Your questions answered

Hi all,

As the majority of you will know- I like to think that I am right all the time (which of course I always am)... So today I have decided that I am going to answer some of the questions that I have seen people asking on my Facebook News Feed. Special thanks to those of my friends who have asked the questions.

Question 1
So, my first question was asked by my friend Matt who I used to go to school with. 
He asks:

"Does anyone know how much the cost for a Sony Xperia Z3 for handset only will cost?"

The answer is: £536.99

How do I know this?! Well, as some of you may already know, I was (until last Monday) employed by (the now defunct) Phones4u. So, the Xperia Z3 was in fact a product that I had done training on, and I would like to tell you Matt and any other prospective buyers (bearing in mind I am now no longer a sales consultant so please consider this genuine and not sales jargon) that I consider the phone to be quite wonderful. With an extended battery life, it claims to last up to 2.1 days! The body and framework of the phone still have a premium feel just like the previous models, and with a whopping screen size of 5.2" with the same resolution as the Sony Bravia TVs; along with its mega 20.7 megapixel camera. I have actually had the Z1 Compact and I love the water resistancy- I have taken photos underwater!!!

However, I would also like to tell you, that for the price of it, unless you are extremely set on getting the Z3, then I would suggest going for it's little brother the Z2. As that also boasts of (mainly) the same specs. Including the same camera quality; the same water/dust resistancy levels; same screen size and of course the same style of handset. So that simply leaves you needing to decide whether it is worth the extra money!

Anyway Matt, I wish you luck in buying your new phone- I would have been able to sell it to you with a free case and maybe even some cashback, but you asked your question a week too late as I have since been made redundant!

Question 2

Ashlee, one of my very first friends asks the question:

"Well then, should I go to Glastonbury next year?"

Well, I have made a list of Glastonbury Realities and Expectations in order to help you come to your decision. 

1. Let's just presume that you have indeed decided to go. So firstly you expect that deciding to go is simply as easy as that and you will have pretty much guaranteed yourself a ticket? No- instead you have guaranteed yourself an evening of hitting "refresh" until you want to hit your head off the keyboard and through your laptop across the room. Once you finally make it through to the ticketing screen you will realise (if you don't already know this) that you don't choose to go to Glastonbury and buy a ticket... No no, you have to apply  for a ticket, and to make matters worse you have to put a photo of yourself on that application- just in case you wanted to sell said ticket when your best pal doesn't get accepted but you do.

2. So now let's presume you've managed to secure yourself and your pals tickets (even if you're hugely embarrassed of the picture you used) and now you have to think about the "Glastonbury Shopping List". Pretty obvious items such as 

• tent- preferably colourful or patterned so you can spot it, 
• wellies- again pretty ones would be nice just because, well it's a festival you need nice wellies, 
• coat- a one of those anoraks that folds itself in to its pocket will obviously be perfect because if its sunny then it wont take up much space in my bag, 
• booze- definitely need lots of this because it will be far too expensive on site, 
• camping chairs- such a good idea- perfect for when we are sitting around the camp- will decant in to plastic bottles so we don't get stopped at the gate.
• etc etc

However, once you have arrived and it suddenly dawns on you that you now have to carry your tent, and  a crate full of cider, two litre bottles of vodka and a considerable amount of lemonade, and  your bag full of clothes (well at least your anorak doesn't take up much space)! Aaahh! So heavy. Oh, but that's not it, because you now have to remember that you actually have no idea where it is that you are going to pitch your tent, and because you had to queue for such a long time, sooo many people have already pitched their tents... Anyway, you find a space and begin to put your tent up, this is when you realise that actually it appears the whole of Glastonbury went to Asda to buy that "unique" dotty tent- dammit, how will you find your way back when you're really drunk? After noticing you forgot to bring a mallet to push the tent pegs in (What are they for anyway?!) you begin to see the tent taking shape... just wear does this pole go....? Oh no, what happens next? Yes- you got it. Rain. Lots of it. Quick, you get your handy anorak on. Oh what- it may very well be pretty and small so it fitted in your bag, but it isn't actually even waterproof!!

3. Let's now presume the rain has finally stopped, you have got the tent up successfully and made pals with your "neigbours" (they are really funny, and love the same bands as you so you will have a really big "crowd" to go to the acts with). So now you get your chairs out to sit in a circle with your new friends, - wearing your wellies- which are thus far the best investment you made for this trip. You go to sit down and your chair slips over in the mud and you land on your bum. But it's fine because your new look- (wet and muddy) is going to be considered fashionable over the next three days so it doesn't matter. 

4. Let's presume you've managed to enjoy yourself at have some drinks at "base camp" before the first acts come on. This year it's going to be your favourite band that you have never seen before, but your friends say that they are the best band ever live, and you just cannot wait because it is going to be oh so amazing. So you go along nice and early so that you can be quite near the front. They come on stage, you're beside yourself with excitement, the lead singer is really quite sexy and he's there... right there in front of you... Oh wait, he's not in sight anymore because somehow a rather large/sweaty/smelly man who seems to have taken some wacky drug enabling him to cut shapes faster than a factory stencil machine, is jumping about right in front of you. You move over slightly, it's a bit better, the band start singing- and oh- he just took his top off, EW... never mind you're at a festival, anything goes!!

5. So your band has finished- it was quite simply "out of this world" but you have been dying on a pee ever since their first song, So you and your pal cautiously make your way to the toilets (perfectly aware of the Festival Toilets Horror Stories that are published religiously each year. You've been told to expect the worst, so you do, but unfortunately, your imagination hadn't quite given the horrendous stench, let alone the sight into that pit of shit any justice. Quickly you pee, no toilet paper, oh well, you're at a festival, anything goes!! 

6. To be honest, once you have got over the hurdles I have mentioned above, I can pretty much guarantee you will have a brilliant time. Let's face it- it wouldn't be a festival without the rain; the tent nearly blowing away because you forgot tent pegs; your "neighbours" that were actually pretty psychotic; the smelly man (who actually gave you a shoulder ride because you couldn't see and then you even got on the camera for the big screen); and of course the toilets. 

I hope that I haven't completely killed the buzz of your question, I really hope you have a fantastic time if you do go, because I haven't met a single person who has come away disapointed, instead they tell me it was the time of their lives! And you can even wear your "Glastonbury Festival '15" band for the rest of the year so that you can remember how wonderful it was every time you look at your wrist (oh and get that free crate of beer you apparently get if you still have your band on the next year).

Question 3

My good friend Sarah, who is expecting a baby, posted the following status a few days ago:

"10 days till due day, bets are still on for date and gender...?"

Sarah, I have done my research- the NHS website claims:

"Pregnancy myth #6 "bump all out front? you're having a boy!""

Therefore, upon the discovery of this "myth", I place my bet of a baby boy being born on the 28th September- and I wish you the very best of luck - can't wait to meet him! I have kept this answer as simple and short as possible- which is how I hope your labour is- nonetheless if it's anywhere near as painful as reading this blogpost has been then at least you have had a rehearsal :) Good luck !! 

Anyway, I hope that you have enjoyed this (rather too long) post. If you have any questions  that you would like to ask me feel free to comment on this post and I will get back to you as soon as my busy schedule allows me to! Oh, and a massive thank you to Matt, Ashlee and Sarah for providing me with todays blog topic!

Thanks for reading,