the uselessness

the uselessness' latest rehearsal recording.
Mix still a bit rough but usable.

BeautifullGirl Nuttelozen v2 by JudasProost

Available for download to get your day started on a bright note!

Belgium

I've given up on trying to explain the current situation in Belgium without using this clip in proper "hitchhikers' guide to the universe"-style.



Even for me it's hard to keep track of what's actually going on. Outside of Belgium nobody seems to know about the Belgian crisis.

http://blog.katania.be/2010/10/the-breakup-of-belgium/

Going on

To give an idea of stuff going on.
F.e the last few days:

• Sunday: 9am-5pm monitors lecture + practice at the Village Underground (north London)

• Monday: 9am-5pm monitors practical live band at the Village Underground, 8.30pm-late going out to see 'climate chaos in the south' with L at the Austrian Cultural forum (west London). www.climatechaos.be, nice but not super.
  

• Tuesday: 9am-5pm 'putting is all together' at Islington (Angel), 7 pm-late going out to see 'Flanders remembers concert' at the Royal hospital chapel with posh reception afterwards (Chelsea). String quartet + singers + a lot of Flemish people.
  
• Wednesday: 9am-4pm 'faultfinding' at Islington (Angel). 6pm-late Work experience at Alexandra palace with AbbyRoad liveherenow (have had better ones before)
• Thursday: visitors! from Belgium the Haa! Bringing adapters, beer and ginger bread! Spend the whole day running 'round London like mad men (Baker St, Camden, pub, f&c at Islington, Thames South bank walk, Brixton..), rather tiring.
  
• Friday: getting up early to go and have a walk at Hyde park with Mr and Ms C. Getting lost in the park. Rushing into practice time at Alchemea, rushing on to do work experience at The jamm in Brixton 'till late. We got thrown in, had to build the PA and mix 2 bands all by ourselves, Very stressful but worthwile.
  

• Today: Getting up early for practice session at Islington, grocery shopping, getting home and crashing on the couch. Watching TV and writing blog..
• Tomorrow: ....rest?...

It's not always like this, but overall pretty busy. You know when sometimes it all seems to be relentless and you can barely remember what you did the day before but you know you had a good time?

Next time I'll try for more details and less boring listings. I have to get the camera up and running again as well because this macbook thing isn't up to scratch.

Reboot

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End of blog part I
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Update

To keep things short:

It's all OK, but I'm Really busy.
A lot of juggling, still finding my feet: full schooldays, cooking, new flat, new area, people to visit, tons of books to read, school stuff to do, work experiences, guitar, mixing, jogging.

Myes.

Preparing yet again!

This Friday I'm leaving for the big smoke!

Preparing to do things right, big plans, small plans, exercise plans, the works.

We'll see, fingers crossed.

Update

Preparing for move-out,
preparing for storing my stuff,
preparing for playing music,
preparing for final theoretical at alchemea,
done final practical at alchemea (78%! on the euphonix CS300 + tape + pro tools),
preparing final alchemea assignments (2 down, 2 to finish),
preparing summer job (learning C++... oh my),
preparing lunch,
preparing gigs for the fellows,
preparing to pass on my flat,
preparing..


I'm in a preparing state of mind really.
So much things to do, time seems a hard thing to get a grip on.

Wind down

A few days ago, sunbathing behind the flat. 9/10 not a problem, ofcourse, there's always the odd one.

Intensive weekend: session 'till 7am (mixing), visiting taste of Spain in London the next day, in the studio 'till 5am. Today: recup.

When's the last time you saw a sunrise when you got back from college?

Today, my last flatmate W left for New York for two weeks. Place to myself

That day on the Thames

Every now and than, everything seems to cluster together: practical session 'till 7am the previous day, tons of mail to answer, city trip at 1pm, people who seem to have agreed on all talking to you at exactly the same time, laundry, dishes piling up, things to arrange.. luckily it's all good fun really.

Today, on the Thames, visited the HMS Belfast (comissioned 1939's). Always have had kind of fond memories of this vessel, for youthful miniaturistic reasons.

(the correct one Pp?)

(on board pharmacy)

(bite the bullet)

Earlier trip, Buckingham P. on a stereotypical cloudy day.



In the studio with GuilioDJ (on the euphonics CS3000) the person who embodies everything that disco music represents. Good laughs while trying to mix a fellows multitrack.


Home made brew.


Station Court, less than 4 weeks and counting.. !