One year on. It seems I forgot to mention a pretty huge reason when justifying my subject choice.

It is quite possibly a matter of life and death. Literally.

... Not really a waste of three years then.

 I am writing. I have written. And I will write.

And I feel a million times better because of it. Admittedly the more I write the more rubbish I feel when I can't because I've become completely drained of ideas. But it's worth it.

Hopefully one day soon I'll actually start writing something and stick with it, rather than just flitting between ideas. ( Read more... )

I've been loosely forming this blog post in my head and as I've done so I've surprised myself. I need to get it written, because it's quite possible that I'll have changed my mind in a few hours...

I've been listening to a bit of Kate Nash recently. I used to enjoy it but mainly to jokingly sing along with her in a fake North London accent. And I ( Read more... )

 
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'Within the university... you can study without waiting for any efficient or immediate result. You may search, just for the sake of searching, and try for the sake of trying. So there is a possibility of what I would call playing. It's perhaps the only place in society where play is possible to such an extent.'

- Jacques Derrida

I am embracing my nerdiness. I think I abandoned it for a while, which is definitely a sin.

Incredible new music discovered in the last few days: The Mountain Goats, Admiral Fallow, Tegan & Sara and Rilo Kiley.
The Mountain Goats have an album called 'The Life of the World to Come'. Each song title is a Bible verse so I'm having fun listening to that ( Read more... )

Miss Createnewtab wants more blog action. So here goes. More than my one loyal reader (who is probably too busy touring the country at the moment to read my ramblings - miss you!) might actual view this blog post. Pressure!

A lot has changed since I created this blog. I started by saying that I felt like my life was on hold. Now I feel like I have ( Read more... )

Just watched Florence & The Machine's Glastonbury performance. Brilliant.
A few of my fave vids:

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The rareflorence channel is amazing:

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Skip to 3.23!
The Doctor has been to Emma!
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