Oh dear! It’s been a good six months since I wrote my last entry; so many things have passed that it would take hours to write them up, consider these the main headlines.
Went on a training course to become an Auditor, which really meant getting pissed every night with a bunch of middle-aged family guys. Pretty surreal company but the venue - right next to Silverstone - was amazing, the pool/sauna/gym full of hot accountant chicks and the food… good enough to gain 4 lbs in as many days. Ended up passing the course, which was nice! Highlight of the trip: being one of five people carrying a big, pissed disabled guy up a flight of stairs and through a maze of corridors while a bunch of youths filmed the momentous occasion - still haven’t found this video on youtube.
A few weeks later I thought it’d be a good laugh to look at some flats and after two weeks of hunting I had acquired a ¼ share in a mansion with the Flett man, Hayley and Christina. Didn’t really know what to expect living away from home for the first time but it’s actually been pretty ace, although you don’t realise how long mundane jobs like washing and cleaning take up ‘til you have to do all of them. Favourite bit so far: making all meals from scratch. Least favourite bit: tidying up after parties.
Another thing I’ve realised since moving out is that no human characteristics are evenly distributed; cleanliness, consideration, fairness, noisiness, reason and volume all differ from person to person, it’s great to observe but - although it would be good to harmonise these - the world would be a pretty boring place if we were all the same. Personally, I find that common sense (i.e. the different ways of doing things) is the most fascinating, and although it can lead to many a bite-your-lip moment, I guess that’s all part of the house-sharing experience!
Other things that happened over the past few months: the 5th Leeds festival which was amazing, but I’m not sure that it’s convinced me to head back for the 6th year running; a weekend in Edinburgh to get pissed and see Ross Noble live; a brief stint seeing a globe-trotting hottie; and a second Onion Terror CD (Christmas single) that we released at a Christmas gig attended by about a dozen people.
Scoring 4 ½ out of 7 from last years set of resolutions I’ve decided to set the same number this year:
Chill out & cut the crap
Learn conversational Spanish
Exercise at least once a week
Visit Cuba
Release two more CDs
Finish a Screenplay / Film script
Update this blog more often
The first one is deliberately double-barrelled in that it’s two current traits of mine that I’d like to change for many reasons. For chilling out ~ despite finishing Uni over 6 months ago I still feel that I’m living my social life very studiously, and that it’s time to cut the chord, or at least shorten it a fair bit. For cutting the crap ~ I’ve come to realise (through no particular incident) that it’s impossible to please everyone I know and that trying to do so doesn’t really get you anywhere. For me, last year was the ultimate proof that nice guys do indeed finish last, so it’s time to become a realist!
While the last one may seem trivial this blog was started with the aim of being a reference to my life; noting down events and feelings that I don’t really want to forget… and squeezing six months into a couple of paragraphs just doesn’t do any justice.
Hasta la vista baby!
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