There has been a fair few things that have happened since I waved goodbye to this internet haunt of mine (I ran out of inspiration, Abolish Confusion was born out of having somewhere to chant about overlooked exciting new bands, but my tastes have changed and nowadays I mostly listen to mainstream hip-hop and chart topping pop and there's plenty of publications already chatting about that kind of thing, so I don't want just want to repeat what has already been said, so I'll try to be as interesting as I possible can be).
I had pretty much a couple of months off writing completely, instead I opened my eyes to the world away from computer screens, enjoyed the insanely sunny summer that we had, read endless amounts of magazines, spent hours rummaging through clothes rails, was forced to spend two weeks at college to apply for a job at Aldi which was frankly ridiculous, obsessed over Tumblr and in the space of a few days had my mind blown by Lady GaGa at the iTunes Festival then spent an evening chuckling away at The Greystones pub for an 'open rehearsal' by Sheffield ukulele seven-piece Everly Pregnant Brothers, two very different nights but equally enjoyable.
October is the month when the trees lose their clothes and now the month of Halloween. Since when did Halloween become such a big deal? Nobody used to give a shit about it even on the 31st October, it seems to have a build up almost as long as Christmas, a fashion trend, not just 'scary' outfits but Halloween-inspired clothes are the new 'Christmas jumper'. I don't need an excuse to play dress-up and rock a cape, everyday has the potential to be a glitter and cape day for me, I'm not fussed, anything that takes the limelight away from the extensive Christmas run up I'm happy with. I don't like Christmas, I like buying presents for people but it's the anti-climax and disappointment that really grinds my gears, also, forced fun, I hate that.
Twenty thirteen has been a strange one, I turn the big two seven soon and I feel like I have highly underachieved, this year had so much promise but those goals were never scored, I'm no better off (in every way) than I was twelve months ago, that is quite a concern. I have become content with not living in London, I no longer pine for the Big Smoke but I am unsure where exactly my ambitions lie... This has become a common thing amongst twenty-somethings, known as quarter life crisis so I need to remind myself I'm not a complete failure, yet.
It's been a pretty busy few weeks to me and I love that. I've still been volunteering at the British Heart Foundation, not because the Job Centre are making me, that 'course' is over, but I enjoy it, I like interacting with people, and it gets me out of the house and into civilization so win-win. I've also been doing some bits and bobs for Beaumont Bags, online stuff and working craft fairs, it's coming along nicely but the big thing for this month is that I started my internship at Sheffield monthly Exposed Magazine and it is ace. I'm learning loads and get to spend all day writing, researching and understanding how magazines actually work, that is all I want in life. I'm pretty much self-taught (writing etc...), I only just managed to scrape a 'C' in English at GCSE and that was my best subject, so I do feel like I'm totally winging it but I'm knuckling down and trying my hardest.
The offices are in central Sheffield, which is great but temptation to show is always starring me in the face, after-all, it's just a short walk from my favorite vintage haven, Cow, I rarely leave that place empty handed. I have managed to not damage my bank account too badly just yet (picked up the perfect tartan coat the other day, I have been after one for years now so that was allowed).
It's almost November! How has that even happened? It isn't even that cold (not complaining), still yet to wear a coat but I'm totally embracing autumn/winter wear, plenty of layers, jackets, jumpers, dark colours make my outfit options vast.
Music-wise, what have I been listening to? Sixteen year old Lorde and her incredible debut Pure Herione is bloody good, I recently bothered to listen to the Macklemore album now I can't stop, think I've listened to Arctic Monkeys fifth record AM at least twice a day since it landed on my iPhone and I'm still getting to grips with Katy Perry's infectious masterpiece, PRISM which does not disappoint. I even went to the cinema the other week, that doesn't happen often! Ok, it was to see the One Direction film, nothing high-brow or owt, firstly, I like One Direction, they are a great boy band with brilliant pop songs, secondly, I'll watch any music-based docu and this was a particularly good one, it shows how hardworking the five boys are, how they have stayed grounded and don't take anything for granted, not going to lie, I'm totally jealous of their lives.
So, that's that, almost as lengthy as a Hollyoaks omnibus. I'll be posting when I have anything worth saying... I am excited for a new Arcade Fire album, finally getting to see Taylor Swift, well, not till February, the countdown begins, also looking forward to reading this years Rookie annual and these cray trousers from Romwe arriving on my legs.
P.S. the X Factor is a bit shit this year, isn't it? I'm backing Rough Copy, Tamara and Hannah, the rest are pretty woeful (I do find Kingsland Road very unappealing, can't imagine any of them actually live on Kingsland Road), then again, who'd want to be the next James Arthur, that single is a shocker, maybe he should have spent less time in KFC and more time mastering the craft of a catchy chorus!
