Nostalgia

I hate Nostalgia

Occasionally people say things or do things that remind you of times past and sometimes thats good

A couple of times a picture turns up that makes you stop - actually stops you in your tracks and makes you say "shit" 

One was a year or so ago featureing some old friends at the Rocky Horror Show (yes I went) I Had tonsilitus at the time (hence the Doctor Who scarf) this was back in the 80's and it was really something to be yanked back to that time and think about what was going on that night

The someone put one on tonight and I literally couldn't stop looking at that picture and one thing kept rolling through my mind "you bloody fool Jules"

It all comes down to choices you make which you think are right at the time and then sometimes years later you just have to rethink and sometimes you wonder what would have happend if you's chosen the other path

It boils down to one choice on one night that went wrong. Which led to another choice which went wrong etc - what would've happend if I'd not gone down the path I did?

I've thought about that night (especially over the last few years) and I've come to the conclusion that I was an idiot (some may say I still am but.....)

The thing is .. can you go back?   Not all the way you could never do that but could you just think and live the way you used to just a bit, just a little bit... enough to recapture some of that simple, effortless, carefree joy that you used to have before life got complicated

Can you?

Lets see..............

Many years ago the Arnold Mob was a group of 12 -15 people all gamers and loons and we had the best times.

I shared a house at one time or another with a lot of them and over the years lost track of some but all the core people are still here. recently I reconnected with some of them and have had a great time whenever we've managed to meet up

There has been a standing tradition of going out and catching up with people on the Saturday after payday. recently new/old people  have joined/rejoined the post payday beer thing and I think breathed new life into it as the outing on the 03/03/12 has proven

I plan on keeping this going until something forces me to stop, because I believe friends you need to keep hold of because sometimes they go away like Keith last year, I shared a house with him and went out and got drunk with him on a regular basis. He introduced me to Rock City, Jethro Tull, Live Roleplaying and Snits Revenge and last year he passed away

That kinda thing makes you think

So the post payday pissup continues (see below)

I'm Taking the Picture BTW

So in reference to the plans mentioned before

Next month new Jethro Tull album Thick as a Brick 2 (got to remember to pick that up) they're playing Birmingham end of next month but not convinced I can afford to get ticket/s until end of next month (irony)

Apparently I'm a Nightwish album behind will get that end of the month

Got to start listing album releases so I can keep track

Gaming wise trying to be good as I'm trying to tighten finances up so I can go to cons and stuff - plus little known trivia many years ago I dated a girl who was into walking and was a fan of a chap called Wainright, been thinking about that a lot recently and wouldn't mind going walking but for that need transport so for the first time ever thinking about a car - WHHHAAAATTT!!! I hear you say :)

That aside the new Marvel RPG is out inna couple of week and some Pathfinder stuff but as for the mad games buying of the past it will cease (at least for now)

Satrted to put stuff on Ebay (the New DC 52 issues I bought over 3 months) but as it's a new account I'm limited to 10 items and there are about 70 issues to go on - they're sending a postal confirmation letter out and then I can increase my limit

Getting back to walking to work on Monday after I get my weight down a bit I can get an old injury sorted and join the gym over the road

Started playing The Old Republic, it's fantastic!!

Well first post then

Sort of a process going on here

Last year I became ill and had to go into hospital for a procedure, soon after that I came down with an infection and was on meds for a bout a week (still taking some)

Now for years I've been having problems with my sinuses trouble breathing,  feelings of pressure and almost being smothered sometimes, I didn't think that the bad withdrawn moods I've been having for years could've been connected but since I finished the antibiotics I was on things have opened up

I can breathe again everything seems better and I feel like there is a point to everything (which sometimes before I couldn't see)

I think I've annoyed some of my friends and am going to try and put that right, at the same time I'm going to get back to what I was a gaming, music fan who was just better to be around than I have been these last few years

Got some ideas about that and I'm doing things about that now

well there you go