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Gamlin!

We're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell

About Me


I grew up in Bristol and, having lived in Birmingham for three of my four years at Aston University, I am now back in the West Country.
I want to get back into charity work and get a house with some mates, but if that doesn't happen I'll take it as it comes.
I don't really plan for the future too much and I don't take life as seriously as maybe I should.
I think anyone that says they have no regrets is a liar or an idiot.
I like to think I don't really care what other people think of me but that's not always the case.
I have a tendency to get 'stupid' tattoos.
I always carry a hankerchief with me.
I wish I could remember the emo speech I made on New Year's Eve 2004/05.
I am also known as: Gamlin, Chops, Lamb Chops, Znoober, Free Range, Timmy Mallet or Rambo.
New Year's Resolutions 2008:
-take photos of dogs
-graduate
-having a fucking good time

My Interests

-I do like:
Guinness,
my sideburns,
music,
Bristol Rugby Club,
Team Mess,
Aston Dragons Lacrosse,
the FBB,
the West Country,
Aston Students' Guild,
Reading Festival,
summer,
tattoos,
Banksy,
1500-man pub crawls,
Aston Rag,
tactical chunders,
The 12th Man,
sandwiches,
port,
Clifton Suspension Bridge,
Pingu,
rugbydump.com,
diabolo,
the night of Refreshers 2007,
Tucker Max,
Jason Rouse,
The (old) Loft,
the Candy Mountain videos.

-I do not like:
Eyes,
5p coins,
shopping,
people who take themselves too seriously,
Bath Rugby Club,
bus prices in Bristol,
the fact that road trips are so much fun but it means the driver has to stay sober,
too much blu tac on posters,
not being able to swear,
jobsworths,
people that don't pay back money they owe,
korfball,
mainstream contemporary attitudes towards cider,
satsumas with loads of pips in each section,
Strongbow,
Nick's Buca-berg,
"pin pin",
most aspects of professional football,
people who refuse to believe John Candy was in Home Alone,
part time sports fans taking the piss out of die-hard fans (of another team) because 'their' team is doing better than the die-hard's team,
people who don't reply to texts or return calls,
Russell Brand,
Justin Lee-Collins,
my mum's 'text message speak'
people who actually speak in 'text message speak',
facebook applications,
Ibiza,
more or less than three dots in an ellipsis.

I'd like to meet:


Toot Joslin. Again.

I'd also like to relive this moment

Music:

Lots of stuff, including...
Frank Turner
Paul Simon
The King Blues
Capdown
Wurzels
East Asian Tigers
AC/DC
Sonic Boom Six
Seasick Steve
Mad Caddies
The Scrub
Big D and the Kids Table
Goldie Lookin' Chain
Bob Marley
Slightly Stoopid
Bedouin Soundclash
Matt Costa
Flogging Molly
Manic Street Preachers
Iron Maiden
Dropkick Murphys
Eagles
Foo Fighters
Misfits
Blink 182
Kings of Leon
Dubliners
John Prince and a Piece of the Rock
Howards Alias
Johnny Cash
Captain Everything!
Dire Straits
King Prawn
Oasis
AFI
Adequate 7
Strokes
Beatles
Fratellis
Gorillaz
Sugarhill Gang
Queen
Milk Kan
The Pogues
Peacocks
Killers
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Occupation: Monster
Status Quo
[spunge]
Amateur Transplants
Flanders and Swann
Tenacious D
Rancid
The Clash
Chris T-T
Beach Boys
Donovan Frankenreiter
Jack Johnson
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Sublime
Xavier Rudd
Beans on Toast
The Filaments
Weird Al Yankovic
Kevin Bloody Wilson
Less Than Jake
Green Day
Feeder
Crazy Arm
Elvis Presley
Violent Femmes
Linkin Park
Counting Crows
Soggy Bottom Boys
Paperboys
Random Hand
Zutons
The Sweet

Movies:

Back to the Future, Cool Runnings, 300, Old School, It's a Wonderful Life, Shawshank Redemption, Anchorman, Planes, Trains and Automobiles (although I've never seen it), Mean Girls, Clerks, Clerks II, Mallrats, Trainspotting.

Television:

Neighbours, Mighty Boosh, 24, Friends, Family Guy, American Dad, Only Fools and Horses, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder, That 70s Show, Simpsons, Two Guys and a Girl, King of Queens, Scrubs, Top Gear, Due South, Red Dwarf, My Name is Earl, Lost, King of Queens.

Books:

-Yes Man by Danny Wallace
-Join Me by Danny Wallace
-Playing The Moldovans At Tennis by Tony Hawks
-Round Ireland With A Fridge by Tony Hawks
-Are You Dave Gorman? by Dave Gorman and Danny Wallace
-Frank Skinner and Phil Tufnell's autobiographies
-A Lot of Hard Yakka by Simon Hughes

Heroes:

Toot Joslin, John McClane, Jack Bauer, Ian Botham.

My Blog

Pride or racism?

As you all probably know, you are a filthy racist if you love your country. Well apparently it's also racism if you love your city. For those that live in Bristol, at least. The centre of Bristol is g...
Posted by Gamlin! on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:00:00 PST

Weekend 4 of 6

Stolen from Boon's blog... Best fucking weekend in ages! So we made it up FINALLY. I got to move into my house, and I had fellow messers able to come with me. Down the local. Leave : 5:45pm. Pat and G...
Posted by Gamlin! on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:36:00 PST

"Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today"

Two days ago was my last exam and in a couple of weeks I'm going to be moving out of the house and won't be at Uni again for another 15 months. So, having stolen the idea from Colin and Helen, I think...
Posted by Gamlin! on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:39:00 PST

Hardest thing ever...

Last drink: Saint George's Day, 23rd April, around midnight Next drink: Tuesday 30th May, around 4pm Total time without alcohol: 36 days, 16 hours Money saved: Lots Nights missed out on: Lots Number o...
Posted by Gamlin! on Fri, 26 May 2006 03:19:00 PST

Aye to Zed

A - Age you got your first kiss: Sometime in infants school? B - Band listening to right now: Dunno. Something of Stu's which I can hear him playing in his room C - Crush: Sorry to be boring, but no-o...
Posted by Gamlin! on Mon, 22 May 2006 04:29:00 PST

Soundtrack to my life...

Soundtrack to your life: Opening Credits: Carmina Burana (Carl Orff) Waking Up Scene: Foggy Dew (The Cheiftains) Car Driving Scene: Radar Love (Golden Earring) High School Flashback Scene: Something ...
Posted by Gamlin! on Sun, 21 May 2006 04:16:00 PST

Donald Duck never wore trousers but always had a towel on when he came out of the shower. Why?

What's your favorite.... Beverage (non-alc)? Tea or that red coloured fantaBeverage (alc)? Guinness baby!Color? The colour of The Mighty Mighty Bristol Rugby Club, blueFood? My mum's lasagneItem of cl...
Posted by Gamlin! on Sun, 14 May 2006 01:51:00 PST

Balls to The Apprentice, what about my interview?

Got a job interview in 12 hours and 34 minutes for Student and Community Fundraising Assistant with Meningitis UK - the job that I applied for with a frankly amazing application form only for them to ...
Posted by Gamlin! on Wed, 10 May 2006 03:32:00 PST

"Say yes more"

"Take the stupidest thing you've ever done... at least it's done. It's over. It's gone. We can all learn from our mistakes, and heal, and move on. But it's harder to learn, or heal, or move on from so...
Posted by Gamlin! on Sun, 07 May 2006 04:36:00 PST

I don't care what I've said in the past...

... MySpace is the shit. You heard - it's not shit. It's the shit. You might be wondering what caused my opinion to go completely full circle all of a sudden. Well I just heard a song on Radio One (un...
Posted by Gamlin! on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:21:00 PST