July 2009
3 posts
Angel by Slick Shoes
June 2009
3 posts
Fluent In Stroll
I would very much like this album NOW please. Really anticipating this CD, Strictly Rude was SO good and I love Big D & The Kids Table. I’d do anything to have this now haha. It’s a long wait. That’s all.
Also Set Your Goals… HOPING that will be amazing!
The Internet
I guess it’s not just the Internet, but life in general… but people are SO pessimistic. People just seem to WANT to dislike things - this is the general internet vibe I’ve felt (from absolutepunk.net to football discussions).
It’s just different to how I view things I suppose. If I hear a new album I WANT to like it. If I meet a new person I WANT to like them. Pointless...
May 2009
10 posts
“I finally got my comments section working again.”
– Me
Twilight
Random post. Not usually my sort of thing but Caity is obsessed with the Twilight series of books! Anyway, we finally sat down and watched the film the other day and while I thought that I might enjoy it for what it was I was REALLY impressed. Loved the story and the characters - I didn’t think I’d like Robert Pattinson but he was good. Now I’m actually anticipating the release...
Vinnie Caruana - O Great Telephone
The decision...
Even the dick jokes are back.
These pictures make me smile A LOT. There aren’t many bands that meant so much to me when growing up. Actually there’s just two (not hard to guess). I was so over-excited when the official announcement came out that blink was back. Last night they played their first show - it got a bit more real. Now they need to come over to the UK again so me and Caity can get on it. I like it very...
They're Back!
…………..………….
I want to see them live NOW. Certainly No Doubt about that. Rar rar.
April 2009
13 posts
Nearly there Pierre.
So, tomorrow is my last full day in Blighty. I set off for Heathrow in the early hours of Wednesday and my flight is around midday. I arrive in Sydney about 22 hours later at 7:05pm. Ahhh epic flight. I figure I am going to listen to every single song I have always wanted to get round to listening to… 36,000 songs on my iPod so it’s a good plan. Plus, ya know… read a few books,...
Jenson Wins Again!!
Spot the F1 car above. The Malaysian grand prix was an amazing race while it lasted. The threat of rain meant many tyre changes and there was some great driving (especially by Jenson and Glock). THEN… the heavens opened as expected (but a bit later) and a huge storm hit. It just got worse and worse until it was finally red flagged - after the 10th or so car spun going at a snail’s...
2-0 To The Cockney Boys!
With 6 first-team players out injured I should have been worried about the match today. West Ham however get to unleash their secret weapons when that happens. Following on in the tradition of producing INCREDIBLE talent from the Academy, Junior Stanislas marked his second first-team appearance with a goal at 19 years of age! Just when it couldn’t get any better, recently turned 20 year...
“Way down the street I see my girl,
she floats, yes, and dances slowly to me...”
– David McWane
How badly can I remix a song? THIS badly....
March 2009
28 posts
I Can't Believe We Missed This
One of mine and Caity’s favourite bands played Sydney a few months too early (and New Found Glory). It would have been such an amazing show - so many bands went over to play Soundwave Festival and now nobody’s over there when we go! Ahhh well. All is not lost - we’ll still be in the best city in the world. Anyway, I give you Bayside @ The Metro, Sydney (Feb 2009). Watch them...
Listen To Modern World Music - Broaden Your Taste
OZOMATLI (L.A. Latin/Hip-Hop/Funk)
LOS MONO (Chilean Hip-Hop/Electronic)
NOBODYKNOWS+ (Japanese Funk/Dance/Hip-Hop/J-Pop)
BOSSACUCANOVA (Brazilian/Bossa Nova/Chillout)
NOMAK (Japanese Chill-Out/Hip-Hop)
KISSCHASY (Australian Rock)
SHING02 (Japanese Hip-Hop/DJ)
THE CAT EMPIRE (Australian Jazz/Funk/Hip-Hop)
DJ DECKSTREAM (Japenese DJ/Producer)
BALKAN BEAT BOX (N.Y. Balkan/Electronic)
NUJABES (Japanese Hip-Hop/Chill-Out)
EASY STAR ALL-STARS (N.Y. Reggae/Dub)
GOGOL BORDELLO (N.Y. Gypsy-Punks)
TERIYAKI BOYZ (Japanese Hip-Hop - Neptunes Produced)
AMADOU & MARIAM (Mali Vocal)
DUB COLOSSUS (Ethiopian Dub/Reggae)
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS (Carolina Blue-Grass/Country)
RIN' (Japanese JPop / Chillout / Vocal)
SIERRA LEONE'S REFUGEE ALL-STARS (African Reggae)
MATISYAHU (U.S. Reggae/Hip-Hop/Jewish)
Insight Summer 2009 Collection
Has anyone seen mine and Caity’s Insight Advertising Campaign around?
Please send your pictures in if you see an advert around. Here are some already sent to me.
A Great Way To Start The Day! Jenson reigns in Oz!
Jenson Button won the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne!!!
ABSOLUTELY amazing it’s so good! Incredible to think that a few weeks ago the Brawn F1 team didn’t exist and it looked like Jenson wouldn’t have a ride.
A great performance from Lewis Hamilton too to manage to get back up to fourth in an awful car. Edit - He came third now as Jarno Trulli was punished for some dodgy...
Phones work in Singapore!
HAPPY TIMES! I am reminded of Stevie Wonder’s ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’
God bless you Singapore. God bless you and your 274.2 sq mi of land and varied
architecture (thankyou wikipedia). Most of all - God bless your phone masts
Also thankyou Caity for phoning me!
I can’t believe phones actually work across the world and I can believe even less how old that...
Nearly time for "Parte Deux du Voyage épique"
I have been sat around all day waiting for little Caity to get to Australia safely. The day has gone ridiculously slow and she hasn’t even reached Singapore yet (that I know of). So there’s still a good way to go - it’s so CRAZY. I wish I could do it for her! If it’s gone so slow for me I can only imagine how slow it’s been for her - I just hope she was able to sleep...
The Missing Piece
So my girl has set off on her epic voyage to Australia to see her big sister and do a bit of teaching. I am currently sat in front of my MacBook watching a real-time view of her route - according to that she is somewhere over the middle of Poland as I write this.
Since about half a year after we met we’ve pretty much been around each other all the time… So being apart for two weeks is...
“Amid the chaos of that day, when all I could hear was the thunder of gunshots,...”
– Alabama Worley
ALL BY MYSELF... Don't wanna be.. ALL BY MYSELF
SO Caity goes to Australia tomorrow. I know what you’re thinking.. ‘How selfish of her?! (Naaah I’m just kidding!)
It’s such a strange feeling though - I’m obviously incredibly sad that she’s leaving but the same time I’m REALLY happy because..
[a] she gets to go to Australia. [b] she gets to see her big sister who she hasn’t seen for YEARS...
NewFoundGlory-San
‘Never Forget’ (pun intended) that this is the greatest band ever to grace the world. Represent.
“Everything seems to fade when I see her face, the sky and trees all blur...”
– Thomas Dutton as Ahrima.
Headwear is for kings.
I bought a new hat the other day. I like wearing it.
(So does Caity but I have to keep it off her in case she tea-leaves it.)
It seems to make the wearer incredibly happy upon placing on top of the head. “Yesterday.. all my troubles seemed so far away (because I was in my hat)”.
It looks a like this. Right Here.
I don’t know if I can pull it off yet but Caity informs me...
THE KING BLUES - LET’S HANG THE LANDLORD
I...
