Snowball

Well firstly, what with trying to find a place in a muddy campsite in the pitch dark (at about 11pm), we accidentally camped in the middle of a large circle of tents. I'm sure they loved us. :s Turns out that they were all from Hull and knew a guy up in Aberdeen. And somehow my brain told me that there is a guy from Hull that posts here... same person? Anyway, I managed to catch: My Chemical Romance: Entertaining stuff, good enthusiastic set. Made me curious as to their other material. Turbonegro: Great fun, perfect festival band. Went to great pains to let the crowd know that they knew where exactly they were. "You could join Leeds United..." Iggy and the Stooges: A little bland, but he seemed to be enjoying himself. Indecent trousers. Incubus: Didn't mean to see them. Wouldn't have lost any sleep if I hadn't. Marilyn Manson: The man just has the air of someone who has done it all before, too many times, and doesn't care anymore. His lack of enthusiasm wasn't noticed by the part of the crowd I was in, who formed a jolly circle pit and happily beat themselves up. Iron Maiden: I left after Run to the Hills. Not my thing, but I could tell that it was a great show. Goldie' Lookin' Chain: Caught the end of Your Mother Has A Penis. Gigantic crowd for such a novelty band. Graham Coxon: Meh. Queens of the Stoneage: Astounding performance by a wrecked Josh Homme. Mesmerising drummer. Couldn't concentrate due to the CONSTANT stream of people pushing past me. Grr. The Killers: Very surprising. Amazing performance. When a band plays a new song, the crowd normally gets a breather and stops bouncing. But it was *that good* that the crowd around me went as mental as if it was Mr Brightside they were playing. Pixies: Got down to the front for it. Good performance and they seemed to be enjoying themselves. All American Rejects: Not bad. Not great. Kings of Leon: Not that compelling. They were one of my favourite bands two years ago- on Sunday I wandered off during their set. Foo Fighters: A highlight. Still put on a great show after all these years. Was surprised and delighted that they played The One. The Subways: Went down well. Thought they sounded a little ska. Nine Black Alps: Good. Bit samey. Hot Hot Heat: Great live. Were I a bit more of a fan it would have been a great gig. As it was I wasn't that compelled. Arcade Fire: Great, wonderful, amazing, brilliant, etc etc Mystery Jets: Heard them from the queue from the cash machine. Sounded great. Forward Russia!: Didn't stay. Bland music. Patrick Monahan: Glad I caught him. Pretty funny, even though he used the standard stand-up topics. Played it safe. Renegade Burlesque: Why can NOBODY do burlesque properly in this country? Grr. Would have helped if the girls could actually dance. Hugh Lennon- Hyptnotist: Hilarious. Still skeptical though. Marcus Brigstock: Exactly my sense of humour. Terrific. Lemon Jelly Bingo: Didn't win, but had fun trying. Kitty Flanagan: Amusing. Rhys Darby: The man makes funny noises for a living. Not good. Ed Byrne: Would have been hilarious had I not been in a bad mood and unable to understand him. Daniel Packyard: American that made a terrible start but recovered well, and ended up crowdsurfing and dropping almost into my lap. Busy weekend. Saw the beginning of the riots on the last night and almost got run over by a skip moving at speed down the hill from the Orange campsite. Went and slept when the stupider festival goers started pushing the poles over.

They were one of my favourite acts at Leeds. They seemed to enjoy themselves so much and put so much effort in! I was near the barrier at the front and all the people around me just stood there, seemingly unimpressed, and probably pissed off at me bopping about and singing along.

If I didn't know how I was going to go, I'd more than likely worry about that. Then give myself a heart attack, no doubt.

He ran off when I put the light on and ran rather noisily upstairs to call the police. I was in a right panic. :/

Have any of you ever been victims of crime? I'm wondering as today, somebody tried to break into my flat while I was there. To cut a long story short I ended up phoning 999 whilst wielding a carving knife as the scumbag tried to prise my door open, and lots of men in suits and a lady with a police dog came round. I'm all shaken up! So yes, what horrible things have happened to YOU?

We went by at 5.30 and it was closed today..

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Oh dear God! He taught (or tried to) at my school before moving to St. Macher. He was the worst teacher in the world. He obviously knew his stuff, but couldn't teach it. He failed to understand that a mixed ability 1st year Science class need more than one explanation in garbled English to grasp the subject. People acted up, and he got so frustrated that one day he snapped and threw a pen at someone. For the rest of the term we all ducked low whenever he picked one up (mature I know, but hey, we were 11.) He also tripped over the OHP wire one day and was so bemused at what had happened that he didn't get up for about 5 minutes. Big collective sigh of relief went up when he left.

Magners is nice, but Merrydown is nicer, and the same price as Strongbows. You can actually taste apples as opposed to chemicals.

Yeah, you should have applied about March/April, I think. However, given that the SAAS, UCAS, unis etc don't tell anyone this and let students work it out for themselves, they should be used to late applicants. I wouldn't worry, you may just be seen to after everyone else.

I'd break it off no matter how much I loved them because things will never be the same. It would always be in the back of my mind and I couldn't carry on as normal with the person. I would probably always bring it up in completely unrelated arguments as well which wouldn't be fair on the guy if I had supposedly forgiven him. I think that if you're young you shouldn't waste your teens/twenties with a cheater. There's no point in wasting your time with a relationship like that when you're my age (20.)

If you liked Power Out you'll appreciate the album.

The guy is incredibly talented but until he stops doing his thing on property that isn't his I'll always think that he's an arse.

In my sleep would be nice. Diabetes or cancer are most likely to get me. Or a vehicle, seeing as I keep narrowly avoiding being run over this week.

Velour. Just not cool.

The weekend ticket includes camping automatically, doesn't it? I'm confused as to my own ticket...

The Number One on my birthday was also the Christmas number one... Band Aid with "Do They Know It's Christmas?" In the US it was "Like A Virgin" by Madonna. I appear to similar in age to Steve-O. Life anthem is Sorry Seems the be the Hardest Word by Blue and Elton John. Ah great, my life anthem points out that I'm a stubborn cow....

I took an EasyJet flight in April and they didn't assign seat numbers. I don't have anything bad to say about them at all- I've used them plenty and never had a problem with leg room or anything. I also took a Thomas Cook flight to Canada last year and they used the same model of aircraft as EasyJet do, with the inclusion of wee tellies- so seven hours with a 14 inch TV about 5 metres away and nothing else, crammed in next to a couple of elderly men. That wasn't such a pleasant experience. I love flying, but I always seem to end up next to a stranger that hates it. The worst person being the guy that was clutching the arm rest with one hand and grasping a bible in the other, frantically praying for the entire flight, shooting terrified looks out the window. Poor bloke.

Bung the lot in a high interest account. Make sure my nearest and dearest are comfortable, buy some things to make my life a bit easier (eg- a car so Stagecoach need never fleece me again!), tidy the flat up a bit. I'd give a bit to charity, but only the ones that didn't solicit aggressively for support. I've been on the receiving end of some of the most sickening attempts to get me to donate already, and I'm only a skint student! I'd quit my job so I could focus all my efforts on fourth year of uni. If I ever found myself with a truly stupid amount of money, I'd try and take over all the rail providers and merge them all together. I almost at the point of believing that any average member of the public could do a better job than the companies operating right now.

First few that come to mind... Good: Matt Bellamy, Brian Molko, Mark Greeney, Steven Tyler, Thom Yorke Bad: Jarvis Cocker, Serj Tankian, Mark Hoppus, Kele Okereke, WORST: Axl Rose

I bought train tickets the other day. By asking the guy at the desk about the cheapest possible way and being flexible with times my boyfriend and I got returns for 36 each. Well worth the hour long wait in the Travel Office queue.

I thought I was the only one that disliked him! Woo!

But if you *are* fat and/or covered in acne, and you knew that taking a photo at that angle would make yourself look better, you would, wouldn't you? Common sense. [/taking e-mail joke too seriously]

Herbal cigarettes still being allowed may sound perfectly reasonable, but have you ever sat next to someone working their way through a pack in a pub? I have. They smell like a mixture of kippers and a dead cat. Yuck.

I agree with Princess Holly about the 12A thing. There have already been crying children bolting from the screens. *And* we have to warn all people taking kids in, which will be a pain in the arse I'm sure. I think the fight scenes were so fast and blurry to earn the lower rating, as you never really see any physical contact. BUT it is an ace movie! Best film I've seen this year for sure. You don't even notice the length, and that's the sign of a good film. Excellent casting, great tension, just overall great!