Yaahaaaaaa!!
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Hello, I'm not dead, I've just been very busy doing a mixture of work, procrastination and going to live music events. At the moment I am gearing up to tackle the mountainous pile of SCAN work which has to be done over the next two days before the paper goes to print on Thursday. I lay awake in bed this morning worrying about it, but I don't feel so anxious right now.
I'm listening to a demo CD by a student band I saw recently. They won a Battle of the Bands competition that I went to last week and I also saw them at a live music event called 'Feedback' on Friday (Ross, that's where we saw Hank Pine and Lily Fawn!!). I must say, I think I prefer them live. They have this cool folksy sound which translates really well when they play live, but I'm not sure what I think of their recorded music.
But I went to a live music night in Pendle bar last night with Marianna and Lora and Lora's boyfriend Chill, and had a funky time. The event was organised by LULUMS (live and unsigned music society), who do something like that every Saturday night. Steve Morgan, the vice-president of LULUMS, opened with an acoustic set, and I thought he was pretty good. He played at the open mic night on Monday and I thought he was okay then, but he definitely sounded good last night. Two bands also played; Soulstarr and The Rushes. Soulstarr have supported people like the Kaiser Chiefs and the Zutons before - I thought they were amazing. The frontman had a good voice and the drummer was brilliant - as was the drummer in The Rushes. I bought their EP for a fiver, and The Rushes gave out free CDs at the end of their set. They were good too, but I preferred Soulstarr.
Anyway, on to other things.
Free verse, and I don't claim to be brilliant ...
Sheer Head
Long brown ribbons
clothed my neck,
soft hair patiently grown
until yesterday.
Now sheared away to
a ruthless line
that cuts the stem
with a sharp edge,
a straight-cut blade.
Skin exposed,
brought into the light.
Hands pull at the ends,
as if to make up
the length.
This cap of hair lies
uneasily on my head,
sharp, new.
Softness gone and
my head, newly framed
with hard lines.
I've submitted it for one of my creative writing seminars. I wonder what people will make of it. I know it sounds pretty negative, but I wrote it in a negative mood when I just wanted to cry because lots of my hair was gone. But I like the newness now. I'm getting used to it. Although it will be a nightmare to keep under control ...
I may post pictures if I ever take any semi-decent ones.
*sigh* back to work then ...
Hello, I'm not dead, I've just been very busy doing a mixture of work, procrastination and going to live music events. At the moment I am gearing up to tackle the mountainous pile of SCAN work which has to be done over the next two days before the paper goes to print on Thursday. I lay awake in bed this morning worrying about it, but I don't feel so anxious right now.
I'm listening to a demo CD by a student band I saw recently. They won a Battle of the Bands competition that I went to last week and I also saw them at a live music event called 'Feedback' on Friday (Ross, that's where we saw Hank Pine and Lily Fawn!!). I must say, I think I prefer them live. They have this cool folksy sound which translates really well when they play live, but I'm not sure what I think of their recorded music.
But I went to a live music night in Pendle bar last night with Marianna and Lora and Lora's boyfriend Chill, and had a funky time. The event was organised by LULUMS (live and unsigned music society), who do something like that every Saturday night. Steve Morgan, the vice-president of LULUMS, opened with an acoustic set, and I thought he was pretty good. He played at the open mic night on Monday and I thought he was okay then, but he definitely sounded good last night. Two bands also played; Soulstarr and The Rushes. Soulstarr have supported people like the Kaiser Chiefs and the Zutons before - I thought they were amazing. The frontman had a good voice and the drummer was brilliant - as was the drummer in The Rushes. I bought their EP for a fiver, and The Rushes gave out free CDs at the end of their set. They were good too, but I preferred Soulstarr.
Anyway, on to other things.
Free verse, and I don't claim to be brilliant ...
Sheer Head
Long brown ribbons
clothed my neck,
soft hair patiently grown
until yesterday.
Now sheared away to
a ruthless line
that cuts the stem
with a sharp edge,
a straight-cut blade.
Skin exposed,
brought into the light.
Hands pull at the ends,
as if to make up
the length.
This cap of hair lies
uneasily on my head,
sharp, new.
Softness gone and
my head, newly framed
with hard lines.
I've submitted it for one of my creative writing seminars. I wonder what people will make of it. I know it sounds pretty negative, but I wrote it in a negative mood when I just wanted to cry because lots of my hair was gone. But I like the newness now. I'm getting used to it. Although it will be a nightmare to keep under control ...
I may post pictures if I ever take any semi-decent ones.
*sigh* back to work then ...