| God, I haven't done this in ages and I always think "y'know, I've got mates on there that I hardly ever see so I really should update and keep in tocu". I just don't seem to have time these days. Infact, haven't a clue when I last updated, but have been constantly busy for basically since New Year.
So, in a nuteshell since New Year. Woke up 1st January 2007. Sat for 3 days smoking weed and contemplating life, the universe and everything. Than had a few days detox and went back to work. Mostly, this year has been a mixture of work, gym, portfolio work and sleep, starting at about 7:30am and finishing about 1am and fuck me do I feel run down.
Things I've done.
Got much better at my job and started making a shitload of money for us (this has been in the last month or so only though). Subsiquently decided that as I was getting better at my job I should stay in Aberdeen. But then stuff happened and I decided fuck it, when it comes to the end of my lease on my flat in July I'm gonna just stick the job and move home with my mum for a while. Sorted myself out with a job down there for a while and have started sticking my cv out to some design agencies. Mostly Glasgow / Edinburgh, but some down in England and Western Europe. Quite exciting really.
Went to Manchester to see Lyndsey (and go to a work training day) which was brief but very much enjoyable and once again added Manchester to my list of "places I widnae mind bidein'".
Went to Amsterdam and spent a weekend in the red light district. Smoked loads of fucking ace weed, sat around by canals drinking fucking ace coffees and watch whores flying around on bikes. Was fantastic.
There was other stuff I've done lately. Cant remember. (lol, thought i'd given myself brain damage after a heavy night on the Buckfast (you may laugh, but it's a whole different drinking experience).
Anyway, this may continue later, but better get on... | comments: Leave a comment   |
| Kay all, diaries out.
Looks like Sweet Street is having another ground breaking party of the century. This time the theme is "breaking boundries" so everyone has to do something they've never done before at the party.
I might not get horrendously drunk and make a complete tit of myself... :p
Provisional date is Saturday 24th of March. Subject to change at Sweet Street discresion.
Watch this space :) | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I'm going to see Arcade Fire in Utrecht for my birthday, as part of a weekend in Amsterdam. Its gonna be fucking ace!
Also hopefully going to Glastonbury this year. Wanted to go for ages, but it feels like about time I actually went and the line-up already seems promising (even though I can imagine its very much speculative at the moment). Gonna register tonight.
Had the cold last week, which contrary to popular belief was quite good fun. Just wrapped up in my duvet on the couch with Joe and got baked for two days. Felt like shit, but it was relaxing and kinda surreal hiding away from the world. | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| Kay, this may seem like the most random fucking question ever but I just thought of it on the way home from work and I can't stop thinking about it now. Think sips_of_cokes MSM name may have been a subliminal trigger now I look at it.
Anyhoo, see that bloke Topher that goes out with that lady Sheena, you know, that boy who just wont wait his turn or something (those of you who know them will know them, those of you who don't might as well just stop reading and go do something usefull and fullfilling with your lives instead of reading my pointless drivel). See Topher? Is his real name Christopher and he just doesn't want to be another Chris? Whenever I've met him in the past I've been wary of him due to my rhyming fears (Topher, Gopher (see Caddyshack for fear), Loafer (rubbish shoes) etc), and due to the fact I've never come across a Topher before, but if my thinking is correct and its just like, say, me calling Joe Sef instead of Joe then things make alot more sense. Although if I started calling Joe Sef instead of Joe I don't think he'd like it. I might try it for a few days and see what happens so as to access the seriousness of the overall situation.
Anyhoo, gonna go to the gym and think about it until I start laughing and everyone looks at me. I do that alot. Especially when swimming. Then I loose concentration and water goes up my nose and I choke and make a mini-scene out of myself and have to go home...
You know what would be really silly. If his names not even Topher and its actually Bob or something and I've just got myself totally mixed up. I haven't actually spoken to him much and have only overheard his name in the past and assumed thats what it is. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| Question:
Anyone know of any good dvd burning software for burning HDTV files off the web (i.e. EZTV Lost & 24 episodes). I've been using WinDVD for ages, but since the introduction of this blasted new high definition video, whenever I burn files to a dvd theres no sound.
Anyone else had this problem and been able to amend it? | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | AFX - Analord 2 | | Subject: | Perfume | | Time: | 01:03 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/nolegs/thoughtful.gif) thoughtful |
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| Hmm, went to see Perfume tonight.
It's about this French nutter in the 17th century who was obsessed with smell and came out of a rather shitty life of slavery to work as for Dustin Hoffman (in captain hook style wigs and make-up) making perfume in Paris. However, he wanted to find the ultimate smell which he believed to be human scent, so, long story short, he becomes a serial killer and goes out killing pretty girls and boiling them up like you would a rose petal in order to get there essential oils.
Was good. I think that on average I really liked it. Wasn't to sure at all at the start, but then it got really good and I got really into it. Then the end just seemed totally bizarre and pointless, but at least made it rather memorable. I think if they'd left out the last 15 minutes it would have had good standing as a very good film (even tho it had some dodgy accents).
Anyone else seen it?
Had a really nice day today. Got up, went down and sat with Joe and had a few joints with some weed we found under the sofa (found nearly half an 1/8 of weed just lying there, think it was from new year) and then made a whole array of buscuits and sweets with packs we got at xmas. Took all afternoon but was ace fun and very relaxed. Then Carly came round and me and her went to the cinema while Joe went to work, then went and had some food and met Joe from work at 9 and headed back up to ours.
Think my head very much appreciated it. Since New Year pretty much I've been in this kinda haze of deep thought and contemplation of what this year is going to bring me. Admittedly, got truely baked solidly from Hogmanay through till about the 4th which isn't great for getting the blues, but it does give you alot of time to contemplate. Sat and watched about 30 odd episodes of planet earth and the blue planet (back to back on UKTV History :D) which also lets you think (especially when its viewing number 4 of some episodes).
But yeh, basically have come to the conclusion tonight that unless theres some miraculous turnaround in my life in Aberdeen, gonna make a move for pastures new when the lease on my current flat runs out at the end of the summer. Have spent most of my holiday fretting about going back to work, so although i've talked myself into believing I like working there, underneath it i'm obviously still not happy and theres no point sitting about getting up tight and moaning about it. Also, no offence to all you chaps and chapets out there in the Don whom I occasionally see, but I think once all my flatmates move theres literally gonna be fuck all left for me in Aberdeen. 6 1/2 years has fairly exhasted its resources. All my original mates up here i've either lost contact with or they've moved away and once the group i'm mates with just now graduate this summer they're all planning on going travelling or moving away down south or generally just anything thats not staying in Aberdeen.
A lots changed in my life in the last year or so too. Infact, since I started my degree I'm a completely different person. But the majority of the change has gone down in the last 2 years. I miss lots of aspects of the way things were, obviously, and i'm not entirly happy with any of the changes in my life, but thats life and changes happen.
Starting to bumble on speaking shit now so gonna stop before I loose another 3 days of my life looking distantly out the window. Gotta get up pretty early tomorrow and go out to my Grans and then going to Fife with my dad. Gotta pick up the car from my mums so gonna do that, but take my camera and cruise leisurly back up and stop and take some picks (depending on the weather). Then Monday its back to work. Yay...
Looked on Monster.co.uk for webdesign jobs. Loads out there al over the place and they pay double what i'm on just now (no mean feat considering the piss poor wage i'm on). At least I can focus on getting through the next few months and building my portfolio up and then leave and never look back. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Well, just finishing up a logo for some dude at work and waiting for it to pdf so have some downtime (typically half an hour after I should have gone though). Don't mind though. Had a really good day today. Infact, work in general is going really well. Compared to a couple of months ago when I fucking hated the thought of the place and wanted to leave immediately. Think that was a combination of my boss basically not knowing how to deal with an employee and my general life hating state of mind. But they have both past now. I would now even go as far as to consider my boss as a mate. He's actually a really sound bloke. Just very business minded and mature, but he has an immature streak which I appreciate. He's getting me far more involved with the business now as well which i'm lovin'. Says he wants to employ someone else next summer and make me manager of the store so he can expand the business side of things. Daunting, but exciting. And it would look fucking ace on my cv to be a store manager within 12 months of joining!
But yeh, anyhoo. Today had been a good day. Got up, felt tired and grumpy, but i'm like that every morning. However, today I had my first chamber of commerce networking meeting. So, on with the suit and tie and all that jazz. Got generally spruced and looking smart and went of to work. Had plenty of design work to do, so got on with that until about 11:30. Then it was off to the Patio Hotel for my business lunch networking meeting. I was quite prepared for it to be the gayest fucking thing I was ever to experience (except for that time red_warrior.....). But it was actually pretty good. Basically lots of people from small business' chatting, swopping cards and getting to know each other. Met some really interesting people. Then it was a full sit down xmas lunch (turkey + trimmings and raspberry pavlova) and everyone gets sat down at a table with a bunch of people from other business', but no-one does the same thing so you make friends and contacts without rivals being there. And this really hot girl about my age sat next to me and bantered me for the whole meal and gave me her business card with all her details on. Was quite impressed. Not gonna do anything. Well, need top email her regarding something else, but it would be quite unprofesional of me to call her on a non-profesional basis. Well, not until my gym trips have paid off :p
Yeh, thats another thing. Been going to the gym fucking loads and I think I may very well be loosing weight and getting fitter. Fuck me eh! Who'd have thought it actually works. Generally feel a bit better about myself for it as well. Got a free BMX for joining the gym as well so am now part of the "Gang Riders" BMX gang. Toughest moe foe BMX bandits in the Don. But nah, kinda lovin' the thought of cruising into town on the gang rider. Only got it yesterday, but gonna do some cruisin on Saturday with my hoody and deep beenie with the peak and baggy jeans and skate shoes. I'm gonna look FUCKING COOL!!! Watch out Aberdeen, watch the FUCK out!
Haven't updated for ages and have quite alot more to write, but cant be arsed now and just have one or two emails to send then I can go home. Gonna go gym it again tonight, but may make extra use of the jacuzzi cos its been a good day. LOL, thought I saw my ex emma in the pool last night. Fucking shat it and made a quick re-route into the steam room where she couldn't see me. Turns out it wasn't even her. What a tit. | | comments: 4 comments or Leave a comment |
| Going to see The Roots in Glasgow next month and its gonna be fucking ACE!
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| Just called a guy about printing.com. Kinda cold calling I guess. Not everyone likes it, but thats business. However, this guy was insane. I called him, gave him my line about the new shop and asked if he would mind us emailing him so info about our business. Not even trying to sell anything. Just let him know we're here. His response in a long drawn out voice (he sounded old with rather posh english accent) was:
"No... actual... call... happening... so nothing to discuss... really."
Then he hung up. What a mad bastard.
In other news i'm enjoying work today. Infact, I quite enjoyed yesterday too. But i'll discuss this more possibly in an entry later this evening. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
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| Fuck sake, fucked up summit for work. Had a pic to sort out for a client tomorrow, but it was on my laptop copied from my phone and my laptop crashed and I had to reformat it and lost the only copy of it!!!! Not my falt at all. Laptop just fluffed it, but I know my boss is just gonna be a total dick about it.
Gonna be a sleepless night. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | James Lavelle - Global Underground | | Current Location: | Kitchen | | Time: | 09:47 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/nolegs/lethargic.gif) lethargic |
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| You're all a bunch of fucking assholes. You know why? 'Cause you don't have the guts to be what you wanna be. You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your fucking fingers, and say "that's the drunk guy."
So yeh, sweetstreet flatwarming was on Friday night and was fucking ace! Was very very wasted, but so was pretty much every single one of the other EIGHTY people who were in the flat at one point of the night or another. Yes, on a day after count of names we believe the numbers were hitting the 80s. What a mess afterwards.
Special thanks to those who made the extra effort tho. :D
In other news, i've started going to the gym! On a strictly fitness basis though. Not turning into one of those workout freaks with all the muscles and veins and all that. Theres loads of them at the gym and it just looks like gay porn.
Fireworks down the beach last night were pretty balls. Impressive, but not stunning. Luckly we took some of our own, although they were shit, except one that made a big bang with lots of sparks and we were all standing waaaaaay to close 'cos all the others had barely made a heat and we were incredibly baked and absolutly jumped out of our mother fucking skins. Fun though.
Apart from that I really have nothing to write about without resorting to moaning about work or money or families or grrrrls.
Tune in next month for another exciting episode of "Calums Life". | | comments: Leave a comment |
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Pumpin' choon... | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Phew, alots happened since my last proper entries. I've gone from living with my gran, being all depressed, lost and lonely, and hating every minute of my new job to living in a kick as flat, making new friends and actually quite enjoying my work.
It's all been quite strange really. I was absolutly at the end of my tether, looking into applying for interships in the states and just aiming to ditch everything and everyone when one of my mates, actually a pretty close mate, Joe, informed me that one of his flatmates to be had pulled out of moving in with him and there was a room lined up needing an occupent. So, I quite simply said yes there and then and moved in a week later. 5 bedroom massive flat, 4 really great flatmates and big room with a fantastic view over Aberdeen. It's up behind the Northern Hotel, beside the school. Details of the flatwarming will follow.
But yeh, from moving in I've had way more people around me, allowing me to actually relax in the evening, but at the same time be more active 'cos i've got people to do stuff with, and this has had the knock on effect of me generally being happier and more focused and therefor, my job is now going better. I think the fact that my boss has become more relaxed is a big factor, but this no doubt comes down to the fact that i'm not a big stressed out emotional mess.
So yeh, things are finally on the up. There's still problems in my own head, but these are some of the same problems I had a year ago and i'm used to them and I have plans on how to deal with these problems.
So yeh, in summary, lifes better than it was. Still not fantastic, but feels it compared with previous weeks and that just means when things are fantastic, i'm gonna be walking talking happiness all round. I've even been told i've lost weight, look good and am an attractibve young man on 4 different occasions recently. Ok, so the four my were mum, my stepmum, my nan and some drunk guy I know through uni outside the Wild Boar, but still, everyone has eyes and its a massive boost for my self confidence which up until about a week ago felt like it had been srcumpled up and fired into the sun never to be seen again. Lol, and I'm positive one of the staff in Snafu was giving me the sexyeye when I was in on Thursday. Well, she smiled at me, but I was giving her money. FOR DRINKS!!!!
Better get on, just took up my entire lunch break writing that. | | comments: 6 comments or Leave a comment |
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