Off On One Again

A blog of no interest to anyone apart from me. Highly egotistical. Somewhat ironic that once upon a time people kept diaries secret. Now we publish to the world, even if no-one is listening (or reading). This may include stuff on Greece, history, rugby, cricket, Health and Safety, Wales, genealogy and West Hendred. It will almost certainly include complete rants about things I find amusing, interesting or annoying. There is no guarantee that anyone will share my views!

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Location: Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom

37, forgetful, cynical, sarcastic, would like to have been a struggling artist but ended up with a PhD in chemistry. Got bored with being in the lab, fell into Health and Safety and now can't get out of science without taking a pay cut. Rather enjoying the diversion into Environmental compliance. Unfit and terminally depressed. Lovely wife Sam - just about all that keeps me together. Son Rafferty GFX Hall born 24 Oct 2005 is growing up quickly. Greyhound (Buddy), cats (PJ and Boots), tortoises (Tinkerbell and Compost). Learning Greek at Evening Classes. Play Cricket badly for Didcot CC, haven't played rugby for years and am a little annoyed about that. According to my medical, am clincially obese. Earn far too little. Completed H&S and Environmental Diplomas

January 11, 2005

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I'm not posting a photograph of my current facial hair, nor will it probably survive the cull imposed by Sam before her company's New Year party, but so far at work it has been compared to:

  • Ringo Starr circa 1969
  • Generic Seventies
  • a seventies porn star
  • David Crosby
  • Lynryrd Skynyrd
  • the construction worker out of the Village People
  • a Victorian
  • the people from the 118 adverts
  • a biker
  • Derek Smalls from Spinal Tap
  • Lemmy
  • James Hetfield in the "Enter Sandman" video
  • The Edge circa "Achtung Baby" and "Discotheque"
  • Bond villain in "Diamonds are Forever" with the exploding cake (c/o Mark)
  • Fu Manchu
  • Frankie Poullain (the bass player from The Darkness)
  • some bloke from the Antiques Roadshow
  • a Mexican (bandit/gringo)
  • David Boon
  • Merv Hughes
  • Craig Stadler
  • Kim Newman - movie critic from Empire
  • Dirty Sanchez (c/o Dan)
  • ex SAS person "Mac" who is apparantly on TV news a lot
  • Emil Zapata (c/o Marlene)
  • a walrus
  • Marshal Strickland from "Back To The Future Part III", i.e., the (?) grandfather of the headmaster in Back to the Future Parts I and II
  • Yosemite Sam

Everyone not at work with me will probably not see this at all - I leave things to your imagination.

This is what I'm aiming for.

Or possibly this. Or this, which is unsurprisingly German.

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