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You see how that joke could go on forever? I think it gets less funny as it goes on, in an exponential type way.

Isn't insert a strange word? I think it sounds rude. I guess it can be used in a sexual type way (eg "She inserted her toe into his ear"). It can also be used to describe one's first sexual experience - insertin*. Hah!

I was going to write an entry listing the funniest things I've ever said, but I realised that without context it doesn't do them justice. Or maybe they weren't really all that funny in the first place. Either way, it is better to just leave them in their moment.

In the newspaper war is depicted and reported on as if it is a sport. Pictures of Saddam and Bush face to face with IRAQ v USA in bold type, each countries vital statistics displayed in a nice little colourful table, a little diagram with America's game plan ("How the US will crack Iraq's defence"). If government's around the world are trying to get public support to kill innocent Iraqi's they should ask the media to not report war in this way - people always barrack for the underdog in a sporting contest. It seems to be inevitable that there will be war. That is upsetting.

I should end this with something a little more upbeat.

#insert joke about inserting joke about inserting something a little more upbeat here#

*it kinda sounds like uncertain, and there is the rude use of inserting, and it is funny see? see? bah, i need context.

PS look at how my weblog links are in a nice little pattern - isn'it it neat?

Go-Go Gadget Go-Betweens!

Here is an attempt at a Go-Betweens gig review. I am not promising that it will be very good.

A reasonably large crowd (average age ~35) applauded as Messrs Forster and McLennan walked on to the stage. A boy with big hair played the drums and a girl with normal hair played bass. Robert was looking his age, all bags under the eyes and greying hair like. And he is looking more and more like Roy Slaven (from Roy and HG). He simply oozes charisma though, and is the most expressive singer I've ever seen. His eyebrows are simply stunning, the way they move about when he is singing. He switched between acoustic and electric guitars, and also borrowed Spoon's guitar when he broke a string. Grant is so damn cute. I most certainly would like to take him home to meet my Mum and Dad. He played an acoustic all night, and closed his eyes a lot. I didn't really pay any attention to the new band membes. Any fears i had of the crowd not dancing vanished about 30seconds into the first song (Caroline and I, a new song which is fantastic!) when people made a mini-surge to the front. I was about 3 metres away from Robert and Grant, and made eye contact with Robert a few times. At one point I'm pretty sure he tried to out stare me, but he obviously underestimated my staring abilities as he turned away after about 5 seconds. Jim's friend Paul was dancing his socks off - behind Jim he is the best dancer i've ever seen (speaking of dancing behind Jim, I wouldn't recommend it!). Oh no, I'm reviewing the crowd and going off on tangents. Here is a set list, but note that there were at least 5 more songs and the order is a little wrong I think.

Caroline and I
Ms Morgan (new)
Magic in Here
Surfing Magazines (with a little crowd singalong bit!)
Bye Bye Pride
The Clock
Was There Anything I Could Do? (pure rock)
Spring Rain
German Farmhouse
The House the Jack Kerouac Built
Head Full of Steam (my fave song of the gig)
Love is a Sign
Cattle and Cane

It was a fantastic gig and I was wishing it would go on forever - there were so many songs I wish they had played (Love Goes On! for one). Thye did play for around two hours though, so I wasn't complaining. The anticipation before each song was electric, with that feeling of "ooh, what song are they going to play next". The crowd was excellent and got right into it which was great to see. Overall, one of the best gigs I've been too. I'm buying all the albums I haven't got as soon as I can afford them. And the new album promises to be very good. Unlike this review.

What is this F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D?

Atychiphobia: Fear of failure

My research is now underway (not well underway mind, just plain old underway). And I have been experiencing this very novel (that would be a hell of a pun if I was studying English) feeling. It is like a thirst, a desire, a void that must be filled....I am reading journal articles and thinking "ooh, I have to get that reference" and "someone really should study that in more detail" instead of "i wonder if i have any emails" and "i wish i had a green highlighter instead of a blue one" (actually i still think that). It is exciting feeling like I actually want to do something and put my heart into it, instead of doing my usual half-hearted really-would-prefer-to-be-reading-sinister-posts-from-1998-in-fact-that's-what-I'm-going-to-do thing.
To get a little introspective, I think I have always been afraid to put 100% effort into things as I am scared that I will discover I am not as intelligent as I think I am. Not necessarily a fear of failure, more a fear of not being as successful as I would like to be. Which I guess in my eyes would be a failure, so perhaps it is just a fear of failure. So by not doing things as well as I could I have always had the safety net of my "well if i'd done it properly I could have got a much better mark" mentality. This fear, combined with my inherent slackness, lowish self-esteem and the bad influence of certain people named Helen who made me miss classes just so they could be graced by my presence and marvel at my magnificent stick sculptures (i jest, except for the bit about my sculptures), has always held me back. Perhaps it is time I got over it. Ringmaster, remove the safety net! Paramedics, standby!

JJJ sucks

Can anyone tell me why the J-Files only goes for 2 hours now?! It was the only decent thing on the station (well most Kingsmill shows are good i guess). And why didn't they play Peace Train on the Anti-War songs J-File last night?

I am angry today, for lots of little reasons which are combining and making me feel a little pissed off. 1) i started my thesis on tuesday, and have realised that it is going to be a little more work than i anticipated. Whch is okay, but i am a feeling a little stressed about the whole thing (perhaps if i actually starrted to do some work on it i'd feel better about it). 2) i keep waking up at 6:17am. Exactly that time for the last few days. 3) someone in my life (not any of you lovely people) is pissing me off. i am struggling to cope with their constant negativity and the fact that they don't seem to want to change, despite complaining about crap their life is. 4) i'm not doing any kind of physical activity so am not getting rid of my aggression in a healthy way.

In happier news, my scarf is now two rows of stitches long! I only started yesterday. And I have decided to become vegetarian. I am up to 6 meat free days. And there are only 8 more sleeps til the Go-Betweens!

Lyrics to Songs

Untitled (Beautiful Eyes is too soppy, There She Goes has been done [La's, Velvets], perhaps Deaf and Dumb?

There she goes
Walking across the room she goes
I try to
Catch her eye try to

And she see's me
Looking at her
But then I see him
He's looking at her too

But I am
A much better looker than him
So I go over to her
and i say

CHORUS
I think that i like
You've got beautiful eyes
I think I want to dance with
You've got beautiful eyes
END CHORUS

I whisper
Sweet nothings in her ear
But she acts
Like they mean precious little to her

It turns out
She is deaf in that ear
And I feel
Oh so dum dum dum
Dum de dum dum dum


Little Things
*these lyrics are a bit naff at times so i am going to change some of them*

It's the little things that make me happy / It's the little things that make me glad
It's the little things that stop me getting down / It's the little things that stop me being sad

CHORUS
It's the lady on horseback
riding amongst the flowers
It's E F G H that Boxer can't remember
That get's me through the day
END CHORUS

It's the tree's in autumn that leave my woes behind / then the flowers post winter that spring up from the ground
It's carving i rule the school into a tree / it's baking cookies with a friends recipe

It's the adding of chocolate to milk / it's the house that jack kerouac built
It's friends who make me laugh with joy / "My friends get me through" said the boy


Hide and Seek

Well I count to 50, come lookingfor you, are you behind the door in the wardrobe?
So many places that you could be, so many hiding spaces that I can't see.
I search in the lounge room, I search in the loo, I search in the kitchen but still I can't find you
I should have peeked while I was counting to see where you were going
But if you'd seen it would have been me taking cover as you tried to give me a hiding.

CHORUS
Seek and ye shall find
Seek and then you hide
END CHORUS

I've searched in the laundry, searched in the bedrooms too
I've been searching for an hour but still I can't find you
I've had enough, finding you is too tough
I'm gonna go ride my bike and wait for you to get sick of hiding.

You always were a better hider than me, you could always find obscure places to go
I can't disguise my admiration for you let alone conceal myself.

Chorus

Oh the skeleton in my closet is the hide and seek champion of the world.

Comments and Thankyou's

Alex said: "Hello Terry, this blogspot is fun! Much more than diaryland. Hearing Belle & Sebastian in odd places seems to be the new sightseeing. From Alex."

Terry says: Thankyou for the note. Now if you want to comment you can shout out. i would say something about cat stevens now but i am too slow (damn you and your dibs jim!). The wonderful Laura Llew ever so kindly hooked me up with the comments bit, and also put those links up which you can see on the left of the page. So thankyou Laura Llew!

PS there is also a little site meter thing right down the bottom which is great! It does wonders for my self esteem. Look, this site had been visited almost 100 times! I feel so popular. Rumours that 95 of these visits have been by me are completely unfounded, and I can officially say that they may or may not be true.