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.

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.

are you a hot blogger? is wordpress that good? fanny farts and splurts? guitar hero 3? read on!

lots to talk about, but it probably won’t be a long blog entry.

why i love my friends: because we can talk about absolute shit. today we were talking about why fanny farts don’t smell, and why you would even smell them anyway. we talk about absolute anything and we laugh alot. all in all it’s great. i was drinking water and matty said something about if you were near a fanny fart you’d have no eyebrows left. suddenly the water was coming out my nose. i laughed and laughed, and had lots of water dribbling out of my nose. i’d never done that before! amazing!

henrietta upset me last night. don’t want to go into it really. but everything’s clear.

are you a hot blogger? whilst browsing the blogosphere i’ve noticed there are three different categories bloggers come under: old/uninteresting people talking about uninteresting subjects, ugly bloggers and hot bloggers. by hot i mean attractive (sorry to be so american). this came about when i read an article about wanting to be gorgeous, or people telling you that you are. everyone loves it. but the person who was writing this was really attractive, i don’t get it. if one person out there who is a stranger comments on your looks in a positive way, take the hint! then i am a giant hypocrite, because i hate everything about the way i look.

is wordpress the new myspace? well, no, not really. but sometimes it is. i mean, look on the dashboard. they have all those “recently posted” articles, which are sort of like bulletins. only ten times better. i think i had a point with this but i forgot about it. oh yeah, blogging is better then myspace. with blogs you can get all your whimsical shit out on the net without being called “emo”. also, comments are so much more in depth. basically, it’s better or something. i don’t know, i’m quite confused.

why do i blog? well, i believe that everyone has a story, and that it should be read by someone out there. god knows if you agree with this, but it’s my opinion. this is my story really, and you reading it? HA! i got you!

oh, guitar hero 3 has finally been announced. track list is up and everything.

The game’s initial list of songs include:
* Paint It Black (by The Rolling Stones)
* Cherub Rock (by Smashing Pumpkins)
* Sabotage (by Beastie Boys)
* The Metal (by Tenacious D)
* My Name is Jonas (by Weezer)
* Knights of Cydonia (by Muse)
* Rock And Roll All Nite (as made famous by Kiss)
* School’s Out (as made famous by Alice Cooper)
* Slow Ride (as made famous by Fog Hat)
* Cult of Personality (by Living Colour)
* Barracuda (as made famous by Heart)

sounds good.

let’s talk about something different.

MUSIC. i actually adore music, though you wouldn’t be able to tell reading this blog. if you have a slightly similar music taste to me i could talk for hours.

yesterday i saw a video of yndi halda live. yndi halda are an amazing post-rock/indie band from england (where all the best post-rock is from… ahem). it is now my mission to see this band live before i die. they are FANTASTIC. i recommend this band to everyone. their only release, “enjoy eternal bliss” is incredible. energetic yet soft. GET IT.

what am i looking forward to most this year? sigur rós’s new album. seriously, if i ever make love to an inanimate object, it’ll be that cd. their previous release, takk…, i’ve listened through about 200 times, hopipolla even more.

ok i’ve ran out of things to say, it’s hard for me to type when noone responds. hen is still ill, and i can’t take any more of this heat. global warming indeed. i just hope i get to talk to her tonight. i’ve basically been unable to work again due to the heat. i’m sweating like a madman.

argh fuck it all

i hate college when it gets like this. seriously, they’ve practically let us be all laid back and shit throughout the year, now they’ve piled EVERYTHING on us. we have so much work to do. and like 2 weeks to do it.

i’m practically spent up again. i keep delaying my trip to birmingham again every week, since i spend it on my phone to talk to hen. it’s getting ridiculous, as i’m putting like £30 a week on my phone alone. need to stop it! not that i don’t love talking to her, but i’d much rather see her then talk to her on the phone. she’s also a bit down at the moment, which is rather bad for me! i don’t care though, i’ll put up with it.

had some interesting conversations today. mainly about the male prostate gland. matty seems to believe that tickling it will make the male spaff instantly. i don’t believe this but it would be hilarious. considering it’s in the arse, it makes sense why gay sex is popular, since otherwise it would be ouch. though girls don’t have one, so why do they enjoy it? hmm. ah well.

i’m going to make an attempt to find NEW PEOPLE on the internet to talk to, so if you have MSN, hit me up. iamnothomo@gmail.com is mine. i only use MSN for now though, but if you have myspace too add me on that, i’d be happy to talk. http://www.myspace.com/dickoxcore is my profile. with a lovely picture . smashing.

i realise that i don’t actually talk about anything interesting in my blog, sorry!