Currently Watching Felicity - Sophomore Year Collection (The Complete Second Season) By Keri Russell see related

A week of major activity.

Inpress-wise, this week I've got NZ's Goodshirt on Friday (has anyone seen their clip for Sophie? Brilliant!), and the new holder of the number one spot on the Aria singles chart, Missy Higgins!

taken from http://www.undercover.net.au/idol/missyhiggins.html

I might just ask her to marry me, I might. She's only 21! I hope she likes older men.

And this week, I'm reviewing Pearl Jam's new live CD. Muahahahahaha!

In other news, my band has absolutely fallen apart. Yesterday I parted ways with drummer Anthony, who, in my humble opinion, is a little bit too full of himself. And I don't feel that Mel's heart is in it - in fact I know her heart's not in it - so we're down a bassist as well. Erm, and a lead guitarist.

Gulp.

Gig on Sep 17. Shit shit shit.

Heading to Revolver tonight with Sara and Sana.

I like my new haircut.

Currently Playing Live at Benaroya Hall By Pearl Jam see related

Haaaaaaaaappy Biiiiirthdaaaaay to meeeeeeeeee

And so it was. Mostly. Dinner with some of my favourite people in the world : Nat, Stu, Mikey, Liz, Hannah, Bec, Rich (complete with a 25% off the total bill voucher - KICK ASS!). And then drinkies at Pugg Mahones, where the beautiful Sara and Lucy joined us. I spent all my phone credit on text messages to friends who couldn't make it, but it was a brilliant night. I drank...lots. Red wine, beer, about 50 cointreau lemon/limes... Unfortunately Nat didn't have such a great time, and left the place in a mess ages before we all did. I know how she was feeling. You know when you have feelings for someone, but they're unrequited, and things can kinda get to you in a social gathering...you know, you get jealous, upset... Anyway, we've sorted it out now, but I myself was a little p'd off with her for a couple of days. I know that makes me sound mean. I'm not. I guess I just didn't want to feel guilty, or be made to.

Had the best interview ever yesterday with good ol' Kasey Chambers, her of annoying voice but extremely lovely and funny personality fame.

You be good now.

Currently Watching Fahrenheit 9/11 see related

OH MY GOD BRAD UPDATED HIS BLOG!!!

Er, hi. I'm back, baby. And I have a cold. Someone infected me. Was it the ever-sniffling Borg or Ellyce at work, or my Dad, who says he never gets sick? Anyway, I'm not bitter. Just feeling blurgh. Can I get a hug? You won't catch anything, I swear....

Please? C'mere... awwww c'mon, c'mere...

The rant of all rants

You know what? Tomorrow I'll be 27. That's a right, 27-FUCKING-SEVEN. 27, having been born on the 27th of the 7th in 1977. I have shared the Earth with John Lennon AND Elvis. Not that I'm worthy of such company. Whereas those people were undeniably talented, genuis even, I'm nothing but a...loser. Now I know you're shaking your head or "tsk"-ing me (if you're not, then that's a real worry), but hear me out. How well do you really know me? I'm almost 27. I live at home. I can't cook. I have a mother who, God bless her, does waaaay too much for me. I work varying hours in a video store. Yeah I write the occasional article for a music mag and get to interview cool people, but it pays really badly. I'm overweight, partly because I take anti-depressant medication, but I'm overweight. Which brings me to another topic. I'm addicted to a drug. No, I don't take it in order to get high, but if I try to get off it, which I have, several times, I get very sick. I get extremely moody. So I'm kinda stuck on it until I can take time off work, or something.

I'm single. 

I play the guitar, but I can't fingerpick properly, or solo properly, or play difficult chords. I sing, but I'm too scared to go for lessons.  

So there are the negatives. It's only fair that I list the positives too. I have one of the greatest families in the world. THE most understanding and loving parents you'll ever find. The coolest little brother. The most beautiful pets, including one pomeranian x chihuahua that kills me with how incredibly cute he is, and funny (yes, I swear to you BJ has a sense of humour!). THE best home. A couple of great jobs, one in which I get to work with the most friendly people on earth who treat me with respect and I get to be myself, the other in which I get to meet and talk to some of my heroes and then write about how much I admire them. I write music and lyrics, play a musical instrument and sing in a band. We have a show coming up in September. I drive a red Lancer named Noel, after one of my favourite television characters, Noel Crane from Felicity. I'm well fed, I'm warm, I'm free, I'm pretty damn happy. I have an amazing group of friends who think the world of me, as I do of them.

And I have hope that I'll get off my ass and change the things that I can. Because I can.

Thanks for listening.

Happy Birthday to me.

Brad

Currently Playing A Ghost Is Born By Wilco see related

Life takes its weird and wonderful turns. Lines fade and black and white merge to grey, but it's the kind of grey that adorns a daytime winter sky, the sunlight peering through to speckle the canvas with patches of golden hope. Drinks to go swimming in, fires to warm our cheeks and shoulders on which to rest our heavy heads. Change is the only constant but I only see it when I stop to look back. I can see what's behind me, I can't see what's ahead. But you're there to numb my mind.