PREVIOUS YEARS ENTRIES FROM THE DIARY:

DECEMBER 2007

Sunday 30/12/07

Well minions, another year ticks to a close as we are less than 48 hours away from 2008. I will look back on 2007 with fond memories, ones which I have no doubt will stick with me for the rest of my life. It has certainly been a watershed year in terms of where I feel things are going. I spread my worldwide appeal by spending a wonderful four months in Canada. I saw some of the most wonderful sights in the world, met some wonderful people, and did some wonderful things. Highlights included sky diving, bungee jumping, white water rafting, hiking through mountains, camping miles away from civilisation surrounded by bears and wolves, and becoming a baseball fanatic.

Another key moment was my move to university - horning my writing abilities on a journalism course, engaging with new friends and getting up to capers in a new town has also seen McCarthy and his appeal grow. The discovery of Skype and a whole new market in terms of prank calls, and the development of McCarthy and Chapmans videos continues to be a positive. Perhaps the biggest and most important movement in 2007 was the creation of Randy Lawford. In the last month, Randy has had the 18th most viewed video on Youtube UK on Christmas Day, he has offended an entire town, an entire religion, and managed to cement his place as a key contributor to an international radio station. If he has managed to achieve this much in only a month of being born, imagine what 2008 can hold for him. I look forward to it with bated breath

On a personal note, it has been a mixed season in terms of sport. Brighton have been, to all intents and purposes, an absolute car crash of a club, while Sussex reached the Twenty20 finals and regained the County Championship. I have made several acquaintances this year, most notably during my time abroad, and am pleased to count even more people among my friends

In terms of new years resolutions, I only have one - and that is to not make a new years resolution

All that remains for me to do now is to sign off for 2007 by wishing you all a very happy new year, and may 2008 be filled with success and joy for you all

Monday 24/12/07

Another Christmas Eve ticks around, and once again the days leading up to it have been packed with drama and excitement. I am still yet to complete my Christmas shopping, something I must do as soon as mac-i is updated. My phobia of queues could mean that this becomes a stressful day for McCarthy, but one that will no doubt be finished in style in The Weald, followed by the traditional attending of Midnight Mass with my fellow Minor Celebrity Peter Chapman

On Saturday night, the sheer jealousy that I have to put up with due to my role in society and the town of Burgess Hill was highlighted when McCarthy was denied entry to Pulse. A mini revolt occurred, and a combination of one young lady fans enterprising mind in causing a distraction to the bouncers, and McCarthys quick thinking and pace to nip in the doors saw me enter. However, this was short lived, as I was eventually removed by the same bouncer after owning the dancefloor. It is a shame when these gentleman cannot handle the jealousy of being overshaddowed by Burgess Hills Favourite Minor Celebrity, and despite my good relationship with Pulse and the custom I bring them, I may have to reconsider whether I visit their bar again in the New Year due to their treatment of one of our towns great shining lights

Finally, may I take the opportunity to wish you all a very merry Christmas, and trust that your Yule time enjoyment be one of great satisfaction. God bless you, and God bless Burgess Hill

Wednesday 19/12/07

At approximately 0037 Greenwich Mean Time, the 2007 Christmas Video was completed. This one has broken all records - it has taken less than 48 hours from the first frame being shot to the video being made available to the public, it features more locations, more singers, its bigger, and it has resulted in me losing all feeling in my right leg. While all of those may not be true, I cannot be bothered to check the facts - but I can guarantee that the first two ARE

Unfortunately, my bone idleness, my need for prawn cocktail drinks and my tiredness cause my a chronic blocked nose restricting sleep last night means that the MP3 file is NOT yet available, but I will look to rectify that situation at some point in the future. All that remains for me to say is please enjoy it, responsibly, and any comments/favorites/ratings on the Youtube version will be appreciated greatly

Thursday 13/12/07

I love Christmas. There are the jolly carols, people walking around with smiles on their faces, the fact that obese people are accepted, a sense of giving, a feeling of love all around, and university kitchen freezers needing to be emptied for the holiday. The last one has given me particular pleasure in the last week, as with two of my flatmates already home for Christmas, it has fallen down to myself to single handedly eat my way through everyone in the freezer. With good on offer ranging from waffles and pizzas to chips and cheese and ham filled breaded things, it means that I am back up to the standard five meals a deal that I have missed dearly since leaving for Canada. Infact, last night things got so serious that I was nearly sick through my food consumption - namely waffles, pizza, cheese pancakes and two double cheese burgers

Being my usual festive self, I have bought presents for everyone who lives in my flat, but at this time of year, my tight side comes out, in the fact that I am waiting for the last day to hand them out, in the hope most people have gone home and as such I can either keep them for myself, or reuse them as family presents

Last weekend saw Daniel Collin take the distinguished honor of becoming the first person to sleep in the McCarthy Penthouse following out night of disgrace in Cheltenham, which bizarrely saw us rejected by nearly every woman we attempted to talk to. McCarthy would like to put this down to the fact that Collin is a fat Northerner with French tendencies, and as such is as desirable as the bubonic plague. On the plus side however, we did meet a charming black man by the name of Fred in the club we frequented, who it turned out was from Nigeria. This lead to us naming as many Nigerian football players as possible, as well as questioning his viewing of the 1996 Olympic Games final, during which the Nigerians triumphed over Argentina to win the gold. He laughed and nodded along with us, although the suspicion is that unfortunately he didn't have a bloody clue what we were going on about

Monday 03/12/07

The lack of updates for McCarthy Industries can be explained in several ways. One has seen me jump back into bed with a certain game entitles Football Manager. Loyal listeners will remember that, long ago, this diary used to become simply a tool for me to report back on my achievements in this game. Well, I am proud to add another to it, in my winning of the Championship Title at the first attempt with Fulham, scoring over 100 goals in the process. However, as the inevitable happens and we struggle to survive in the Premiership, I am sure I will find other temptations to lure me away from the game and keep the site up-to-date

The other reason is the launching of the new McCarthy Industries youtube line of products, in the shape of prank calls. Using the tool that is Skype, we are able to ring American toll free numbers for no charge, and with their being no way of identifying us, we are also able to ask silly questions. All of the efforts that have been customised for youtube audiences can be seen HERE. Please leave us comments, and feel free to suggest ideas of who should be called next

On Saturday, McCarthy attended the Burgess Hill Christmas Day in town, and as such has become the second oldest person to enter the prize draw after collecting six stamps from various Victorian celebrities. As was the case, children were more desperate to get the autographs of Burgess Hills Favourite Minor Celebrity, as opposed to those of characters such as Scrooge, who unfortunately was not depicted by Michael Caine. One young child was even given a toy of a snowman by McCarthy in a show of sheer generosity, and no doubt this young boy will be writing to Scott McCarthy as opposed to Santa Claus this year.

University continues to plod along the proverbial little donkey, and as such attention has already turned to this years Christmas video, which is now in the planning stages. As McCarthy looks set to return to Burgess Hill in the next few weeks for the festive period, all manner of new content will pop up to keep you company on those long, lonesome nights. A new competition is set to appear, as well as the song. However, much of this will depend on issues being smoothed over with partner site Burgess Hill Uncovered, as last night Peter Chapman threatened Scott McCarthy with legal action in a move which could change the face of Burgess Hill forever. Never one to back down, McCarthy is sticking to his principles, and while they are currently co-existing, it will be interesting to see how much longer the two can keep up this charade of friendship before reverting to previous hate tactics of car vandalism, trying to steal the love of family pets, photoshopping each other into monsters and pieces of excrement, and spreading rumors about what the other one wears in bed

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