Its NOT a sport!

OK, so, first things first, this medieval banquet. It didn’t happen. My friend the actress that works there ended up injuring herself and we couldn’t go. I am not too happy about this but nothing I can do. I was hoping to go at some point this weekend, but due to work I am again unable. It’s not so bad this time though because I am training for a new part of my job. More will be revealed later.

I will also be getting to work at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. There is an American NFL game happening, The Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers.

I am not really a big fan of “American football” in fact; you can’t even call it “football”

The game of football is a team sport which involves kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a goal as marked at opposing ends of the playing field by a pair of goalposts connected by a crossbar as shown by the picture over on this side and not the pitchfork thing the Americans use shown over there.  Besides, what the Americans play is not football. It’s more like rugby for beginners. They basically play rugby wearing full Kevlar body armour and stop for a break every 20 seconds. It’s not a sport! It’s a tea party! Speaking of sports that aren’t really sports, what’s up with baseball? That’s just rounder’s right? Anyways, that’s a rant for another day. I won’t get into that just now.

I have recently decided that instead of spending my student loan on a trip to San Francisco over Christmas, I am going to instead buy a car. After some thought I have decided to go with a Mini Cooper. In fact, I’m thinking of getting this one.

I will be taking it for another test drive at some point within the next week.

I no it’s a bit of a hairdressers car, but I actually like this one.

Earlier this week, I was (supposed to be) looking for images of textures on the internet (actually I was supposed to photograph them myself but had neglected to do so) when I randomly happened across a story about German Air Traffic Controllers at Frankfurt Airport, and I thought I'd share it with you. I don’t know how true this is but it did make me smile.

Allegedly the German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They, it is alleged, not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206. 

Speedbird 206: "Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway."
Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven." The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.
Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now."
Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?"
Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark... and I didn't land."

In closing, I’d just like to remind anyone who is handing in any kind of written work, be it an assignment or a blog for example, to make sure they actually proof read it for spelling mistakes. Simple things like putting ‘know’ instead of ‘no’ (F7 really does work)

Isn’t that right Uzma J