Proper Job- Young Ramblings

Wurzels On The Radio Tonight

2011-12-04T05:18:00.001-08:00

The Wurzels are on BBC London Radio this evening at 10pm, ahead of their London show on Tuesday night, be prepared for some Westcountry Christmas songs...

That is all.

Alati Records- The Shutdown

2011-12-01T12:40:00.001-08:00

The Shutdown are a group of students who are an awesome band. Their music is refreshing and so good, even I listen to it! (Bearing in mind that I like music between 1950 and 1989) A good friend of mine recommended them, and I suggest that anyone should check them out on YouTube or download their two current songs from iTunes.

Lights On- The Shutdown
Girls Are Out To Trick Us- The Shutdown

And take a look at the record companies website for details of their other artists and gigs...

Alati Records

Thanks guys, supporting small companies and small artists will help the wider population know who they are.

Strikes- Wrong On Every Level

2011-12-01T08:21:00.001-08:00

Every one of the 2 million teachers who went on strike yesterday, has saved the public sector a hell of a lot of money, so thanks for that. Having said that, every teacher could have put that one day's wages into a private pension fund. I have heard accounts of one teacher moaning that they only have £500 a month to put into their pension fund. Only £500?!?!?!?!?! If I had that per month to put into a pension I would be laughing.

Not only do they get paid more than people in the private sector, but those in the public sector still earn more, despite an increased contribution to their pensions. There were no full picket lines yesterday, every High Street and shopping centre was though, as lazy bastards took the opportunity to go and buy their Christmas presents (contributing to the economy). With what they would've paid in tax on their wages they have effectively paid it by doing all of their Christmas shopping. They have not done a single thing right.

The strike HAS NOT worked.

Its Children In Need Night- And I'm Bored

2011-11-18T12:43:00.000-08:00

Once again, Children In Need is here and we have to put up with pointless TV viewing for and entire night, unless of course we choose to change the channel, which we won't because that means getting up off the sofa to find the remote control which is probably been lost in someone's arse crack. So instead, I'm doing the normal thing and using the Internet to look at vaguely interesting stuff.
Anyway, life is boring, school is boring, got a party tomorrow night should be good to actually do something exciting. I wasted some of my not very precious time the other day contemplating arguments in psychology. There are things that take a deterministic stance, and others that rely on the free will side of the argument. That got me thinking back to GCSE Philosophy and Ethics and the problem of evil...

Evil exists, we know that. If God was omnipotent (all powerful) then He could destroy Evil. If God was omniscient (all knowing) the He would know how to destroy Evil. If God was omnibenevolent (all loving) then he would want to destroy Evil based on the principle of love as we know it. But because Evil exists in the world, it is therefore impossible that the monotheistic god of Christianity exists. And there are some interesting counter arguments... I just switch off when my JW friends insist on explaining it...

Another thing that winds my friends up is teasing them about Media Studies not being a proper subject. And at last I have proof! There is a paper that has been published to say Maths and the Sciences are the hardest A-levels with Media and Art being the easiest. This is probably because they a) have very little to learn in relative terms to those learning things in Chemistry for example, b) they have a lot of coursework, which can be altered many times until it carries full marks, c) they have to keep up to date with modern media things (not too much of a hardship compared to learning Kc constants and Moles and Rate Equations and Retro-Synthesis). I am therefore in favour of UCAS changing its points system to accomodate how piss easy this subject really is, and how, if you fail it, you really are shit and should just end it all now...

Not to mention the job prospects of someone with A-levels in Media, Art and Drama... very weak A-levels, someone with A-levels in Chemistry, Biology and Psychology is more likely to get the same position because it shows they understand the human condition as well as being able to work hard to achieve the grades in the harder exams... It's time this was acknowledged!

Prize Won- England Beat Spain

2011-11-12T11:44:00.000-08:00

The awards ceremony went well in the end, no falling over/ crying/ looking like a tit, so that's ok. Been at work today, been fairly busy. Came home to watch the football. I have to make it clear, I'm not a big football fan, I'll watch England, and that's about it; I much prefer cricket. But this was a match not to be missed, England versus Spain, a bunch of overpaid (more concerned about their hair) Englishman against the world's number one footballing side.

The first half was almost unbearable, wave upon wave of attack from the Spanish in their red shirts, the English in white pinned in their own half of the pitch. Thanks to some last ditch defending and excellent goalkeeping, the score remained 0-0 at halftime. Spain made several changes at half time, and England capitalised, scoring the only goal of the game shortly afterward with a header from Frank Lampard.

This is a brilliant day for England, but they must remember not to get too carried away, otherwise they will end up losing thoroughly to Sweden on Tuesday night if they aren't careful. England need to carry on the way they are playing, and even improve if they want to win the European Cup next year.

Anyway, that's enough about sport, I haven't heard yet about how my interview went, I'm nervous now! I really wish I get the job, I like the idea of pulling pints of bitter from Harvey's Of Sussex and other local brewers. I hope to maybe introduce some of the St. Austell Ales to the pub, which are absolutely brilliant. I love the taste of HSD, Tribute and Proper Job, all of which I have brought ready for Christmas this year. It really has been a challenge not to drink them!

I'm just relaxing now, listening to The Kinks, because I'm an 18 year old born in completely the wrong decade! I think I might just be watching TV tonight, I've got nothing special to do. Maybe some Psychology revision for an End Of Unit Assessment on Schizophrenia, Monday. Tomorrow involves some cleaning and then a visit to the Grandmother's to show off my cup.

Yeah, my life is just that exciting...

HMS Belfast Erased (But Only On Posters)

2011-11-10T09:33:00.000-08:00

The organisers behind the London 2012 Olympic Games have released a series of posters of the London skyline without HMS Belfast on its mooring on the Thames. The Games organisers have claimed it was a mistake but many people are angry over it. I mean, how hard could it possibly be erase a WW2 battle ship from a picture and forget to put it back when you release the images? Do they have children working for them? Or just some lefty-wing prick who thinks it might cause offence to those who were not alive when the war ended? But it seems the Olympic Organisers are putting HMS Belfast back on their images... idiots, it shouldn't have been gone in the first place.

In other news, I tried to get a job yesterday, in a village pub. I'm really hopeful... but nervous at the same time. The pub has got new owners and is just going through refurbishment, its going to be very good when its finished. I have to earn money for university somehow don't I?

Prince William is to deploy to The Falklands next year as part of his RAF Search and Rescue Pilot training. If I was training to be an RAF Search And Rescue Pilot, I wouldn't do it in the Falklands... The British aren't stupid enough to swim in the freezing South Atlantic; therefore they won't need rescuing. The Argentinians however, may indeed be stupid enough... they were stupid enough to invade the islands 29 years ago weren't they; look where that got them.

I look forward to tomorrow as I'm picking up a prize at the school's annual ceremony. I'm recieving the GlaxoSmithKline Cup for Chemistry. How? I have no idea... I really don't, all I do is talk in Chemistry, and I didn't get the highest grade last year. Plus my teachers won't explain to me why I got the prize... Grrrr...

Anyway, it should be good, and we shall see what happens.

Berlusconi Is Gone And Other Stuff Happening

2011-11-08T13:09:00.000-08:00

Its taken long enough but the Italian PM has finally resigned! Its a real shame for all comedians as jokes can no longer be made about his antics with prostitutes who happen to be about 18. On the plus side, the Italians may reduce their debt and maybe get out of the serious trouble they're in.

And another RAF Pilot has died, the Red Arrows Pilot died at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire today in an accident that has reports of him ejected from his Hawk T2 whilst the plane was still on the ground. It is the second death within the Red Arrows in recent months, Flt. Lt. Jon "Eggman" Egging died when his hawk T2 crashed after a display three months ago.

I'm listening at the moment to Muswell Hillbilly by the Kinks, I'm sure when he wrote this, he didn't envisage the riots that we had in the summer. This song is a great one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKETfe0yXGU&feature=related but my favourite is Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues, which as many A level psychologists will tell you, it isn't multiple personalities, and The Kinks have got this pretty accurate... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgG-Ilvd8GE .

Anyway, off now for a cuppa, before I settle down with a bit of light reading in the form of War And Peace... yeah right! Mock The Week- Scenes We'd Like To See instead I think.