Goings On

I'm writing this post at 4am with school to attend in 5 hours because of my damn sleeping pattern.

Monday knocked it out of me and when i got home at about 8pm (after leaving the house 12 hours previously) all i wanted to do was get some food in me and go to bed, which i did, and unfortunately woke up now. I didn't plan to.

So i'm currently writing this listening to The Beatles Anthology 2, on loan from my dad's uncle (my great uncle). I've had all 3 of them for about a month but have only got round to it now that he's asked for them back. They're really good so far although Anthology 1 will probably be my least favourite because admittedly, i'm not a big fan of The Beatles early stuff. Some of it is good but in pales in comparison to the likes of Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's etc. Can't wait to get to that section in the next 2 hours or so!

Anyhow.

Recent times have been quite busy.

There wasn't one day last week that i came home after school and went on Xbox or my laptop or whatever. Monday was my film group, as usual. Tuesday i went to see a new documentary about George Harrison (called "Living in the Material World") which was very enjoyable if not a little long but of course, such a busy and interesting life takes 208 minutes to get through :P
A lot of interesting things about the man were uncovered and i urge any fans to see it when it eventually comes to tv which i think it probably will in parts. It might have already in the US, not sure, but this was the first public screening of it ever in the UK to my knowledge.

Wednesday was another film group meeting (yes, there's two or three a week now!)

Thursday... i actually forgot what i was doing but i certainly didn't go home after school :S
Hmm, weird. I can't remember.
And Friday, i went to see Melancholia. Wasn't great. Visually it is, but that alone can't carry a film. It's just too boring and not enough happens to make it engaging. Depressing, too, and not a film that really appeals to me. Ho hum.

I went to see it with Kev and we'd been planning to see something for a while and he built it up as a little date (awwwww) even though we did nothing apart from actually watch the film. I couldn't anyway, and didn't want to haha
If you want to mess around with someone in the cinema go and see something you know you have no interest in! Certainly, the cinema we went to, (the one i go to for my film club) you would never have done anything - it's for people who are more than casual film fans in all honesty :P
Go to some tacky multi-plex.

Saturday was a bit odd coz i stayed at somebody's house that i barely know. I honestly just wanted to spend the day in the house but everyone was eager for me to go so i did. Josh and Nicholas and a few others i know were there but i was mostly outnumbered by people i had never met which is fine by me but just a little awkward.
The people i don't know are actually people that i'll be going to the Lake District with. Can't remember if i talked about it or not yet but if i didn't then about 25 of us have rented this place somewhere in the Lake District next summer. Should be good!
A number of people have expressed their dislike of there being alcohol there but quite frankly fuck them. It's an end of school holiday, with friends, no parents. I've paid as much as they have and i'll be 18 by the time so i'll do as i please thanks :D
A number of us share this view.

Back to this house "party" which wasn't really a party. It was the first time in about 5 days i'd had something decent to eat (I'd been living of Subway last week basically) and the host of the house made curry, of all things.

There wasn't any booze or anything involved on the night but we had the house to ourselves and had a massive game of Capture the Flag and then watched a film called Youth and Revolt and played some sexy Twister ;)

People say it's only fun with alcohol involved but i disagree. I also have to talk about something strange. There was a girl there i'd never met before but there was something about her... I don't know. I think she was quite cute, and i was really happy when playing a game of Twister with her.
Weird, huh?
Well, i don't think anyone can seriously be 100% exclusively gay :P

Getting back home on Sunday afternoon, i was greeted by a kitten. Yes, we got a kitten. Why, i don't know. As cute as it is, it's just annoying and unnecessary seeing as we already have a cat AND a dog. This thing steps in the door and everyone bows down to it.
No.
Plus, i think i'm allergic to the fucking thing. I'd be quite happy for it not to be here, harsh as that sounds.


So yeh, past few weeks or so have been busy times indeed.

They ain't a-stoppin' either.

At least today will be the first day in a while where i can just come home from school and relax. Wednesday and Thursday i'll probably be at the film club again. Friday, i dunno but it'll be the last day of school before the October break next week.

Already got plans for Saturday. All according to plan, the film group will be filming a trailer which should be great fun (the basis of it is my idea after all) but it means i'll have to miss the big Liverpool vs Man United game - although if we're not filming i will watch it. Also, i'll be going to Nicholas' place to provide some moral support for Josh, Rob and another friend who are doing a charity event called Extra Life, a 24 hour gaming marathon.

I'd do it as well if i didn't already have previous engagements but i'll go round in the evening with my Xbox and join them for their second half probably. They're starting at 8am and finishing at the same time on Sunday morning. Can only imagine the amount of Lucozade and food that will be there.

But it's just the start if things at Nicholas' house. His parents are away all next week so his house will be getting trashed by a drunken load of us at least once, if not twice. The thing is that Kev (who i seen Melancholia with) has already told me that he is going to try and pull (kiss/snog) me when drunk.

I can tell - obviously with that statement - that he's got a bit of a thing for me but i'm sorry to say i don't harbour the same feelings about him. I like him but i'm not attracted to him. People would probably just say let it happen, get yourself a bit and maybe i will, maybe i won't. I can't predict what will or won't happen when i'm drunk :P

I'm looking forward to this random party anyhow, it's been far too long without one!

And i'm looking forward to having next week off as well. I can relax finally, and i think deservedly, as i've been more than a little rushed off my feet lately.

Ciao for now.


Rowan <3


PS Anthology 2 is really getting good now. Rare take of Tomorrow Never Knows was quite sublime and these Sgt.Pepper's tracks are tripping me to hell.

Updates

So it's been a while since my last post (prepare yourself for a long'un) and for good reason.

This summer has been way more eventful and outgoing for myself than i'd have ever imagined.

Honestly, i've spent as much time at my house as i have at other people's. It's strange coz i never usually do a lot over summer. Just sit inside and do whatever but anyway, onto what you're probably expecting to read.

The situation between myself, Susan and Rose for starters.

Rose is sorted and there was quite a bit of skill involved actually, however mean that sounds.

It was over Facebook, as it usually is. She goes, "You're gay for me" and im thinking, "Ah, this could be going somewhere" so i replied with "Nup"

It continued: 

Rose: yep

Me: Nope

Rose: why not :(

Me: Cuz

Rose: ye that makes sence >.<

Me: Yup.

Rose: your boring me

Me: I am boring.

Me: and you're*

Rose: not usually :( you just dont love me anymore

Me: ... (5 minutes later)

‎Rose: :/

Not my proudest moment but it had to be done. Facebook, in person, doesn't matter. Still felt bad but it's probably easier over the internet tbh but now that Rose has realised it ain't happening, i still have to sort things with Susan.

I honestly think the best way of dealing with it is to let it all fade away. If i don't act then surely that gets the hint across that i'm not interested, right?

Instead of going through with some overblown and awkward confrontation, letting things slide away gradually sounds a lot better and that way we can remain friends as well, whereas i'm not sure how the ground will lie with Rose when i see her next.

At least it isn't awkward with Susan at the moment, such as this previous weekend.

It was her birthday and it was a blast!

Just took place at her house, group of friends were invited. Good fun.

There was secret talk amongst us all of getting alcohol somehow coz we knew her parents would be gone for a bit.

Didn't matter in the end coz her parents actually bought a whole crate of Budweiser for the guys and loads of Smirnoff Ice for the ladies!

What legends.

It was another evening of getting drunk without planning to.

I need to learn how to handle alcohol properly coz i threw up again. My theory is that both times i was drinking i hadn't eaten so next time, i will make sure i do :P

Anyway, when a group of teenagers are left alone with alcohol, funny and weird things happen.

Such as me and Nicholas kissing.

This was after a few beers but i remember it vividly and it was nice but by the same token it was very brief and more akin to a little kiss you'd give your mother, if maybe just a little bit more than that. However, it was overshadowed by a full french kiss involving Melly and another girl. This was in the middle of the living room with everyone watching. Guess that's one way to announce your sexuality.

I think Melly made a bit of a boo-boo there coz it's what most people remember from that night. Not that anybody is hating on her coz of it tho which is good.

Anyhoo, Susan's parents were awesome. They actually came back home and this was after most of the drink had been drunk. A bit tactless but they must have been geared up for it. They were both really concerned for me when i was sick but when i half sobered up, i said thanks and sorry. Was weird :P

I'd be tempted to go out with Susan just because her parents are so great... jokes, jokes.

I didn't actually end up going home for a few days after that. Stayed a night at Nicholas' house with a load of people and the day after i went to Josh's. 

Usually that involves a whole load of Rock Band but it was one of the nicest days of the year so far so we went a walk. He lives in the countryside pretty much so some of the scenery was actually quite lovely. There's a great little river round the back of his house as well which he didn't know about.

He's lived there for 4 years and it took me and a bit of sun for him to find that out. Yeah, he's quite a nerd :P

What else has been happening recently? Let's see... 

Oh yeh, I went to an auditioning for a film the other week. 

Ok. Not so much an auditioning but fill in some details and get your picture taken. It's only to be an extra but hey, the pay is rather good. Maybe £100 a day and could be working for 10!

More on that when i find out if i'm in or not. I do hope i find out soon coz it will affect the rest of my plans for summer...

I'm supposed to be going with Josh, and a group of other friends, to his dad's house near Manchester someplace but i can't commit to it until i know if i've been cast or not :P

I'd love to do both but there's a good chance they could clash. If they don't then it will probably take place when school starts back so i wouldn't be able to go... there's also Reading and Leeds at the end of next month to think about.

If only they could have given us the dates and i could have made my mind up before i auditioned!

Next month would be perfect if i could be in the film, go to Josh's, and go to Reading and Leeds. Unlikely but who knows.

Speaking of films, I've become a bit of a movie buff recently. I've applied to a local cinema group (another thing i'm waiting to hear back from) and when i've not been out and about, i've been watching movies.

So many films out there that i've not seen. I have a list that i'm currently working my way through. For example, one of the most recent was There Will Be Blood and the next few include Chinatown, Das Boot and Raging Bull.

Anyway, one reason i've applied to this group is to further my movie knowlegde, as well as talk about movies with people my age, get out the house a little and (although nobody will admit it) put it down on a CV for applying to university.

The atmosphere at the group is also unbelievably camp. I swear at least 2 or 3 of the guys there are gay! 

So i do quite hope i get accepted into that.

I'll finish by talking a little about Reading and Leeds, which is now exactly a month away! I'm excited, but nervous at the same time coz i'm still waiting on the Reading tickets. Got my Leeds but Reading seems to be waiting around. I check my email literally every day just to see if there's been any change :P

Going with Bryan doesn't seem as great as it once did. I haven't seen him once since school let out which is a shame (since he owes me a fair amount of money... kidding) but just because i do quite miss him. But not seeing him has made me realise something. I've seen people like Josh, Rob, Nicholas, Susan et al so many times recently compared to not seeing Bryan at all. It's probably coz he isn't actually in the same friend group in all honesty.

But then there's a reason for that. People in the same friend group are there because they get on well with each other. Obviously Bryan gets on better with other people which i just have to accept. Nothing that can be done about that.

I mean, he is still a friend but isn't quite a friend like Josh, for example. 

Josh lives over 10 miles away and i've seen him more for christ sake! That speaks volumes in my opinion. Plus, im comfortable enough for Josh to know i'm gay but i've no intention of telling Bryan.

Anyway, i am going to try and invite him round over the weekend. Will be nice to spend a bit of time with him again and on the plus side, i now know he didn't end up going bald after all xD

Phew. Think that's just about all i've got in me for now. I'd have posted this in bits over the past few weeks if i had to time but if you've read this far you can probably see that's been a bit difficult to come across!

After about 3 weeks of nothing i felt i owed a longish post anyway so there it is... what you've just slaved your way through reading.

Hope y'all are fine and dandy :)

Rowan <3

Really into this song by the Fab Four at the moment:

Spanish Exam

Not a long post coz i've not much else to say apart from it went pretty well.

Probably the smoothest of my exams so far but it wasn't without its challenges - it's an exam of course.

English had a tough essay question, Music was just generally challenging, French listening was particularly tricky.

For Spanish, the reading paper was actually the more challenging bit for me this time. It's usually the listening but that part was actually quite simple this time round.

The essay after the reading is anyone's guess but id say at least 12 out of 15. The reading itself wasn't a disaster though and the listening essay went well but with the essays you never actually know for sure. You think you've done your best but, for all you know, it could be horrible.

Anyway, id still it was the most relaxed exam i've done so far and i just felt better after i walked out and got an ice-cream with the sun shining :D

I'm glad it went well coz after all, i've had nearly 2 weeks of doing absolutely nada and i did get rather lazy in all honesty but it would seem that didn't affect me much.


Just got my Media exam left and it's a right pain in the ass. It's actually after the new timetables begin i.e when study leave ends. It's this Tuesday and we go back on Monday.

Complaining wont get me far but it really isn't fair. I do have the option to take Monday off but i'm not going to: i want to know my classes and get a decent seat in them so i will be in attendance.

Media should be ok though. I've got generally good marks on my essays throughout the year. The most annoying things are that everyone else is finished their exams and also the fact that i just cant be bothered writing two essays :/

That probably sounds cocky but really, i know most of my stuff. It's just a matter of transposing it onto a piece of paper that i cant be bothered with.

Nothing i can do about it, just wish it was out of the way.


Anyhoo, thats about all. Gonna embed Dear Prudence by The Beatles below. Been quite obsessed with it recently; its such a summer tune! I tried to learn it on guitar but im just not good enough :P
Got it nailed on bass though, such a lovely line.
Enjoy!


Rowan <3

A Lil' Update

So the past couple of week have been fairly busy to say the least. They've had their pros and they've had their cons.

The best thing to come out of the past few weeks is probably the fact that i got an A in all my prelims i sat last month which i find quite overwhelming. I didn't expect that at all.

One of the most surprising things was the subject i thought i'd do worst in, English, is the subject i did best it in. I got 82% overall.
Elsewhere, i got 76% and 77% in Spanish and French respectively.
75% in Media Studies.
Another thing that surprised, and disappointed, me to a certain extent was my music mark - 70%. Just scraping an A :/

It's coz i rely to much on the practical element of the subject, in which i try (and often succeed) to be a perfectionist. It was my below par listening result of 22/40 that brought my mark down.
However, i cant just rely on my playing skills to get me an A as was shown today. My guitar exam.
I only had 2 pieces to play, as opposed to 5 on bass 2 weeks ago which went superbly.

I know im a lot weaker on guitar, having not played it as long as bass but my performance today was average in my opinion. I don't know if it was nerves or what but my first piece i messed up some chords and my rhythm was way out at points, something i knew the examiner picked up on as well - I seen her scribbling away a few times when i thought i messed up.

The 2 pieces only lasted five minutes overall. 1 was a full play through (my average play) but the piece that was sampled is the one i'd have preferred to play in full. Im much better at it and the solo is great but i wasnt given the opportunity to showcase that.
Overall, i'd give piece one 6/10.
Piece 2 - 9/10 but unfortunately i only played about half of it.

Anyway, as i said, i strive to be a perfectionist in my playing so perhaps i was disappointed but maybe it was ok from another point of view. My teacher said i played well...

Enough ranting about music. My marks elsewhere were brilliant so i shouldnt worry too much, just gotta hope i can put in a similar performance for the final exam.


Apart from all the stress of the past few weeks which i actually consider to be tougher than the exam period itself, it's been fairly subdued.

Our options have been put in front of us for next year and ive been a bit worried about what to pick next year. I'd already settled on *one* language. Only one because i have been doing two simultaneously for the past 4 years and its just not funny anymore. Next year im doing one and that is final - it's looking like it'll be Italian at a similar level to my Spanish and French this year.
I think that would look good on any CV - 3 languages all at the same level. Variation.
Would also like to do Advanced Music simply coz i love music xD

Now the last two im really not sure on. There's a course in Video Editing but im not 100% on it yet and im also considering going back to Modern Studies and taking it a Higher level.
I've got until the 25th to make up my mind so i can discuss it with my guidance teacher more if needs be.
But definetely Advanced Music and Italian at a higher level. Also, Bryan's picked them xD
Don't have a go at me! Im not picking them coz he is. He actually surprised me with the Italian which i had already settled my mind on and i was always going to be picking Music anyways!
I put it down to luck :P


I'm sorry this post was dominated by school news, it's just really all thats been going on recently. If you're sick of it, just think about poor old me!
However... there is something un-school related.
Got home today to find that Wolfmother are coming back to the UK!
Tickets don't go on sale till tomorrow but i worked my way through and got tickets on pre-sale ;)
The only problem is that they're playing a bit further afield than they did last time i seen them and i don't know if Alex will go with me like he did last year.
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it i guess but it makes up for me losing out on Queens of the Stone Age tickets: the Wolfmother gig is a few days after it!


Rowan <3




Posting this simply coz i've been quite obsessed with it recently. Don't worry i'm not tripping acid or smoking pot :)


YET!!!! MWAHAHAHAJFOGSHGJSDGSLDHFKLSDHGJKL walrus

Top 100 Songs of 2010

(as according to iTunes)


Over the past couple of days, ive been going over this post and making sure it reads properly as ive been working out my most played 100 songs of 2010. Im doing it really coz i love my music - personally, i think the world would be dead without music and honestly, i consider it as very important in my life -  so i like making little lists like the one below.

This is only according to iTunes tho, which is not the only place i listen to music so it isnt entirely accurate, but its the nearest thing to it i suppose. iTunes always has little hitches and glitches that alters final readings, too, so throughout a year, things can get messed up.
Also, the fact that only 7 different bands appears on the whole list is probably because when i like a band... i REALLY like a band :P
Oh yeah, my collection of cds has grown throughout the year so not every song on my iTunes has been there from the start. Bands like The Beatles, White Stripes, Rage, Klaxons, System of a Down arent really on the list coz they're a few of many bands ive started listening to this year.

^The above was a precaution before everyone says i listen to Muse too much :P
I havent actually listened to them much recently tbh but as a warning, there will be a lot of songs on this list you've probably never heard of but how and ever here it is, starting at 100 -



100. Wave Upon Wave Upon Wave - Biffy Clyro (47 plays)

99. Convex, Concave - Biffy Clyro (47 plays)

98. Mind's Eye - Wolfmother (48 plays)

97. Darkshines -  Muse (48 plays)

96. Now I'm Everyone - Biffy Clyro (48 plays)

95. Dead Star - Muse (49 plays)

94. Eradicate the Doubt - Biffy Clyro (49 plays)

93. Sundial - Wolfmother (50 plays)

92. Muscle Museum - Muse (50 plays)

91. Assassin - Muse (50 plays)

90. Invincible - Muse (50 plays)

89. Fury - Muse (50 plays)

88. Pause It And Turn It Up/Tradition Feed - Biffy Clyro (50 plays)

87. Know Your Enemy - Rage Against the Machine (51 plays)

86. Bullet In The Head - Rage Against the Machine (51 plays)

85. Sunburn - Muse (51 plays)

84. Sky Demon - Biffy Clyro (51 plays)

83. Born On a Horse -  Biffy Clyro (51 plays)

82. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles (51 plays)

81. Dimension - Wolfmother (52 plays)

80. In The Morning - Wolfmother (52 plays)

79. Back Round - Wolfmother (53 plays)

78. Killing In The Name - Rage Against the Machine (53 plays)

77. The Small Print - Muse (53 plays)

76. Happiness - Kasabian (53 plays)

75. Whorses - Biffy Clyro (53 plays)

74. Justboy - Biffy Clyro (53 plays)

73. Exogenesis: Symphony Pt 2: Cross-Pollination - Muse (54 plays)

72. Unnatural Selection - Muse (54 plays)

71. Soldier's Poem - Muse (54 plays)

70. Butterflies & Hurricanes - Muse (54 plays)

69. Where Did All The Love Go? - Kasabian (54 plays)

68. Got Wrong - Biffy Clyro (54 plays)

67. New Moon Rising - Wolfmother (55 plays)

66. Butcher Blues - Kasabian (55 plays)

65. 9/15ths - Biffy Clyro (55 plays)

64. New Born - Muse (55 plays)

63. Millonaire Waltz - Queen (56 plays)

62. Bodies In Flight - Biffy Clyro (56 plays)

61. Falling Down - Muse (57 plays)

60. Popcorn - Muse (57 plays)

59. Falling Away With You - Muse (57 plays)

58. Time Is Running Out - Muse (57 plays)

57. Colossal - Wolfmother (58 plays)

56. God & Satan - Biffy Clyro (58 plays)

55. Only One Word Comes To Mind - Biffy Clyro (58 plays)

54. Map of the Problematique - Muse (59 plays)

53. Starlight - Muse (59 plays)

52. Living Is a Problem Because Everything Dies - Biffy Clyro (59 plays)

51. California Queen - Wolfmother (60 plays)

50. Resistance - Muse (60 plays)

49. Knights of Cydonia - Muse (60 plays)

48. Booooom, Blast & Ruin - Biffy Clyro (60 plays)

47. The Kids From Kibble And The Fist Of Light - Biffy Clyro (60 plays)

46. Apple Tree - Wolfmother (61 plays)

45. Exogenesis: Symphony Pt 3: Redemption - Muse (61 plays)

44. Ladies And Gentlemen (Roll The Dice) - Kasabian (61 plays)

43. Sing For Absolution - Muse (63 plays)

42. Woman - Wolfmother (64 plays)

41. There’s No Such Man As Crasp - Biffy Clyro (64 plays)

40. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen (65 plays)

39. Mountains - Biffy Clyro (65 plays)

38. Joker & The Thief - Wolfmother (66 plays)

37. Exogenesis: Symphony Pt 1: Overture - Muse (66 plays)

36. Plug In Baby - Muse (66 plays)

35. Vlad The Impaler - Kasabian (66 plays)

34. Bubbles - Biffy Clyro (66 plays)

33. People of the Sun - Rage Against the Machine (67 plays)

32. Guiding Light - Muse (68 plays)

31. Blackout - Muse (68 plays)

30. Screenager - Muse (69 plays)

29. Endlessly - Muse (69 plays)

28. Uprising - Muse (70 plays)

27. Hyper Music - Muse (70 plays)

26. Cosmic Egg - Wolfmother (71 plays)

25. Ruled By Secrecy - Muse (71 plays)

24. 57 - Biffy Clyro (71 plays)

23. Megalomania - Muse (72 plays)

22. MK Ultra - Muse (73 plays)

21. Far Away - Wolfmother (74 plays)

20. Citizen Erased - Muse (74 plays)

19. Take a Bow - Muse (74 plays)

18. Stockholm Syndrome - Muse (74 plays)

17. Micro Cuts - Muse (75 plays)

16. Many of Horror - Biffy Clyro (75 plays)

15. White Feather - Wolfmother (76 plays)

14. Who's Got a Match? - Biffy Clyro (76 plays)

13. There’s No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake - Biffy Clyro (76 plays)

12. Vagabond - Wolfmother (77 plays)

11. The Captain - Biffy Clyro (77 plays)

10. Shock Shock - Biffy Clyro (79 plays)

9. White Unicorn - Wolfmother (80 plays)

8. Tales - Wolfmother (83 plays)

7. In The Castle - Wolfmother (85 plays)

6. Undisclosed Desires - Muse (86 plays)

5. Space Dementia - Muse (86 plays)





4. Glitter And Trauma - Biffy Clyro (87 plays)





3. Bliss - Muse (95 plays)



^Im in that crowd somewhere :P



1= Hysteria - Muse (96 plays) + That Golden Rule - Biffy Clyro (96 plays)



^And im in there somewhere too







So there you have it. You've probaly gotten bored by seeing Muse, Biffy Clyro and Wolfmother dominating the list so i can only hope that this time next year, the results are a little more varied :P


Rowan <3

Bit o' Good news, Bit o' "Bad" News

But which first? O_O


Good news i think, coz it wont make sense if i start with the bad.

Righty, so i can't remember if i mentioned this or not but at the start of the school year i signed up to get a little something something called EMA - Education Maintenance Allowance.

Basically, i am entitled to 30 pounds a week providing i don't miss any school. It's taken a few weeks to sort everything out and get paperwork sorted etc. but this morning it finally came through in my bank account :D

(which i can access online btw :P)

It was also backdated for the full 6 weeks i've been at school so far, so i received 180 pounds in one go!

They say money doesn't bring happiness but i havent been happier all week.


So yes, i have that set up, with fortnightly deposits into my newly acquired bank account. I'm also going to get that updated so i can get a debit card and i can have my own amazon account etc. Gonna be real epic. Becoming quite independent, me :)

Another thing this EMA entitles me to is *drum roll*... CONTACT FUCKING LENSES!!!

But that's the bad news.

They cost. A fair bit. 34 pounds a month to be precise.

It varies tho. 34 for daily contacts but like 18 pound for fortnightly and 10 pound for monthlies. I would get them instead but you need to be so damn hygenic with them (not tht im not) but i would just forget and end up with some crazy eye infection probably. Also, if you lose one, you're screwed for a month :/

Dailies are most expensive but better. C'est la vie.

On top of that, i now need to pay for my lunch at school, school material and sports subscription on tv - all stuff that my mum and dad used to pay for.

I done my maths (no, i really did) and it works out that, each month, i will only really receive half of what i probably would have without all that stuff, bout 60 quid.

That's the bad news from my point of view but you all probably think i'm crazy coz i still get a fair amount of money. It bugs me coz everyone else who gets EMA gets to spend the full lot and i only really get half. Just shows, it really does pay to have 20/20 vision. Damn you lucky bastards who do!!!

The contacts have been fun btw. Not. Lol, they're a total pain but i'm getting better. Everyone i know who wears them can like put them in with their feet without a mirror :P

Still takes me about 5 minutes to get them in while using a mirror. And then there's folks who say that they never actually have to take their contacts out! Wtf!? That would save me a shit load of money if i could do tht! Idk...

Better than specs tho. Manky things.


Suppose EMA has been just about the only interesting thing to happen to me the past few weeks. Not much has changed with regards to school itself. Still hanging around with my new circle of friends. Most people at the table want me back (not bragging lol) and even those who fell out with me, and Steven, have tried to make it up with me and apologise.

I couldn't give a shiny shit tbh.

I'll talk with them if i must but i don't plan on going back and hanging out with them. I'm fine to leave it there, ta very much.


Oh, lastly. Almost forgot. I got Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Finally \o/

Needless to say, it's simply magical but how many holes are there in Blackburn, Lancashire?

Answer: 4000, and i think i must have been living in one of them for the past 16 years of my life!!!


Rowan <3

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Thought i would post this to kinda cheer things up a little and of course to wish everyone Valentine's Day :P


I had a sorta eventful day today. I don't usually on Feb 14th.


My mum and sister both got me a card and gift and i gave them the cards and gifts my dad, my brother and I chipped in for.

So all that was nice.

But that wasn't all haha.

I still had something else to get tho.
It wasn't specifically a Valentine's Day gift but we pretended it was.

The gift - a guitar.

I need to get one to properly practice for my music exam so it has been on the cards for a while it just happened to be today that we arranged to go and get it.

So going into town on Valentine's Day with my mum. AWKWARD.

Haha, not really to be honest, it was good.

I only got a cheapish guitar coz that's all i need but my mum says i can get a better one at a later date.

But i'm happy with it for now. Just messing around on it, it's cool.
It's blue as well. And it definetely needs new strings, badly.
I might post a pic at some point.

But anyway thats about all i have to say for now so i bid you farewell and once again wish you a very Happy Valentine's Day.


Cheers,
Rowan