The New Adventures Of Sparkrip

Hmmmm, where do I start?

I ended my contract in "customer service" in May this year.  This is a job that i have had for many years as I was finding the whole thing frustrating, for many years I have had worked in a call centre one way or another and it was safe to say I had become bored of it...VERY bored.  So I decided to have a career change, problem I faced at that moment in time was "what to change it to".

Also I was due to get married to the wonderful woman who has been in my life for the last 11 years, so I decided to wait until after the wedding to make the career change that I so needed.  The wedding was awesome and the only downer was that it rained, when I say "it rained" I REALLY mean it RAINED. I believe it was the most wet day in Swansea so far this year.

Now I have been interested in photography for over 15 years and I thought that maybe going into that field for a living would be fun, interesting and make a bit of money.  So I am am currently working with a professional photographer (well two of them in fact) who is training myself, its hard work and good fun.  its also VERY busy, we do weddings, studio work, landscapes and events, also we run Photography Training courses in South Wales.

I am enjoying the whole experience but I also have to keep the passion alive for the photography as like all interests that become careers, when you are doing it as work you tend to stay away from it as a hobby.

I am back...update will follow...lol,

I was having a discussion the other day about religion, not something I’m usually prone to do as I have some pretty radical views on how I think all religions should act. One of the things that had me a little confused last night, was in my talking with someone I was told that even though they were on the same side as someone else they were arguing about religion and if someone was a heathen or not.

My opinion was along the lines of this “If you’re on the same side, tell them to get stuffed. If you don’t agree with them than ask them to respect your opinion as you respect theirs.”

It makes me laugh at religion openly when they argue amongst themselves, the “believers” who have the same book and yet they argue with each other the meaning of words that weren’t written by any deity, but by a human doing “gods” work.

I had a revelation last night while I was trying to keep myself up as long as possible, all the “books” that are supposed to provide us with moral guidance have all been written by man. Of course there are new interpretations of these words, people are even going back to the what constitutes the original writings, but I still see the problem that these words were not written by a god, they were written by man. And the one thing living has taught me is that man has an agenda, one that would arguably go against the teachings of a god who is supposed to be as wise as they are compassionate.

I suppose I should clarify my views before I’m labeled as an atheist or as I was called last night a “heathen” (I’m pretty sure it was only in jest so I’m not that fussed about it), I believe in something, what I believe in is for me to have and I will not force anyone else to believe as I do. It’s my right as a human to have my own beliefs, and to have them be my moral compass. Some people may call that being an atheist or a heathen and it’s their right as a human to hold that belief.

I’ve been to areas on this planet that have no place of worship and yet I feel something good, I’ve been to houses of worship and have felt nothing but evil there. I’m not convinced there is a god or gods that I should or shouldn’t be worshiping, what I am convinced of though is we as humans need to be compassionate to each other and should always remember that as we move further down the path of a global community. With respect and compassion towards each other we can truly become a global population that can do amazing things.

Yep, that’s what happened in the House Of Sparkrip. Why? Due to stupid road workers who were meant to be re-laying the pavements but in fact, cut off every BT user on my street! Which then taken BT 8 days to repair…..WooT!

So there was no email, Google, blog, eBay, face book, etc. etc.

…….I would love to take this opportunity to say what a wonderful break from the net it was…..

But I cannot….it was hell. So bad I was tempted to get one of those usb mobile dongle things to give me a fix!

I understand now….I cant live with out the internet….

Bugger.

THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Innovative
2. Preliminary
3. Proliferation
4. Cinnamon

THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. Specificity
2. Anti-constitutionalistically
3. Passive-aggressive disorder
4. Transubstantiate

THINGS THAT ARE DOWN RIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
1. No thanks, I’m married.
2. Nope, no more booze for me!
3. Sorry, but you’re not really my type.
4. Kebab? No thanks, I’m not hungry.
5. Good evening, officer. Isn’t it lovely out tonight?
6. Oh, I couldn’t! No one wants to hear me sing karaoke.
7. I’m not interested in fighting you.
8. Thank you, but I won’t make any attempt to dance, I have no coordination. I’d hate to look like a fool!
9. I must be going home now, as I have to work in the morning.

10. No one will kill you for not drinking Beer.
9. Beer doesn’t tell you how to have sex.
8. Beer has never caused a major war.
7. They don’t force Beer on minors who can’t think for themselves.
6. When you have Beer, you don’t knock on people’s doors trying to make them drink it.
5. Nobody’s ever been burned at the stake, hanged, or tortured over their brand of Beer.
4. You don’t have to wait more than 2,000 years for a second Beer.
3. There are laws saying that Beer labels can’t lie to you.
2. If you’ve devoted your life to Beer, there are groups to help you stop.
1. You can prove you have a Beer.

I love snow....I really do, but why the hell does the UK stop when we have some?

These were the words that have been burning in my mind like a red hot comet flying through the night sky.....

Yes that was a little over-dramatic but you get the picture, I have been wanting to write a little blog for years but never really got around to doing it.

This is not going to be one of those "Real" blogs by the way, you know the type....updated everyday, witty, articulate, intelligent, no…this blog is going to be a random mess of thoughts and feelings.

Welcome to the nut house.