i'm seeing panic! at the disco tomorrow for the second time, and i really can't express enough how excited i am. i was lucky enough to see them when i was 14, it was my first gig at the 'carling academy', and the first proper band i saw. once i found out my dad had got hold of tickets for me, they were the only band i listened to. despite the fact there was only 1 album, i never got sick of it, it never came out of my cd player.
6 years on, i feel like i'm THAT excited again. i know it won't be the same, it's not the original line-up, there's been 2 other albums released since. but i really don't care. i can't wait for it to all happen again.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
well, it seems like ages ago i last updated, i'm really in the mood to write something.
started work on sunday, and i can say i enjoyed it a lot more than my previous job. good thing about it, it's only 1 day shifts (apart from i go in twice this week), and the people who come in aren't snobs. also, free coffee, sunday dinner and tips, more perks than last time.
the only downside was not having a till, i had to work the cost out in my head, and i felt like i might accidently have been charging too much or too little each time. bought a calculator to resolve this though.
also on sunday, i saw henry rollins. it was the first proper event i went to alone, and i was pretty scared. it was a great show though. he stood and talked for 2 hours, no sip of water, no pause. i really wish i could be around more people like him, he's so clever and funny. also, so jealous that he's travelled to so many places. i would love to have stories like his to share. i'm totally going to see him when he's back in town, and i don't even care if i'll be alone or not.
gained an ebay addiction recently. bidding on lots of things i don't need. at least i can afford it right now. i got some cute hairclips on their way to me! i think i've won this michel gondry comic book too, considering no one else has bid yet. i bid on a french dvd that's £15 on amazon, only £2.50 with £1 postage, but someone outbid me by 20p. i decided not to try have a bidding war, and they won it. kind of wish i did now cause it's over, i'm probably never going to see the film now!
had a presentation today. didn't go as well as i thought. i was so nervous, i thought i'd got over nervousness during presentations. i think it might have something to do with a camera right in front of me too. it's hard to tell what my teachers thought, and i was told i "wasn't allowed feedback" and suggested it was because i'd tell other people in my class. whatever.
also subway obsession is coming back. give me your subway points. jalapeños, pickles and mayoooooooo sil vous plait?
started work on sunday, and i can say i enjoyed it a lot more than my previous job. good thing about it, it's only 1 day shifts (apart from i go in twice this week), and the people who come in aren't snobs. also, free coffee, sunday dinner and tips, more perks than last time.
the only downside was not having a till, i had to work the cost out in my head, and i felt like i might accidently have been charging too much or too little each time. bought a calculator to resolve this though.
also on sunday, i saw henry rollins. it was the first proper event i went to alone, and i was pretty scared. it was a great show though. he stood and talked for 2 hours, no sip of water, no pause. i really wish i could be around more people like him, he's so clever and funny. also, so jealous that he's travelled to so many places. i would love to have stories like his to share. i'm totally going to see him when he's back in town, and i don't even care if i'll be alone or not.
gained an ebay addiction recently. bidding on lots of things i don't need. at least i can afford it right now. i got some cute hairclips on their way to me! i think i've won this michel gondry comic book too, considering no one else has bid yet. i bid on a french dvd that's £15 on amazon, only £2.50 with £1 postage, but someone outbid me by 20p. i decided not to try have a bidding war, and they won it. kind of wish i did now cause it's over, i'm probably never going to see the film now!
had a presentation today. didn't go as well as i thought. i was so nervous, i thought i'd got over nervousness during presentations. i think it might have something to do with a camera right in front of me too. it's hard to tell what my teachers thought, and i was told i "wasn't allowed feedback" and suggested it was because i'd tell other people in my class. whatever.
also subway obsession is coming back. give me your subway points. jalapeños, pickles and mayoooooooo sil vous plait?
Friday, 13 January 2012
the past few days have been alright. really not exciting, but i feel like i'm coping with the thought of that better than i used to. i'd say i'm probably a bit more positive and confident in most things i do. there is still room for improvement though.
went and shot some work for college. got everything we needed, could've been better, but at least we put the effort into doing it before everyone else. i think most people haven't even thought of what to do yet, and mine is pretty much done (besides editing).
the other day i had a meal at the powder monkey with my sister and liv. i hadn't ate before that, ordered a massive meal. regretted it. too full. at least we had quite a distance to walk there and back.
best news of the week was the moonrise kingdom trailer. not going to lie, i actually cried. i'm so stupid, but i love wes anderson to bits. it looks precise. i'd love to be able to help make a film that perfect, it must be really strict to get everything just right.
then today i got a job. this time i'm a waitress. not bad.
went and shot some work for college. got everything we needed, could've been better, but at least we put the effort into doing it before everyone else. i think most people haven't even thought of what to do yet, and mine is pretty much done (besides editing).
the other day i had a meal at the powder monkey with my sister and liv. i hadn't ate before that, ordered a massive meal. regretted it. too full. at least we had quite a distance to walk there and back.
best news of the week was the moonrise kingdom trailer. not going to lie, i actually cried. i'm so stupid, but i love wes anderson to bits. it looks precise. i'd love to be able to help make a film that perfect, it must be really strict to get everything just right.
then today i got a job. this time i'm a waitress. not bad.
Sunday, 8 January 2012
the first week of the year, and i can say it's been considerably better than what i recall the first week of last year being. although i do feel i've probably embarrassed myself more this time around. it's like a symptom that i've grown with now, i'm still trying to get over it.
i've just paid and sent for my 3rd year. originally i wanted to apply for 2 courses, but i discovered it costs £22 for 2 - 5 courses, so i decided to get my moneys worth. now i've applied for 4. i'm not feeling very confident about any of them really, even though 1 of them is the course i'm on now. stupid that i have to apply again, but whatever. i guess i just have to remember how i actually got onto the course, it was ridiculously easy.
i have a stupid amount of work to do this month. i spent the most part of yesterday doing it, and i'm not even done. not going to do any of it today, which i suppose isn't the best thing to do, but i'm so confused, and jeez give me a break please. slacker lifetime.
went to the cinema for the first time this year on friday, saw 'the artist'. was beautiful. after slightly studying silent comedy on my own, seeing that was probably the only time i'll ever get to see a silent film of my own generation. makes me kind of sad that i'll never get to grow up with the film industry producing more of them. i feel hollywood films are getting more and more irrelevant to me. i'm not buying any of this spielberg shit that's spewing out these days.
the only exception i know i'm going to make is 'jack and jill', it looks terrible, and it'll probably be the worst thing adam sandler does. he's never going to do anything like 'punch-drunk love' anymore, is he? crying forever.
probably going to watch something now. only watched 5 films so far, i think this time last year i watched more. this month i'm probably not going to do very well at it, i have too much to do.
i've just paid and sent for my 3rd year. originally i wanted to apply for 2 courses, but i discovered it costs £22 for 2 - 5 courses, so i decided to get my moneys worth. now i've applied for 4. i'm not feeling very confident about any of them really, even though 1 of them is the course i'm on now. stupid that i have to apply again, but whatever. i guess i just have to remember how i actually got onto the course, it was ridiculously easy.
i have a stupid amount of work to do this month. i spent the most part of yesterday doing it, and i'm not even done. not going to do any of it today, which i suppose isn't the best thing to do, but i'm so confused, and jeez give me a break please. slacker lifetime.
went to the cinema for the first time this year on friday, saw 'the artist'. was beautiful. after slightly studying silent comedy on my own, seeing that was probably the only time i'll ever get to see a silent film of my own generation. makes me kind of sad that i'll never get to grow up with the film industry producing more of them. i feel hollywood films are getting more and more irrelevant to me. i'm not buying any of this spielberg shit that's spewing out these days.
the only exception i know i'm going to make is 'jack and jill', it looks terrible, and it'll probably be the worst thing adam sandler does. he's never going to do anything like 'punch-drunk love' anymore, is he? crying forever.
probably going to watch something now. only watched 5 films so far, i think this time last year i watched more. this month i'm probably not going to do very well at it, i have too much to do.
Sunday, 1 January 2012
can't comprehend that it's really 2012. i feel like a kid when a new year starts, cause i'm always expecting a massive nuclear explosion, or something really odd to happen, but nothing changes at all. i like that feeling though, it's a weird type of excitement, worry and relief all at once.
right now, i'm kind of glad 2011 is over, i've got things to get on with this year that i couldn't do last year. don't get me wrong though, 2011 has been amazing, one of the best of the 20 years i've experienced. i don't know if the lack of blog post on here from last year depicts that or not, but i guess it suggests i've been busy doing fun things.
i celebrated with leyla in town at trillians, dog and parrot, and legends. i drank plenty of rose wine, and it was a pretty good night out. it's sad liv couldn't celebrate with us, but i don't think she would've enjoyed the places we went as much and leyla and i did. we did eventually see her at 2am this morning, but it's a shame we had a rude taxi driver with massive lips there too. we spent more time with him than with liv, which sucks. no doubt i'll be spending a lot of time with her this year, so i suppose missing her at the start of a new year shouldn't be really disappointing.
as far as resolutions go, i haven't thought of anything proper. it's not that i don't want to think of anything, it's just it's not necessary. if i want change, i'll attempt to do that immediately.
although, something that i have decided to change is that i want to travel to more places than i did last year. it's boring spending all my time here, when i could be somewhere cool where i've never been to that's only a train/bus ride away. i'm probably never going to be able to afford these things once i'm out of college and i have student loan to be paying.
i'm expecting to go back to london soon for something film related, if i don't, my year will probably be really disappointing.
i also want to try harder to get a job this year. now i've finished my christmas job, i'm hoping i'm more confident, and more employable with that experience. i'd also like to add more media experience on my cv, since right now i only have 1 proper thing excluding my academic stuff, and i still don't even think it's that amazing. i hope i can impress myself, because i'm convinced it's really within reach.
i hope i get to meet bill murray this year.
right now, i'm kind of glad 2011 is over, i've got things to get on with this year that i couldn't do last year. don't get me wrong though, 2011 has been amazing, one of the best of the 20 years i've experienced. i don't know if the lack of blog post on here from last year depicts that or not, but i guess it suggests i've been busy doing fun things.
i celebrated with leyla in town at trillians, dog and parrot, and legends. i drank plenty of rose wine, and it was a pretty good night out. it's sad liv couldn't celebrate with us, but i don't think she would've enjoyed the places we went as much and leyla and i did. we did eventually see her at 2am this morning, but it's a shame we had a rude taxi driver with massive lips there too. we spent more time with him than with liv, which sucks. no doubt i'll be spending a lot of time with her this year, so i suppose missing her at the start of a new year shouldn't be really disappointing.
as far as resolutions go, i haven't thought of anything proper. it's not that i don't want to think of anything, it's just it's not necessary. if i want change, i'll attempt to do that immediately.
although, something that i have decided to change is that i want to travel to more places than i did last year. it's boring spending all my time here, when i could be somewhere cool where i've never been to that's only a train/bus ride away. i'm probably never going to be able to afford these things once i'm out of college and i have student loan to be paying.
i'm expecting to go back to london soon for something film related, if i don't, my year will probably be really disappointing.
i also want to try harder to get a job this year. now i've finished my christmas job, i'm hoping i'm more confident, and more employable with that experience. i'd also like to add more media experience on my cv, since right now i only have 1 proper thing excluding my academic stuff, and i still don't even think it's that amazing. i hope i can impress myself, because i'm convinced it's really within reach.
i hope i get to meet bill murray this year.
all the films i saw in 2011, slightly in order, and excluding short films
(* = cinema)
- funny people
- american beauty
- never been kissed
- rocket science
- bottle rocket
- enchanted
- the kings speech*
- four lions
- 127 hours*
- the green hornet 3d*
- see no evil, hear no evil
- my date with drew
- blue valentine*
- high fidelity
- scott pilgrim v.s. the world
- black swan*
- the green hornet 2d*
- i love you man
- perfect catch
- pineapple express
- everything is illuminated
- anchorman
- little miss sunshine
- paul* (world premiere)
- superbad
- knocked up
- elephant
- life during wartime
- the elephant man
- eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
- never let me go*
- the royal tenenbaums
- hot tub time machine
- hot fuzz
- modern times
- the life aquatic with steve zissou
- rushmore
- adventureland
- bicentennial man
- despicable me
- groundhog day
- limitless*
- punch-drunk love
- (500) days of summer
- zombieland
- hot rod
- juno
- submarine*
- dr. horrible's sing along blog
- thumbsucker
- charlies angels
- riding in cars with boys
- sasquatch dumpling gang
- water for elephants*
- arthur*
- lost in translation
- cedar rapids*
- catfish
- lady and the tramp
- the virgin suicides
- something borrowed*
- hanna*
- being john malkovich
- reality bites
- charlies angels full throttle
- ghostbusters
- win win*
- the hangover 2*
- fantastic mr fox
- wall-e
- the truman show
- kill bill part 1
- kill bill part 2
- the foot fist way
- reservoir dogs
- 101 dalmatians
- bad teacher*
- junebug
- mr beans holiday
- bridesmaids*
- sunshine cleaning
- castawat
- the round-up*
- larry crowne*
- the breakfast club
- super*
- horrible bosses*
- be kind rewind
- sideways
- mr poppers penguins*
- midnight in paris*
- whip it
- moon
- rise of the planet of the apes*
- finding nemo
- i love you philip morris
- the inbetweeners move*
- hercules
- milk
- friends with benefits*
- beetlejuice
- 30 minutes or less*
- 2 days in paris
- the change-up*
- howl
- crazy stupid love*
- shaun of the dead
- bug's life
- adam
- thirteen
- cry baby
- johnny english reborn*
- pulp fiction
- alice in wonderland (disney)
- girl, interrupted
- batman
- the help*
- away we go
- we need to talk about kevin*
- rise of the planet of the apes (second time, didn't like it THAT much)
- toy story 2
- hedwig and the angry inch
- storytelling
- the dreamers
- ET
- tower heist*
- the rum diary*
- cheats
- richie rich
- 50/50*
- our hospitality
- sherlock jr
- moneyball*
- nosferatu 1922
- ameile
- palindromes
- human nature
- the big year*
- elf
- welcome to the dollhouse
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
right now is the closest i'm going to have to a morning off til new year's eve. got my last breakless work shift at 4. my next 2 days at work are going to be long and possibly annoying. yesterday at work was an alright day really. i had to do returns, and the people weren't moody like i expected. an older worker there stood and voluntarily helped me, aka had a laugh with me when it was quiet. but then she left and it got really busy, and this other older worker wanted to stand with me. she treat me like a total moron, made it totally obvious to the customers i was new. then when she left, i had another one who i thought didn't like me, and she kept walking away to talk to a manager who kept ignoring his work. i have this again today which shouldn't be that bad.
when i finished, i spent about another hour in there shopping with my mam. all i got was a really nice apple and raspberry drink and wow thanks staff discount.
then the secret santa party where i got 3 bangles, a giant ring, and 4 body butter things. kinda cute, totally unexpected cause i thought i was getting a zissou cap. nearer the end of the party, me and my mam went to asda to buy an ipod for lucy with her birthday money.
now i've just discovered the word processor on my new laptop. i need to get on with some work, but i just want a day off. i'm so stupid. i keep going to do the wrong work when i keep trying to start. next week i'll have a ton of stuff to catch up on, and i'll cry forever. i wonder if my course is going to continue being a total slackers course like it was last term that i was unhappy about, cause that would probably be ideal right now. damn you christmas job. i haven't even had time to watch any films (for my work or even entertainment)
at least i'm getting paid, that is the only positive thing about this specific paragraph.
i wish i had more to say but work has took away everything interesting from my life. not really, but kind of.
when i finished, i spent about another hour in there shopping with my mam. all i got was a really nice apple and raspberry drink and wow thanks staff discount.
then the secret santa party where i got 3 bangles, a giant ring, and 4 body butter things. kinda cute, totally unexpected cause i thought i was getting a zissou cap. nearer the end of the party, me and my mam went to asda to buy an ipod for lucy with her birthday money.
now i've just discovered the word processor on my new laptop. i need to get on with some work, but i just want a day off. i'm so stupid. i keep going to do the wrong work when i keep trying to start. next week i'll have a ton of stuff to catch up on, and i'll cry forever. i wonder if my course is going to continue being a total slackers course like it was last term that i was unhappy about, cause that would probably be ideal right now. damn you christmas job. i haven't even had time to watch any films (for my work or even entertainment)
at least i'm getting paid, that is the only positive thing about this specific paragraph.
i wish i had more to say but work has took away everything interesting from my life. not really, but kind of.
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