Life of Zippy

I'm back

2008-03-17T15:29:00.003Z

Well kids, I've not blogged for a while, but I'm back!I've been really busy at work, working on sites for Cable and Wireless, D-Link and Cadbury's. Why not take a look at what I've been helping with over 2007.So a quick catch up, since I last blogged, I've been up to all sorts......In December, I spent a week in Geneva with Nicole and Sam, it was very cold and snowy, but I got plenty of cuddles

Norfolk and Keira K

2007-11-06T12:08:00.001Z

So I've jut got back from Norfolk with my good friend Mat and his wifey Gemma. We spent a lot of time walking around on the beach and eating and drinking in the masses of pubs around there. I sampled the local real ale, and really liked Nelson's Revenge!Then we went to Holkham Hall to see the herds deer, and it turned out they were making a film there! I tried my best to get a picture with Keira

Wedding of the year...

2007-10-26T19:06:00.000Z

Congratulations to James and Caroline who got married last weekend! I'm so glad I managed to make it, after being "tied-up" elsewhere all week and was very honoured when the Groom decided to promote me to chief usher. Apparently the previous employee hadn't been doing too well!So a good time was had by all, and I drank far too much champagne, check out the pictures below, or view more on my

Wear it Pink!

2007-10-26T16:20:00.000Z

So today was Wear it Pink day for Breast Cancer Research but not wanting to spoil my orangey complexion I stuck to wearing a wonderful pink wig and dying my moustache for the event.Hopefully we've raised lots of money, pics below...

Palma Jolly with the ChemDig guys

2007-10-22T13:15:00.000Z

So now I'm free of my captors I'll fill you all in on my happenings before the event. And we shall never talk about my ordeal again.As you know I went to Palma last week on the work jolly and we had a good time. The hotel was great and I spent a lot of time in the spa, relaxing and working out the knots that web development has given me! The beach was lovely and the sun was shining so much

Zippy Free!

2007-10-19T16:11:00.000Z

Well, just in time to run off again, my dad is free!Zippy safely returned with David Coe to Chemistry Digital today, and has immediately left to go to James and Caroline's wedding which takes place tomorrow.When asked about his ordeal, Zippy remarked "I'd rather not speak about it, being tied to a chair is bad enough, but listening to those accents all day is torture!"

Update: Zippy Kidnapping - Ransom

2007-10-13T16:09:00.000Z

Well it took us all day but the guys at Chemistry Digital finally pulled through and made the Rainbow video...here it isNow send my dad back you evil b$%?$*@s

Update: Zippy Kidnapping

2007-10-13T09:00:00.000Z

As the evil girls at Chemistry have kidnapped my father I feel it my duty to keep you all up-to-date on the latest...We have received a ransom demand in the form of an email from Mags Pietras (see below). The police believe that Mags is one of the lower level terrorists, but they don't know who the ring leader is yet.We are working on the acquiring the ransom as we speak.

Access Denied! :(

2007-09-20T08:39:00.001Z

I tried to log in to Facebook today but couldn't!I think somebody has gotten soooo jealous of my abundance of friends and love that they have reported me to the big wigs! I bet it was that George fella!But don't worry you can still read all about my life here on my blog and look through my photos on Flickr.Please sign my petition to reinstate my account by entering your name and email address

James' Stag Do

2007-09-17T15:02:00.000Z

Me Dad's on holiday in Turkey, but to keep you all entertained he asked me to post this blog post he wrote before he left:...Last weekend I went on James Hayward's stag do and had a great time! (Well most of it anyway). James is one of those odd people who likes Cricket so we started on Friday night by going to see Derbyshire get thrash by some old guys with zimmer frames. Unfortunately nobody

Oooh new pool table

2007-09-11T16:32:00.000Z

My Dad will be gutted! While he's swanning off with his new friends, Chemistry Digital has bought a pool table! So now we can spend all our dinner hours potting reds and sinking yellows.Just have to make sure I don't get hit, those balls are huuuuge!

Back from Austria off to Turkey

2007-09-10T09:16:00.001Z

Well my Dad's jetsetting again so it's up to me to keep all his internet stuff up-to-date! :)The old man just got back from his trip to Austria with KarenH, before jumping straight in the post to Doncaster to go on holiday with Layla (his new internet friend!).He stayed in Mayrhofen in Austria and managed to visit Salzburg and the Mirabel Gardens. Apparently part of "The Sound of Music" was

Layla's party!

2007-09-10T08:48:00.000Z

So, as I said, my Dad jumped in the post to go on holiday with his new internet friend, Layla and he arrived just in time for the party she was throwing...Here are some photos from the party...Layla is my friend on Facebook, why not add me as your friend?

Robin Hood, Robin Hood riding through the glen...

2007-08-13T11:10:00.000Z

So Friday night was the Chemistry Digital Awards night and what I night we had...After having a few beers at Work (lemonade for me) we went off to the Salutation Inn in Nottingham for some real ale and sambuca! Again, I had lemonade :(Then to all of our surprise we crossed the road to visit The Tales of Robin Hood where we dressed up as Knights, Ladies, Jesters and Wenches and enjoyed a medieval

Sunny Mallorca, here I come!

2007-08-07T08:35:00.000Z

I'm off to sunny Mallorca in October for the Chemistry company away weekend!David Coe, MD of Chemistry Digital and personal friend of mine, is taking me on the pre-holiday golf tour with the rest of the big wigs, and then we'll meet everybody else for sun, sea and Sangria.I'll have some lovely photos to share with you all when I get back, but for now take a look at the Hotel Nixe Palace (below)

Isle of Wight, Blackpool and the evil Croc!

2007-08-06T14:09:00.000Z

Well I'm back from my trip to the Isle of Wight with James and Alison. We stayed near Ventnor on the south coast and the weather was great!On one of the days, I'm too dazed to remember which one, we went to Blackgang Chine where I discovered a wild Crocodile. I had to wrestle it to save the kids, but I think he came off better than I did. Needless to say I had a sore head in the morning...Then

Chemistry Digital Awards 2007

2007-07-31T15:40:00.000Z

Well soon it's the Chemistry Digital Awards night for all my Nottingham friends and this year the location is a secret, so I'll keep you posted when I find out where it is and what happens on the night.For now though if you're one of our lovely customers and wish to vote from our list of exceptional work then visit the Chemistry Digital Website and follow the easy instructions...I hope it's as

Graffiti competition winners

2007-07-30T14:47:00.000Z

Congratulations to Chris Bailey from Nottingham who won my Facebook Graffiti competition!Runner's up prizes went to James Moss and Ami Lovelock.Click below to see a nice picture of my son and the lucky winner.

Barcelona, Bloc Party and Bikini Babes

2007-07-19T13:42:00.000Z

So I'm back from my latest trip. This time I've been to sunny Spain. I fell in love with Paella and Tapas, but more importantly I fell in love with my new favourite band....Bloc Party. I even touched Kele Okereke's arm as he came into the crowd (so to speak!).The Summercase Festival was huge, and I got to see loads of cool artists like Arcade Fire, Lily Allen, The Flaming Lips, The Editors and

I have forgiven Son of Zippy

2007-07-09T13:38:00.000Z

I have decided to forgive Son of Zippy.After I told him off earlier he showed me how hard he had been working finding me new Facebook friends, running a drawing competition, and updating my Flickr Account and Blog!Check out what he's been up to:My Flickr Account | My Flickr Photo Map | My Facebook ProfileHe's also been working with Mat and Mark to build the Chemistry Digital Awards pages and a

Canada, and my naughty son!

2007-07-09T11:49:00.000Z

Hi guys! I'm back from my trip to Canada with Karen and Andy. Wow! What a long plane journey it was too. But I was happy, because I had my walkman and the Fratellis album!So I'll tell you a little bit about my trip, but first I've got to apologise for my sons behaviour! Since I've been away he has been a bit naughty and went to Glastonbury and got drunk at Mark and Marie's wedding, no doubt

Son of Zippy goes to Glastonbury

2007-07-02T11:54:00.001Z

Well being as my Dad's in Canada he had no choice but to let me go to Glastonbury and I had a great time! (The girls were just loving the orange man!)It was so muddy I could've drowned, but Vicky and the girls really looked after me and helped me enjoy loads of massive artists like Arctic Monkeys, Killers, Kasabian, Shirley Bassey, the Magic Numbers, Just Jack, Bloc Party and my favourite, the

Zippy Picture Competition

2007-06-26T08:51:00.001Z

I'm running a competition on Facebook for the person who can draw the best Graffiti picture of my dad, Zippy.To enter just go to http://apps.facebook.com/graffitiwall/draw.php?to_id=637422521 and draw away.The winner will receive a signed photography of Zippy, so happy drawing!Here's one I made earlier...

Life is great and so is Facebook

2007-06-21T14:21:00.001Z

Wow! I've started using Facebook to keep up-to-date with all my friends. I hope you will join me and my new friends and be part of the Everybody Loves Zippy group.Why not take a look at my Facebook profile and, if you've not already, add me as your friend!Below is a montage of some of my new Facebook friends, but I'm hoping to make loads more:

Mosaics!

2007-06-18T12:02:00.001Z

James showed me this mosaic generator. It's great, so I thought I'd use it to make some mosaics of my Dad's photos.Click for full size:

Major hangover!

2007-06-18T11:05:00.000Z

With my Dad away in Canada, I had to represent the family at Mark and Marie's wedding on Saturday.I had a great time and more importantly so did the Bride and Groom. (I'll post some pictures when I get some.)Unfortunately Mark was a bad influence on me, and I drank far too much sambuca for a small guy, so now I have a really bad hangover.But keep it to yourselves, because if my dad finds out,

Good Luck Mark and Marie

2007-06-15T15:03:00.001Z

Mark and Marie are getting married tomorrow and I'm sure my Dad would want to wish them good luck.So good luck Mark and Marie from me and Dad (Zippy to you), we hope you have many happy years together.

Isle of Wight Festival

2007-06-15T14:48:00.000Z

Hi Everybody, Son of Zippy here.My Dad's off on his holidays again (he never takes me) but he's asked me to keep his blog up-to-date while he's away.So here are some pictures of his trip to the Isle of Wight festival with Dan. He's told me all about how he saw the Fratellis, Keane, Amy Winehouse, the Rolling Stones etc. and how he really developed a taste for drinking coke.Oh and he doesn't like

Oh Canada!

2007-06-12T14:54:00.000Z

Well I'm back from the Isle of Wight Festival, and it was AMAZING. But I'll save that story for another day.As of tomorrow, I'll be on holiday for three weeks, in Canada with Karen B, so Son of Zippy will be taking over the blog until I get back. Hopefully his life will be as exciting as mine, but just in case, I've left him a few pictures to keep you all entertained......for instance, with the

Isle of Wight Festival

2007-06-06T18:17:00.000Z

This weekend Dan is taking me to the Isle of Wight festival and I can't wait!I'm really looking forward to seeing the Fratellis and Kasabian, they're my favourite bands, although I'm sure when I'm soaking up the festival "atmosphere", I'll love all the bands!

Que Sera Sera

2007-05-30T18:16:00.000Z

Wow! I went to Wembley at the weekend to see the Play-off final!Mat, from Chemistry Digital, took me as he is a huge Derby County fan and managed to persuade his Dad to buy him a ticket!Not only that, but Simon, who's a West Brom fan, took my son, so it was a full family affair.I donned my brand new Derby shirt at 6 o'clock on Monday morning and headed down to Pride Park to catch the bus. We

Walking with Girls

2007-05-22T15:56:00.000Z

I felt really at home on Friday night walking with the girls, and I helped Vicky raise loadsa money for the Queenscourt Hospice. Check out the pictures below. But even better than all of this, on Sunday Vicky took me to Radio 1's Big Weekend in Preston, it was AWESOME!!!

Stripes stripes stripes

2007-05-18T15:51:00.000Z

So today was Stripey Friday, and most people dressed for the occasion. I don't have too many stripey clothes (actually just clothes), so I borrowed a stripey scarf.Check out the photos.

Charlie

2007-05-18T15:50:00.000Z

Mark B came in today, with his new baby Charlie and his wife, Kymm, and I was very honoured to be made Charlie's godfather.Charlie didn't have any keys on him, which was strange being a Brassington!

Star Trekk

2007-05-15T14:43:00.000Z

On Friday 18th May, I will be participating in The Queenscourt Star Trekk Walk to raise money for the Queenscourt Hospice. So, as you can see on the right, I'm currently in training.For more information go to The Queenscourt Hospice WebsiteOr to make a pledge, use the form below, I'll email you when I've completed the walk and you can pay up!Your Email: Your Pledge/Donation (£):

Squares of Fame

2007-05-14T11:58:00.000Z

I just stumbled across a website called Squares of Fame, and being hugely famous, I got myself a square!See if you can find me:http://www.squaresoffame.com

Zippy 2.0

2007-05-14T09:30:00.000Z

Hi Kids, I've just come from a meeting with some other Chemistry Digital Developers, and it's exciting news......Life of Zippy is to get a face lift, and some exciting new features!They'll be flash games, a blog map of my travels, tags on posts...and more.We've already got started on the map, so check it out here, and if you have any ideas PLEASE let me know.

Stripey Friday

2007-05-11T15:18:00.000Z

Next Friday is Stripey Friday and we at Chemistry Digital will be having awards for "Most Stripey Person", "Most Original Stripey-ness", "Most Inappropriate Stripes" and the usual "Lifetime Achievement Award."Look out next week for some pictures of us all in stripes, and of course to find out who has won th much-coveted awards.

Shaken not Stirred

2007-05-11T08:46:00.001Z

It's Mel's birthday today and to celebrate she's having a themed James Bond party in town tonight.Unfortunately it is illegal for Rugby balls to drink so, to avoid temptation, I won't be attending. However, to join in the spirit of things, I have dressed as James Bond for the day:What do you think? Much better than that Daniel Craig fella!?Here are some photos from my spy camera, I think that's

May the 4th be with you!

2007-05-04T08:46:00.000Z

To celebrate May the 4th, Chemistry Digital had a Star Wars day. Most of them just used their weekend clothes during the week and as with all events like this I ended up having a family tiff with Son of Zippy. He eventually announced that he was my father, which confused the hell out of me, as I was supposed to be Obi Wan.I think he read the script for the wrong episode!Take a look at the

My son, the Marathon Man

2007-04-27T09:08:00.000Z

Yes, while I was on holiday with Mark & Marie, my boy was running the London Marathon in 25 degree heat wave! He was helped along by James, a friend of Simon B, and managed the course in 5 hours 7 minutes 23 seconds - faster than Gordon Ramsey!He said, "It was very hot but all the fans cheering me on helped loads. Thanks to all that sponsored me too." He raised a total of 25p for the charity '

Norfolk with Not So Evil Mark

2007-04-26T08:59:00.001Z

I really, really enjoyed my trip to Norfolk where I met some relatives on a Hook a Duck Slavery Stand at Cromer.I managed to rescue an old friend from the Slavery Stand – George, who was still in his dressing gown so he must have been taken in the night. I visited the pier and had a photo with Janice who rescued me. Me and George had a shared pint in the Dolphin pub but I think this was too much

Congratulations to Mark and Marie

2007-04-25T10:34:00.000Z

While I was in Norfolk with Evil Mark, Marie finally gave up waiting and forced Mark to agree to marrying her.Unfortunately I won't be able to make it as I will be in Canada with Karen B, but I have provided this picture of me as a bridesmaid, for Mark to keep in his pocket.Congratulations guys.Love Zippy

Bonnie Scotland

2007-04-16T13:11:00.000Z

Well kids I'm back from up Narth and did I have a good time or what? Other than Mat's wife not liking me it was a good holiday, although after she threw me in a tree I had to hide from her quite a lot. Stay tuned for an addition to my enemies list.It was a very long drive up there, but I bought along some of my wife's music to pass the time.Scotland's full of trees and kilts and stuff, check

Happy Easter!

2007-04-05T09:48:00.000Z

Being as it is Easter very soon and I'm always feeling in the generous mood, I decided to give my colleagues at Chemistry Digital an extra special treat!Happy Easter everybody!

Busy busy busy

2007-04-04T15:30:00.000Z

Sorry we haven't spoke in a while boys and girls, I've been really busy working on the Slim.Fast project.Anyway here are some photos from my recent trip to the Lake District with Dan. I got hammered one night and woke up with an absolute dog and just couldn't get rid of her.....nightmare!I'm off on holiday again on Friday. I'm going to

Thank you for your donations

2007-03-27T12:29:00.000Z

Thanks for finding my son, now we are reunited we can count all the donations you made in our search. I'm pleased to tell that we managed to raise a total of £100 which includes the money raised by Chemistry by eating lovely cakes provided by Emmeline and wearing costumes or not!I hope everyone enjoyed it!

My Son Has Gone Missing on RND07!

2007-03-16T17:00:00.000Z

Where is SOZ(Son Of Zippy)? Where have you gone? Looks like I will need the help of all my friends and enemies at Chemistry to find my son, of all the days to go missing you decided to do it on the Red Nose Day :-( The team at Nottingham have helped create an interface to discover where my son has hidden, and for each person to find him I will denote a pound to RND because I need to see that my

Son of Zippy

2007-03-08T09:11:00.000Z

I took my son into work today to show him what I do and where I work. I think he was well impressed with all the happy people here, which reflects how good a job I'm doing.Not sure if I'll be taking my son on holidays with me because it might be a bit too dangerous, I nearly ended up in prison when I jumped on the sculpture in the museum at Oslo.I think Evil Ross (background) is daydreaming about

I'm back from Oslo

2007-03-06T18:00:00.000Z

Hi kids, I'm back from my trip to Norway and must say I'm a little disappointed! No comments to answer since I've been away :(Anyway here are some pictures from the holiday, it was great, we went to the Royal Palace, the Emanuel Vigeland Museum and had loads of fun in the snow!Thanks for taking me Mel.

Zippy's Dilemma

2007-03-02T08:58:00.001Z

Well I'm off to Oslo today with Mel. So look forward to some great pictures of Norway! Norway? That's near Safeway, right?Anyway while I'm on the trip I can think about whether I should go to Canada with Karen. It's the chance of a lifetime, but I'll be away from my fans for 3 weeks. Think what that will do for morale at Chemistry Digital!So I need your help, use the poll on the left to tell

Doublin' vision in Dublin!

2007-02-28T13:53:00.000Z

Well here are some pictures of my trip to Dublin with Simon his lovely wife Ali. We went to watch the Ireland v England game, but I got sooo drunk I can't remember the score. Did we win???

Zippy in "Life is fruit, fruit is life and I'm in a fruit bowl"

2007-02-26T18:00:00.000Z

I've watched David Blain in an ice box and then in a glass box and thought I could do that. So here I am in a fruit bowl, and just to earn a bit of extra cash I decided to cover myself in some advertisements for a well known insurance company. I stayed in there for a whole 7.5 hours whilst watching my fellow colleagues at Chemistry Digital work their butts off - I love being the Morale officer

Guinness is great!

2007-02-24T17:28:00.000Z

Here I am in Dublin with Simon and Ali having a quick pre-match drink. I hope to see the end of the match but things are going a bit squiffy already. It's my round now so I'll get back to you soon...

I'm off again!

2007-02-22T17:35:00.000Z

Well I'm off to Dublin in a few hours with Simon. Here's a nice picture of me and Simon at work.Since I've been to Prague I've had lots of holiday offers...I'm going to Dublin today obviously, Oslo next month, Loch Ness in April and The Isle of Wight Festival in June (The Fratellis are playing!)If you want to take me on holiday check if I'm available and send me an invitation, I'm always up for

My Trip to Prague

2007-02-21T18:00:00.000Z

Well kids I'm back and as promised here are some photo's from my trip to Prague with James.We saw lots of sights, like Prague Castle and the old town, but no hookers! :(I'm going to Dublin on Thursday with Simon to watch the Ireland v England game in the pub...it's a long way to go for a pub but its worth it for the Guiness.

I'm back!

2007-02-20T09:06:00.000Z

Hi kids, I'm back! I had a great time in Prague with James, lots of pictures, lots of sights, lots of booze and lots of cheap birds!I'll get some pictures on as soon as I find the time to download them all from my digital camera, but for now here's one of me with the guard outside Prague Castle...

One day to go!

2007-02-19T18:00:00.000Z

Well boys and girls, I'll be back from my travels tomorrow, hopefully with lots of pictures and exciting stories. This is all providing I haven't been kidnapped by an unscrupulous Czech vice gang and pimped out on the streets of Prague, although I'd fetch a pretty penny!Watch this space!

The Island

2007-02-16T17:00:00.000Z

Hello everyone! Hope you enjoyed the pictures from yesterday, I look forward to reading your comments when I get back from my holidays.Well this is another autopost I've set up in advance...People keep asking me where I've been all these years, well I'll tell you.After Rainbow finished I was a bit down and so I turned to the only thing that could help me in this situation.....drink!One day, I was

Me and the Wampa

2007-02-15T16:00:00.001Z

Hi boys and girls! I'm probably on the plane to Prague with James and his lovely lady friend right now, but I've set up an automatic post of some pictures from my trip to Mat's house on Tuesday.As you know we watched a scary film but I also met his dogs, one of them was pretty cool (Mat said he was a Wampa) but the other one tried to eat me!Anyway here's some photos for my adoring fans...

Zippy's going to Prague

2007-02-14T10:22:00.001Z

My new friend James is taking me to Prague this week.It's the first time I've been abroad and I hear the hookers are cheap!I'll auto-post some of my old pictures so you don't miss your daily Zippy dose.Why not take me on holiday and become one of my friends?

The Terminator

2007-02-14T09:30:00.000Z

I had a sleep over at my new friend Mat's house last night and we watched Terminator 2. It was really scary, especially that fella who keeps melting!

I'm already married!

2007-02-13T12:35:00.000Z

Somebody asked me to marry them today. But I had to tell them I'm already married, I thought everyone already knew. Being a big star it was in OK! and Hello. I can't show any of those pictures due to copyright constraints but here's one my good friend Geoffrey took.Left to Right: George, Bungle, My Wife Christina, Me and The Mother-in-Law!

The ziPod

2007-02-12T14:47:00.002Z

When Apple found out a big star like me had an iPod shuffle, they decided to name an iPod after me...the ziPod.

My New Job

2007-02-09T18:17:00.000Z

I've just started a new job at Chemistry Digital in Nottingham.I'm a Web Developer, the Morale Officer and am overseeing the office expansion.Take a look at my snaps...

You know I'm really very, very clever!

2007-02-09T10:37:00.001Z

Hi boys and girls, it's been a while!