I'm back

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 from Nicole and she even let me wear her (ear) muff....s. The snow got me in the mood for Christmas, so I spent some time drinking with my new buddy Rudolph, then we went ice skating, although I was pretty bad at that, so spent most of the day on my bum :(

Some pictures below, more on my photostream



I spent Christmas with Mat in Derby, and Son of Zippy spent his up near Stoke with Claire, where he ate so much he nearly burst!

Claire bought Son of Zippy some lovely chocolate coins, and Mat got me a satsuma and an apple. We bought them nothing in return!

Before all that, Chemistry Digital had it's Christmas Party, and being as I'm not allowed to drink, I volunteered to take lots of photographs, unfortunately that meant I wasn't in any of the photos, perhaps that's why everyone was so keen to let me take them!



So after Christmas, I was sooo tired from all the partying Tony and Sofia offered to take me on holiday to lovely, wet and windy Sweden, the 12th country I've visited with my amazing friends from Chemistry Digital. Sofia is from Sweden so we had a very good guide to the local customs and language...Tjéna, hur är det?



I've been living and working in Nottingham almost a year now, but with all the travelling I'd never had chance to see the local sights, so Steve decided to take me out for the day around this little town.



Being such a great company, Chemistry Digital decided we'd worked so hard in January that they would take us Go-Karting for the evening. After a long trip, and a lot of getting lost on the way to Wymeswold, we got suited up, got our game faces on and crashed into loads of tyres. Except of course for Lee, Karen H, Tony and Mark H on Team 3, who wiped the floor with the rest of us to claim the Chemistry Digital Karting Championship 2008.



So there you have it, as you can see I've been very busy, but I'll be writing loads this year, I promise.

See you soon kids

Norfolk and Keira K

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 Knightley, but she said her boyfriend might get jealous. I can understand...

Some pictures below, more on my photostream

Wear it Pink!

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

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 some of the ladies took their tops off! :)

Anyway here's some pics...

Zippy Free!

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

Well it took us all day but the guys at Chemistry Digital finally pulled through and made the Rainbow video...here it is



Now send my dad back you evil b$%?$*@s

Oooh new pool table

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!

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

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 feast with plenty of beer...lemonade.

Below are some pictures from the night (or check out the photoset on Flickr), but first I must mention the awards winners!

Project Awards
1st Place - Yell.com - Brawl in the Hall
2nd Place - Cable and Wireless - Cisco Pitch
3rd Place - Velvet - Baby MD Website

Individual Awards
1st Place - Gareth Roberts - Chemistry Digital Intranet
2nd Place - Me - Life of Zippy Website
3rd Place - Garry Chapman - Tassimo machine instructions

Sunny Mallorca, here I come!

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) where we'll all be staying.

If you work for Chemistry and are not already coming, there is still plenty of time to sign up, but don't forget the sun block!

Isle of Wight, Blackpool and the evil Croc!

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 when we came back to lovely old England, we went for a day trip to Blackpool. It was really hot again, so I topped up my tan (I'm almost as orange as David Dickinson now!)

Take a look at some of my snaps below or for more pictures check out the photoset on Flickr

Chemistry Digital Awards 2007

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 exciting as choosing a winner for my Facebook graffiti competition!

I have forgiven Son of Zippy

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 Profile

He's also been working with Mat and Mark to build the Chemistry Digital Awards pages and a brand new look Life of Zippy website!!! COMING SOON!

Stripes stripes stripes

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

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!

Stripey Friday

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.

May the 4th be with you!

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 pictures below. Spot the virgins!

Happy Easter!

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!

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

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 its great fun and I hope this will spur on the campaign for the "Fruit Train [© Chemistry Digital]".

My New Job

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...