The year behind...

Right, I guess it's the time of year I'm allowed to look back over the past 525 948.766 minutes of my life and discuss what I think was the defining moments of my year.

*Mad scientist voice* "LET US BEGIN!"

January.

January. I can't remember most of that month as I was involved in Irving's infamous 18th Birthday party. No, I did not shave off anyones eyebrows. Yes, I did pass out. On the stairs. And then next to someone. Geeez. Also, This is the month in which I got my reputation as a cup sucker and as the reverse joker...

February.

February was a busy month. I ended my relationship with Michelle and generally was miserable for the rest of the month. That's pretty much all I can say about this month.

March.

March. Megan's 18th. I think. Well, I remember shouting, falling, throwing up, falling asleep on stairs and singing. Actfast, That fantastic little charity event that involved me starving myself. I had fun with that. Also, that was the month I started blogging. So click here to look at my favourite post from March. (I know it's blowing my own trumpet, but I'll do this for all the following months. The posts that I felt are important.)

April.

April is when Lent ended. April is when I was reintroduced to meat. I had Sarah's 18th party. And some, umm, incriminating photo's of a certain someone. That's all I'm saying. Click here for my "blog of the month"

May.

No, not James May. The month. Idiots... 

Got girlfriend. Got dumped by girlfriend. Start of study leave and the end times of school. Went to London for a football game instead of revising. "Blog of the month" is here...

June

June was the month of many things. Last exam. Jodie's Birthday. Camping trips. My geek pilgrimage and much more besides that. I dressed in drag for the first (and not the last) time. (I shouldn't be proud of that...) And here's the "blog of the month"

July

July was the month of hiking. The month of foreign countries. The month of pain.

Main event was obviously my European Adventure. However many blog posts it took to show them all. Also, My brothers Birthday happened. But that's not too important. "Blog of the month" (and it's not a European adventure one...)

What month is after July? Anyone.

Thanks mum.

August.

Mum's Birthday. Dad's Birthday. Passed Driving Test! Started going out with someone properly for the first time in months. Wooo. Finally finished typing those pesky European Adventure blogs. "Blog of the month"

September

Started uni. Started Vlogging... (Which failed...) Did nothing else really. At all. Pretty boring if I'm honest... "Blog of the month"

October

Became single again. Celebrated my birthday with the extended family 3 weeks early. Got George. The ukelele. "Blog of the month." (It could save your life...)

November

My 18th. My guide to sarcasm was put on the blog. (and is my blog of the month.) Paintballed for the first time. Woooo! "A guide to sarcasm"

This month. December

Santa visited. Gave Andrew presents. Thats it really. My blog of the month for this month will be this one. Purely for the feedback I got from it.

I would like to thank specific people for their support this year but I highly doubt anyone has got this far. I'll do it in my next post. For all to see. At the start.

So all that leaves me to say I guess is "Happy New Year" and...

Peace out bubs.

Andrew out. 

The 7 deadly sins - Greed, Envy & Pride.

Right, it's the last of the 7 deadly sin posts and we're finishing with a bang. Three different sins. THREE. That's like going to a strip club while killing someone and raping a donkey. Yes, it is that bad.
Well, let us begin...

Greed (Avarice)

Greed (Avarice) - a very excessive or rapacious desire and pursuit of wealth, status, and power

Well, greed is related to gluttony. Slightly. With no food involved.
So, where do I fall down on this sin. Well, to be perfectly honest, everywhere. As you will see later on, these are the three sins I fall to most. Yeah, I did warn you at the start about this.
What are the three things I want more of more than anything? Hmmm, could it be "wealth, status and power" *facepalm* Apparently, because I am human and want human things, I'm going to hell. Oh. Well that's a bummer. Who are we trying to kid here? Everyone wants more. Nobody is satisfied with what they have. So, everyone is going to hell. Right? Yup.

Everyone knows that I "secretly" want to take over the world. (And it will happen. Trust me) Therefore I am wanting power. Therefore, I am sinning.
Everyone knows that I want to have lots of money. Therefore, I am sinning.
Everyone knows that I want to be recognised. That I want people to look up to me. Therefore I am sinning.

I can't win on this one. I am a very greedy hobbit and for that I apologise. Sorry.

Envy

Envy - The resentment of another because they have something you consider yourself lacking in.

Right, I suffer from envy. Every. Single. Day. 

I envy people who can be happy for no reason.

I envy people who can stay in a relationship for a significant amount of time.

I envy attractive people.

I envy people with power/money/status.

I envy people who are more talented than me. (Musically/academically/whatever)

I envy people who can afford designer clothes.

I envy people with lots of friends.

I envy a lot.

Yeah, so as you can see, I have a small problem with envy. Low self esteem combined with an all time low in self confidence means that I pretty much envy EVERYTHING. (You know when the all-caps come in, I'm serious.)

What can I do about it? Probably see a shrink. Short of that, I got nothing. So, umm, moving on.

Last, but by no means least...

Pride

Pride - is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and the source of the others. It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to acknowledge the good work of others, and excessive love of self

Right, the big bad sin. Pride. Yes, a little pride is good but there are some people that are unhealthily proud. (This sin is also known as vanity but as that concentrates on looks, which I am NOT proud of, we shall ignore this)
I admit that I do have low self esteem, however, this does not mean that I feel no pride. In fact, sometimes, it means I fall harder.
Think about it, you have zero expectations about something and somehow you manage to create something wonderful. You would be proud of that. Your low self esteem would fall away and reveal pride in this one thing. Now, someone creates something even more wonderful. You refuse to recognise it. You cannot accept that someone has beat you. It hurts when people tell you that the other thing is better but still you claim that yours is better. That's how I feel about some things. I can see that I am not talented in some things but I still believe I know best.

Hmm, reading over that, that didn't make much sense...

Right, stripping it down to basics, I am not good at accepting the superiority of other people. Put like that, it's much easier to understand.

Anyway, that is all. I've done my 7 deadly sin special. Hooray! I win.

Peace out bubs.
Andrew out.

The 7 deadly sins - Gluttony and Lust.

Oooft. It's time for another blog post. No, it is still not blog 'o' clock and it never will be. Sorry. Stop pestering me about bloody blog 'o' clock. Thank you.

Anyway, it is time to unleash the beast...

Gluttony.

Gluttony - "a misplaced desire of food or its withholding from the needy"

Well, as any of you who have seen me recently know, I have put on a little bit of weight. I have a belly that could rival Buddha at the moment and I'm not proud of it. I can think of many excuses for why I am now "rotund." I ate too much, I have an infection in my intestine, I am pregnant, I am two people in one body, I have worms, I have an alien symbiote living in my tummy. Seriously, I could go on for ever with these bad boys. So, anyway, here is the honest truth. I like to eat. I enjoy food too much. It didn't help my "emergency spending" last month to wipe my catering card, but still, I am not happy with the way that things have worked out. I shall do something about it though. Soon. (Liposuction. DIY style.)

Lust

Lust - an inordinate craving for carnal pleasure

Now, I know there are a fair few of my readers who have been eagerly awaiting this deadly sin ever since I announced doing this. Well, I say fair few...

Right, I suppose I should stop stalling and just go for it. I don't think I fall for this sin. It says "inordinate" in the definition. So what I do, is completely justifiable. Even if it does involves rubber ducks and squeezy cheese. I don't "lust" more than once a day. Well, hour. Well, every 15 minutes. Well, I don't go around constantly fiddling with myself. Well... Let's leave it there shall we.

Now, I do not like porn. Sorry to disappoint. I can't give any tips on where to find awesome breasts or merciless rape or whatever. You'll just need to find them yourself. And I'm fairly sure some of you know where to look... But anyway, I digress. Seriously, I don't like it. Drop the subject.

Seriously, as a "slightly god-fearing" teen, this is a subject I find hard to discuss. I can't really see where this fits in to my life. I do not constantly crave sex. I do not constantly monitor the net for new porn. I do not "jack off" every day. So, going by that, I think I'm doing well.

Sorry about the cop out on the lust topic. Seriously could not think of what to put.

Next time, it's the last bit. "Greed, Envy & Pride"

Peace out bubs.
Andrew out.

The 7 deadly sins - Sloth & Anger.

Well, for some reason, I've decided to do another multi-part post. So, I am going to cover the 7 deadly sins and how I am affected by them. Why? Do I need a reason? Good. Here we go then.

Sloth.

Sloth- "The failure to utilise one's skills, talents and/or gifts."

Well then, personally I fall into this trap all of the time. I am lazy. I admit it. I spend most of my day sitting on my a*** watching a tiny screen. I drink alcohol, I eat lots but I do little to no exercise. I prepare for exams the night before and expect to pass. I can see why this is a deadly sin. To fall into the depths of "slothdom" is to condemn yourself to a life of mediocrity. A life where you do nothing for yourself so nothing happens to you. 

Now, what I intend to do about it...

I intend to join the sports union next semester, damn the costs, and attempt to get into shape. I will eat less and I will get away from my little screen a little bit more.

Anger (Wrath)

Anger (or Wrath) - Inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger.

Well, I'd be a liar if I said I was never angry. The thing is though, usually I'm angry at myself not at other people, which is far worse than being angry at others. (Well, up to the point before murder becomes involved) This is because I am self-destructive. I can form relationships with other people and in a particularly bad case of self-loathing, destroy any friendship I had with that person. Who wants to be friends with a whiner? Exactly. I do show my anger externally too, but I bottle it up so that when it does surface, one person gets all of the backlash. All of my self-loathing, all of my pent up frustrations over girls, university, friends and money, all of the insults that have "bounced off my thick skin" and digs at my looks, my friends and my personality all come gushing out in one, massive bout of rage fuelled madness. 

Sometimes, I lash out at things. (Walls, trees, cars, beds, pillows, whatever is handy at the time.) Sometimes I just break down. I remember once I just burst into tears. For no reason. No one was talking to me at the time. Nothing had hit or hurt me. No one had insulted me recently. I just, started bawling. It was a very weird feeling. Knowing that, "as a big, strong man, I am not supposed to cry." Well, people, here's a news flash. I am not a "big, strong man." I am a very timid and sensitive man. That doesn't make me any less of a man than you assholes but it seems that way sometimes. Usually, I shout. Loudly. I shout out my frustrations. I scream all my problems. I tell people too much about the inner Andrew and immediately regret it. And then I go back to bottling things up again. And so renews the cycle...

What am I going to do about it?

Well, I don't see much that can be done. I could just immediately backlash at people who insult me, beat two s***s out of people who hurt me and scream at people who frustrate me. I don't see that helping much really.  Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated.

In the next post I will be looking at "Gluttony and Lust." You know you don't want to miss that...

Peace out bubs.

Andrew out.

Controversy Corner

Well, I do believe it is officially time for me to post up a blog. Does that make it "blog o'clock"? No, cause officially, that's someone else's thing...
Anyway, what I want to do is get my opinions on some things out in the open for all to hear. I want feedback! If you agree, say so. If you don't, I want to know why! My opinions are not set in stone. So then, here we go...

Abortion
Now, people are regularly dumped into "Pro-life" or "Pro-choice." I've been dumped in "Pro-life" because of two main reasons. 1) I'm catholic. 2) I don't agree with killing.
So therefore, I automatically qualify to be "Pro-life!" Congratulations! Welcome to the club! Handshakes for all!
Hold on there.
I am not "Pro-life." I do believe in "adoption not abortion" but if the mothers health is in danger because of a pregnancy, who am I to reduce her chances of survival? A git of a human being if you ask me.
Hey, that makes you "Pro-choice!" Congratulations! Welcome to the club! Handshakes for all!
HANG ON! Oh what's the use.
Let me put this as simply as possible. Abortions are acceptable in extreme circumstances, when the health of the mother or child is in danger. This does not mean I agree with "Pro-choice." I'm a shade of grey in-between the two. You know, where the vast majority of people are. But we aren't blowing up abortion clinics or holding up quite so many placards, so we don't get as much attention.
What do you think about abortions? Are you "Pro-choice" or "Pro-life"? Let me know!

Assisted Suicide
This is a very complicated matter... If someone is in pain every single day of their life with no hope of recovery then should we allow them to die if they wish to do so? To be honest, I don't know. I can only speak for myself when I say that I am extremely afraid of death and I would choose to cling on to life as long as I could. Why am I so afraid of death? Hmm, maybe because it's a tad too permanent for my liking. If I don't like being dead, there's no "backsies." A deals a deal. You're out and you ain't getting another go (To reincarnationists, I'll add "in the same body") and I've grown rather attatched to this suckish life of mine.
Anyway, I don't believe that you can put a blanket ban on this. This is something for more intelligent people than me to argue about.
Comments on this? Do you have any ideas?


Wikileaks...
Well, you all saw this one coming. At the moment, this is the controversial issue. I think that what wikileaks is the right thing to do. However, I do appreciate that some things need to be kept secret. Such as? Military stuff. I'd rather not have every country in the world know exactly where all of my weapons are kept. I'd rather keep that kind of thing quiet. However, what a diplomat (however idiotic) has said about a prince's shoes/sex life/racist habits should be known. Stopping it is against the right to free speech and I think that free speech is what stops us from being like North Korea...
What do you think state security or freedom of speech? Opinions?


Nuclear power.
Yes. I do agree with nuclear power. Something that can provide that much power while producing very little pollution agents has to be used. I do not believe this is the only solution. Other alternatives must be used as well. A nuclear plant in every county just gives me the heeby-jeebies... Sure they are safe. I still don't want one next door...
What do you think? Let me know.


Mutually-Assured-Destruction.
(This is what will happen if a country gets a nuclear erection and decides to launch the nukes...)
Any situation which will result in the deaths of most of the worlds species is bad in my books. However, with more and more countries gaining access to nuclear weapons, I am starting to worry. Countries have them as "deterants" but in order for it to "deter" then you need them to believe that you will launch that missile. For some reason, I don't think big democratic countries will want that kind of responsibility over their heads. But what if a communist country who hate every country in the world got hold of some... Then we're all going to hell in a paper boat people. In that situation, I suggest finding the ones you love and saying goodbye. We might not have the balls to strike first, but we will strike back. No escape for any.
Do you believe this could happen? Comments?


Right then, thats enough for now. Remember, I want people to react to this. I want people to tell me what they think. Comment below, message me, comment on the link on facebook, tweet me, whatever. Let me know what you think.


Peace out bubs.
Andrew out.