I am currently blogging, logged into my Google account, linked in with YouTube and Gmail, whilst simultaniously talking on MSN Messenger and on Twitter. I'm expecting a USB port to spontaniously appear on my head any moment.
Gumpy-old-man-impersonating over, I actually quite like all the connectivity we all seem to have these days, some people seem to think it's driving us all apart, but I fail to see how interacting through a computer screen, instead of over the phone or via snail mail makes any difference other than being much much faster and more versatile.
In other news, I am currently finding a new love for Nirvana, something I missed out on in my early teens. From about the age of 13-15 I was so vanilla I was mostly into classical music, U2 and Bob Marley. Not that I don't see musical merit in those things these days, but I wasn't very musically adventurous until I was about 16 when I got intoduced to Guns 'n' Roses, and then The Who and suddenly discovered that music could be exciting. Not that there aren't classical pieces you can rock out to, In the Hall of the Mountain King for example, is a total headbanger of a tune.
Also I made a very silly video-type-vlog thing with my good friend Pockets, one of those people who has become known only by his nickname, so much so that his real name doesn't seem right to address him by. Anyway, here is a video of myself and Pockets messing around with a very nice camera and commenting on comments (it's so meta!)
Oh and there is a bonus video in the description also involving me and a friend of mine from my course called Trystan, who is very cool and Welsh in an understated kind of way. Incidentally, Trystan has very kindly given me the opportunity to do some newsreading on the community radio station Leith FM, which I am approaching with equal amounts of excitement and crushing anxiety. I am sure it's going to be fine though, just its rather nerve-wracking, the prospect of reading out the news live on air. Must remember not to swear...
I have to say, I find filming silly things like this is enormous fun. It is very unlikely but if I could somehow wrangle my way into making a living out of this kind of thing then I would be indescribably happy.
I do hope people are enjoying my directionless ramblings here. I suppose only the people who do like them will be reading this bit, though so people who don't like it are... like, smelly and... sexually attracted to goats... and make poor financial decisions. Yeah, put that in your hippie pipes and smoke it.
Salutations and Chive dip,
Gabe
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