Caught in a speedo (My blog) (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/1173176-Caught-in-a-speedo--My-blog This will be my last entry in this blog. I have run out of space because I write too much. Please follow my adventures in my new blog [Link To Item #1479072] . Thank you all for reading and sticking with me. I truly could not have asked for a better group of people to call friends. [Link To Item #1479072] Geraint...[Read Full Post] Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:08:42 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/610107 This really is an odd world I am living in out here in Saudi Arabia. I went over to Bahrain on Thursday and spent the night with a friend in the spacious three-bedroom condo he co-owns with a friend. He has a view of the Arabian Gulf and it would be the perfect bachelor pad. The swimming pool is spacious, cleaners come in once a week to keep it tidy (inc...[Read Full Post] Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:11:51 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/609805 I go on and on about how "cool" and how "great" I am but the truth of the matter is that I am a major incompetent nincompoop at times. Okay, so this is most times but I hope by now you all realize that I'm a little bit like the Penguin and a little bit like Geraint. Of course you know that and you respond as such. I consider mysel...[Read Full Post] Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:21:03 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/609105 I saw a company online that I'm going to apply to. To be honest, I've never heard of this company before and I'm not sure they have a position for me, but after being sent the link by a friend and checking out the company website I figured I had to apply anyways. The company is based in England, which is okay with me, but they do have inte...[Read Full Post] Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:27:04 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/608905 I haven't decided if I am going to do NaNo this year. I took part for the first time last year, even changed my topic about a day before it was set to start, and managed to scrape together my tongue in cheek advice book on the final day of the competition. Almost one year on, I haven't edited the thing yet and I know it needs some work. Okay, it ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:22:31 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/608706 I kissed a girl, and I liked it. That is the state of pop music today I'm afraid. Katy Perry has hit the airwaves and cover of magazines because of her song I Kissed a Girl. Okay, the song is bubbly and infectious, but it is nothing out of the ordinary. But when you look at Perry with her piercing blue eyes, ample cleavage, and a video full of...[Read Full Post] Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:57:42 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/608496 I was at karaoke again on Thursday night. I didn't really want to go but I figured I would because I've felt guilty about not going to other events hosted by the lady that puts on the karaoke nights. So, I'm there, not really wanting to sing because I'm just not in the mood for it. I go for the company really. It beats sitting around at h...[Read Full Post] Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:49:43 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/608344 Sorry for the absence of a few days my friends. It's been a bit of a weird time out here for me in the past few days. I received some news from work that is less than promising for me, and while I still have a job, I get the feeling that I am not as valued by the overall organization so I am looking else where. Anyways, enough about that. I have f...[Read Full Post] Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:41:32 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/607861 My mind works in terrible ways some days. Well, not terrible, but definitely a little far removed from the path of normalcy. How I have managed to survive in a country with so many strictures and regulations is beyond me. I guess it does go to show that maybe I am a little more mature than I thought I was (or give myself credit for). But thankfully, I...[Read Full Post] Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:50:36 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/607241 You should all just buckle up right now cause this is going to get ugly. I've probably talked about this subject on numerous occasions but it has again surfaced and I want to stress my opinion on the matter. I'm not saying my opinion matters, but I am allowed to have one, as are you, and if you respect my right to have mine, I will respect your r...[Read Full Post] Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:14:46 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/607102 Something has been bugging me for a long time now. Don't worry, it's nothing major, won't get me arrested, in trouble with the Pope, or have me heading for the nearest bridge to plummet to the concrete, but it just popped back into my head after many many months and I thought I would do the world a favour and let this information out. What...[Read Full Post] Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:41:25 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/606545 Nothing really springs to mind in terms of an all out blog assault today so I'm just going to ramble about a few insignificant and unrelated concepts and hope that you gain a new understanding into what my life is currently like. I know it is difficult to live the full on rock and roll lifestyle that I am accustomed to but it can be done with years o...[Read Full Post] Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:37:50 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/606437 I received the same chain letter email three times in the past couple of days telling me that if I fill out the psychological profile honestly, and send it on to as many people as I wanted to, then the wish I was instructed to make before I answered the questions would come true. And the wish would come true in varying time lengths depending on how many ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:40:24 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/606220 Is it right for a writer to be against poetry? Seriously, do I have to turn in my quill now and take up needlepoint instead? I'm not sure I'm willing to do that but I'm also sure I'm not willing to become a poet anytime soon. I have nothing against poets mind you; when they start trying to tell me to "see the words not for what they ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:44:34 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/605863 I heard a rumour the other day. Now, normally I don't pay too much attention to rumours but this rumour was of a subject matter that might lead to a good blog. So, I'll write my blog, and then [Link To User frasier] , [Link To User davidmcclain] , or [Link To User scarlett_o_h] can write it better for you. When they are done I'll go and r...[Read Full Post] Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:51:15 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/605702 Hello everyone. And this means every one of you who reads my blog, even those of you who haven't managed to leave a comment. I need all of you, one and all, to do my a massive favour when you have time and when I am ready. I have found the perfect publisher to send my children's novel to, and now, I must try and craft a synopsis to send to get...[Read Full Post] Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:52:48 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/605578 I received a job offer today. And, to be brutally honest, I don't know what to do about it. I believe the money would be good (well, it would fit my criteria of allowing me to live a life with a roof above my head and some spending money on the side) and I know the company quite well and they are pretty respected. It is not, however, a writing job. A...[Read Full Post] Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:47:38 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/605375 I'm sorry I missed you all yesterday. My plans for a blue month have already been scuppered, only 2 days in, so I guess the pressure is off me to produce 30 days of wit. My last blog generated an awful lot of response, and it dawned on me, that people either like to talk about sex, or just like to hear me give my twisted views on things. The answer t...[Read Full Post] Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:07:41 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/605185 The quicker we realize this little fact of life the better it will be for everyone. And don't feed me this bullshit about being too smart to be animals because I will argue that with you until you realize you share the same brain cell pattern as an amoeba and you sludge off, leaving a slimy trail behind you for a scientist to follow and put you on a ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:18:09 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/604854 I was sitting at home last night and let my mind wander, as it usually does, and I found myself thinking about the possible career choices I would have if I was to find my dream job. I love to write, so being a full-time, money enough to survive earning novelist would be high on the list of course, but just suppose I couldn't write. Then, what job wo...[Read Full Post] Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:04:22 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/604705 When I was starting out as a writer (I guess I'm still starting out as a writer) all those years and run-on sentences ago, I received the advice "to write about what you know" from every writing book or writer I came across. I understand the need to do this. But I have a big problem with this as a writer and as a person. What exactly do I ...[Read Full Post] Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:33:08 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/604552 I feel very lonely today. I shouldn't, but I do. Maybe I'm putting too much emphasis on not having anyone to come to home to but today it just kinda hit me that I am very alone out here. I have wonderful friends here, an active social life, and a bevvy of Filipinas that would come home with me at the drop of a hat but I'm not interested in...[Read Full Post] Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:26:03 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/604402 I kept this blog secret for a long time. In fact, most of my friends back home don't know about. There are few people at the hospital who know about it, and even fewer who know that I've been lucky enough to have a book published. And I was thinking why I didn't tell my friends about it. And why I didn't tell my family about it either. ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:45:22 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/604046 You know what really irritates me? To stop you from guessing all the whims and fancies that might be going through my overworked brain I will just come out and tell you. I often get irritated by people who are no position to give advice or have an opinion and they give it to you anyway. I mean rally, do you think I am listening to you? Seriously, do you?...[Read Full Post] Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:05:22 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/603847 I made a decision and I think it is the best decision I've ever made. I have no idea why it took me 37 years to come to this decision but it has. Maybe the time, the surrounding factors, and my general state of mind are in such a place that it made this decision, which should be an easy one, finally come to fruition. For as long as I can remember...[Read Full Post] Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:23:58 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/603513