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

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...

Turkey with Layla

My new facebook friend Layla decided to take me on holiday to Turkey last week and as you can see from my photos we had a great time!

Unfortunately when I got back I found out that Facebook had closed my account down! :( I'll have to have a word with those Americans...

Back from Austria off to Turkey

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 filmed there, but I have no clue about that as I'm only likkle.

He froze his nads off on the Hintertux glacier but Alan was kind enough to warm them up for him. (sounds a bit rude to me).

Anyway have a look at the photos he gave me before he buggered off again! (or for more take a look at the Flickr photostream)

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

Barcelona, Bloc Party and Bikini Babes

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 best of all Mika was ill, so didn't turn up!

After a hard few days moshing in the sunshine, Dan and his brother, James, took me to see their Aunty and Uncle in Malaga, were we spent the rest of the week chilling out on the beach, checking out the girls in their bikinis. (Dan tried to get some photos, but kept getting rumbled, sorry!)




For more pictures check out the photoset on Flickr

Canada, and my naughty son!

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 making a fool of his self!

So, below are some pictures from my trip to Canada, hope you like them, we went all over British Columbia (Vancouver, Hope, Princeton, Glacier National Park, Banff etc.) and I managed to see a Grizzly bear with cubs. She was pretty grouchy so we had to run, but not as fast as we ran from the American tourists who all wanted a piece of me! I didn't realise I was famous over there too!

Oh Canada!

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 upcoming release of Die Hard 4.0 we've been working on a tribute with myself playing Jon McClane.

As well as that the guys at Chemistry will hopefully be able to add some of the Zippy 2.0 stuff they promised me, now that the Slim.Fast website is live.

So for a while, it's Adios (or whatever they say in Canada), hope you don't miss me too much!

Norfolk with Not So Evil Mark

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 for our 'ickle bodies. Of course an ice cream and a spot of sun bathing were in order.

I think I’m starting to like Mark again, so as long as he takes me on two more holidays I will consider him a good friend.

Can’t wait to go to Canada with Karen. Wow!

Bonnie Scotland

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 out the photos below for more.

Busy busy busy

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 Loch Ness with Mat. This is me and him, Luke and Yoda style!

I'm back from Oslo

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

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 me what you think I should do.

Love

Zippy

Doublin' vision in Dublin!

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???

Guinness is great!

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!

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 travelling and discovering new places!

My Trip to Prague

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!

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...