Dell's Bond Themed Party

I am behind with the blogging again. Things have been so hectic recently that updating my blog has had to slip down my list of priorities. I am back at work now and Christmas is over, so I have spare time again.

Dell through a Bond themed party the weekend before Christmas. It was pretty cool. It was in a giant marquee outside the People's Palace in Glasgow. Everyone had to come dressed with a Bond theme (dinner suits all round for the men although I swear I saw an Austin Powers), there were Bond lookalikes (see the picture with Jaws and Oddjob - awesome), a Shirley Bassey tribute providing the entertainment, an Aston Martin to look at, casino tables (with pretend money), a Dell ice sculpture, and a shooting gallery. Oh, and a free bar! It was pretty good. A free bar does help the night! We never spent any money. Not a penny. Get it? "Money" "Penny". Get it? Like "Miss Moneypenny" from the bond films? See what I did there? It's a pun.
I had a shot of the shooting gallery and I was pretty good if I do say so myself. A natural! There was a pistol and a rifle gallery, I really wanted a shot of the pistol as it's more James Bond like but I accidentally joined the wrong Q. "Q" Get it? Like "Q" from the bond films? And standing in a queue? See what I did there? It's a pun.All the rest of the pictures are at the usual location.

My New MX5

So my Peugeot 206 was never quite the same after I took that detour through the woods on the way to work one day. I decided to cut my losses and sell it before it cost me any more money than it was already. Pity really - it was a nice car (a great car before the incident), with a turbo diesel engine, climate control, rain sensitive windscreen wipers, heated mirrors, CD multichanger. My new car has none of that. Something else that my 206 had that my new car doesn't is seats in the back!

This is my MX5...
It is awesome. I absolutely love it. There are no gadgets, there is little comfort, it is just all about the car and it is so much fun to drive. It corners like it is on rails and if you drop into fourth gear it flies! It has 130bhp (and it weighs nothing), 0-60 in 8.5 seconds, 1800cc. It is a special edition Mazda Berkeley, one of 400. The Berkeleys were the last 400 Mk1s made. The maximum amount of other people on the planet who have a car like mine is 399 - I labour the point but I think that is cool.


I have had it a week now and I love the adrenalin rush from driving to work in the morning. It might wear off in time but I doubt it. Look at the shape - how beautiful is that? I considered an MGF but I am glad I went for the MX5 now.



It has a hard top, a soft top, and no top. I am looking forward to the spring so that I can get the top down. The way the weather is at the moment I could use the hard top as a boat.

Here's a photo of the inside. The trim is pretty worn so I am replacing that. Every morning I sit behind the door waiting for the postman to see if he is going to deliver my new trim today. It is coming from America and it is taking ages.


Loving my car. It is the first time I have had a car that was a toy as well as a way of getting around. In hind sight I should have done it sooner.

P.S. Big shout out to Derek and Stuart whom I discovered recently actually read this blog! That makes 3 of us guys!

P.P.S. Another shout out to Stuart whom I met at the Mazda garage when coincidentally Gillian was out shopping for an MX5 too!