Strictly Come Dancing 2010: A Family Affair

And my prediction for tomorrow night is…..

We all know that the people at the top and bottom of the leaderboard ‘tend’ to be safe and it’s the ones in the middle that need to worry.  So, there is a really good chance that we will get to ‘enjoy’ ‘endure’ Ann Widdecombe next week and if the UK public is true to their normal fashion we we’ll get to do so for a number of weeks.

Anyhow, back to my prediction, this week I think it’s going to be between the likes of Tina O’Brien, Michelle Williams and possibly Goldie.  But, I think that Michelle will be leaving tomorrow night.  I personally haven’t warmed to her and I don’t think the British Public is going to either.

On a side note, I do feel that Gavin really shot himself in the foot tonight with his narcissism.  He’s so lucky he has Wales behind him.

So what’s your prediction?  Any other thoughts so far on the program?

Giant Monopoly St Albans 2010

On Sunday, St. Albans was turned into a Giant Monopoly Board.  It was the brainchild of the Arts, Sports & Health Team.  The whole idea was to get people exercising whilst taking in some of the local sites.  There were 3 routes to choose from with a number of checkpoints along the way.  We chose the shortest, the yellow route which was 2.5 miles as we had toddlers with us.

We did it with @annieqpr and family, as we are both incredibly competitive we thought it safer to team up than to compete.  Our first stop was Crazy Golf in Verulam Park.  On the way we accosted Mr. Monopoly for our Chance Cards.  Then we were off to the Verulam Museum for a quiz.  Dads and kids strolled around the museum taking in the history while Annie and I ran around like loons, ignoring everything except answers to the quiz.  Next stop was perfect for Annie’s family, Watford FC Speed check, you had to kick a ball into the net and it measure the speed.  Then we wandered back through the park for some duck races.

Unfortunately, we didn’t calculate in the proximity of two pubs to the route so we never managed to finish the course, which meant we didn’t get to collect our Chance prizes, nor did we get to see the St. Albans Jail, which is something we all wanted to see.  Oh well, there is always next year!  Oh and FREE parking in St. Albans…now that is funny!

London Sky Ride 2010

So glad I did it, but not sure I would do it again next year. We set off at about half 9 this morning. Unfortunately, we didn’t take into consideration engineering works on the rail lines so we had to cycle from St. Pancras to the start of the route. But in my true fashion, I chatted up the nearest cycling savvy guy I could find and he escorted us to the start of the London Sky Ride.

Overall, it was fab. We got to sail by a lot of London’s great landmarks; St. Pauls, Millennium Bridge, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. We also managed to wangle a full English breakfast at the Embankment café. Unfortunately, as time went on it got a bit busy so we high tailed it out of there! I was shitting myself but we cycled up Charing Cross Road and then along Euston Rd. Honestly, it was a piece of piss. Now, I’m tempted to pop into London with our bikes again. A great way to see the city!

Yes, that upright Piano was a bicyle!!!

Who will you vote for?

I normally don’t have a political bone in my body, embarrassingly I’ve never voted in all my 38 years, but this election has peeked my interest.  As most of you know I can’t vote.  For years, I thought I was unable to vote because I’m a foreigner, but recently thanks to one of my followers, I found out I can, being part of the Commonwealth but unfortunately it was too late to register.

I think my original thought stems from the last time I wandered into a polling station and asked and they said no….in reflection it may have something to do with the fact I was drunk and didn’t have a polling card ;-).

I know there are many fan dangled official polls but I’m genuinely interested to know who my friends will be voting for.  I know this is a very private matter for most so this vote is completely anonymous.

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If you’re still stumped on who to vote for I also found this quiz.