My baby...

My baby brother can wear pink shoes, to make him wink all the time!

We had a lovely scan-lay yesterday, her name shall remain anonymous, but she gleefully asked "do you want to know what it's going to be?" (which is not allowed in our hospital)... "go on then!"... she held back, "well, I won't tell you, but I'll find the area, and let you make up your own mind"..."oh! that'll be a boy then!"

Poppy seemed to think that all the pink clothes in the shows after the scan were quite fitting for her baby brother... We look forward to the day he pops out, and see how Poppy deals with this all...

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well, that's the last "Phrase a day" from 2010! thanks to everyone who read, I hope you found some of them funny, inspirational and entertaining. I'll drop ones in, in 2011 but I'll be working on "tune a month" for my blog project of 2011...

I've got horses...

I've got horses in my tummy!

We were at the 20 week scan today, all's well! Poppy seemed a little more interested than the last time (more detail?)... anyway, we celebrate by going to see Megamind in 3d, so it's a bit of a long day, and late home.. which gives us the chance to watch a little of "Eragon", whilst we eat our supper in front of the TV... Poppy then grabs my mouse and pretends to scan her own tummy, and we pretend that the pictures on the TV are the scan pictures! (my goodness! she's full of trees, witches, swords, rivers, dragons...)

Fit like!

Fit like! Nae bad, yersel?

gabi was showing at the Dundee jamboree (petit Noel) craft fair. She decided to take a few wooden 'fit like' badges to test them out a wee bit further south... Seems there are a few escapees living in Dundee! Even one from the Brough! Sailt a pucklie few, n'ah. Grand.

Can I have some

Can I have some soup please?

"free beer!"... on a -3c night... dear digital cool dudes, c'mon! it's A'Deen in december! I loved the Mighty Meet Up tonight, but I fear I am too old now... there was a time when "free beer" would have me rolling in the snow in a balaclava, miners lamp and snowboarding goggles... but I just want some hot soup now.. boo hoo.

For anyone "digital" and interested in web tech / dev / design... you really should attend the next MightyMeetup. It's free, and you do get more than beer... knowledge! (no soup).

I'll get that for you Morag....

I'll get that for you Morag CRUNCH

- A split second slows, as I turn and watch the fantastic Morag McGee's face "about" to say "pick them up by the legs"... Phil, slow down, think... it's a simple ask. What a twit I am.

The cousin of the caterpillar...

The cousin of the caterpillar, is the maggot

Another beautifully random quote from Poppy, when we were driving in to Aberdeen today... it's snowing, cars going slow, piles of the white stuff everywhere, and Poppy's thinking about caterpillars... amazing.

Ah, it's coming...

Ah, it's coming together nicely!

Sory for the delay in posting this by one day, I was trying to keep my Peacock Visual Arts show "under wraps" before it opened... so I'd decided to keep this post a day late. Anyway, I've had a fantastic time thanks to Peacock Visual Arts and volunteer Scott for being so helpful... Writing this after the opening, i can safely say the show was well received and I had a lot of great conversations, and overheard a lot of interesting opinions... cheers to everyone that come despite the snow. The show continues until the 22nd of december.



Peacock Visual Arts - ME~Idea by Philip Thompson

I might be home late...

I might be home late, I'm guessing there are a few numpties on the road

Aye, a puff o sna... everybody drives like a tool... either too fast (hit that tree you tool) or far too slow (you know, it's only a wet road... seriously!)...

I spent 2 hours travelling 18 miles. I honestly thought I'd see a multiple pile up tonight... nope, just a roundabout at the bottom of a hill...

mind you, once on my home straight.. 9 mph, downhill, I skidded past my road (!)... curse you ABS and roads like bottles (aye, not main roads, you haters).

I like the three Penguins...

I like the three Penguins, they are my winner!

Gabi and I were asked to judge the Christmas card competition for Anne Begg today, Poppy was very excited about it too!... We went through around 500 cards! So many great designs to choose from... ah, but only one can be the winner... this will of course be announced in December...

Now that's a lot of...

Now that's a lot of rope!

with my peacock visual arts exhibition coming up, I'm scurrying around picking up all my materials, and amazing! Tim rankin from transition extreme has kindly given me a load of old rope! No money needed! You are a toff tim!

I want to sleep with...

I want to sleep with my special plaster on!

We've been to the special discount night for junction art tonight, and Elaine's mum and martin are kindly entertaining Poppy, she's been given a special bog-roll finger wrap (a plaster, according to Popps). This, is her mew favourite thing.

They are like a happy...

They are like a happy Arab Strap!

I had the pleasure of seeing FOUND at the tunnels in Aberdeen tonight. They've got a fantastic set up, guitar, bass, synth/beats/fx and vocals. It's hard to describe, which makes them so fresh and interesting, angular punky / funky guitars with a sound to die for, throbbing bass, with a twist of 60's pop and some superb, grime / dubstep / techno beats with oodles of delay fx, on top of all this is Ziggy's truly proud scottish rasping vocals... at one point, the simple 4/4 electro bass / snare + scottishness really did remind me of early Arab Strap, but these guys appear to have fun, and sing about up beat things... it's a short, but fulfilling set, the sound in the Tunnels could do with improvement, but the minimal set up they had managed to avoid the usual muddy wall of noise. I thought it was fantastic, and Gabi & Chloe thought FOUND were fantastic too (First time they'd seen them).

I also liked Indian Red Lopez, first time I'd seen them (but I've heard and seen them online before), I thought their tunes were excellent, it's great to see polished, progressive local talent like this, I hope they get a decent break (yes, you A&R men too lazy of snobby to travel outside of London).

Get out and see these two bands, I urge thee.

It's the most boring...

It's the most boring TV I've ever seen

Ah, Poppy, if only you knew, it's the most exciting TV you'll EVER see... especially if it's your TV show. BubbaTwo, coming to a hospital May 18th*



*if all goes to plan...

It looks like...

It looks like we've just stepped out of the salon!

how many people say that when they actually do leave the hair dressers? Ok, don't answer that.

You CAN eat Ice cream...

You CAN eat Ice cream in October, in Aberdeen!

We had a delightful surprise phone call, and subsequent meeting with Rich & Kel from Australia, over to see his niece & nephew he's never seen thus far... they've been based in Inverness, and are leaving for London tomorrow - so today was the only chance to see them. Hooked up in the Lemon Tree for a spot of Lunch and Jazz, such a beautiful day, blue skies with billowing white (snow?!) clouds... Perfect for an ice cream at the beach! (It is a barmy 6 degrees!)... nope, if you live in Melbourne, that might as well be Kelvin! he he. We sadly say good buy, after only 3 hours... but it was lovely to catch up in person, safe journey R&K!

This is the best class ever...

This is the best class ever, I don't want it to finish!

Gabi and I had the pleasure of running a mask making workshop for danceLive, in line with Gabi's images she was commissioned to produce for the "Games for Scotland" (Aberdeen). We didn't have many kids attend sadly, but the ones that did come, were brilliant and loved every minute of it. We even had Poppy with us, and she made a few new friends! (in the cardboard fort and outside!). Young Amy gave us the Quote for the day, as she made a dragon mask, fake flames on a stick, and some double sided fire bugs to boot! ace fun.

I was also lucky enough to host a CCS networking night in cityMoves too, where Andrew Dixon (head of Creative Scotland), Professor Paul Harris (Head of Gray's) and Ian Spink (choreographer) gave us an interesting night of talks and performances... thanks to everyone that came

I love my...

I love my edamame beans!

first visit to the Aberdeen wagamama. Delicious, but boy oh boy, what a wait. Seem the staff are still getting to grips with everything. 10 min wait to get seated (heaps of seats free) ages for our order to get taken, staggered service of food ( after being told that a veggie katsu was chicken katsu... Trust me, we know!) so - delicious, but perhaps a wee bit of time is needed for them to hone their service ... I'm not usually picky when it comes to service, but I'm so used to wagamama being so efficient and seemless my expectations were tainted.

I think it's only firing...

I think it's only firing on three!

Indeed (dad!)! the shudder, the smell, the wobble...yes, I think we can safely say that the Porsche Spyder kit my dad is making, isn't quite there yet.... but it's close... soooo close... can't wait for that bracing december chill to freeze my cheeks as I speed into town... to pose in a car... I thought I'd never say that.

Are you going to learn...

Are you going to learn about democracy?

on my way to Aberdeen to see the Oliver Ressler's, "What Is Democracy?" exhibition in peacock visual arts, I spy a local councillor... I think their serious job has sucked any chance of having fun out of a Friday night ... Or perhaps it wasn't that funny afterall...

At least I live in a place I'm allowed to speak my brains... For now...

That's people...

That's people for you

I watched an angry man in a BMW honk and shout at a disabled man failing to cross the road before the green man stopped. His partner, myself and he could not quite believe what we just saw ... I felt sick for this couple. Dear mr BMW man, I hope you made a profit today, I'd hate to think what else you'd do if you didn't - or are you only a dick inside your 25k bubble?