Random News Update

I feel like I haven't written anything in days. That is possibly because that is indeed the case, but this is a little something. I was going to record some new songs that I have written today, but I don't have a mic lead here. It was a little strange to discover that. So I have to wait until my parents can possibly find one. Then I will be able to record stuff. I've written quite a few songs lately. It'll be good to hear them, layered up, Phil Spector Style!

Other than that, nothing much is going down. I'm back in Swansea, for the last seven weeks in this house. Then off to summer camp. Pretty excited about that. I mean, 9 weeks hanging out with a bunch of kids, kayaking, camping, all kinds of things! It's pretty exciting. Then I get to start my dissertation. I'm pretty stoked about my whole life right now. I love every inch of it, with all of my heart. It's a wonderful feeling. You should try it some day. -- End irritating smugness --

The End.

Things I Want to Achieve

I thought, since I'm here, and I am at a bit of a loose end, I'd give some thought to some things that I want to do. I am going to do it in some kind of time order. I mean, there are things that I can do next week, some things I want to do will take me much longer. So...

By next week:

• Consolidate what I've learnt about teaching courses at DU, CU-Boulder and UCCS - In Progress
• Start training for my triathlon (which is in 4 weeks) :-s - Failed due to knee being rubbish
  
• Record a new song for MySpace Failed due to lazyness - BAD JOE!

By next month:

• Start some kind of procedure for auditing the university library's accounts
• Finish my first Sprint Distance Triathlon on 4 weeks' training
• Find out about student visas from the international student department at uni
  

By next year:

• Be finished with my dissertation and working independently on the other ideas that I've had for it
• Apply for the three grad schools above, and apply for a ton of scholarships
• Have a one hour set of my own material (all of which I like)
• Have an album for sale on iTunes
• Learn French or Spanish to more than just "getting by" standard
  

Five years from now:

• Have an Ironman tattoo (which of course entails completing an Ironman)
• Have an academic text published (or at least in the process of being published)
• Have at least two fiction works published
• Have a great job at an awesome school

Ten years from now:

• Who knows? Probably even five years is too far ahead to think

So there's a few things that I want to do. We shall see what happens. I look forward to crossing them off, though!

Another Day!

So it's tomorrow already, so technically, I can make another post! Even though it's only been about an hour since the last one. I'm really excited about the world at the moment! So much cool stuff is happening. I'm supposed to be in training for a triathlon at the moment, but I am currently injured, which is not so much fun. However, my drug course finishes today, and so by Wednesday, my knee should be fine and I'll be swimming, biking and running like nobody's business! I'm pretty sure that I have all kinds of things planned for tomorrow. Mainly they will consist of finishing an essay and revising, I feel like.

But that's not all bad. In fact, that's not at all bad. I will have a wonderful day tomorrow, well, Tuesday, but it's only tomorrow after you've been asleep. I am very excited about my life right now.

I love this opportunity to share this with you!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and productive Tuesday! Also, I urge you to listen to Sky Larkin!

A Little About Me

Well, hello there, Bloggers! I guess I'm a bit of a late arrival to the whole blogging scene, but intend to make up for lost time. A little about me to start with, maybe. I'm studying at Swansea University. I've got big ideas and big plans. I'm blogging to let people know about these things and to shamelessly hawk anything that I can. I was always told to be honest. ;-)

I'm currently working on a short novel. It's reached approximately 27,000 words. If you're interested, email me or some such and I shall send you the first couple chapters.

I'm also in my second year at uni, working on essays and all the other things that that entails. My course is called War And Society, and it covers all aspects of war stretching right back to Ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt and covering contemporary topics such as the Cold War and the growth of international terrorism. It is a truly fascinating and enlightening course.

I play guitar. I use this to write songs about things that affect me in life. Usually I can only write good songs when I'm feeling down, but I don't think that my songs are too depressing. I have some songs posted on MySpace and I will be recording some more soon, I think. I shall of course keep you in the loop!

What else, I am a trained proofreader, although, with spellchecks and things now, it's mainly for personal use. Of course, if you would like someone to check for those pesky little spelling mistakes, I have an infuriating eye for detail!

I think that's enough about me for now. I shall now make my blog extremely exciting!