Thought Stealer

This was one of my more disappointing days in my gym history. I had a leg day and proceeded to injure my legs in ways that i hadn't done since high school rugby practice; this said i still managed to complete almost all of my sets for the day as well as chuck in 20 minutes cardio.

All of this gym work was possible thanks to work being cancelled again for the second time this week, which is alright as I'm getting holiday pay. However it wasn't until i had been sitting in Dixy Chicken devouring a Boneless box with Kyle for some time, that i went to stand up and the burning sensation hit my legs like nothing i was expecting. Luckily i made it home and to my chair in front of my computer where i have been sat for the past four hours.

My humble abode for the long gaming marathon.

Now I'm not as big a gamer as i used to be, but i must say when i get into the whole gaming thing i can end up not sleeping for several days; which to anyone who knows me, is a bad bad thing. I've been contemplating getting a video camera; I have no other motivation for this other than using it for more variety on band blogs and maybe starting to do my own. Kyle has his own vlog which he enjoys doing every now and then, and whenever i watch them i feel an urge that can only be sated by buying a camera and doing my own.

I seem to just copy others' ideas... Sorry Kyle!

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Friends and Sleeping Patterns

I started off this morning (or rather yesterday morning) with an early alarm call. Well i say early, however thanks to the way my sleeping pattern has developed its now more an afternoon alarm call; i blame late nights with friends and new years parties that continue on til the 3rd of January. Now don't get me wrong, these late nights have been some of the more ridiculous and fun filled times I've had in my life so far; it's just that now I'm most productive at 2am and i struggle to function on less than 10 hours sleep.

As you see this is a deadly circle.

My reaction to every normal human... ever.

I have quite literally been in Uni for about 15 minutes today to pick up some paperwork. Now i understand it is my education I'm playing with here; however when i am paying for the knowledge, i would like to think i also have control over when i go in. Using this thought process means that i can go in for almost insane short amounts of time when needed and complete the majority of my work at home; which trust me is more comfortable and it means the travel time is significantly reduced (a.k.a. reaching for my laptop).

Myself and the band have decided to keep looking for a singer, this is thanks to the lack of dedication to practice shown by the recent possibility; not only this but he talked down to the majority of us and naturally it wasn't something we were going to accept. So I'll keep an eye out, but i could use suggestions if anyone reading this happens to "know a guy".


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Deadline Dread

The dread of a deadline that is completely out of your reach and beyond your current capabilities is something i experienced today. It is most certainly the single most horrible feeling I've experienced in relation to education. Given there are the worse feelings in the world, but today i just wanted to give up college and just work full time; and even though i know i would regret saying that once i had done it, i can't help but think that i would have so much more time to write music and go work out.

Windows 8, Linux Ubuntu and Mac OS all in one blogging sphere.

On a positive note i went for a meal with my dad and step mum; this was a nice change of pace and it helped get rid of my horrible foreboding feeling. Then i preceded to come back home and join Kyle and Emma in a blogging session in which i am writing this; it's nice to feel included in something more than just a laugh, it's a sharing of ideas, hopes and aspirations. We all have our own separate laptops; myself with my new Windows 8 beauty, Emma with my old Lenovo running Ubuntu and Kyle with his Macbook Pro. This is possibly the pinnacle of student living, and i couldn't enjoy it more.

Well maybe if i didn't have this horrible deadline.

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The Hangover Recovery

Just about sums up my day.

So my idea to produce a day to day blog has already stopped, this is simply due to the fact that i had my staff Christmas party on Sunday. So basically i ended up intoxicated or otherwise busy and i was completely unable to update it.

Enough of that. Today has been a day of laziness, one of those days where you say to yourself that you will end up doing something useful and it always ends up being unfulfilled. Instead of actually doing anything of use to my career search, i had Jess come round and keep me company; i haven't seen her for quite a while so it was a lovely opportunity to catch up and have a slow day with her. I have one problem with today, and that is my mood swings.

One minute i was perfectly content, then all of a sudden i would hit rock bottom. Now this probably wasn't helped by the fact that i was convinced both my flatmates were a bit off with me. But again i can't tell if this was just my mood talking or if it was a genuine thing that i picked up on; I'm beginning to feel pushed out of my own home. That's right, i believe this house is my home. No longer my parents house, but here, in this house in Heaton. I feel like it's home.

I've felt left out of housemates lives a bit for a while now. Just i always feel like I'm being a royal pain in their ass. In addition to this, i feel like this two jobs thing has gone on for too long now; my job at the restaurant is just getting in the way far too much. I may benefit from the money, but i also feel like my life is passing me by. But that's enough for now.


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The Zombie Infection Plan

Improvised Z.P.C. (Zombie Protection Cage)

So today i had work. Now work is not a bad thing, it keeps me busy and moving about; it also forces me to socialize and enjoy situations i wouldn't normally put myself in. For all you readers who don't know where I'm on about; i work at Schuh in the stockroom. Now although it sounds like a boring, monotonous job its actually incredibly rewarding.

The main reason I'm explaining this is because my duties at the end of the night is to take the bins out through the access corridors. These corridors are usually very dark and have automatic lights that often fail to turn on; this leads to me getting out the lift to a dark corridor. Now due to the way i have conditioned myself to think, i almost immediately began to stand placing the cage that is used to transport the bins (to the left) between myself and the exit to the lift just in case there was a zombie on the other side. Simply using the logic along the lines of: If there was a zombie i would be able to ram it and react to it efficiently.

Sad? I know.

I feel like my mind is slowly becoming more and more obsessed with having a zombie outbreak plan. For example; i then began to formulate my entire plan around if i was caught short at work while taking the bins out to the access dock. Needless to say every time I'm now taking the bins out i always have the cage between myself and the lift doors; you can never be too careful!

But lets be honest, what self respecting individual in today's society doesn't have one?

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The Recording Fluke

Good morning Blogger,

So today i successfully managed to miss all of my alarms and sleep in til just before 3pm. You can imagine how happy i was about that! Although i feel like maybe its what i needed, after all I've been feeling incredibly drained for the past four days.

On a happier note, Myself and Kyle recorded the new song idea that we came up with yesterday at band practice and it sounded surprisingly good. It was after all just recorded with two guitars on an iPhone; I'm hoping that James and Andy enjoy it and work some new stuff to put with it. The possible single i hope? It's not exactly jumpy, but it is very nice listening.

Kyle and Myself in the studio with Ben recording us, New song ideas anyone

Today will most probably be a chilled day, listening to random songs on SoundCloud and maybe trying to mix some more of my portfolio. That's right, I'm working towards a portfolio for my attempt at getting a job in a recording studio. After all if i didn't make it as a musician at least my ability to work in a studio could work out... right?

Hopefully work tomorrow won't be too stressful and i have my staff Christmas party on Sunday so i hope that is a good laugh, after all, free food and drink!

That willl do for now,

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Reinventing the Heroes

Good evening Blogger,

Today I've been nicely busy, not the kind of busy where you cannot think straight or even begin to remember what you did five minutes before hand, but the busy where i felt happy and content that i had something to work to at all hours of the day.

My phone interview went well, although I'd love to know if they have to follow a script because the woman on the other end of the phone kept repeating questions, almost immediately after i had answered the gist of it in an earlier question. After all this I found myself feeling much happier about things, and decided to be a lot more pro-active with my time.

The band with Jack; The possible singer.

I had band practice today with the guys, it was absolutely brilliant as we had the new singer come in and sing for us. Playing some random covers ranging from All Time Low to Escape The Fate. We even ended up creating a metal cover of Get Low - T-Pain. All I'm saying is I love how my band mates and myself are coming together and forming one unit, there are still times where it can be rough, but I've never felt so happy about the way a band is forming. The singer, also named Jack, is very good and hopefully will decide to stick with us as i feel we can go somewhere with his singing style; I just can't wait to get out on stage and just blow away anyone who see's us.

Look out world, New State Heroes are here.

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/newstateheroes
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The Beginning of Something New

Today is the day that I start to blog.

What an interesting concept, to write a blog. It could range from an online diary all the way to an entertainment platform. I've always wanted to do something like this, but I've never had the chance to just sit down and think about things, no matter typing them out in an organized fashion!

Truth is, I don't just stop and think about things; I'm almost constantly on the move or busy with one thing or another. I do hope this blog will force me to slow down and just reflect on certain things; whether that be experiences or just things i want to do but haven't got round to it yet. If i do just slow down then maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to cope with the massive pressures of working two jobs, working towards a foundation uni degree and hold together a band.

Now music is a fundamental part of my life.

A start to a long and expensive career.

This at first seems incredibly childish "Music is my life! 4eva!". However considering my dreams and aspirations in this life is to become something like a famous musician or producer, i believe it's a fair statement. My band is very much a path to that dream, as well as my degree is a path to the producing side of that same dream. Now i know I'm not single-handedly holding the band together but sometimes organising practices, trying to achieve certain things, and permanently thinking of new song ideas can all get overwhelming.

If you haven't guessed by now i love the whole idea of a band, and i love the idea of building it from the ground up. This is essentially what this blog will be about considering it is my main activity. Work and uni will also feature slightly as well as my other escapades!

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