My band, Hounds. Tunnels 12/06/11.

12:21 pm  •  16 June 2011

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2:31 pm  •  26 April 2011  •  50 notes

I think I’m going to get into this whole Tumblr thing a bit more, start following people and posting regularly. Writing is good, photos are good, and other people’s stuff is even better, so I’ll combine it all here… More than once every 6 months.

2:22 pm  •  26 April 2011

It’s a strange thing the way the sun can change the mood of an entire city. I sometimes wonder how different all our lives would be if we had a California climate around here. Global warming sounds pretty good as far as Aberdeen is concerned.

It’s also strange how different things can appear in the short run, but there are always such significant parallells all through our lives. I guess that’s maybe just another way of saying that not much has changed, even though it feels like it.

My band has just recorded our single, titled ‘Statues’. It’s possibly the sole piece of artistic work that I’ve been involved with that I’d love for the whole world to hear and not feel like I’m short changing myself. It really is a pretty massive feeling, so don’t pull me down and tell me it’s not that great quite yet, World.

In other ramblings, I’ve gotten this thing into my head recently about moving away. I think it’s a season thing. With spring always comes feelings of optimism, and that the whole world could be ours by the time September comes and the birds start thinking about taking a trip down south again. I’ll make an update on this when I next stumble upon this page and realise that I really love writing.

By the way, if you’re reading this, please let me know. I’d be intrigued to find out who is out there reading.

9:29 pm  •  18 April 2011

6 months down the line. Quite a lot has changed, but I guess I’m really just the same. I sound like the standard Adam Duritz lyric. Maybe it’s to be expected.

I have a new job at Fossil, who seem to be a fine bunch of people representing whatever integrity is left for the taking in the retail sector. I’m pretty stoked on it though, it doesn’t feel like I’m short changing the people who short changed suffering people around the world. I guess any step up from that is definitely a step in the right direction. Sorry to all who believe in ‘Heavenly Brands, Earthly Prices’.

I’ve been experiencing a feeling of slight detachment from the world, starting off being somewhere new for around 30 hours of my week is somewhat surreal, as well as rekindling my love for snowboarding - which will be eating a satisfying portion of my pay in the coming months.

Exciting, yet strangely different times.

6:21 pm  •  9 December 2010

concrete jungle where dreams are made.

7:37 pm  •  21 July 2010

It’s 4am, and yet again I’m still a little while away from sleeping. I’ve had quite a hectic few days, but it’s definitely what I need. I have my final university exam before summer in two days, and I could not be any more pleased about it. A few months without having to travel to the other side of town every day for the sake of feeling uninspired is a welcome prospect.

I was listening to Death Cab For Cutie tonight. They’re one of those bands which accompanies the strange sort of clarity in my mind that comes as a result of extended periods of having little time to think, and when I do have the time I’m so wrapped up in trivial little affairs that I find myself oblivious to the bigger picture. Once in every little while though, everything falls a little into place… or at least in my mind.

I like times like just now.

11:18 pm  •  2 June 2010

I’ve got an economics exam on Friday for a course I’ve barely attended. Recently I just haven’t been able to focus on graphs and theories, it all just seems like a lot of common sense drawn up to look like something more complicated. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe there is more to it, and if i let myself engage with it then I might find myself a little more intrigued. The worrying part is that I’m actually officially doing economics as a degree, so I’d better sort myself out within the next 46 hours.

9:01 am  •  26 May 2010

oh it’s the little things you miss…

9:55 pm  •  25 May 2010

This is a photo I took while playing with a panoramic effect on my phone’s camera at Union Terrace Gardens with Hannah and Nikki.

I’m in two minds about the proposed destruction of them to make space for a ‘Civic Square’. I guess there’s not much I can really do about it anyway. As far as I can see, the only thing that seems to talk concerning the city council is money.

I’m not going to worry too much about it though, if all goes to plan I’ll be long gone from this city by the time the civic square is done (:

5:56 pm  •  25 May 2010