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Thank you @Ashley!

Hey all. Walk is going well, climbed the second of the three peaks Scafell Pike the other day. Currently in Lancaster. I'll be in Liverpool in a few days time and taking a few rest days there to see the city, if anyone wants to meet up. Tempted to get the train to Manchester for a day too maybe. Undecided. The date for Snowdon will be Sunday July 31st. And I'll be walking the north Welsh coastal path in the lead up to that.

Had to grab SOMA for £4!

Yep I'm imagining end of August. Also if you want to do Snowdon, would be cool.

lol oh right yeah! Yep SW coastal path the whole way from Charmouth/Lyme Regis.

Lol, I know right :p could be better off up here. I spent the first couple of hours Sunday morning just with The Andrew Marr Show and then Sunday politics on. It's engrossing.

So I reached Glasgow at midnight Friday and am spending a few rest days here to recoup and plan some more of the walk. Yesterday the total raised so far passed £1000, which is just awesome! and thank you again to anyone on here who has contributed so far. Climbing Ben Nevis was incredible. Possibly my fav thing so far, but I'm seeing some fantastic scenery and meeting some cool people along the way. You can see pics from my journey so far on Instagram @ocdwalk, and my progress on Twitter of the same name. @Eddage, I don't think I'll be taking much, if any of the South West coast of Wales, but I will be taking the North Wales coastal path over to Snowdon, before heading back in to follow Ofa's Dyke down through central Wales, before cutting back across into England. Join me for any or as much of that as you want to man. Come climb Snowdon. Again, thanks guys, love being a part of this community and I hope to meet as many of you as I can along the way.

@Animal spread the word, need all the help I can get. And Birmingham... Come join us in North Wales. We can all tackle Snowdon This last week has been the most painful thing I've ever done in my life, physically and then mentally to get through that pain; but should be my last day of road walking tomorrow, and then the softer ground should help - where there's been a grass verge it's been better. Tomorrow/today infact - Onwards to Ben Nevis!

@Shorty @Cube sounds great guys. Remind me nearer the time/on Twitter too, be good to have you along. That's actually just after one of the trickiest parts, getting from the end of my route through Cumbria down to the North Wales Coastal path. Don't know if anyone has any advice for around the Blackpool/Liverpool area? that isn't just road walking? Thanks for the continued support guys. You can follow my progress on Twitter and Instagram @ocdwalk. Please share the video and website http://www.ocdwalk.com by any means you know how. I've made it to Inverness. Next up is the walk to Ben Nevis.

Hey guys! Thank you for the support you guys have given so far. Really does mean a lot. Today has left my feet in so much pain... Blisters on my feet where I didn't even know you could get them. That's what 16miles of road walking will do to you I guess. I can't even fathom a longer distance tomorrow, but I'll push through the pain. Cannot wait until I reach Inverness and can get on some walking trials, but that's a week off yet. In terms of a rough route, where I can I'll be taking trails. Great Glen Way, West highland Way, Cumbrian way, Welsh coastal path, Offa's dyke, Cotswold Way, South west coastal path. It those run through anyone's neck of the woods let me know. Also passing Glasgow, Blackpool, Liverpool, Bristol... Many more. If anyone wants to come and climb one of the Three Peaks too it'd be great to have you. Check my Twitter and Instagram @OCDwalk for updates and pics. Cheers guys! @Hero\-of\-Time Cheers man.

Thanks! hopefully! Yeah, I'm going to be trying to spend as little as possible, but it's still going to cost me quite a lot of money. Campsites tend to be around £7-£10 a night - yes I could wild camp, and maybe on occasion I will... but there's something to be said about being around and talking to other people, using the showers, and picking up camping tips. So yeah, that x90+ days. Plus there's the food situation. Whilst I can try and eat fairly basic food and I'll be cooking on a stove as and when, I'm also going to need a lot of calories (and weight does not come easy to me!), so I'm going to have to not be afraid to spend money and eat in pubs/get fish & chips etc... because I'm going to need it. When you think of doing a charity walk, I think initially you think it'll be cheap, or that you'll get help i.e. free tent pitches etc... but turns out you don't, as these places wouldn't be able to run a business. It's going to cost me... but I'll just have to go with it and recoup that money afterwards. Hopefully it'll all be worth it.

Thanks guys. Yep, I'll keep you all updated as and when I can. You'll be able to follow my progress on twitter @ocdwalk, if you're on it. @S\.C\.G I'd be more than happy to meet up when I get to Cornwall. It's hard to know when that will be as yet - whilst I pretty much know my route, in terms of where I'll be day-to-day I've so far worked that out as far as Glasgow. But once I've worked it out, or as it approaches I'll let you know. Man... Cornwall! I've also made a little A5 flier, that could be printed out and pinned up anywhere it might prove useful. Work, Uni, Doctors notice boards, mental health support groups etc... https://ocdwalk.com/join-me/fundraising-material/

Hey everyone, So this weekend I am flying up to Inverness and then on to John O'Groats, to begin next week, what's probably going to be a 3 month+ walk from North to South, in order to raise awareness and change the way people think about OCD - As well as offering support to those suffering from it. It's something that has defined my life for over a decade now. December 2014 and on into 2015 was the worst time of my life; things got so bad I was living in absolute fear - I realised that I couldn't cope anymore. It was only through CBT therapy that I finally realised the true extent of OCD, intrusive thoughts and what I'd been suffering from all these years. OCD still effects me every day, but at least I understand what I'm dealing with now, and in time I hope things will get better. I've also setup a website: http://www.ocdwalk.com Not gonna lie, I'm scared about the months ahead. Not only talking about OCD, but the challenge too. I've never done anything like this before, I've not even camped before really; I'm expecting a lot of physical pain in my feet and my back under the weight of my pack. But I am determined to do this. I just thought I'd post here, because it would be great if you could help me get the word out; even just posting the YouTube video, or web links on social media (I don't have much of a presence on Facebook), or perhaps you know someone in the press/media who might like to report on the walk and why I'm doing this. Spreading the word is the most important thing, in order to change peoples perception and to show those who might be suffering in silence - or not even know it! - that there are others going through the same thing and that there is help available. I'm walking for OCDaction, Mind and OCD-UK. You can sponsor the walk here: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/OCDwalk I'm encouraging people to come and join me on the walk, for as little or as long as they'd like to. Any of you guys are welcome to join me! You can take my mind off things and tell me about E3 :p Also, if anyone might happen to have a sofa or a floor for me to crash on along the way... It would be much appreciated! Send me a DM or drop me a message through http://www.ocdwalk.com or on social media. Thank you in advance for anything you are able to do to get the word out. Cheers guys! p.s. Nintendo knew I'd be missing their press conference so cancelled their E3.

Yay for Gone Home! Saves me a PSN purchase.

Agreed. I'd watch Top Gear because of the cars and the road-trips, but I'd cringe at the thought of another series having to put up with the three idiotic, arrogant presenters, and their offensive 'jokes'. Yeah I felt the same about Chris Evans. It was ironic that he'd reference them not doing things the old show did, but then imitate it a little to much himself.

I enjoyed Top Gear last night. I genuinely laughed out loud numerous time. It was refreshing to have a change, compared to the heavily scripted events and blundering caricatures that the previous presenters became. I thought Matt LeBlanc was great. Really good. Chris Evans was ok, but I hope when watching the show back he realises that he doesn't need to shout. The camera is right there on him and yet he seems to feel like he needs to speak to someone at the very back of the audience, which is the case for a live event, that he may be more used to presenting, but not for a TV show. Mind you he shouts on TFI Friday. But his voice in that hanger becomes so shrill. I liked that they tried to shake up the hot lap. But I think I'd have preferred a flat out rally track if they're going to do something different. As it was, it seemed gimmicky. The celeb guests were also crap, and the 'game' they played, so self-indulgent for Gordon Ramsey it was disgusting. Hopefully when the guests actually have something decent to talk about they can cut out that crap. But as a whole I enjoyed it. Good features and a decent if unspectacular road-trip. I imagine they're easing the audience back in.

So I watched Kyle Bosman stream 2 hours of PokePark... This game did the Skyward Sword art style long before Skyward Sword!! I am not kidding. The game holds up visually. It has almost identical trees (that tree on the left!) and some very similar textures such as foliage and path edges. I was quite shocked Running about the world also made me long for that Pokémon game.

Can't remember who - EDIT: @Dcubed :p - but some people on here said NX would launch as a handheld first, and this year, because the Nintendo handheld needs replacing before the Nintendo home console.

As I said in my post right before yours @Animal :p... I am 100% concerned about Ewan McGregor in this film. I find him to be somewhat average anyway, and he's not the best singer. This video does nothing to relieve that... He also slightly makes it sound like he was cast due to how he'll look as Lumiere at the end of he film... I also wish they'd given Anna Kendrick the role of Belle. IMO she looks more like her, is a confirmed singing talent, and exudes personality, whilst Emma Watson is to me, rather wooden. It even comes through in the one line and look she has in that teaser... which I won't judge her on, but has me concerned. I want this to be amazing. Was everything CGI in that trailer? like Jungle Book? or are they sets (maybe with an effect over them)?

Hyped for this! Beauty and the Beast is my favourite animated Disney movie. I just wish they'd gone with Anna Kendrick over Emma Watson. Just from the teaser she seems bad. Mind you so does Ewan McGregor as Lumiere... *sigh*

Yeah I think Ian brought that up, completely agree. On a related note, I don't know if you guys have been watching Kyle and Brandon's show 'Brandon Plays Pokemon'... but it's glorious! Brandon is playing his first ever Pokémon game having dismissed it all these years. He's playing Pokémon Red. That nostalgia!! Brings it all back. Here's episode 1... they've done 3 so far.

Excited for Valkyrie in Thor! and going forward in the Avengers line-up. Gotta admit I've been a bit worried about Thor Ragnorok; but the cast had helped put my mind at ease somewhat. People must like what they read.

I hope not! The trailer made this new season look like season 3, which isn't a good thing.