Danadewey's Journals

Well blow me down with a feather

or something to that effect.

Haven't been on here in so long. Life's getting on now, but I'll be back soon with updates, and pics of Leeds if I can find them. And my mum's wedding.

Sarah, it was so cool to finally meet you, just wish we could have caught up more.

To anyone who is anyone, go see Control, you will love me for it and see a fucking great film into the bargain. Seriously, the early demise of a musical genius has never been so beautifully nor humanistically depicted. And to anyone who has read Touching From A Distance, you can get to see a little more from Ian's point of view. And Tony Wilson rocks!

This Calls For A Very Special Blend Of Psychology And Extreme Violence

I just finished my dissertation today. And now I want to party and celebrate, but all I can manage to do is make a hot chocolate.

My kind boyfriend infected me with some strange disease. Ok it's a throat infection that appears to give me a headache and blocks my nose and ears. My whole head is ill. It's not pleasant. I'm sure drinking shots of 40% vodka would help dry out the infection, but my body can't tolerate that. Especially as I still have work tomorrow.

Perhaps I'll actually get dressed for the occassion. Nah, my pj's are too comfortable. To hell with it, a hot chocolate and maybe even some cookies. Then I'll go blow my nose, don't stop me now, I'm a total party girl.

Tagged For 8 Facts

Thanks Christine!

The Rules:
1. List 8 facts...only 8.
2. You must then list 8 TAGS at the end of the post. This means you must name 8 people on Buzznet who now have to post the same type of blog (journal entry), you can't tag people who have already been tagged.
3. Leave them a note on their page asking them to read your journal.

The Facts:

1. My 3 main vices include music (all sorts), hot chocolate and old BBC Comedies (especially The Young Ones which I will quote at any given moment).

2. The year before I entered university I almost studied Accountancy (phew!).

3. I used to read at least 1 book per week, but in the last 2 years I have read a total of 11 new books and a few old favourites (textbooks don't count).

4. When I was 12 I was sent to a child psychologist for suffering from depression.

5. My first poem was published in 1995, after my gran submitted it on my behalf to a local competition as a surprise.

6. My first ever gig was Morrissey who played The Barrowlands, Glasgow, Sunday 5th December 1999.

7. After seeing 'Wayne's World' for the first time I spent 3 months saying NOT! after every sentence.

8. I have been a long-term relationship for almost 5 years, the same amount of time I have spent as a student.

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The Most Interesting Thing...

That has happened to me in the past three months is the final installment of Harry Potter. I noticed that I placed far more importance on the book than on my moving country (that sounds cooler than it is, 4 hours from where I used to live), working for a huge global pharmaceutical company.

But ha! I tricked you, in fact the most interesting and possibly heart-stopping event so far in my petty little life-time is seeing 2 of my all time favourite bands re-form.

Smashing Pumpkins, who I saw at the last Scottish show the played in the SECC, and SHED SEVEN!!!! Second only to The Smiths, I have been a huge fan of Shed Seven and they were so close to being my first ever gig before they split. But my mum wouldn't take me to Glasgow to see them. I was only 12 and she thought it was fine if I skipped school to see them but I had to make my own way there. If it hadn't been for Emma Harris' brother sitting his exams we might have seen them.

I got my tickets the very morning that Harry Potter arrived. I so excited having recieved them both that my hands were trembling. Then I locked up my tickets in my safe-box and sat down to read HP. Had it finished within 11 hours. I was expecting it to be longer, but oh well, it was a satisfactory ending.

My life appears to have only 2 obsessions. Books and music. And I can't write either of them. Maybe crystallography was a good career choice after all....

Return from the edge of the world

Hi guys!

So I have been away for what seems like half a life-time. I haven't checked through all my messages yet, so forgive me if I have not replied.

Had a lot of problems regarding my health recently and couple that with the move I made to continue my Masters work in England I have had no internet connection for almost 3 months or something. Only just got it working on my comp in work and I should have it connected sometime at the weekend at home.

To anyone who has missed me, (and I'm thinking my chipmunk might be the only one) I am sorry but I'm here again. Probably far more crazy than before. I have lost touch with the world, I have no idea what has been going on in the music world except from the slight insight my Rock Sound subscription affords me.

So yeah, um, hi.

Golden

Hey guys, I have uploaded a video of Patrick singing 'Golden' at the glasgow gig. I will get 'Arms Race' uploaded soon too.

Enjoy!

http://vimeo.com/172513

Pics galore

Finally got round to uploading some pics from the gig, still got loads to come. Plus I am trying to find the other vids I took, Golden and Arms Race. For some reason my mac can't find them, so I'll need to try on my pc instead when I get back to my room. I really wish I had taken more of Gabe. That man is sex. I liked him before, but after the gig I was completely enamoured with the guy. During the whole thing I was staring at him. Plus my brother totally started dancing with me to the songs. I am also an extremely pathetic gadget geek. I had my LED tag and programmed to flash 'G.A.B.E. gonna get you high' when they were on. I couldn't think of anything good to flash during FOB until Dirty came out and got the entire crowd to chant 'motherfucking FOB'. That went straight onto my tag. I'm such a geek. Anyway, look out for more pics coming soon, mwahahahahaha. I don't know why I laughed so menacingly there... ...time to get back to work....

That's Why They Call Me Slim Shady...

I'm back

no internet access for over a week

that's what happens when 3 people in your family decide to move within the same week and I'm tired
really tired, but maybe that was the champagne from last night

will update soon with some pics and vids from the Glasgow FOB gig

for now I'm awating crystal diffraction and some sleep when I get back to my room

I can do science me.....

... and I love it

'proteins make my world go round'

I love the Onion

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/alternative_spring_break_devolves

I Fell Like REM Should Be Singing Over My Shoulder

Bad Day. Pretty much sums it up. Except for one teeny little point. LEEDS FESTIVAL!!! I have had 2 sides of the x-ray machine available since noon today, and so far I still don't have any diffraction. Don't know how long I am going to be here tonight, but my head is aching and my eyes are strained from going from microscope to computer screen and back again. And I dropped a whole plate of crystals, because I'm such a fuckwit. I managed to rescue one large crystal from the wreck, but it's not working either. Well actually I don't know for sure, because the computer lost link with the x-ray machine and now I don't have the password to logon to the computer because my brain thought it a good idea to shut the computer down and restart it. Man, I haven't eaten since 11.45 and I am so thirsty, but I can't abandon my poor crystal. At least not yet. Why can't we have vending machines in our building? We are the only building on campus that don't have any. St Andrews sucks, I want chocolate. Ok, crystal time.