The Andy G Journal

So why the lack of posts you might ask? Well lack ...

Guilder — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:27:00 +0000

So why the lack of posts you might ask? Well lack of time and trying to change to a new system (which obviously I haven't yet)!

So I'm thinking of switching to Wordpress but blogger has just gone onto a new version - so trying to export all the old posts out has now become a problem :( Will try and sort it out sometime soon...

Anyhoo, a new year, many resolutions and lots of stuff to do! Looking at doing holiday clubs, trips away, lesons and all sorts. Plus gotta keep on going with the whole OU thing, and then their's nastiness with church stuff which is culminating in a meeting tonight - ooooh fun - not! Anyhoo, London trip last week was fantastic evita was amazing a great stage production.

Better go, lots of work to do!!! See you soon, God Bless...

I'm going to have a good Christmas holiday!! You'd...

Guilder — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:32:00 +0000

I'm going to have a good Christmas holiday!! You'd better read the whole thing for details!

Ok, so I'm going to my Grandparents for a 50th wedding anniversary on the 20th December - exciting, but maybe not the most exciting thing I'm going to be doing! Then on the 22nd back home to Loughborough avec family for a nice trad christmas! Already sorted all the presents out - but that aint the most exciting thing either (though it is dreadfully exciting and I'm looking forward to it loads!). Then I'm going back to dawlish on the 28th to get some shopping in and a for a new year eve party! Which is exciting but not in comparison to what I'm doing on the 3rd January... I'm going to see Evita at the Adelphi theatre! Ok, so it may not be as exciting as seeing family and friends, but I've wanted to see it for a while - the only other musical I would like to have seen over it would have been the Lion King but at £60 a ticket I decided not to bother! Anyhoo, I've got some stuff for the awakening thing in Hemel that I'm sorting (hurrah!). God Bless...

Preparing for Christmas parties before advent has ...

Guilder — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:21:00 +0000

Preparing for Christmas parties before advent has even begun - the world has gone mad!

So today I'm getting ready for our last crusaders/impact club event of the year - the Christmas party! A bit early but hey, it means that Wednesdays have a bit more freedom for the end of the term! Got the quiz sorted for when they come in with 40 questions!! and parce the parcels are wrapped and ready to go, as is all the music for the evening!

I have also mixed down the IMPACT team video which is now being viewed and checked by Jerry - it's split into three sections the first a traumatic look at Dawlish along with some harrowing facts, the second a slightly more uplifting look at who IMPACT are and the work we do, finally a triumpant look at the future and the work we'll do along with a beg for support finacially, physically and spiritually! Should rock!

Anyhoo better go, work calls...

Flu sucks! Actually it blocks nasal passages so it...

Guilder — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:50:00 +0000

Flu sucks! Actually it blocks nasal passages so it neither sucks nor blows - but hey, you know know what I mean! right?

So I have been off work with all osrts of horrible stuff going on in my face, head and throat! The fun of it all. I am now sat in the office, having just checked my bank balance (was a bit worried I'd forgot something) and being the most bored I have been for a while!

Generally though things have been going well - the new PC is great, it's not internetted, but it is now connected up to my television so that's all cool! No youth groups on friday cos of the jazz concert so a night in (to add to all the others I have had this week!) then Saturday we've got Wayne's World Night and Sunday I'm at some deanery taize service reading the prayer of St.Francis.

Plans for awakening in Hemel in Feb seem to be taking off. They're starting all the marketing, which means once I've shifted this flu type thing I'm going to be site building and designing once again :) Hope to get it all sorted before Christmas so that It's ready to go for the new year both in Hemel and with the guys we're taking up from Dawlish!

Anyhoo, my head hurts now from staring at this screen so I'm going to go. God Bless...

I don't like the dark - it makes me feel tired! Th...

Guilder — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:46:00 +0000

I don't like the dark - it makes me feel tired! That and all the other stuff that's going on!

Well here I am sat in the church office (which is warm ;) preping for all the stuff that's coming up over the next few days. Got a meeting in a mo about the Christmas special for our crusaders group, in the college tommorrow, interviewing Adie Camp (former member of the Benjamin Gate) tommorrow afternoon for the SE/BFT podcast, a lllooooonnnggg PCC meeting tommorrow night, then Wednesday College, Primary School, Impact Club, Team Meeting and Crusaders... no wonder I get Thursday as a day off!!

Anyhoo, life is going ok at the mo, apart from the whole being very tired thing - I'm sleeping loads at the moment and not even that is helping. Might ask some wise person somewhere for some advice! I have just done online activity one for my OU politics course which is going ok, just need to do some reading now (just hope the author of this book is a tad less biased!). I'd better get on with some planning and look lively!

God Bless...

First November 2007 and I just bought a computer -...

Guilder — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:01:00 +0000

First November 2007 and I just bought a computer - thanks OU!

Back in Loughborough on a few days holiday though there are a few things such as OU essays and such likes that just don't seem to respect the hallowed holiday time! I've got to write something about the extent to which politics is a part of daily life. I really feel like going for the hard option of arguing that it affects us but we are not part of the process - not because I believe it but because the guy who wrote the book for the module was so biased I feel there is some balance needing to be addressed!

Talking of OU I have just used my grant to buy a PC! It's a nice one that plugs into the TV and is also a 64-bit chip which is good. It's going to go in the flat where soon Internet and Phone will exist - all provided for by sky!

So essay today, got a funeral tommorw afternoon and meeting with DRAT tommorow evening, then Friday early train back to be in time for publicity commitee meeting and Quake in the evening. Anyhoo, my tea is getting cold and I want to post some people on my space. God Bless...

Using dial up in Hemel, on team retreat! Currentl...

Guilder — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:21:00 +0000

Using dial up in Hemel, on team retreat!

Currently on team retreat in Hemel, with shockingly, the team! It's been quite good so far we've been doing some service planning, camp strategy and a few trips out including a great day in London. I've also bought a PS2 with singstar and buzz which is awesome and has been keeping me out of trouble (as long as the neighbours don't complain!). Wasn't too expensive either which was good - twas a special offer in argos!

Going out bowling tonight where Suzie and Dan are joining us, and then it's back to Dawlish tomorrow - which is kind of sad :( Luckily I'm on holiday from Monday-Friday next week (hurrah!) going back to Loughborough. Looking forward to the bowling tonight though. My main aim is to win! Tee hee! Anyhoo, I'm going to get a cup of tea and clear up. God Bless...

My expenses have come through - hurrah! Now I migh...

Guilder — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:23:00 +0000

My expenses have come through - hurrah! Now I might be able to take someone for a drink!

So the expenses money has at last come through, which is good (just in time for the Hemel Trip and a tad of Christmas shopping me thinks), my OU grant also came through though no PC grant yet so I'd better chase that up! Talking of OU the exam went OK on tuesday - one of the questions was a great one, one was ok, and one was pants with an average of ok being the result. Get the results late december so it's going to be fun waiting for that to come through!

Really want to do some web designing at the moment. Waiting for Hemel to get back from Holidays so they can give me the name which they have chosen for the mission they're doing (and hence the design I will create for the site!). Also got to do some domain transferring which is going to take a bit of time. It's that or let them into my FTP space - yeah right!

Looking forward to travelling to Hemel next week and getting some time in London. It'll be my fourth trip of the year to the capital - more than Loughborough! Anyhoo, I'm cream crackered having done a Harvest festival service for West Cliff this morning and an assembly for Trinity this afternoon - need to pay my money in and get onto the politics books! God Bless...

Exam coming up.... life is such fun!!! So I have m...

Guilder — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:07:00 +0000

Exam coming up.... life is such fun!!!
So I have my end of module Media exam today in Exeter which I am not looking forward to. I'm still recovering from the weekend which knocked me back a bit, it was great - just extreemly tiring - think I need a proper holiday!

Off next week with the team to Hemel, going to do some team building, looking at vision type thing and spending some time doing social things like a London sightseeing trip and a shopping day! (Might even take them ice skating!). The week after I'm going to take some time out to go back to Loughborough and sleep (I have to work my day off so secured some extra away time).

Thinking lots at the moment, but hoping that this afternoon I can focus on the exam. Looking forward to getting it out of the way and being back in bed!

Anyhoo, I'm going to listen to meatloaf, do prayer, last minute revise and get the train! God Bless...

My main objective today is to clean my kitchen So...

Guilder — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:23:00 +0000

My main objective today is to clean my kitchen

So far today I have done a major SoulExeter.co.uk update and been listening to some new music releases which has been fun. I'm now going to get going on the dawlish impact site (or at least something to keep us going for the time being). Had a good day off in Exeter yesterday, ate out twice and had some time to do some shopping!

My phone came back from being fixed and now works (hurrah!), the only problem - I lost all my phone numbers - so if you have mine send me a text with your name else I'm never going to be able to contact you again!

Anyhoo, I've got a site to build, a kitchen to clean and a final youth leader training session to run!

God Bless...

Waiting for my phone to charge so I can update the...

Guilder — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:54:00 +0000

Waiting for my phone to charge so I can update the firmware - just another ordinary day!

Been in school today which is always fun but has the knackering factor! Also trying to sort out some sort of impact site but am dillying with the template at the moment - don't want anything too formulaic and want it to be suitable for kids and adults alike. Also has to be updateable by the team - so something more joomla based then!

Just read the Parish magazine which was as enthralling as ever. I actually contributed this month (got it in on time!) so the Impact - CONTACT infoletter is now in circulation. Using a flash new font for all the new impact stuff too - shall be on the hoodies and everything!

Anyhoo, I'm praying that this phone will charge a tad quicker - I've got 20s and 30s tonight! Also want to set the PC to defrag before I go out - oh the joy! Better stop boring you to death with banal life comment... God Bless!

At last, a chance to write, to take literature to ...

Guilder — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:53:00 +0000

At last, a chance to write, to take literature to a whole new level, to go where no piece of blogging has gone before - oh pants! I've got something to do!

Busy, crazy kinda couple of days! All sorts going on from prayer rooms and church stuff to schools and OU tutorials! Man it's all ever so exciting!

The most exciting thing to have happened over the past few days was a real day off! Mmmmm day off! I went down to plymouth and met up with Sarah Harris who I hadn't seen for a whole year (since she'd been in Canada and all) and we ate burgers at Captain Jaspers and went to spoons for a drink (as well as a whole load of walking and talking - wouldn't want you to think my life revolved around food and drink - oh look some cheesey nibbles!). That was grand!

Anyhoo, lots of plans ahead. Going for a month of culture in November with Ballet and Opera in the plans! Also looking forward (!) to my exam for media on 17th October, and some sort of half term jolly, though transport is looking decidedly dodgey! Got to go and tidy up :( God Bless...

Busy as bee - though I've never really got that - ...

Guilder — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:36:00 +0000

Busy as bee - though I've never really got that - is a bee really that busy?

Back from the St.Georges, Hemel weekend away in Northampton which was fantastic - did a series of sessions for the youth entitled - Anatomy:The Study of the Body. Shall most likely put this into a resource that other youth leaders can use on the Soul Exeter website (got a whole load of resources I shall be adding October type time). The activities worked really well, and the syrup sponge pudding illustration went down a treat (and was also quite tasty).

In Dawlish everything is getting ready for the start of term, there are all sorts of problems (better start praying) mainly in getting the team here! Dan is coming in a few weeks time for sure, question marks hang over Kim and Di... just what you want to start the academic year.

Been doing some website work this morning, just got a lot of typing up to do for the group pages. I shall be adding them over the next week in time for the open day.

Got my parents coming up this weekend. Mum is staying on afterwards for a few days to paint my front room and the toilet - it should be a lot fresher and nicer after that!

Anyhoo, I'd better do some OU work and buy some milk & bread. God bless...

Back from Soul Survivor and now back into focussin...

Guilder — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:02:00 +0000

Back from Soul Survivor and now back into focussing on the year ahead!

September creeps upon one as something creeping upon one - and if that doesn't make sense then what does?! The past few weeks at Soul Survivor have been great! Spent week A with the youth group (and even managed to get some uni work done too), Week B I did catering which was great fun! I enjoyed it ever so much, and it was really good to meet lots of new people. Also got to see Family Force 5 in concert which was AWESOME and an experience to treasure!

Anyhow, now I'm back and getting things together for the year ahead. It's looking jam-packed full of excitement (though I do seem to have secured Thursdays off!!!). In the upcoming future I have an Exams result party, a weekend away with St.Georges in Hemel, Soul Exeter (where I am speaking), and Mum and Dad visiting - it's indeed all go once the college and general soulexeter work gets going. Have spent the past few days keeping the new Soul Exeter site intact - it's looking fantastic if I don't say so myself!

Got a round of golf to play this afternoon with Dave, so I might go and have a bit to eat before that. Have a great day whatever you're doing. God Bless...

Off to Soul Survivor for two weeks - I really do w...

Guilder — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:04:00 +0000

Off to Soul Survivor for two weeks - I really do worry about my sanity sometimes!

Off to Soul Survivor so life is incredibly busy right now - hoping to get away once it's all finished. There the first week with the youth ggroup and then on the second week catering (yeah a right laugh I know!). Anyhoo, I've really, really got to get on with it today. God Bless...

"I'm loving angels instead" a genius line or a tru...

Guilder — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:30:00 +0000

"I'm loving angels instead" a genius line or a truth if you've met the right person?! Who knows!!!!

I have just spent the past half hour lugging tables around for the Church's Summer Fair, and I'm sure I shall be called up again very soon - shall thence be a short post!

Life is going bery jollily at the moment! I went to Torquay last week for the first stage of getting my feet and legs finally sorted out. They've put these things in my feet to increase the arch and give my leg more support and twist it back around to the correct shape! It hurts quite a bit at the mo (mainly lower back pains) but hopefully once I get used to them they'll just be doing a power of good! As I was already going south, I decided to go even further and went with Dan, Cordi and Alex to Plymouth - twas great fun!

Have also played two rounds of mini golf - the first a victory for England over Guernsey by 11 or so shots, the second I lost by one shot to Dave in a close early morning match (I blamed the new feet things cos they were hurting and putting me off my game!).

Now I am focussing on getting my next OU essay done - it's about Critical Discourse Analysis which is fun :) Also spent last night and probably tonight painting a school hall at the invitation of Sarah (the world's finest stage manager!) which was grand. Got a murder mystery meal coming up on Saturday night which is going to be great fun, got lots of people coming and I'm going to do up the lounge 60s style!

Just listening to a great Napster playlist which I am singing along to heartily! God Bless...

Prague was fantastic! What an amazing city! Pragu...

Guilder — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:45:00 +0000

Prague was fantastic! What an amazing city!

Prague was great! A fantastic trip, which all the kids enjoyed loads and which all the staff seemed to have a pretty decent time on too. The accomodation was the luxuary Olypick Hotel, a four star offering with lovely rooms and fantastic food - the breakfast and dinner offerings were really tasty especially the goulash which had chunks of really succulent beef in it! During the trip we took time to do some sightseeing including the Jewish Quarter, Wencless Square, The Astrological Clock, Terezin (the Concentration camp and ghetto) and the Charles Bridge as well as some other bits and bobs! We also imersed ourselves in culture with outdoor swimming pools, ice cream cafes and a trip or two to the huge TESCO hypermarket!

All in all it was a fantastic trip and it's kind of a shame to be back facing all the church work once again! Got a PCC meeting tonight (fun!) and Thursday is my trip to Torquay to have my ankle examined - pain! Anyhoo, I'd better go, I've got to write a publicity committee report on the Church open day in September! God Bless...

This is the out of office auto reply! I'm away on ...

Guilder — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:30:00 +0000

This is the out of office auto reply! I'm away on holiday hurrah!

Off to Prague tomorrow morning! Got to go to Exeter and buy some clothes this afternoon (and get some euros as well!). It's all very busy!!!

London was great yesterday - Me, Dave and Alex had a right laugh and enjoyed the delights that the city has to offer, with a bit of shopping, travel and museums! Just thinking about putting together a going away CD for Prague! Sorting out the playlist at the moment...

Anyhoo, I'd better go. Don't try and reach me - I'll be out the office!! God Bless...

Take a breath and get ready for the next onslaught...

Guilder — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:49:00 +0000

Take a breath and get ready for the next onslaught!

Busy, busy! Getting ready for a week away in prague with the school anext week and sorting everything else out at the same time (including a trip to London tomo!). This week has been pretty good so far. Bit of schools work, organising stuff for church (open day meeting was so much better than I ever expected) and spedning some time with the young people!

Listening to Save Tonight - the eagle eyed cherry classic and a mix together of Dandy Warhols and Moose T's I'm Horny! Gold dust! Just been sorting out the minutes from lasts night's meeting and checking I have enough money to grab some euros for the journey across europe.

Anyhoo, I'd better go! Got to eat some lunch before Gatehouse! God Bless...

A busy week which opens with Essay writing, includ...

Guilder — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:26:00 +0000

A busy week which opens with Essay writing, includes a trip to London and concludes with a long bus journey to Prague!

Sat at the computer on a Monday morning trying to get some momentum for what is going to be a VERY busy week! Today I have my OU essay to complete and post, labels to stick in books ready to go and give to all primary school leavers, craft club and the last youth house group of the academic year! Tomorrow I'm in school, then off to present books to young people, followed by a full church meeting about the Open Day I have proposed in September (should be fun!). Wednesday I'm handing books out again and getting some studying in. Thursday I'm in London for the whole day celebrating the end of Exams with some of the youth! Friday I've got a publicity commitee meeting, and I'm going to pack and go shopping for my trip - Saturday I leave for the trip to Prague - it's a very long journey!

The past week has been quite good - though very draining! Soul Exeter on Saturday night was fantastic. With the football and spree going on we expected less kids, but the atmosphere was still really cool and Daniel and Suzie led and spoke awesomely. Was grand! Then yesterday (Sunday) I was leading the 11.15 service and we did a football themed offering! It was fantastic and a load of kids stayed around afterwards to eat their picnics and then to play football on the Newhay. Final score was 4-4 (nice Christian draw!), my team was winning with five minutes to go but two of my players got sent off (for diving!!!!) and I suddenly became unable to save the ball! Tee Hee! That's football for you!

Anyhoo, I have a lot to do and I'd better get on with it! God Bless...

The H3 2006 Review by Andrew Guilder :) H3 took p...

Guilder — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 06:59:00 +0000

The H3 2006 Review by Andrew Guilder :)

H3 took place at Brawdwell Abbey, Milton Keynes from the 30th June to 2nd July 2006 and featured an eclectic range of bands from across the sphere of British Christian music. Divided between two stages (a Marquee stage and a Main courtyard stage) and with a campsite on the side H3 is the three counties closest Christian equivalent to Glastonbury - apart from the weather was fantastic and there wasn't quite as many people!

Friday night's programme saw three bands on main stage - Kurious, Soul'd out and Mowglee - it was a decent sized dome stage backed onto a courtyard which gave it an intimate feel yet could fit in a good thousand or so revellers. Kurious, the first band on, are a YFC band who tour schools, and they brought us a collection of covers with a couple of their own songs, the highlight being a cover of Angel and Airwaves song the adventure. The second band on Soul'd Out are a collection of various artists from the Soul'd Out Entertainment record label; these guys are top notch rappers, and though the crowd were tough (not a South London or Notts group!) they were fantastic in both performance and music. The end of the night saw four piece rock group Mowglee perform, who were as usual fantastic - the highlight of their set was a rock cover of a classic Elvis track, it worked a treat.

On Saturday morning I decided to explore the Marquee stage and see what the talent on there were like. I have to say I was not disappointed. The Quench Band - part of the battle of the bands competition - were fantastic (I was disappointed that they didn't win) doing some great rocky worship covers. Suzie and Dan was a two-piece with Dan playing keys and Suzie Wade singing. She had a fantastic vocal and interacted very well with the crowd, the encore especially had everyone clapping along. Dan and Dan was another two-piece, Dan Hobbs played keys and sang backing in one of the songs, Dan Sheills played various guitars and sang. The performance of his own material was great, especially when he dived into Vicky Beechings 'Yesterday, Today and Forever' mid-song.

I saw three other bands on Saturday, on the main stage somethingABOUTnothing a young four-piece group from Kent who were great. They had some brilliant material and their crowd interaction was impressive for 15-17 year olds - well worth looking out for in the future. I also saw the Austin Frances Connection who were perhaps one of the highlights of the weekend. Placed on the marquee stage (a shocking decision - a lot of the bands here were much better than the main stage!) AFC brought some summer fuelled hip-hop perfect for a Saturday evening as the sun set, a three piece band with a singer, a guitarist, and a lad known as 'hobbit' who is one of the UK's premier beat boxers, they had the crowd bopping and cheering in delight at their talents. The songs were cheeky and the lyrics beautifully funny, they also framed the talent of the young beat boxer! Finally on main stage I watched the delights of [dweeb] perhaps one of the maddest bands of all time! Their music was loud and proud, but their most noticeable quality was their crowd interaction - they really got everyone moving and jumping around! A very good band!

On Sunday I relaxed more and didn't see quite so many bands, there was less I was interested in viewing. The highlight of the day was a rocking group called Electrolyte. They're a three-piece from Essex, who brought songs with a lot of pace and that really rocked! Impressively all three members harmonised perfectly all throughout the gig (incredible when you think about it!) that added great depth to the music. Another band to keep an eye on!

Faults would be some dodgy stage allocating and the lack of showers on site (I had to wash with baby wipes!), they could also do with running the two stages at the same time; the movement was a great opportunity for people to disappear! The marquee stage would be a great venue for tables, chairs, refreshments, and 'choiry style' or 'acoustic' music, whilst the main stage is definitely suited for the rock and urban bands (and the Battle of the Band contest too)! Although it did have its faults overall H3 was a great weekend - there was a lot of talent around and a lot of great music (especially on the Saturday). It's definitely a festival that I have already booked in my diary for next year.

Visit the H3 Gallery @ Andy's Album. Also look out for full interviews, bios on bigfattoothbrush and soulexeter v2 (coming soon!!) where the August podcast will also feature a number of the bands, interviews and clips of their music!

H3 Festival - Day 1 Review

Guilder — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:31:00 +0000

Writing up a full review on my mobile phone might just kill me so you're just going to have to wait! Lets just say it's reignited my passion for music and I have really enjoyed myself :-) anyhoo I'm sleeping in a caravan with the recording equipment & no doubt they will be here soon to get ready for tomorrow. Best get some sleep :-) God bless

H3 Festival &reading books on the train

Guilder — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:11:00 +0000

Well i'm at H3 festival in Milton Keynes. Already a good atmosphere and the bands haven't started yet! Will be doing a full review for the new Soul Exeter v2 site when I get back! Another review to stick on the site will be that of the book 'the Yes man' by Danny Wallace. I read it on the train on the way here and it was great! Anyhow I shall continue being 'pressy' and speak to a few more people and get some more quality journalism going!

Subbeuteo, Taxi, Polythene, Swim, Food, Semiotics ...

Guilder — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 06:27:00 +0000

Subbeuteo, Taxi, Polythene, Swim, Food, Semiotics and Soul Exeter v2 - that's a reduced round up of the day!

I have been getting a lot done the past few days - which has been good! I've pretty much caught up with my OU studies (which is now textual analysis - semiotics & genre), I've got a planning team together for a world cup service and the web-editing for Soul Exeter v2 is coming on incredibly - it's going to be one monster of a site!

Last night we had a movie night with far too much food - we learn't that gluttony was not a good thing! The movie wasn't that great - Taxi - a french film about a guy who drives a taxi that is also a race car! Luckily it was dubbed, but next time I think I'll allow Dave to choose Agent Cody Banks!

I also managed to get hold of some backcatologue albums I've wanted for a while. I bought Feeder's Swim and Polythene - which completes the Album backcatolgue in that respect. I've also wanted hard copies of Squad Five O and Bob Smiley for a while which I managed to pick up in the Wesley Owen sale along with the Flicker Rocks Harder DVD! Birthday money well and truely gone!

Anyhoo, I'm going to do some editing, then a bit of study before the planning meeting and a few games of Subbeuteo! Hurrah! God Bless...

We had a goodbye meal for Mandee yesterday, and An...

Guilder — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:23:00 +0000

We had a goodbye meal for Mandee yesterday, and Ania and Remik will be gone soon as well!

It's a time of change at the moment, with everyone deserting Dawlish and me being left (and currently without anyone else joining me - though hopefully that'll sort itself out in the next few weeks). Clubs are finishing up, Summer activities are being planned and I am sorting out foundation stuff for next year! We had a chinese meal last night (before the game of course!) and it was good to get a chance to say goodbye with just the team (spesh as I'm away for the general leaving party cos of H3!).

My leg is slowly getting better, the brusing has nearly gone, it's just long persiods of standing or sitting without having my leg raised that now hurt, so that's good. Physio on the other leg begins next Monday (hurrah!) which is good - I'd quite like to be able to play footie and hockey again!

Other than that I have been doing a tad of web editing and focusing on my OU work (which is really quite interesting at the moment!). Web editing wise I am doing some ground work ready for my 'Grand week of editing' 30th July - 8th August where I have the week to spend solely on the Soul Exeter site and getting it sorted. My aim is to have the template in place by then so I can just add the content. It's going to be quite a monster of a site with searchable bible, topic bible, bible guide, music reviews, news, interviews, celebration, open source youth work (games, videos, powerpoints, session guides), forum with myspace style community section, and 2 monthly podcasts going online! Hence needing a week to sort it all out!

Anyhoo, I'm going to get back to my study! God Bless...