Pain

Urgh! What's with the chest hair!?

Well, dear reader, these chest hairs are the subject of my next fundraising event. With a fundraising target of £300, I will get this manly carpet of hair epilated. Yes, you read that correctly - epilated.

For the gentlemen reading who may not be familiar with epilation, this article should give you an idea of what it's about.

I've been epilated before "for a laugh". I assure you there was no laughing on my part. I know how much it hurts, hence the high fundraising target. Here's a picture representative of the last occasion.

I'll be looking to do it in a pub, because I'm probably going to need a drink.

I clearly hate myself. Very much.

So donations can be made to my JustGiving page. Think of how funny the video of my epilation will be - the howls of agony, the tears of pain, the... well, you get the idea. It's definitely worth at least a tenner? Right?

So, in other donation news, I have a winner for my raptor-naming competition. Winner will be announced on here with a lovely cheesy photo of me handing over their prize money and shaking their hand.

I've been up to my eyes in an assignment for my course, so I haven't had the chance to start recording the tracks requested of me. The assignment is due at the end of August, so I'm looking to get them done during September.

Outside of fundraising, I've finally saved enough money to book my flight. I'll be doing that in the next couple of days. Eek! I've also been chatting with the Finance Officer for the expedition on the Facebook group set up for us Volunteer Managers. Engaging with somebody I'm going to be on expedition with has made the whole thing a bit more "real", if that makes sense?

No doubt I'll be keeping you all updated on stuff!