So here’s my new layout. I really hope you like it. I know I said I had a Tre Cool one to put up next, and I’m still going to use it, but I’ve had so many with dark backgrounds lately that I fancied one with a light one. And it took me ages. (Ask Cassie, who had to listen to me whine and whine and whine, as well as get stressed as fuck over my inability to make one). I must’ve trashed about 6 layouts before I finally made this one. And guess what? I actually like it. Old school photo from about ‘94. Beautiful, isn’t it? (The photo, I mean).
The site name is actually written in Cassie’s handwriting. I asked her to do it for me because she has a tablet & I wanted it to seem as though it’d been scribbled on the polaroid, you know like when you write the date, or who’s in the photo? Then the ‘g’ over-hanged (my own fault for having a domain that starts and ends with ‘g’) but I decided I liked it anyway. And here we go.

So Wednesday was my grandad’s funeral. It was okay, as far as funerals go, but there’s some tension between my mum & her sister over private matters that I won’t go into, but some of my closest friends that are reading this already know about. Let’s just say I was glad to get home. And the following day, I had to go into uni to do a presentation (it was during Reading Week, when I don’t have lectures because I have preparatory reading to do for essays, exams, etc). Basically, I have to do a 6000-word essay known as an EHD (exploring historical debate; I’m doing a history degree). It’s entirely researched by myself on a topic of my choosing which has been debated over by historians. My essay isn’t actually on the factual information, but on the debate; how and why the historians have argued. It’s all to do with understanding approaches to history and historiography which, if you haven’t done some form of advanced history, you won’t get so I won’t go into any more detail cos it’ll bore the pants off you, lol. But I had to do a solo presentation for 10 minutes, then answer questions, regarding my research so far. And it went really well. But the downside was, my period kicked in that morning and I get epic pains. I puked in the street on the way to my presentation (which sucked ass but luckily nobody saw me) and then had to sit for two fucking hours listening to other people do presentations when I just wanted to go home.
But since my brother had time off work for the funeral, he travelled back to my parents house with us afterwards and was staying for a few days, so we went into town, then got the train home. Was a good day in the end; glad I got it out of the way & don’t have to do one until my dissertation next year which is 10,000 words and isn’t an EHD but a proper essay on a subject no one has ever written on before. I have to make up an entirely unique question. Fun, huh?
Sadly, Matt (brother) gave me his cold which sucks. But it could be worse; I only have a blocked/runny nose and the sneezes/watery eyes. I can handle it, providing I don’t have a cough and – the worst – a sore throat. So I’m dealing. Plus I’m back in Cardiff now with Rachael, who I hadn’t seen for nearly 2 weeks. Win.

Did anyone watch Stoke vs Arsenal on Saturday? I’m a massive Arsenal fan & to see Aaron Ramsey have his leg broken….it was horrific. (The video is on youtube if you want to see it. “Aaron Ramsey leg break”). He’s only 19 and is from Cardiff (I’ve seen him jogging past my house a few times when he’s been on Wales duty). It was so bad. 3 different players in 4 years. Sometimes being an Arsenal fan sucks.

I’ve been listening to Macy’s Day Parade by Green Day a lot lately. It’s one of my all-time favourite Green Day songs. It’s actually my 2nd after Hitchin’ a Ride, but it’s so damn beautiful and I have so many memories from it. It reminds me of being 12 and how excited I was when Warning came out; just all types of things from back then. It’s insane to think that was 10 years ago now. 10 years, man. Do you ever get like that; where you remember a song, think about how long ago it came out and then feel old? Green Day does that to me every time, if I actually think about it. But I can’t imagine my life without them, as lame as that sounds. It’s been too long. 16 years is a long time. And what’s weirdest is that I’ll be listening to another band and then (like I did just now), put Green Day on and be like “I haven’t listened to them in ages“, then realise it was yesterday. Although I did realise the last time I listened to a song from 21st Century Breakdown was (according to last.fm) Sunday, but it was a live version. The last time I listened to an actual album track was the 24th. That’s a long time for me; that album’s been on non-stop since I got it last May.
I’ve actually listened to Nick Jonas & The Administration’s record a lot over the past few days. It surprised me a lot. It’s very diverse and his music is so mature for his age. The boy is 17 and yet- wow. You need to listen to it to get it, really. His voice is incredible too.
However, I’m now listening to my boys & I’m happy again. I get so used to listening to Green Day then suddenly I’ll get some form of…I guess you could call it existentialism (but then again not really) & be like “God, this is good“, as if I’m listening to it for the first time again. And it’s amazing; kind of like a slap to the face. But a good slap to the face.
…Kind of like a high 5 to the face.
Shit, man, I love music. And these boys really do it for me. They’re way more than just three fucking hot faces.
Can you tell that I kind of like Green Day a little bit? This will stun the shit out of all of you, but especially people like Candy, Cassie & Elisa.

Upcoming events:

Going to see Alice in Wonderland on Sunday.

I now own the Louis XIV fanlisting; a band I adore, so go join!

This blog got long on your ass.

nancy, Ann, Aneeka, Cassie, Justin, Elisa, Ana, Justin R, Richard, Cassie,

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