The Temple of Dysonism

Working Man

Man, HMV is tough stuff. I’ve been absolutely rushed off my feet the past couple of days and have had no time for either writing or gaming, as much as I’d like to. Maybe things will calm down soon, once the new store has gone in to full swing.

Reading Festival next Wednesday after a 12 hour shift. Can’t wait - it’s gonna be a good one.

Gamer Love

thelewisaurus:

I wanted to play my Xbox today, so I could download Trials HD which looks like something I would severely get hooked on.

He doesn’t know what he’s letting himself in for. Trials HD is fantastic.

Some people think I’m bonkers - but I just think I’m free..

Times have been strange recently. I can’t put my finger on exactly what it is that’s getting to me, but it feels like I’m changing, as a person…but I’m not alone. Everyone else is changing, too - some for the better, some not so. In fact, it’s entirely possible that everyone else around me is changing but I’m staying exactly the same. Swings and roundabouts.

Summer goes on this year without any visible drama for once - must be the first time in 4 years I’ve been able to say that. Unfortunately the momentum of seeing friends has slowed right down in the past few weeks, with people becoming increasingly busy, tied up or having other things/people take priority. I suppose I should have expected this to happen at about this point in time with people moving in to their university houses and going on trips and such but that doesn’t stop it being any less boring. These days I spend my time here on my computer which feels like it’s about to fall apart at any moment, and when I’m not doing that I’m playing my Xbox and racking up the Gamerscore, all whilst spending money I don’t have.

However, on this occasion I can happily say that things are about to change. I finally got a job offer, the very same one that fell through only a couple of weeks before at HMV Camberley, so if you’re in the area following the 10th of August then please come on by and buy something from me! Please? Exciting stuff for sure, I really cannot wait to start and get stuck in. We’re opening a brand new store with a brand new team that’ll be meeting for the first time this coming Friday for teambuilding in Richmond. I have no idea whatsoever what to expect but I’m hoping it won’t be super awkward. As Becky pointed out earlier the manager obviously has good taste in people so I shouldn’t worry too much! Haha.

So that’s this coming Friday, with a week of training afterwards, and from that point on I’m a working man. It hasn’t really hit me yet just how much time I’ll be missing out on, but on the flipside how much money I’ll have coming in. Top of the list for me on receiving my first paycheck? Driving lessons! It’s something I’ve been looking forward to undertaking for a few months now, especially since leaving University, and I’m hoping that it’s a project that’ll hold my interest for quite some time. Following this of course, I’ll be able to drive, and with a job under my belt I might be able to afford the costs involved in running a little runaround motor… But that’s not for quite some time yet!

In something quite different, time for a music spot. Muse have a new song out, following a week long internet/real life treasure hunt spanning Europe and America. It was quite an exciting affair to be involved in, but ultimately us Muse fans got a nice treat out of it - the song “United States of Eurasia” off the album “The Resistance” coming out this September (can’t wait, by the way). The song itself is one that’ll divide everyones opinions, and has already begun to - some people are thrilled by the song ans think that Muse are well on their way to producing another masterpiece album, whereas others slate the song for being too much like Queen. I sit somewhere in the middle, but leaning closer to the first side. The song is absolutely fantastic and has the potential to become the next Knights of Cydonia style floorfiller you hear at rock clubs and the like.

Another musical favourite of mine this week has been something rather different - Buddy Holly by Weezer. “But wait!” you cry, “Buddy Holly has been out for years now, we all know how that goes!” And to your credit, you’re right. It has. But the 8-bit version of it most certainly hasn’t, and has been getting a huge number of plays through my iTunes over the past week. With thanks to @SuperKaylo on Twitter for providing the link that led to this discovery, I now pass this link on to you in hopes that you too find something you like or indeed love. It’s right here. Rock on.

And finally, my recent band addiction has been less band based and more person based. Damon Albarn has been filling my head with both Blur’s “The Best Of” album and both Gorillaz albums - “Gorillaz” and “Demon Days” being my most played ever since seeing Blur live a few weeks ago. I’ve always liked Blur and Gorillaz in the past but I’ve never fully appreciated them until now. Damon’s voice is truly something special, moulding to whatever style is thrown at him, and the instrumentation and lyrics are spot on every time. Personal highlights from me would have to be “Out Of Time”, “The Universal” and “Coffee And TV” by Blur, and “Feel Good Inc.”, “El Manana” and of course, “Clint Eastwood” by Gorillaz. I’m sure you’ll have heard 4 or 5 out of 6 of these songs, and for good reason. They’re all brilliant tracks.

To close, I’ll mention that this Wednesday is something I’ve been looking forward to for a couple of weeks now as Lewis, James, Becky, Adam, Ryan, myself and more go and see Hadouken! live in London. So far the organizational skills of me shine through once more evidently - proven by the fact that there is next to nothing sorted. So…that’s my plan for tomorrow. Sort out Wednesday, have an awesome time, and probably write about it here. Score.

Tell me I’m not dreaming, but are we out of time?

Bit of an update since I havn’t really written much as of late - the writing has taken a backseat for some reason. Not entirely sure why, but I think boredom is playing its’ part. It’s as if I’m too bored to write. Is that possible? Surely writing would actually free me of boredom temporarily?

Philosophical musing aside, let’s update you lovely people on what’s new.

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And there we have it! Yup, since my last update absolutely nothing major has changed. I’m still valiantly searching for a job after I found out today that my HMV application fell through in the worst possible way. I had a job interview just over a week ago and I went in nervous, and came out brimming with confidence. It seemed like the interview just couldn’t have gone any better for me, and I was positive that the interviewer wanted me under his wing when he opened the new store in Camberley - and I was right! The guy thought I had a fantastic interview and really liked me, and that everything going ahead successfully I should get the job when the store opens at the end of July. Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the opening of the new store has fallen through, and there’s a little issue in trying to work somewhere there’s no store, obviously. Whilst the guy has told me that it’s possible things may change, there’s also a possibility that if they do I’ll have to reapply and go through the interview process again, and I just don’t think I can pull through another interview with such confidence.

To tell the truth I am pretty gutted about the situation, from being told a job is pretty much yours to hearing that the job never really existed ultimately isn’t too nice a feeling. On the plus side, at least I know I beat 27 other people to the job, so someone out there wants me to work for them, it’s just a case of finding them, and hoping that I can start without any problems.

It occurred to me earlier that this isn’t the first time a job offer has gone awry. When I last had a successful interview, it was for Tesco, my first job. I applied in roughly October and had the interview after 2 weeks. I thought things had gone well - and once again they had - but after a few weeks of not hearing anything I had assumed that I wasn’t successful. The day I gave up on it was the day I got a phone call from Tesco saying that although they wanted me to start working for them, recruitment had actually closed and they couldn’t take me on board at the time and I’d have to wait. 2 months later I started working for them. Why is it that employment isn’t easy?

So, that’s an update on the career side of things. Socially things recently have been fantastic, with the two highlights of late being Danny’s birthday party in which I managed to get absolutely smashed along with everyone else and almost lose my lungs through playing the vocals on Rock Band (I’m fairly certain the alcohol was giving me the illusion that I was a rock star on stage with my band), but even more exciting was seeing Blur live in Hyde Park on impulse last Friday.

Luckily for me, Becky ‘Cuddle Saviour’ D’Cunha (whom I meant to write about in my last blog but it slipped my mind on one of my crazy tangents - doh!) had 2 tickets spare after two people had to drop out of seeing the gig with her, so me and Lewis accompanied her, Roxie and Hattie to London through the beautifully air-conned overground trains followed by the sweltering heat of the tube and eventually to Hyde Park where almost everything reminded me of Reading Festival - the tents, the toilets, the shops (and their prices..), and finally the massive stage on which the support acts and finally Blur played. Everything had that festival feel about it, which made the day even sweeter. Blur themselves were fantastic, playing all the songs I knew including Out Of Time, one of my all time favourite songs. And seeing them with such a good bunch of friends just enhanced the experience. Oh, and I got to put Roxie and Hattie on my shoulders at a gig, something I’ve wanted to do for aaages! :D

So that was great, a really fun time was had by all, and I have fond memories of it. I don’t think it could have been much better…well, maybe if I hadn’t missed Song 2. But nevermind. On the plus side I did get to see Parklife unlike the girlies! Swings and roundabouts.

Since then not much has happened to be fair, there hasn’t been any major socialization going on at all save for a Camberley visit with Lucy and a few nights of gaming online with various people, something that has been neglected recently and I hope shall be rectified in the upcoming weeks! (Hint hint! :P)

So, things to do in the near future:

- Keep looking for jobs with a whole lot of false hope as always. Applied for a ton over a week ago and none got back to me, therefore demoralization etcetera.
- Go to Lisa’s on Sunday and socialize a little with a different friend group just to shake things up a little.
- Continue to get more and more hyped by the day for Reading Festival 2009 - 50 days to go!
- Ensure I actually have funds for Reading Festival 2009. I fear this may be overlooked. Plans are to be made..!