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Review and Resolutions

// January 4th, 2010 // No Comments » // Diet and Exercise, Money, Quiz, Random Stuff, Reviews, snZero

8/10 & 1920 x 1200 for the laptop, about the same for the Mac on the TV.

2009 has been and gone now, and I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand I’ve made a load of new friends through taking over the quiz at The Adelphi, Pin and doing one at the Nation of Shopkeepers here in Leeds. I’ve made a fair few new friends through my endeavour to unite the digital folks of Leeds with snZero, which is still getting more than 50 people a month turning up. I even made random friends in the shape of The Salts girls through a drunken night out early in the year. Truth be told that my facebook friend count has gone up quicker and to a greater degree than ever before. And for this I am happy.

That said, work has been a up and down slalom of emotions, busy for 12 months, new clients, demanding decisions, new people, old people, gone people. And for the first time in my life I think I really know what stress is. Even when I used to work 18 hours a day it wasn’t as stressful as the last year has been. If I had hair I think that it would have deserted me by now. But of course it deserted me ages ago.

On the plus side, I went and lost almost 4 stone in the middle of the year. Granted I then went and put a stone of it back on. But hell, only a couple of stone too heavy … and not “obese” any more. So that made me a happy bunny. Not happy enough, but happy enough to fit into a 34″ pair of jeans - and my black Boss suit from years gone by. So yeah, happy.

And on the minus side, I’m still single. And still have no hair. Though I do have  an ace flat. Rough with the smooth eh…

Back at the start of 2009 I made the following guesses for what the year would bring…

  • Sort out my tooth-ache.. Yeah, I did this. Not had a toothache since March.
  • Cut out 90% of my Coke intake.. Yup, did this too really. Not had more than a can a week really.
  • Lose 1/4 of my body weight.. Probably managed 1/5 … ish.
  • Become financially viable.. I have a credit score of 900/1000 - which must be good? Still owe almost 20k…
  • Blog… Yeah, not really.

So as you can see I managed most of them to a degree of success. 2010 is all about…

  • Lose 1/5 of my body weight.. I want to get down to 12 stone… ish.
  • Become financially viable.. I want to be down to 10k debt by year end…
  • Blog… NO, not really… Though I do want to take a photo a week…

And those are my real resolutions.

Solo Quiz 1!

// June 18th, 2009 // No Comments » // Quiz

No Gav this week, but this weeks quiz was ACE!

Brand Slogans
1. Which brand uses “Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz, Oh what a relief it is!” to entice us to purchase?
2. Which chocolate brand promises that it’s “The sweet you can eat between meals without ruining your appetite”?
3. Which soft drink brand demands that you “Obey your thirst”?
4. Which company has asked you to “put a tiger in your tank”?
5. Which electrical “giant” has spent almost 30 years with “The Appliance of Science” as its brand slogan?
6. Which bank was responsible for telling you to “Come and talk to the listening bank”?
7. Which ill-fated car brand told us it was in “A Class of its own”?
8. There is a tyre brand which quite rightly informs us that “Power is nothing without control” – which brand is it?
9. Which brand proclaimed it’s product to be “Good news for your sex life, bad news for beds”?
10. Which pain killer asserts that “You can’t hit pain much harder”?

Quiz 4…

// June 10th, 2009 // No Comments » // Quiz

Super quiz 4 was last night… and went really well - the chosen topic this week to accompany the 80’s Movies Music round was morbidly about people who died somewhat before their time… as always, no cheating.

Lives Cut Short
1. What was the name of the man who shot and killed John Lennon in 1980?
2. The 35th President of the United States, Mr John Fitzgerald Kennedy died on November 22, 1963 from a tiny gunshot wound to the head – but who succeeded him as the 36th president of the United States?
3. In which year did “The King”, Elvis Aaron Presley, die on the toilet?
4. What is the name of the tunnel in which Diana Spencer died in 1997?
5. In November 1991, at the age of 45, Freddie Mercury was cruelly taken from this world, but what was the name of last song that he released with the band Queen prior to his death?
6. Richie Valens, the mastermind behind La Bamba, died tragically in 1959 when the plane he was in crashed - which other music legend died in that same crash?
7. David Carradine was found last week hanging by his neck and “other body parts” to quote the BBC, but what was the name of his characters in the legendary 70’s TV show “Kung Fu”?
8. On August 5th 1962, Marilyn Monroe died, aged 36, from a drug overdose - what was Marilyn’s birth name?
9. In the February of 1958, British European Airways Flight 609 crashed while attempting to take off from Munich Airport, resulting in the loss of 8 Manchester United football players. But Which team were Manchester United on the way back from a 3-3 draw with in the European cup?
10. Heath Ledger rather unfortunately accidently killed himself last year, but what was the name of his last, as yet generally unreleased movie?

Quiz 3…

// June 3rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Quiz

So, quiz 3 went down last night… a mixture of royalty and terminators being honoured with specific rounds about them… Once again, can you get 10/10?

Termination and Salvation
1. According to Amnesty International which country executes the most people each year?
2. Who was the last woman to be hanged in the UK?
3. Who was the last person “terminated” by Alan Sugar in last year’s Apprentice?
4. In 1431 Joan of Arc was burned for what crime?
5. Hitler took his own life on the 30th of April 1945 – which two methods of suicide did he employ?
6. Which breed of dog has become famous for saving those in danger in the Swiss alps?
7. Which lifesaving organisation has saved over 137,000 lives since its conception in 1824?
8. In what country did the Salvation Army originate?
9. In 1981 Tim McCarthy “spread his stance” to protect who from 6 bullets?
10. In the 1981 smash hit action movie, what is the name of the man sent back to save Sarah Connor from a red eyed Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Quiz Tuesday Round 2…

// May 27th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Quiz

So, week 2 of me writing the nerdy specialist middle round questions for the Adelphi Pub Quiz and it went really well again - though not as well as the Disney Musicals round which was delightfully difficult and fairly brilliant too. Again, see if you can get the following, without Google et al.

Also Known As…
1. The Windy City is the nickname of which American city?
2. Which rock formation is otherwise known as Uluru?
3. The UK city was known as the Big Smoke throughout the Industrial Revolution?
4. Name the Greek and Roman gods of War?
5. What was the original name of New York?
6. Pope Benedict 16th was born with another name, what is that name?
7. Top Guns Maverick was played by tiny tom cruise, but what was mavericks real name?
8. Eminem wasn’t born with that name… What name was he born with?
9. In 1939 the country called Siam changed its name to what?
10. What are the two names used throughout Europe for one body spray owned by Unilever, which promises men a bevvy of gorgeous women as soon as they pop it on?

Quiz Tuesday Round 1…

// May 26th, 2009 // No Comments » // Quiz

Below you will find my quiz questions from last week… These were the first quiz questions that I had to write and hopefully in the future the questions will probably become slightly easier. All that said, see how many you can answer without Google (or any other search engine for that matter)…

First’s
1. Which country both hosted and won the first ever Eurovision Song Contest?
2. Recently Bob Dylan landed his 7th UK number 1 album, but in what year did he have his first?
3. What was the name of the first successful mission by NASA to put a man on the moon?
4. Which was the first country in the world to give women the right to vote?
5. Who scored the first ever Premiere League Goal?
6. George Washington was the first president of the United States, but in what year did he take up that position?
7. In which city did the first modern day Olympics, of 1896, take place?
8. Which country established the world’s first airline in 1909?
9. What was the name of the first man to break the sound barrier?
10. Which country was the first generate electricity using nuclear power?