Refection

I do hope that everyone has had a wonderful Christmas and I am guessing that you are all now getting ready for New Year Eve but before we even get there I would like to take some time to look back at some of the good things that have happened this year.

The main events for everyone are two of biggest events to happen within the United Kingdom and will be on the top of everyone’s list and those are the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympic games as a whole, to me these two events weren't that big for me due to the fact that I have never been into sports and I never liked the idea of having the Olympics coming to this country to bring with. When It came to the Queen’s Jubilee I was happy to hear that she had made sixty years on the throne and I do hope that I can see history when she becomes the longest reigning monarch but that is some time off but getting two extra bank holidays that I felt like where just two normal days to me with a lots of rain was something that I felt wasn’t as a bigger deal as everyone else believed.

One news story this year that disappointed me the most was to do with Lance Armstrong and him losing all seven of his Tour De France titles, for years Lance Armstrong had battle Cancer and continued to train and win races only to be accuse year after year that he used performance enhancing drugs when he was tested at the end of each race and was cleared of them. To me this should never have happened and I will always believe that he won those seven Tour De France races.

The last think that most people well member about 2012 was the release of a fan fiction called Master of the Universe (Fifty Shades Trilogy) that has now allowed book shops to carry mild porn novels on their shelves (The less I say about this the better it will be for all of us).

The last news related story that was a big deal this year for me and I hope everyone else remembers it, is the death of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon.

Now that I have covered the main stories that everyone will remember this year I will now take some time to look at some stories that weren’t that main stream that I will remember 2012. The first two that I wish to have a look at where two televisions show that came to an end this year.

The first on my list was Chuck and for those that have not seen or heard about it, in short it is about a nerd that becomes a government spy and falls in love with his handler Sarah. I will be honest with everyone that when the first series came out I watched it and wanted to know what happened next but due to the fact that I was then unable to watch the rest of the show due to the person I was dating at this point in my life I had only started re-watching the show from the beginning when the fifth and final series began, so I was lucky neither to see the show from the beginning to end and the way in which it end was great for me because it was left open for the fans or the creators to continue the story the way in which they want to.

The next show that came to an end was Eureka and this was a show that I made sure I watched every episode when it came on and I just loved every part of it. The shows cancellation came out of the blue last year but it wasn’t until this year that the show ended and like Chuck it finished on a high as well as coming full circle, if you want to know what I mean then go watch the show from the beginning to the end and you will see what I mean.

This year I was unable to watch as many films as I wanted to but I hope to correct this going into next year but the films that I did see I would recommend you to go and see them. The first three on my list consist of three films that I wanted to see in the cinema but only ended up seeing two of them, when I first heard about The Hunger Games I wasn’t too sure about the film but after seeing the first trailer I knew that I was going to like this film and after seeing it in the cinema I just couldn’t wait to see what will happen next (plus when I get some money I will be buying these books).

The next film on the list is the highest grossing film of the year and that is the Avengers Assemble, if you are like me and have enjoyed the Marvel films so far you will love this film and if you haven’t seen it I think you should go get the DVD and watch the film right now.

The last film in this group and the only film that I didn’t see in the cinema was director by the same person that did the Avengers Assemble movie, the film was called Cabin in the Woods and let’s just say this isn’t your normal horror movie. When I first say the trailer I knew that it was going to be something different and as soon as it came out on DVD I watched it and enjoyed every minute. Best way I can describe this movie is a horror movie that is unlike any horror movie you have seen before plus it has as massive twist.

The last three films that I saw this year were all movies that to me where done very well but at the same time were not received very well by the public. The first of the three was Prometheus which is a prequel to the Alien movie which was created by Ridley Scott but shows you the events that lead up to the Alien movie but then goes in a completely different direction which is good. If you liked Alien then you should go pick up this up on DVD.

The Last film that I saw in the cinema that wasn’t reviewed very well was Looper. Now the reason that I enjoyed this film was because it actually got me thinking at the end and also because I very much enjoy time travelling films, it was also nice to see Bruce Wills playing a bad guy.

Now the last film that I saw from this year’s collection was Total Recall, now it has been sometime since I have seen the original so to a point I went in blind when I bought the DVD last week to watch but I really enjoyed the cast and the way in which the story went. The film isn’t as bad as everyone has made it out to be but if you are unsure then I would say wait a month or two to buy it at a cheaper price.

As a whole this year hasn’t been as bad as everyone has believed it to be, the world is still here and we are still over populating as we normally do. If there is one thing that I have learned over the years is we have the power to make a year good or bad. I know that personal issue do fact into it a lot but at the end of the day it is you that has the choice to make your life and year into what you want, plus there are events and other forms of entrainment to help you out too.

For those that have been reading my blog I hope that you have a good New Year’s Eve and New Years Day and if there is one think that I want you all to take away for this blog is that you control what next year is going to be like.

Until next time

Christmas

These last two week I haven’t been the best for me, due to me not feeling too well but at the same time it gave me some time to think about different types of topics and today I wish to share one with you all.

As we all know Christmas is almost upon us and the one thing that everyone is after is getting the right gift for their love ones, friends and family. Now I will be honest with you that even I have spent a lot of time thinking that way and in the process I have also discovered something that a lot of us seem to over look quiet badly and when I look back at my younger life I will admit that I never gave it a second through and that was spending time with my family.

I want everyone that does read this blog to think back to their childhood and think how much time you spend thinking about what present you were going to get from your parents to who much you valued your family time over Christmas.

I know that I didn’t spend that much time valuing my family when I was younger and that it wasn’t until I was in my earlier twenties that I took the time to value every minute of my family.

Now I know that the world around us does everything it can to drive home the fact that Christmas is about three things, the birth of Christ, spending time with family and giving of gifts to each other but somewhere along the way I believe that the family part of Christmas got lost for the other two part. We should all know this by now because if you look at any other holiday though out the year it is the same.

If there is one think that I would like you to take away from this blog is that you value the time that you spend with your family even if you don’t really want to because deep down you never know what could happen.

Until next time

Christmas Spirit

Last weekend was my works Christmas Party and for the record I would like to point out that the company I work for like to have their Christmas Party on the last weekend in November or the first weekend in December. The other part that I would like to mention is that I to didn’t go to this year’s Party for my own reason which is all I am going to say on the matter.

The first thing that I would like to throw out there is that I do like a good old Christmas Party for two reason, one being that you get to spend a night with the company you are working with eating food and talking to those that you don’t normally get a chance to and second the night always turns out to be good.

Now you might all be wondering what is the catch is and you would be correct but I should point out that this is not aimed at everyone but what I have seen for my owns company’s Christmas Party. I am fully aware that you are going to say that how can I talk about something that I wasn’t at and the answer to that question would be pictures post on a lovely little website called Facebook.

Facebook is a lovely little website where everyone wants to be your friend and they send you friend request where you then except it and then read them (if you are like me) once a day, finding out how bored someone is or posting pictures to try and justify a point. (There I have gone again going off topic so let’s get back on topic shall we.)

So I never went to my company’s Christmas Party but from what I seen from the picture it showed that everyone was at least having a good time and that they were enjoying themselves but for some reason something didn’t look right in some of them. It wasn’t till later that I then realised that there were people at this Christmas Party wearing Jeans.

My question is this to everyone, how did you get the idea that wearing a pair of jeans to a Christmas party was the right decision? I have spend a few days trying understand the logic behind this and I just can’t find one, I could have over looked the whole thing if they were wearing smart trousers and a smart shirt without a tie but the jeans.

Yes I am fully aware that UK fashion has changed a lot and that is a topic for another time but there are standards that should be followed especially for events like these.

Now as I said earlier in the blog I do like Christmas Parties and I have always had fun at them and on some occasions they have been interesting and that I would always encouraged those that think about going to them to go because you have no idea what could happen. Plus I find them to be the gate way into the festive season because once you have been to one you seem to be more the mood for Christmas than if you haven’t been to one but on the flip side if you have it too earlier you can lose the magic of Christmas before you even get close to it.

On a final note how many times a year do you get to the chance to dress to impress or to have something happen that stays with everyone for years to come. For those that have or haven’t had your Christmas Parties yet, I do hope that you have enjoyed or will enjoy them.

Until next time