how amazing is this!

So today is the last day of 09

And what a waste of day it has been. So far anyway. It's 15.10 and i'm still sat in my dressing gown, watching Goodnight Mr Tom.

Last night I went out in Maidstone and managed to achieve a permanent ban from the Source Bar. haha. Me and Josh were kicked out for kicking a table over or something... So anyway, I tried to sneak back in, but was caught by a bouncer who then 'body slammed' me to the floor. I gotta say, it f*cking hurt and now I have a really saw arm.

I STILL have no plans for tonight. I think Jack's going to come up and we're just going to watch the London celebrations on TV.

Rock. and. Roll.

I hope you all have a wonderful night!

Happy New Year!!

New songssss

by the JCQ at www.myspace.com/thejcq

Pretty good if you ask me!

my career plan....

Graduate.

Become a Rock Star

Live off my Royalties

of course,... this may not happen, so here is my back up plan:

Graduate.

Get a job in the music industry.

Whilst working in the music industry develop a strong relationship with TV and Radio people, which will then lead on to:

Children's TV presenter.

I will then gradually move onto older audiences and move to channel 4 and be offered a radio show on a popular radio station such as Radio 1 or Capitol FM.

Once I get a bit older I will move onto presenting the news, and a show on BBC Radio 2.

If all goes to plan I will retire at 50.

This whole idea will most definitely change on a weekly basis.

Great things about 2008

I'm going to make a list of all of the awesome things that I have done in 2008. I'd say 2008, on a whole, has been a great year!

So lets begin:

I have gone to Jamaica and met the youtube phenomenon who is the laughing tour guide.

I have passed my 1st year at university.

I have turned 20, and had an awesome party

I have snuck backstage at Reading Festival and watched the Killers from the side stage.

I have seen the Killers play a secret show in a room with 250 other people.

I have met the Killers at the Royal Albert Hall.

I have moved into a house.

I have seen Ben Folds.

I have done loads more, but i have a terrible memory, so I will add things on as I think of them.

Boxmas last night was pretty awesome, even if I only remember it up until about 10pm.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!

That is all. x

wiinnter wonderland and stuff.

Yesterday I went to London with Hannah and Hannah (Waters and Lovett) in hope to do some Christmas shopping. Instead tho, we spent most of our time at Hyde Park, in Winter Wonderland. This was pretty cool, just loads of really Christmassy things, Rides, Ice Rink, Food stalls etc...

We decided to go on this absolutely massive Ferris Wheel, which cost £7 each, but I didn't care, because earlier on the day I had found a tenner on the floor at the train station. WINNER!

After this we attempted some Christmas shopping down Oxford street, but oh my god, it was so busy!! So we failed at shopping completely and just got the next train home from Charing Cross.

In the evening Matt and Will came round to mine and we all drunk cheap cider, and Hannah drank some Tesco value Rosé. IT was fun.

Today I went to the designer shopping outlet in Ashford with Matt and Scotty P and got my sister a Christmas present, which was a bit of a result, but I still need to get my mum and dad presents, and tomorrow is Christmas Eve. yikes.

I'm meeting Scotty P in town tomorrow and hopefully this problem will be resolved.

i may not been too keen on their new album but...

I've gotta admit, I do still absolutely love Fall Out Boy.

I've just been watching some videos of them from a recent TV performance, and they are pretty sweet, which has made me realize, that I think I would like their recent Live DVD that they released about a year ago. I think its called "Live in Chicago" or something. So thats an addition to the Christmas list.

I've just woken up, at 5pm. I've had such a gay hangover, and been sick 4 times, however, I think I am ok now.

Last night me and Will drank loads of snakebite and then went to The Vine in Tenterden. I didn't think I drank that much, but, well I dont really remember the end of the night. Apparently Will cooked me some amazing meal or something!

Finished at Columbia yesterday, which I am always gutted about, but hopefully I will be back there soon!

I think that is all I have to say for the time being.

I'm going to get up now! x

Nothing much to report

Just been working at Columbia for the last few days really. Done the usual stuff!

I dont really have much else to say!

I'm really bored!

Back at Columbia...

yep.

Today I went back to work at Columbia Records, which was nice! I just did the usual stuff, which I have told you about many times before, but the exciting thing today, was that Mark Ronson came in!

I am know watching the film "About a Boy", and I am actually quite enjoying it, which probably makes me a great big girl, but I dont care.

I love the fact I have to get up at 6.45am tomorrow! yesss!

I tell you what is cool tho. My mum had an interview for a new job today, and she went and blitzed it! and yes, she got the job. Congratulations Anne Lovett.

More things to do in 2009

See these films:

Eagle verses Shark
Step Brothers

The new HPR

www.myspace.com/pharaohstheband

Check it out!

A massive congratulations is on call here...

To Edward Li and Jodie Major, who last night got engaged!!

This is absolutely fantastic news, and I am so excited!!

BORED

I am sat in, on a Friday night.

No one seems to be about, and there is nothing to do!

I am just sat in the lounge, watching TV again.

I recommend channel 333 - Nigeria Movies. It's pretty entertaining!

Today I went into Ashford with my sister! We went in a few shops, and then Ed came on his lunch break with us and we went to McDonalds!

Ok, so I wrote the first half of this blog about 4 hours ago. Since then, Ross came round, and we went to Ashford because Ross wanted to get an X-Box game. He got Mirrors Edge, and also some films. Including "The Ringer". We then came back to my house and watched this, and I found it pretty damn funny! Since then I have just been sat around, home alone, being bored.

My whole family all just got home at the same time. They have all been different places. Some sort of strange coincidence there! My mum was absolutely plastered. Amazing.

rite. goodbye!

back home for Christmas!

Yep. mental. The 1st term of university has literally zoooooomed past, and I am know half way through completely my degree on Music Promotion!

Last night was a rite messy one!

My house mates made an absolutely fantastic Christmas dinner, it was well nice! then, after this Me, Dave, Chris and Fran played Ring of Fire. That was really fun, and we got pretty drunk.

So at like 10.30 we headed to Kaos for party times! Me and Dave lasted until about 12 there, until we decided that Rhino would be better, so we left everyone and met some friends at Rhino and had an all in all, great time! (not to say that Kaos wasn't good)

After this, I cant really remember much, because I was pretty full on drunk. But somehow, we found our selves walking home with our friends Amy and Phoebe, and they came back and had a cup of tea. After this we pratted about and misbehaved until the early hours of the morning.

Today I packed my bags and the wonder that is Mathew Lambert gave me a lift home!

I am know sat in my lounge (which has been completely redone, due to the ceeling falling through) watching TV. It started off with a bit of cops on camera, and then I watched something else (I cant remember what), and then I watched a Louis Theroux documentary (The one about the mail order brides in Bangcock), and then I watched the end of a documentary about a man (woman) who had a baby. It actually made me feel sick, I think that sort of stuff is so wrong, and should be made illegal. After that I watched a bit of Star Stories and KNOW!!! I am watching another Louis Theroux documentary about gangs in Johannesburg. It's pretty good. I love Louis Theroux.

This blog sucked. Nevermind!

I love this song at the moment

The Teenagers - Homecoming

I think its great.

go to www.myspace.com/theteenagers and listen to it know.

YESSSS

Someone found my Wallet and I have now been reimbursed, with nothing missing!

goodbye wallet

I am so annoyed rite now.

Last night I was in a club, and I accidentally knock a girls drink out of her hand.

obviously she was a bit annoyed, and wanted me to get her another drink. The problem was I had run out of money for the night. So anyway, she didn't believe me, so I got my wallet out to prove this to her, and then she took it and ran off!!!!!!!

I was looking everywhere for the rest of the night, but yeah, no luck.

I'm going to have a shower, and then go to the police station.

I cant believe some people.

(P.S, finished my essay)

approximately half way through

Yep, I've done 910 words.

I was in the library till just past 9pm yesterday. I got quite a bit of work done tho, so its all good. A LOT more productive than my day at the library last Friday. That was awful!!

Cant think of anything else to add to my "Things to do in 2009 list" So at the moment, I guess I will have a pretty easy year.

I guess I should add stuff like:

• Work hard at university
• Get a job

But I'd say they are more like those good old New Year Resolutions.

I think I said I was going to do this last year, and never did, but I'm going to try again this year, to write up a blog which 'summarizes' my 2009. I'd say its been a great year, so I guess there will be a lot to talk about.

Rite, anyway, its 10am and I am in the library. I have got 1090 words to crack on with.

Wish me luck!

two hundred and fourty nine words

yep. I have so far done 249 words.

I was slightly delayed into the library this morning, I actually got here at about 2.30pm.

I over slept, and then had to wait for Chris to come home with the gas card, as we had run out of gas/hot water, meaning that I was unable to have a shower. Chris had topped it up on his way to university, so yeah, thats why I had to wait for him. I've made it all sound pretty confusing, but its pretty simple.

No hot water/Chris had money on the card/I had to wait for him to bring it back home before I could have a shower.

Haha, so anyway, I've been in the library for 50 minutes and managed these 249 words, which I think is pretty awesome. Even tho, I am a little bit stuck already.

Whilst writing my essay it has been in the back of my head that I should create a 'things to do in 2009' list. So I am going to start one.

Although I cant think of many things now, I'm going to keep adding to it every time I think of something.

So far:

1. See Death Cab for Cutie
2. Go to America.

I know have to go because I have a photoshoot with Sin Radio.

Bye!
xx

Quality gig

Just got back from the Joiners.

I really enjoyed the bands, they were all extremely good, and you should check them out.

I missed the first band (run, walk) but apparently they were quality. The songs on their myspace dont do much for them, so I wasn't really planning on seeing them, although I know regret this from what I've been told. www.myspace.com/runwalk - check them out.

The next band to play were a band called The Maddisons. I walked in to see their last two songs. I thought they were pretty good, but unfortunately the vox weren't that great. Which is a shame, with a bit of practice i'd say they could be cool. A lot of people will probably disagree with me, but whilst watching them I thought they reminded me of The Cribs quite a bit. I've looked for their myspace page for about 5 minutes. And I cant find it! So yeah, I cant link you to them. But if your that interested, im sure you could find them in the Joiners Myspace page list of friends. www.myspace.com/joinerspromotions

Next to the stage were Joey Nightmare who were absolutely brilliant. They were SO tight! The drummer to that band was so good that it made me want to vom. Musically they sort of remind me of Minus the Bear, but with a Female vocalist. Definitely go to their myspace page and check them out. www.myspace.com/joeynightmare

After Joey Nightmare was a band called Colour. It was a shock to realise that I actually knew the guitarist to the band, from about 3 years ago. Crazy! So yeah, it was cool to see him. They were really really good, again, a really tight set, and they were all quality musicians. The best part of their set was when they played a song called 'over the moon'. I thoroughly enjoyed that.

Venice Ahoy took to the stage and delivered a brilliant set. I've seen them a few times before, and unfortunately tonight wasn't the best that I've seen of them, but they were still brilliant! haha. I'm so good at reviews (not!) The excitement to their set arose (good word) when all the lights cut out for about 15/20 seconds whilst they were playing. The whole place went really dark. It was pretty cool. haha. Check Venice Ahoy out HERE!

So yeah, I'm sat here writing this, when what I should actually be doing is work on my Essay. I've still not got it started, I'm actually really worried about getting it done. I'm planning on devoting all my free time to the library over these next two and a half days. I'm sure its not just me who's left it last minute. Infact, I know that it isn't. So yeah, what am I worrying about!?

It's in on Wednesday, and I cant wait to hand it in. I know I'll have got it done.

There was something else that I had to say, but i've forgotten what it was. I've been going blog crazy these last couple of days! Its great.

I would imagine that you will see quite a lot of "I am screwed" and "I hate essays" updates in these next few days. Hope your all looking forward to that!

Goodbye.

OH! and also....

I just listened to the new Fall Out Boy album.

I'm not very impressed, and this saddens me.

I need to give it a proper listen rather than just have it on in the background. I really hope it will grow on me, I've always loved the FOB.

I'm now going to listen to The Maple State.

Kill The Music

I cant stop listening to "Kill The Music" by Every Time I Die.

Its so sick.

That is all.

weekend so far (and putting off essay)

This weekend has consisted of gigs, gigs and more gigs!!

Friday night I went to Hamptons to see Luke play. It was a brilliant night and loads of people had turned up and everyone seemed to have a good time. Atlum Schema also played, and he is good. I went up to Exeter with him and Luke once for a show. You can check him out here.

After this I met up with Mr James Moodie and Pat. We went to Champagne Charlies and got some very cheap wine, and then went to my house, and drunk it. It got us pretty pissed. Moodie took some photos, but I dont have them. I'll put them up when he 'uploads' them to Facebook. I guess.

Then, on Saturday I did my radio show on Sin Radio with Moodie and Fran. It was the last show of 2008, and I wasn't feeling to great. All the same tho, it was fun. After the radio show we had to go and meet Chris to get the December listings for Joiners and scatter them around town. We managed to do this pretty quickly, but I was still feeling very rough. And I also felt like I looked like a tramp, which made me feel pretty bleeerrgh. I guess it was because my hair was really greasy due to the fact that I hadn't showered for a couple of days. I was also covered in silver spray and fake snow from where they were decorating UNIT. Moodie thought it would be funny to spray me, so he did. It's ok tho, because I sprayed him back! MWOAH HA HA HA.

Nipped home after this very quickly to have a shower and have something to eat before I went to Hamptons with my house mate Dave who was really looking forward to seeing one of his fave bands 'Exit Ten'. I personally didn't like them, at all. But oh well, I guess they will enjoy something with my £10 door tax. I had decided to go along because I wanted to see my friend Davyd get his metal on, as his band were the support act. They are called Bury Tomorrow and they were a lot better than Exit Ten.

After this I went and met up with Moodie and we went to Lennons to see a band called Fresh Legs. They were wicked! I enjoyed watching them.

After this (!!!!) we headed down to UNIT for a few cheeky drinks. This was cool.

So then, after this (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) we went to my friend Matt's house, as he was having a party. I was pretty drunk by this point, but obviously not drunk enough. So I ran back to my house and grabbed a bottle of wine and some cider. The rest of the night is a bit of a blur.

I had planned on attending my friends Ant and Mark's house, as they were also having a house party, but I sadly didn't make it. Which sucked. But oh well, I still had a good night!

Annoyingly, I have only just woken up today (at 5pm) which is terrible. I was hoping to get up early and attempt some work. Oh well, that was never going to happen! There is no point in starting it now, because I'm off out again in an hour or two to see Venice Ahoy and some others.

That should be a good show. I guess if I was a model student, then I would give it a miss and do my work. But then, that would be boring, and I love getting stressed about starting essays last minute.

I am now going to have a cheeky bacon sandwich.

GOODBYE!

BBC Sound of 2009

Every year the BBC compiles a list of 10 bands in which they recon are going to get 'HUGE'.

Take a look at last years:

1. Adele 2. Duffy 3. The Ting Tings 4. Glasvegas 5. Foals 6. Vampire Weekend 7. Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong 8. Black Kids 9. MGMT 10. Santogold

I'm sure most of you have heard of all of those artists.

So anyway, they have just posted their 'Sound of 2009' list.

Take a look at it here!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7758169.stm

Pretty cool huh!

anyways. I'm off to the Got Got Mince Pie Christmas show at Hamptons!

BYE!

Back from the library.

YEP!

Got pretty much NOTHING done. which is cool.

This update is to tell you that the style of bag that I want is a 'messenger' bag.

Here's a picture of a lovely junior cat that comes round to see me at my house every day.

AWWWW

Christmas list continued.

I'd like some new clothes. I could do with a new hoodie. The one that I have at the moment has become a bit stretched and tatty.

I'd also like a new (school) bag. I cant think what the style of the bag is called, one of those 'sling around your shoulder' bags.

New shoes!

Ink Cartridges for my printer are needed, although I guess that they wouldn't make that greater present.

I'm basically putting off my essay by writing this Christmas list. for the last week i've been telling my self that im going to start work on it. But I haven't. It's well annoying. There's something wrong with my brain, that just tells me everything is fine, and leaving it to the last minute will work out fine.

But anyway, saying that, I am actually off to the library now to sit in the 'quiet' area and attempt to do some reading and come up with a title for this dreaded assignment which is due in next Wednesday. I had my alarm set for 9.30 this morning, hoping that I could be at the library for 10am. But I've only just got out of bed (at 11.45). I'm such a terrible student, but I like to think that a majority of us are all like this!!!

good bye!

Show on friday - for a good cause!

Ben Folds and more

So on Sunday I went up to London with my mate Luke (check his music out if you haven't already, click here) to see Ben Folds at Shepherds Bush Hall.

We made a bit of an error on the way to the venue because we had actually put the postcode of London's Brixton Academy into the Sat Nav. I'm not quite sure how this mistake occurred, I think its because we got the postcode from the bottom of the website, which was actually the postcode for the headoffices, which were obviously based in Brixton Academy. (Both venues are run by the same company). So yeah. We parked up at a random street and then went to McDonalds. After this, we walked round the corner to see that Jimmy Car was performing, to which point we realised we were in the wrong place. Haha.

So anyway, 20 minutes later we got to the correct venue and yeah, Ben Folds was absolutely quality! Unfortunately there were some really drunk 'twats' that spoiled the show slightly, because they were fat, and drunk, and looked like they should have been at a football match, rather than a Ben Folds concert. They were clapping really craply (out of time) and singing along, really really badly (coming in at the wrong points etc..) and yeah, they were dicks. Luke went over and said something to one of them, which resulted to them starting on him after the show, explaining to him how he had ruined their evening and that it had cost them a lot of money. Some people really are shocking.

Oh well. Luckily nothing happened, and they left. (insert offensive word here, ie, DICK HEAD).

Last night I saw a band from L.A called Anavan. They were pretty cool, the drummer was like the front man, which was good. He proper went for it. Unfortunately the Keyboardest looked extremely bored, which ruined it for me a bit. All the same, a great show. check them out here.

I cant think of many other things that I have been up to. Last friday I went Ice Skating on this temporary ice rink that has been set up in Southampton over christmas. It was pretty fun.

On Saturday I went out with Mr James Moodie and Chris Checkley and met a load of friends at Unit. We all got extremely drunk and after Unit Chris decided that it would be a great Idea to go to a Casino so we went off and found one. Chris wasted £10 on roulette, which I found highly entertaining to watch. After this we decided to go and have a walk around our old Halls of Residence and I managed to get into the old flat that I lived in, and spoke to a guy who lived there. That was cool. Then me and Chris some how seperated and I bumped into the security guard Carey (who is a legend). He made me a cup of tea and we sat and watch all the CCTV cameras on sight, and I even got to have a go on one of the ones that is controlled by a joy stick. That was super fun! I got in at like 7am.

Today I have been into university with my house mate Sam. We volenteered ourselves to do some moddelling for our friend Louise. So that was a laugh. The Sudent Union had an offer where if you buy a drink (of any variety), you got a free crate of Dr Pepper (cans). Obviously we got a crate each. We then went into town (lugging our crates of Dr Pepper around with us) and looked around in some shops. I bumped into my friend Chris, (who is in a band that you should all check out called Venice Ahoy. click here) and we played Guitar Hero in HMV. I also tried on the nicest fitting jeans ever. Unfortunately they were £80, and I dont think I will be able to get them any time soon.

We got home to find Chris preparing a WELL NICE meal. It was sweet and sour sauce stuff with Chicken and Noodles. I dont really know what you call that. Chinese maybe? We even had profitaroles (sp?) for our desert. well good.

I am now faced with the challange of washing up, because it is my day on the rota. I guess I should go and do that.

I cant believe how quickly the first term at uni has gone. Next week I am heading back home for Christmas. Mental! I am working back at Columbia Records over Christmas which is wicked. Looking forward to that, even tho London is going to be absolutely crammed with stressed last minute Christmas shoppers!

I appoligise if the spelling and grammer is poor in this blog, for some reason I'm struggling today. I have no idea why.

anyway, I am now going to go and conquer this washing up. I hope you enjoyed your last 3 minutes reading this!

Addition to the Christmas List

Levis 603 Super Skinny Jeans
Waist 30" Leg 34"
Colour: 29

I tried these on today, and know I really want them.

Touché

(they are woman's)