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Wednesday - 7th October 2009
I went to the 1A Dental Practice in Peterborough, to get a much needed check up. Not had once since I went to Balfron High School. So at least 12 years ago, if not longer. it's all good news, I got the all clear, so don't have to go back till April 2010, then I get my next check up. It's also great that I have a NHS Dentist again.
Wednesday - 14th October 2009

I recorded a new vlog about the house's new dog "Bear" which we got from the Wood Green Animal Shelters.

Saturday - 17th October 2009
Hyundai i10 StyleI went to Cooks Hyundai garage in Peterborough, to pick up my new Hyundai i10 Style, that I ordered from them on the 17th September. It set me back £6,755. it would have been £8,855. If it was not for the UK Government Car Scrappage Scheme, which meant I got £2,100 for my old car. Which is great, since my old car set me back £1,800, when I got it 5 years ago.
Wednesday - 21st October 2009

I added a Google map to the End to End cycle website. Like the one below, so you can see where all the photos, were taken along the route from John O'Groats to Land's End.


View End to End cycle photos in a larger map.
Sunday - 25th October 2009

I drove down to place near to Cambridge to see my great friends, Jaco and Namir. It was great getting to see them again. Now I have car, I really should try my best to go and see them again a lot more. It was also the first time that my car has been on a motorway since getting him, just over a week ago.

Wednesday - 28th October 2009
Someone left me a very nice comment on one of my YouTube videos it goes like this "you are a fag, you look like a cartoon character and you have a weird voice. I hope your gay ass had fun taking both wetsuits off fucko." The message did not upset me, just I can't believe that they are sill people in the world that think like that. His username on YouTube is eSNiCKz, if you want to leave him some nice messages!! :)
Thursday - 29th October 2009

I passed the First Aid at Work course, which I have been for the last 3 days. I also got mud flaps for my car. But I tried again and again and can't get them on myself. Also it does not help that they have send me two left hand ones for the front of the car. So I think, I am going to take him to local garage and get them to do it. Means it will only have three mud flaps, till I can get the wrong one changed.

BTW I am still trying to come up with a name for my car. If you have any ideas then please contact me!

Sunday - 8th November 2009

One of my friends Rob was over for the day. Who I had not seen since I meet up with him and his boyfriend, when they took me out for a meal while doing to End to End cycle. So both went into Stamford and to Marks and Spencer to get some food. Which is now starting to turn into a long running joke. Since every time he comes to my place, we always end up doing the same things. But was once, when we got back from Stamford we did something new!! Go us!! Which was to take some photos of myself for Wetsuitlads. Big thank-you to Rob for taken them, he did a great job!

Then once Rob had gone, I made a start on what is going to be a long job of moving all the photos on this website to a new look photo gallery. It's so much better than the one way. Since you now rate and comment on the photos. You can also search by tags and so on. For example you can search for lycra, straitjacket or wetsuit.

Tuesday - 17th November 2009
The main thing I did today, was to order a HD webcam from Amazon.co.uk. But of course, I really wanted to get a HD camcorder a lot more. But right now I don't have the money for one, so a HD webcam is the next best thing. I made up my mind to get one, since more and more people are doing there video vlogs on YouTube in HD and I don't want to be left behind. I am getting a Creative Live! Cam Socialize HD Webcam with Microphone. All going well, I should have it by this time next week. So if you have any ideas, what I should do in my first HD vlog, then let me know.
Friday - 20th November 2009

Every year at the Peterborough Greyhound Stadium we dress up for Children In Need. This year we dressed up as Pirates. I am not in this short video, since I was the one filming it. To see photos of myself in my Pirates costume, check out the photos tagged wth Pirates costume in the photos of myself section.

Monday - 30th November 2009
Today I went down to London to see a band called The Mismatch, check them out on myspace.com/themismatch and you can also follow them at twitter.com/TheMismatch.
Wednesday - 23rd December 2009

Speaking about having to cancel to my planned trip to Scotland to see my family over Christmas period, due to all the ice and snow. Just to add to it, I do the vlog, while having a shower in my Orca S2 wetsuit.

Since I uploaded this vlog the weather got much better and I set off in my car at around 1:15pm and got to Killearn at about 8:45pm.

Thursday - 31st December 2009

Feel like I have to post something that's it's the last day of 2009 and all that. Over all it's been a good year. The main bigs things to happen in 2009, were.

Mike and myself had our three year anniversary in May, then of course, that all wrong wrong in August, when we broke up. Also very said news, when I had to say good-bye to my dog Pebbles in July. Then in August I did the End to End cycle, which I would say is the one of the best things I have done in my life. Already starting to plain a cycle for 2010, then hoping to do the End to End cycle again in 2011. Also in August my car broke down. Then I got a new car in October.

Now that's out of the way, on to what I did today. The main thing I did was some geocaching with one of my friends called Jamie, that I have known for just about all of my life. We were hoping to find two today, but we run out of light, so only found one in the end. We're going to look for the second on again on Sunday all going well.

So tonight, I am going to bring in the New Year with my Mum and Dad, which will be nice, not done that in about 4 years. So happy New Year everyone xxx!!

 
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