150 things to do before 30

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink XXX
02. Swam with dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain XXX
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone XXX
08. Said “I love you” and meant it XXX
09. Hugged a tree XXX
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise XXX
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars XXX
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger XXX
30. Had a snowball fight XXX
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can XXX
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse XXX
34. Ridden a roller coaster XXX
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and didn’t care who was looking XXX
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment XXX
39. Had two hard drives for your computer XXX
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk XXX
42. Had amazing friends XXX
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country XXX
44. Watched whales XXX
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip XXX
48. Gone rock climbing XXX
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach XXX
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland XXX
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow XXX
56. Alphabetized your CDs XXX
57. Pretended to be a superhero XXX
58. Sung karaoke XXX
59. Lounged around in bed all day XXX
60. Played touch football XXX
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain XXX
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain XXX
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business XXX
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites XXX
70. Taken a martial arts class XXX
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight XXX
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party XXX
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo XXX
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on a television news program as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage XXX
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music XXX
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date XXX
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents XXX
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold XXX
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country XXX
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking with the windows open
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived XXX
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray XXX
110. Broken someone’s heart XXX
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone XXX
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears XXX
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol XXX
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild XXX
118. Ridden a horse XXX
119. Had major surgery XXX
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States XXX
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi XXX
128. Had your picture in the newspaper XXX
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about XXX
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read XXX
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream XXX
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care XXX
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair XXX
147. Been a DJ XXX
148. Shaved your head XXX
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life XXX

Bit of a geeky list, but there's some good ones in there that I haven't done yet, looking forward to ticking some of them off!

This kind of thing makes you think about your life somewhat, and what you want to do, where you want to go. At some point this year I want to go see the Northern Lights, (there's a big ad for them in the tube stations!) and after uni I want to go study in the US, not sure how yet, but I'll work it out. After that, it's time to tour the world - although at some point I'll be joining the band that gets me touring and playing music. Hopefully before I'm too old to do so. There's so much to do in this world, I think my biggest fear is missing it all. If I could see even 1/100th of this planet I'd be happy!

Here's to ambition!

MUSIC -

Confide
As Cities Burn
Paramore
Brand New
Don Bronco
Fei Comodo
Blakfish
Bats
The Monroe Effect
Bane
Deaf Havana
Secret and Whisper

because I'm getting old and want to feel young

things I do want for my birthday

Hats! You all know I love them!
Shoes - Nike Hi-tops all the way there
Stretchers - I'm still down a 10mm taper, but I should have that soon (unless ebay people are lying bastards) so I'll have 2 18mm holes, and 2 8mm I like metal tunnels, but if you want to be more fun, go for it.
I like books, but don't go to waterstones, grab a sneaky deal at a secondhand bookshop ;)
ACCESSORIES! I'm a big girl at heart, so phat accesorises make my smile. Stupid scene necklaces probably won't get worn, but belt buckles, bandanas and hats are good. I don't wear stuff on my wrist much, but a nice watch would be cool, doubt anyone can afford that though! I think I'd have to be with you as well, my tastes are undefinable.
Guitar related goodies! Picks, Strings, straps, leads, fancy majiggers, and do-dads are all cool
PC games - because they never seem to work unless they're legal. CODWAW, Bloodbowl, or anything that looks cool and has sweet online capabilities
Same goes for xBox games, an xBox live membership would be pretty hot. I NEED skate 2 btw, my disc is lost somewhere :(
TATTOO DESIGNS! Draw me something fit and I'll get it ;)
and that's all I can think of atm

Things I do not want!

I know it's sounds dickish, but it'll save you money!
NO CARDS - I hate these things, it's just really expensive paper, it's fine in an office or something, but I'd much rather a letter than a card, put some thought in :P
No gimmicks - you know what I mean, little electronic bits of tat, or things which are fun for 10 mins... Give me a nice hug instead ;)
No clothing without approval, I don't want you spending loads on something I don't like, and as I'm well fussy, I probably won't like it :P
CDs/DVDs - I aquire these from other sources.

yeah, I'll add more as I think :)

Writing like a 14 year old girl makes me feel younger btw

I've just realised how much of a pussy I've been in my blog lately. It's always been pretty negative, what with all the super big rants about shit that annoys me, but it wasn't so miserable. I live a very happy life, I enjoy my work, I enjoy where I live and I like the people I live with. I get to go out and see bands a lot, and I get to go with cool people, I even get to do things I've never done before as well as meeting new people nearly everyday. This life is not bad, so if you feel like it is, maybe it's time to make a change - a real change. I see no reason for a healthy adult to be enjoying themselves everyday - even if you're working there's ways to have fun! Just talk to someone!

Please be Happy people - I'd hate to be the only one ;)

Music, people and music.

MUSIC1

It's been too long, so here's a megapost to keep you filled till something else happens that makes me write something.

I've been going to lots of gigs lately, it's one of my favourite things about living in london, but last night was somthing special. i went with Rob (of I Have clones) to see Blakfish, a band we played with a few years back while still with Allucinere. They were supported by Bats, and another band I've forgotten the name of. To put it bluntly the show was incredible. Highly technical, emotional, dynamic music, the kind that just isn't seen elsewhere. All the bands had a similar style, but their own unique sound added to the mix, elements of so many genres thrown together to make this intelligent hardcore type thing.

It sure makes the poppier bands I saw on monday look rather tame by comparison. While all the bands had a good sound, and some great catchy tunes, it was nothing compared to the intensity and complexity of last night. I can understand why the music scene is so disperate, and seemingly unhealthy, as unoriginality seems to be a key way to make it big.

I'm not sure what I'm trying to say, maybe just that bands like Blakfish and Bats deserve to be so much bigger (not that they're not doing pretty damn well these days) especially while other bands on the UK touring circuit are actually quite shit. I suppose in many ways I'm happy that these bands aren't huge, as their whole style would be lost in a room too big, the intimacy lost. Maybe one day it'll all work itself out.

PEOPLE

My greatest happiness and the deepest depression comes from the effects of other people. I expect this is the same for everyone. I've said this many times before, that I'm certainly not a perfect person, I don't like upsetting people and when I do, I feel very bad about it. But there are some people that seem to take solace in the destruction of others. There is no reason to deliberately talk down about people, I understand that bitching occurs, it's something that happens a lot and is usually quite healthy. It allows you to exhaust your greivences about a person before it blows up further. No-one wants to know it happens about the as well, so I think most people don't pass on this information. I know for damn sure that I wouldn't tell someone about a person bitching about them. It causes unnessesary grief for all involved - which just ain't cool - it's shit stirring.

And then there's those that seem to need to tear others down in order to build themselves up. In game theroy this is called Amoging, taking the piss out of another guy to make you look cool, however in game therory this is used to get the girl. Not that that makes it ok, it's still for wankers that don't have the personality to impress girls normally. But to do it with the sole intention to stop the other man from talking to a girl. That's just spite. If you think I'm a dick, I don't care, but at least give other people the chance to come to that conclusion themselves - I'm pretty good doin it myself, I don't need jealous losers doing it for me.

Makes me glad I've moved sometimes, knowing that such people are now a much smaller part of my life.

MUSIC2

It seems to me that the issue of music piracy is still a very big deal, from Lilly Allen, to Lil Boosie bitching about how it's destroying the industry, to band members sending download links to fans just so they hear the songs. It's so hypocritical when it comes down to it, when an artist is just starting, they just want people to hear the songs, but when they get big (sometimes because they have some actual talent) it all becomes about the money. I can understand that people want the money they have worked for, and I work for the company that helps them! But you can't use file sharing to get yourself popular then denounce it when it's losing you money. I look forward to a day when artists are making music because they want to, not because it might pay well, use your talent - get paid for it if you can - but if you're rich enough to waste money on fucking stupid jewellery and 10 holidays a year, then you're rich enough to not worry about some downloads. People make the assumption that every single person that downloads an album would have otherwise bought said album. This is not the case! I expect less than a quarter of downloaders would have even thought about buying it.

Get over it people, you're not too important to face facts - how about you be thankfull that people want to listen to what you create. How about you be thankfull that anyone at all would pay for it! You're doing a lot better than a lot of others, so stop your whining.

FINALLY

Where's all the scene/emo kids in london? and don't say camden.