Cycling to Paris

i haven't got much to write about today.

i just hope i'll be remembered for the INCREDIBLE playlists i can form.

here's my best yet:

1. No Cars Go - Arcade Fire
2. Is There A Ghost? - Band Of Horses
3. Hurricane Jane - Black Kids
4. Munich - Corinne Bailey Rae
5. Off The Hook - CSS
6. Ropes & Magpies - Dirty Gospel
7. Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors - Editors
8. Mr Prince - Eitha Tal Ffranco
9. I Could Build You A Tower [Demo] - Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
10. Illumination - Gogol Bordello
11. Trains To Brazil - Guillemots
12. Speeding Cars - Imogen Heap
13. Murmur - Jakokoyak
14. 1973 - James Blunt
15. Crosses - José González
16. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
17. What Goes Around - Justin Timberlake
18. Black Thumbnail - Kings Of Leon
19. Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) - Lostprophets
20. Autumnsong - Manic Street Preachers
21. Oh My God - Mark Ronson feat. Lilly Allen
22. Kiss You Better - Maxïmo Park
23. Now Or Never - Mumm-Ra
24. Diamonds In The Dark - Mystery Jets
25. Just - Radiohead
26. On The Radio - Regina Spektor
27. Blank Generation - Richard Hell And The Voidoids
28. Fallen - Sarah McLachlan
29. Open Your Eyes - Snow Patrol
30. It Means Nothing - Stereophonics
31. Honest Again - The Aliens
32. An Honest Mistake [Radio 1 Live Lounge Version] - The Bravery
33. The Dissidents - The ClerKs
34. Lovesick Woman - The Dig
35. Men's Needs [XFM Live Version] - Kate Nash
36. Keep Loving Me - The Draytones
37. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song - The Flaming Lips
38. Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray
39. Meantime - The Futureheads
40. Standing In The Way Of Control - Gossip
41. A Little More For Little You - The Hives
42. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine - The Killers
43. Always Where I Need To Be - The Kooks
44. Death On The Stairs - The Libertines
45. Your Loss - The On Offs
46. You Know I Love You - The Pigeon Detectives
47. When Tom Cruise Cries - The Rakes
48. Whoo! Alright Yeah... Uh Huh - The Rapture
49. Superstar Tradesman - The View
50. Kill The Director - The Wombats
51. I'm Alive - Vincent Vincent And The Villains
52. The Great Escape Under The Sea - We Are Scientists
53. Cheated Hearts - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
54. Anyone Else But You - Cycling To Paris

the last one's thrown in for fun.

i know i haven't written in ages, and to be fair a decent amount of stuff has happened. but my life is a bit like my computer at the moment. so much progress will be made, but then for no apparent reason everything will stop.

i might be paranoid and impatient (which is probably the more likely explination) but i just feel like i've blown things.

anyway.
here's a playlist that i've just come up with. if i could, i'd post the songs up, but i can't/don't know how, so you'll have to get them yourselves.

01. Great DJ - The Ting Tings
02. Hummer - Foals
03. Kids - MGMT
04. Young Love - Mystery Jets
05. Fascination - Alphabeat
06. Turn Tail - The Young Knives
07. Walcott - Vampire Weekend
08. Another Number (feat. Ricky Wilson) - The Cribs
09. Let Me Beat Your Eardrum (Live) - Cage The Elephant
10. The Beginning Of The Twist - The Futureheads

i reckon that's alright. i don't know if cassius would be better than hummer though. or something else like two steps twice.

And the good feelings and the correct grammar has stretched over to today.

Can I recommend to anyone who hasn't heard MGMT that they buy, download or steal a copy of Oracular Spectacular - it's a dramatic, refreshing new album from a relatively unknown group. I had only known "Time To Pretend", but there are some great tracks like "Time To Pretend", "Electric Feel", "Kids", "Pieces Of What", "Of Moons, Birds & Monsters" and "Future Reflections". I think "Kids" is probably my favourite, but all of the tracks work really well together.

It's quite surprising, because if you just base your assumptions on "Time To Pretend", then you'd think that they're just another electro band, but that's where you're wrong. They're like a modern day, revamped Pink Floyd. But better.

But that's just one man's opinion.

In contrast to my last blog, today was really good. The bagpack was alright, except for the ones who said that they didn't need help and made you feel awkward instead. But yeah. Apart from that, it was good.

And then this afternoon. I didn't really care about the Scotland or the Ireland games. The only game I cared about was the Wales game, and what a game it was. I'm too tired at the moment, but in brief it was great.

And then the whole day can be summerised by a few words: elbow shaking, good views, "Creme Egg" McFlurrys and Grandslam. that was what today was all about. Fantastic.

time to go back to acoustic music. you can not have a better guitar than the acoustic guitar - it's the foundation of guitar-based music.

today was absoloute shite. lunch time was a waste of time and then the afternoon lessons, more english than ffiseg, were incredibly boring.

anyway. here's my first ever journal entry from my lastfm account, posted back in the hazy days of the summer of 2006:

"Arcade Fire are fantastic. I'm starting to regret not listening to their album that much, but it still is a cracker. The best songs for me are Power Out, Wake Up and Rebellion. I saw them do Wake Up live, and it was great. They've got such a unique style, and they're not really a big mainstream band.

If anyone out there hasn't listened to Funeral, then you do yourself a dis-service. Go people. Enjoy."

can't say fairer than that.

dear oh dear. have you ever listened to a song and you think "my life could be defined by it"? maybe not, but i think these days every song i listen to could be playing in the background, or so i'd like.

and now i'm listening to another one. it's a bit annoying, cause when it happens, i'm normally writing up on this, and because i like the songs so much, i can never concentrate so i don't know what to write about. but i feel like i should write something.

i'm in quite a huggy mood at the moment. i don't know why, cause i never used to be, but i just like hugging people. i guess it's just something nice - like if you're feeling down, just have a hug, and you feel comforted or safe. either way, it's something everyone should enjoy.

i love it when you can hear the lyrics of an acoustic song properly. i don't know why (i don't know that much this evening), and i know it's something simple, but it's nice to hear and partially understand what you're listening to. shame you can't sing with a keyboard.

i miss being in glan llyn. i didn't think the holiday on a whole was that great, but the area itself is stunning. the lake, and then the fields and the farms and whatnot. i really enjoyed the walk we did around the lanes and up through the fields when we were there.

this is quite good considering that i'm listening to one of my favourite songs (Say Hello Wave Goodbye - David Gray). and everytime i yawn, i remember a school holiday i went on. the london trips, both the english one and the hanes one, were good for different reasons. the english one was good because it was interesting being at the globe theatre, and then the hanes one was good because i got to spend time with someone, even though nothing became of it.

anyway, enough about that. i've just had another good flashback. i think it was after the ospreys game, maybe, and we had just come out of the arms park, and we were running down to the train station from westgate street, when me, jack and rory crossed over before huw and dale could, and we ran off with the ball, kicking it at busses and over signs. those are the times that i'll remember. fantastic.

bring out the mclachlan. and then there was america with the walks to times square. to be fair to the school, they set up some blinding trips. the skiing holiday was probably the best. it had its ups and downs, but the ups were way greater than the downs. myn, i loved that place - the people were great, the food was lush, everything about the place was spot on. maybe i should call it quits there for tonight. see what the next song is...

a guillemots one. worth staying up for? of course. bugger. i just had - BEER! that's the one. i almost forgot what i was going to talk about. so yeah. Beer. that was good. the weather was good, even when it rained. cannot fault the place. myn. that place was my summer. even though we were only there for two weeks, and i was peeling like nothing you've ever seen before, it was probably the best family holiday in ages. the best bits were when we were on the beach when the sun went down and when we were in the pub, playing our own darts game and watching rugby whilst drinking stella. and who would forget the indian? talking of indian, that reminds me of the italian restaurant we went to in berlin. osteria no.1 - the highlight of the trip. the food was great, and we met miss james' german sister, merna, who was lovely. she was stunning as well. yeah, if you ever want to get a german girl to laugh, just talk about spezis and schwip-schwops. guaranteed results.

ah, a titan of a song now - Speeding Cars by Imogen Heap. i was unsure about it to start off with because it's got a high chorus, but the intro and the verses are great. there. made it to the big 1-2. now i am going to go to bed because i need what little sleep i'm leaving myself with. night.

i love Such Great Heights by Iron & Wine. the quality of the recording is shite, but that adds to the song.

it has been a busy and stressful few weeks recently. and it's not going to stop until a long time into the future.

today i found the song off skins by crystal castles - alice practice. it's immense. a bit screwy, but still - what a tune.

i'm feeling a bit lost at the moment in terms of what to write now. i'll just post another one of anya and mine's conversations cause we had another interesting one earlier:

Anyarr says:
owww jesus head banging and flailing has never looked so attractive D:
Anyarr says:
I DESPISEEE HIM
Anyarr says:
jossjossjossjossjossss
siôn says:
do you still like him?
Anyarr says:
noo well idk i never stopped, then i completely forgot about him kinda... but then when i see his videos i still go all weird but i spose that can only be expected because i liked him so much
Anyarr says:
he's a cock though
siôn says:
see, this is what i think is so rubbish about relationships at our age
siôn says:
and i don't mean this in a cruel way
siôn says:
but you see people who are constantly professing their love for each other, and then after they've broken up, it's like that never happened
siôn says:
and that could be narrow minded from my point of view because unlike you and many people, i've never been in a relationship so i don't know what emotions are like there
siôn says:
but from the outside, it looks like it's not worth it
siôn says:
but then again, sometimes you just wish that you had someone
siôn says:
sorry, that was a bit of a downer
siôn says:

Anyarr says:
yeah, i really did LOVE steve and it was the most amazing feeling evereverever, and i had to force myself to hate his guts when we broke up or i'd be sad for pretty much ever i think it might be like that for alot of people
Anyarr says:
it kind of isnt worth it really
siôn says:
yeah, but surely it is when you're there
siôn says:
like in the moment
Anyarr says:
it hurts sooooooooooo much but then yeah at the time its the most amazing thing
Anyarr says:
i just wish you knew when its going to last
Anyarr says:
because i tend to throw myself in the deep end
siôn says:
maybe not for the whole time, but for those periods when you two are together i can only imagine that it would amazing
siôn says:
which sounds cliche and cheesy
Anyarr says:
love IS cliche and cheesy
siôn says:
why, do you over commit yourself or something?
Anyarr says:
i think so yeah =/ but when the guy is doing the same it feels right haha
Anyarr says:
i definately commited too much with stevo,so this time i'mholding myself back a bit
Anyarr says:
so joss loves me more than i love him which is good
Anyarr says:
it'll balance out when im ready
siôn says:
but surely with joss atm it's a case of you love him more than he knows
siôn says:
whether that's more than he loves you, i don't know
siôn says:
but the fact you're holding back doesn't mean that the love or feelings you have for him are reduced?
Anyarr says:
yeah actually... i think i love him more than i know too, i try not to think about it too much because im terrified of being hurt again cause it sucked somuch
siôn says:
this is where i get lost lol cause i don't understand how you can love someone too much
siôn says:
not in like an arrogant way, but i don't get it
Anyarr says:
when you find someone that thinks the same way as you do and wants the same things you do, and just sees things in the same way then yeah.. its really hard not to love them more than you thought you could ever love anybody
Anyarr says:
it sounds so funny haha
siôn says:
but doesn't that go against "opposites attract"?
Anyarr says:
yeah but its deeper than that
siôn says:
cause by going for someone who likes the same things as you, wants the same things as you and sees things in the same way, aren't you just going for someone who is almost a copy of you?
Anyarr says:
no because im not talking hobbies and shit, i mean like ~soul mate~ kind of things but not quite
siôn says:
if i wanted to be a psychologist i could say something like "by going for someone like that, where you only see the surface, what you can see is so similair to what you like about yourself that that's what you want because by only being on the surface that is similair to you, you escape the emotional problems that lie deep within"
siôn says:
yeah, but again, if someone is so similair to you, then why would you want that? i'm not saying it's wrong, but surely you'd want something a bit different - although i guess it would heavily depend on what type of person you are
Anyarr says:
well... ok for example: me and joss are polar opposites to a certain degree, he's not creative, he loves cooking and sports and he's so normal and just lovely and funny, but then theres so much more too him and theres so much more to me than most people will ever see, so when someone is able to see that because they're on the same wave length as you, then it makes you absolutely adore every bone i
Anyarr says:
n their body
siôn says:
see, that puts things in a completely different picture
siôn says:
because before you were saying how there was so much that is similair about you two, and now you've said that there are things which are very different about you two
siôn says:
which could mean that you will have an interesting relationship
siôn says:
i like conversations like these
Anyarr says:
so do i typing things out from in my head makes them make more sense

„Wo in Deutschland (oder einem anderen deutschsprachigenland) würden Sie gern wohnen und warum?“

Höffentlich, würde ich in Berlin wohnen and arbeiten weil Meiner Meinung nach es eine interessante und wechselnde Stadt ist. Für mich, ist es sehr interessant weil die Bürger hartnäckig sind und auch man kann die Narben von Zeit sehen. Auch, es ist klar, dass Berlin praktisch für Leute wer wollen arbeiten ist weil es vieles neues Gebäude und Dienste gibt. Persönlich, (career)

dear, dear - i am very tired.

today, i felt liberated because i made my first internet purchase with my new card. i ordered Does It Offend You, Yeah?'s new album, and i got a free 4-track digital EP to go with it.

as well as that, i bought the latest NME, which came with a free compilation album - it was so good, i sent an e-mail to NME congratulating them. track 12 is the highlight of the whole thing. it's The Wombats covering Bleeding Love, and i think it has already cemented itself as one of my favourite tracks of all time.

and after discovering that there is now an XFM for where i live, i've heard MGMT's Time To Pretend so many times, it's beginning to grow on me. even the annoying synth bit at the start is catchy. so i have to love you and leave you because i need sleep. but don't let that stop you from enjoying the surreal oddity that is MGMT's video for Time To Pretend...

Enwau teulu Almaeneg Miss James: Jorge, Assy, Merna a Nina

„Wo in Deutschland (oder einem anderen deutschsprachigenland) würden Sie gern wohnen und warum?“

Berlin

Traethawd: amodol
• Ich würde + berfenw
• Ich konnte
• Ich hâtte gern

Wenn ich... hatte
Wenn ich... wäre
Es gabe...

Berlin --> BYW yna

Waldorfschule
Steiner Schule

PRIF PWYNTIAU Y TRAETHAWD
* Beth i wneud yna
* Beth sydd yna o ran ysgolion
* Dahlem Dorf – llefydd fel yna
* Beth sydd yna i fwyta
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• System addysg sy’n dibynnu mwy ar ddychymyg y plentyn yn lle systemau addysg mwy traddodiadol ac academaidd.
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• Er fod cwricwlwm wedi cael ei cytuno arno gan y rhan fwyaf o ysgolion “Waldorf” a “Steiner”, mae gan pob un yr hawl i ddethol a dewis beth sydd ar ei cwricwlwm, sy’n atgyfnerthu’r rhyddid sy’n perthyn i’r system.
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