Kiting, Wind and Rain
Yo yo yo (as a wise person once said!)
I realised that this is turning into the daily kiting report/ weather watch but it's been a strange sort of day. Mark and I played tennis (normal) and then set off kiting (again, normal!) But then, just as we got the kite set up and flying it tipped it down! We found cover but not before us (and the kite- as Mark'll tell you) got soaking wet!
The irony is, of course, as soon as we got home - it was completely sunny again! This seems to happen to everyone but it's very annoying indeed you know!
Angrily, tiredly but not defeatedly yours
Matt
p.s Realising the picture in entirely pointless- we just need some illustration!
Its true, i am very very unhappy! and i tangled up my bridles too :( But now i sorted them out :) and the kite is drying out side on the line... yey!
Whoever said men don't do the washing!
See ya
Mark
Death, Air and Whoa! That Hat!
Good evening to you all,
Thought I'd just share will you a few things. Firstly, in arguably the most serious bit of 'air' we've ever achieved kiting, I had a near injury experience. Notably, this is not the first, but the Kite took me about 6ft up in the air and pulled me 15ft along before I was unceremoniously dumped back on the ground. Miraculously, I managed to land and roll- meaning no bones were broken (although I can report that the neck ache is a killer!) The only bad thing is- no one filmed it, O well- there's always next time.
Can i just interject. Just noticed in that picture of amtt wiht the kite... he he, look at the gimp in the background running away..! ...oh.. thats me...
Secondly, it was Maddi's (Ben's lady!) 15th Birthday on Friday and so warmfelt congratulations etc etc (wasn't that guitar a 'bit sexy!?!') and that brings me to the rather scary picture of myself in the Davison hat- random, weird and amusing.
So then, just another day in our existence!
Enjoy your half term holidays people!
Matt :D
p.s The kiting picture is a stock photo- for illustration only! (hehe)
p.p.s Also- we've both tried some of Loz's cheescake now and it is SWEET!!!!
Fire!
It's true.
And this is most likely the first place you'll hear about it as myself and my father were 'first on the scene' (as they say)
Well, the sand refinery place along the beach (near Hove) has caught on fire, and well was burning quite nicely by the time we left. One of the belts caught on fire, so check the news as im sure it will be on something local. Well there you go, Mark and Matts blog always with the latest greatest news!
Can't say I watched the local, nothing on national though (shock!)
In other stories this evening... I hear Davisons had a bomb scare... can't say i'm very wel infomred on this though.
Apparently somebody phoned in with a threat, my sympathy to all those who had to sit on the field for an hour and a half! (espically in PE gear!)And in a more personal note
personal?!?! (lol) , i almost got killed by my kite... again! Yey.
Well i hope everyones exams went swimmingly. Both Englsih
(is the misspelling purposefully ironic?) and ICT i hear people had today, so good luck with any future exams also :D
And thos of you reading this who havent got exams. You lucky ********! (Sorry was trying to spell...ummm.... 'people'!)
Ah well hope all lives are moving and going well... see ya all soon! Bye Bye
With all the love on this ere blog, your fellow blogger
s, Mark
and Matt(could have shortened that a bit me thinks)
p.s Big shout to my totally 100% AMAZING girlfriend Katie!!!!
Tribute to LOZ!
Hi all,
Today, at special request by the man himself, I have the pleasure of informing you all about Mr Laurence Darlington- known to his friends as 'loz' or 'lozza' or 'that clot'
And its high time i edited this to make it a little more true...I've personally known this man for about two years now and he is quite the legend. A practical expert at mountain biking, Loz and I have embarked on many cycling trips together and it's about time he got a post (especially considering he is an avid reader of this little blog!)
i'll give him that.. we have gone on many cycles with him and he is second only to Ben Miller...Also his other talents include powerkiting
(NO! You got me killed! - Basically), cookery
(So that fire wasn't him), hiking (DofE man!) and, perhaps the biggest of the lot- he makes the world's meanest cheesecake (i'm not kidding, it's the best thing ever!
Yet let me point out neither I or Matt have yet to try this cheesecake of which we hear so much about... i mean its meant to be good, but maybe it just contains loads of E) Maybe, with his permission, I shall stick his e-mail up for you kind people so you can order a cheesecake from Loz for yourself!
So anyway, i've done my public service for today! So have I - ie almost again getting killed by Loz! Thanks man!
Thank you Lozza (and I hope you like the picture!) Hmm... maybe not looking his best... i scout around for a better one... he he he!
Thanks loz WE LOVE YOU MAN - thoz! Written by Matt and Mark!
UPDATE - BUY LOZ'S FAMOUS CHEESECAKE FROM www.yourtoocoolforthiswebsite.cheesecake.co.uk
Kiting- Feel the Power!
Hello boys and girls,
Today the unspeakable has happened, it's something truely wonderous- there was wind! Admittedly, this doesn't sound particularly thrilling but, for us, it meant only one thing; PowerKiting!
Mark and I ventured down to the Adur Rec very early indeed and after some very technical stuff (inolving knots and lines) the Kite was set up and ready to fly! All it took was a gentle tug of the controls (and a little whistling for the wind! [see windy miller] we were up and away! It was surprisingly easy to control (hell, even I could do it!) and all was good- until it got windier, really windier!
In the end the wind became so strong that I was pulled from one side of the rec to the other! And the arrival of Loz did nothing to help the wind speed (loz should be able to control the weather!) The result was a fray on Mark's brake doohicky, but it was fun nevertheless!
Funky stuff with more to come,
Matt
The End of Something Special... :(
Well, here we have it... with today being the last day of St Andrews...
It's sad to see everyone go but i guess we must look at new begginings rather than old endings.
Hopefully we'll still all stay in touch, its been a great 4 years and, well, everyone's been great! Good going guys.
I'd like to wish everyone good luck in their GCSE's also, not just as St Andrews, but Davisons and anyone else who happens to read this blog. Hope they go well people!
Now, going from important to not, in a split second, id like to mark the arrival of my new kite!
(Im afraid it has no disney characters) but instead is a 4 metre Flexifoil Blade III. Quite a beast i hear, just waiting for some wind to try it out... hopefully tomorrow, so the next blog could come to you from A and E. Who's knows... all i know is that im bound to injure something... even if it isnt me :)
Hope all you readers are well.
And hope to see you all soon.
Now begs the question if there should be a St Nicks reunion... havne't seen some of those people in donkey's!
Cya
All my love .... (oh thats sounds cheap)
Mark
YE
A little pic of myself (right) and matt (left) at YE awards.
Well done IT for winning another website award, and everyone else in PYM for their continued effort and ideas. Its been one hell of a ride (in matts words). Oh and thanks for everyone else for their support!
i would still like to point everyone to www.printyourmind.co.uk mainly to get our hits up, but seeing as its now a double award winning website (oh thats so good to say) it may be worth a small minute of your time.
Cya
