Updates, on this blog?

Screw Christmas, theres a better cause to celebrate

I've finally updated on time!

Anyone else feel like Christmas was rather lame this year?
Maybe im just getting old, maybe ive become so lazy that the thought of getting excited for some lights and snow fills me with dread.
Or maybe the magic of Christmas is dead for me now.
I remember it like yesterday, getting upat 6 in the morning, waking up the house and most of the street, rushing to open my presents.
Last year was crazy!
But now, I had to be woken up at 10 by my little brother, who was well excited. Its not just the getting up, I dont like the food, the lights, the atmosphere. Call me a Scrooge if you will, but im not a big fan of christmas.

Oh, and Christmas songs, who ever came up with the idea should be shot
Better yet, made to listen to all of them

So about that update.... (part 1)

Looks like i am way more lazy than i realised!

Thats a lie, i knew i was this lazy

So this is part one of what will hopefully be a rather large update, and will contain my first actual ramble, none of this just tell you what ive been doing crap.

Another lie, i shall first tell you what ive been up to!

First semester over, and all my work is done, was a stressful last 2 weeks (guess it serves me right to leave it that long). Im seriously proud of what ive done, this was definatly the right course for me.

Musically ive had my ups and downs, months without a drumkit has made me lose confidence and skill (the few times i have been able to play on a real kit i was sloppy and not relaxed) This, however, got much better when i joined my first band, 'This Heartless Galleon'. A hardcore punk band was just what i needed to gain confidence. The guys are great, looking forward to my first gig with them.
But my crappy posters advertising my skils had attracted another band, Cartesian. Already gigging, they provide a great way to earn money, learn about the gigging process and have a load of fun doing so. They are such a different style to what im used to, yay for diversity!
I thought that was to be my last band, but in the last week of term, i was contacted again, this time to lay down some drum tracks for a solo artist. in the short time we played together, i leran that we had the same ideas musically, and i thought we gelled really well. I hope ill do some gigs with her, not just the recordings.

Right, tomorrow comes part 2, and you all know what that means....

part 2 wont be here till Febuary

Listening to Get Fighted - Alexisonfire

Sorry..

more updates in the coming week!

That time already?

Thought it hadent been long since my last update, how wrong i was!
Things have been slowly plodding along, the odd bit of work, loads of research and some rugby training.
I guess the only remotly unsual thing ive done was film the movements for motion capture today, but that in itself was a bit embarresing to say the least; spiderman moves are not the coolest thing to do in public i tell you.

Listening to Fightstar - The English Way

Sore...

Just came home to a room full of post-it notes, i could have sworn i locked the door....
Anywho, now that i have removed a trees worth of paper from my walls, i can tell you the events that made this glorious weekend!
i had a rugby match saturday, which we lost 24-5 (i think), where i played scrum half, and was woefully underprepared. Had a mixed game, a few mistakes, and one rather neat little run.
All in all it was fun, and i am now left with the morning-after ache that i havent felt in 3 years.
I then had to rush to birmingham for a 25th wedding anniversary (again, i locked that door, im sure of it!) which was fun, who can turn down free food and alcohol!
A long sleep and trainride later, and here i am, wondering what surprises await me in this room

Revenge will be sweeeeeet

Listening to Alien Ant Farm - Goodbye

Once more with feeling!

I have never had so many illnesses in such a short space of time, its rather annoying
Just a short update today, need to go back to sleep.
I have been trundling on with work, finally nailing my level design as well as getting the hang of modelling. I have to make a fool of myself in motion capture tomorrow, which should be a laugh

For everyone else

Listening to Fightstar - Minerva

The weekend...

...was rather awesome.
I went to Malvern, for no particular reason, and who did i meet but Jason, Izzy and Fender! T'was madness i tells you! Much merriment was had, and i shall dictate it to you in list form!
We went to and were promptly kicked out of 2 pubs (not my fault of course)
We went back to izzys house, where i slept for days
Much coffee was drank
We watched Tropic Thunder (a film) and laughed as some old people left the cinema disgusted
Watched family guy
Laughed at J
All in all, a spectacular weekend, pity i have to get back to work (YES, i have work!)

Listening to Lostprophets - Sway