tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19920546583896907202024-02-18T19:25:00.509-08:00BIGXTOMbigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-11235226777110318092011-05-16T17:02:00.000-07:002011-05-16T17:11:39.115-07:00HALFTONE TIME<div>As part of my FMP I'm making a book based on the installation piece I created. The book is made of two signatures and is halftone printed with CMYK. 16 different screens!</div><div><br /></div><div>All well worth it though...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCWGAVlgudATLOwuRR8ZGwfqgc2WOsadxU01NShYVJlnpHjb-jW-2q03Z56mmr61C2yJWXN8ECxRhlelQ66sWdku-HoLOS0WV-fVjMCEvqo0Y7e3giLaPKV5WCJ3mgargqKtVPJsz_6MP/s1600/IMG_1311.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCWGAVlgudATLOwuRR8ZGwfqgc2WOsadxU01NShYVJlnpHjb-jW-2q03Z56mmr61C2yJWXN8ECxRhlelQ66sWdku-HoLOS0WV-fVjMCEvqo0Y7e3giLaPKV5WCJ3mgargqKtVPJsz_6MP/s320/IMG_1311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607470413337626434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjZTyV_i5_5_pYpnJa55xqzKEpF9L2sfTEay5Rf1XpY4ud0deRVEkiFAi0V5dao8KPNbOSYaX_FyLYCovbHDa0SF2Za4ZpkDji6_n1sNDHkULKBcqCGm9YIEnv_j1n-2DfHBl9rJEBzwA/s1600/IMG_1309.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjZTyV_i5_5_pYpnJa55xqzKEpF9L2sfTEay5Rf1XpY4ud0deRVEkiFAi0V5dao8KPNbOSYaX_FyLYCovbHDa0SF2Za4ZpkDji6_n1sNDHkULKBcqCGm9YIEnv_j1n-2DfHBl9rJEBzwA/s320/IMG_1309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607470405062606290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRV4lBPiTpFhOHiJtU8O5z4LI3XF305EVp_53w25WA4CwGVxkbvN6g_fCdBO5CXpaCK-F2agztU1eBmQsF_C4TJkDKtBXRiuq-VsP8cLWnPa0De5pf19AOJvcdMXry2ByOspBrhJmnj2TR/s1600/IMG_1308.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRV4lBPiTpFhOHiJtU8O5z4LI3XF305EVp_53w25WA4CwGVxkbvN6g_fCdBO5CXpaCK-F2agztU1eBmQsF_C4TJkDKtBXRiuq-VsP8cLWnPa0De5pf19AOJvcdMXry2ByOspBrhJmnj2TR/s320/IMG_1308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607470398602312178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinB-p-ASK2RbYzYgY_nAH0EJjjbWmUUx1maZgWFgUXMvS1P_8YY_p3W5WGnOZC2ea8JG04le8Nl2SuFbNluKHQOVYgNrISKouO-bTDmMa6O_i5sRXlidVBpeCDvLTP0Z-3Oou0TDrHA44u/s1600/IMG_1307.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinB-p-ASK2RbYzYgY_nAH0EJjjbWmUUx1maZgWFgUXMvS1P_8YY_p3W5WGnOZC2ea8JG04le8Nl2SuFbNluKHQOVYgNrISKouO-bTDmMa6O_i5sRXlidVBpeCDvLTP0Z-3Oou0TDrHA44u/s320/IMG_1307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607470396094221410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOYNHoYhe3-tTrhHE91LvJs6hWQ8yGDelinEEFuC9lxN21f11xzmQTqh0t0Ick2Mr6T0X7AmmBMlEW1AUvvSnFb0PNn8XKHr6F7qEFZx5Cs1IoMnxWp3e7QaNZbXsw5PrKvMd2AE0AiiL/s1600/tumblr_llass5L6fC1qeyefxo1_500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOYNHoYhe3-tTrhHE91LvJs6hWQ8yGDelinEEFuC9lxN21f11xzmQTqh0t0Ick2Mr6T0X7AmmBMlEW1AUvvSnFb0PNn8XKHr6F7qEFZx5Cs1IoMnxWp3e7QaNZbXsw5PrKvMd2AE0AiiL/s320/tumblr_llass5L6fC1qeyefxo1_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607470391039655250" /></a>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-13491419076410930202011-05-16T15:17:00.000-07:002011-05-16T16:02:20.887-07:00LOVENSKATE<div>As part of my professional development unit for my degree I arranged a short block of work experience at a screen printing studio in London. The studio is a shared space with artist Rob Ryan and churns out a great deal of important artwork in many different forms. I was interested in the business side run by a great guy called Stu. I had met Stu on a few occasions and knew he was the kind of guy I wanted to work with.<div><br /></div><div>Over the week with Stu I got a really good look at his processes, how he works as a professional in an industry which he is extremely passionate about, and most of all, how he runs the studio.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a keen screen printer myself I have a good concept of printmaking, however Stu still found ways to school me!</div><div><br /></div><div>I felt that the experience with Stu was extremely useful and gave me a good look at what it would take to operate this kinda of business and survive. I would also like to return in future for a longer period to gain more knowledge of this field.</div><div><br /></div><div>These picture show a bit of what I got up to...</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHw_uVTwGcnSTN_dsUvqD0uH6LcyG8QQ7Wbie9nvn2uQXdQIzfoFgp1JQGrH5q7id0usIhxuK_rQx0flABBEf2jdkr2dsTnAXPemFRq669fF9gO7UtgmWOTsp6D2ZISKrAqsFiO_Un8emk/s1600/IMG_1195.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHw_uVTwGcnSTN_dsUvqD0uH6LcyG8QQ7Wbie9nvn2uQXdQIzfoFgp1JQGrH5q7id0usIhxuK_rQx0flABBEf2jdkr2dsTnAXPemFRq669fF9gO7UtgmWOTsp6D2ZISKrAqsFiO_Un8emk/s320/IMG_1195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607452856254839586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmrp9DTHfWkDEhaD_ufY9QyAVg6_hX65TZODczuybB8Bulo7-LR13Ydn1LF1K__NIoC73eiqDRTqzhrZhLukHSVgLfp1AoNDRkp3mNB9YExQUBHIVB4wA8S8YLcLVYb4VgP7BsKNXeLEV/s1600/IMG_1194.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlPw6gjZLP6yUDezfq3j7JbzyVHN0tTMBLjsbhsrogWFf5vk8o8_BNtYJBYMs8zZhc2EBpLtp09xotqbOC2ZPEnIlkrlHWu3Ma3rmNXQN3nokGoAX4fxpbDxbfM4TaniDUzhNXKhJ2aNW/s320/IMG_1126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607447350566393874" /></a>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-74375134264534905162011-05-16T14:51:00.000-07:002011-05-16T15:10:45.883-07:00WEBSITEI have finally got myself a real website. <div><br /><div>It's running through a group called Cargo Collective. They offer template sites that can be customised by the user to create stylish sites aimed at the creative industries. My address will eventually be<a href="cargocollective.com/bxtsrh"> bxtsrh.com</a> but is currently running on <a href="cargocollective.com/bxtsrh">cargocollective.com/bxtsrh</a> while a domain transfer takes place.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the site you can find updates on current Uni work and many of the other creative outlets I partake in. This blog is also linked to the site to keep things updated.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a look and get in touch if you like what you see...</div></div>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-65337847865080792432011-05-16T14:30:00.000-07:002011-05-16T14:47:54.107-07:00CHANGING TIMESI haven't posted on here in over a year, there are a number of reasons for this.<div>A lot has happened in my life over the past year, some good some bad. I have experienced some very low points but have always come back up to some very special moments. I have learnt from each and every experience and intend to remember all of these things while building the foundations for the rest of my life.</div><div><br /></div><div>Going to prison has had a very big impact on my life, I see a lot of things differently and I often feel a different person because of this. I try not to let it hold me back from aspects of my life but it does seem there are those out there who still don't understand the system or the people in it.</div><div>Another strange effect it had on me is one of time. I feel like a time traveler who is stuck in a time he doesn't belong. A year has passed since I was convicted but I'm only just starting to feel like I belong in the current time. Getting closer and closer to graduating from Uni is slowly bringing me back to where I was a year ago. This feeling of being stuck has been probably the worst aspect of the experience. It has stopped me from being able to connect with things that I used to find second nature. Applying myself to things I used to be passionate about seems harder and harder and organising myself is a constant struggle. </div><div><br /></div><div>But the closer I get to my last days at Uni, the more real I start to feel. I'm starting to regain the motivation I used to have, the drive and passion that I worked with before. I'm also starting to think about my future and have begun putting things in place for what is to come.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm excited by these changing times, a new start is on the horizon and it's just what I've been waiting for.</div>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-39342188913609417322010-04-05T07:20:00.000-07:002010-04-05T07:23:43.402-07:00INSTANT IMAGES<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">A bunch of instant shots I have taken recently.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">PBC</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">NXA</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">BRIDGE</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">ABANDONED</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIMY0jgBKxs52M_h99xxRwlg2EleVpRjcZYkFPzAg8VbYORt9s7z4VhA4Od4dGbKOquCOWVUCnfTx0KZayfD0m1DzHD0_8wNiQudjblOg44ffyZK07G-LjmO-_FDAbAoq2onkf-YSArjV/s1600/polas150.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIMY0jgBKxs52M_h99xxRwlg2EleVpRjcZYkFPzAg8VbYORt9s7z4VhA4Od4dGbKOquCOWVUCnfTx0KZayfD0m1DzHD0_8wNiQudjblOg44ffyZK07G-LjmO-_FDAbAoq2onkf-YSArjV/s400/polas150.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456658405332629378" /></a>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-54973448510848219082010-04-05T07:04:00.000-07:002010-04-05T07:20:15.183-07:00Fingers to the bone...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Been drawing a lot over the past few weeks.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Had a bunch of new jobs that I have been working through and they are slowly getting checked off.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Here are a few bits...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXyNA0U3wpv8fup3ta1RG9huZlBWD8kM-FSQgOogPEW2HrhfjV6f7OV9Lqca5rlPPAzR5asvBNR4RlW8YsfaYjW8Gkzpz9plK1TGXr2aH2BDOyYZ7LzKcsMFloHb2IbjzlxlJQDGTfXqN/s1600/final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXyNA0U3wpv8fup3ta1RG9huZlBWD8kM-FSQgOogPEW2HrhfjV6f7OV9Lqca5rlPPAzR5asvBNR4RlW8YsfaYjW8Gkzpz9plK1TGXr2aH2BDOyYZ7LzKcsMFloHb2IbjzlxlJQDGTfXqN/s400/final.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456656931044836098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSfqrOj00JDSg85m-xJ441eF4lizK_Jx695H0JC9i9Fem28l6qMaB2qssKKy_Zjeaq4BpUj6ugUgPzg-0Pp6HCGdFQzR9weNfI_qZxQA4iIOtIO0H3xxAKP6bWdjs67P5n85DiSL1dOtT/s1600/finalwithouttexture.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSfqrOj00JDSg85m-xJ441eF4lizK_Jx695H0JC9i9Fem28l6qMaB2qssKKy_Zjeaq4BpUj6ugUgPzg-0Pp6HCGdFQzR9weNfI_qZxQA4iIOtIO0H3xxAKP6bWdjs67P5n85DiSL1dOtT/s400/finalwithouttexture.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456656405437973026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-gOGOGMwyMWq29ZvOq4zW03YNByKvOhCdiqyeHFaXtrEsPTWjDQQMEcmIfQLZQ2KJfkybDbUxzaABWQ5k6PpSJo-W0OwAs3Ltc3OOagxZ3gMVt726xwmOLjMdUdQgGtAAe0GreOiYNN7/s1600/hand_of_tom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-gOGOGMwyMWq29ZvOq4zW03YNByKvOhCdiqyeHFaXtrEsPTWjDQQMEcmIfQLZQ2KJfkybDbUxzaABWQ5k6PpSJo-W0OwAs3Ltc3OOagxZ3gMVt726xwmOLjMdUdQgGtAAe0GreOiYNN7/s400/hand_of_tom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456656394204836594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UK4w2P8jWLziQb9T72LJMt-8spDFoN-gX85RJ5BudmJVPFC1dtg-LWFZ-LqElMia_njdZP3ViAYh_3Owf8GieEWtqjg-55l-BIUjzRKthhcFfZEb-WU5BnPfCIw-gNt74aFjyQiM7D3d/s1600/no_reality_300dpi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UK4w2P8jWLziQb9T72LJMt-8spDFoN-gX85RJ5BudmJVPFC1dtg-LWFZ-LqElMia_njdZP3ViAYh_3Owf8GieEWtqjg-55l-BIUjzRKthhcFfZEb-WU5BnPfCIw-gNt74aFjyQiM7D3d/s400/no_reality_300dpi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456656389417477762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNKO38B4SNkG6eU1j37nMCfVqPss1rNs4ndE85rnW3z37FgEtmuISX_7G5ACyTXpQZi1YySTt0hzGNc4vhiCCJVgVwtCytQ1XLTrXATMjYjsXuBz2jekosJttW-GqQ7AcFrHVdzm4JN6a/s1600/teethshirt.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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Good, good, good...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lBuFit0KikXX6UarocASLeW2VGeR27SxclFtqqCHOO6SQoEMnWkHM_815zMSMxVJsewxVw3dEjDK-2dNmmtjQmgsETtqhfyf_ePdYnEXq0VhPQFfeqFPf06IvRMPrFBXM5h6VZZC438c/s1600/w2elgw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lBuFit0KikXX6UarocASLeW2VGeR27SxclFtqqCHOO6SQoEMnWkHM_815zMSMxVJsewxVw3dEjDK-2dNmmtjQmgsETtqhfyf_ePdYnEXq0VhPQFfeqFPf06IvRMPrFBXM5h6VZZC438c/s400/w2elgw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454921425262220274" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ip67-hTl-GoeRLtMx8dMD3e-lXMfEsCxFvwdznanqAo57S1WpO7q7Ia-i-oBpDw9aL6LujS3bZoNfyLubDDlclKQE85FUmSRSthyXUstuOX6hsmCk2TvCk7CXMQexL9ARZXIzvVir2vP/s1600/v5euj8.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSa8oNnVRBA_p0cPhBR3iMSt7pbLsSV0gnkP20z-DynDa_oSK2yZ3uAbjjoi4VQQsOlH55kLes8IeziI1EEnlmphXOSmHadV4novLSzZJHsoUjm8Nl8JWXO8rlNh7cIvRxT74EzjWJysq/s400/15ywzlj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454921003351903010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-91958319111357189422010-03-30T02:14:00.000-07:002010-03-30T02:20:19.324-07:00Polaroid 600<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRpXfXJl2UaRj15n7VT8yi5VnRbAClsKkf8EdVflRYZTN19gaKtU-rdZck3aAJUVwAJxNEfR8JW9lI7VC2jyA5y0IGrFbep6B2inrTHUVJGowX22GdOQm7cPGyF2WFCehK1lzBLx1XW_C/s1600/sc0035b58a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRpXfXJl2UaRj15n7VT8yi5VnRbAClsKkf8EdVflRYZTN19gaKtU-rdZck3aAJUVwAJxNEfR8JW9lI7VC2jyA5y0IGrFbep6B2inrTHUVJGowX22GdOQm7cPGyF2WFCehK1lzBLx1XW_C/s400/sc0035b58a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454354163627573106" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I have just seen a blog that said the infamous Polaroid 600 instant film is to be produced again.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I checked out the Polaroid site and this is what they have to say...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><i>"</i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><i>Supported by a strategic relationship with Summit Global Group, a longtime Polaroid partner, and The Impossible Project, the manufacturer of classic film for Polaroid film cameras, Polaroid will offer a completely redesigned, modern version of the Polaroid OneStep camera, the PIC 1000. The PIC 1000 will be available in a range of fun colors and use classic Polaroid Color 600 Instant Film to produce the brand’s classic white border instant pictures. The Polaroid Color 600 Instant Film will work with both classic and new Polaroid cameras and will be offered in packs of 10 pictures. The new classic PIC 1000 camera and instant color film will be available at national retailers in 2010. "</i></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I am a massive fan of instant photography and this is something very special to be happening. Fingers crossed I can find somewhere selling the new film real soon!</span></span></span></span></div>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-27731676895423515992010-03-24T18:24:00.000-07:002010-03-24T18:42:40.391-07:00Shanghai styles...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Shamelessly stolen from big Revok's blog.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Some shots from the development of the 2010 Shanghai Architecture Expo.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">This stuff is mind blowing, its staggering to think that only a few hundred years ago, mankind lived in little more than huts. How far we have come in even the last lifetime...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Check the site for more information and more photos.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/03/shanghai_prepares_for_expo_201.html</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgK7O9r6snLTUgYowXrw99EO-EQ3-iNBv9cmiMJ9bMzMbj1hifYBazC9oQVj-hNS2xfLdsfAKMgj-iBlt7df-7Odam_biT24YySsBxrnCi6OyvtA1K-8-CYdMXO1F5gpgeqDNhNiUWcN-y/s1600/e02_22287287.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrjDt6Z5r3oTLMw5OkAkj1s1fpc2NvlkCmatbThM1w_J0y3MHCFiWRTXgVgWvHc6Tjs9st5xHiA_rWLLUSu6JxV7UhPfQj3eKu1Hiv9pX5B1xgmkwWE700VLtgu1ulB0kTOCeZ_UTaFJO/s400/e28_00000016.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452378070405984242" /></a>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-58399515064665082852010-03-24T16:48:00.000-07:002010-03-24T17:40:45.588-07:00FIX ME, FIX MY HEAD<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style=""><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', serif; font-size: medium; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); ">Today I had the chance to go exploring an abandoned mental institute. I have always wanted to see somewhere like this. I have had visions of how they would be, and today, everything I had imagined came true.</span></div></div></span></span></span></div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">This place was, for want of a better work, insane! Vast, old, creepy, overgrown, dilapidated and just what I wanted.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I took some photos, these are the best ones but there are many more, there was far too much to look at.</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30zkLwJQ6hJZjvwhyMUwfIKjopGupbb_sPdM4g7Se0GSaRLoAYdsf5tfzUAvZoDkac3fS8DbhmfAcyzinYQPRP5gfdwmdxs3EC_C5ka3Qao2StQEAiSDY4SHZPj7aCVlWohyphenhyphenLzu8rfBRx/s1600/_MG_3505.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30zkLwJQ6hJZjvwhyMUwfIKjopGupbb_sPdM4g7Se0GSaRLoAYdsf5tfzUAvZoDkac3fS8DbhmfAcyzinYQPRP5gfdwmdxs3EC_C5ka3Qao2StQEAiSDY4SHZPj7aCVlWohyphenhyphenLzu8rfBRx/s400/_MG_3505.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452356321508694210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf84g5MC-bCGIWE1ignDtDoJUMEdQQXTdhhuV_YW9D_IKizTsG2Ev3ydMmVS7EgK_20v3HHOg02GM07Chidd6E1tsQetjF9o36uH9exkJcbmsqYmOJYiyvGLzDBUHV_cTL3zkNI-OHWO6/s1600/_MG_3499.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">T</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">he first building we went in</span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <!--EndFragment--> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGccBa97dvYareAefXRnT_7mKm0wpc-sWR-cBBuM-z0C9KTBWIjuDKOLkOB_ikyecf5qUIvtJEuV59dXuCz-YNhGuDOAIvulGGWvs1uZ-g-GG7Wpq9WEs19Jdn9Xi-gKqvaTuJjqWvUWw2/s1600/IMG_3530.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0NxXxjnjqT0qql-ixY3K_2rNzjdo7128lBfeC6-m9u8R514hx55FeCPCeQGx9O-piikMy7vBsC1wl89xsKsfeGMcpREjjRmnB-hS_RtHg42KuvDZlBgM65CL2keqWFo_xxIrKDnJ7QkZ/s400/IMG_3525.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452357090902146962" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">Service lift shaft</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzAQw2stMDpTG1an9gnOtuFO9aMnhi7uJykIwvUWsH5sEcET9doUiO_sKw-Y1yz2etWVbyvLFZwSem1p26-u_9CG6KZWamrMLleZxQOlRolKcEhrSGQuNYTqKtJ_E98QjHa7V0YzB1W_q/s1600/_MG_3572.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzAQw2stMDpTG1an9gnOtuFO9aMnhi7uJykIwvUWsH5sEcET9doUiO_sKw-Y1yz2etWVbyvLFZwSem1p26-u_9CG6KZWamrMLleZxQOlRolKcEhrSGQuNYTqKtJ_E98QjHa7V0YzB1W_q/s400/_MG_3572.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452357082894610306" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">Think of the feet that paced these boards...</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9a5HPPZiL7RD-LYTk3UpcwyeZROq1_5McjdBq3XrkcAIj8EhVigLdwcoIy7eW8lWSmS4GSH9IQK2hk1ooXyYhNaM5-8NhnKoO0JSWx8lqNezqkecmR581BhNqIT_L0mXoPGeha_WoukN/s1600/_MG_3563.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9a5HPPZiL7RD-LYTk3UpcwyeZROq1_5McjdBq3XrkcAIj8EhVigLdwcoIy7eW8lWSmS4GSH9IQK2hk1ooXyYhNaM5-8NhnKoO0JSWx8lqNezqkecmR581BhNqIT_L0mXoPGeha_WoukN/s400/_MG_3563.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452356344242119426" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">This was some photo we found, you can just make out faces still.</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0VcQblVwAnLSk4M4UDnaIJft-xbBWzs2tgsvBvMmkjINLADIsIMMRy6h045_JJQrrcKgPmAj0S5hWAOsP68UEZe7eG5lleJWTI7Coy28EKNHFmAToX5CYAhvT70xGt3wUCNy6gnDQbIx/s1600/_MG_3534.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0VcQblVwAnLSk4M4UDnaIJft-xbBWzs2tgsvBvMmkjINLADIsIMMRy6h045_JJQrrcKgPmAj0S5hWAOsP68UEZe7eG5lleJWTI7Coy28EKNHFmAToX5CYAhvT70xGt3wUCNy6gnDQbIx/s400/_MG_3534.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452356340262280482" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">Shattered and torn</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qKVtuv3ucO-sFk-ZbNclprrh9RJEYGAiqHAaViXS1evqTsbcpzWhBgyzf9br7D1dqjgaJoW0gQuS8SMZ5jEXdNnpUGo6dsjLXGjpecRX8ib91YWdWzrx759rgktQrjRyhu5TxVkpTVyi/s1600/_MG_3528.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qKVtuv3ucO-sFk-ZbNclprrh9RJEYGAiqHAaViXS1evqTsbcpzWhBgyzf9br7D1dqjgaJoW0gQuS8SMZ5jEXdNnpUGo6dsjLXGjpecRX8ib91YWdWzrx759rgktQrjRyhu5TxVkpTVyi/s400/_MG_3528.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452356331760270786" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">It always finds its way in...</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitl9Voz10scp5smFEajvmMxUxAcYb6AXobqfXwCCItmKLkLiZ8kv3fj9NSPX_SGamTmyIehV-2VWfFtSH8XT8LJRlqC-URbdOzRbgn39YGEmGGjkhYSbwR8QE7AyvKyoDHflOqSx4lIy1j/s1600/_MG_3518.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitl9Voz10scp5smFEajvmMxUxAcYb6AXobqfXwCCItmKLkLiZ8kv3fj9NSPX_SGamTmyIehV-2VWfFtSH8XT8LJRlqC-URbdOzRbgn39YGEmGGjkhYSbwR8QE7AyvKyoDHflOqSx4lIy1j/s400/_MG_3518.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452356326207522994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Split screen.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwePeXcRcLVBc4PoxDRBTYATPZ-ZTzVH7zSSCEf6TypXJNs1rAA79_LbuQjYxZiwKSbgkcdZEw74nk54Qh3JfbQiXA1-m85_8OYPHtIeh5S93sT3tfqF-FV2VxQEXSApBM_pLydKF7F9-/s400/_MG_3491.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452358891916649138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Welcome</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBc-Ho3NGUeWPCyGXyCLDS2RxsGPeM2yg3XqX2zq-6XRw21X473QNax2JKSifR1-SfiglBHNC8t8tJdsRVC1Kuc7TClBT1kpFhyCGhM6HxMa6VP6bsOnc_ftjaknvEVv3ZZ9EjP7lNB94/s400/_MG_3571.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452358521653417634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">My favorite shot, the colour when we came up the stairs was so intense</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf84g5MC-bCGIWE1ignDtDoJUMEdQQXTdhhuV_YW9D_IKizTsG2Ev3ydMmVS7EgK_20v3HHOg02GM07Chidd6E1tsQetjF9o36uH9exkJcbmsqYmOJYiyvGLzDBUHV_cTL3zkNI-OHWO6/s400/_MG_3499.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452357634189001058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Hallways of the always</span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrebac61sOwSCYSOJVmnrRyJCj5cm3B5T_kpi2q3rvkN_m2YJdbiogkDi0h1_l5rYHirevZQYWEOydSBcbCmLMxO6wnaTSsam17CfQ3tc5Mpylyer27v23gJGWSIgfsUpwp8_zfezkWmy/s1600/IMG_3580.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrebac61sOwSCYSOJVmnrRyJCj5cm3B5T_kpi2q3rvkN_m2YJdbiogkDi0h1_l5rYHirevZQYWEOydSBcbCmLMxO6wnaTSsam17CfQ3tc5Mpylyer27v23gJGWSIgfsUpwp8_zfezkWmy/s400/IMG_3580.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452358904237216498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">Grim...</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66kUQCnAdEdecsXKZII7prPBS9MxkPoumdUpuRMl1Z-1cDCwsIPGslaGXLDf4Ws4be2S959MPjlhY8Qho2E-bgulBo6BzcBMRtqec1HX3KcIt8_9Rd7L3qUS7PljvmVZPCPNvQE5XCl6_/s1600/IMG_3568.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66kUQCnAdEdecsXKZII7prPBS9MxkPoumdUpuRMl1Z-1cDCwsIPGslaGXLDf4Ws4be2S959MPjlhY8Qho2E-bgulBo6BzcBMRtqec1HX3KcIt8_9Rd7L3qUS7PljvmVZPCPNvQE5XCl6_/s400/IMG_3568.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452358900775983138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Grime</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwePeXcRcLVBc4PoxDRBTYATPZ-ZTzVH7zSSCEf6TypXJNs1rAA79_LbuQjYxZiwKSbgkcdZEw74nk54Qh3JfbQiXA1-m85_8OYPHtIeh5S93sT3tfqF-FV2VxQEXSApBM_pLydKF7F9-/s1600/_MG_3491.jpg"></a></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE96ZHooSqBPrAzL28TzrD48AE7a0ZdiGFLnvz9XgwjxCGkvTZbwrruI76PzfYUCidA_hwfxQyeh-5qPwCIDyBROL5oND2l6OxCYkLMfVtMW5XYjbLxCE_MJjOMfycKk7ALbGdt0iYTGlA/s1600/IMG_3533.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE96ZHooSqBPrAzL28TzrD48AE7a0ZdiGFLnvz9XgwjxCGkvTZbwrruI76PzfYUCidA_hwfxQyeh-5qPwCIDyBROL5oND2l6OxCYkLMfVtMW5XYjbLxCE_MJjOMfycKk7ALbGdt0iYTGlA/s400/IMG_3533.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452358544313839522" style="display: block; 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margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">Window, arrow, A</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOPDo8ZsI7mEwZMB8Jz4IJpvvi4KC6mp9X9ipCeKFfEFlt86FR1WFQhHFrDxO8SvOVLpkNxI4koejJUpsGnoWYPu5689c2bSSKjWiC0wYn9RMYDQDWDtY1bX5eaQWIGZAK3PQoHihD2Xu/s1600/_MG_3556.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOPDo8ZsI7mEwZMB8Jz4IJpvvi4KC6mp9X9ipCeKFfEFlt86FR1WFQhHFrDxO8SvOVLpkNxI4koejJUpsGnoWYPu5689c2bSSKjWiC0wYn9RMYDQDWDtY1bX5eaQWIGZAK3PQoHihD2Xu/s400/_MG_3556.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452358519947700178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">Window framing</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl-OQf0rKQ4xTe1UlBeoNjfXzgIHD7JOyRxWc6MQxsTmII7zAzLF-wYLzQMmKEoNxWelCa3P5GXT_5C-gIsyaaxEpu6UzMUqM9x6dtnhPBhyB4U3pgK30KEpqGRKtxrvFfPDGcCT-Yk8Y/s1600/_MG_3527.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl-OQf0rKQ4xTe1UlBeoNjfXzgIHD7JOyRxWc6MQxsTmII7zAzLF-wYLzQMmKEoNxWelCa3P5GXT_5C-gIsyaaxEpu6UzMUqM9x6dtnhPBhyB4U3pgK30KEpqGRKtxrvFfPDGcCT-Yk8Y/s400/_MG_3527.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452357661353294386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">The stairs couldn't have been more perfect</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkLsMxRuj-RErZY7C3PLJmiJz1tYOcm3RaXPnfQauX4BQdmTn6e1yHwG8ksDhGpByfJsUMmz9zruinaw1PPB6B8T9dybNhMi0mBjKyiXh6J-iou3Hd-XlViN_cdnGL4Ok-X2ISbxbbNZO/s1600/_MG_3522.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkLsMxRuj-RErZY7C3PLJmiJz1tYOcm3RaXPnfQauX4BQdmTn6e1yHwG8ksDhGpByfJsUMmz9zruinaw1PPB6B8T9dybNhMi0mBjKyiXh6J-iou3Hd-XlViN_cdnGL4Ok-X2ISbxbbNZO/s400/_MG_3522.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452357654436863090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">Someone's old football stickers, patient or staff, we dont know...</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyylUIVVqzRAPEXL3MikcKRSCXjbGpiaJNl50BqzNewD7tPuCea0ld5NXya9P_7x0FZjeCvrBAFy69qLLMnMuvhzmaX4QV5uVtuqnl6dVWoIzjaAEqPPcLO8CWs2XlkDWu3QDtA229srfw/s1600/_MG_3519.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyylUIVVqzRAPEXL3MikcKRSCXjbGpiaJNl50BqzNewD7tPuCea0ld5NXya9P_7x0FZjeCvrBAFy69qLLMnMuvhzmaX4QV5uVtuqnl6dVWoIzjaAEqPPcLO8CWs2XlkDWu3QDtA229srfw/s400/_MG_3519.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452357647603895522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">I really liked this, splat</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26ZYhjIW_fJrnEsvLwsb-GpesNDQ56vqd0IW5aCO6ztPswWXCgDkesNQ2WDiXH4qlkX2Av4JBtRjYR04j5SmdzfYQuB0Qxmo1Lno4xIy2wRqLgFw605X5t8IasbVDdRiUE-i4WNTgadTc/s1600/_MG_3501.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26ZYhjIW_fJrnEsvLwsb-GpesNDQ56vqd0IW5aCO6ztPswWXCgDkesNQ2WDiXH4qlkX2Av4JBtRjYR04j5SmdzfYQuB0Qxmo1Lno4xIy2wRqLgFw605X5t8IasbVDdRiUE-i4WNTgadTc/s400/_MG_3501.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452357637744438738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size:medium;">Lectrics</span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kxxcrwrWU8HcHZbtOttJm4-rEViFm8A13ey4XfwowW1TMkLj-jReK9jCBvl2YnB4NOX8UZlSmqGuFDwvanKTgK_hyoJHimtjag7SPeABRWyXGwxdZAK1WekXWIUMi8VO3Zn6-9G1n1ho/s400/_MG_3584.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452358532356415330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf84g5MC-bCGIWE1ignDtDoJUMEdQQXTdhhuV_YW9D_IKizTsG2Ev3ydMmVS7EgK_20v3HHOg02GM07Chidd6E1tsQetjF9o36uH9exkJcbmsqYmOJYiyvGLzDBUHV_cTL3zkNI-OHWO6/s1600/_MG_3499.jpg"></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Shank</span></span></span></div></div></div>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-18762549347399982042010-03-15T11:15:00.000-07:002010-03-15T11:19:26.953-07:00Canvasing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQcvKx-ckh-6mkZ7P0qcfnN4F-TjlmReNvtCaqZC63Lxp7_W5C0vl_kYKKMdrKz10jD8It59zmcpywhPbNczf_UMy1Wt-NVaTdo3v4JLmxB_EbSdU_CPNviq4LSTdRCU2UUtFGtFHYsld/s1600-h/_MG_3404.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQcvKx-ckh-6mkZ7P0qcfnN4F-TjlmReNvtCaqZC63Lxp7_W5C0vl_kYKKMdrKz10jD8It59zmcpywhPbNczf_UMy1Wt-NVaTdo3v4JLmxB_EbSdU_CPNviq4LSTdRCU2UUtFGtFHYsld/s400/_MG_3404.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448926791693424946" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9R9iIzTSlJXdR1IlGlPWAslQS7f7gxL3tFabzkymeDgTSEy5LIerKC2wd7g87YdFwhUlY1otw_eU7O8GC5gFIeA-Kb61Ca7n4Jb3bE9BK5Cz3lT3hDIrp0kkYtVQYvf0Xi2pY1F-G4yQb/s1600-h/_MG_3403.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9R9iIzTSlJXdR1IlGlPWAslQS7f7gxL3tFabzkymeDgTSEy5LIerKC2wd7g87YdFwhUlY1otw_eU7O8GC5gFIeA-Kb61Ca7n4Jb3bE9BK5Cz3lT3hDIrp0kkYtVQYvf0Xi2pY1F-G4yQb/s400/_MG_3403.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448926788729784178" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7u9tTzCPKecbT2JNQvxWY22uwwkEzkuWpV4vi2dDKY-Om2RjpOKBdTRQJhRBusBvOTPijMi2v3kAEb0rEBP9Sn-Z58FOeKBWEpRDrC_bQ_FC2Pgqq8gNXYYoZAOpkPboqBEqZGsqTsjy/s1600-h/_MG_3400.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7u9tTzCPKecbT2JNQvxWY22uwwkEzkuWpV4vi2dDKY-Om2RjpOKBdTRQJhRBusBvOTPijMi2v3kAEb0rEBP9Sn-Z58FOeKBWEpRDrC_bQ_FC2Pgqq8gNXYYoZAOpkPboqBEqZGsqTsjy/s400/_MG_3400.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448926781249472738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br />Sneak peaks of a canvas I have been painting for a friend of mine. I haven't done one of these for a while so it was nice to get back onto it.</span></span></span>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-81458967124974731252010-03-15T11:08:00.000-07:002010-03-15T11:15:01.434-07:00COLLECTION<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqTqAqNlM8lhiSKkgzCMeBjmP0xPsZDYJiUPjcHvs-rDOlGREuicEwSwmO80CPzQ5d-Fyh94Ddvfm6LEwch0axFpTWqP0vEQ4D-xS3nrakhQsEYiTC10A-BP39xjL_MNFStj0rKzrduQ5/s1600-h/_MG_3399.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqTqAqNlM8lhiSKkgzCMeBjmP0xPsZDYJiUPjcHvs-rDOlGREuicEwSwmO80CPzQ5d-Fyh94Ddvfm6LEwch0axFpTWqP0vEQ4D-xS3nrakhQsEYiTC10A-BP39xjL_MNFStj0rKzrduQ5/s400/_MG_3399.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448925103512712370" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">This is a collection of the artwork I have made that has then been used for various bands record artwork and also merch. I'm pretty fond of this little lot and hope to add to it in the future.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Its so nice seeing people wearing the shirts I have designed or having a real record with my artwork on it.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Cant wait to get further into the projects I have on the go at the moment.</span></span></span></div>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-17531319808891111022010-03-10T17:05:00.000-08:002010-03-10T17:07:03.535-08:00What he said...<div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I like quotes. I like the way we can all interpret something different from one persons words. I often get lost wondering what that person actually meant when they put pen to paper or the words passed their lips. Have years of repetition misconstrued the original meaning or was it left ambiguous enough for people to establish the meaning themselves. I think it is important to keep a record of all the nice things people say. Quotes can pick us up and give us something to believe in when we are down or inspire us if we are stuck in a rut. They can remind us of an important moment in time or speak about feelings for another person that one might never be able to express on their own.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Recently I was introduced to a site called thinkexist.com, a site dedicated to cataloging quotes for people to reference of just browse. The site is great and worth a look but while being read some of the quotes a funny feeling came over me. Each word of each quote began to sound muffled and distant as I slipped into a bit of a daydream about what I had heard. I was overwhelmed by the words all these amazing writers, philosophers and great people had said. Instead of feeling inspired or happy, I felt truly sad. All these amazing words sounded so perfect and so well written that I realised that this is something I will never ever have the ability to do, and that thought made my heart sink. Knowing that I'll never be able to communicate what I think and feel in the way these people do. I felt almost helpless and that saying another word was an insult to these writers.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I have never been that great with words, I'm not very clever, I don't read anywhere near enough as I should do and I always struggle to communicate my feelings. I just hope that the few words I manage to get out now and then mean enough to my family, loved ones and friends to not have to always rely on the words of others, unless of course they can say it better then me.</span></span></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX16ejxUCtR60enP2z_Joii7GmGGD7h6RJrKWkl53ZixRfb-1thM6IoOYhxCQ8WVJLYnGS7HPamTDWiCrREV_Cg7sJ742j3v4HUeHo11NhZFPgMjjOw6SKz6q1llRaBJsnMnxM0BmRBjN/s1600-h/Photo+93.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBX16ejxUCtR60enP2z_Joii7GmGGD7h6RJrKWkl53ZixRfb-1thM6IoOYhxCQ8WVJLYnGS7HPamTDWiCrREV_Cg7sJ742j3v4HUeHo11NhZFPgMjjOw6SKz6q1llRaBJsnMnxM0BmRBjN/s400/Photo+93.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447176434119043026" /></a>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-38986783810839315752010-03-10T06:57:00.000-08:002010-03-10T12:36:59.848-08:00Things I Like<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">When I first thought about starting a blog I wanted it to be a collection of things I found along my travels and day to day wanderings. So far I don't think I have put anything up much like this, so here is the start of a regular section called 'Things I Like'...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAa8KCu1y2x9AurPKmnYBclvveOT6hsQDYFUDVh-5MkbCrF1lyQBcB2fnbOnUtMkrV4Sm1k1WNhxw602YdmNYWhUk75Tjafh5hQ-ZcZFxPOH3gc42fJroc8A-gBKfceobK69YpPRIVTbY-/s1600-h/Untitled-24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAa8KCu1y2x9AurPKmnYBclvveOT6hsQDYFUDVh-5MkbCrF1lyQBcB2fnbOnUtMkrV4Sm1k1WNhxw602YdmNYWhUk75Tjafh5hQ-ZcZFxPOH3gc42fJroc8A-gBKfceobK69YpPRIVTbY-/s400/Untitled-24.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447103488467546754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Telegraph poles</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraikgiHb24p4O6ruCN6iCXSO_5qW7EVFHtbPQ6BcQfgj7FcGbZiTo7nGc-S-_QK54Pr5TRiugGjFTXhfBgipSktu2wXVI9ieFmQYU5PhJhl1-Ys0Fcd1PPcxCoIACNTxcrGydUoO3Fq_2/s1600-h/Untitled-9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraikgiHb24p4O6ruCN6iCXSO_5qW7EVFHtbPQ6BcQfgj7FcGbZiTo7nGc-S-_QK54Pr5TRiugGjFTXhfBgipSktu2wXVI9ieFmQYU5PhJhl1-Ys0Fcd1PPcxCoIACNTxcrGydUoO3Fq_2/s400/Untitled-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447103352457395186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Wasted Polaroid shots</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiTJT2RIan0ofNDXYsfsiljHZ4QVju_O17Qyt5DO_Sjd-9pFxapc16yL2rmUMSa7GXagD6H2_DeNCwBwtlePQCu6R3sy_RWDglMgdAM2zAi3KFV423uSwKXd9uJbaA-UChKJZmuNN7tiE/s1600-h/Untitled-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiTJT2RIan0ofNDXYsfsiljHZ4QVju_O17Qyt5DO_Sjd-9pFxapc16yL2rmUMSa7GXagD6H2_DeNCwBwtlePQCu6R3sy_RWDglMgdAM2zAi3KFV423uSwKXd9uJbaA-UChKJZmuNN7tiE/s400/Untitled-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447103271031402418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Sunset over Covent Garden</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLyQaFzjlYDEPEVmMSkY1nwNk2y_BypFJjUUTcP80aDnVgswfL2f360eIPQqELFIs0y8UZy03tcZdeLPn-aGxvdhbWREm_odu2JiQtr2UevgFXTdPQmHgMFIx3SmvlNVpcCrD3nFPrrlA/s1600-h/trigo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLyQaFzjlYDEPEVmMSkY1nwNk2y_BypFJjUUTcP80aDnVgswfL2f360eIPQqELFIs0y8UZy03tcZdeLPn-aGxvdhbWREm_odu2JiQtr2UevgFXTdPQmHgMFIx3SmvlNVpcCrD3nFPrrlA/s400/trigo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447095979502202050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">An old trigonometry text book</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZGubXVFjJNqtWrV54rhkF8rLZSUlqaxTCwyIXz5EImW5jg1mFbxQgWAk43EKz8L62_M_Dm_CZeKpaKM2qBj7jDzAWOG98n-0RwzbZ1qKyWk4xIXt4hg5AZ2sKWjztRZEpDmT01w4D73y/s1600-h/printer+test+type.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZGubXVFjJNqtWrV54rhkF8rLZSUlqaxTCwyIXz5EImW5jg1mFbxQgWAk43EKz8L62_M_Dm_CZeKpaKM2qBj7jDzAWOG98n-0RwzbZ1qKyWk4xIXt4hg5AZ2sKWjztRZEpDmT01w4D73y/s400/printer+test+type.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447095972160350290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">A crazy messed up print statistics report. Printer error.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCU3ktqWnqFtoyN0u_6MU_10oRk5FqmzJSUr45O1e80o106UZqPYOMeo8z4TBX_UfRLETD1gNBrdDy_-8PqSbsOcZzoisD8VnNnAxh6_zedRT-yOkww5zmzrAXdDar9BNTynft1t2drZD5/s1600-h/polaroid_backs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCU3ktqWnqFtoyN0u_6MU_10oRk5FqmzJSUr45O1e80o106UZqPYOMeo8z4TBX_UfRLETD1gNBrdDy_-8PqSbsOcZzoisD8VnNnAxh6_zedRT-yOkww5zmzrAXdDar9BNTynft1t2drZD5/s400/polaroid_backs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447095966482265074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">More waste from peel-apart polaroids.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiYF4e1EnN_ki8m2l8Fp0gzaVIh9gTEkKXVenq-TzCbB0CA-itH6frY5HpnUPqKdY-RGZX2ho3fOfOK7lmLqyW-_HQeMsG8ftWghosuJ-nvhkrfuYms8q_eNfbQfIpJ-O2AReT4MNg9Tb/s1600-h/IMG_8038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiYF4e1EnN_ki8m2l8Fp0gzaVIh9gTEkKXVenq-TzCbB0CA-itH6frY5HpnUPqKdY-RGZX2ho3fOfOK7lmLqyW-_HQeMsG8ftWghosuJ-nvhkrfuYms8q_eNfbQfIpJ-O2AReT4MNg9Tb/s400/IMG_8038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447095959504581650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Residue from cleaning woodblock printing type.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpdoE_Ab9V9uk77iEzsPi8h5bHejJMzVQGj0bpgBM3q7SwCCZUjoK2LeDuIYBESrkRXnXKyKKyOwmqcDIkt4xDIwiNECYttlbOmIwVlArlrRbUu6KGsQzNE63wBt2oZ2hMQnonodBGqhJ/s1600-h/IMG_7382.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpdoE_Ab9V9uk77iEzsPi8h5bHejJMzVQGj0bpgBM3q7SwCCZUjoK2LeDuIYBESrkRXnXKyKKyOwmqcDIkt4xDIwiNECYttlbOmIwVlArlrRbUu6KGsQzNE63wBt2oZ2hMQnonodBGqhJ/s400/IMG_7382.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447095952760936354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">PHOTOCOPIER!!!!! My tool of choice for much of my work.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGErb6POvZlBTFYmmUb-Waiv8sprAX_sXu9U-Dw8GhPXvDvbI01qo6XC5KDkH6CPvZ9V9FyQOPHzgaBopb_siqRItafjSH-j0ziHkkQkERGklWrtjZkg2qIApS-8w3Cjdmo-QYFjRylmw/s1600-h/IMG_6337.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGErb6POvZlBTFYmmUb-Waiv8sprAX_sXu9U-Dw8GhPXvDvbI01qo6XC5KDkH6CPvZ9V9FyQOPHzgaBopb_siqRItafjSH-j0ziHkkQkERGklWrtjZkg2qIApS-8w3Cjdmo-QYFjRylmw/s400/IMG_6337.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447095503287808258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">More telegraph poles.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrF7473N_laHAlE8C6rp_h1DzjZ4ytqtaAzDqcevwQFfff-RRN1R-WM7Rp4_nKm14_AWFGdJC2f2NBqEpH13myRlIOJ8GY0En6Mc7NXAoeQlEBm3ARD2aUi1vEkDl_LjPvPtXNEyU3jYs/s1600-h/IMG_6280.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrF7473N_laHAlE8C6rp_h1DzjZ4ytqtaAzDqcevwQFfff-RRN1R-WM7Rp4_nKm14_AWFGdJC2f2NBqEpH13myRlIOJ8GY0En6Mc7NXAoeQlEBm3ARD2aUi1vEkDl_LjPvPtXNEyU3jYs/s400/IMG_6280.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447095498435354306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">"There is nothing like a truck or a gate or some particular wall that has nothing but tags"</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwgVakObPJKSg1vNqdC_ejTLkqvGETdJW2x3ZLvFNcOOeNylqR1adr6HxaDanSr30hMqtOrgcCSwrPzoYYhSzJoKt8nHp6UT4GO9Cpdsa6Fj6Wuog9t0sdAutWtP8654tNO6DIinaAUHY/s1600-h/IMG_4288.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwgVakObPJKSg1vNqdC_ejTLkqvGETdJW2x3ZLvFNcOOeNylqR1adr6HxaDanSr30hMqtOrgcCSwrPzoYYhSzJoKt8nHp6UT4GO9Cpdsa6Fj6Wuog9t0sdAutWtP8654tNO6DIinaAUHY/s400/IMG_4288.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447095494021437554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Symbols.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7rIiWhJwBWQ4qHl0ZhavUV7YZKAf2SFfS1F1Xv-_ldE7tsd316yaCAdz3J2wsSIxnoP-RvHmNii5RuDQRwOQVFnxwn82rp1qO-L648pThS7QlTcMrVz3n7LJpaM3uDgme8gtejtcDdI4/s1600-h/IMG_3564.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7rIiWhJwBWQ4qHl0ZhavUV7YZKAf2SFfS1F1Xv-_ldE7tsd316yaCAdz3J2wsSIxnoP-RvHmNii5RuDQRwOQVFnxwn82rp1qO-L648pThS7QlTcMrVz3n7LJpaM3uDgme8gtejtcDdI4/s400/IMG_3564.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447095484672450434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Accidental colour combinations.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVWQrGTEMsRRKQDZpWoGmdmfH2R3kddLESKv8leOJllCpDrsLRzlNtQYMyfbDysjv99-jPGF_1-G6D4keQclF7OhdD48dGW-AQzaBsJI2tYBjvMU1urq4VPmGsEHO3KlA4tgRzbQaXMX9/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVWQrGTEMsRRKQDZpWoGmdmfH2R3kddLESKv8leOJllCpDrsLRzlNtQYMyfbDysjv99-jPGF_1-G6D4keQclF7OhdD48dGW-AQzaBsJI2tYBjvMU1urq4VPmGsEHO3KlA4tgRzbQaXMX9/s400/6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447095478675660562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Pipework at my Uni.</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-59482774554277234682010-03-09T18:28:00.000-08:002010-03-09T18:30:00.319-08:00BIG WORDS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mio7uA2WacE-okAzImZ1QlQp_9SYkc33jHEnZzXhMg-RrlhQ1zusbGRPUXDJKVHuKWBmwBBMimpD3mvk8YP03jcVxQojuNFlTbOxg7Mwe6laJLcgPaKopD5cCvLxkkLJACkgRA-twwkA/s1600-h/exacerbate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mio7uA2WacE-okAzImZ1QlQp_9SYkc33jHEnZzXhMg-RrlhQ1zusbGRPUXDJKVHuKWBmwBBMimpD3mvk8YP03jcVxQojuNFlTbOxg7Mwe6laJLcgPaKopD5cCvLxkkLJACkgRA-twwkA/s400/exacerbate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446826790197073330" /></a>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-59924851626534828632010-03-04T11:18:00.000-08:002010-03-04T11:29:07.929-08:00BOOKS<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">During the second year of my graphic design degree I was introduced to the world of bookmaking and bookworks. It took me a little while to get my head round some of the techniques and what is possible, but once I cracked it there was no stopping me. I'm hooked on books.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I love putting together little notebooks or making random books out of waste images of the cast-offs from the uni photocopier. It's saved me buying sketchbooks if nothing else.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">This is one of the books I made in my second year. It's an experimental book of images. Each image was made in under 60 minutes and there are 50 images in total. Its digitally printed but I cut and bound it.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I will post some more of my books soon.</span></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUXNee_KBZGXNHpquFVFaHc8Qoz_8e5guyyxn0hyzEJdaak4KO3ZaLeetvgM22owcQijR2klnwmVGTp-G3S3xIJAhtuCdcsgKYou60Ok3ttbZ2nagkRMLNAebG80vCQMNgGaTAqFKpGPt/s1600-h/_MG_3233.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNhHy6_2WOLrhcddNV5JkKd70nLSnkUDB-_qaiMOGGGCT9CvVAUOL7BPVjbrjo3-X3kq0PllMfGQt3xsiJIGNKIto88hyphenhyphenz2vydgwpcymlp-c8cSxxO0yCLTJNLbd_sGQ1Su8L6wemioeX/s400/_MG_3229.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444861842254461570" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioejvAYCVNNRDMBrMm2-sNtSqSLgZZoVOwS-SG4EzkR6a2WAjxs6as1blLkz_jMuCBf_Te-tILD91NTJjH4oHjdR2c1p2lqEcXSu8L7whVJ0ncDcaCU6f0d6Vvj8vTDKHiJ0S7zMMJiUWZ/s1600-h/_MG_3228.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioejvAYCVNNRDMBrMm2-sNtSqSLgZZoVOwS-SG4EzkR6a2WAjxs6as1blLkz_jMuCBf_Te-tILD91NTJjH4oHjdR2c1p2lqEcXSu8L7whVJ0ncDcaCU6f0d6Vvj8vTDKHiJ0S7zMMJiUWZ/s400/_MG_3228.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444861833024232210" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uTPcY3pfTPp3So2xgY3jTvWg1xUtmftRwW6w_URIsZQOXSQ-WKRKgvYo-vi5t3MISmNks-YZx9XYz_NYay48-TL7TUCivFbQ5QPdKDhUFZVaXujYmscMrBJLQv6oWGUei5crKYZxqDIi/s1600-h/_MG_3227.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uTPcY3pfTPp3So2xgY3jTvWg1xUtmftRwW6w_URIsZQOXSQ-WKRKgvYo-vi5t3MISmNks-YZx9XYz_NYay48-TL7TUCivFbQ5QPdKDhUFZVaXujYmscMrBJLQv6oWGUei5crKYZxqDIi/s400/_MG_3227.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444861825339572898" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-87087033991647531432010-03-04T01:39:00.000-08:002010-03-04T01:50:52.506-08:00DOODLING MY LIFE AWAY<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">These are some little marks I made while waiting for various things, girlfriend, uni, lifts etc.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Time waits for no man but I'll wait for anybody...</span></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiito-0fbVHX5d052xpd4sOijNa6CgXcEOzWh3NqU5cptEnstIBmmv2zEm_d8fOsX0iSfU57ujeiavqsw7QmgDJJUz_kJ5mspyRe15JENE14xBqi3R5nRcziYOM8qLp3Na0AuLC7dMCI4Up/s1600-h/sc00748f9c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiito-0fbVHX5d052xpd4sOijNa6CgXcEOzWh3NqU5cptEnstIBmmv2zEm_d8fOsX0iSfU57ujeiavqsw7QmgDJJUz_kJ5mspyRe15JENE14xBqi3R5nRcziYOM8qLp3Na0AuLC7dMCI4Up/s400/sc00748f9c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444711977111151874" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I like drawing all the wires that trail from telegraph poles, I like it when they are tangled up.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliX-dCY9Rv_TNXzHh9z8NPuqj7DziEa1aMiLyoQV2lrRwd_vWVoTibaaJ7btUGL5cZMLovXzq-AxcSpipx8CDcxOxkEUyie8dhjb-6xbOkTJ4BfyLnvJQKcBJNKzZMO_zIQYsyU4EREzN/s1600-h/sc0074c0ec.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliX-dCY9Rv_TNXzHh9z8NPuqj7DziEa1aMiLyoQV2lrRwd_vWVoTibaaJ7btUGL5cZMLovXzq-AxcSpipx8CDcxOxkEUyie8dhjb-6xbOkTJ4BfyLnvJQKcBJNKzZMO_zIQYsyU4EREzN/s400/sc0074c0ec.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444711969565322050" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">A bottle of water I was drinking plus some notes about my uni project.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQc5zD7yGG9kByKDLXJyCjPzJwAqSCH6NjS3HxIHu1uXXwRvf7o_hkfJ9LdjfA9flbemJ89L5f0-2Q0lDZ_bKjN0yzKesEcmuVTpjY-5BGuU09fwjR_5Zv4x6SpBaXEJb1FTv5BWVZ0Q5/s1600-h/sc0074b1c5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQc5zD7yGG9kByKDLXJyCjPzJwAqSCH6NjS3HxIHu1uXXwRvf7o_hkfJ9LdjfA9flbemJ89L5f0-2Q0lDZ_bKjN0yzKesEcmuVTpjY-5BGuU09fwjR_5Zv4x6SpBaXEJb1FTv5BWVZ0Q5/s400/sc0074b1c5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444711964786914530" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">My bag and some magazines on a table at uni and a corner of the room we were in.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsbK43nduVW3Bfw4aTF8dDg6OFgBPphFufdlaSn0HXAeoLXx3J6qmfccm1x_xq2SIzDlUJ9nEj4uUbQNyentocbiXftG9zZoYblZEOfFP41qrn5T3Yyh4DOLQtENKCExLFxgNm1eqggG1/s1600-h/sc0074a218.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsbK43nduVW3Bfw4aTF8dDg6OFgBPphFufdlaSn0HXAeoLXx3J6qmfccm1x_xq2SIzDlUJ9nEj4uUbQNyentocbiXftG9zZoYblZEOfFP41qrn5T3Yyh4DOLQtENKCExLFxgNm1eqggG1/s400/sc0074a218.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444711956587200018" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Norwich Cathedral seen through some random tropical looking plants, Norwich has a very nice Cathedral with some interesting history. The body of William of Norwich lays here, he was the most famous victim of Jewish ritual murders in 1144.<br /></span></span></span><br /></div>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-627752196249950492010-03-01T17:52:00.000-08:002010-03-01T17:57:11.471-08:00SELF LOATHING<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is a little design I knocked out for my friend Tom's band.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzxOre3vCyXmrsxi8NVkyK8SNKtkVsVwXGTdqWQRBR8x11Z6hnu_tzbB5MiL9FrgZa-Yr9uCSSelW8VG9Ii1QSUq-YogvOSDVsP_yTNbb0fHZzlHO052uXwzIykGCl4TrETbWPKqelem5/s1600-h/self_loathing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzxOre3vCyXmrsxi8NVkyK8SNKtkVsVwXGTdqWQRBR8x11Z6hnu_tzbB5MiL9FrgZa-Yr9uCSSelW8VG9Ii1QSUq-YogvOSDVsP_yTNbb0fHZzlHO052uXwzIykGCl4TrETbWPKqelem5/s400/self_loathing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443849064702837506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It was nice to do some more drawing after a long break.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If anyone is reading this and is after some artwork please get in touch. I am looking for new work all the time so get at me...</span></span></span></div>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-29687597909829700092010-03-01T17:38:00.000-08:002010-03-01T17:50:53.066-08:00Cheer up mate...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55wpgjdK-D1dyWh130nPNk-m_NjjlFckSInFY4WfKbOKBGO7XLAOCe1UMwQt2Y43AnFKSqEI0CQnYSFwT1nBEt8RYP67x5MnJjmaLLGguTgzyetl5fyrXu8p34-WLMYFDJCgGXaILVQwE/s1600-h/Photo+97.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55wpgjdK-D1dyWh130nPNk-m_NjjlFckSInFY4WfKbOKBGO7XLAOCe1UMwQt2Y43AnFKSqEI0CQnYSFwT1nBEt8RYP67x5MnJjmaLLGguTgzyetl5fyrXu8p34-WLMYFDJCgGXaILVQwE/s400/Photo+97.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443847985321627058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br />Isn't it strange how people always say 'cheer up' when you generally have nothing to be cheerful about, sure, things could be worse, but thats another pointless statement, when do things stop getting worse? If you want someone to cheer up, do something nice for them, don't patronise them with hollow sentiments.</span></span></span>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-66181415722102213712010-02-28T04:58:00.000-08:002010-02-28T05:04:01.023-08:00The Devil<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">If you ask me, the devil makes more sense than God does. I can see why people would want him around. It's good to have somebody to blame for all the bad stuff they do."</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfYSliapYwRKqr8dw-kHy-WBbCyVROi-fHs81qqYWZCD9wb9rfHQXVNdsRt-Sw_u-EMydeCCKJWxHOYAIQZjv4iyV5R9hxBQQdAXVXh4QcqbUSvS7l7NvUzANj6-mld5-JTmubkOXh5Va/s1600-h/666.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfYSliapYwRKqr8dw-kHy-WBbCyVROi-fHs81qqYWZCD9wb9rfHQXVNdsRt-Sw_u-EMydeCCKJWxHOYAIQZjv4iyV5R9hxBQQdAXVXh4QcqbUSvS7l7NvUzANj6-mld5-JTmubkOXh5Va/s400/666.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443279067909732722" /></a>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-44752532877775726922010-02-27T03:12:00.000-08:002010-02-28T05:04:37.783-08:00WORLD DISORDER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSeegrz0dpRn3tlyeMBm58jVCyNu1LwevuBZBj47tQ21GMw0zXlPlJTEUPcevHx81gULFf9h3YqFrKzu2FFKA69XL7TiU2489maCU0GdRavv-u-Tm47AQeP4rW_pAoMgyiIDWuYFKpetX/s1600-h/Photo+96.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSeegrz0dpRn3tlyeMBm58jVCyNu1LwevuBZBj47tQ21GMw0zXlPlJTEUPcevHx81gULFf9h3YqFrKzu2FFKA69XL7TiU2489maCU0GdRavv-u-Tm47AQeP4rW_pAoMgyiIDWuYFKpetX/s400/Photo+96.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442879974087265970" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The world seems like a very strange place to me these days...</span></span>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-27908708072295403672010-02-26T09:37:00.000-08:002010-02-26T10:17:40.770-08:00DISAPPOINTMENTATION<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiyMH607bsf4P5fjmjdImFs1YBj6aQ2-L2Q3WNhn6TA4GGqtJq-gh_vkUKe3H_zMh7fF8KjMXh3rDN0SE9Dd3uodUR-KL8s2EKCr5IBStyqvLWD0z6WHqeiccDZ9xJMAa9Gws66ZdLPzc/s1600-h/_MG_3060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiyMH607bsf4P5fjmjdImFs1YBj6aQ2-L2Q3WNhn6TA4GGqtJq-gh_vkUKe3H_zMh7fF8KjMXh3rDN0SE9Dd3uodUR-KL8s2EKCr5IBStyqvLWD0z6WHqeiccDZ9xJMAa9Gws66ZdLPzc/s400/_MG_3060.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442617984173297954" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Writing has never been my strong point! I struggled through school and college, just scraping by with what I managed to get down. Art college seemed OK for my foundation course, they didn't make us write crazy amounts and most of what I wrote about was on things I had an interest in. When I first went to uni in 2004 I had to do a few long essays and as usual, just managed to scrape through. I only lasted a year at uni the first time, not because of the writing or any other work. I just didn't feel I was in the right place to study straight away, I needed a little time to mature and focus.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After a spell of work I decided I wanted to return to study, getting a place on a Graphic Design course at UCA(KIAD/UCCA) in Kent. The course started well with good projects in the first year and only 2 essays that were only 2000 words. I managed pretty well with these, my lust to do well second time round at uni gave me more motivation to try hard with my writing and it paid off with relatively good grades, good enough for me anyway. The second year went much the same, good practical projects with some good grades, I shocked myself with my final project when I scored a 92%! There was only one essay this year but it was 3000 words, not too much more but it made me work hard, that was the most I had ever written at this point. The summer after second year I spent a lot of time on the road, traveling about and trying to get myself together after a few rough spells. This was great and I felt pretty relaxed once I got home. The only thing it didn't help was my reading list for my dissertation. I pretty much managed to avoid all reading(reading till recently has been one of my least favorite pastimes) until December, about a month before it was due in. After skimming through a few books, magazines and websites I found a few useful bits and pieces and cobbled together a plan for an essay that would explore the realm of public space, how public it actually is and the way that the public, more specifically, artists and creatives, use the space to highlight its importance within their chosen culture or way of life. I struggled to get straight into it so I made a skeleton of my quotes and points I was to write about and began filling in the gaps. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I found this way of writing worked for me as I tend to waffle if I have to write long pieces of text from start to finish. It seemed to take a while for the words to mount up, but once I got about halfway and over the brow of the hill, the words came easier on the ride back down. What also made things a lot easier is having a clever little brother who has already graduated who kindly helped me fix the last few little bits and get everything looking nice. The relief of pressing print after the final run through was amazing, I could literally feel the weight lifting off my shoulders. I felt quite proud of myself to have actually finished writing such a big piece, I had never really thought about how it would feel to produce something like this until it was over. It was a struggle but somehow I managed to get it done. However, I cant help but feel that the idea of such long essays being mandatory for someone on what is essentially an art course, is a little unfair and slightly unimportant to the subject being studied. I know there are many creative people who will disagree with me and relish the idea of writing their thoughts down in such a way, but sadly I'm just not this kind of person and to me, my course would benefit greater from something different, even a combination of a smaller essay and perhaps a work placement unit. Funnily enough I heard recently that some courses are scrapping the dissertation in favor of the commonly used research papers that accompany a practical project. Its just unfortunate that this takes effect the year following my graduation. Oh well, I'm done now and I can enjoy freedom from writing for a while, just have to decide if an MA course is worth the 1 million billion trillion word essays that I'm told they have to write.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Watch this space for some drawings and proper artwork to come soon...</span></span></div>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-91487673235666586312010-02-05T17:57:00.000-08:002010-02-05T21:20:57.000-08:00Tour? Fest!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVT96Yf8tfPNevB57zLprq4784QrdCwiyqtkSkQ7hNNf6n99oArCnRxraBQU9zSq0B41lpLPEHQkUj3aJLDVdHEC4xwyPQRXWND8OBAOK9zcfFWpABCTwL5CpxWIWwrljzgDMjgGz0Jhg/s1600-h/IMG_2479.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVT96Yf8tfPNevB57zLprq4784QrdCwiyqtkSkQ7hNNf6n99oArCnRxraBQU9zSq0B41lpLPEHQkUj3aJLDVdHEC4xwyPQRXWND8OBAOK9zcfFWpABCTwL5CpxWIWwrljzgDMjgGz0Jhg/s400/IMG_2479.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434994325661870082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">Never Again Euro tour 2009-10</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Day 1 Epic missions</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">For me the tour started early on the 27</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> December, got the 7.16 outa Maidstone station headed for crewe where the vas is, it’s a bit of a mission from Kent but the van company are doing a pretty good deal and it’s a real good van.</span></p></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvTrTVpsMYurOSQLFsywb2_Vk2gyuhWM-dSL-3MQqPr9602Vt6Eshqg-GoCjR-dd_72XFCKbKRijsBDE5exT8go0mrhd4zmeL5bLScdNCO_5ZhmybAj0uNy4ymYiWm1fn-AF01TF6lN61/s1600-h/IMG_1962.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvTrTVpsMYurOSQLFsywb2_Vk2gyuhWM-dSL-3MQqPr9602Vt6Eshqg-GoCjR-dd_72XFCKbKRijsBDE5exT8go0mrhd4zmeL5bLScdNCO_5ZhmybAj0uNy4ymYiWm1fn-AF01TF6lN61/s400/IMG_1962.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434976535777444930" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Almost missed the train because of some jobsworth at Euston station. He wouldn’t let me through with the rail card I had so I had to pay a difference before I could get on!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">So much for Christmas spirit and good will onto others!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGUmI4hGS8yUEIccHGEobMcRKbeWBOYHiYKIWNrUBYoD0xJmdwulOxQHFnuZ8I2Zz4W1WMnSrQRQXUpcXGbMjrJziTD_s-Snwf4_Qwl43HpBXPKHQmjXLjtbkD3L5h7CpkUs7tKC4waLo/s400/IMG_1980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434978483362152482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OoVUXxvKzYsMVfhYzJqObJkuDW-MstXGnRGKPtjew2kl9TsovLTETVq7xxKbdrsCqbsBJJXuKYTkwA499EQJpLkVFiqNbur1WIPRDsvjCVFuOigWizAYVfmHP1Nns77PvHs3kJKX9EBA/s400/IMG_1978.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434994319588149842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">After meeting tomas, andy and pat at toms studio we packed the van and got on the road to dover to catch the ferry, we missed the one we booked but they let us change to a later one. The ferry journey was pretty smooth, not too rough and we got some cool crew shots on deck. Once we got off the ferry it was time for me to plunge into the deep end and do my first stint of driving in Europe. It was a very weird feeling at first but I got used to it quite quick. After some weird back roads and a petrol stop where we couldn’t figure out how to work the pumps we got on the motor way and powered our way through france, Belgium and germany.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNXcaQUEFjx6vVlV09RUGpnHeZcWK01T-1LKmm2yGIOxzCKzLwShStNNPmjmsn51uZqsJZLBfOpo75IcNfYRXd4is4fqumVnqOtmIuoYuAnRGpsPMLCW4muXQ42ZXdF464V_ZVS313MZv/s400/IMG_1997.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434978488822662498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Our friend and SRH brother roman was kind enough to hook us up with a place at his kind girlfriend anna’s flat in Aachen. Her friend valentin came and let us in as anna was in England with rome. Massive massive thanks to her for the place to crash, especially from me as id have been dead from driving all day otherwise.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3G91sQRg7ckhYofzTRLjsnOV687zXqZ71qARH8JS_SFmUHvsGUOljNCQMTw6lofApZ2zAL1Vs3zF41BeLkA4-Q13rMExvXwNB4a0jvms8DkOkUKukB1tQroBIkMk06Jy28pfOpDM518o-/s400/IMG_2017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434978496697026018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Some standard shenanigans before bed and a good end to a good first day.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Day 2 Nuremburg and the first show</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Started off by leave annas at about 12ish, valentin came to pick up the key and gave us directions to some awesome record shop, we tried to find it on route but failed hard! After giving up and annoying some of the Aachen drivers we got on the motorway to Nuremberg. It was a pretty long drive, over 200 miles across germany.</span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_iW8RZzqTj38pX7BiOC-nmwboJOg_3s3zSwaD7skuxfpqZu9o37GLblUZAduSMpxcVGsQ0oQCNqb6eOTkznJSIktYZLvWnolx-a7NEPV2UU6o4nbQhm_T2zxv8lZzLVZfdliodJmzcry/s400/IMG_2028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434978499092957346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We saw some pretty cool things along the way, almost killed the first bit of German wildlife we saw when some eagle looking bird nearly flew into the windscreen of the van. It seems that the eastern side of Germany is home to the worlds most polluting factories or power stations, we must have seen about 4 or 5 of them billowing smoke or steam into the sky. I enjoyed the journey as there was so much graffiti along the way, europes stance on graff is so different to the uk. So good to see things lasting out here. </span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9Y7JKEmWcpi2hYB-9j2BTZ7yeWe-i0tfwRvkNELNa_Q-EyFFEzj7mkrITRyYS6hA4JYvBHs_TMMbuJIn39PQRXDu621NvlqpSJ2AvHLOS47rIKkCPXIc0Jgcwo9rirqbUF3N9E7lXZeI/s400/IMG_2034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434978510028939554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;">We were running a little late when we got to the venue and we found it a bit hard to find the place but after some calls we got there. The promoter Dominik is such a nice guy and fully hooked us up the whole time. Amazing vegan food layed on for bands and posse. Not sure who the first band was but they sounded cool and people seemed to be into them. Next was never again, I think they were a little nervous for their first Euro show but they got a decent reception with mosh and stage dives. Kids out here cant get enough of stage dives! After never again was AYS, im not too familior with these guys but they sound good and I'll be checking them out properly in future. Teamkiller played after, sounded good. Pretty heavy but again, not dudes I know well. Black Friday29 headlined, I was so excited by this band, its been ages since I last saw them and have missed a few UK chances in recent years. They didn’t disappoint and everyone went nuts to them. More stage dives and some good mosh for them. The scene here really feels alive, so many people came out and everyone had a good time. Puts the uk to shame really. The venue itself is so cool, we were told by dominik that it was a former ss baraks, so that’s a bit weird. Its so punk rock with a stage made of pallets and old flyers and stickers everywhere. Not your typical pub function room like the uk has to offer! </span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6N6hNC6YnVJapasFPrFm4QU76C5Ys6bI5fMEi9y0JL6XplJZBAlhaCrI19gf_JVoBhyHYhi2IaavvzFKiV3AFkK5h4zE6E0aixqG-ez7wtSBl5LUJ1ycEgwc3c-wP36lU5BfEnZSyhlDa/s400/IMG_2185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434980568839435874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjp8eGjPqnp2qIBNR0UOku_VdV4P01RPQyXvFfYIEZXT48XCszMSYijC2hulXCacgLqPBXd9m76KdSQ7T5NcPnDr8gmDRIVkCJIWH51V39wIjt48ECZghhAu-Igc1RhihWPyhPSjopwbO/s400/IMG_2203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434980572898618338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">After the show we tried to work out sleeping, we were told we could stay at the venue but the bed situation was a little weird, we ended up making some sleeping arrangements in a hallway, office and I managed to get a bed as tour driver, sweet! There were people up till about 4am playing music so loud, songs included Blood For Blood and The Ace of Spades by Motorhead!! Not good sleeping music.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Theme tunes for the day include, Thrice, Thursday, and various 90’s Hip Hop/R and B.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Day 3 Austria, mountains and mosh</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The day didn’t start well, the Germans partying carried on well into the morning keeping me up but also tomas, who was rudely awoken by someone getting into bed with him.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Once we were all up and with it we went down for some breakfast that Dominik had layed on. After this and packing the van we went out with dom to see a building that was built as a coliseum for Hitler to address his followers. It was a strange place and it felt weird thinking of the history this place holds. We didn’t get too much time there as we had to get showers and proper food at dominiks house. More kindness here from one of the nicest guys in German hardcore.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGE8Yszx9ofZZ-HqDAOkbOkfKmcllHoe3EP37S8Jfdy7A3xsRv4v-EtRULse3auQWC0jI8p24bi_H3ooQnv0cm1B3Bp9RQqsw6AomLIQx55JR2j4Og4aPNNiVhWyvYOnwZOMhmm522IAAR/s400/IMG_2221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434980578736467202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdhGOKf7tGtoR00mzDwmC2zUQ4ANzfI3sFNQMiGnFBGG5FoT9aJM5YIypojUBLgtiPAOWL1asqROoJb9JILc_ze0zLSstBlGgF7MM5LT-wTNssmIKzn3TUk8erUEXfV8ocJW1_0w_dwH_/s400/IMG_2248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434980587872270050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">After saying our goodbyes and me annoying everyone with crew shots we hit the road for Salzburg, another 200mile journey, this one was pretty smooth despite the fact we were already late for the next venue. We didn’t see much as it was dark but there was a distinct change when we hit the mountains!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The venue was really good again tonight, not so diy this time but it still had a good feel and a good space. We just arrived in time for Mind Trap, an awesome young Austrian band with a lot of spite, they reminded me of our friends in no dice a lot.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Never again played second and it was another good set, good mosh once we started it moving, more german special stage diving too. I missed the next two bands while I went to find some food but got back for ays who were awesome, they had a sick response and played real good, really getting a feel for these guys. Bf29 took the show again! They kill it every time and only slowed down when a fight broke out.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOo-LlDVoICpVePzCkRsOI8w7zS0PhBBkYYcdiqEFYtMRIt1ssJrMYsLE1vtIo6Mipv8NN4cbdniTn3DfgykQ9wsxQvouCx_sCPZSJoZBjy_-ZjWIFLj9TyoX3Ylu_XQl_TRQwk_AqI5W/s400/IMG_2257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434980594923217090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxTTPqABDVi0x_UBS4z0VBFx3_nvJmfkGUIpwLIMUyXp5S10RIe3al7K8QonM_hGuexeFBALYyh05WNaUBykSCdtgBVHSS1TXCAaUi3VtFG5wgOoHxBUyA7-CKgigEEEN2ulOmQQV_3R7/s400/IMG_2337.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434982268611801762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">After the show we got our stuff together and made moves to where we were staying, the promoter hooked us up at his friend steffans house. Straight away he was so good to us all. An absolute gentleman. He sorted us out with so much, best sleeping so far, good food that nai helped cook and we were told to make ourselves at home. Its so nice to meet people like Steffan, it really makes you appreciate hardcore when you can come hundreds of miles from home and have instant connections with people. He showed me some of the music he makes on his computer, it sounds so good and he burnt me a disc so we could bump it in the van, day4 soundtrack I think.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It also turns out that Steffan paints, so we had lots to talk about and photos to share.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I did him a little sketch before bed.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Its now 4.30 am and im out!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIs8ZN7-clDgAa3f_jIJcZgmhARkd2y783D70DFCJqJVadojFuPwxWo3j75nw1qRqT8o0QWxsq3t91SiiTjyehv8IxUQzoMF61cVw3x1gPYrjmFs2KwC93KyjA4KJqEG3TyuHWChfiwaYx/s400/IMG_2346.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434982278275568114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Listen to AYS and Mind Trap, day 3’s soundtrack</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Day 4 Vienna Austria, Mind Trap hangouts</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Cool morning with steffan, as yesterday he fully hooked us up, breakfast showers and everything. Once we were all sorted we got moving, we were going to check out Salzburg’s record shop and the birth place of Mozart but time was against us.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFJ4_bzLz0XCbQ7jyQMV_pBrqLduAoSaRXWv2lkuOQ1bM_uYsRATjgBd3z8WHUnBumrPUa8qdXli1Hk0dIXbz2N79m6_RQr_VBrCZV2gA8oR4Z9aKG17XNvbRuwdAKc_RD0ncBrgl4nXB/s400/IMG_2359.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434982283189083042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyPs0NGO1OAmtLgelrLlZFjQ3FK7z8pR0LYGZdBepgF3MZHvF2DuS5fM40BFX56L0rKhc6RsnZjNVkPn7AY3H1X9fvIum6UoAoTq8svLdMoMlmDt9sF_77hF2GMIJpvh5KlT6SOEBW8kc/s400/IMG_2366.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434982293912603330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We made pretty good time to Vienna, the drive was one of the most beautiful I have ever taken. Cutting through the mountains gave us some stunning views of the lower alps. As we pulled into Vienna I knew straight away it was a city I would like! Amazing architecture with a good mix of graff and urban decay. I love cities that show their age, and most of this city did just that. I defiantly want to go back as soon as possible. We had the pleasure of hanging out and staying with the boys from mind trap and their friends and girlfriends. Their flat was amazing, a 1900’s Austrian town house. It had an awesome spiral staircase that curled round an ancient wood frame elevator that could only take people up, so shady!! Inside their flat was cool too, lovely old wooden floors and high ceilings, the rooms even had chandeliers!</span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwJmK1oqE_m4GQyIRYHueQa5TJaKXvYlM6Paq9eHVYQDyefyI922uXQdo73r42-qKfk0Efvn8HlG6YY2XTT2GipAL0jhIcBm6FO2B90QVpVB0roE10Tbe_loUAyWyNY_Fvr7mpxwlcev4/s400/IMG_2381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434982303416285474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">When we first got there they made us such a good meal, another vegan dish with tofu and rice. Its was really tasty and I could have eaten it all night. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">After food we went out with christoph and …. And christophs girlfriend. They showed us some of the sights including an amazing cathedral that rivals that of Barcelona. Then on the way back we saw a cool church. Vienna is a big city and the hour or so we spent walking really only gave us a taste of what the city has to offer.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxADfHGo9-MyyBc3eX-HekXIIFJ6BFsCtF9o-Ml64COfWivIf6qPRcvd9D5oABnbJVE4r1IeumURPPBmN6QMHgHxDQs1cwDxgBsxhTCiyYBxCh1PLIiz_bTwjs70tc7O2hXNcY60veALYv/s400/IMG_2391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434983912583755682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZB_AGsNcMebRf1HQ1mjV5gxlF8rXv-X3QRAS4mqzcued7iYCxZHIlbqxBTEqnc8XdI33iA5JuEJC9Tzc9ZRcfofYxTQlV4SiBhQaowz7j9mBzhFOSEiUjefMoIy2PtmPkoYVDMwDJjDL/s400/IMG_2410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434983919984537666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1756JuDcYpbk-Jjw9RjjeAtwyTDVeCK-bq5eawWqNuF5wBL9RIq1doG0Z5TB8CZH-3xHz6NFdPgweFAH4OS5tCcMSrR_o0EQD5ovRRBaf7khsN2KtlpULK3gm_6w0wPI_WhobIPINy-i/s400/IMG_2414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434983928262564850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We got back and got bits ready for the show then went to the venue. The shelter was the spot for tonights show, an underground venue and bar that’s been going for quite a long time. Judging by the stickers in the back rooms there have been some big names pass through, true colours, good clean fun, blacklisted to name a few.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWxGQ2Kg_ynMHH_KXhmF6nqfwGfNVw46tRM2uj3tGzww60uoI1oLvHHSngIGpFC_knUwMuh5uXXdljlhBj6qZGbrBSbf_XAeX62DoxuMR4ZL-1-MLvdq7a731xaZJu5JI3kKyf-wi8WMH/s400/IMG_2427.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434983937991974786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">It was a short line up with just never again and mind trap to play. Mind trap went up first, they were really tight as usual and they got good mosh. Kids give a good reaction to this band and rightly so I think. A name to watch in 2010. they sound checked with cro-mags but sadly didn’t play it out. Never again played for me what was their best set so far. Luke had been battling a bad throat and voice all day but you wouldn’t have known except for spoken parts between songs. Their set also saw andy take the prize for best stage mosh so far, dropping his bass and launching into the crowd during iron youth. A familiar face was a surprise at the show, in the form of seb money. Of all the venues in all the world…. Seb is a real nice guy and it was cool to see him.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUS7xmtXE_ARRED841oJNwu3M9XO5NeUwO4XdQWcPxpALhKZthi7xvofWiTLGemHsMKPTchpXQYiTuPbymB934CIEDEh13LVC1HlTSew-DRj2o-93zVil1inseCCHRiUnqleCf9d794rYJ/s400/IMG_2435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434983942850132130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">After packing up and getting crew shots, we headed back to cristophs to sort out where we were staying, we didn’t quite know what we were doing and it was a toss up between driving through the night or staying put and making an early start. As I was real tiered I opted for the sleep and early start. I had an ok night sleep but got really hot and had to vent my sleeping bag. Tomas ended up sleeping on the floor of the kitchen, and apparently had the best night sleep so far for him.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">A 5am start was pretty rough but got us on the way for day 5.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Sound track for the day, finch, Thursday and saves the day.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Day 5 </span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Munchengladbach,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> handbags and glad rags, New Years eve</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoDcsm6Wm-CRaK324y49cdK52SPiJbHRbJ5VdYv-RRQI3xp8KwX9qeTujMesz5AmWE-szDP7p5g-KxcMYyZq6kVuednuTt3C5gqhIudkSFUYWBQKV283xNRNX3eemJECaVN7DTrbm-tOp/s400/IMG_2440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434985479384130514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">So after the crazy 5am start we were on the road with the prospect of about a 10 hour drive. I knew I couldn’t do it in one hit, so we planned to do about 4 hours then break then do a bit more. In the end we had about 3 stops filling up each time and getting some food and drinks. One of the stops we had some interesting situations. Firstly me and tomas went exploring what we decided was the black forest. We found some crazy watchtower things which I decided would be cool to climb, so I got up to about the 3</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">rd</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> makeshift rung of the tower and made a joke about falling through from the top, then managed to put my foot through the next rung. Ripping my jeans and busting my leg. FAIL! Next we found a frozen over pond and tom did a danger walk across a log that was frozen into the water. He got pretty wobbly about half way but manned up and made it the whole way across, I was pretty impressed! On the way back to the van tom managed to fall down on the crazy slippery ice, classic comedy fall. After making our way back I got a little sleep and had just dropped off when we got a knock on the window. 3 german police men, with guns!!!! They wanted to check our passports. They had probably seen us parked there with uk plates and did a spot check. They were quite nice but did think that we were into drugs. Ironic seeing as all of us are straight edge.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixI-JvOpPBpxkq-8mmdSDpnGTbO9MM2jpQp69pY8d3F_dbeMayxsZ3EEsUR-eBdqH2D3fW_YHOGAyfxSwBS1oX8UpSQofiOMSWCDAdZTmQGgsPxvI81BT5LUMOjFNT6lHjvNsA6FwK0UPY/s400/IMG_2453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434985487129069026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMftyb9sEzVfJTxXBH2PEGfLxwaufD0cNfpS5yEPDwzlCmnIX0xFkwHq2cUtpGCKz7KuWVg_N8_D2DwDeLES5DfnFJSaOvu3RnNc4Iq2wTPOV3NY3HsHc8lOzq-N_YuBUTPtFMNVnd7DhV/s400/IMG_2463.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434985495353338642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Once in montengladback we found the venue and got set up. We were unsure about a place to stay but after a few chats we found out we had a place to stay above the venue. Another nice townhouse flat. These kinda pads would go for so much money in England! Only problem is that its pretty dam cold!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">4 bands tonight sundowner, never again, the Italian stallion and ays. Sundowner had a few problems so it messed up their set. They sounded like they were pretty decent but the mess ups spoiled it. They sound like they have taken influence from rise and fall but seem to be building their own sound onto it., never again did good, another good response with good mosh and some kids knew the words to a few and the no justice cover., Italian stallion were not really my kinda band, a bit too punk for me but they got a really good response and were tight. The singer kinda freaked me out by playing in some fishnet shirt, despite having an amazing ssd versity jacket. Then the hometown boys ays, they had such a strong set and everyone went crazy for them, they have a really good live style and the singer has a mean stage presence.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">As it was new year we were all in good spirits and had a bit of a party after everyone packed up. We did the typical crew shot and goodbyes then all went to places to chill.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Eastern Promise and muffled punk rock from the club below will be our entertainment for the rest of the night.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Van music rancid, bouncing souls, the unseen and wu tang.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Day 6 Belgium, birds and the most beautiful drive of tour</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEi-1HVUcOuVkZhDpc1cPS14Sxhv6A0EobAz35KE9Ja_09SbRhyphenhyphennA-6XCXYZU6oTF0Q_cCqCAfeB-VfzFKhZhb7550-voW-FE9_gcNTGx_jzj_ggbPaEBE6x6TPXKV2B4tuCquwajtvy7/s400/IMG_2489.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434985502144888898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1h1mBlC1ajHEOzRrCJoxAMWtVsjDyZTrO3usYBWWlAfQ-KfDiUr8dDEYMHIM_qPJFWvPm7jVi5-lLJNlzdXm3rD-lo_os54hPoawBc077ZtPrGq4kRFE9_EFyoYrzF2NdUbXI2XkoAU4j/s400/IMG_2496.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434985506743219474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We woke up pretty cold in </span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Munchengladbach as the window frame was pretty ropey and didn’t close. It didn’t really feel like New Years had happened at this point. It had snowed over night but not that much, just enough to make it chilly outside and look pretty nice across the East German roof tops. After a bit of breakfast and a clean up we hit the road again in the direction of Belgium. It didn’t turn out to be the longest journey but it was possibly the most breath taking, followed closely by the trip from Vienna. It was probably about 3 by the time we got on the motor way and as the light started to fade, at about 4pm we were treated to one of the best sunsets I have seen for a real long time. It was epic and at the time we couldn’t have picked a better soundtrack, American football was possibly the only music suitable for such a great moment, I think it’s fair to say that everyone’s spirits were lifted by what mothernature treated us to on the journey. Luckily I managed to catch a couple of shots before my camera finally gave up.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRVTtxeESV1VlYYVo7EvgfSCiRMroO3faN-fKh0BaR3QlCC42rC7RnlvM-KGy1OTwB7O68uwhHnTfUQhC64MjQtnJRZClU5ngWqyR1BTCfY3TR7YFNIzKOe1gW-71yq1D9rZBceDFwTjA/s400/IMG_2498.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434989683100274834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">We got to the venue a little early so we had a look round and walked to what seemed like the high street area of the town. On our way there we stumbled on a live nativity scene, I had never seen anything like this before, not left out in the open anyway. A flyer I found informed us that it was there for 6 weeks across the Christmas period. We don’t know if the animals stayed there the whole time or if they kinda did shifts. Either way none of us like the idea of the animals being left outside in such cold weather with little insulation in there. What really got to us most was two doves stuck in a cage that was no where near big enough for both of them, let alone enough room to stretch their wings or move much. Sadly there wasn’t much we could do so we moved on. After finding some decent food in the local Kebab shop that also did some vegan bits we made our way back to the venue we passed the nativity again, and as we passed we couldn’t see the doves anymore. Closer inspection showed that they had just disappeared, Nothing indicated that they had been taken home or anything just an open cage and no birds. We never figured out what happened to them, I just hope they ended up somewhere safe, with room to move and fly.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The venue for the night was real cool, it’s a government funded project that as well as puts shows on, helps out local kids and puts on projects for them. Its stage area was a little small but ample for the number of people who turned out. It was a pretty low key show and one that we weren’t too hyped about at first but by the end of the night we had all eaten our words. It was the last show for the band that headlined, Heartbreak Kid with support from Evenworse. A couple of other bands played but I cant recall the names, I think they were last moment adds to the lineup. NxA had another good set and the tradition of mid-song mosh by Andy and Pat continued. Some crusty punk dude kinda spoiled it for me, rubbing himself against me pretty much the whole time. He was obviously some OG dude and had about a million festival bands on his arms. Dude must never wash at all! Evenworse were far from that, playing real tight, I really enjoyed their set, picked up a record but haven’t had time to let it spin yet. The singer from Evenworse was a really nice guy and me and Luke had a good chat to him about art and illustration before catching HBK. I think from the name we all expected something very different and were all real impressed with the sound they had and the tightness of their set. They covered Scratch The Surface by Sick Of It All so I had a little mosh to that one and a few of theirs.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">After the show there were some standard hangouts and crew shots, this time with us all dropping our jeans. No homo…Then we popped out for a little more food from the Kebabby and watched some weird softporn soap opera on TV, strange to sit in a restaurant, eat your food and watch that kinda thing. Safe to say Andy was like a duck in water! We all bedded down pretty early that night so we were ready for the journey back home the next day.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY4tWw_STld4T-wVGgqcdJpv3-SC-r-3kEGSSAA9bAMY1ds6YExBobLE6ehSxBexFZp2FUxnpoap8nmtMecMxkWRLDGsVa9PYDXPANaD9e3uAj9vnXWS1KDIE1TJUnOK1ro0mpH9Rh8m9/s400/l_299a94de5b5d476b8e73f01c431004c5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434995858266790706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Soundtrack for the day has to be American Football.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Day 7 Home time and CT</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Our ferry back to the UK left Calais at about 1 so we had quite a bit of time to get their from Belgium. We to a steady drive back through France, where I saw some of the best graffiti of the trip, mainly by a sick crew called Animals, but as my camera died I couldn’t get shots of any of it. Bummer! The drive went well and we were soon at the port where we met some friendly passport control staff who eventually let us through. The ferry was pretty quick back to the UK and once we were back on English soil we headed to Luke’s house with the prospect of a decent bath and a vegan casserole. Neither of which were a disappointment, mad props to Luke’s Mum and Dad for laying on one of the best meals on tour. After we all got cleaned up we set off for CT and the last show of the tour. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3vCJq2yvNgi2wlJR2z0-v4xCL5_gVBTBbD2CbmmwPbsk_lbTB-11NELtl-KA4lB_C1cBsE3qChaISWf3gqosDNMGSKAKVguKMbNNffGq48B4pcDXT69mR3l5Vf1a5ySz8vjWSM4EK8X1/s400/l_0491846b9db54b05941f3ef3a7ae714e.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434995853185439266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I had been looking forward to this show before I knew I’d be driving the guys, so by now I was fully hyped for what had the potential to be a killer night. I think first up we had Sex Dungeon, I had been waiting ages for these guys and they really blew me away with their sound. Abolition played next, I don’t know too much about these dudes but they played pretty well considering they had some real hold ups with technical problems. Never Again played 3</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">rd</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> and killed it. It seems the UK is as hyped as Europe for the guys. Their set was wild, people definitely got loose to them. Santa Karla went up second to last and I was a little sad to see a quieter response to them. They have been putting in work recently and it’s about time they got some props for it. Copped one of their Records I did the art for and they are looking real tight, 2 colour and a standard black on 7” from TDON. Cold Snap rounded off the evening with a tight set as usual from them, although they also had a pretty quiet set mosh wise. Strange considering how well the band are doing at the moment, especially with the news of their next release being on Dead And Gone, their second to last before Ian hangs up his boots.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I think this was the only night I didn’t get to do a crew shot thanks to my dead camera, shame really as it was the final stop. None the less we packed up and said our last goodbyes for the tour. Luke and Nai went home with the Frye posse leaving me, Pat, Tom, Andy and his mate Luke and his girl to make the journey back, dropping people along the way till I got back to Crewe at about 6am. I got about an hours sleep before I dropped the van off and jumped on the train home, bringing my journey to an end.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">All in all I had a sick time on tour and I still cant believe how smooth everything went and how well the band did out on their first time in Europe. I had never been to many shows out of the UK but this was a really welcome change and fully refuelled my love for going to different shows, meeting awesome new friends and seeing all the amazing places across the world. I have to thank all of Never Again for giving me the chance to do this, just hope we can do it again some day.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">FEST!</span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1992054658389690720.post-82818020824426949142010-02-04T18:55:00.000-08:002010-02-04T19:57:11.773-08:00The south is rising...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I have been listening to hardcore, punk and some metal for a long time now, I initially got into punk when I was at school, swapping early Punk-o-rama and Warped Tour albums to find new bands. For me the harder the better and naturally I progressed onto hardcore, I remember the odd track from H20 or Agnostic Front from the Punk-o-rama records I had, but it was after I heard a mix CD by a guy called Graham, who I would later go on to be friends with and who formed the band Raise The White Flag, that I really sank into hardcore. The music clicked with me straight away and had the passion, strength and aggression that I was struggling to find in punk rock. At first I didn't know much about the scene that went with hardcore and for a long time ended up at shows on my own, not knowing anyone and feeling a little outcast. Despite this I felt so strongly about the music that I stuck it out and started making friends. The scene where I'm from has a strong history with some of the UK's best known bands coming up over the years. At the time when I was going to shows the Canterbury scene was at its peak, just before XcanaanX called it a day and bands like The Break In and November Coming Fire were stepping up to take their place. We had regular shows and a chain of solid venues to use, my favorite was the Scout Hut and I saw some of my favorite ever shows there, The Jubilee Hall was another that hosted some awesome bands. I'll always remember the summer games of frizbee outside the Jubie. Sadly like most good things the CT scene began to draw out after trouble with venues after some stupidity at a few shows. This meant we had to travel to find good shows and about this time I was starting Uni in Epsom so I had the London scene within easy distance, all the while making my way to the shows that cropped up in the south. I spent about a year in Epsom then came back to home to Kent. This was about 2004 and On Thin Ice, Hatemail, Raise The White Flag and Out Of Hand were the southern bands making names for themselves. Between 2004-2006 was probably my favorite time for southern hardcore and despite the lack of venues and some small turnouts, I saw some of the best shows I have been too. My favorite still being the Outbreak show at the Harp Club where the roof got torn down. We had some great tours with Hatemail and RTWF's being the most memorable. Seeing the rest of the UK and bands like 50 On Red, Seconds Out, The Cover Up and What Hope Remains made traveling a more regular deal for most of us. Things were strong through 2006 into 2007 with some great touring bands from the US and Europe, but at this point I found myself with so little time to go to shows that I was missing alot and eventually drifted off the map for a while. At that time, my friends who I was seeing through graffiti got me onto UK Hip Hop which I had a feel for anyway from a few albums I picked up here and there. I kept with Hip Hop for about a year but after getting passed a few demos and other records I started to lean back towards hardcore, seeing a few shows and getting a feel for the scene again. About then the Souther Rise scene was building with dudes like Roman and Louis putting on some really good shows at the current venue in Ashford, The Downtown Diner. Since then I have tried to keep on top of things, occasionally taking little breaks when Uni work got hectic but generally keeping the flame burning. Now SRH is at its strongest ever with a bunch of bands high up on the UK's list, Cold Snap, Breaking Point, No Dice(rip), Never Again and Lightbringer all doing really well over the past year or so. There are new bands and new kids showing up all the time helping the scene to keep growing at a steady pace and keeping strong for the future. Myself I feel like I'm where I am meant to be, as part of a group of friends who all share a love of this music and look out for each other where possible. Recently I have been taking my cameras to a lot of shows to try and keep track of some of the shows and capture a bit of the culture I'm involved with. These are some of my recent favorites and each shows what I love about Hardcore music...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaK9iYkgTgit2DDaUmLM44pwbzJdgAf4YskcQzzDlpT-jV8ozvFW91Yp2u4zRngO4dKvuBMcJO_DX5q7YlLllzIeKya_i50i9t78fKzR8jSR5Mlv8jeiJIGIX0Oq8P3LdCgz1HbUHqkHJK/s1600-h/_MG_3004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaK9iYkgTgit2DDaUmLM44pwbzJdgAf4YskcQzzDlpT-jV8ozvFW91Yp2u4zRngO4dKvuBMcJO_DX5q7YlLllzIeKya_i50i9t78fKzR8jSR5Mlv8jeiJIGIX0Oq8P3LdCgz1HbUHqkHJK/s400/_MG_3004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434603186124960066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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life, i wish i could do something a little more important, memorable and a little less hypocritical than write a blog about it, but i think the importance of the way i feel is more in the words and thoughts i have than the method i chose to convey them. im not a very clever man and im especially bad at expressing my feelings verbally, so despite my thoughts about the internet, writing them down where people can choose to read or ignore seems fitting. this is my statement of intent.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">at this moment in time im at a fork in the road of what people might call the journey of life, a fork that im sure i have caused myself and that has more than two paths for me to chose between. i have never been great at making the right decision or knowing what to do in terms of my future, until now i have always taken the live life day by day attitude, dealing with what comes up as best i can, enjoying the good times and hiding and suppressing the things i cant. it seemed to work for most of my teenage and early adult years, but now, having just nudged a quarter century, i think this way of life has run its course and i need to choose the direction for the rest of my life.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">i have always tried to be a positive person, for myself and to those around me, aslo i have tried to be a good person, something that i feel i have failed at slightly over the last 5 or so years. there are lots of reasons for this that im not going to go into here but if you know me you can ask me. its the build up of all these feelings, combined with my outlook on many things that has brought me to this point. i see the world i live in through a negative vail, pulled over me by personal experiences, things i am told, things i see, hear and feel. i have strong views on things that i sometimes feel people wont understand, some of the things i see people do just make me feel so detached, like im from a different culture and what people see as normal behavior is alien to me. the way alot of men treat women is something i have been puzzled by lately, many people i know are guilty of this and it creates a real lack of respect between both sexes that just doesn't seem right. i see a lot of this and similar on the internet, sites and also technology like camera phones that seem to generate this idea that its ok to expose yourself for the world to see, it makes me sad and angry that people can be like this and the hurt it can cause especially when there are relationships involved. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">i believe the way society is developing is taking away a lot of what makes us human and sets us apart from the other living things on our planet. i dont want to come off as being sanctimonious with the way i feel and im sure subconsciously im guilty of similar sins, but now i feel im ready to do something about it. i want to try to make a difference, if not to a larger cause, but to myself and to those around me and my closest loved ones. for myself i wish to decide where i am going, what sort of purpose i have and if i can fulfill it. i want to begin to leave behind the things i can do without that bring me down or cloud my judgements and actions and focus on the things that are important to me. my artwork, my studies, my love of music and the scene i have become part of over the last 7 or so years, my family who have always been there for me and supported me even when i have let them down, my friends those who i see often and those i wish to see more, also a particular girl who is very important to me. for others, i want to be kind, helpful and someone they can rely on, i want to do something everyday that will make at least one person happy, im not about to rush out and give all my money to charity or join some insane religious cult, im thinking smaller and more down to earth, making someone smile is just as important to me as any of the causes we are told about through the media. i want to do all i can to be a better person and to make the most of my life.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">so from now on i intend to be more mindful of my actions and the way i am living, i want to focus on my future, i want to finally sort out my money or lack of, i want to be healthy, i want to succeed in some of the things i am interested in, my art, music and others, i want to make good on some of the things i have done wrong but most of all i want to feel happy, i want to feel complete and like my life is not just another that is running half hearted until the inevitable happens. im not expecting this to happen overnight and im not expecting it to always be easy, but from now on i want to feel like something is changing for the better.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">i guess all thats left to say is watch this space, and if anyone reading this has anything to say feel free to get in touch...</span></div>bigxtomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548737522636002118noreply@blogger.com0