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Gender: Male
Status: Single
Age: 30
Sign: Scorpio

City: Twickenham
State: London
Country: UK
Signup Date: 3/27/2006

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 07:38

Current mood:  bouncy
Category: Travel and Places
Morning loyal readers,

First off - apologies for not following up with Thailand stuff... I'm in the process of properly sorting out all of my blogs/websites and stuff and trying to consolodate them into one easy to remember website... (more on this soon!).

But!

In the meantime - I have been blogging...
You can find it here:

Whatley's Tumblog

At the moment - I've got a whole bunch of stuff going into that...

YouTube - for all the videos I upload
Flickr - for all the pics I upload &
VOX - for everything that comes from my mobile.

I'm off to Glasto this weekend and I'll be blogging as much as I feasibly can....
So if you wanna keep track of me - use the Tumblog address I just posted.

Admittedly you can't leave comments yet (which is a pain) but you can always email me or something if you REALLY want to..

Cool beans - I'll post back here again when I've sorted out my web arrangements... and let you know where it's all going to be.

See you soon,

(and thanks again for reading)

James. x

 
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Monday, May 14, 2007 20:38
This time last year I was on my plane setting off for Thailand.
I just had a quick squizz back at my blogs from last year..

Here's today's entry: (2006 style)

"The time has come - tonight ladies and gents I will be disembarking to Thailand!
I can't wait!
Woooo..

At 21:35 this evening my flight will be departing Heathrow Airport and heading for Bangkok International!
Yay me!
I have shaved my head in preparation of my finding my inner Buddha and fingers crossed I'll come back a changed man!

And well...
Those of you who knew me before I left for Thailand know how much this journey meant to me. You know how much good the trip did me.
You know how much has changed over the past 12mths.

It truly is astonishing.

Those of you who didn't know me before I left for Thailand?

March 2nd 2006 -
I came home from work (at my mind-numbing and soul-destroying accounts job at the Daily Mail) to my clearly very distraught Wife....
She told me that night that we weren't working.
That our marriage wasn't working..
And that worst of all.. she wasn't in love with me anymore.

It killed me...it tore me to shreds. I hit rock bottom harder than I'd ever known.
And fuck me it hurt.

But...
Looking back - it was without a doubt the best thing that ever happened to me.

Two months later I'd booked myself into a detox spa in Koh Samui, Thailand for ten days of mind, body and soul cleansing...



I'm going to spend the next ten days or so re-reading my diaries from Thailand and re-gurgitating the choice parts on here again.
So much has changed.
So much...


More soon.


PS - I know that some of you never knew about my marriage.
I never mentioned it on here.
Ever. Not even in my private diaries.
So I don't really know why I am now..
I just feel I can.
I've always felt I could. But I just chose not to.

Apologies to those who I kept it from.
When I arrived in Thailand I didn't want people to judge me. I was afraid of what people might say... I blamed myself.
"A 26yr old divorcee!" I thought.. "I don't want them to know that.. know how I'd failed at something like that at such a young age..."

Silly huh?
Sounds silly now. But that was the place I was in when I first arrived there almost exactly a year ago now..

The good news is I'm not in that place anymore.
I haven't been there for a very long time.


I'm gonna hit the sack now.
As I said. More to come over the next ten days or so...
I've missed blogging.
Haven't had too much to write about (blatant lie) and well y'know...
I'm looking forward to re-reading my memories.

See you there.

J.









 
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007 23:04

Current mood:  excited
If only because I'm really excited about the new film...



Robots in disguise!


 
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007 12:20

Current mood:  calm
Was this video -

It's a quick cheap blog post I know - but this is worth it I feel...



Cheers to Maarje for sending me that - see you at PA!


 
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Saturday, March 31, 2007 13:50

Category: Blogging
Sucks.

No really.

As do the people at Virgin Media.
Oh and BT too - they suck also.

Finally:

Things not to do when drunk:
Fall asleep on a night bus with a chocolate milkshake in your coat pocket.
When you wake up things will be very messy.

FACT.

 
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007 09:56

Current mood:  aggravated
Category: Blogging
*Yawn*

Morning all - I am shattered.
Didn't get much sleep last night and this morning I managed to oversleep.
Brilliant.
Then I get to the tube station only to discover that the travelcard on my Oyster has run out.
Brilliant.
Not only that but I also don't get paid until tomorrow.
Excellent.
So I queue up to try and get it topped-up, half an hour later, my debit card fails.
Why? See previous point.
Fantastic.

What am I to do?

Well - at this point I had a good mind to turn around, go home, back to bed and sod the rest of the day off.
But no - I persevered - I managed to get through the barriers (just). Sneaky I know but I called my friend Alex to have a good moan and she insisted that I had no choice but to get myself to work (cheers Bongo, if you're reading this).
So fifteen more mins later (when the tube finally turned up) I climb aboard a sardine tin esque tube carriage...



..and off to work I went.

[EDIT: Just noticed the gormless looking dude over my right shoulder, on the bottom-left of the pic - brilliant - hahaha]

Note - my tube is NEVER that busy in the mornings.
What an absolute pain in the arse. GRRR!

Anywhoo - I'm at work now.
Ranting coming to an end.
Dunno what I'm gonna do about getting home yet - should be interesting.
Maybe I'll work really late and sleep under my desk - that's not a bad idea....

Oh - and on top of that - I'm moving house this weekend apparently.
Must start packing soon!
 
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Monday, March 26, 2007 12:26

Current mood:  calm
Hello folks,

New readers and old.
The blogging has begun (somewhat in earnest) again.
Today is Monday.
The time is 13:26.

I've had a weekend busy doing nothing.
*yawn/stretch*

Back to work today and I'm looking around thinking:
"I really want to be in bed..."

But never mind - gotta work, gotta pay those bills.. not forgetting the fact that I love my job of course.. Heeh - makes getting up in the mornings oh so much easier.

Made this thing the other day - check it out - anyone who's followed this blog from the beginning will remember that it started out as a 'detox diary' - well, I've taken some of the best bits of that blog and compressed them down into my own mini-blog for consumption on your mobile phone!

ANYONE interested in trying this out for me (anyone folks - this should work on whatever phone you have in whatever country) should direct their handset's WAP browser to:

http://wap.eyemags.com/199

The thing's called '10 Days in Thailand' - I've put it on mine and it doesn't look too bad.
All feedback welcome folks!

In the meantime - take it easy.
Blogging to improve on the whole very soon.

It's good to be back.

Laterz.





Currently listening:
Trains to Brazil
By Guillemots
Release date: 14 September, 2006
 
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Friday, March 23, 2007 17:04

Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Blogging
Afternoon all,

After a nigh on 6mth long self-imposed sabbatical I feel it is finally time to start blogging (properly) again...

I am coming back to the scene.


Watch this space.
Currently listening:
Calm Down Dearest
By Jamie T
Release date: 18 January, 2007
 
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Thursday, February 08, 2007 09:36

Current mood:  bouncy
Hey folks - see below for details about my next production!

:o)

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come and see it!
It's really quite good and I know for a fact that a few of the characters in this play are probably working in your office RIGHT NOW.
Hehehe...
This is the same group that I worked with back in November..
..and I can safely say that the standards set then will (hopefully) be exceeded now - would love you to come...

It is quite a good play, with a good cast and fantastic Director and I also know for a fact that most of you have probably worked with the some of the 'characters' that appear in this play...
Definitely!

I'm in it - I'm playing Gavin Chapman, MD of Chapman & Howard.
The Office in Question.

Click here to buy tickets for show...

Click here for a map to the Theatre...

Click here for a map to the party on the 9th - NOT the 8th as the poster says below... GRR!

Oh and also - if you can make the party on the 9th that would be even cooler than a snowman's cool bits!

See below for more details!


 
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006 16:49

Current mood:  complacent

Ladies & Gentlemen -

I know - my blogging skills have been somewhat lacking of late - but I've been acting dah-ling!

On that note...

Short notice I know but...

Next week I am appearing in another play (no more now 'til next year - promise!)

THE NATIVITY,
by Tony Harrison

At:
The cornerHOUSE:
Wed December 6 to Sat December 9.

About the Play:
A company of local actors, singers and musicians are bringing a unique theatrical experience to the cornerHOUSE in Tolworth from December 6.

Collectively known as The Cloud Factory Theatre Company, they will be presenting

The Nativity - the first part of 'The Mysteries' trilogy - by poet and
playwright Tony Harrison.
It was first performed in the early 1980s at the National Theatre, to rave reviews, although its roots go back many hundreds of years.

The script is based on the mediaeval Mystery Plays, which were performed in the streets of many English cities and not only gave ordinary people their first taste of theatre, but also brought the Biblical stories to life as never before.

The Nativity captures the flavour of these open air performances - not only through the rich, poetic language, but also in the fact that it is performed 'in promenade'. In other words, the audience will be led around the cornerHOUSE, with scenes unfolding all around them.

The production also features a live folk band, who are recreating the
original musical score - a rare event in itself, for it was created by a
band, led by top folk musician John Tams, who played by ear. Nothing was ever written down, and it survives only in recordings.

The Nativity takes you on a journey into the past, from the creation of the world through to the birth of Jesus, blending comedy and tragedy, song and dance, and Christian and ancient English traditions in a way that is totally unique. It promises to be a memorable theatrical experience.

Details:
Performances: from Wed December 6 to Sat December 9.
Doors open 7pm. The show begins at 7.30pm.
Tickets cost £7 (£5 concessions).
To book, call 07949 800929 or email cloud-factory@hotmail.co.uk

Please email me back if you don't know where this place is - or failing that - check here:
http://www.thecornerhouse.org

A bit from me:
This play is unlike anything I've ever been in before and will be very different (I'm sure) to anything you've seen before - it's a lot of fun and if manage to make it along I'm sure you'll have a fun evening... The cast are great and the live band really adds to the whole atmosphere of the piece...
Those of you that came to see me in Mum's Legs/Alone earlier this year - this production is at the same place...
(so you know where you're going!)
Those of you who came to see me in Our Country's Good - this production is NOT at the same place - it's a bit further on past Kingston, through Surbiton and nearly into Tolworth - a 281 from Twix will sort you out no bother!

Email/Text/Call me if you have any questions etc...
Obviously - this is extremely late notice and it's my own fault for leaving it so late for posting this blog so if you can't make it I'll understand - but if you can - then WHOOPEEEEE!
I'll see you there!

Currently listening:
Inside In/Inside Out
By Kooks
Release date: 21 February, 2006
 
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