Mixtape

I didn’t realize how weeks passed since I came in here. Guess studying, music and reading made these weeks feel like seconds. Today I handed in my first essay and now I’m just sitting around bored at 22:48 after I watched Toy Story 3, which I must say that you should all go watch. Anyway, this post has nothing to do with Toy Story 3 or any other movie.

Since I’m bored and I have no cassettes or any means that would help me to make a mixtape and I feel like making one I’ll do it here with videos from youtube. Corny? Who cares? It’s the internet and you can do, say and write whatever you please. So if you’re going to whine, save it. Enjoy.

1: Such Great Heights, originally written and performed by “The Postal Service”. I won't lie. I did hear this song first by Streetlight Manifesto covering it. I like both versions the same but not being able to pick which one I should put on here I’ll put the original.



2: Kristina She Don’t Know I Exist, originally written and performed by Catch 22. A good friend of mine played this song for me when we were 15 or 16 and I loved it.




3: Twisting the night away, by Sam Cooke. This might be an old one but it never fails to cheer me up. I was in between this and “We’re Having A Party” but I picked this one because I can.




4: When You’re Smiling, by Louis Prima. Once again I was in between “When You’re Smiling” and “Banana Split For My Baby” but I picked this one for obvious reasons.





5: Beyond The Sea, by Bobby Darin. After this summer vacations this song seems to soften the images in my head and remind me of a small car packed with tents, sleeping bags and 4 loud mouths.




6: Walking My Baby Back Home, Nat King Cole. Just because I like it?




7:Everyday by Buddy Holly. I always liked Buddy Holly but I had never listened to his music and even when I had I didn't know it was Buddy Holly. A couple of years ago I started getting familiar with his music so this MUST go up. Plus, this song was in one of my all time favorite movies “Stand By Me”.





8: Gone For Good, The Shins. I discovered The Shins at the beginning of this year and even though I haven’t listened to them properly this song got stuck in my head and made me look for their music.





9: Rock Hard Times, by the Eeels: When I was back home earlier this year I went through my old cds. The ones I used to listen to when in high-school and I fell all over again for the “Shootenanny” album. Listened to it on repeat for a week or so, so here you go.






10: Can I Change My Mind, by Delroy Wilson. No reasons. Just because I can.





11: Bobby Jean by Bruce Springsteen. You cannot have a mixtape without Bruce Springsteen in it.






There would be more but I got tired and I'm pretty sure these would fill the first side of a cassette. I might do the other side some other time. Till then, BABABOOEE.

Manchester, Leeds, Halloween, Coffee, Beer, Cigarettes, Hotel

I used to do that some years ago so I can still do this now. Since my Halloween plans for partying in Leeds went all downhill, I decided that this won’t stop me from going out, having a good time, see a new city and see a band that I like.

So here’s my plan: On the 30th of October I’m going to Manchester. I’m going to visit some friends of mine, we’re going to get a few drinks, take away, watch a movie and spend the night at theirs. On the morning of 31st I’m taking the bus from Manchester and heading to Leeds. The day will probably involve aimless walking around and smoking , coffee drinking and then meal and reading at the cheapest restaurant I can find. Then later on the day, I’m planning on getting my ticket from the venue and go for a beer. Same process on repeat again. Drink and reading till it’s time to go to the gig.

Then after the band does its encore, if they do one, I’m taking my back pack and go for another beer at a nice bar that I hope I’ll find. Then after that, I’m heading to my hotel for some sleeping.

Wake up in the morning, have coffee and then take the train/ bus back to Preston, study and write about my time in Manchester and Leeds. How does that sound? Sounds pretty good to me.

Now I've got to go back and continue with this essay esse...

p.s: I was planning on saying something about how University’s going but I don’t want to jinx it.

p.s2: I was planning on dressing up like an idiot but now I’ll just go as Felix.

p.s3: I might take my camera and put my touristy thing going on.

How To Empty Your Pockets

The smell of 3 half-empty cups of coffee on my desk makes me want to hurl. They’re plastic cups though, so I don’t need to wash them or anything. I just empty them and throw them away. I got a bottle of orange juice by my side and a half-full packet of Marlboro lights as well. I don’t smoke inside cause I don’t want my clothes to reek of smoke. Funny isn’t it? I never minded it untill now.

Anyway, if anyone told me that I would be able to see the train passing by from the window of my future room I’d get excited. But it’s not that pleasant. Every time it passes by it makes my bed shake a little and the noise...well don’t get me started on the noise. But I got used to it funnily enough. It’s like one of those misfortunes that you just get used to by the time.

I spend most of my days reading academic books and fiction literature, drinking coffee and walking/smoking my way around the city of Preston thinking and day dreaming. Not like a teenage girl would do, while playing with her pig-tails. Like a 22 year old man with a beard does. The manly man way. Day dreaming about the past the future and even the present. As Deborah Harry once sang in one of her songs “dreaming is free”. So even though I rarely engage in a conversation with another human, apart from the times I’m in class or I order my coffee, I seem to get accustomed to this. But it seems that it has a dangerous effect on me. Thank god for technology and especially telephones. Oh sweet technology without you I’d just be a phoneless bearded ex-chain smoker. But now, you connect me with million voices.

“Sorry, do you have a minute?” a girl stops and asks me. I tell her that of course I do and let her surprise me with all the information that would lead to the same old question: “Would you be interested in becoming a member of our organization”. My reply is negative. She insists: “Are you sure you don’t wanna be a member…not even a little bit?” I answer: “I didn’t know there’s a way of being a member of an organization just a little bit…I thought you either were or you were not.” She laughs and then smiles at me…”Yeah, you're right. Have a nice day…” I smile back and I’m on my way. She was cute.


P.S: Once again I got you. Title's misleading and the picture has nothing to do with the text.