home sweet home

things that are good about being home;

Jen is in oxford tomorrow
mum dvded spooks
i get to see and speak to lots of people and stuff and things
frit is getting married
i get to reload my entire music collection on to my ipod and make fun playlists (many many)
Jesus is good and nice to me

things that are bad about being home;

ITS TOO COLD
I'm not in Australia

Coldplaying

So I have tickets for Coldplay at Wembley for September 2009, I'm really glad I managed to get them because i missed out on the december tour what with being in Australia and all. What I'm not so excited about is the fact tat Jay Z is supporting, luckily i didn't get the date which Girls Aloud are, i seriously would not have coped with that.

I first fell in love with Coldplay the first time they were ever played on radio one by Steve Lamacque and i have battled to love them ever since. Over the years as thier popularity has grown and grown I have fought the urge to disguard them in favour of more unknown 'cool' bands. They keep writing fantastic, anthemic, beautiful songs and I continue to love them despite it all.

I have seen them live three times before and they have never disappointed so I know that know matter who thier poor choice of support are they will be fantastic. In fact last time i saw them live (July 5th 2005) caused me to ring my mum and say something along the lines of "I'm so happy I feel like its my birthday and Christmas and I'm in heaven a little bit all at once". And I really was. It turned out to be the recording of the "fix You' video which further added to my joy. The happiness was short lived but that is a story for another time.

All i can say is me and Coldplay have a lot of history, some good, some awful but i can not wait to see them live again.

And this time I'm taking my mum

tattoos...

I think I have a problem, it has been developing over the past 18months or so and is getting worse and worse, I am becoming increasingly addicted to tattoos. I fear it is beginning to take over my brain.

I've always liked the idea of having a tattoo but didn't actually ever get round to getting one until march this year, i think it was mainly down to laziness more than anything else. Since march it's as if a switch has been flicked in my head! I notice and look for them wherever I go, i think some are really tacky and others are amazing and profound and beautiful.

I have come to a realisation recently though and that is that i can love and appreciate tattoos without having to have lots myself. Just because i like something doesn't mean I have to have it! Having said that I really want some more work doing to the 2 chronicles 7:14 on my back, I think I want some colour and some flowers added to make it more of a piece.

I have noticed that in London not many of my friends have tats so i dont go too crazy (unless i'm with Kat) however spending some time this summer with friends from macedonia my love just went to another level, especially because Alpin is a tattoo artist, maybe i'll get him to do some more work on my back when i go over this spring, if I can wait that long! Hanging out with john and frit just feeds and feeds it too!

So here are some of mine and my friends for you to enjoy...