Arcadian Dream

Wretched night's sleep. Don't know why, the whole...thing just wasn't working for me. Only got about four hours. Still, coffee (oh God, how I do love the espresso machine) and Robots in Disguise seems to be doing the "Wake-the-hell-up-Ria!" trick :)

Second Test against India starts today. Which is clearly hurrah.
Hurrah!

Aww. Dirty Pretty Things have split.

To work on new projects apparently. Specifically, "NOT The Libertines."

Well, one can always hope (people are really into conjecture don't you know, Carlos?) ;)

Still, a bit of a shame. A shame mostly that I live aaaaall the way over here and thus have never seen them live. I reckon they would be a kick-arse live band. Bollocks.

Anyway, had a not-rubbish day. I made cake. And soup. And read some Kafka. And had a really good run this morning.

Yes, it's just go-go-go around here, lol.

Ooh! And I stuffed about on my guitar for a while this afternoon, which I haven't really done in a while. Cor, it was good fun. It's so nice to be excited about music again. Like, really properly excited.

This needed posting.

It just did.

Am all squeeful XD
Can't.
Help.
It.

Let's put our futures behind us
A bit complicated though


What? I'm not obsessing to distract myself from the general shittiness of things in my life.
No, not at all.
I certainly don't have a history of doing so. Nope. Not me.

Shuffle your ipod tunes /myspace playlist/ whatever and answer the questions with whatever song pops up next :)

The video for Robots in Disguise's The Tears (which is, I reckon, one of the standout tracks of the latest album) is out. The make-up and costume is awesome. Plus, Fielding's crazy eyes (shades of Tony Harrison at the end of Party, anyone?). Much heart-age.



Sneaky!Dee and slag!Noel to the max - what's not to love?

Been listening to a ridiculous amount of The Libertines lately. It's quite wonderful, sort of re-discovering them after not having listened to them much since about 2004. 
Also, I seem to have developed a taste to Pete/Carl RPS. Anyway, I found this and it's gorgeous: Libertines and The Velveteen Rabbit and some stunning description (a few typos, but I adore it nonetheless).
I blame thank the Boosh for instigating this real-person slash fixation of late (oh Noelian, in all your slashy goodness, lol).

Oh crap! I just realised it's only four days till my posting date for 30 Days of Neville! ("Time management? Ria? I don't believe you've met...").
Better get cracking. Now, to write slashy Neville, or Neville/Ginny (or, maybe I'll write that Neville/Ginny/Luna that's been hovering about in my brain for a while? Hmm...).

1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter.
2. List (and upload, if you feel like it) 5 songs that start with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.

Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Death of an Interior Decorator - Death Cab For Cutie
Degenerate - Blink 182
Disco 2000 - Pulp
Degausser - Brand New

All uploaded, actually. Click song title if you feel so inclined.
It is a gripping life I do lead, lol ;)

1. List your top five favorite musical artists.
2. List your top five favorite songs from each artist.

Radiohead
1. Fake Plastic Trees
2. Karma Police
3. High and Dry
4. Exit Music (for a Film)
5. Idioteque

Blink 182
1. Apple Shampoo
2. Degenerate
3. Going Away to College
4. Peggy Sue
5. Josie

Bruce Springsteen
1. Thunder Road
2. Dancing in the Dark
3. Born to Run
4. Nebraska
5. No Surrender

Brand New
1. Guernica
2. Jesus
3. Okay I Believe You But My Tommy Gun Don't
4. The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot
5. The Archers Bows Have Broken

The Cure
1. The Lovecats
2. Just Like Heaven
3. Pictures of You
4. Lovesong
5. Friday I'm In Love

From auberginedreams (I am a sucker for a meme. Memie meme meme...)

List 10 artists you've seen live in concert - no peeking at the questions before!

1. Rage Against the Machine
2. Blink 182
3. Brand New
4. Death Cab For Cutie
5. PJ Harvey
6. Bad Religion
7. Placebo
8. A Perfect Circle
9. Ani DiFranco
10. Midnight Oil

( And I'm thinking of what Sarah said... )

BIG DAY OUT

Tomorrow.

*squees, flails arms wildly, and squees some more over the prospect of getting to see Brand New again!*

Also...

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE! :o

It has just occurred to me that I have paid a ridiculous amount of money to see two bands. Meh...RAAAAAAAGE!!!