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spotted this great picture today, so I thought I’d show y’all where I live…

I’ve also stuck it here to remind myself how much I love it here.

              

Please sponsor my flatmate Becky, who’s doing the race for life for cancer research… all her workmates are being tight and I want to restore her faith in humanity and help her raise some funds for a good cause.

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I know I’ve said this before but it’s just gone up another notch (or down, I guess…)

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Damn, I think I’m an internet snob… I talked about this before (internet class war?) but I realised today that I am guilty of forgetting that some people don’t use the internet.

I was discussing a gig with a promoter and he said “are people talking about it?” I said (without thinking) everyone online knows about it and they’ll spread the word…

wow, was I saying I could only be bothered to tell people via the net!? Certainly I know in the past, I tend to forget some people don’t read here, or use myspace.. or DSI… or any of the other places I post details of gigs… it’s just I’m busy and it takes soooo much more effort to ring/txt everyone that sometimes I forget.

That got me thinking… why would you not use the internet?? Jeebus, is that what I’ve become? A persona living online and not in the real world??? Partly, yes! Wow, how did that happen?

The internet is becoming more and more a fact of life, to not be online is just stupid… there, I said it… or is it? Am I stupid because I spend time almost everyday online?

Hmmm… no, i think i have real life and online time in quite a good balance… it’s not like I use it to play games all evening, never meet my friends and only maintain virtual or online relationships.

I need a lie down now, I’d love to know your thoughts on it all… or am I just rambling?

              

If variety is the spice of life, I had a damn spicy weekend!

Played a club night with the very talented Ms Vicky Devine on friday, then ended up at an after party hosted by a percussion player.. so loud music and live bongos till I headed home… bit random, good thing he has no neighbours really!

Then on sat went to “Get Green Bournemouth” an outdoor green festival in Shelley Park, I’ll be honest, the only reason I went originally (before I even knew what the event was) was because two friends of mine are in a band who were doing an acoustic set on the “people powered stage” - the electricity for the PA system was generated by 2 random people on a bike thing… at the start of each set they asked for volunteers to pedal! Also got to see a giant African Eagle up close and get a free lightbulb.. quite random really…

Off to a BBQ later on in the afternoon, then some champers with Chris to celebrate his new job at Ministry of Sound and off to the opera house. Wicked set from Mr Bailey getting the place rocking, sadly didn’t get to see the Hoxton Whores as we were getting up at 630am for….

Poole Stadium, Car Boot Sale! I’ve written about the madness at these events before, go to one, its funny as hell seeing all the people and things there - I had a load of stuff sorted out from my mums house to get rid of and some stuff from my flat here… made some cash, ate some dinky donuts.. spent the rest of the day watching films and doctor who! (The cybermen return!)

Onwards with the plans for world domination now… phone off, email off…

How was your weekend?

              

I’ve been trying to get some things done before the weekend… but instead i’ve spent nearly 2hrs constantly on my phone, so I’ve decided to turn it off! A brave move for me… well divert all calls to voicemail anyway.

I’d never really realised but I think this is my big weakness… I’m constantly getting txt and email, so I never finish anything… how come I hadn’t noticed this before??

Can’t believe I didn’t spot this earlier, I’ve already cut down the hours I have MSN on as that was an even worse distraction… how come I didn’t realise the same was true for my phone? I blame brain failure, it happens to us all sometimes…

So from now on, if you call me, don’t be suprised if you get the machine.. if it’s urgent ring the landline.

Funny how I feel obligated to be available 24/7, I feel guilty turning my phone off! Why?

If I was working for someone else, I wouldn’t answer all these calls n email straight away… that comes back to the whole working for yourself issue where people assume that you are always available becuase you set your own hours… which while that is true to an extent, it doesn’t mean you’re not “at work”.

Hopefully you all understand, I’m going into stealth mode to get more done… and I make no apologies for it.

UPDATE: Wow, I got 10x as much work done this afternoon (with my phone off) than on any day for ages… hmmm, sorry if the above seemed like a rant, it wasn’t meant that way!