Ramblings of a Rob

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Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:26:19 -0400

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Thu, 30 May 2013 16:24:47 -0400

Sweet thing, Zion doesn't love you... The babylon don't love you... But you love everything...

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:34:47 -0400

Oh my god, Rob is writing another blog about how he can’t sleep. Ha ha, no. Not today. I am just going to embrace this insomnia and just write about random shit. What do you mean that’s what I do anyway? OH WELL.

The title of this blog comes from Vampire Weekend. My music taste is in the middle of what all my friends like. Some are heavy and rock and hate all indie/rap/most pop. Some are pretty much the opposite to that. Maybe that is why I love Vampire Weekend and Mystery Jets and The Killers. They aren’t heavy, ~~they’re my brother~~ they have the right balance of fun and nice sounds. If only they were playing Reading.

I am going to Reading. I don’t know how to feel about it, really. It’s something that everyone loves going to, so I’m sure I’ll find some way to fuck that up. I am the Buzz Killington of the group, but I am looking forward to Fall Out Boy and seeing Withers face light up when The Lumineers come on!

I really want a job which involves me wearing a suit every day and being in an office. I want one of those jobs. I’d sit there and do my work and occasionally reward myself with twitter. At my current job, I’m not allowed to sit down. I don’t understand why, and I guess it is attributing to my attempts of finding a job that lets me bladdy sit down! I am a sloth-man.

I had a really in depth conversation today at work about politics and benefits and the corruption of the worlds governments and how we’re all fucked. I didn’t contribute much, realising halfway through that I had turned into one of those people I normally detest; thinking they are really informed about a topic but actually know nothing. The guy I was talking to seemed to know what he was talking about and what he was saying was making sense. I came to the conclusion that this country needs to make the necessities more accessible, not put the prices to a point where people cannot enjoy life. Necessities being water, heating, electricity… Ya know? I don’t see why some people can ‘cheat the system’ and get loads of benefits and some people who are ill but cannot prove it in the way that qualifies them for money does not allow them to have any. It’s a hefty conclusion, but it makes sense in my mind - stop being a fucker and less people will be fucked.

Also, although this is completely different, they should reduce prices of things involving fitness. To have a football pitch it costs over £60 for the match, which means less people are getting them, which means more teams aren’t playing, which means everyone is sitting on their fat asses writing blogs about it instead of playing football. I’m sure rugby is the same. If you’re going to charge so much to make grassroots happen and then complain that the Premiership is filled with foreigners and how we’ll never win a World Cup then go and complain about the prices. Many careers will be cut short due to limited opportunities, which isn’t really fair, is it?

Try saying the alphabet backwards, it’s fun.

This sounds horrible, but I don’t like people who only go out and socialise so they can post how they are doing it on facebook or twitter. It’s like… “you could just enjoy what you’re doing instead of telling everyone you’re enjoying it, as that can’t be very enjoyable for the people you are with who are watching you do that instead of talking to them?” I’ve done it in the past, and holidays/trips away are excluded, as you could post those things whilst travelling to wherever you’re going… But I mean like… being somewhere and checking in to that place, or saying “I’m here and with these people and we’re having fun!” are you? You could say that when you’re back at yours when you are finished with that activity. Gawd! I probably sound like Holden Caulfield right now… As long as I don’t sound like Jo Caulfield - she’s an unfunny hoebag!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/may/14/great-gatsby-review-cannes

Baz Luhrmann delivers an energetic, glittering adaptation of the classic Fitzgerald novel, but sacrifices all of the original’s subtlely in the process

I am excited to see Gatsby, albeit not as much as everyone else I’ve seemed to talk about it, who all remember reading it in AS Lit. I mainly enjoyed reading Gatsby for it’s subtle narrative throughout, the detailed imagery, the characters that were created enough to hold bonds with… From what I’ve seen from the trailers, and the soundtrack, this film is kind of the opposite. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, is it? It’s all about interpretations and what Lurhmann got from the book and how he saw it all. The parties do seem to be realistic (again judging by the trailers, but that is all I can go on at the moment) I just don’t want the whole film to be so loud and obvious… I am looking forward to seeing it, though. I may even pay to go and watch it!

I wish I could talk about the last episode of Glee but it’s not been out in the UK yet and I would feel mean. I really wanna watch Game of Thrones but it really doesn’t seem like my sort of show. I also need to start watching Community, Parks and Recreation and work my way through the US Office. I’m pissed off that South Park are only doing 10 episodes in the new series. I prefer American series to UK series as they have the 24 episode thing going for them instead of our feeble 6 episode thing. GODDAMMIT.

I’ve decided to go to breadmaking college. I’ve also decided to build a breadmaking college.

*Order of those two sentences not necessarily chronological.

Gonna try and sleep now, I hope I’ve not pissed anyone off with anything I’ve said.

Listen to Vampire Weekend, they are marvellous.

Bye.

<3

noodlebooth: thedoommerchant: [p. 83] The best thing

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:09:25 -0400

noodlebooth:

thedoommerchant:

[p. 83]

The best thing

demigodofhoolemere: i feel like salem the cat is tumblr’s spirit animal do you guys...

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:55:21 -0400

demigodofhoolemere:

i feel like salem the cat is tumblr’s spirit animal

do you guys see what i’m getting at

noodlebooth: zolloc: Cast of Scrubs appear on Cougar...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:03:34 -0400

noodlebooth:

zolloc:

Cast of Scrubs appear on Cougar Town

More shows need to do this. Love cross-overs

@Ritchings94

m00nlightvegas: territorialcreep: itseasytoremember: whythefuc...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:49:20 -0400

m00nlightvegas:

territorialcreep:

itseasytoremember:

whythefuckareyouromeo:

0ver-doze:

omg they are so offended if you lick them back.

Fun fact! Dogs lick the mouths of those they consider higher in rank! So if you lick them back, they are not offended, they just don’t see themselves as higher than you and they are confused! The second dog must be a very loyal dog because he or she literally refuses to be licked back haha! I love dogs.

i started reading that expecting an angry rant and it turned out to be one of the nicest things ever.

I have reblogged this like ten times

that’s adorable as frick help

thefrogman: I’ve been seeing a lot of pictures like this...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:18:11 -0400

thefrogman:

I’ve been seeing a lot of pictures like this lately. Overweight people sitting down in restaurants or perhaps someone out and about on a mobility scooter. I find it very frustrating. First, taking a picture of someone without their consent is dubious. And then putting it on the internet to be mocked is just mean.

Yes, it is possible this person is just lazy. But it is also possible that they have a myriad of medical conditions. You have no idea, Sometimes my fatigue is so bad that if I am standing and I don’t sit down immediately, I will collapse. I could seriously injure myself otherwise. My father has arthritis in every joint in his body. Every step he takes brings with it a lot of pain. Just standing can be torturous. And if he needs to sit down to be relieved of that pain, he should not be mocked for it. And people with mobility scooters might have a very good reason to need them. In fact, these people could be overweight mostly because they have poor health.

The truth is, you don’t know. So maybe you should stop being jerks and leave these people alone.

ahomoboyslife: i found pete wentz’s schedule

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:21:36 -0400

ahomoboyslife:

i found pete wentz’s schedule

reasonsmysoniscrying: We wouldn’t let him drink...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:20:43 -0400

reasonsmysoniscrying:

We wouldn’t let him drink whiskey.

Hilarious blog

Take me back, take me back to the way that I was before...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:06:28 -0400

I’ve just been woken up.

This isn’t a big deal normally as I have a day off tomorrow and football at 9pm. However, as most regular readers of this blog know, I cannot for the life of me get to grips with this sleep business. I think it’s like some sort of spell I haven’t learnt at magic school yet. I bet my friend Hermione gets it before me, the bitch. I should really turn my life into a bunch of poorly-written books and make a lot of money but this whole idea is starting to be tinged with deja vu so I shall stop.

I’m half asleep and the first thing I thought of doing was writing. I have nothing to write about. I would moan but I can’t be bothered to subject anyone with that. Thinking about what to write now I am reflecting on what this blog used to be like and almost how proud of it I was. I would like to get into radio when at uni as I have seen other friends do it and really enjoy it. I think I would like to have a partner though. If I go to Swansea then I might ask Ritchings as we somewhat bounce off each other when trying funnies.

At work today due to the sunshine a lot of people were in. I don’t know why you would start drinking at 11, but most of them manage it, god bless ‘em. I don’t want to get that way. It sounds boring me saying that but seeing them it’s just something I wouldn’t do. If I become older then I shall have tea in the morning, buy the guardian and read that to pass the time, watch television and take myself out for a walk, or maybe to a strip club. Do loads of dignified things and then just blow it by going there at like 3pm and just throwing 50ps at whomever is unlucky enough to be working said shift.

As a wannabe English student I should really be confident in my use of whomever but I’m just not. I might take it out to avoid embarrassment, but it seems right saying it in that context. Hmm. I’m a fucking idiot.

So whenever I go on facebook and I scroll through there are about… 6? people who I get really angry/annoyed with. Either with something they’ve liked (be it an ignorant comment or a stupid video) or said (can be their own views or one of those shared statuses/photos that are racist, but hidden in ‘patriotism.’) I know what you’re thinking because it’s the same as what I am thinking: Why not just delete them, Rob?

Well, Rob, it’s very simple; I like being annoyed with these people. If I’m not angry with them then I am angry with people who don’t deserve it or angry with myself. Also some of the people who piss me off I cannot unfriend as it would cause unnecessary fracas within the grounds of my social group (Dill.)

I’m too hot… But at the same time, I’m glad I’m too hot. It means it’s getting warmer in this country. I still expect the weather to be British and be the disappointing son of the world and not really reach the potential put upon it ending up with it hating itself and taking it out on the ones closest to it (Here’s looking at you, Wales.) One hopes that the weather will be sunshine all summer as the prospects of me getting to go abroad are becoming thinner by the day.

I hate one week a month. On average that isn’t that bad for someone who is as cynical as me. It’s still pretty bad, especially when that week is one day after the other (as most weeks work.) It’s getting to the point where after about… 8 or 9 bad weeks in a row where I’m starting to dread the whole month afraid of when this bad week is going to start. Your guess is as good as mine.

My nose just started bleeding but not inside my nose, instead on my nose. It was coming, I just didn’t expect there to be so much. Insert any double entendre you want after those two accidirty sentences.

Might try and sleep again. Or I might open an easter egg and watch South Park til dawn. Breaking Dawn. Part 2. Bai.

terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:13:01 -0400

it’s probably not very good that I feel trapped all the time… also that I can never sleep, eating only when in the mood and wanting to stay in bed all day and count the number or patterns on my wallpaper. I’d say those things aren’t good in my quest to be rid of these overwhelming feelings of wanting to be socially-stable and not someone who goes bright red at the first sign of conflict/a slight on my reputation or character. If I am ever to write my autobiography, I doubt the words ‘persistence’ or ‘tenacity’ or ‘determination’ will ever be used and instead the ink will mainly be spent on words like ‘coward,’ ‘useless’ ‘waste.’

Can’t being normal be easier than this? Can my brain work properly so I’m not constantly annoying people with my poor-decision making? Can I go on holiday somewhere hot and take 5 books with me and my iPod and not say a word? Stuck in this fucking rut, man. Getting me down

Under the weight of living, you're under the weight of living...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:17:46 -0400

I think this is starting to be a catchphrase of mine. If I had one of those cloud things that analysed the most phrases I say, I either say “I’m tired” “I feel like shit” “sorry” or “Why are Newcastle losing again?”

Unfortunately, three of those sayings apply. The last one doesn’t, as Newcastle don’t play until Thursday. This gap year was supposed to be for fun, drinking, working, football and sleep. I’ve managed the other four pretty damn successfully, but that last one is something that has bugged me from a young age.

I remember being in year one and my teacher not being happy with me about what time I went to sleep.

“11?!”
“Yeah? Doesn’t everyone?”
“That’s not healthy for you!”

Piss off, I know what I’m doing Mrs Clements goddammit! The fact of the matter was, I didn’t enjoy sleep. I am a restless individual. Why would I sleep when I can just as easily write this, play on fifa, watch something that has a chance at cheering me up, instead of the usual shite that happens if sleep is impending.

lie down
close eyes
realise that tomorrow is going to be equally shit
open eyes
drink something as my throat has gone dry
close eyes
open eyes as my eyes hurt from being forced down

I will repeat this until 5 and then sleep until I am woken up by either Katie getting ready for school or my cat meowing at the window. Those times can vary.

In the summer, sleep is easier; I drink some cider as the sun sets, feel all warm and snug, fall asleep earlyish, ready for the next sun-filled day… Sorry, confused actual British weather with weather from Enid Blyton books. Probably why I don’t sleep very well in the summer, either.

So what have I been doing for the past hour and a half? I’ve been reading Kerouac and I keep finding quotes that reduce me to the humbling realisation that I am never going to write anything half as beautiful as what I am reading when I read On The Road. I also keep wanting to sing and be in a band, but when you can’t sing, then it’s a bit hard. I don’t know how Little Mix manage it!

I guess I am kept up by my thoughts a lot of the time. Everyone is. I am coming up to 6 days off work (hopefully) and I really wanna just get away… Do something else. Anything else. If I think about everything going on in my head right now I start to freak out and want to scream. I hate it. So I think about smaller things, which isn’t good for you. The thing I hate most is people feeling alone. You are never alone. I am always going to be there, even if we aren’t close, I will listen to you and I will try and help you. I know I can’t always help, but it’s better than locking it up and feeling all isolated. I have been there many times. It hurts my brain. This is starting to feel a bit preachy, sorry.

Don’t even know who I’m talking to. Well, I do. I am talking to myself. Not properly, but I am only thinking on what the next word on this blog is going to be because if my mind wanders it will wander to the sea.

care-o-lee-na: this will always be the funniest thing in the...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:51:37 -0400

care-o-lee-na:

this will always be the funniest thing in the entire planet. never gets old

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Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:47:32 -0500

unhopefully: do you ever say something that actually took some courage to say and then the other...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:13:44 -0500

unhopefully:

do you ever say something that actually took some courage to say and then the other person doesn’t reply how you wanted them to and makes you feel stupid so then you’re just so embarrassed and regret saying anything

But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song, it's for people like you that keep it turned on...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:41:00 -0500

I see every year the same old ‘I don’t celebrate valentines day as you should show your partner you love them all the time, not just one day’ blah blah fuck off. Ironically, most people who say that… are single, no?

Valentines Day will 90% of the time mean something to at least one person in your relationship. A holiday which doesn’t really mean much apart from to celebrate love and happiness. People, however, need to try and dissect it to a point where it isn’t fun or nice anymore, and is instead a shitty, meaningless holiday aimed at making shops money by making everything heart-shaped. Maybe, but if you’re atheist then why celebrate Christmas? I don’t get what the problem is…

If you’re single, then okay, maybe it’s a bit of a pisser. I imagine next valentines you will have someone to celebrate it with and you will probably enjoy next years as opposed to hating it this year. For now though, I am in a relationship.

Last year, Kate made a cake and it looked too nice to eat. I always do that. I don’t like to ruin something amazing, regardless of it’s purpose. If you’re gonna get me something I have to use, make it a bit shitty, but don’t put your shit on it, please.

Anyways, this year I’ve gotta come up with something, and that something I have decided is a heartfelt message… Not on here, though. This blog is just offering some thoughts on Valentines and kind of bring it towards it’s original message of love, togetherness and happiness, instead of our society’s cynicism and hate-interpreted meaning that most people are spouting up with on twitter.

Happy Valentines Day.

dead: 2012: lapfoxofficial: i can’t believe 2012 is fucking dead i told you dead and i are...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:20:47 -0500

dead:

2012:

lapfoxofficial:

i can’t believe 2012 is fucking dead

i told you dead and i are just friends

wow what the hell asshole i thought i meant something to you

bewbies: buzzfeed: Chris Brown sitting down while Frank Ocean...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:39:31 -0500

bewbies:

buzzfeed:

Chris Brown sitting down while Frank Ocean receives his award just to remind everyone in America’s he’s the absolute worst.

Adele is side eying him hard.

fuck off chris brown

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