another week, another time

So apparently the clocks went backwards yesterday. So I came to the gym one hours before they opened. But it was quite nice, since I walked down there in about 50 min, and I could have some porridge at Pret. 

Training was good, and today I'm all stiff. 

Then I spent most of the day trying to study. I got some things done that I'm gonna show to the teacher today. Hope he likes it, because I have no idea how to fix it if he doesn't.

I stayed over at a friends house last night, but then I had to wake up at 6am this morning so that I could come home. I needed to re-pack my bags for today and I still have a few things I need to sort out before my classes today. 

I bought new baked bread on my way home too. It reminds me of staying over at my dad's and my second mum's place. We always go and get new baked bread in the mornings... So yeah, Rosaline and I had a cozy little breakfast at 7. Really nice. Now I'm ready to start this day. Gonna be good.

after party

So the party last night had a nice vibe, even though I thought more people would show up. But it was no nice that everyone made a proper effort to dress up. And the place where the party was held was just soooo awesome. Almost think Andy Warhol's factory. Proper cool anyways. 

I had a very nice time, and didn't get in bed until 5 am this morning. Then I woke up five hours later to start the day really. 

Been getting a little work done, but I have shit loads of work to get done before Monday, so tomorrow is gonna be an all productive day. Has to be! 

But for today I think I can't do more to be honest. Or maybe I could, but I just won't. Early bed, early morning. That's how it's gonna be...

Party party

 

I'm going to my friends birthday party / Halloween party. I'm so excited about this I've litterally spent hours on my hair. I love the 90's look I managed to create in the process of getting my "fro'" going. I should have kept it, or what do you think? 

Oh, I also have the best costume. But you'll get some pictures of that later on.

Anyways, tonight there's no boundries when it comes to alcohol and fun. I'm usually the grannie, but not tonight! I'm aiming to be paralyzed in bed tomorrow. 

I sing a song for you

I've done my video recordings for my evidence. I hope it's good enough. 

This meant that I picked up some of my old songs I wrote many years ago. It's so funny to sing the lyrics of my past. How different things are and how memories are good, even the worse ones. 

I feel inspired to write again. So as soon as I get the chance to proper sit down and do so, I will. And it's gonna be great.

insomnia in the house

I couldn't go back to sleep until about 6 am this morning. The weird part is that 3 out of 4 in this house woke up about the same time. What the hell happened? Some weird energy going on? Oh well... I do feel, if only so slightly, a bit better after eating my porridge. 

I'm just gonna sit here and listen to Sigur Ros for just a while longer, to try to gain energy to start the day properly. Loads of things to do, and later today my friend is coming, so I kind of wanna have my schizzle in place.

Sleepless

It's 4 am, and it seems like no one in this house is having a very good sleep. I'm so tired, but I've tried to go back to sleep for half an hour now, so I don't really know what to do to be honest.

aaaah :)

Okay, I've been very productive tonight. But I feel that it started to go down hill about 15 min ago, so I just decided to shut down the program and be happy with what I've got so far. 

I'm gonna make myself ready for bed, and then I'm gonna have a little skype session with my friend Emilie. I've been up for almost 18 hours now, so I feel that it's time to get some rest.

Hello, welcome!

Finally I have some work drive. I've been wandering around like a retard for almost two weeks, not being able to do shit. But now I'm working on my jazz arrangement, and I think it's gonna sound sweet in the end. I only have to hand in a draft, and it's in mid December, but I wanna focus on other things, so I better get this out of the way. Plus, it's nice to get some feedback early. 

I do hope I can get this drive going when I go over to work on my funk arr. 


I bought food to cook today, but I couldn't be asked to actually cook it, so I've filled my stomache with M&M's. Pretty awesome, pretty bad. 

Well, I better continue.

no time wasting

I woke up at 5.15 am today. I was gonna wake up 30 min later, but I have no idea what happened. I went to the gym for. 6.45 though, had a nice little running session before a core class. Then I ended up staying around chatting to the staff. It has become a habit of mine, but I quite like it.

I've recorded at least half of my evidence for my vocal project, and I'm gonna just finish recording everything and then organize it nicely. 

I just got a call from my friend who moved here from Sweden about 6 weeks ago. She need a place to stay, and of course I was offering her to stay with me for a couple of days. I remember my first whole year here, and it wasn't fun many times, so if I can make it easier for her I'm just happy. I need to stay diciplined though because I have shit loads to do.

Oh, and speaking of time. I times the distance between Bethnal Green and Liverpool Street Station. Besically I lose 2,5 minutes of my life for every trip I go with the tube between those two stations. Crazy.

sweet music, sweet taste, sweet dreams

Just got home from a "Band gets Payed" gig. Really nice. But now I'm a bit too awake to go to sleep, which is not good since I have to wake up 6 am latest tomorrow. Or maybe it's all the sweets I've been eating tonight.. I seriously need to sort out my eating habits. Good night!

Anger phone home

I just had a nice skype session with my dad, Turbo and Montza. It has been a bit too long since I last talked to my dad, so it was just really nice to catch up and talk about everything and nothing. I'm actually looking forward to come home for Christmas. I know that this year I will only be home a shorter period, like one week or something, since I just don't get enough work done when I'm there.

But anyways. I feel happier now, not that I wasn't happy before.. Just a nice little boost.

Hello morning

I've been in my bed reading about the music industry, and recorded some evidence for the vocal project, for the past 45 min. Nice to start the day in a productive way. 

This whole week I'm really gonn a push on on getting things done and other things started. It's a good week forbdoing so...

Have a nice day

I ate such a huge bowl of porridge about two hours ago, now I'm hungry again. What am I suppose to do with this? How expensive will this year be if I wanna eat every 3 hours? Well, I will just have to wait and see...

sunday fun

It's so cool how a little detail can change somthing quite drastic. Since I bought my two new pillows I just sleep like a godess on clouds. Make me wanna sleep more though, which is not really the best thing when we have loads to do. 

I'm back at trying to do some funky shit, but I just find it hard. Plus, the program we have to write it in doesn't really give you any feeling for anything. 

At least I'm gonna record my evidence today. And proper look through my developing outline papers. Basically we have to write as specific as possible, so that a retard can understand when we're talking about. Good practice though. 

Have a good Sunday, you precious people of the world.

Hall-eh.. fuck it.

Today has been hard. I have been trying to do school work all day, exept when I went to the gym in frustration of not getting anything done. 

Basically I'm trying to write something for my funk arrangement, but I just blag and nothing sounds good. I know we still have 2,5 weeks to deadline, but I've been blanking for about 2 weeks now. Eh, God, enter my body and create a miracle. Please?

punch away

I'm such a wreck after going to that boxing session. Half hour and I was so so so tired. I had to go home and sleep for one hour. And now I'm back listening to jazz, again. 

junk

Yesterday was a quite productive day, with cleaning and jazz listening. 

I went for a 5,5 km run in the morning and a gym session in the afternoon before meeting up with Andres. I was invited for dinner at his place. Pizza was the food I chose. It was lovely to see Gaya and Frenchie last night too.. 

Now it's 7.20 am and I need to get ready for my free boxing class at the gym. Hells yeah! (I'm so tired right now though)

we survived

Today didn't turn out as bad as last Monday. We didn't do a great job in the performance class, but it was okay. Or maybe I've just gone imune to too much negativity. 

I had an amazing one to one with my teacher just before that class. I'm so so excited for this year. It's gonna be really good, and my final recital is gonna be so good too! Just need to to all the work before that.. 

Eh, so yeah...

I'm gonna take a shower, steam and go to bed and read a few more pages about the music industry. Just because I'm a good girl and that book was free on my iPad. Amazing. 

Good night people.

in sync

Finally I managed to sync my iPad to my Mac. Now this new baby makes more sense, though I loved it highly from the start. Really can't explain how much structure and help this little expensive toy gives me. Thanks again Far!

well done

I had such a nice practice day today. Loved it big time. I haven't done that in so long. I have four songs to sing tomorrow and I feel better than the previous two weeks.

Time to go to bed and read about music industry and get a nice sleep. But first I'm gonna steam!

burrrrr

I took my super nice shower and my vitamin B3, which gave me the biggest freaking reaction in a while. And now when I've come down from the high I realise how cold it's starting to get. And it's only mid October. 

I need to stock up in blankets, candles and thick socks to survive this winter!
Uuh, and I still need to get one of those bean bags you heat up in the microwave... eh, early Christmas gift, anyone?

 

I miss my striped Pj's !

Those productive Saturdays

So today has been quite productive. I'm slowly getting on with the funk vamp for composition, by adding the electric guitar, but I think it's hard. But, I have started in good time, since it's not due to be handed in until 9th of November, so it will be fine. 

I'm also writing my project outline for my music performance module. Meaning that I'm pin-pointing my weaknesses and my aims and goals for this year, writing down a program and a time line for when I should reach my goals etc. 

Now I'm gonna take a shower and do some research for potential songs!

friends and food

I met my dear friend Jack who moved down to Brighton about a month ago. We strolled around Borough Market, drank mulled wine and just tried to catch up with everything since last we saw eachother. It was so nice.

I have friends at college now as well, but I don't really feel as close to many of them as I did with a few guys from HNC. But anyways... 

Change of topic. 


I just cooked a 1,2 kilo mince than I hope will last me until Wednesday at least. And it was soooo tasty to. Even though I will probably be sick of it by the time it's all gone. I remember living in LA and eating mince almost every day for three months. Good God, I though I would never eat it again. But here I am, loving it still. 


Eh, well... I still need to work on my school stuff, so I better dive into it now.

last night

So yesterday was a weird day. I was in a terrible mood all day, sort of. 

It started when I had to take a bus to Holborn to meet up with Steve to lend him my camera. It just took forever and therefore my whole schedule for the day was fucked. And unfortunately he had to deal with it, very very briefly since I left straight away to go to my own gym. 

I had a good session with myself, and since I did my laundry the day before I had to wear my tiny tiny shorts.... which was very appreciated by my fellow gym members... and the staff. Haha. 

I only had time to go home to eat porridge before I had to go back to school for a band rehearsal. So I had done no practicing at all... and I had no food in my fridge AT ALL.. 


After the rehearsal we went to KOKO to see Submotion Orchestra. It was a lot of hazzle before we got there, and I was moody again, but it passed as qiuckly as it arouse. 

The gig was SOOOO freaking good. And I got to sit on this guys shoulders for a whole song. That was amazing and so much fun. 

After that everyone went home. So I was in bed around midnight. But since I had no food in the fridge I went to bed on a not too full stomache, so I think I didn't sleep too good because of that. 

But I've been proper food shopping today, so later today I will make myself a mince that will last me for a week. Sweet. 



As for today it's time to get school things done. 
So I'm gonna be here, all day.

It's 8 am, and it just started to rain

I have a feeling that today is gonna be a good day. 

I kick-started at 7.30 am with some steaming and not I'm drinking ginger and cayenne pepper "tea". I'm gonna meet up with Steve and lend him my camera, then go down to the gym for a nice workout. I might go home after,  but then I have to head back down to Southwark for some own practice and some band practice. 

Then I decided last night that I was gonna join some friends to go and see Submotion Orchestra. I don't know too much about them, only heard a few songs. But I thought it could be nice for a Friday night change.... 

Thursday

Hey peeps... 

Today was long and at the end of everything we found out that we have to be able to play 5 songs on Monday, though we were aiming for 3. They just never say exactly what they want from us at this school... and it kind of pisses me off, big time. 

But well... I'm sure we can manage to deliver 5 not too good songs, but it's for a workshop so I guess that's a good thing. 

I had such a good session at the gym though, so I feel all good tonight!


I've been washing tonight.. and I just looooove the smell or the clean laundry hanging everywhere in my room.

Let the sunshine in

 

It's so sunny in my room. Really nice but really annoying at the same time. Makes it hot, but I can't freaking see anyting. 

nerds

I was just a tiny bit hungover today. Or maybe de-hydrated... but after going to the gym and killed my legs and sweating like a pig, I felt fine again. 

After school I had an appointment at the Mac-store, where this older man tried to figure out why I couldn't do and updates on my baby. After almost one hour, this younger and nerdy looking fella came over and problem was solved. 

I still need to call and order some update shit, 10.6.8 or what it was called. 


Tomorrow I'm gonna get some work done before band practice. It is time to get the Jazz flowing and I have a lot of catching up to do so that I can even try to fake it. 

I think I'm just gonna take a shower to heat up my body and then go to bed and watch an episode of some series.

feeling the blues

I had such a good day yesterday, until we had to perform our Blues set. We we're slaughtered, again. 

So I decided to go to the pub to get drunk. And after a bit of tears and some beer running through my veins I felt good again. I never though I would say that alcohol was the solution to my problems, but since I didn't bring my gym clothes yesterday - alcohol really was the solution. 

Time to get ready for another day.

Stormy Monday

Wow, I'm so at at updating this thing.

Anyways, the weend was quite chill. I did some reasearch for some school projects that I'm gonna properly start with this week. So it begins. 

Today we have our Blues performance. We had to prepare 5 songs that we are gonna perform in class, in front of everybody in the performance module. Just like last week. 

My dear friend and flat mate Marie, that is also in my band, has got herself a cold. Meaning that I might have to sing her two songs as well. So I have about 8 hours to learn them, but I also have 3 classes. Oh well... That's why I woke up at 7.15 so that I could get ready and then in a bit start the practice. I still need to nail my own two songs... 

I'm so glad to be back though!

i get that feeling

It's so nice to be back. We had our first proper band rehearsal yesterday. I'm quite happy with the sound, but I have a lot of work to do on my tunes. They are not easy to  sing, at all. But it's all good! And now it's time to go to rehearsal again. On Monday we have to perform these 5 blues tunes in fron of everybody in class. I'm excited. Need to get my shit together though.

life is a flower

Today was all good. 

I did my first homework and handed it in. Killed myself at the gym again. Made friends with one of the PT's. 

than I met up with my friend Andres. We went to the mac store in Convent Garden, then walked passed his work and then sat in a café playing Tempel Run for a very long time. 

Then I had to go to HM and buy new underwear and new socks. 
Now I have washed all my clothes and my room smells so amazing. So I will have a good night's sleep and tomorrow I will continue practicing the two songs I have to have down. Oh and I'm going to a job interview too. So wish me good luck!

is has begun

I feel so much better after a night's sleep.

I will take today as it comes, and have a proper read through all the briefs and hand outs tomorrow when I'm off. 

This week is time to sort other things out too. 
Like going to the bank.
Buy things I need for the house, like shampoo and stuff.
Go to a job interview. 
And just start planning for the whole year. 

It's gonna be such an amazing year. And I think what they make us go through these coming terms is exactly what I need to get a clearer view on things I wanna do. Or I just go mental and end up in an institution, but lets hope for the first option.

welcome back

First day at school was so intense. Just loads to take in, and the realisation about the pressure for this year is a bit overwhelming. But I will fight this through and I will enjoy it along the way, even though I might be near a nervous break down at the end of each term. I've been looking forward to this quite some time now... and now when it's here it's just a bit scary. 

Today we had to arrange three songs and perform them infront of everyone doing the performance module. I had my one to one just between 3 and 4 pm, and basically at 4 pm, when the performances were about the begin I get to know what song I was gonna sing. We compleately fucked this set up. And until Monday we have to arrange 5 blues tunes. For you who think's that's nothing I can tell you that that was what we did in like six to eight weeks time last year... 

In reality it's not that much to ask for, but never mind the rest of the modules and deadlines that lies above us. 

Well, I need some sleep. This day was a drainer, but I'm so glad to be back!