2,3 JUSTICE

I hear through the grapevine Loud & Clear are going to be playing the UK soon! I am preparing my mosh! Also could anyone recommend a good screen printer that uses stencils larger than an a4 piece of paper so i can attempt to re-make this once fine shirt i destroyed. Peace out

Mersea Island

Mersea Island is the most easterly inhabited island within the United Kingdom just off the coast of the county of Essex and about 9 miles out of Colchester. Its a strange place, and this is because it spends most of its time as an independent country whilst the tide is covering the only means of access to it via a small bridge. Due to the difficulty of getting onto the island the roads which used to lead to it are now out of use and un accessible by vehicles. Many attempts have been made to navigate the lost roads to Mersea to once again visit some of the best crabbing spots in the country but all have ended in vain, often with multiple casualties being reported due to explorers venturing out into the Army Garrison Training course which is located close to the ancient road relics and signs.

The name Mersea is derived from the Old English meresig meaning 'Island of the pool' with the island hosting a population of approximately twenty four people. It has recently come to media attention along with other famous historians and credited archeologist's that Mersea Island could in fact be the lost city of Atlantis. The photo to my left was the last image taken of the Island before contact was lost with the United Kingdom. The first major concern for the British people and Government when contact was lost with Mersea Island was the damage that the music scene would have to endure. The Island had been producing some of the countries finest acts and with the next euro vision song contest rapidly approaching much hope had been placed upon a young act named Matthew Birch to bring glory back to the United Kingdom. Unfortunately Birch is also missing with the entire Island of Mersea along with other famous musical acts such as After the Fire, solo country artist Steve Travis and also Dave Spicer one of the finest guitarists since Jimi Hendrix. The biggest loss however was the popular progressive rock band Yes who were playing at an East Mersea Youth Camp for the disabled when contact was lost. The united Kingdom's musical royalty was lost in one foul swoop, and Prog rock was never the same again.

No one has ever been able to summarize a logical reason as to why the Island of Mersea disappeared . Many key scientists believed after watching the film clover field that there was a significant chance that perhaps a giant creature from the sea/another planet could have wiped the Island of the face of the Earth, but there was indeed a lack of supporting evidence to back this proposed idea up. The search remains ongoing funded by the international association for the revival of Prog Rock who believe that if Mersea is somehow discovered then the band Yes will be unleashed upon the world once more and Prog rock will dominate the charts again. I leave you now with some of the last remaining footage of the Island.

Tommo's birthday and other shenanigans

Today is this man's birthday, from the picture you would not be able to tell he has reached the tender age of 22, you would be thinking more along the lines of 42. Anyhow happy birthday Tom! It is indeed unfortunate that both of us have a heinous amount of work to do on this day otherwise im sure we could be doing something rad, even on a Sunday. But on a side note Leah has taken you out for a birthday pint at the weatherspoons, see were not that cheap.

Sunday March the 1st has been a rather busy day in fact, it has marked my return to amateur league football, and in dramatic fashion as well in a double match against the same side. Nice to see that people still cannot sort out the congestion that occurs during a season. It was awesome fun to be back on the pitch, and im looking forward to training this Thursday along with next week's match, and also more free vegetarian nut roasts after the game.

Another important part of today was watching spurs lose in the cup final to Man U, and the pleasure viewing was made even better with it being drawn out to penalties, only for spurs to completely fail at football along with life. Even though i dislike Man United, as an Arsenal fan i will always bask in Spurs failures. Keeping on the football side of things, another good result today was Aston Villa 2 - 2 Stoke. Just when i thought it was looking impossible to clinch a champions league spot fate has dealt us in with another chance. Lets just hope that our strikers can find the back on the net against West Brom, and that Eduardo makes a swift return from his latest injury.

To finish off this rather fruitful Sunday i have started writing up my dissertation which is due in for the end of April. Considering i have no other deadlines left now, nor any other projects ive got two solid months to get this behemoth finished which is pretty realistic to be honest in my eyes and im looking forward to finishing it off and finally getting out of University. I no longer wish to be classed as a student, ive enjoyed my time do not get me wrong but its wearing thin now, and i want to join the rest of the vegative population in watching Jeremy Kyle, reading the daily mail and awaiting doll day.

Finally i almost forgot this monumental moment within the day. Leah found an advert within the Friday ad's within the pet section regarding dumbo/hairless rats. Knowing full well that one of my rats is currently quite ill at the moment and will be visiting the vet this week, possible bad outcome expected. I have managed contact a Brighton breeder in regards to purchasing a fine hairless dumbo girl, who would keep my other rat company if by chance the ill one had to be put down. I am currently on a list of people who will be able to come round when the babies are born and chose which hairless dumbo i want. This is by far the best part of the day in my eyes, and this hairless beuty shall be mine in around 2 months. A perfect reward for the end of my dissertation.

I think i shall dedicate a blog post in the upcoming week to the awesomeness of the hairless rat, im also going to post some things up about Chaos in Tejas, and a few other hardcore/punk fest's over the summer which im thinking of heading too, along with some thoughts on the up and coming Government Warning, Total Abuse, Sex Vid and Limp Wrist shows in the UK.

Jaywick Sands

Essex is home to many luxurious seaside towns one such destination was Jaywick, and some including myself would argue that it still is. Located on the North Sea Coast it was a popular resort for commuters from London to bask in the sun and walk barefoot along its white sandy beaches. Initially holiday homes and beach huts were constructed to cater for the growing popularity of Jaywick as a holiday hot spot, unfortunately as Londoner's loved Jaywick so much they decided to begin living within their holiday homes full time. As you can see from the image on the left these building were not designed for all year round occupancy, let alone occupants from London.

Between the years of 1936 to 1939 one of Britain's finest 18 inch (460 mm) gauge miniature railway's operated in Jaywick. It was one of the grandest attractions throughout this precious land and soon tourism was booming placing Jaywick as the sixth most popular holiday destination of the French. Unfortunately the inhabitants of Jaywick who had been living a prosperous life could not have foreseen the terrible events about to unfold.

In 1953 as the Dutch were testing nuclear weapons within the north sea unaware of the booming seaside resort of Jaywick, a cosmic storm surge created by the monumental explosion of the nuclear device headed straight for the coastal sanctuary. The media reported that between 35 to 350,000 people died as a result of the cosmic storm surge. The death toll has been hotly debated among historians, and to this very day there is no definitive answer as to the extent of the devastation.

From the years 1953 to 2006 Jaywick struggled to come to terms with the loss of its miniature railway and never truly recovered despite attempts to create poorly constructed artistic interpretations of empty buildings. This is until word famous actor James McAvoy and his Hollywood cronies arrived to film the blockbuster 'Starter for 10' where a man named Brian finds himself caught between his new life, amongst the posh university set, and his old, with his working class family and friends in the seaside town of Jaywick. For 43 seconds exactly Jaywick was once again cast into the limelight of Hollywood and after the huge intakes of the film, a whopping $1,736,394, things were starting to look up again for the residents of Jaywick. Unfortunately soon after basking in the fame the film brought, statistics published revealed the actual costs of the production was $8,287,000.

James McAvoy held Jaywick personally responsible for the films failure at the box office, and after two liters of buckfast partook in a three day rampage of destruction around the seaside resort. Smashing windows, starting fires and knocking over caravans by the dozen Jaywick was almost unrecognizable. Essex police eventually apprehended McAvoy using a tranquilizer gun borrowed from Colchester zoo. The case was eventually thrown out of court as no one in Jaywick was legally able to provide testimony as most residents had sunken into hard liquor abuse or had received death threats.

From 2006 to the present day Jaywick is now the third most deprived area in Britain. Please find it in your hearts to give any donation to help these people cope with their tragic situation.