Due to being busy, legitimately, I have neglected the blog for more days than I realised. Some stuff is bloggable and perhaps this weekend I will squeeze out an update.
What have I been up to? Hmmm… I went to the Abstract America exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery. Decided to grow a beard (I decided that prior to going to the Saatchi!) I bought a Polaroid Pogo printer and have no real idea why I did so, I also bought myself a new digital camera, mainly because I thought the idea of paying £40 for a battery for my old one was crazy. So instead I paid another £160 and got a free camera thrown in!
Anyway, I may explore these topics in more detail later, so stay tuned!
The week seems to have flown in. It seems like just the other day I was out and about with a bus load of people in Paris and now the 7th day is arriving and all I have is the laundry and a mountain of ironing to look forward to…C’est la vie! There are now some photos and a short video available in EuroStar’s Flickr Gallery and their YouTube Channel. I thought Sarah’s editing of the video was really well done, I’ve started to suspect she was the one getting all the diet coke on the train explaining why there was none every time the trolley came past me
Anyway, that was all so last week…this week I was contacted by ABSOLUT who wondered if I had heard about the launch of their new ABSOLUT Rock limited edition release. Now that I’m in self-imposed exile from the aqua vitae I seem to have nothing but opportunities to be tempted. This year I’ve accumulated 2 bottles of Russian vodka, a bottle of whisky and 2 bottles of wine not to mention the case of champagne under my bed! I’ve been to 4 private viewings and a private film screening and 4 or 5 pairs of theatre tickets as well as been offered bathtubs full of wine and champagne and of course that great day out in Paris last week.
Enough of all that, let’s get back to those nice people at ABSOLUT who are launching the Rock themed special edition with a rock themed competition, with a mind-boggling prize! It all centres on the backstage riders of the performers who get up on stage and sing for their supper. Have a look at The Smoking Gun which has details of demands every hundreds of well known performers. Did you know that the Backstreet Boys insisted on 24 Peatnut butter and jelly sandwiches and 16 bottles of still water after every gig? or that that Van Halen warned caterers that: any caterer not providing adequate condiments, utensils or ice will be subject to a $100 fine? Nope, me neither.
Competition #1:
ABSOLUT and NME want to know what the most outrageous rider you have heard of is, or any urban myth about rock star requests you might have heard of. . And this is the bit I find mind-boggling, the winner will receive everything on their rider!
Don’t worry the question is just for fun so it doesn’t matter if you guess right or wrong (the piano was requested by the White Stripes if you can’t help but Google the question before clicking an answer..Yes, that’s right, I’m talking about YOU! yes you, turning round to see if I’m talking to someone behind you, you know who you are
OK, so the official prize is pretty awesome you have to admit. My thoughts at the moment are all centred around Kelly Rowland, the Pussy Cat Dolls, a stress-free me and a tropical paradise…It may not sound outrageous but if you knew the detail of my thoughts Ooo la la!
Those nice people at ABSOLUT gave me a special edition bottle of ABSOLUT Rock and whilst I really want it I also feel that I can’t be greedy given all the booze I’ve already amassed this year. I don’t wish to upset karma so I’ve decided that I will offer up the bottle as a prize. I know that may not sound as grand as prize #1 but when you think about it, you stand a much better chance of winning as the readership of this blog is around 700 per month. You will need can enter via Twitter to enter (it only takes 2 minutes to sign-up) or simply leave a comment on this blog, it’s well worth your time as it’s a unique prize that will be the envy of your friends.
Competition #2
To be in with a chance to win a Special Edition bottle of ABSOLUT Rock simply send a tweet on Twitter.com which includes both the hash-tag #AbsolutRock and the URL http://bit.ly/2Auj7w or leave a comment on this blog.
And if those nice people from ABSOLUT are reading and think I’m being really nice for giving away the special edition bottle of Rock I won’t put up too much resistance if you offer me another one
The competition closes at midnight GMT on Saturday 31 October 2009. The winner will be randomly selected from amongst all the Twitter ids that re-tweet the hash-tag #AbsolutRock together with a Bit.ly link together with the names of the people who leave a comment on this blog. All names/ids will be entered into my world famous random name selector and the winner will be contacted by 6pm GMT on Sunday 1 November 2009. Only one entry per person will be accepted. Mr Omneo reserves the right to disqualify any entrants who create/use false accounts with the sole purpose of trying to improve their chances of winning. Wow I think I’ve been reading too many of those backstage riders! Anyway, GOOD LUCK!
Yesterday was a bit of a revelation. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or perhaps you have never read this blog before, you will know that yesterday was the day that I and a whole bunch of other singletons were transported by the magic that is EuroStar to Paris to see if L’amour could be found.
Now, I have to admit, I have never really been a fan of Paris. That will possibly bring gasps of horror and shock to some people but I’m not afraid to say it and I’m also not afraid to say I’m open to having my mind changed and it was by the time the day was over. For all I’ve read about how quickly you can get to Paris via EuroStar it didn’t really become apparent until I actually went.
In a little over two hours we went from Kings Cross to Paris Gare du Nord in relative comfort and a full belly thanks to the breakfast of orange juice, yoghurt, croissant, omelette, bacon, sausage, mushrooms and tomato with lashings of tea (other hot beverages are available!). The reason I mention everything I stuffed my face with at around 9am French time will become obvious a little later Read the rest of this entry »
Last Friday I did something I don’t usually do. I attended an event for an organisation called CDI Europe which was billed as a celebration of Latin America’s 200 years of Independence. CDI Europe is, as the name suggests, the European division of the Center for Digital Inclusion. Now, if you’re anything like me you’re probably scratching your head and saying Who? I was introduced to CDI Europe by Ana who I sort of know from Twitter. I had a look at their website and when Ana invited me to the event I thought, Why not? and I’m glad I went.
You see, ordinarily I don’t go in for networking events, I’m not a natural networker. I mean I’ve been working in the third sector for almost 9 years and I don’t even enjoy networking for the organisation I work for. When I reluctantly get press-ganged into it I usually look for a familiar face, usually one who also doesn’t like networking and then lurk in the shadows, within close proximity to the bar. So to attend an event where I don’t know anyone and when I’m not drinking alcohol is a big move for me and on a Friday night too! Read the rest of this entry »
