Home time...

For the first time since last July I'm taking all of my stuff (and there's an awful lot of it) back from whence it came. Treeton. This is an emotional time because I've become attached to this house, I've gotten accustomed to it's features, no matter how ugly and revolting the kitchen is, and forgetting the many problems we've had, and it is a bad house especially for the money we've been ripped off. The upside is I'm going to be moving into a nice new house with cheaper rent better features (kitchen etc) and now I have to go up a hill to see any of my friends, but that does mean a downhill journey home.

My dad's coming to help with the "move" in about half an hour and I've been trying to pack but I was never sure where to start so I sense life will be slightly more tricky to begin with. My parents nicked off with my big bag and a couple of boxes which meant I really didn't know where to put anything. I still don't in fact.

I'll miss Leeds the 10 or so days I'm away from it, the people, sights, atmosphere and smell. It's not a particularly bad city, but like my housemate says "I'll probably move to Liverpool". There you have another pearl of wisdom...

I only got 5 hours sleep...Today I will die.

Txtng

I'm partial to a bit of communication by SMS. But recently I've noticed the amount of people who use exclamation marks for pretty much no reason. (!!)

For example a text message I recieved recently said something along the lines of "I'm learning guitar!". This was followed by a "woo" but the excitement I just couldn't make sense of. More than one exclamation mark confuses me further. As if they're not worked up enoguh the outlet seems to be making less room for letters, more room for emotion.

The second annoyance is shortening words. Words like late to l8, text to txt, you to u, today to 2d. Where is the sense? If it's not worth spelling it's not worth saying. People (sometime referred to as they) argue that the reason for shortening words is so that it would fit into a 10p text message, not overrunning into a second. If it's not worth it don't say it.

I have to admit that I was taught the error of my ways fairly recently and I haven't looked back. I used to pepper my messages with exclamation marks, and shorten so many words it just sounded like "kj adfnj hura qiuiuv al uja ue kj". Always causing confusion. I don't understand people who use 3 instead of E but I suppose that is an area I have never and will never experience for myself. Numbers are numbers, letters are letters. I am saved from abbreviations but with a certain knowledge meaning I can still decipher others.

This is similar to the Good News, The Way. I have been saved by grace, so that I may enter into the presence of God. But I know I was a sinner which means I can draw examples from my former self to counsel others. Jesus died for the world's sin. Give up yourself to Him right now, if you haven't already. It's worth it.

It's been a while

8 days is just about long enough to have another blog. I had a few days thinking I'd blogged a little too much so I didn't, but I'm back. I've been trying to get a job. That hasn't happened in any way the way I'd hoped. Starbucks didn't want me; the losers, and most other places didn't have work until this week. I haven't done anything about that because I enjoy being lazy. It's exactly a week until I no longer have access to the house I'm currently in, so unless I blog mid-next week (which I probably will because I will be equally without things to do) you won't hear from for a number of days...maybe even weeks.

Today is gig day. Oh how I love gig days. Not necassarily the setting up, carrying stuff, getting sweaty, waiting around for other bands, waiting around for people to arrive, waiting for other bands to get over with, packing down after we've finished, carrying more stuff, keeping a sweat on, getting home absolutely shattered, but staying up watching DVD's for no reason. But playing is good. We have 2 hours to fill and we are going to ROCK tonight.

In other news my phone decided to say "no thank you" a couple of weeks ago but I have it back all repaired now. Only without the photos, videos, numbers, settings, or messages that I used to have. Excuse me a second while I turn off a dripping tap

My younger brother (whom I call "my little brother") has made a very good website I would like to share with you. http://jimminyglinn.sitesled.com/ it's on the side bar as well (http://jimminyglinn.sitesled.com/visit is also very good). Please visit.

I will see you all tonight at Santiago's (THE GIG) tonight I trust.

Thank you and goodnight

"Rome certainly wasn't built in a day" - Mark Hardy, lead singer from The Salvator Darlings on a trip to Rome

Stop Whispering

It's been hot; and yesterday was interesting with 3 nice big thunderstorms lasting a total of 7 minutes. There were builders next door who couldn't continue because God wanted to say "Hose Pipe ban's are silly". Gig day on Friday was fun. It was sweltering but I made a vow that I would not take my shirt off and that panned out rather well. The new song went down fairly well with the crowd...Although Davy did mess up the end, but I think only he and I noticed so saved by the imperfections of others I feel.

I found an interesting artist called Regina Spektor yesterday. You should check her out, she's got some good and funny lyrics and the songs vary in style immensely.

In other news, I still haven't heard from Starbucks and therefore I have decided to give up hope, maybe some agency work will serve me well. My phone also decided to say "Err...No thank you..." When I opened the slide last Tuesday which caused a lot of commotion and so I lost everybody's phone number, and all of my brilliant photos and videos on it. Quite annoying. I spent yesterday evening with Ches Dennis and The Grate One, and told a wonderful story behind the "Chicks Dig Butch" tour. That can wait for another time though.

I made a trip to Worcester on Wednesday....Which was nice. We spent Wednesday drinking, and eating and throwing frisbees in people's eyes and just generally causing havoc...In a secluded back garden of a girl's parent's house. Thursday turned into Alton Towers day, when I told the Cuffalo yesterday he said "Why does everyone have all this free time" and then skulked on upstairs. Thursday night I met a lovely girl called Naomi.

Me: Hello, Naomi, I'm Toby.
Naomi: Nice to meet you, Toby
Me: Yes. Good....To.....Meet....You....Too.

I made a slight idiot of myself but nothing over severe.
I will also start to moderate Butch's new Blog: - "Butch Answers" Feel free to post any obscure questions you feel Butch has the knowledge to respond to.

Thank you. Good Day. Bonjour.

Far from contagious

This week I have mostly been drinking water.

Today Matthew...

Apparently, today is the end of the world. 6/6/06
What a load of tosh. I heard some "Chavs" on a train saying:
Chav 1:What are we doing next Thursday?
Chav 2:That's if we survive
Chav 1:What?
Chav 2:666, on Tuesday. End of the world
Chav 1:Oh yeah.
Chav 3:YOu know what would be really cool is if a a bombscare happened...

That's where I got confused. End of the world, signified by a bombscare. Not even an actual explosion, just a scare. Not related in anyway to the devils possible powers because it was brought on by something manmade.

Then another said something about 6 minutes past 6 on the 6th of June 2006. 2 things: Firstly if that was true I wouldn't be writing this, and secondly....THAT'S FIVE SIXES. Man my manalan. THere are so many ignorant people in the world today.

The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band on Friday was very good. Two new tracks and very impressive. Nearly two hours of music, and I feel the people I brought along highly enjoyed it. Mark (Ches Cow)did enjoy it mightily, and Charlie, who went home the next day did as well. She went to see the Goo Goo Dolls that night (I think) but compared to this they will have been rubbish.

My friend Bex came up for the weekend as well, she thoroughly enjoyed company of myself, and my friends, and my church and my band practice. All good. Church was very good on Sunday. God moved in a way I haven't seen in a long time. Revival is an exciting topic. Look it up. Wikipedia is probably a good place to start.

Thee Silver Mountain Revelries

Tonight I am going to see my favourite band. I know I shouldn't have a favourite band, it's very closed minded and it has a lot of strange connotations if you tell the wrong people. However, they are. The music has a wide range of ideas even though their style is unique and therefore I am much looking forward to this evenings entertainment.

The band has finally been called "Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra La La Band". I'll try and get a picture for my next blog. I also offered to cook for a couple of people I'm going with, so pray that goes well. I don't want to have people's deaths on my mind while I'm watching this six-piece.

In other news, I have an interview at Starbucks in Borders this afternoon. I hope I don't say anything stupid but I don't think that will be a problem. My charm and good looks got me this far...

It all seems to be happening today.

God Is Good