Common Dreads

Listening to: Enter Shikari - Step Up

I just finally managed to get hold of their new album, 'Common Dreads', after putting out an 'ad' on facebook. Managed to get an old friend to send me it, and i'm only three songs in, but I already love it. The lyrics are a bit political, but when I watched their interview at GIAN I knew that already. I can't wait to see them at leeds fest. I'm so gonna pay more attention to them there than I did at GIAN; I was tired after The Blackout to pay loads of attention. And besides, I had silly merch men taking photo's of me :')

As usual, I've done nothing today. Watched TV for 4 hours, then read. Then read something else that I stole from mum, which I've already gotten too much into after half an hour. Will probably go read some of that again after this album plays. Or, read it and move my laptop so I can still reach the headphones into the socket so i can lie down and read... I'll figure it out. Another two days of nothing to come, but I must begin science revision. I meant to start today, but never did... Ah well. This science module is pretty easy.

Night night
xox

The inevitable has arrived

Listening to: We are the Ocean - Ready for the Fall

Okay, so here is the blog all about GIAN, which was bound to come. :D

Firstly me and Goodman managed to lose an hour of the day. We planned on catching trains that would get us to Manchester Academy 1 about three, so we could queue for a bit. Somehow we arrived bang on four. Well, the train got in about 3:45 and we legged it all the way down Oxford Road (which has to be THE longest road EVER) and walked straight in. On walking in, the ticket guy was like "Let me read your t-shirt, love".. so I let him. It was rather awkward; an old man looking at me.

This was my shirt:

Then the guy next to him read it, too, and was all "Nice statement ;)"

Then we went in. People were sat on the floor all over the place, and it wasn't all that busy so we got drinks, and then sat down for a bit. It all started at 4:45 so we stood around the edge, not bothered about 'In This Moment', the first band, who were shiiiite. Then 'Lights' was on, and we moved a bit closer for that. She was actually rather good :) and had nice hair. She managed to get a whole room of college kids & co to sing Boyzone in sync; that is talent, ahah. Then 'Emery', who aren't that amazing live and have a Jesus look-alike in their band. So yes, Jesus now plays keyboard and screams. :)

During these, I had two more people read my t-shirt and talk to me, although they thought it was in a bad way, meaning I didn't like 'Lostprophets', when actually, I love them. ;D

Then 'The King Blues' played and people began to get into a it a little more. Especially when 'Save the World, Get the Girl' was played. Thats when we got going, too.

'The Academy Is...' were awesome, although they only played 2 new songs; the rest were old. I'm not complaining, 'cause I knew them all, but Goodman didn't, and she couldn't see, either.

Then came 'The Blackout', the band I was mostly there for, and fucking hell, it. was. fantastic. Sean Smith is so hot, and they are so good, and the pit thing was mental. The best band/experience of seeing a band I've seen/had. Seriously.

And finally, 'Enter Shikari'.

Me and Goodman wandered about a bit during the beginning of them, got merch, drinks, loo's etc. The Merch guy for 'The Blackout' (I got a tee) loved my shirt, too. I stepped up to the stand, and he went: "Omg, I have to get a picture of your top! I'll send it to Ian... he's gonna fucking love it!!" I presume he meant Ian Watkins (the singer of LP) so haha, Ian Watkins is being sent a picture of my top.

Then Goodman left me for a bit to go into the pit. I didn't dare xD and someone had to save the bags. All in all it was one of the best gigs I've been to in the end, simply based on funness. :D I'm so going again!!

In other news, my phone came today and it's working and everything so far. Fingers crossed it stays like that.

And 2 of the dresses we ordered from the internet came. One of them is passable; it's purple and metallic and rather nice, I must say, for a dress anyway.

Okay, my fingers hurt from typing so much and so fast now, so i'm going to go and rest them before they begin to hurt so much like the rest of my body does. :)

xox

IT'S TODAY

Listening to: OOMPH! - Gott ist ein Popstar

I am so, so, so excited!! Goodman is at my house right now, with me.. well, she's in the bathroom but she's here. We are setting off in around 5 minutes for the station, to then go to Manchester. We'll arrive around three, wait abit and go in at 4~ish~.

It will be awesome.

Blog laters, Leute.

xox

Oh, to look this good

Listening to: Lady Gaga - The Fame

This woman is inspirational. I watched the interview she did with Jonathon Ross and was in creases. She's funny, and has a body to die for, seriously. I would give almost anything to look as good as she does:

Jesus.

I'm excited and happy; I think i have inhaled too many nail varnish fumes again. :')

Give it a Name: Incoming 2009 TOMORROW!

xox

Lame day

Listening to: Christina Stuermer - Scherbenmeer <3

I had a feeling when I woke up today that today would be lame. That feeling has proved correct. I can't concentrate for more than a minute to revise, so ive given up on that even though i shuoldn't. I've done shit all this past week. i feel guilty. I don't know what to do. I have a horrible feeling in my stomach, too, but I can't figure out if it's actually painful and hurting me or if its something else. It's just... there. Weird.

I went dress shopping AGAIN yesterday and it failed once more. The women in the shops have skulls so thick. They were trying to get me to wear huge big puffball, princess dresses and i told them i wouldn't. "It'll look better on, try it". 'kay, it might look better on, fair play, but if i don't like the design off i'm not going to ike it on so there would be no point trying it. I got home and we ordered some simpler, less-expensive and less-fancy ones off a website. You can send them back after, if you like, too., Mum did it for a wedding once, and it worked so we'll hope.

I got my new phone, used it during the morning and then took out the sim to get my contacts from my other phone. Put it back in and it's fucked so i'm getting another at some point next week. I'm not happy because I wanted it for Sunday so we'd have something to do in the queue and I would have a decent camera. Gutted.

Oh, I was a nerd and went to the library for the book mentioned below. They didn't have it, but they ordered it on for me. I should have it next week. Yay :)

2 days to Give it a Name: Incoming 2009

xox

The countdown begins

Listening to: Sum 41 - Over my head (Better off dead)

Today has been pretty lame. Revision, write, thukst, myspace, revise some more, and now msn and bored. A can of lager went down nicely for a change - I don't usually go for man drinks xD and I found a new nice person to oggle. Well, when our Emily has the tv anyway ;)

Jason Dolley

and just cause, Jo Halbig

yes please.

6 days to Give it a Name: Incoming 2009