powderfinger

Been to two gigs this week...

-My Vitriol in the Liverpool Barfly on Monday. My old flatmate/coursemate Joe (my best friend in uni, damn near killed me when he left) came back for it. Support band X Certs were really good and unbelievably tight; check them out. The gig itself was blinding - loud as fuck, and true to their habit of opening with bizarre...
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I can't sleep, so here's a list of reasons why Neil Young is a complete badass. Any objections? Good.

-After Re-Ac-Tor and Trans, Neil wanted to release a country album "Old Ways". David Geffen had a work with Neil and told him he wasn't happy. He told Neil that he wanted more of the Neil Young HE knew - when Neil asked him what he...
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Well, that took longer than expected, so I didn't end up taking the trip to the blood clinic. I guess tomorrow's gonna be the day of the exsanguination.

Naturally I've been on a massive Pearl Jam kick today. I think "I Am Mine" from Riot Act has one of my favourite lyrics of all time.

The north is to south what the clock is to...
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Just got tickets to see Pearl Jam with my Mum in tow.

Now I'm off to finish my test document assignment (you get a basic 1-band EQ circuit, and you gotta run loads of measurements to see how accurate it is and signal-to-noise ratio, total harmonic distortion, all that jazz. Then I'm going to give blood. A good day lies ahead, I've got a hunch....
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Blasting Warren Zevon wakes me up efficiently, as does the enormous cup of black coffee my coffee maker just churned out (how the hell did I survive student life before the coffee maker?!)

I don't have a lecture until 1:30, but I've got some stuff to do...

-Register for a GP to get a second opinion on this sleep (or lack thereof) business.
-Contact a...
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So another bout of depression has set in. Came on last night resulting from a variety of factors that I'm not prepared to go into now, but it's here to stay. I've been here MANY times before and the only thing to do is to ride it out. That's why it's Saturday night and I'm sat at home with a bottle of wine and some...
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This flat's turning into a regular bed and breakfast right now. Except it's free.

I had that Australian CouchSurfer stay from Monday until early Wednesday morning. Both nights, we went out on the screaming piss and had a good night - never pair up the Welsh and the Aussies in rounds, it gets messy. His second (and last) night here, he disappeared from the club...
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All work complete! Audio signal processor files e-mailed at 7:30am, write-up submitted at 11:30am. I currently have an Australian Couchsurfer staying with me until he flies out to Amsterdam early Wednesday morning.

Tonight's plan of action: pub quiz in my uni's bar at 9pm, after that it's to the Raz. The Blue Angel, commonly known as the Raz, is the utopia of students everywhere. On...
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