was awesome. I had to give a speech. I think it went well. I got a fair few drinks out of it so I was happy.
I will get around to writing about all these weddings eventually, but I have been very busy for the past few weeks with a couple of projects, I'm not quite ready to share these with the world yet, but soon.
I am also unsure as to when I will be able to write on this blog again.
I am gonna be incredibly busy for the next few weeks as I have a new job. It's just temporary until I go back to school, but hopefully it will give me enough money to survive. As regular readers will know I have been having a lot of money problems lately.
It's gotten to the point where, yesterday I was in town and I saw a bus coming around the corner and I thought to myself, if I get hit by that bus I could sue! As long as he just hits my arm or something, not a full running over. I would get a shit load of money. I'd probably also get to star in one of those claims direct adverts. Brilliant.
I didn't get hit by the bus, He was too good a driver.
Bastard.
So with any luck I'll get enough cash from this new temp job to get me through until student loan day.
I do love student loan day.
Hopefully I will see you all soon.
Don't miss me too much.
That's All For Now
Until Next Time
Have A Nice
Andy G
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Martin is the guy in between myself and Jonny Torpedo, I'm not sure why but Jonny does appear to be bumming him.
And Jeanine from Ottos
Who is not nearly as good a Karaoke singer as I am
I hope you guys all had a great day. More exciting that mine anyway.
I didn't even have a drink.
I have had a lot of birthday's (28 to be exact) and the majority of them I can't remember, mainly due to alcohol. My 21st was on board the ship, I remember a bucket of homemade punch, I think I wore a hat. And I kissed a girl. On the lips. Which was nice.
My 22nd birthday was a surprise party in the cabin thrown by Bob. I wanted a nap, then he opened the cabin door and about 15 people strolled into a cabin that could barely hold myself and Bob. This was in the middle of the afternoon, I then had to work dinner service while quite drunk. I don't think any of the customers noticed tho. Except for the woman who's head I dropped the fish on.
For my 25th Birthday we got all the birthday boys and girls together. Marks Birthday is the 26th, his wife Kim's is the 20th, Jonny Mountain is the 23rd, and mine and Aders is the 28th. We had a big night out with dinner at Vincents, then headed into town. I don't remember much, except I think my work got me a Doctor Who cake. Which was nice.
And for the past two years I have been working on my birthday. So yesterday I woke up at stupid o'clock in the morning and headed to college. I am finished all my work, but I promised I would help someone out with filming.
On the way to school I noticed something odd, the hot girl ratio had increased, dramatically. Usually you see a few nice looking ladies in the city centre but today was mental. Everyone was stunning! I began to think that something was wrong, was this real?
Was I dreaming?
Was I in The Matrix?
Was this a computer generated fantasy of my own creation?
Was I hallucinating due to the fact I hadn't had a Red Bull in over a month and was now suffering from with drawl?
Perhaps not, perhaps this was reality, maybe this was the wisdom that came with age, the ability to see hot girls everywhere!
Pretty cool super power.
I then walked into a shop to get a much needed Red Bull, I had a hard days filming ahead of me and I needed the energy boost. My dream was then shattered. The person who served me was not attractive. I say person because I am unsure whether it was a man or a woman.
Damn!
So I mosied onwards to school for filming. I am not entirely sure what the film is about, which is odd seeing as this was my second day on the set. Something about time travel and re incarnation. Seems pretty good so far tho. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Here's a sneak peak:
SPOILER ALERT!!
Yeah, it's a bit of a mind fuck!
So I was in the studio from 9-5, then came home and did something I have never, ever done before.
I cleaned my flat.
But I properly cleaned it, I even hoovered! Until yesterday I was pretty sure that the hoover was actually some kind of sculpture. I daren't touch it incase I invalidate the insurance.
After cleaning the flat I was filled with a strange sense of satisfaction, I had done something sensible. Cleaned up, and cleaned up properly!
I then did something more unusual.
I went for a run!
I was being sensible and kinda healthy!
What the hell is happening to me?
Age really does change you.
So I have decided to turn over a new leaf. From now on, everyday I will do some form of exercise and something productive. I have just over 4 weeks until Kev and Alice's wedding. I have already impressed his future in laws with the greatest R.S.V.P. ever written. (I'll share it with you one day if you're lucky) So now I need to impress all the ladies in attendance, which means losing the beer belly!
So that's the new me, the new sensible 28 year old me!
Altho after my run I did have a pizza and a blueberry muffin. But it's my birthday, I deserved something.
But I will try and stick to my new healthy sensible lifestyle. It might be difficult as Adam is on his way to Aberdeen for a couple of days and I have Ali's wedding on Saturday.
Oh well.
At least I have good intentions.
Thats All For Now
Until Next Time
Have A Nice
Andy G
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I got back from Ian's wedding in Edinburgh late on Sunday night. It was a great weekend and a fantastic time to start off my wedding season.
One down, four to go.
I'll get round to writing about it soon. I should really write about his stag do first. I'll try and get it done within a couple of weeks.
Or maybe I won't.
Maybe I'll keep it all private and not tell anyone anything, and then I'll release a tell all book.
A book chronicling my adventures at everyones stag do's and weddings.
I could reveal secrets.
I could tell everyone what really happened to Ian's face.
I could reveal the the identity of who was lucky enough to share a bed with me in Edinburgh.
I could tell all the behind the scenes gossip of the other weddings I am going to attend.
And I might make a couple o quid.
hmmm.
That's actually not a bad idea.
Ne way
Sorry I kind of went off on a tangent there.
So Monday morning came and I arrived at school early as it was my editing class. We don't get much time on these machines so I take any time I can get. And after an hour of playing about, I was done!
The movie is finished.
I have a quicktime version saved on my computer right now!
How awesome is that?
It is such a massive relief.
Anyone who was in class today will tell you how annoying I was. I spent most of the morning dancing about like a fucking idiot while I waited for the computer to compress and export my movie.
Our lecturer was ill so we were given the rest of the day off, but no rest for the wicked. I went home and immediately started burning copies of my film to DVD. The cast will be receiving these in the next few days. As will a couple of other valuable friends who's input I greatly appreciate.
As for the rest of you. You'll just have to wait. I'll put it up on you tube in a couple of weeks.
The film came in at 13 minutes and 58 seconds, which means it'll have to be uploaded in two parts, which is annoying, but necessary.
It was supposed to be between 5 -10 but its not that big a deal.
I was quite nervous when the head of our department came in to the edit suite and asked to see a couple of films.
But as I like to say,
Bring it on!
So he sat down and watched my film.
and I quote,
"This is excellent."
"This is a professional standard production."
HELL YEAH!!!
After hearing such a good review I decided a celebration was in order.
I bought the finest cake that Aberdeen College coffee shop had to order.
It wasn't really worth the £1.15 I paid for it.
I was chuffed at my review, although personally I can't stand the fucking film anymore. I have watched it approximately 350 times. and its starting to get on my fucking tits!
I realised that this film has essentially been reduced to a series of in jokes that only myself and about 6 other people will get.
Here's a sneak preview, if you can't see the picture very well, double click on it and it should get bigger.
Just like me if you rub my leg.
This particular picture features a blog page of one of the main characters, in it he is dancing to a song like a nutter.
If you read all the text in the pictures you will see it all has some relevance to me in some small way.
Who ever can explain the most references will receive a complimentary copy of the movie on DVD.
So after burning several copies of the DVD I turned to my remaining paperwork.
I had to:
Write a script for a documentary
Tidy up the two scripts I had already written
Write up a treatment for these three documentaries
Write a cover letter and a Media CV for a fictional Job
Write a 1000 word essay about how to start a business in the creative industries.
And I got it all fucking done!
In under 3 hours!
Hell yeah!
And I didn't even have a Red Bull (I can't afford it, but god damn I'd really, really love one tho!)
That's all my work handed in.
As many of you know I have been a miserable bastard lately. I can honestly say this is the happiest I have felt in months!
I am still incredibly broke, but I have a couple of potential summer job opportunities on the horizon. Im still skint in the mean time but I might possibly be able to get through the summer.
I doubt it, but maybe. Still dunno what I'm gonna do this time next year when my course is over.
I can hear RS McColl's beckoning me now.
I am not in school again till Thursday morning, and next week is my last week. So once my lecturer marks all my paperwork, realises that 97% of it is total bollocks, that gives me a few days to fix it.
It doesn't help that I leave for Kev's Stag do on thursday afternoon and don't come back to Monday night.
So I'd say there's a good chance that I'll be doing college work in the car trips to and from Kev's stagger down south.
Speaking of Kev's stag do, I have been given an official warning regarding his safety, from his Mum.
She had a look at the photo's from Ian's stag do I uploaded to facebook. I suspect she saw the following two photo's and started to panic.
I received this comment,
Well Mr's Watt, don't worry about those pictures, Ian did that to himself, he's a very silly boy! I'm sorry but I can't promise anything regarding the safety of your son, you'll need to talk to the best man. Jonesy is the man in charge. I'm sure everything will be fine, after all Jonesy got through his own stag fine, he only walked away with a bit of mud in his hair.
And Ian if you are reading this, I hope you're happy! You have poor Kev's mum scared half to death.
You are a silly boy!
And if anyone is wondering how Ian did that to his face on his stag do, you'll have to wait for my tell all book!
Coming this Fall to an internet near you!
I'd like to once again say a massive thanks to all my cast and crew on the film, you guys were brilliant. You will get a DVD through your door within a few days.
You guys were all brilliant, its just a shame the movie is shite!
Sorry, like I say I've seen it far too many times now, it's just become a blur of pictures.
Everyone who has seen it so far has enjoyed it.
Although I have been standing next to them while they were watching it and they probably felt obliged to say that.
Come to think of it I did give my Mum a copy about 8 hours ago and I still haven't heard anything from her.
Although that wouldn't stop her telling me it was crap. She has always been overwhelmingly honest with me. When I switched to contact len's after wearing glass's for several years her first words to me were,
"You look like a pedophile."
Like I said, overwhelmingly honest.
Thats All For Now
Until Next Time
Have A Nice
Andy G
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