here i lie in wait for the end. or was it the bend?

well, not much to report on today really.

i’m definitely going to london on 20th of july. for a few days. that’s going to be hella awesome.

i need to speak to dom urgently about arrangements. if you see this dom, get in touch with me! i have a new phone number, ask mike or some other brit for it and text me or something.

yes, blogs to leave a message, excellent idea.

now, let’s talk about myspace. and how much of a bag of shit it is. really. creating a myspace page is essentially signing your life away to the devil; but not in that sense. no, it’s not addicting (though for some whelps it is), it’s just… UGH. you know, you put a picture of yourself up. great. then you look at other peoples pictures. and they think they’re models and edit their pictures. why? why can’t you put a picture up of yourself, naturally? don’t give me this bullshit about feeling better about yourself or making yourself look better, because if you were so insecure in the first place you wouldn’t put the picture up!  no, they do it for the attention. and why do you take them from such stupid angles people? always looking down. you do realise that that position represents a demeaning value to that person right? so by doing that, AND editing it, you’ve just fucked your image well and truly.

or at least i like to think so. sorry, i just don’t like people who LIVE on myspace and constantly edit all their pictures. please, show your natural self once in a while.

going through a door sideways.

okay, so on 7th and 8th july, i will be in birmingham again. firstly, to see bright eyes with henrietta. secondly, to spend time with henrietta. and dom, of course. yes, dom said it was alright to stay at his house on BOTH those days (what a great guy) so i’m all set! next up is money.

sorry for that post yesterday, everything was really getting to me. everything has been alright so far, i’ve been talking to hen a bit and i’ve managed to get sorted. but today is the major deadline, everything has to be in today, or else. and i’m working hard to finish everything off. i’ll have to come in next week of course, just to touch everything up, but if i can get the bulk of it done today, i should be alright. wish me luck!

there are some great new releases out so far, then some not so great leaks. like the new portugal. the man. its not that great. the new pornographers, and the few new tracks from animal collective’s album are great also. there’s also new iron & wine which is great, new minus the bear which i haven’t heard yet, new hell is for heroes (haven’t heard), and much much more. god i can’t wait to get home to get this. i miss the internet .

show affection at your own discretion.

so um, this weekend was certainly interesting.

firstly, the worst part was that i’ve been completely down because of college and what’ll happen to me. i’m practically shitting myself in case i fail. thanks to henrietta for being there for me and looking after me. she’s been there for me throughout the weekend, no matter how shit i get. and i have been awful. right now i’m shitting myself that she’ll leave me, but then again what’s new?

saturday was pretty fun actually. it was the engagement party of my cousin, and all the family was there. some of which i hadn’t seen in years, such as my aunt joan and uncle mark and stuff. it was nice. everyone kept buying me drinks so i had about 11 and a half pints of lager amongst other stuff. so i did get quite a bit drunk!

next day i woke up feeling sick, and got dragged out to damo’s and then we played the game they made, based on WoW. it was pretty nifty, but it needed tweaking. then i had TWO barbeques to go to. that’s right, my aunt joan invited me there because they missed me or something. so off i went, feeling sick and the like, to there. i told her about henrietta, and she is the only member of my family who knows we’re going out. i think that’s pretty funny, neither of our families know the other exists (apart from her grandma who thinks we’re “very close friends”), but don’t go telling anyone! anyways, i also had my auntie beverly’s barbeque which i sat and drank cider. felt better afterwards actually. after that i phoned hen (after spending £15 on the phone) and for some reason it lasted like 5 hours. i enjoyed it, she tried to wax and failed, and got really scared bless her.

today’s shout out goes to mike (i love you mike robinson)

grotesque, copious profanity, and why putting a cuckoo in your clock will not help you get a job.

today i got a hate article about me! well, not so much hate as DO NOT FUCKING POST IN MY BLOG YOU CUNT. 

Link:  http://ahseow.wordpress.com/2007/06/07/i-repeat/

personally, i think this guys reaction is hilarious. he posted a joke which i thought was quite funny, so i posted a comment saying so. then i get this. i just love the vain attempts at insulting me as well. YOUR EMAIL IS GROSS. I AM NOT INTERESTED IF YOU ARE HOMO etc. sure, i respect if he doesn’t want me to comment his blog or whatever (that was the only time i’d look at the blog anyway), but way to build a fucking tower to touch the sky.

i won’t be able to phone hen tonight, that pisses me off.

college is nearly over! i’ve nearly finished all my work, and i can’t fucking wait. i’m sat here listening to an old love of mine (in the back seat – the arcade fire) and i can’t wait to be back in birmingham. this summer will be so hectic. i have a britmeet to go to (lots of online friends are meeting in london to play games and drink lots and have a barbeque) as well as a two week long party which will absolutely kill me. hen is coming down for a week and i hope to go there for a few days too. i need a fucking job and money fast. but first i need my internet back. and i am still ill.

congrats on this blog getting over 3,000 views! i feel so special.

all hate posts welcomed. be sure to link to my blog, put my name and email, make snide comments about me and don’t forget to tell me where to go!

also i am going to do a shoutout to a different person each post. today’s shout out goes to henrietta.

INDIE – what is indie? are you indie?

so my girlfriend, out of nowhere, asked me to teach her how to be indie.

this sort of brought up a lot of thought over the next few days about the term indie. i mean, sure, it’s short for independant, but is that as far as it goes? to be indie, you need to be independant; an individual? how do you know what an indie band sounds like?

ok, let’s start with the basics of how to be indie. first up, fashion! reading a wikipedia page (funnily enough), they hit the nail right on the head with this.

“Common clothing items include band T-shirts, vintage clothing, striped tops, blazers, waistcoats, ties, cardigans, skinny jeans and Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars.”

i agree with this. though i’m not a fan of skinny jeans myself. but this is a general guide to what the indie culture wears. more commonly it’s band t-shirts, since indie bands are generally on independant record labels and need the money, so by buying a shirt you’re supporting them. simple!

now, indie music. this is the most important, since this is where the term originally came from, and fans of indie music started the indie culture. indie music now comes under three forms: bands on actual independant record labels (such as The Unicorns, for example), bands that have a unique “indie” sound (such as Stars or Broken Social Scene) or a term for a type of music with certain rock elements, but mainly pop and with frontmen who dress like the indie culture (such as the Artic Monkeys, the Kooks etc.). know your indie! the artic monkeys are NOT indie, they are shit pop rock. indie music makes use of lots of different instruments, and keeps a certain pattern, with catchy choruses and songs about… anything really, as long as it’s not too depressing. fans of indie know their indie band members, and they know who the hell sufjan stevens and conor oberst are (if you didn’t know, sufjan is an incredible indie artist, and conor oberst is the frontman of bright eyes, and also made the indie record label saddle creek). so knowledge is also key to being indie!

i had more to write but it slipped my mind, i’ll edit this later.

check out this site: indieclothingblog.com, it’s amazing.