Forgot a title again...it was going to be 'web site works'
Friday, 29 Apr 2011, 18:24
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Edited by ROSIE Rushton-Stone, Friday, 29 Apr 2011, 18:26
Well yeah, sort of.
I'd forgotten this, but on Wednesday I was walking past one of my locals, when this man coming the other way, pushing a buggy, suddenly stopped, pointed at me, gave me the hugest grin and said 'no way, that's brilliant, that's amazing, well I never'. I had absolutely no idea who he was. Then I realised he was pointing at my t-shirt. He just carried on grinning and strolled off muttering about how fantastic and brilliant it was. I think I must have taken him back to his youth. He looked about 40-60, so my guess is that he was a New Model Army fan in the early days. So by just standing there and gawping - I didn't manage to get one word out - I made someone very happy. Made me realise I haven't seen NMA for far too long, maybe even a few years. I've seen quite a few solo sets by Sullivan but that's a different matter. I need to go to more gigs. Occasionally I catch a band in a pub round here, but it's rare. There have been a few recently, but that's only because the Jazz festival has come to town, so there's a bit of overspill from the festival tents into the pubs. It's great, but temporary. I wish I lived in Bristol, or Bath, or Brighton. I used to go to so many gigs when I lived in Bath. Practically every lunchtime. And Bristol would be the same, but for me it involves finding somewhere to stay or leaving gigs early. The gig that I will forever regret not staying for was Carbon Silicon at the Fleece in 2005.
I left an hour before the end to get my train. I should've just stayed the night at the train station. Yup, gutted. I was never lucky enough to see the Clash. I did get to see Joe Strummer in November 2001 at the Colston Hall. His was one of the few deaths that really impacted on me. It was a long time before I could listen to this without feeling very morose...
So, I really need to get back out there! I've got very settled with only seeing bands at festivals, but wonderful as they are, it's not the same as gigging. I might make it my mission from October - February while I'm study free to go to as many little gigs as possible.
Anyway, I digress! I spent the day piecing together various web pages to make what could feasibly constitute a shite site, as I've poetically come to speak of it. It was weird really, as when I first got it semi-nailed, I was quite proud. There was a point where I was holding a lot of information in my head through trying to remember which pages were meant to be linked to other pages. And then there was the point when they were all linked. Then there was that bit of chuffed-ed-ness. Then there was the realisation that it's pretty shit. Hey ho. It's only week 1. I'm sure by week 10 I'll be doing something a little better.
Tomorrow I will have to tackle the game one. Oh no!
And then it's May, time to play major catch up with S3. I'm not really looking forward to that I have to say. I'm far enough behind that it makes me quite stressed just thinking about it. Still, with B3 out of the way, I should be better able to focus. I hope.
It's just started pouring with rain. Is that a sign that I should re-think my plan to nip out for a bottle of wine? I'd hate to think that was the case. Hmm, didn't really fancy a soaking today!
Well I can safely say that I have studied hard today, so now it's free time. Or wine time. However you look at it. Blimey maybe not. Thunder, lightening, rain. That just made me jump out of my skin!! (A horrible expression I've always thought).
I think I'll have to wait for a little bit. Shame.
Forgot a title again...it was going to be 'web site works'
Well yeah, sort of.
I'd forgotten this, but on Wednesday I was walking past one of my locals, when this man coming the other way, pushing a buggy, suddenly stopped, pointed at me, gave me the hugest grin and said 'no way, that's brilliant, that's amazing, well I never'. I had absolutely no idea who he was. Then I realised he was pointing at my t-shirt. He just carried on grinning and strolled off muttering about how fantastic and brilliant it was. I think I must have taken him back to his youth. He looked about 40-60, so my guess is that he was a New Model Army fan in the early days. So by just standing there and gawping - I didn't manage to get one word out - I made someone very happy. Made me realise I haven't seen NMA for far too long, maybe even a few years. I've seen quite a few solo sets by Sullivan but that's a different matter. I need to go to more gigs. Occasionally I catch a band in a pub round here, but it's rare. There have been a few recently, but that's only because the Jazz festival has come to town, so there's a bit of overspill from the festival tents into the pubs. It's great, but temporary. I wish I lived in Bristol, or Bath, or Brighton. I used to go to so many gigs when I lived in Bath. Practically every lunchtime. And Bristol would be the same, but for me it involves finding somewhere to stay or leaving gigs early. The gig that I will forever regret not staying for was Carbon Silicon at the Fleece in 2005.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeXR2DOSs0c
I left an hour before the end to get my train. I should've just stayed the night at the train station. Yup, gutted. I was never lucky enough to see the Clash. I did get to see Joe Strummer in November 2001 at the Colston Hall. His was one of the few deaths that really impacted on me. It was a long time before I could listen to this without feeling very morose...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf8w0773x2U
So, I really need to get back out there! I've got very settled with only seeing bands at festivals, but wonderful as they are, it's not the same as gigging. I might make it my mission from October - February while I'm study free to go to as many little gigs as possible.
Anyway, I digress! I spent the day piecing together various web pages to make what could feasibly constitute a shite site, as I've poetically come to speak of it. It was weird really, as when I first got it semi-nailed, I was quite proud. There was a point where I was holding a lot of information in my head through trying to remember which pages were meant to be linked to other pages. And then there was the point when they were all linked. Then there was that bit of chuffed-ed-ness. Then there was the realisation that it's pretty shit. Hey ho. It's only week 1. I'm sure by week 10 I'll be doing something a little better.
Tomorrow I will have to tackle the game one. Oh no!
And then it's May, time to play major catch up with S3. I'm not really looking forward to that I have to say. I'm far enough behind that it makes me quite stressed just thinking about it. Still, with B3 out of the way, I should be better able to focus. I hope.
It's just started pouring with rain. Is that a sign that I should re-think my plan to nip out for a bottle of wine? I'd hate to think that was the case. Hmm, didn't really fancy a soaking today!
Well I can safely say that I have studied hard today, so now it's free time. Or wine time. However you look at it. Blimey maybe not. Thunder, lightening, rain. That just made me jump out of my skin!! (A horrible expression I've always thought).
I think I'll have to wait for a little bit. Shame.
For my records...
http://students.open.ac.uk/technology/t183/11e-t183/rrs42/2//t183-review-1.html