GARETH IS...
Surfing the internet for free in an Apple store!!!
And very nice it is too :)
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Free chocolate
GARETH SAYS...
You can find free stuff in the most unlikely of places.
Amy and I went to a Memorial Service the other day at Cooper Union. It was to celebrate the life of one of her father's friends who had passed away. At the end of the service they said there was a treat for everyone at the back of the room.
Apparently Lou loved Hershey's Chocolate from when he was just 5 years old so his family had got big baskets filled with hundreds of chocolate bars for the guests to take home with them.
Don't worry - Amy and I didn't fill our pockets and cheeks with chocolate like the greedy little urchins that we are. We took one bar each and thought about Lou as we ate them.
You can find free stuff in the most unlikely of places.
Amy and I went to a Memorial Service the other day at Cooper Union. It was to celebrate the life of one of her father's friends who had passed away. At the end of the service they said there was a treat for everyone at the back of the room.
Apparently Lou loved Hershey's Chocolate from when he was just 5 years old so his family had got big baskets filled with hundreds of chocolate bars for the guests to take home with them.
Don't worry - Amy and I didn't fill our pockets and cheeks with chocolate like the greedy little urchins that we are. We took one bar each and thought about Lou as we ate them.
Monday, April 6, 2009
"Me too"
GARETH SAYS...
I was walking down the street after work on friday and a woman leaned out of a cab and shouted: "Me too" at me.
Just another weird New York experience i thought to myself.
It was only when i got to the end of the block that i worked out what on earth she was talking about. I was wearing my 'Help - I'm in debt' t-shirt that Chris brought me as an engagement present last summer.
Ha ha ha.
I'm guessing she wasn't that in debt - she was riding round NYC in a taxi ;)
I was walking down the street after work on friday and a woman leaned out of a cab and shouted: "Me too" at me.
Just another weird New York experience i thought to myself.
It was only when i got to the end of the block that i worked out what on earth she was talking about. I was wearing my 'Help - I'm in debt' t-shirt that Chris brought me as an engagement present last summer.
Ha ha ha.
I'm guessing she wasn't that in debt - she was riding round NYC in a taxi ;)
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Eddie Fly The Sailor
GARETH SAYS…
This weekend I had to do a bit of basic DIY so off to the hardware shop we went for the bits and pieces we needed.
Although a box of screws doesn’t cost much it reminded me of a thing we used to do as kids.
Every time we went down to see my Grandpa and Grandma in South Wales we’d collect up any nuts, bolts or screws we saw lying in the street. We always found a small handful of shiny things that would then be given as a gift from us kids to own of my Grandpa’s best friends – Eddie Fly The Sailor.
Now I don’t know much about Eddie.
I don’t know if his surname was Fly and I have no idea if he was ever a sailor.
All I know is that he loved the nuts and bolts we’d find for him.
This was about 20 odd years ago so I can honestly say Eddie was at the forefront of the eco movement – Reuse and Recycle!
It’s Earth Month folks so keep your eyes open for any interesting things you see lying in the street. You never know when they might come in handy.
This weekend I had to do a bit of basic DIY so off to the hardware shop we went for the bits and pieces we needed.
Although a box of screws doesn’t cost much it reminded me of a thing we used to do as kids.
Every time we went down to see my Grandpa and Grandma in South Wales we’d collect up any nuts, bolts or screws we saw lying in the street. We always found a small handful of shiny things that would then be given as a gift from us kids to own of my Grandpa’s best friends – Eddie Fly The Sailor.
Now I don’t know much about Eddie.
I don’t know if his surname was Fly and I have no idea if he was ever a sailor.
All I know is that he loved the nuts and bolts we’d find for him.
This was about 20 odd years ago so I can honestly say Eddie was at the forefront of the eco movement – Reuse and Recycle!
It’s Earth Month folks so keep your eyes open for any interesting things you see lying in the street. You never know when they might come in handy.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Stand back - this is a brainstorm
AMY SAYS...
We ran a little brainstorm session last night to try and come up with solutions to all the things going on in our lives! We severly underestimated how long this was going to take. We spent most of the time listing everything out...
Short term housing solution
Long term housing solution
Getting married
Having a kid
Amy's Art
Our goals for 2009
Our careers
The debt
Saving for a house deposit
Holidays (Gareth's best friend is getting married in NZ next year so we need to save up for the trip)
With the list complete we decided to call it a day :)
We ran a little brainstorm session last night to try and come up with solutions to all the things going on in our lives! We severly underestimated how long this was going to take. We spent most of the time listing everything out...
Short term housing solution
Long term housing solution
Getting married
Having a kid
Amy's Art
Our goals for 2009
Our careers
The debt
Saving for a house deposit
Holidays (Gareth's best friend is getting married in NZ next year so we need to save up for the trip)
With the list complete we decided to call it a day :)
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The world's longest happy hour
GARETH AND AMY SAY...
Last Friday we went to a bar near Amy's office after work. It took us a while to find one that was still having a happy hour - most places finish their's at 7pm and it was 7:15. The bar we settled in had $4 dollar Coronas until 8pm.
We then proceeded to make one beer each last 2 hours!!!
That must be a record for the world's slowest drinkers.
It didn't feel a long time though - we were swapping silly stories and making one another laugh. Amy does an amazing Finnish accent and i have been working hard on my South African accent. I have no idea what the people on the tables next to us must have been thinking!
Last Friday we went to a bar near Amy's office after work. It took us a while to find one that was still having a happy hour - most places finish their's at 7pm and it was 7:15. The bar we settled in had $4 dollar Coronas until 8pm.
We then proceeded to make one beer each last 2 hours!!!
That must be a record for the world's slowest drinkers.
It didn't feel a long time though - we were swapping silly stories and making one another laugh. Amy does an amazing Finnish accent and i have been working hard on my South African accent. I have no idea what the people on the tables next to us must have been thinking!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Gareth has left his job!!!
This is what went out in the recent work newsletter....
"Hello fabulous friends, we hope this edition of the Freshness letter finds you safely past the Ides of March and gearing up for a joyous Spring.
But before we dive in, we wanted to share some important news regarding the team here at ?What IF!. Our beautiful and talented friend Gareth Miles will be leaving ?What IF! to pursue a career as a naked trapeze artist with his fiancé Amy. While we are disappointed that we won't have Gareth around to play with every day, we are excited that he has found an opportunity to combine two of his biggest passions - adrenaline pumping circus acts and nudity. Gareth and Amy are leaving next week to join the West European league of the Cirque d'au Naturel in Paris so please reach out to send him some love and keep your eye out for "The Baron and Baroness of Bare, Gareth and Amy Miles, and the Adventures of their Flying Trapenis" coming to your town soon. "
As you are probably aware this is complete BS! At the end of the newsletter we revealed it was an April Fool's but some of our clients didn't read that far and have been sending in emails wishing me well in my new career! What must people think of me and Amy if they genuinely think that this is true. Ha ha ha!
"Hello fabulous friends, we hope this edition of the Freshness letter finds you safely past the Ides of March and gearing up for a joyous Spring.
But before we dive in, we wanted to share some important news regarding the team here at ?What IF!. Our beautiful and talented friend Gareth Miles will be leaving ?What IF! to pursue a career as a naked trapeze artist with his fiancé Amy. While we are disappointed that we won't have Gareth around to play with every day, we are excited that he has found an opportunity to combine two of his biggest passions - adrenaline pumping circus acts and nudity. Gareth and Amy are leaving next week to join the West European league of the Cirque d'au Naturel in Paris so please reach out to send him some love and keep your eye out for "The Baron and Baroness of Bare, Gareth and Amy Miles, and the Adventures of their Flying Trapenis" coming to your town soon. "
As you are probably aware this is complete BS! At the end of the newsletter we revealed it was an April Fool's but some of our clients didn't read that far and have been sending in emails wishing me well in my new career! What must people think of me and Amy if they genuinely think that this is true. Ha ha ha!
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