With only eight weeks to go I’ve decided it might be time to start drying out by cutting back entirely on the drinking. This might prove to be a bigger challenge than doing Tough Guy itself! It will certainly help with the training and I should hopefully feel a lot better for “detoxing” my system [...]
Archive > May 2004
5. The Fiery Holes
Designed to evoke memories of the trenches of the Somme, this obstacle is made up of pits full of burning bales of hay, interspersed with ditches of cold muddy water. At least if you catch fire there’s going to be enough water to put out the flames.
I don’t think there’s going to much I can [...]
4. The Behemoth
The Behemoth is definitely a monster of an obstacle and is the first “aerial” obstacle. The first challenge is navigate a climb up a series of steps made out of wooden telegraph poles – no problem as long as it hasn’t rained and they don’t get slippery. There are rope hand holds to help you [...]
Bet your bottom dollar!
Turns out that it’s much easier to place a bet than I thought. I guess you only need to worry about odds and things if that’s what’s determining your bets. As I want Wasps to win, putting a tenner on was actually quite easy. God bless the internet.
I also worked out how [...]
The Dark Knight Returns
Not me, but another Pembrokeshire boy made good!
Flicking through the latest edition of Empire yesterday I noticed a very moody shot of the new Batman played by Christian Bale from the Christopher Nolan directed “Batman Begins”
Let’s just say that he looks far more of the part than Michael Keaton ever did!
There are more some shots [...]
Where’s your towel?
There’s a great interview with Karey Kirkpatrick, the screenwriter for the fortwpoming “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” movie where he talks about having to take over adapting the script from the late, great Douglas Adams.
You can read it on the productions blog
Also, if you click on the picture next to the post called “Welcome” there’s [...]
Just a statistic.
I was five years old the first time I saw someone get killed.
He was hit by a car while crossing the road. The woman who hit him wasn’t driving dangerously. It was just a terrible, terrible accident. She avoided that stretch of road for years afterwards.
Me? I just [...]
Aren’t mates great?
No, not Virgin mates – although they’re quite handy at times – I mean mate mates. Bestest mates and all that.
I got home tonight to find an unexpected gift from a mate in Leeds who had seen a DVD he thought I might like, bought it and sent it to me. [...]
