Monthly Archives: January 2009

Taking care – 1997

It’s 01:53 and I feel quite sorted. I know what makes me happy now. And that, generally speaking, is taking care over things. I’d rather be ‘square’ and happy than trying to be something else. This care extends to clothes … Continue reading

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What is perfect, anyway? – 1995

Pretty messed up today. Smoked loads of hash last night and too many beers. Felt like shit, mentally and physically. I have been trying to reach a kind of perfect mental state and it has been driving me crazy. That … Continue reading

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I am not in common with anyone – 1996

I feel so differently to those around me. Went to Chris’s band’s 4th gig [Virgin Soldiers], at Docs. I filmed it for them. Didn’t want to go. People getting drunk, loud rock music, etc, etc. Came back when it had … Continue reading

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Disillusioned By Society – 1996

The season is changing to autumn, although today was most warm. I am on holiday from Zurich [Insurance] for the first time. I am hoping that last night I took tobacco for the last time. I don’t intend to drink … Continue reading

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Once upon a time in 1995

Plaice, computer game, Loz, Piers, Smoky Bear’s Picnic, Jenty, pub, Brandons, smoking, theories, full yet hungry, Chris, bad moods, depression, white lines, mana, flying carpets, energy, sleep, work, quit smoking (both) immediately. A weekend of extreme highs and near extreme … Continue reading

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Diary Two – Big Black Notebook

After the diary of the trip round Europe in 1990, the next one is more of a notebook, a big black notebook. There are no dates, but it covers the period where I began to experiment with a change of … Continue reading

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Favourite Albums of 2008

This is my top five for 2008. All from the second half of the year. In order of release: Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes. Sigur Rós – Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst The … Continue reading

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