June a.k.a Here Comes The Sun

Schedule: Wake up >> Make sandwich >> Go Beach x30

Ahhh, this is it my man, this is how I like my time spent. Best of all, beach costs nuthin’.

I went to Strawberry Fair in Cambridge with my good man Will. I’ve never seen so many people with dreads in one place at one time. But great vibe, great ska/dub/reggae, great intoxicants. Suprisingly expensive couple of days actually, I did some old fashion cringing when checking my bank balance post weekend.

Next was the summer ball, I wasn’t expecting much, but holy crap can Bournemouth do a good summer ball. It’s in a large field in the middle of no-where, filled with 5 large music tents with music from DJ Yoda, Subways, some dnb DJs, some rockband called The Feeling, and some smaller acts too.

A couple of the stages^

Starting to fill up around 6pm. Shame I couldn’t get a wider angle^

I went as a Mexican (last minute thing…)

Zam with 2 other Mighty Boosh characters that we found.

This one I’m particularly proud of. I found Team Zissou!

And our own Suffolk Road (Greek Goddess) girls (Jenny, Louise, Nimita, Alix)

For those who had made it from 5pm to 6am, we got sent via buses to the beach. The beach breeze and the sun rising is nicely sobering. I’ll always remember people walking their dogs by the beach, and the utter confusion on their faces, “why are there thousands of students dressed up in costume running around on the beach?”

My poor liver.

I passed all of my exams, so I won this year’s battle. I think what did it was knowing that my parents had so little faith in me that I tried to prove them wrong – perhaps it was a good psychological battle on their behalf.

So, my first uni year is pretty much wrapped up and I’m moving back to Leamington. Well, how’s it been? It’s been real good. I’ve had such a good time, and I’ve learnt a lot, about a lot of things. I’ve probably aged about 10 years in the last 12 months.
I was sat on the toilet just now thinking, what would I do differently if I did it again? And I don’t think I’d change a thing, well, maybe not to steal any road signs (and even that was an overall positive experience).
I’m looking forward to moving back to home. Although I’ll miss the parks for when I’m running… Oh! And the days on end of not doing anything, how could I forget about that?

I got ‘clarinet’ on Coundown today, that’s 8 letters and the supposed ‘champion of champions’ didn’t even get it.

Bye.

 

May a.k.a. I May Even Stick With This One

I think I can manage a monthly blog(!?).

Right, so May is done. I’ve gotten through a lot this year already which makes me think it’s later in the year than it is. I’ve hardly ticked off my New Years Resolutions, but things have happened.

The biggy being finishing my first year at uni. I remember years and years ago laughing at the fact that people on Neighbours called university ‘uni’; sounded real strange at the time. I also thought it was only clever people who went to uni, well let me flail my arms in the air and say “oh misconceptions”. I see stupid people every where, I guess they’re pretty clever in their own field, but come on! UCAS should do a stupidity test upon entry. Things like “Are peanut shells artificial or natural?” and “How does night and day occur?” (sadly I’ve asked both those questions and got odd answers…).
So the exams have gone well. Although towards the end my exam preparation has been ‘thin’, but you know, I think I’ve gotten away with it.

This is the other big thing that’s been on my mind. In September I’m going to Thailand > Malaysia > Singapore with my neighbour Joe. Joe I think will be an awesome travel companion, great conversationalist, ballsy, knows his rights and wrongs, important shit. When I first got it in to my head that I was going through with this, I was pretty excited. ‘10 years old on Christmas Eve’ kinda excited. I’ve poured through photos of the places that we’ll be visiting but I’ve forcefully stopped it so something is left to the imagination/left as a suprise. I’ve ran the finance details through ma and pa, and I’ve got the thumbs up from them too, which was a big worry. Mainly because 5 days after I get back, I have to pay for a whole year of living.

Okay, so the agenda, get FIZIKZ back online, make some money, soak up some rays while getting some hours of beach badmington in.