mock the week January 26, 2009
Posted by rickhill in Thoughts.Tags: comedy, fighting talk, frankie boyle, mock the week, stand up
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following on from my previous post, i thought i might share some of these loves with you. today’s post combines tv show ‘mock the week’, stand up comedy and one of the old regulars on ‘fighting talk’, frankie boyle.
there are few things that make me laugh more than an episode of mock the week. here’s just a snippet…
15 of the more unknown loves of my life… January 25, 2009
Posted by rickhill in Thoughts.Tags: bull fights, comedy, duke special, fighting talk, hidden loves, mock the week, obscure joys, rick hill
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was chatting to a friend i’ve known for quite a while on friday night and we discovered our shared love for a certain radio programme (see picture above!!). i’d no idea about this common interest and so i wondered what other things i had yet to discover about the people around me!
and so this particular discovery, as well as the rant-like nature of my previous 2 posts, has led me to share (in no particular order!) some rather obscure and possibly unknown loves of mine…
:: porridge
:: stand up comedy, especially mock the week tv show and comedians michael mcintyre, tim vine and darragh o’braian
:: maps
:: lying in
:: eating out
:: the radio show fighting talk hosted by colin murray on 5live on saturday mornings
:: duke special
:: a few frames of snooker every week
:: blackcurrant in my coke
:: refusing to let queue bunking cars cut in right in front of me while on the 5 laned M2/M5 foreshore heading home from work. i love the laugh of making them sweat it out that they may miss their turnoff due to their impatience and rudeness!!
:: portadown fc
:: sunday night motd2 with sarah and a couple of slices of toast
:: barbecue sauce
:: lazing about the house in my shorts
:: bull fights
care to share any of the unique and hidden that contribute to making you you?!
present or absent? January 21, 2009
Posted by rickhill in Thoughts.Tags: conversations, mobile phones, presence
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sometimes i’d like to burn mobile phones…or at the very least ban them for being used in public!!
have been in a few situations in the past week where i’ve watched people choose their mobile phone over chatting with others or contributing to conversations. i’ve spent time with others whose mobile phone dictates whether they are present or absent in the midst of the situation. having been on the end of it, it’s not a great feeling when the person who reads the text message chooses their phone over you.
seriously, what does it say to the person your with when you constantly check your phone when your with them? at the very best it’s being unaware of your surroundings while at the very worst its downright rude!
rant over.
for now.
support your own? January 20, 2009
Posted by rickhill in Thoughts.Tags: antrim, buying locally, dominos pizza, franchises, pizza the action
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i feel that this post goes against my love for subway and starbucks. but despite that, i’m not loving big franchises at the minute. possibly sparked my dominos pizza coming sweeping into antrim in the past couple of months and taking customers away from the good pizza companies already in the town.
the business of good old ‘pizza the action’ has been hit. here’s a local owner who contributes to the community, employs local people, and has had a fine reputation for years. but no matter how good your business is, it’s very hard to compete again the size, financial weight and reputation of a large, international franchise…especially if the figures i’ve heard about this siuation are true.
perhaps in the midst of this economic downturn it’s time to return to buying locally and supporting those in our community who have served us for years. i’ve yet to decide whether this should affect my twice weekly visits to subway…
signing off now because i’m worried that i’m starting to sound like my granny!!
why the church cares about a £100 million transfer January 19, 2009
Posted by rickhill in Thoughts.Tags: big transfer, christian, kaka, tithing
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with the world’s biggest transfer in world football on the verge of being completed and the genius that is Ricardo Kaka in line to receive over £100 million in the space of 5 years, it has been reported on many fronts that, as a devout Christian, Kaka tithes all of his income straight to his church.
he is a fine role model for any young player, but as the world goes crazy at the amount of money about to be spent, especially in these poor economic times, i’m sure his pastor and his church are praying that the transfer goes through.
£500,000 per week is a lot of money for any player. and in the same way, £50,000 is a lot for any church. i would love to sit in on their prayer meetings this week!!!
carried to the table January 11, 2009
Posted by rickhill in Thoughts.Tags: carried to the table, leeland, music videos, worship
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not feeling that adequate these days but finding hope today through this song…
looking ahead to the new things… January 7, 2009
Posted by rickhill in Thoughts.Tags: bible verses, isaiah
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enjoying the hope of these verses right now at the start of 09…
“Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland.”
Isaiah 43:18-19
cliches January 5, 2009
Posted by rickhill in Thoughts.Tags: conversations, milk man, the art of questioning
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i always hate when the milkman comes to our door on a thursday to collect the money. not because i don’t like him. he’s a nice guy. but because we always seem to have the same dead end conversations every single time.
weather. busy. cold. crunch. credit. holidays. off. hard at it.
same words. similar sentences. stupid conversation.
it frustrates me. not just the milk man i mean. more the dead end, cliched, uncreative and boring conversations.
i’ve said it before here that i love words. they are important to me. and yet i find myself get angry inside when the same, pointless cliched phrases come trotting out of my mouth.
i’m someone who seeks to be more creative in my conversation. i enjoy asking different questions to the people i meet. i want to take an interest in the lives of others, and in so doing, learn from their perspectives and experiences. but that’s not going to happen from the pointless conversations.
maybe that’s why i’ve been feeling frustrated as i’ve chatted to folks recently, particularly over the christmas holiday. so often i’ve felt tired in the midst of conversations and have walked away feeling like i’ve contributed nothing to the chat. that i haven’t taken an interest or asked questions that they aren’t bored of answering.
i wonder if i put too much pressure on myself in this. but then i realise the true beauty of conversing with others and long to rediscover that within myself.
