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Finally! An Update…
Hello there! Gosh it’s been a while.
Thanks to all of you who have got in touch to offer kind words of encouragement and so on. I’m feeling rather more upbeat and relaxed at the moment, even if I still seem to be afflicted with hayfever of the most virulent kind and the dragging mucousy remains of a cold. Ho hum. It was ever thus!
So what have I been up to? Sleeping mainly, if truth be told. And having a good old think about what changes I need to make to my life to move forwards. The CV has had a much needed update for one - the boss actively encourages us to keep them updated as it happens, it’s just that I’ve just not had the time to do it in ages. I ran it past a couple of people I know and their only complaint was that they didn’t like the way the Garamond font italicised, so I think - once I’d altered that - it’s in pretty good shape now. I’m just awaiting some agency details from a former colleague and I’ll start whoring myself around I think (as it were).
Other than that the most notable events were a visit to the Popjustice! Live! event at “Punk” in Soho to see BWO (formerly Bodies Without Organs) in their first UK gig, lunch with young Simon yesterday (bless him) and the small matter of my 30th Birthday.
The birthday was rather good fun it must be said. I did get horribly (or more accurately “pleasantly”) trollied, at Rocktronica at Wyvils and got an excellent turnout and various presents of a serious, readable, drinkable and occasionally bizarre nature (TARDIS Can Cooler anyone?). Got to see lots of people I hadn’t seen in ages - my not-brother Paul and his lovely wife Ellie even turned up too on their way back to Kent which was lovely - and I got to hear a lot of tunes I hadn’t heard in ages too.
Carrying that much stuff through Vauxhall in order to find a taxi rank was a little disconcerting, though.
And BWO were fabulous. Martin, the lead singer, is - despite some shockingly bad photos for their latest album - absolutely stunning in the flesh. Sadly he didn’t show nearly enough of it, but on the plus side they also promised and delivered a “ballad-free” set which was just simply marvellous. (Popjustice’s notes on the evening suggested that this should be encouraged in all live acts - even if it would reduce Coldplay sets to about six minutes - a viewpoint with which I heartily agree.)
I’m now concentrating on flinging this cold out of the window, dosing myself up on Piriton and unwinding further and - since I now have a mood which is conducive to it - doing some actual writing. “Hosting Solutions” has approximately doubled in size already (admittedly this is only just over a 1000 words, but it’s a start).
Posted on April 26, 2007 | Filed Under Health and Fitness, My So-Called Life
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Response left by Emma on April 28th, 2007
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Good to hear you’re feeling better and that the Birthday celebrations went well….I love it when a plan comes together.