An Update...

Hi all,

So I haven’t updated in a while – not due to any thing such as not being bothered: oh no. I haven’t reverted to my old ways of thinking blogs are great for a few days and then abandoning them.

I just wanted to, as the title suggests, give an update on things in my life at the moment – quite a lot has been going on so you know, read if you want.

College
I broke up from college for the year last week which feels great – not having to go back for the next 2 months feels nice though, as a poor student who has things to pay for (most notably an annoyingly expensive insurance rate every month) I will be spending most, if not all of my holidays working. I don’t mind work too much to be honest: it’s just not ideal you know! I’ve got a few things to do for college over the holidays that no doubt I will at least attempt, panic about and then rush.

Work
As before, I don’t really mind work at the moment. I’m at Sainsburys all weekend which is becoming to be an annoyance mainly due to lack of hours available for socialising - I thought it wouldn’t be too harsh but it is really starting to take control. This week I have been working in the “historic market town” of Diss in Norfolk doing some editing stuff for Exposure4 – a video production company. It’s been quite cool, a friend of mine called Matt Hopkins got me the job there for two weeks: so for the last week I have been using equipment that I never have, and at the rate I am going, never will be able to afford. Lovely. It really has been good, I just got in after my 4 hour train journey only to realise I have the am shift tomorrow which is great example of over-working: I want to sleep all weekend but nope, people to serve and stock to control. I’ve got another week up in Diss then back to work for a friend doing some landscape gardening, which will be different to the usual work I do. (Counting peas, pasta and condoms… not together.).

Church
I’m afraid to say I have been lacking recently which is bad. I went last Sunday along to Parkside during which I realised that the tech work “I could and would definitely be around for no matter what.” was this week and in true sods-law style, I couldn’t and wouldn’t be available to due to Diss. Woops.
Recently I have started going along to a young adult cell group run by my home church Arun Community Church which has been great: seeing people I never se and learning things that I have never really thought about in faith. I’ve also found it easer to praise in the environment, which feels like a real release from the rest of life. I’d recommend anyone come, not just for the Christian aspects but also just for the social side of it all. No cliques, no grudges or conflict it’s great. If you do want to come along give me a shout and I’d be more than happy to take you along!

Music
On Saturday of last week I met up with a good friend of mine Callum Stannard, a guy I met at the beginning of the college year who really knows his music, no matter what genres. He gave me some music by artist whom I’d never really listened to before such as Tokyo Police Club, Metronamy and Does It Offend You, Yeah? All three of these artists I have really warmed to. “Heart Rate Rapid” by Metronamy is a brilliant track that really emphasises the use of numerous voices singing the same lyrics. As for Does It Offend You, Yeah?, their track “We Are Rockstars” literally made me jump from where I was standing though this may have been due to me being practically asleep on the circle line. But seriously, great tracks… I’ll get a review up come payday so be on the look out. Check out Cal’s (Callum) blog: it’s a really good read for music reviews. Either follow this link or find him in my “Blogs I Read” bit to the right.

So yeah; work, work, music, God, work, music.
And people miss being a student?!

Josh. X

P.S – Really liking Moby “Play” at the moment – good strong album though gets a bit samey towards the end. I’d still recommend it just for some of his well-known and loved tracks like “Porcelain” and “Why Does My Heart Feel This Way?”

P.P.S – Matt (Hopkins) got bitten out in Cuba on a shoot and the boss and I think that it is one of these.