It has been a good few weeks.

Reasons are:

1. Went away for two days with Brian and Stevie C from college to the Peak District where we walked up some mountains and went to the pub in the evening…both things were awesome and there are some cool photos on facebook of it…especially funny ones of how we took a long route back via Sherwood Forest and had tons of fun pratting about in their gift shop and “museum”

2. Went to Soul Survivor for a week, will blog about that in the next few days

3. Then had a “proper week off” where I didn’t come into the office, and if I’m not in the office I don’t have the internet, and if that annoys you then I’m sure my folks wouldn’t mind you sending them a few quid so that we could afford to get the internet at home. But anyway in this week off, I did various things and will also blog about that this week

4. 3 reasons are enough, if you’re looking for a fourth then you are just greedy…greedy and selfish I tell ya lol

And in my defence, I have not blogged since like mid August, which is bad I admit but a young certain Ginger, we all know who I mean, who’s name comes first in the title of said blog and who’s blog we all know it belongs to and who we all thank for the lovely design has not blogged here since the 22nd of May! Compared to that, I think my devotion to all of you wonderful readers (and you are wonderful) of this poor excuse for insight, hilarity and wit, cannot be questioned

But here is a blog, whoopdy bloody do I hear you cry (jokes)

Tomorrow I’m off to Soul Survivor for a week, so I’ll be raising my hand and maybe even trying the double hand up ultra hardcore worshipper move and being holy for a few hours tonight as practice for the week. Although seriously, should be a good old time, and seeing as I’m a youth worker and a Christian and I’ll be with young people and they’ll be talking about Jesus (I like Jesus quite a lot) then I think it should be ace.

So, you’ll have to cope without my stupid words that I know in no particular order for around a week or so.

But in the meantime just one quick thing

Listen to this song!!! It is a cover of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road originally by Elton John and that is an amazing song but this is a cover by a woman called Sarah Blasko and it is blooming incredible in my opinion

Bernie Mac was flippin’ hilarious and always cracked me up and I might be in the minority who watched and liked his own show

Read both these stories from the BBC website for more details and for tributes

And I advise you all to watch ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ and laugh loads at the hilarity of Bernie Mac

Well, when I say DEAD…I kinda mean on life support!

Or well, at least maimed, probably been hit in the face with an axe (RETRO!)

Mark has killed his creation

But never fear, as Coldplay so brilliantly sung everything’s not lost…Mark is still blogging…

Because Geoff from Byker Grove is a hero of all youth workers whether they realise it or not and Byker Grove is the sort of un-professional, inappropriate youth work ever seen (they so wouldn’t get a JNC!)

Anyway, the immortal line of “GEOFF, GEOFF, THE GROVE IS ON FIRE!” has inspired the title of Mark’s new blog all about youth work and ministry and other such buzzwords

You should all read it, even if you’re not a youth worker…why? Because he’s my friend and I tell you to!!!! And also Mark is fairly witty to say the least and has got some wicked opinions about youth work, theology and all other buzzwords

Read it, go on, I double dares you

After two years of doing tons and tons and tons of fieldwork, over 50,000 words of writing in two years probably, I’ve finally passed

I got a B+ which I’m really pleased with and now all that’s left is sending off some form to the office that I need to and then I will be all officially JNC qualified (and if you don’t know what that is but are too proud to realise you need to ask, then click here to find out what JNC is)

And to illustrate how good getting a JNC is, to quote the prophet Mark Walley, who is one of my best friends in the whole entire world…”You can now command the respect of dozens!”

My question is though, is my return actually wanted? If so, what would you like me to blog about? Are people still visiting the site or has the [please insert insulting word] design put you guys off?

This is a quick blog as am just taking a couple of minutes to chill whilst I sip away on a lovely cup of coffee! Which does lead me with a question for you crazy Chrispy kids out there to ponder and answer in the comments dealy-o…is addiction wrong/sin? If it is, why is addiction to coffee, food, tv, shopping bantered about and is used for proper lol-ing and then for Chrispys to give it up for lent cos “that’s what Jesus wants” but yet addiction to self-harm, smoking, drinking etc really looked down upon as the unforgivable sins and disgusting habits! Is it the habit itself which makes addiction sin or is addiction sin? Gone on have a think and write your brain down in the comments, see what happens!

Also, it’s my Birthday a week tomorrow (26th of July) and I’ll be out of the country for it, my placement is taking young people away for an international youth camp type deal in Hungary (just outside Budapest) for a week…should be a bit of a laugh and fun holy times. But the scary thing is that I’ll be turning 23! I’m old and single and ugly and not that talented and still undecided on what I should do in life…i’m up poo creek at the mo…jokes

So, until I get back from Hungary on the 27th of July (which gives you loads of time to get me some proper ace, of the hook birthday present!) I’ll have to leave you…bye bye…

and thanks to Phil Brown I have found a video of two of them singing a song together…it’s not that bad

check it out (by clicking here) and maybe in comments box thingy say you’re celebrity crushes

p.s. if Scarlett Johansson reads this, I still fancy her most

Remember me?

I took a little hiatus from blogging so I could finish fieldwork (JNC done!) and then my last two essays (2nd year done!)

I left thinking that with the new “lovely” design that Hayley would be blogging regularly…and she started well with four blogs in two weeks but then nothing

I’m sorry

So, who still wants me to blog? I know my good buddy Brian (who’s blog is pretty nice too) does but any other takers?

I should have more time now to blog again

Love Gareth