Well, I had to get somewhere to put my thoughts down when I cant get around to making a video. I've seen many people succeed at running a blog, but also alot of people fail. We shall see...SVD
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Scabs and the X-Factor
It’s Tuesday. One day closer to the weekend. As the week goes on I wonder how many people are reading this. I don’t have many followers at this point, but I hope to increase these as time goes on.
This won’t be a large blog at all, but right now I just wanted to squeeze out the last 20 mins on my lunch break to write something – it’s been too long since my last entry on random bollocks…
Anyway – I’m off out tonight, its only one of those work shenanigans, but should be ok. If the gods of booze and all things good are shining down upon me, I might even get shitfaced. For those of you who don’t understand English colloquiums, that means very, very drunk. ;)
My day seems to be one of quiet chaos. This is fine by me – I’m just not being affected by any stress today even though I would be very justified in throttling some people that are irritating at the best of times. They are like scabs. Scabs are a necessary evil. So is the X-Factor. (Please, please – let me explain.) Scabs are there to help the body heal and allow the porous, exposed skin to do its magic. However, this doesn’t stop you wanting to pick at the edges, and eventually rip off the whole thing – at the expense of your skins health and appearance.
(They taste good too. JOKE…)
The problem I have is that these people (i.e. scabbers) do not necessarily hinder your progress in any walk of life, but you just can help picking at the crusty, too-obvious-not-to-point-out annoyance of what they signify. World peace hasn’t got a chance when we still compare people to a skin condition.
Whoops – I almost forgot – X-factor is necessary, purely to make every other kind of music sound good.
And don’t roll your eyes at me – you know I’m telling you how it is. ;)
Til next time,
Snarevandamm
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Where is the car park?
This is one of those lunchtime blogs that I try to do once in a while. I’ve been thinking about taking this blog in some sort of consistent direction. The question poised on everyone’s lips is one of ‘what’??
That part I’m still deciding upon. At this point I’m enjoying putting my thoughts down for you to read. Its quite cathartic and will put me in good stead for when the decision happens and my focus is regained… for now though, I will continue to post blogs regarding what I’m doing, what I have done and any other little snippets of randomness that appeal to me.
I was reading back one of my posts the other day and realised how soppy I am about my friends. Then I realised following my blog, how much I care about them being in my life. Life is dynamic and people come and go. Even friends. But they are the ones in your life that fill out the gaps. When you are down they should be there for you, but part of that is the unwritten rule that you will be there for them too, should such a situation arise.
Couldn’t believe it. LOL
I still find my self chuckling as I write that. So glad I got to share it with you…LOL
Snare
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Friday fun with my old friend 'alcohol'...
I did have an idea of posting something yesterday… but my god I was hung-over. It was like a great pain had descended upon man and I was the saviour, who himself needed to sacrifice his pain free existence.
It really felt like someone was ripping my insides out from my ears. I don’t know why, they are comfortable in there. They have never seen the outside world, and I want to keep it that way.
It all started with a simple night out after work, which isn’t unusual for a Friday. After a couple of ‘sociable jars’ I found myself feeling a teensy-weensy bit drunk. Never mind I thought. So off I trotted to my friends place to begin the nights drinking. Properly.
I think it’s important to know at this point that I will never drink again. Never. Ok – that’s a lie, but I can’t even look at a strongbow advert without wanting to be sick a little…
So back to the action…
After arriving at my friends place – a big town house in my home city, shared with a few other guys – I proceeded to have a few more tipples including what I now like to call the ‘dealbreaker’ which is one (or more in this case) of my friend Chris’s shots. He likes to experiment, but seriously. A couple of these shots later and I just KNEW this was a bad idea, and I’d be seeing that pasty I recently grabbed as my dinner again very soon.
So after consuming a fair but of alcohol, chatting and generally getting nostalgic about the past, we set out into town. We visited a few bars, started to feel unsteady on the ol’ pins, so of course we continued to drink…LOL
My last CLEAR memory was one of saying goodbye to friends I think – the problem about recalling this part of the evening is that its as hazy as marshland on a hot, foggy day. Anyway, I walked home (god knows how) and got in being very quiet. I know I was quiet because I tried so hard to be so… ;) I think I was so quiet, I must have triggered some adverse digestive reaction – I felt the unavoidable urge to see my old fried the pasty again. I ran to the sink in the kitchen, ‘downloaded’ my pasty and forgot about it.
I must apologise to my girlfriend who found this in the morning, but fair play to her, she made me clean it up in my hung-over state…LOL. Man, I love her. ;)
So I did get the chance to review the state of the flat when I finally had the ability to walk around once again. It was embarrassing. I even managed to video some of the walk home. If you’re lucky, I might consider putting some of it on YouTube…heh heh.
That’s all for now and later today I’ll be reviewing “Trine” on the PS3. A very nice game from the funniest software developer name in a long while. Nobalis. *snigger*…
Til next time,
Snare
Thursday, 17 September 2009
What do friends mean to you?
Friends. We all like having them. But at what cost? How do you make sure the people you think are your friends – do have your best interests at heart? How much time should you invest in your friends?
I guess there are a lot of people out there (hopefully reading this) that are wondering about their place in a particular friendship. Perhaps there are people who are feeling unloved by their friends? There is always something that can be done.
I am very lucky as a human being; I have lots of friends and more importantly close friends. I’m not boasting, but I acknowledge that the people who become part of my life deserve to be appreciated. And that’s where I want to start. Having friends is all about wanting to have them around. If you only have certain friends that you use for certain things, you should be ashamed. If you only have a friends you call at 3am for a lift home from the club, then unless you’d be willing to do the same for them, you should stop calling them - and of course stop calling them a friend too.
Its perfectly fine to have ‘friends for occasions’ – this is where you may have a friend you go drinking with, the kind of mate you can sit down over a pint and chew over all the wrong in the world and put it to rights. However, this may not be the same friend that you would take to your girlfriend’s barbeque. Unless they brought potato salad…
If you are anything like me, you will have a core group of people that you are willing to spend time with and happy to be on the phone / round in a flash to help them out. These are the people you wish were part of your family. Hell, they ARE part of my family. I love ‘em to bits, in a totally heterosexual, manly, fighting zombie’s back to back kind of way. And I wouldn’t change it for the world.
The real question is do you know the difference between a friend and an acquaintance? An acquaintance is someone you are friendly to, but either don’t have anything in common or that you don’t want to / haven’t had the chance to get to know better. You never start a friendship without this stage. When you first met your best friend(s) I bet you had this stage. It’s natural, but if you don’t let people in soon enough – that friendship is lost. The deep kind that is.
The testament to this is that I have one of my best friends still in my life and I met him at playschool. That was 25 years ago.
I love my friends and I’ll always be there for them, because they will always be there for me.
Awww bless.
Til next time,
Snarevandamm
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
TIMES THEY ARE A’CHANGING...
Interesting news today, is that I have decided to push forward with my regular writing and place my efforts into eventually writing a short eBook that might be something you guys might pick up and read while you go on holiday, long trip etc. I’m not a fan of writing fiction, so it might end up being a stream of Snare-like consciousness that explores some great topics that are obviously yet to be decided…
I’m going to maintain this blog, and hopefully people will want to read it. The last ditch effort might even be to collate all my posts into one ‘mega-doc’ and publish that. But if I had a book published, like a real one, how cool would that be? I’d end up being on talk shows and book signings…LOL
Well maybe I shouldn’t get ahead of myself. I’ve yet to even come up with a concept – let alone a title…
It’s raining outside today. I always have mixed feelings about the rain. It makes me feel thankful when I’m safely indoors, in the dry comfort of my own home, but I also appreciate the effect it seems to have on my mood. I occasionally suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) which can make me a bit blue. On the whole though, it makes me thankful for working in an office when the weather turns nasty. Heh heh…
If you guys reading this want to hear my views on any topics, please get in contact via the comments section, and I’ll liberate your minds with my expert views. On anything. Seriously. I am THAT GOOD. ;)
On a completely different note…
…Ok I know things are going ok because I can hear my boss singing. He only does that when things are going well. Maybe he wants to give me a raise… maybe he wants to give us the afternoon off… Nope. Just singing. Damn.
Thanks for reading once again people!
Will see you soon…
Snare
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Piano, Apple and lashings of Snare...
Well what a find. I was skimming around the ol’ t’interweb yesterday, and I found this beautiful gem that more people should know about. In fact if the person responsible sees these words, I hope it brings a smile to their heart.
It sounds a bit mushy and soppy, but it is well-founded. I was perusing the music section on a site called www.newgrounds.com and found an artist who blew me away. His melodies and structure are astounding, not to mention his ethereal yet comforting soundscapes. Truly wonderful piano music. He goes by the name of ‘Reasoner’ and you can also find him on MySpace. Please check him out if you can:
http://reasoner.newgrounds.com/
**GEEK ALERT**
Also, I got around to uploading a video to YouTube, but editing is getting tough with my current set up. I think I need to get a RAM upgrade, or even contemplate the evil-yet-common-sense-answer-that-makes-you-feel-dirty-but-gets-the-job-done-better-and-you-know-it answer. An Apple MAC. I hate even thinking about it, and plus all the extra learning involved with a new system, but I really need to be able to edit video without waiting for hours while the system decides whether to crash on me or not, thus losing hours of work.
I really wish Apple Mac computers were less expensive. It’s like an elitist club that makes you think they are accessible, but will steal your wallet when they give you a hug. I hate everything they stand for, but Apple are and always have been industry leaders in the video and photo design arena. I just don’t have the £1000 to spend on a system right now that will allow me to continue creating videos.
Being creative just got a whole lot more expensive...LOL
Oh well. There’s always winning the lottery. Maybe for now I’ll just save up and hand over my wonga with gritted teeth and accept that the ‘cool kids’ have won.
If it’s still shit, I’m taking a sniper rifle up the closest clock tower. LOL
Til next time,
Snare.
Late night blogging...!
Its 1am. It’s dark. I’m tired, yet cannot sleep. I’m in that zone that people get to where nothing seems impossible when you have the whole internet at your fingertips. Sadly, all the inspiration and calm thought you get during one of these ‘midnight missives’ is lost by the time you wake up...lol
And I thank you for spending the time on here, reading my thoughts. Maybe one day I’ll get some direction and actually have a topic to focus on...
Til next time,
Snare J
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Lunchtime Musings...
Life is good so far this week, not too much stress and everything seems calm. It may well be the calm before the shitstorm in a couple of weeks, as we are selling our flat and moving into a house. It’s all exciting, but stressful and tedious at the best of times. Moving is stressful enough when you just have to consider all your possessions, but when you have legalities to contend with as well, it can get soul destroying…
On a secondary note, I found an UBER-long eyebrow hair this morning that made me start to wonder where on the long aging timescale that puts me. It wasn’t grey, but easily MUCH LONGER. I reckon being 29, it was sent here to test my resolve. I’m not religious, but if it helps me stop looking older, I might consider becoming a priest.
I failed in making a video last night; I will do my best tonight to produce something before people stop subscribing!!!
Perhaps tonight I’ll write a fuller blog with something worth reading. Any suggestions?
Til next time,
Snare.
Monday, 7 September 2009
Monday Musings
As I’m constructing my wit in the written form, I remember that it has been quite some time since I posted a video on YouTube. My bad. It is true that I don’t supply the army of subscribers enough to possibly keep them interested in what I choose to post on there, but I’m only human with a job that takes up a lot of my time.
*enter secondary excuse here*
But seriously, I do want to do more, as has always been my intention. However I just find it difficult to LIVE with my video camera after a few experiences where people get annoyed when I’m filming.
I think I’ll post something tonight, just to get the juices flowing again. Might end up being a normal blog, or at the very least an attempt to make people laugh… we’ll see.
Sorry this one has been so brief – but I have to get back to work. Grrr…
Till next time,
Snare.
Friday, 4 September 2009
Its funny how your mood changes from day to day. Some days I find my mood high, with motivation to match, but others I struggle to find even the smallest grain of impetus.
Oh woe is me.
However, I’m an ideas man, and I get by in life having great ideas and then feel bad because I haven’t done anything about it. Tragic eh? Well I really feel like this should change. I’ve listed the things I want to do and I’ll review this in time to see if I’ve managed it.
- Write a book
- Post a viral video phenomenon on YouTube
- Learn French
- Get rich
- Be happy (ok - a bit of a cop out there)
Its like the difference between two basketball players. One gets all the chances to shoot and score, but doesn’t commit to each shot and therefore fails most of the time. The other has practiced day in day out and is able to commit his focus to each and every individual shot. As a result, his career looks brighter and people rightly think he is a better player.
I was about to say I am the first guy, but unfortunately I never get as far as picking up the ball. That is unless someone hands the bastard thing to me and tells me that I need to score. THEN I have motivation….LOL
I have listed some pretty vague goals here but they are titles of the novella that is my existence. And you my friend... YOU are part of one the chapters.
…Or maybe a page number. Who knows… ;)
Til next time,
Snare Van Damm
Thursday, 3 September 2009
Car. Check. Follower. CHECK!!!!
Welcome Phillip. Nice to meet you. So glad you could stop by.
Wow. I’ve just noticed! I have my first follower to this blog!!!!!
Next comes the paranoia – are you human? Are you a bot sent here just to make me feel better? Who knows... ;)
Well today has been an ok day today. Work was long but I also managed to get my car through its MOT which is an amazing feeling. The little 2.0 litre 16 valve turbo diesel is one of the most reliable cars I’ve ever had, but I think it’s in need of a bit of TLC. A lot of work to do, but I just want to make sure it doesn’t explode on the motorway and kill me in a ball of flame and sulphur...LOL
I’m just about to pop round to a friend’s house for an evening of gaming and chicken. We refer to it as “chk’n” because fried chicken deserves its own sound. And I personally think it’s quite an onomatopoeic word. Like “moo”, “meow” or “pie”. Yes. Pie. I’ve had long conversations about this, and my ramblings look even more ridiculous when you write them down.
I’m currently finding it easier to blog than make videos, but then again, the production value shows too. Whereas I have to think about lighting and composition in a video skit, I can write freely and let the randomness flow.
That’s all from me today – but I’m chuffed that in one day I can still drive my car and now have a follower on my blog. Might even make a thank you vid if you are lucky Phillip...
Til next time,
Snare Van Damm
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Work is as work does.
It’s like the world has woken up and used my soul as an alarm clock... I don’t dislike being at work, its just the hard fact of going back after a break. Its like the opposite of a drug addiction. The more to do it, the less you want.
Right now I’m spending my valuable freetime actually complaining about the damn pastime.
So whats new and whats worth talking about? I don’t know. Perhaps someone will read this and feel compelled to sign up for future instalments. Perhaps its more likely that I’ll win the lottery...
Well perhaps I’ll come up with something later on today, as right now I have a shit-ton of work to do and no time to spend thinking about anything else!
Til next time,
Snare Van Damm.