Dave Edmunds

Are Preconceptions True?

I suppose with a title like that you must be thinking “Dave, you massive dimwit, of course they are true, otherwise they wouldn’t be preconceptions, would they?” And in many ways you would be correct; preconceptions are, after all, usually based on some basic truth: something which is invariably true, but has perhaps been stretched in one direction or another a little elaborately over time.

What about preconceptions about cultures and countries and people? Well, I have to say that More

Dave In The Age Of Mega Paranoia

With a title like that I expect you’re already feeling slightly sick and nervous, no? Well, you should be, and you very well might after you read what I’ve got to say. I’m not even joking.

The other week I was at the train station. Nothing separated this visit to the train station from any that had been before; the trains were late, ice was to blame, and I very much felt as though I could empathize with Bill Murray More

Fun And Danger

Hi there, Dave here, you’ve reached my blog: aren’t you quite the fortunate one, then? Hopefully you’ll stay a while. If you do, I promise I will treat you in a big way that you will never forget. For example, I bet you’ve recently been reminiscing about when you were a child, haven’t you? Great! Then you’ll find this article was made just for you! It’ll be especially fruitful if you’re a man; if you’re not then use your imagination More

Breakdowns: Great TV

I have to admit, I am easily pleased where TV is concerned. I like anything, really, and I have even been known to watch QVC late at night and marvel at ski gear which comes with free ski accommodation if you buy it there and then. I’m not stupid, of course, I never do buy it there and then, but for some odd reason I like to watch it. It relaxes me and reminds me that even mundane things can More

Review: www.justfreestuff.com

justfreestuff.com is a great site that offers you more free stuff than you will ever find in any site. So many people love this site because they do not just give out free samples, they would often give away free stuff like t-shirts, travel bags, watches, caps, cds and what not. When it comes to getting free samples, you will have to get used to getting innumerable amount of those.

There are so More

1998: Where It’s At

I haven’t had a new computer since about 1998, so you can probably imagine how shocking it was for me when I accidentally wandered into a well known computer store the other day and found myself looking at demonstration models of these new Macbook Air things that everyone is going on about. At first I didn’t understand this was what they were, of course. These Macbook’s had absolutely nothing in common with my old computer box monstrosity: they were very More

The Thing About Fruit Salad >

Being a normal English bloke who does too much of some things and by far not enough of others, I don’t eat fruit salad enough, and it is delicious, I know that, which is why I am dedicating this entire post to the marvel that is fruit chopped up and put haphazard into a plastic bowl. Fruit salad is great because it really has got everything, has it not? Apart from chocolate and alcohol, but if you’re that desperate you More

Boring = GOOD

Most people don’t realize what it’s like to be named after someone. For instance, like myself (see the About Me section below), there was a lad at school who has Zeppelin as his middle name. Cool! you might think, when in fact it was a nightmare for the first few years for him – children can be cruel when they don’t know what a Zeppelin is – and at secondary school was just a pain: now they knew who Led More

Blimey, See That Bloke? He’s Got A Face Like A (Use Your Imagination…)

Wrinkles: people will go to outlandish measures to rid them from their bodies. Botox, liposuction, all kinds of surgical measures cutting bits here and nipping bits there. And the celebrities are the worst, setting a bad example for anyone who’s a victim of gravity with a spare couple of grand.

But me? I happen to think I will never hate my wrinkles (and after hearing about the side effects of surgery from a friend of mine over a pint of beer, I feel confident I won’t change my mind any time soon…). Alright, that’s partially unfair, seeing as I hardly have any yet, but still, I am confident that even when I grow a load on my face (and I will, I am told, because unless you do a hand stand for fifteen hours a day you can’t avoid it) that I will manage somehow. The thing is, wrinkles add character, and some faces just wouldn’t look right without them, would they? In fact, I happen to think that some faces look very odd without wrinkles: alien-like and distinctly strange. The kind of things that more closely resemble the faces of horror-film ghosts than human beings.

Another reason why wrinkles can be helpful is in regard to acting. It’s fair to say that some actors wouldn’t even be able to pay the rent if their wrinkles vanished overnight (Brian Cox, anyone?). Quite simply, they are what people know them for. Take that away and you have nothing left.

Naturally, some people feel so bad carrying around their wrinkles that they feel they have no other choice but to go under the knife. For these people it is necessary for them to go on with their lives, and obviously nobody can begrudge them that though perhaps a course of Personal Development london based or otherwise.

Fish Slapping Surprise, Madam?

I quite like forums. They are good. Good how? you might say. Well, how long have you got? Ok, I will assume you are still here and just continue. Number 1) because you can write stuff on them and other people will write stuff back. 2) Good as in amazing at spreading information. 3) Good as in you feel so much better reading that other people are also suffering from different illnesses and can learn about drugs and medication. 4) Good because you can make friends. Ok, it’s only digital, but it’s as good as making friends in the real world, providing they turn out to be semi-human and have at least basic social-skills. And also there are links on there to click, such as this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otter

Great! It’s your lucky day if you ever wondered if an Otter was aquatic, semi-aquatic, or just a bit aquatic. But even if you like Otters, there are things which can jump out of nowhere and make you scream at the screen in despair, again. The thing I hate on forums is when people copy and paste someone else’s answer into THEIR post and then add a sentence. It stinks if you ask me. It’s just bad etiquette, and these people should be banned.

Why do I despise these people so? Well that’s simple to say: while I spend ages formulating an interesting and heartfelt (not to mention original answer, as I did recently on the London public relations company blog), they come back with this vile poor excuse copy-cat of an answer to answer me. Which is a bit like turning up at my door with a gift in a box, then pulling a wet fish out of the box and slapping me round the face with it before asking if I would quite like to go and hang out.