Mid-term here in Exeter - can't believe how quickly the weeks are flying by! Was a bit annoying tonight, as I went to audition as a vocalist for a blues band on campus, however when I got there the venue had changed and when I rang the contact number left on the door, there was no answer. Gave Paul a ring walking back, which I'd been meaning to do ( Read more... )

I'm starting to get more excited about my trip to the States - it should be just over a month before I arrive in New York. Before that date I've got loads of stuff to do, some of it to do with the trip itself but there's lots of other things on my plate - namely impending deadlines for my playscript, a potential gig just before my birthday and ( Read more... )

Was feeling a bit smug at work yesterday, when hearing other people's tales of Yuletide sickness as this was the first Christmas that I haven't had a cold for years. And then, mid-morning I got the worst stomach cramps and pains - I tried to last it out but had to give up after lunch ( Read more... )

To quote Snow Patrol, "after it`s all over, we still have to clear up" which is almost exactly the way I`m feeling right now after the period of festive excess. Got back from a NYE house party in Manchester mid-afternoon today and just feel really shattered. I don`t want to look at a bottle of alcohol again for a short time - I think I really need ( Read more... )

Having a quiet five minutes to myself - a nice cup of tea and relaxing to the varied and cultured sounds of BBC Radio 6, the discerning music fan`s radio station of choice. It seems that I`ve barely had a minute to myself this Christmas:with lots of people back in Nottingham for Christmas I`ve been out and about eating and drinking more or less ( Read more... )

I'm still getting used to the longer hours I work at my new job - I've barely been to the gym since I've started and I'm off the footy at the moment due to an as-yet unexplained foot injury, but I've still got plenty on. Had my second interview for Fuji TV the other day, which was difficult as expected but I was relieved to find that some of the ( Read more... )

Hey, I shocked myself today. I actually enjoyed myself - well, in a way. The day passed quickly, I barely checked the clock and I had plenty to do. That's why it's really thrown a spanner in the works to be offered a second interview at the company I went to last week. The agony of choice. Of course, I haven't even been offered either of the two ( Read more... )

Feeling a bit under the weather, but it`s nice to have a night in once in a while. Saw my friend`s band The Tonks last night and although they were good, I was a bit weary from watching the multitude of crash-bang-wallop-shout-type bands that preceded them. Got confirmation of a new job that I`ll be starting within a fortnight - it promises more ( Read more... )

It's nearly Friday, I have another interview next week for a job that pays 50% more than what I do now and I'm feeling pretty chuffed with myself for doing either gym or football or martial arts or some kind of aerobic non-slobbish activity for the last 4 days straight. I'm also feeling motivated to drag myself out of this employment hole. ( Read more... )

Why oh why is it the case that people in positions of seniority at work seem to be incapable of making any kind of meaningful decision? They fanny around with elaborate team plans full of management bullsh*t, but when it comes to doing anything of substance i.e anything to do with the actual day-to-day running of the place, they come up short. I ( Read more... )