A 'No' Football Saturday?

Saturday normally involves me attending football with my dad and my sister. We all support St.Mirren FC (Paisley, Scotland) who play in the Scottish Premier League (SPL). Being a St.Mirren fan is a funny business. It really is a rollercoaster club to support, so many high's but equally lows :( Can't think of any recent LOW points for now as the buzz factor still remains at St.Mirren after we won the Scottish Communitis League Cup 2013 (Cup Winners!), happy days!

 

(Supporting the saints at Hampden Park! Me and the dad! COYS)

 

Decided not to go to the game today. Away day to Hibernian (Edinburgh, Scotland). Struggle to commit to games with the prices that the SPL charges, not value for money for the quality you see! However, fair play to Heart of Midlothian, who, for next week are selling tickets at just £5! Can't wait to get down to Tynecastle, a bit of boasting and ribbing is still to be done (We beat Hearts in the final), and we NEED to finish off Dundee to make our SPL survival complete! Big week ahead for the Saints. COYS!

What I did do was attend my cousins 21st suprise birthday party at my Grans in Mosspark, Glasgow. Majority of the family were there, we're talking your old-school stereotypical Glaswegian family, i.e. 6 aunties and uncles! Haha.

Left around 5 o'clock and headed out with some of the lads from my Uni course. Went to Xscape at Braehead in Glasgow (Well its on the outskirts). Decided on the spot that TGI Friday's was the place we were headed, killing for a mahoosive burger and of course that Jack Daniel's Sauce! Demolished TGI's in Xscape. Went for the meaty 12oz 'The Monster' burger. The burger was the size of my head, couldn't move after it, but I proudly mention that I destroyed it! Empty plates all round, great effort from the lads! We tehn moved on to Wetherspoons (Lord of the Isles, Xscape Braehead) for a few drinks and some chat. As always, when at a table with orange and green people, football chat naturally occurs. I still don't get the obsession that these fans hold! They literally live off of each others words and taunts, weird! Managed to keep my snapchatting up, even with a drink in me! Apologies to all those I harassed with Snaps!

Of course, the drink I went for was a Kopparberg cider (Pear). Best cider out there! Its refreshign and easy to drink, drink it like its apple (or pear) juice! Haha, I LOVE MY CIDER!

CIDER > LAGER

(just saying, you agree don't you?)



So, thats about it for today, sitting now writing a wee blog post whilst tipsy! Can't argue with that, succesful Saturday, now on to watch Britain's Got Talent, The Voice UK and Doctor Who, PLAN!





Thanks folks




G x

Apples But No Pears! (Snapchat)

A late entry for today, Now 4.59AM here in Scotland!

Today (Well yesterday, Friday), I finally succumbed to peer pressure by downloading the Google play store app 'Snapchat'. I've been hearing good things about the app for a few weeks, but I've never taken notice until today. I have to say, I'm addicted. Not 'Candy Crush Saga' addicted, but still enough to call it obsession, going on the constant checking of my phone for updates of all my 'snapchat' conversations.

(Snapchat Username: gf92)

 



No idea what it is? 'Snapchat' is an application, I have it through Google's Play Store for Android (For my HTC Desire S). Its a free to download app that lets you send messages to contacts in the form of pictures/photos/SNAPSHOTS. Best thing is, its free to send, no more paying for Multimedia text messages (MMS)! The app works like this, you take a picture/snap, you can draw on the picture or have a word text message to go with it (if you want either) and then you send it to one of your 'Snapchat' contacts. The unique thing about 'Snapchat' is that when you send an image, you can set a timer for its availability, for example I would send a snap for 4 seconds, the recipient only has 4 seconds of viewing time, after which, they can't view the snap again, unless I resent it. The app is good for a bit of banter, I've had a good laugh with it today with getting most of my family involved in back and forth snapchat convo's. The app is pretty user-friendly and it doesn't take long to understand whats going. It is as an app, gaining a lot of momentum and take up in general for it is still on the rise, so I suggest you get involved! Controversially, I've read and heard about other uses for the app, with the timer/can't see twice feature, some people are using this to their full advantage (Adult Explicit!) Haha. All in all, its a good wee app thats free!

Today, I've managed to get a good of mine to sign up for it as well, Iain didn't disappoint. Had a great laugh with his family and mine getting involved, in a sort of 'Snapchat "Top Trumps". Started off with Iain sending a snap of his brother and him, to which I got my dad involved for the reply, proudly firing thhe 'V' signs back at the duo! Next thing I know, Iain's only gone and got his mum AND dad involved. GAME ON I thought. Suddenly, my two sisters want in, so 'Top Trumps' 4 plays 3! Not only was it 4 people, but it was 4 fruit flies! This reference will be clear in a moment! But, to be fair to our opposing family, the reply killed us, Iain's mum sitting in a christmas sled with his dad wearing a goofy hat! These are the times you wish you COULD save the images you get through snapchat, moments liek that are hard to repeat!

Fair play to them, trumped us with that one!

Although, did manage to catch those fruit flies later on:

 

(Dad, Vhairi, Julie and Me!) = The Fruit Flies

Get you 5-a-day!

 

 

Oh, my snapchat username is "gf92", give me an add! 



Thanks folks!



G x

My day

Well, today's been busy as well! Non-stop at the moment because of work and university as I've mentioned before. Today consisted of sitting in work for a 4 hour shift, doing nothing, just waiting around for the non-existent custoemrs to appear! Poor start to the day. Got home around 2.30pm, went down to the Walkway/Waterfront down by the River Clyde (Scotland), in my town (Erskine, Scotland). Obviously I was bored and avoiding the report I had to write up, as I decided it would be a good idea to go for a run! Did a mile, knackered (beyond unfit right now). Been in the house since then writing a 'group' report, you all know how much I love it! I hate becoming a leader in a uni group, I know it make me look like a dictator and I hate coming across bad at any point to anyone in any situation. But, as you will already probably know from My 'University life' blog post, I've no choice! Had to sort things out again, stress created where not needed to be!

I say I've been actively doing university projects all day, but I havent half distracted myself today. Like any student, I do anything when studying or writing reports (like goign for jogs :S ). I managed to spend over an hour watching YouTube videos, addicted to 'Epic rap battles of History' videos at the moment. Really funny videos with rap battles between charatcers liek Adolf Hitler and Dart Vader, lighthearted videos that make fun out of characters and life, great fun watch! Look them up!

I even managed to get into some weird trance like state whilst listening to my iPod today! Was belting out songs full blast in my ear and signing at teh top of my voice! Trust me, thats not something you want to hear! Was in this mood for about 10 minutes before the sister came bursting in to tell me to "Shut it!" and not in such polite terms! Haha!

One song that I was stuck to, kept replaying it, which had the following verse in it;

 "...try to keep up with me because I can give you some, all that you need, I give you such a rush, baby step up your game, keep up with my pace, girl I know that you want it, don;t hesitate!"

 

Checked the song out on youtube, found out its called "Speed Up" by Funkerman. Dance back track, but it was really the lyrics I was enjoying. I foudn the original video on Youtube but it was actually a mix I was listenign to by the ministry of sound, in their 'Mashup' Running Trax' album by the cut up boys. Really enjoyed it, smooth and relaxing with meaning!

 

Infact; (lyrics about 1minute in)

 

Have a listen, see if you agree!

 

Anyway, reports are done and finalisied, can relax for a couple of days until the next one gets closer (due next Tuesday!) So yeha, pretty happy now, writing my blog whilst listening to my new track! Brilliant!

 

 

 

 

See you later

 

 

 

 

G x