The Beatles

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.

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!!!

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!

Latitude '09

and,

David Collins

hopefully...

Week Two.

This week has been a much calmer, less frantic affair - even, God-forbid... with nights in! After the craziness that unfolded, I suppose it was about time that 'real' London life really shone through! That said, interesting stuff has still happened, such as seeing and meeting White Denim (who are now my new favourite band), got a degree, killed Michael Jackson, and ate Ethiopian food! 

And on the topic of Ethiopian food... it characteristically consists of spicy vegetable and meat dishes. usually in the form of a wat, a thick stew, served atop injera, a large sourdough flat bread, which is around 50 cm in diameter and is made out of fermented teff flour. Ethiopians eat with their right hands, using pieces of injera to pick up bites of entrees and side dishes. They don't eat pork, as many Ethiopians are either Orthodox Christians, Muslims or Jews. No utensils are used. Just so you know... 

White Denim

Living another way...

So I find myself a week into my internship at Esquire magazine, and not only has a shit load of cool stuff happened, but I have also met some of the wicked-est people! Truly! It has been mad straight from the start. Last Saturday, having only been at 12 Selway House for a matter of hours, I found myself at some posh guys leaving BBQ, and then partying 'til 4 in the morning at Brixton Academy to 2 Many DJs!

Movie premieres, a free jacket, meeting Filthy Dukes, leading dance groups, new salad bars, experiencing Hoxton, seriously, not much more could have happened. Plus, the celebration of the weekend could not have been more epic thanks to Guy's final year show, enforcing the migration of half of Bury St. Edmunds to South London. It was crazy! Now, Sunday evening, it is nearly time to set up the sofa for bed, and I suppose man up, and let the adventure continue...

If bored, check these out:

Faber & Faber 80th anniversary

What we're listening to - Two Door Cinema Club

Filthy Dukes review