April Update

Hi blog fans!
Sorry for the lack of posts recently, i have come to the conclusion that life is too short to have a good blog, so updates will be pretty sparse from now on. I also quit my photo 365, which turned not fun pretty quick, i think i lasted until half way through march. It would have been good, but it is such a flippin' hassle that i just couldn't hack it.

So here's whats happened in the last while. . .

-Went to Kosovo
-Had some job interviews
-Won a rock band competition with "The Sons Of Thunder!"
-Had a brilliant St. Patricks Day
-Played football a lot
-Went to an awesome Queens Radio Gig/Party - best one yet
-Did some exams
-Been on some trips


Kosovo was the highlight, was there for 10 days on a trip with my church, doing kids work and a bit of everything really. Made some friends, had such a laugh, brilliant time. Its a beautiful place, the mountains are incredible. I'm sitting editing the video right now, will maybe post it up here when its done.


Heading to England tomorrow to play hockey, should be a bit a laugh, then back into uni for 3 weeks. Will be crazy hectic to finish things off, then have 4 sweet exams in May. One month and it will be summer, let the good times roll!

Anyway here's some songs i'm listening to on Spotify (Get it now loser!)

-The Used - Burning Down The House
-The Nightwatchman - The Road I Must Travel
-The Rolling Stones - Beast Of Burden
-The Pogues - Star Of The County Down

And this song which has the best video i have seen in a long time



Future Of The Left - The Hope That House Built

Hello again folks

So here is a little update for all my virtual friends out there is blog land. I am sitting in the dreaded computer labs again, and still not really doing any work. Anyway what is up with me these days? Well not a lot really, just chillin', doing some uni work, doing some radio, meeting some friends, sleeping a whole heap, things are good. Went to a Lord Of The Rings marathon on saturday which was really fun, although i was a loser and left after the first one, will have to watch the rest some time. Have been eating lots of takeaway pizzas recently, last 3 nights in a row in fact. Dominos, 4 star and express pizza have been getting some good trade from me!

Anyway this is a really crap post, so heres a sweet list of "lasts" to make up for it

Last song - No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
Last food - Soup and a big baquette
Last movie - Eagle vs. Shark
Last album - The Answer - Everyday Demons
Last text - "Yo man send ur student num asap!"
Last purchase - Water & Haribo
Last gig - Megadeth
Last game - Rock Band
Last words - Until i can think of something better to post, Goodbye!

I'm in trouble.

Hey gang, sorry it has been a while, my life has been life rollercoaster for the last month. Been here, there and everywhere and just about finding the time to go to uni in between.

Anyway i am sitting in a computer lab at 7:40pm and have been here for the last 2hrs 40minutes. I have wasted all that time so i thought i would waste some more. Life really is too short for blogs. Anyway its pancake day and i could be at home making pancakes and partying with my friends but i have a stupid Java practical to do for monday and i am not leaving this room until its done. I also have to finish another practical and look at some lectures i missed and apply for about 5 jobs, how fun. Anyway this is just a rant about how much work i have to do, blah blah blah.


I am also having crazy thoughts about going to Nepal next year to work for my placement. This is definately a crazy idea as didn't know where it was until i looked it up on wikipedia. Mount Everest is there, though i wouldn't really get to see it much as you have to pay like $25,000 to get to base camp seemly. Seems like a bit of a rip-off to me.

Hurrah! Photo 365 in action!

Finally got round to setting everything up for my Photo365! This is where i take 1 photo everyday and then i can look back and see the story of my year. If you look to the side of the page you should see my latest shots and you can go see what i've been doing all year. Props go to Andy McMillan as i pretty much copied him goodonpaper.org

So flipping cool

I am in a terrible mood right now but have been listening The B-52's and they are pretty much the coolest party band in the entire world.

DJ fun!

First off, a huge thanks to every one who came down to the stiff kitten the other night:
Ady, Karl, Steph, Chris, Debbie, Laura, Phil, Paul, Sarah, Chris, Hazel, Nathan, Gizmo, Rachel & Hannah! Cheers guys!

The other night i tried my hand at a bit of DJ'ing and it was fun! The Soapbox runs every monday in the Stiff Kitten and they gave me a spot on Monday night. It was cool, i had 45 mins and could play whatever i wanted. The guys were cool, showed me the ropes and a load of my friends came down to watch! Thanks everybody!

Setlist

Beastie Boys - An Open Letter To NYC
Queens Of The Stone Age - Make It Wit Chu
Young MC - Principal's Office
Panama Kings - Children
Ladyhawke - My Delirium
Bon Jovi - In & Out Of Love
Ernie K. Doe - Here Come The Girls
The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
Andrew W.K. - Party Hard
Will Smith - Black Suits Comin' (Nod Your Head)
The Only Ones - Another Girl, Anther Planet

If you want to give it a try, send them a message www.myspace.com/the_soapbox_belfast

Exercise early in the morning!

Got up at 8:45 this morning to play frisbie in Coleraine, seems insane, but after the actual shock of getting out of bed it turned out to be a great trip. I miss a bit of exercise on a saturday morning, big up the CHASE boys!

The photos turned out absolutely shocking. Speaking of photos, i have decided to try a Photo365 as one of my New Year resolutions. The idea is that you take 1 photo every day, so you will end up with 365 photos telling the story of 2009. I will stick a link to the photos on the blog if i last to the end of the week, this is unlikely as I almost failed on day 2!

On the note of New Years, had a smashing time on thursday night. Went up to the house to see if there was a party, there wasn't. So headed round the corner to Natalie's House where i found a party full of old school chums, was great! The girls chatted and the boys played outside jumping over post-boxes and playing with my sweet Pedal Racer. Had a totally wick countdown but then shouted along to Auld Lang Syne even though only knew the first line. Said goodbye to the peeps then sped off to Pants for some afterparty fun! It went down a storm, some good bands and DJs and of course my happy face at the door to collect your money. Had fun on toilet & bin duty and by the time 5am came i was 97% asleep. Cleared up the destruction and was asleep for half 7, Result!!!

Back In Black!

Yes, thats right, i'm back! Apologies for the lack of blog since september, university life keeps my hands pretty full. Its been a fun semester, more work to do, but still alright. I'm back at the ranch in Comber chillin' with the family for the holidays, things move a bit slower here, so plenty of time to blog, hurrah.

Its the day after boxing day and a good day was had. My mum & dad were at a wedding and my sister was having some friends round, so me and Reub (brother) decided to hit the town. We had a wholesome meal at McDonalds (Big Mac Meal, he had Nuggets) then went to movieland to see "Yes Man". The movie was totally awesome, i had a really good time watching it, made me feel happy inside! Jim Carrey is getting old but still makes me laugh, and the girl is quite cool, check it out, 5 stars from ben!