The first book that I read in my period of freedom was Michelle Tea's How To Grow Up. I saw some people tweet about this book a few weeks ago but forgot about it until I came across it while scrolling through the Book Depository website. Seeing that I would soon be finishing uni and heading into the 'real world' I thought it would be an interesting book to read and it was. Tea's How To Grow Up is a memoir that documents the writer's life from young alcoholic to successful author, poet . . . the list goes on. Although I could not totally relate to Tea's colourful early life, the lessons she learns on her way to adulthood could be applied to most areas of every individual's life. She discusses economic, social and political struggles that the majority of young people experience, like for example, how are you going to pay the rent this month, how to live with loud, messy and drunk housemates, how to strike the balance between work and play, how to make a living doing something you actually love and everything in between. Although it is not a book I will reach for again and again like others on my bookshelf, it was well worth the read and it shows you that if you work hard things will eventually come together. 04/06/2015
DISCUSSION: BOOKS
For the last two and a half weeks I've been relaxing and reading - the best R and R. With a three week period between the end of my exams and the start of my new job I have spent most of my time reading. For the first time in three years I have no set reading that I have to complete, no pressure to dissect every paragraph and no panics over writing literature reviews. I can actually read for pleasure!
The first book that I read in my period of freedom was Michelle Tea's How To Grow Up. I saw some people tweet about this book a few weeks ago but forgot about it until I came across it while scrolling through the Book Depository website. Seeing that I would soon be finishing uni and heading into the 'real world' I thought it would be an interesting book to read and it was. Tea's How To Grow Up is a memoir that documents the writer's life from young alcoholic to successful author, poet . . . the list goes on. Although I could not totally relate to Tea's colourful early life, the lessons she learns on her way to adulthood could be applied to most areas of every individual's life. She discusses economic, social and political struggles that the majority of young people experience, like for example, how are you going to pay the rent this month, how to live with loud, messy and drunk housemates, how to strike the balance between work and play, how to make a living doing something you actually love and everything in between. Although it is not a book I will reach for again and again like others on my bookshelf, it was well worth the read and it shows you that if you work hard things will eventually come together.
The first book that I read in my period of freedom was Michelle Tea's How To Grow Up. I saw some people tweet about this book a few weeks ago but forgot about it until I came across it while scrolling through the Book Depository website. Seeing that I would soon be finishing uni and heading into the 'real world' I thought it would be an interesting book to read and it was. Tea's How To Grow Up is a memoir that documents the writer's life from young alcoholic to successful author, poet . . . the list goes on. Although I could not totally relate to Tea's colourful early life, the lessons she learns on her way to adulthood could be applied to most areas of every individual's life. She discusses economic, social and political struggles that the majority of young people experience, like for example, how are you going to pay the rent this month, how to live with loud, messy and drunk housemates, how to strike the balance between work and play, how to make a living doing something you actually love and everything in between. Although it is not a book I will reach for again and again like others on my bookshelf, it was well worth the read and it shows you that if you work hard things will eventually come together. 
03/06/2015
END OF UNIVERSITY PLAYLIST
Seeing that I am technically not a student anymore, although my student card doesn't run out until the 15th of June, I decided to make a playlist to signal the end of my life in education, the end of my life as a student and the start of my life in the 'real world'. All these songs I love but they they are also songs (most of them) that discuss moving on, leaving something and enjoying life. I am writing this four days before I leave uni to start my new job, sat in the uni's coffee shop and it's pretty emotional. This week has has been and continues to be extremely busy in terms of going out, seeing friends and celebrating. I know I've said this a gazillion times but I can not believe that three years have passed since I first stepped foot on to campus. Gosh, time does fly! For the rest of the week I'm just going to soak it all up and enjoy my last week as a student!
02/06/2015
FOO FIGHTERS, AC/DC AND RIVAL SONS: JUNE/JULY GIGS
As you have probably noticed, things have been quite quiet on this blog as of late (or try the whole year). This is for many reasons but mainly because of hectic a university schedule, exams, dissertations and I also just did not know what to write. I kind of lost my blogging mojo. I think I tried to be other people when I know that in order to have a well written and interesting blog you have to write about what you know and what you're passionate about. So, on that note I am going to discuss something that I have not written about in far too long and that is music.
The next few weeks are going to be hectic in terms of gigs and I could not be happier.
First up, the loves of my life, Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl and the band will be rocking Wembley stadium on both Friday and Saturday evening -19th & 20th of June. If hearing Best of You, and Learn to Fly live wasn't enough, the Foo's have lined up some frickin' stellar warm up acts to get the crowd even more ready for the time of their lives. First on stage will be a duo who took Britain by storm in 2014, an act who bossed Reading festival last year and also opened for Arctic Monkeys in Finsbury Park last May - Royal Blood. After Royal Blood leave the stage, the legendary, shirtless, long haired rocker Iggy Pop is scheduled to come on to serenade the crowd (hopefully) with classics such as The Passenger & Lust For Life. From my extensive Foo Fighters YouTubing, the last time they were in Wembley they brought the house down and were even joined on stage with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page to play Rock and Roll. I have a feeling that this gig is going to be pretty epic!
The next few weeks are going to be hectic in terms of gigs and I could not be happier.
First up, the loves of my life, Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl and the band will be rocking Wembley stadium on both Friday and Saturday evening -19th & 20th of June. If hearing Best of You, and Learn to Fly live wasn't enough, the Foo's have lined up some frickin' stellar warm up acts to get the crowd even more ready for the time of their lives. First on stage will be a duo who took Britain by storm in 2014, an act who bossed Reading festival last year and also opened for Arctic Monkeys in Finsbury Park last May - Royal Blood. After Royal Blood leave the stage, the legendary, shirtless, long haired rocker Iggy Pop is scheduled to come on to serenade the crowd (hopefully) with classics such as The Passenger & Lust For Life. From my extensive Foo Fighters YouTubing, the last time they were in Wembley they brought the house down and were even joined on stage with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page to play Rock and Roll. I have a feeling that this gig is going to be pretty epic!
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