Hall of Fame: I Barely Knew Thee

Welcome one and all to the Hall of Fame. I am your curator, Darkest Red.

Okay, so famous people are always getting recognition for things they do so I thought it's about time non-famous people did as well. Once a week (or whenever I get round to it) I'm going to be doing a Hall of Fame for that week (or fortnight...or month...or...yeah, as I said, whenever I get round to it). They may even have a theme...I know, I'm totally insane. Let's go crazy. Woo. Hoo. So yeah, this weeks entrants are as follows (and please feel free to add your own):

First up...

SilentPrayer.

SP is in the Hall of Fame this week for her support and continual positivity during my job search. Much appreciated, I am humbled!
SP has been so supportive and has really helped me through the long, long months of job searching that I have done. She has been there for me and has prayed for me and has generally be very nice!
Welcome to the Hall of Fame SP!

Second entry...

W.H. Smith Guy.

On Tuesday I went to WH Smith to collect my Horrible History book (free with the Daily Telegraph!) and the space between the tills and the display/barrier behind it. I headed towards the available till and the guy at the till before the till I was heading to (keeping up?) was leaving that till and there wasn't room for us both to get past. He saw me, graciously stepped back, gave me a huuuge smile and let me past. Not much I know but chivalry always impresses me greatly. And who said it was dead?? Not as common place maybe, but not dead. Not yet anyway. (While I'm on the subject, an honoury mention should be made for Tesco Guy today, who let me past with a smile but his act just didn't seem quite so chivalrous, perhaps because he didn't flash me such a big smile!)
Step up the to Hall of Fame, W.H. Smith guy!

And finally for this week...

Jack Black.

(I know I said this would be about non-famous people but sometimes famous people will be included. Deal with it, move on. Done? Good good, and now onward...)

I watched School of the Rock for the first time in aaages on Tuesday night. What a film! And kudos to Mr Black for making me laugh when I definitely could do with it! I don't really think I need to say much else, Jack Black rocks!
And this has got to be the best recognition you could have, right Jack? Congratulations on entering...The Hall of Fame.

That's all for this week. If you want to add your own, feel free.

You are now leaving the Hall of Fame...please close the door on your way out. It gets a bit drafty in here.

"With this candle....I shall set your mother on fire."

Full Face Transplant

Soooooooooo creepy!!

Hun

What's the deal with guys calling me hun?? So many guys seems to do it (with a few notable exceptions). The problem is, most of these guys (again, with a notable- though sometimes not- exception or two) are guys that I most definitely do not want to be calling me hun! It's quite one thing to call me hun if you're a close friend but if you're just some guy who harrassed me in college and whom I speak to more because I'm being polite than because I want too, then I think it's a little needless to say the least!

"There's an eye in me soup!"

Seth is soooooooo good!!

I've listened to his album every day since I saw him. Oh...my...goodness!! I am sooo in love with this album. He's so talented. He's so nice. He's so...wow!!

I don't know what else I can say. What a guy!!

Blue Peter

Yes, I watched it!

Today was really interesting. The team were in New Orleans and a lot of the show was (not surprisingly) focused on the devestation that Katrina brought on the people. It was really haunting seeing the houses still destroyed and all the areas that havent been rebuilt yet, even after over a year. Konnie was helping to gut one of them, it was so weird seeing the TV, chairs, photographs, even an unopened pack of fizzy drink cans scattered everywhere (not the cans, the objects).

They spoke to a boy who lives in one of the areas and he said that he may live in the United States but it doesn't feel very united at the moment because if they were really united, then they should have help to rebuild etc. (Or something like that)

I shall leave you with that thought.

Face/Off

I watched the Horizon programme tonight (well, last night, strictly speaking- 17th October, 21:00) on the woman who had the first face transplant. I don't get freaked out or anything very often but that is soooo creepy! I don't think I could pyschologically take having a dead person's face as my own. It would freak me out way too much.

Still, she seems happy enough about it (so far, and of course who knows what she's feeling behind closed doors?) and it has obviously changed her life.

Ethically...well...that's a hard one, isn't it? As I said, I don't think I could handle it and I do, in all honesty, find it a little scary but where would this lady (Isobelle someone, I believe) be without it?

Seth Lakeman: *dreamy sigh*

I love this guy!

I saw him live last night. Oh...my....goodness!!!

Stef and I spent the day in Cambridge so first I will say about that.

When we got off the train we (when we had recovered from the shock of seeing so many bikes in one place!) firstly went to find Pizza Hut(as any self respecting person would do) before going to find The Junction.
When we'd found The Junction we saw there was a Pizza Hut right near it (as opposed to the one 20 minutes away we'd found earlier)so we decided we'd go back there later for a late lunch/early tea (or dinner. Whatever you want to call it).

We went back to the centre of town and found the Sedgewick Museum of Earth Sciences (not by coincidence you understand, we'd planned to go there). We had a look around there which was really cool, very interesting. Some amazing skeletons in there!

After that we went back to Pizza Hut (we were both sooo hungry by this point!) and had a lovely meal there. Congratulations go to Holly [our waitress] for being extremely happy and for good service! We spent a few hours in there eating, drinking (nothing stronger than Coke-as in the drink- though!) and talking/having fun.

And then....on to The Junction. We waited inside what we thought was the right building- it was only by coincidence that we heard the receptionist telling another couple that it was the building next door that Seth would be in.
Anyway, we waited for the doors to open (they opened later than they should have done. Tut tut tut.) and then eventually we were let in.
We got a spot right at the front and Stef went to look at the merchandise table. He came back and I went to buy a t shirt (which I loooove!).

Eventually the support guy came on (there were some really annoying girls at the front who kept cheering every time the sound guys came on but didn't bother cheering him which wasn't very nice, I thought), Carus. He's a talented guy, good voice, good guitarist and good harmonica player (what's a harmonica player called? A harmonicist?) but he was a bit boring and some of his lyrics were...well...not all that good. In my opinion, anyway. The second to last song he played was cool though, I really liked it. Not that I know what it's called.
Anyway, after he'd finished (he was also nuts btw!), there was a long wait and then eventually Seth came on.

Oh...my...goodness! He was absolutely amazing. He is soooo talented. He sounds absolutely incredible live and his violin playing is...wow!!
He also has a great smile! I know someone (not mentioning names) thinks he's weird looking but I do not!
Cormac (drummer) also has a great smile and it was sooo infectious. I'd love to have him with me when I'm not feeling too great, he'd cheer me up for sure!
It was soooo good to hear him live. The Colliers (my favourite track on Freedom Fields) was absolutely amazing, as was How Much (another of my favourites, though not from Freedom Fields). Lady of the Sea, The White Hare, Joseph Wright were all fantastically performed too. Send Yourself Away was absolutely stunning. Wow. His solos were amazing and the last encore, Seth, Sean (guitarist, and his brother) and Cormac was sooo great!

There was only one thing wrong with the gig...it was NO where near long enough! I could've happily spent another 24 hours (if not more) watching him. It went soooo quickly!

I REALLY want to see him again. I'm totally in love with Seth! *giggle* And...erm...probably slightly obsessed.