Blog Shorts

04 Mar 2007

In answer to your question, here's what I'm up to, in brief...

...You might notice I am now 99 years old. Don't be alarmed. I saw on the news, as many will have done yesterday, that these sites are being targeted by identity fraudsters looking for enough personal info to apply for credit cards in your name. Be vigilant and don't give away too much personal info...

...Someone told me the other day that I sound like I'm a manic depressive in my blogs. I'd never really thought of it like that, so I'm going to try and sort that out. It's hard though, because I enjoy being grumpy. There's something immensely satisfying about moaning...

...However, good news! Got nominated for an industry award and I'm very happy about it. I'm realistic of my chances, given who else is on the list, but it's really nice to be nominated.
...Started to read Black Swan Green by David Mitchell the other day. Picked it up from the library. I'm not anywhere near enough of the way through it to have formed much of an opinion, but it's a bit different to the other books I've read of his. It's set in the early 80s and is about a teenager from a dysfunctional family, struggling to be accepted by the cool crowd. It doesn't have the same mystique that his other books have, but it features lots of cultural references from the time, a lot of which is familiar to me. It's also a reminder of how plain weird the 80s were...

...I'm under the illusion that I'll get tickets to Glastonbury this year, so I'm brushing up on my new music by listening to a lot of new albums by The Shins, Midlake, Kaiser Chiefs and The Gossip, just in case any of them are there. They're all pretty half decent. I picked up the Mika album, but I'm not sold yet. It's got a sound much like the Scissor Sisters and I can't tie down the genre. Still can't get to grips with the second Killers album, although it's growing on me. Slowly...

...I'm in the very early stages of a diet and exercise regime atm, which happens to be my worst nightmare. I even went for a four mile walk into town yesterday. Forgive me if I get a little cranky over the coming months...