Wednesday 29 July 2009

Just beautiful...

Been a while.

God! Sorry to blaspheme, or to use the Lords name in vain, but so much has happened recently and I annoyed that I have been cataloging my various doings. I have graduated, which was a truly rewarding experience - the ceremony was also led by eminent historian, and UEA's some-sort-of-chancellor/vice-chancellor, Edward Acton, which was totally cool from my historianised point of view!

After (a couple of hours later for precisions sake) came Latitude, as I shunned the Grad Ball and all its bull-shitness. Amazing. Festival equalled great people involved leading to an awesome experience. There were some tantalizing new bands there too! Met some well cool little kids, the sort that you think I want my kid to be like that if/when I ever have 'em! I was kind of left in charge of during Thom Yorke. Musically they were crazily talented (they could play like 3-4 instruments each!), at only the age of like 8 0r 10. It made me think... I have done little with my life yet... But hey, every cloud.

A brief respite, and then on to Paris. It had been a while since my last encounter with the grandeur of this great European city. A truly wonderful place. All the sites were seen, again! But this time with more appreciation! Furthermore, bumping into to fellow Lynn-ites was truly unbelievable, at the bottom of the Sacre Coeur! Paris does smell though! O, and then there was the pace and excitement of the Tour de France! A fascinating spectacle.

All in all, been very busy. More to come I am sure. Trains have been a summer friend of mine, lending to offer some excellent book reading time. My attentions have been taken by a book called 'God's Own Country' by Ross Raisin - a very witty, yet disturbing read. Peace muscle.

Thursday 9 July 2009

Festival fever!

What is it about us Brits and festivals! We just bloody well love 'em don't we! I myself had no plans to dig out my tent from the back of the garage this summer, but last minute I have been wooed into attending Latitude (the decision made easier by finding a cheaper ticket on eBay!)

This decision I feel is going to be an excellent one! Festivals are made by the people you go with - and the bunch that I am tagging along with (experienced Latitudors) are sure to make it awesome! This coupled with the fact that Latitude promote the arts, as well as the token music, means I get some culture going on as well! Excellent!!

Above is the carnage that ensued from my last festival outing, Leeds 06 (... I think) - to say things got messy is a bit of an understatement, and unsurprisingly the tent et al. did not make it home... R.I.P. Well, I will try and be more respectful to my temporary dwelling this time round!

Bring on Joe Gideon and the Shark, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, and Local Natives (personal recommendation). Sssswwweeeeetttttt!!!

Friday 3 July 2009

All good things come to an end... sadly

It appears that my time is up at Esquire (sob) - what a fantastic experience. Interning here as been great fun, and I have learnt a lot of insightful and hopefully beneficial things to take away with me... (and got published) Plus, living in London has been amazing - so much cool stuff has happened with the pinnacle being to see Blur at Hyde Park tonight, can't wait! (Although it does look like it's going to bucket it down with rain?!) 

Whilst here I have also gained my good 2:1, which I am totally chuffed with! Hard earned I feel! And spent an awesome time chilling in parks, and paying my respects to Princess Diana. Cycling round London is fun (even if you do nearly get mauled by a double decker bus)! I hope that this is just the start of greater things! There is a potential placement with designer David Collins in the pipeline, so fingers crossed!

Bring on summer now - a bit of Latitude, Paris, and Cornwall are well deserved I feel!


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