The erratic adventures of shay & jax
Busy, busy, busy! Drinky, drinky, drinky! In the last few weeks, we've had our annual trip to Shaldon, a picturesque village nestled on the banks of the river Teign. Me, the Boss, and a few friends go every year to walk for miles along the coast paths, and then eat too much food and drink too much beer. Last year a game of Cards Against Humanity, and a post-Shaldon colouring in competition were added to the mix, which I mentioned here. This year was a bit less walky and even more drinky, when one of our party realised that the only footwear he'd brought with him from Brighton were cowboy boots. Oh dear... However, I did decided that, as I am clearly not unhealthy enough, I'm going to take up smoking a pipe. The following weekend it was the Wessex Beardsmen's beard and moustache competition. As with the Brits last year, I entered the Business Class category, and won nowt. Brook's typist will be so disappointed in me. :/ However, just like at the Brits, we had an absolutely fabulous day, meeting some old friends and making a bunch more. And I had a burlesque artist sniff my beard, which is a first for me. The photos are starting to trickle in. Both the official photographers asked me to look 'serious', but I seem to have ended up looking more 'stern', or possibly even 'a bit stabby...' Yes, I do have a dent in my forehead. Forceps. It's purely aesthetic, and didn't do any real damage. I mean, everyone blacks out for days, and wakes up covered in blood occasionally, right?
The UK goes to the polls soon, and I will avoid talking too much about that here because I will probably start ranting. I will just have a brief froth about the 'if you don't vote, don't complain' posts that are starting to appear everywhere. I'm going to go along and cast my utterly worthless Green vote in a safe Tory seat because, well, because I'm an idiot. And the polling station is next to the pub. However, I live in a democracy that manages to exclude and alienate huge swathes of people - even those that do vote - and then blames them for feeling excluded or alienated. So if you've taken a look at the candidates and don't see anyone you want to vote for, or you've realised that you may as well burn your ballot card for all the political representation actually voting will bring, then I please do moan, whether you vote or not. Please do kick up a fuss. And if you're simplifying the argument down to 'don't vote/don't moan', please take a moment to realise that not all non-voter are not politically engaged. Many are simply opting out of a system they feel is broken anyway. Anyway, what do I know? :P
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Bagel
26/4/2015 02:26:54 am
That third pic has definite "imma cut you" vibes, yes.
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Bread
26/4/2015 08:07:04 am
Bloody hippy...
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Brooklyn
27/4/2015 01:21:19 am
All I'm hearing is you didn't win!
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Bread
27/4/2015 08:05:25 pm
The guy with the mic is the very taken Mr Andy Teague, who is an all around top bloke with a great beard. You could always join the Wessex Beardsmen group and ogle him from there?
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ogler.
27/4/2015 08:31:35 pm
Exactly what I was thinking; great beard ahum. Do I need a beard to join because I think I just became the groups #1 fan (hubba hubba). I love that shirt! :D
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Bread
27/4/2015 09:26:38 pm
Nope - it's for fans of facial hair, as well as wearers.
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