Day 20 - I forgot/Sevenfold!

So I forgot to blog today, but technically it's still today so I'll go for it haha.

It's going to be a very short one as I'm on the coach home from seeing Sevenfold. Amazing show will post the pictures and videos tomorrow on the review post.

Battery is running low so it's time to get comfy  for an hour and half bus ride. Yay...

Day 19 - I'm home!

Its the best time of the week, the weekend. And to top it all off, I'm in my hometown of Wakefield seeing the family.

It's been a long day at work, mainly because I didn't have an awful lot to do, which is a bit of a change. It's strange how having a really busy day makes you're day go much faster. I guess when I'm not doing anything I'm constantly watching the clock, not good. But it that's time I can do nothing and enjoy it, the weekend!

Well I say so nothing, going to see A7X tomorrow along side FFDP, very excited about that! Then I have Papa Roach on the Monday. So it's a nice long weekend for me filled with chilling and live music, hooray to the weekend!

Day 18 - I.Got.Junk

I caved and got some bad food and I'm going to enjoy it! Get over it haha. Yeah I'm having an off health day, but I've gone all these days and went for a run yesterday and I think it's time I took a break. Soon as I got in I went to the shop and made a banana and Nutella sandwich feel like a kid again, and it's awesome! Also found a new love for peanut butter, it's cheap and tastes nice.

Today I became a full time iPhone guy and bought some of them hands free headphones, so now I can be one of them guys that looks like they're talking to themselves, hooray haha.

Tomorrow I'll be heading off back down to the land of Wakefield to spend a day with the family. Really looking forward to it, it's been a while since I last saw everyone, and my dog! And then on Saturday I'll be seeing Avenged Sevenfold, I'll be doing a little review of that show like before. Also just heard that Five Finger Death Punch are supporting, woo!

Day 17 - I.Want.Junk

Got some serious cravings today for some bad food, but I'm staying strong and going with pasta tonight. I know, boring! Even considering going on a run around the park, but it's really dark and scary so I might give it a miss till the weekend.

Been another long ass day what with getting up early and then work. Very very slowly getting use getting up early, still feel like crap when I do though. One day though, I will get up fine I'm sure haha...and then we'll end up going on a night out and ruining it all!

Work has actually slowed down a little recently over the past few days, so hopefully will be an easy 2 days before that lovely weekend comes.

Speaking of the weekend it should be a good one. On the Friday I'll be seeing my grandparents, who are the greatest people in the world, and then on the Saturday I get to see one of my all time favourite bands, Avenged Sevenfold. Going all the way to Manchester to see them for the 4th time I think it will be. They were one of the first bands I saw live and one of the bands that made me want to be in a band. I watched the self titled album making of so much when I was 15/16, just made me what to pick up my guitar and record, perform and write, probably wouldn't be in a band today if I hadn't have watched that DVD and seen them live. Hopefully one day I'll get to tell them this.

So weird, every time I go "time to blog" I have nothing in my head, now all of a sudden I start typing and words just flow out, I don't understand it but let's hope I can keep it going.

Day 16 - METZ, The Wytches + Cheatahs - LEEDS BURDENELL SOCIAL CLUB - 25th Nov 2013

Well here it is, my first review of a show I've been to.

I have a long string of gigs I'm planning on going to over the coming weeks, and this is by far the smallest, so it's nice to start things off small and get better as the weeks go on.

(The photos I took are pretty naff but you can see what's going on haha)

Firstly, The Burdenell is such an awesome venue, it has the perfect size stage for decent size up and coming artists to perform on and has plenty of room for lots of people. No matter what type of gig it is the sound is always perfect in my experience.

Cheatahs were first to take to the stage, sort of took on the indie/punk feel. Not what you expect for a punk rock show but never the less they took to the stage well and everyone seemed to enjoy the music.

Next up, The Wytches. For a 3 piece they were dangerously heavy. I use dangerously in the good sense of course. Ever single part was perfectly played even though they had so much energy about them on stage. Reminded me of a hardcore Placebo. The rock and roll finish to their set was brilliant as well, smashing up equipment is always cool after rocking out for 30 minutes. One thing I found interesting about the set was the band didn't speak much in between songs, this gave out a big feel of tension between the giant riffs The Wytches came out with which you don't normally find.

It was good to see a pretty big punk rock band setting up their own equipment. As Metz made sure everything was set up correctly the odd member of the crowd go walk up and shake hands with a band member. Was good to see friendly interaction between a band and the crowd between bands.

Then came the music, packed full of energy! They walked on to silence and kept the set pretty striped back which was good to see. Especially at a small venue like the Brudenell. After a quick word from Alex Edkins (vocals/guitar) the crowd soon span into a frenzy and bodies were flying everywhere. Which coming from someone who has played some small shows is always a great sight to look over whilst playing. Heyden Menzies (drums) sure kept us all pumped with his crazy drumming skills.

Here is a video of Metz Performing Headache (a personal favorite of mine).

All round it was a fantastic and loud show! I want to know the magic that is keeping Alex's glasses on through the set when he is whipping his hair back and forth.

Day 15 - METZ TONIGHT

It's going to be a quick one tonight because I've just got in from work and I have an hour to watch The Walking Dead and make food!

Going for sweet chili fried rice, feels good to actually prepare and cook food rather than putting shit in a oven and waiting 20 minutes, my mum will be ever so proud haha.

Really excited to be getting back into gigs, it's been a while since I last been to a gig, and it'll be cool to actually watch a band play rather than being the band. But don't get me wrong the best feeling in the world is playing a gig! 2nd best is watching haha.

I'll post a review and some pictures tomorrow of the show!

Day 14 - No oven, no internet

Here we go week number 2. It's coming to the end of the weekend, but the beginning of a great few weeks. Got so many gigs lined up, which I'm really excited about. It all starts with METZ tomorrow, like I said in previous posts I'll do a little review of the show the day after, not that I'm much if a reviewer. Tomorrow will actually be the first gig I've been to on my own, which will be a little weird for me but I'm sure I'll have a great time.

Really trying to stop myself from watching Star Wars tonight, promised my  girlfriend we'd watch them all together. I'll just have to stick with The Office tonight. I'm still surprised I like the US version of The Office, I'm a really big fan of the UK version and a big Ricky Gervais fan and I thought I wouldn't like it but it won me over after a season and I'm hooked. For anyone who likes realistic style sitcoms I recommend it to you.

So I get back to the house after a weekend away and I find myself with NO internet and NO oven. The 2 most important things in my life gone! I was ready to cry myself to sleep and carry on but turns that we tripped a fuse in the basement and now, thank The Lord it's all sorted and I can get on with being a lazy, internet and food based student.

Day 13 - Star Wars day.

Few weeks ago I introduced my girlfriend to the wonderful world of Star Wars. Like any normal girl she thought it was going to be the average boring sci-fi film. But after A New Hope she was ready to watch the next, which surprised me at first but it's nice to know I've introduced her into something new. I don't want to get excited for the new 3 that are coming out but the child in me does want to. I know everyone is getting pissy about the whole Disney thing but I seriously think J.J Abrams is going to do a great job, and hopefully make a realistic story to carry on the legacy. I remember watching The Phantom Menace as a kid and having my heart ripped out when Oui-Gon Jinn died, my childhood was never the same after seeing that. I know everyone rips on the first 3 and how bad they are but when you've grown up with them it's different.

That's enough about Star Wars, I woke up at half 7 this morning when my alarm would normally go off, strange how your body does that. But I refused to get up and managed to sleep a little longer. If I wake up on a weekend and it's dead early I can get up fine, but on a weekday it's like the worst thing in the world.

Just seen Brian Blessed on TV, my oh my that is one wonderful beard!

Day 12 - FREE BEER

Lovely lovely Friday, it's time for me to sit on the sofa, turn the xbox on and not move until Sunday night. Here is the best part, I took part in a survey about beer and some new products that are coming out, and I ended up getting some free beer to try out. So that's a nice addiction to my Friday.

The stuff I'm testing is Strongbow Citrus Fruits, honestly not what i expected. The taste isn't overpowering like I thought it would be. I would certainly purchase it when it comes out in shops, and I recommend it to you all!

Going to make this a short one, as it's been a short day at work and I want to enjoy my Friday some more. Still really enjoying this blogging, I will certainly carry on for a year, and maybe even longer, but maybe not everyday after this year.

So it's time for me to enjoy some beer and play some games.

Have a nice weekend everybody

Day 11 - Cold cold cold

We've only hit day 11 and I'm fresh out of names to call my blog posts, so I might as well admit defeat on this one. One thing I've realised after writing this blog I find myself trying to do more interesting things through out the day so I have something to talk about, which I guess is pretty good. Before I'd just go about my business going from pillar to post not thinking about anything. I encourage everyone to blog or vlog what is going on throughout their day, just for yourself to read back after a month or so.

Wow it's cold in this house, trying to refrain from putting the heating on as well after the stupid amount of bills we have to pay. Seriously thinking of buying some tea lights and sticking them around the living room when we're all in here, we're that skint and cold haha.

On a positive note it is Friday tomorrow with a high chance of me being able to leave work early, hooray. I try to set myself little goals when at work. Like today I wanted to push as many new ideas as possible at a meeting I was in and I feel I achieved this. I sort of shy away from new ideas when around new people to avoid any embarrassment of a bad idea, but if you've got the balls to say something people will listen and take it in.

Been looking at Patrick Stewart cardboard cut outs today, we're thinking of buying one for the house, because every house needs one, don't they? Think that would be a nice Christmas addiction to the house.

Well that's all folks, it's time for me to get in the bath and watch some of The Office, my favourite part of the day...oh no am I getting old?!

Day 10 - Food is the best

Wow day 10, here we are. It's still sinking in that I've planned to do this everyday, but I'm slowly getting use to it.

I'm starting to feel the need for food a lot since eating a lot different, I'm certainly craving bad food a lot more but I'm determined to keep at it, day 10s strong! Make way for the pasta and rice train haha.

Been watching the new series of Fresh Meat, and I'm really not feeling it. Just seems to lack the student feel to it now. It started out perfect with nights out and crazy house parties but now it just seems too crazy, with weddings to keep people in the country. Still has it's funny parts though don't get me wrong, but series 1 and 2 are certainly the best. I'd still recommended them all to any student that's lived away from home.

I've noticed I've been slowly but surely making these blogs shorter and shorter, so I'm going to try and make this one nice and long for you, because I know you're all so interesting in my life...haha. It is very hard though to maintain a blog everyday when you're actually a boring person that works 9-5, but anyway, I will do my best and I'm not promising any hard hitting stories.

Today I heard Outkast are getting back together and are rumoured for Glastonbury. This actually made my day! Really looking forward to Glasto this year, it's my first time for Glasto but not a first time festival goer. It'll be interesting to see how different it is from other festivals, from what I've heard it is going to be amazing!

Treating myself to a lie in tomorrow, it's been a crazy week and I need it.

Yay to sleep!

Day 9 - Long long long long long day

Man it's been a long day. Never thought if get in from work and want to go to bed at 9pm. Am I getting old? Really looking forward to becoming an actual student again next year!

So yeah, it's been a long day of Photoshopping and such. Again, never thought I'd actually get to do this as a job, but I am and I'm really enjoying it!

Anyway, this is going to be a short one, very tired and I'm up early tomorrow. Is it the weekend yet?! Going home this weekend to see the family and some are coming up from my actual hometown as well, so all round it should be a good one. I am going to sleep soooooooooo much haha

Day 8 - This time last week...

I was saying I about to blog for a year and eat healthy. So far so good I guess. I honestly thought if bottle it after like day 3 but here we are 1 week on.

I say I'm going to stay healthy but I'm currently drinking and getting ready to go out again haha, oh well, I'll start again tomorrow. Here's to getting up early for working tomorrow.

Don't know if I've told you but I'm currently IT Support at Huddersfield Univeristy, but today I think I found the path I want to go down in future. I literally spent my entire day on Photoshop and designed flyers and posters all day, and I really enjoyed it I think I would enjoy a life in design.

Work a side, I have some amazing gigs coming up in the next few weeks, starting in Leeds next week I'm seeing METZ, then the week after I'm seeing Avenged Sevenfold, 2nd band I ever saw live many years ago and I'm still a massive fan. Then over December I have Black Sabbath, Papa Roach, Tenacious D! Just to name a few, I'll probably post a few pictures and a little review of each show as I see them. Not that I'm much of a reviewer, it'll probably just be me telling you how awesome it was.

So here's to the next few weeks and to my ears getting destroyed by great live music!

Day 7 - I need food!

I said it might happen, I said it. I'm officially posting my first hungover post, you're welcome world! So yeah we ended up in Cockpit last night, although the music was pretty bad we ended partying hard to Michael Jackson. Although I didn't eat anything to unhealthy on the night I certainly could do with some majorly unhealthy food right now. So that's why a pizza is currently cooking in the oven!

Weekends go way to fast! Can't actually believe it's Sunday again, boo to Sunday. All round been a great weekend though, saw some old friends and had some good laughs and I hope the next one is just the same.

With my hungover state and I'm actually just sat here with X Factor on, and oh my what a load of shit it all is. Just seen Gary Barlow playing his song, could clearly hear 1 acoustic guitar in the song but he had about 10 guitar players, fool! Haha. And Miley Cyrus, what the hell?! Here's to getting AC/DC - Highway to Hell to the Christmas number 1 spot this year.

Back to work tomorrow, not looking forward to an early start like any other human being on Earth, but it has to be done. See you all Tomorrow.

Day 6.1 - Oh no!

Well things have changed so I thought I'd let you all know. It looks like we're going out haha.

Enjoy the hungover blog post tomorrow everyone!

Day 6 - I'm not hungover!

Great news everyone, I'm not hungover which means I didn't cave last night. Go me! We all got up early in the house to make our way on the long train ride to band practise. Which was totally worth it because our new songs sound amazing if I do say so myself. Very Audioslave feel to them, very funky bass and plenty of groove to make everyone move, I think they'll go far.

Also last night I didn't cave to bad food and stayed healthy, go me again!

Looks like it's shaping up to be a very quiet weekend really, which was just what the doctor ordered, not had a quiet weekend since we moved into our new house. We tried to live like 1st year students and it backed fired and told us we we're to old haha. It is crazy though going from having very little to do during the week to then having a full time 9-5 job. Makes weekends feel that little bit more awesome!

I wish I had some more pictures of stuff to show on this blog, I really need to start taking more photos. Here's one I got this morning. I woke up pretty early and found this in out letter box

How crazy is that?! Hahaha. More photos to come of my days as a student, I'm sure they'll be a few interesting ones haha.

Day 5 - The end of the week

It's finally here, beautiful, beautiful Friday. And lucky I had a very busy day meaning my time at work went super fast which is another win to the end of week list.

In a serious dilemma though, to go out or not to go out? Fuel in Leeds are doing a WWE themed night, how the hell can I miss that?! I guess you'll find out tomorrow if the title to the my new blog post is "hungover" haha. Let's hope I do get up tomorrow as my band are starting to write new material and I would not want to miss that!

I had a very bizzare soundtrack for my day today, I decided to start my day with some Bruce Springsteen, The Boss can help any man or woman through an early morning. By the afternoon I moved onto a band I recently discovered called METZ. I even bought tickets to see them because they're playing 10 minutes away from my house, so I had to go see them. If you're into your noise rock and hardcore punk check them out.

Short one again till I have something decent to talk about. So here's to the quiet/crazy weekend. Hope you all have a good one!

Before I forget my girlfriend does a blog as well which includes it goings on in life, she's a great writer and I enjoy reading her blog posts so go check her out. Terri Woolford.

Day 4 - Going strong

It's Friday tomorrow! Hooray! Really looking forward to the weekend, get to see some close friends I've not seen in a while High State are going to be writing some new songs. Exciting times for the band, we have so much written but so little recorded.

I'm actually a little late writing this post, it has been a busy day with work and to honest I just wanted to get in a chill for a while before I did any blogging, I know, I'm lazy, I told you this on day 1. But I must say I am enjoying his blogging stuff, and to be honest eating healthy is going great for me.

Just about to sit back down and get my weekly dose of Karl pilkington so this post may be a little short. I do love me some Karl, not to sound like a hipster but I did get into Karl when he first started. I use to download The Ricky Gervais show from day 1 and loved it. Still have them all on my iPod still haha.

Anyway, I did say this would be short, so good day and have a nice Friday tomorrow! Yaaaaaaaaaaay.

Day 3 - Midweek "bring on the weekend" feeling

Here we go, day 3. They say if you get past the 3 day mark of something that means it finally becomes normal and it's easier to carry on, whether that be stopping smoking, or blogging for an entire year and eating healthy. So happy day 3 to me!

I do know full well that this weekend is not going to be pretty with the return of 2 very good friends of mine who I have not seen in a while and the potential of a house party on Friday, so pray for me guys, even though it probably won't work and I'll end up a complete mess and order a takeaway the next day haha. (It the rules of being a student)

I was actually a little worried today that I would have nothing to write about today but look at me typing away. I really don't get how vloggers like Shay Carl can post daily videos of him and his family and make me jealous about what they get up to. The most fun I had today was leaving a little earlier at work. But props to Shay for doing a vlog everyday, he's a great guy with a great beard. Speaking of beards I haven't seen that many moustaches about to say it's Movember. The train conductor I see every morning does have one mighty fine 'tash on him. I think this weekend I'll fashion my very small amount of facial hair into a nice little Movember style. I'm thinking moustaches and goatee? Yes? No? Probably no, I'll only get laughed at.

Well I best cool me up some pasta and enjoy the rest of my night. If I have some spare time tomorrow I think I'll get round to Photoshopping me some pretty designs for my blog, not a fan of using default designs. So that's all I got, bring on the weekends and why is it only Wednesday God damn it?!

Day 2 - Oops

Well here we are day 2 of my challenge of blogging for an entire year and to eat healthy. I'm going to be honest with you it is not going well, last night I cracked when I watched The Walking Dead...

They just tastes too good! Haha. But yeah, back on track now, currently cooking up some rice and lentils to have. I won't show you a picture of that because it looks like the most boring meal in the world haha.

Check me out using picture and stuff in my blog, I'm slowly learning the way of the blogger. Looking at other peoples blogs they all seem to have one subject they focus on, I don't know why but I thought my focus would be my life and what I've up to during my day. Prepare for some really boring posts haha. Something I will talk about a lot in these blogs is going to be music, so I guess they'll be a double whammy of my life and music. I guess this is the perfect opportunity to tell you about my band. I'm currently the guitarist in a local band called High State (www.facebook.com/highstateband) we released our first single Tear The World Apart a few weeks back and I'm proud of the boys in the band and myself about just getting this far. The only thing I ever wanted was to be in a successful band and to write, record and perform music. So I'm pretty lucky that I get to do them very 3 things in the bands I'm currently in and I wouldn't want it any other way. We even got played twice on BBC radio which I never thought I'd get to say, but we did. So here's to the future!

Anyway, my lentils and rice are burning away and I have some photoshopping to be getting on with. I'm re-designing the catering website for the university I study and work at, it's some pretty heavy stuff but I'm really liking what I get to do for a living. Everyone I work with is very friendly and the work is right up my street.

Let's see what day 3 brings!

Day 1 - The Challenge

Okay, I'm pretty new to all this blogging stuff but I decided to give it go after a lot of thought.

I chose to set myself the challenge of writing a blog everyday for a year and see what would come of it, also funnily enough the same day I decided to start eating healthy for a change rather than the usual takeaways and alcohol diet I'm so very use to...well maybe alcohol will stick around for a while longer haha. Not really sure what made me change what I eat, but it has been 24 hours and I'm still going strong (go, me!).

I really wish I had a more interesting life to share with people but I really don't haha, as I write this I'm at work sat at my desk, I should probably be doing work but I thought starting this blog is much more important right now. Only interesting thing going on the office as we speak is that XFM is playing some great music.

Well I guess that brings me nicely onto the subject of music. Just heard Band of Skulls new single (Asleep At The Wheel) and it is just amazing! I show them back in 2010 at Leeds Festival when they only had debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey (which I must say is a five star album.) They always seem to nail the perfect balance between female and male vocals, and they blend in with each other perfectly. Their live performances are also full of energy and they also have plenty of opportunities to sing-a-long. Really looking forward to the new album coming next year

Well I guess that has been my first post, nothing special I know, do remember I am a boring, lazy student haha. I'm sure more stories will come out in time, especially when it gets to the weekend...hopefully one day I'll have charisma and charm of +Shay Carl, and the beard.