Voting Results

For the past few months, one key question had been put to the people. A simple choice, the result of which would alter the lives of many in potentially unfathomable ways.

It was the debate that every one was talking about:

“Would Alan be having a boy or a girl?”

Those who were expecting a boy included, but were not limited to Dave, Jean, Dave’s mum, Dave’s Dad, Andrea, John, Emma, Ste, Cheryl, Pea, Aline ... etc etc.

Those who were expected a girl? Alan.

After months of vigorous campaigning from both parties the results could finally be confirmed:

It’s a Boy!!!!

It just goes to show that democracy CAN work.

...unfortunately, another lesser known poll also held recently went a little less smoothly.

When asked, “Who should be Prime Minister?” the UK rather strangely managed to get the answer completely wrong, with the largest proportion saying, “David Cameron.”

Dave could only assume they had never seen the chap and had just been, understandably, won over by his great name.

Even worse, having picked the wrong horse, they hadn’t even managed to back it right, resulting in all the MPs getting hung.

Ah well.

It’s a Boy!!!!

20K

Some people in the world have more money than sense and, by George, Dave wished he was one of them. Unfortunately, in his case that would require a very significant sum of money, whilst other lucky people could achieve it for a fiver…

On a completely unrelated topic, Dave’s good friend Khany, having recently gained a few bob from a house sale, had just purchased 20,000 comic books.

Yes, you read that right, twenty thousand comic books.

This was not only incredibly cool, but also meant he now didn’t need to bother buying furniture for an entire room of his new house.

Genius.

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Apologies, I had hoped to be able to give a complete list of the comic books here in alphabetical order, complete with five-star ratings. I asked Khany for the list over a week ago.

I wonder what's keeping him...?

CT4, 6 and 7.

April 2010 saw Dave approaching his second sitting of Actuarial exams, and his first sitting with any real meat on it. Sure he already had CT1 and CT3 behind him, but CT1 was baby Maths even open to non-Actuarial students and CT3 had been passed without even sitting the paper.

No, the September sitting had been nothing but an appetiser and it was time for steak.

CT4, CT6 and CT7, otherwise known as Models, Statistical Methods and Business Economics.

Dave received his study material a little before Christmas and studied non-stop straight through to the exams...

...other than a break for Christmas, obviously...

...and a short trip to China...

Anywho, come April he was ready, he was keen and he was focused.

... oooh look a puppy...

Focused!

All three exams were in one week, and even better, that one week was in Liverpool. True, he spent that week hermit-ed at home and he didn’t really see anyone the whole time, but he was home and he was with Jean.

Life was good.

Needless to say, they went well. Now he just had to wait till July for the results.

Bring on 2, 5 and 8!