Things I'm going to do in the next few weeks

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Write a couple of short stories.
Get my eyes tested.
Try out tasty fish recipes.
Work on some things for Lynskey.
Go to see my family (second visit w/ same girlfriend = big deal).
Write the new lunch menus at work.
Play some guitar for fun.

So, what're your plans for the next few weeks?

― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Fuck your mom and your sister. At the same time.

― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Aw, they'd like that.

― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:57 (twenty-two years ago)

play a gig
do some recording
remaster some vinyl
drink my bodyweight in booze
learn how to use a mobile phone
etc

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:59 (twenty-two years ago)

((freebies...))

― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Clean.
Pack.
Move.

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 04:03 (twenty-two years ago)

move house
start my PhD
apply for tour funding
record the second telepaths album
play a gig in christchurch
wake up sober one day and wonder what the hell i'm doing back on ilx

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 04:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually record some songs finally.
Finish rebuilding my iTunes library and update my iPod playlists.
Play some videogames.
Look at some other graduate certificate or degree programs for my employer to help pay for.
Start taking the subway downtown to work instead of driving to Virginia (not really in my hands, though).

― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 21 January 2004 04:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Who the fuck even cares.

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 21 January 2004 05:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Well I do. But I'm weird.

Revise the Gordon Nightingale novel.
Seriously start searching for publishing/agent opportunities as I can find them.
Listen to more music -- of course!
Look into some improvements at work.
Beyond that...ponder.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 05:40 (twenty-two years ago)

work a shit job and then quit and go back to uni

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 07:26 (twenty-two years ago)

enema

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 07:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Listen to more music -- of course!
More? :-) Did you listen less in the last weeks/months. I have. But trying my *'ardest* to get back to (uuuh) normal.
I dunno, work. That's all I do lately. Think more positive. Write more.

― nathalie (nathalie), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 08:05 (twenty-two years ago)

well...

get laid.

start classes, which will require getting on a normal sleep schedule.
finish reading look homeward, angel
make a mix tape.
record some more.
go to the cloisters with joe.
take pictures of pretty buildings.
teach myself guitar more (as long as ben lets me keep his)

i had originally planned to record/release something over break, but drugs and women and sleep got in the way.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 08:45 (twenty-two years ago)

have more sex (exercise is the key to weight loss!)
lose weight (fingers crossed)
make a mix tap for my best friend
look after my boy's nephews for the w/e
start doing some work towards my exam
plan my b/day party
turn 28

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 09:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I wish someone would make me a mix tap. My damn old-school UK sink has the separate 'Hot' and 'Cold' taps - I want both in one, dammit!

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 10:18 (twenty-two years ago)

*sniggers*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 10:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Work
Hand out an award
Get drunk
Do a very scary interview
Either a) never show my face in public again due to shame or b) relax
Sleep
Work
Get drunk
Work
Go on un-volontary un-paid vacation which means sleep, reading, sleep sleep and hopefully going to Norway to see my new twin nieces.

― Hanna (Hanna), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 10:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Pay large tax bill
Finish 10-15 minute mix for radio
Make more effort at work
Buy a nice suit and other garments
Update websites
Go to the dogs
Make those pesky Rough Guides properly, and maybe the CDR700 i posted *years* ago
Research various things out of personal interest/concern
Say stupid things to smart/hot women
Get a haircut
Apply for a loan (maybe)
Purchase nice new digital camera
Go to Bilbao

― stevem, Wednesday, 21 January 2004 10:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Sleep
Move house
Panic about money
Find an accountant (who does your freelance stuff Steve?)
Panic about money a bit more
Get eyes tested.
If I need glasses I will then: panic about money.

― Anna (Anna), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 10:56 (twenty-two years ago)

all girls should wear glasses

accountant? hahahahahaha...erm, shit...

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 10:59 (twenty-two years ago)

make arrangements for temp to replace my part time secondment to another job.
try to think of enough things for a temp to do so that it doesn't look like all i do at work is post here.
start thinking about finding myself a marriage of convenience so i could get a different job.
supercheese. (5th anniversary of 1st time people did the thursday night cheese)

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 11:05 (twenty-two years ago)

(sings) got married in a rush to save Colette from being deported....

Ahem.

Go on a course to learn how to do people's appraisals.
Go to Belgium on Eurostar.
Go to gigs by The Rapture and Death Cab for Cutie.
Go to a work-related party and, um, network a bit.

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 11:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Get a well deserved pay rise at work.
Purchase a new suit for the wedding I'm going to.
Act all indifferent and like I don't give a fuck about the fact that I'll be seeing my nasty ex for the first time since we split up 6 months ago at the wedding I'm going to.
Go to that wedding I'm going to.

― hmmmm, Wednesday, 21 January 2004 11:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Receive an iPod. Hermit.

― Llahtuos Kcin (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 11:52 (twenty-two years ago)

find out whether i have a new job
sort out car insurance palaver
sort out other palavers
go to sister's wedding in singapore
try not having to drink too excessively to forget current wretch of a time in life
plan my future
plan my current
reflect on a few weeks spent posting on ilx.

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 11:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Can i use 'hermit' as a verb?

― Llahtuos Kcin (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 11:53 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah why not. while hermitting it's not as if you'll meet anyone who'll stop you verbitising nouns.

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 11:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Go to Belgium on Eurostar.
Where in Belgium will you go? VISIT BRUGES (and me). :-)

― nathalie (nathalie), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 12:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I would love to visit you, Nathalie! I will be travelling out on Thursday 26th Feb and returning to England on Monday 1st March. I shall be staying in Brussels but intend to visit Bruges on the Saturday.

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, immediately:

-continue to visit with family and friends
-sort out belongings in storage
-GET MY NEW BLOODY COMPUTER!!!

Upon return home:

-Research evening courses and adult education towards getting accounting qualifications (I don't think that I'm going to be home in time to help you, Anna, or I'd volunteer)
-Find a new job (hopefully the above will help)
-Start working on new music with the help of that new computer

― the river fleet, Wednesday, 21 January 2004 13:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm doing that too! (the accounting qualifications I mean!)

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)

get STEVEM to read his e-mails! Did you get that second attempt?

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Go to Canterbury and hang out with some old friends.
Pay off the vast sums of money I owe to my flatmates.
Finish reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
Go to the pub quite a lot.
Go out for my friend Sarah's birthday and flirt with her friends.
Go to Walthamstow dogs and win some money.
Possibly go dancing with Ronan and others.
Celebrate my 25th birthday.
Do something about my work-related disgruntlement by actually applying for some jobs.
Win the love of a beautiful woman.

I think that's just about it for now. I'm looking forward to the next few weeks.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Pink, we must speak when I get back home, because I need to talk to someone with practical experience of this!

― the river fleet, Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm your gal, seriously! let me know what you want to do, what you have done & we'll go from there.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

did you not get the reply last night alan?

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:18 (twenty-two years ago)

*adds Ronanfest and Matt's birthday to list*

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

* Get this boring exam out of the way
* Get boring department away day out of the way
* Paint some more pictures (taps and trees are my new muses)
* See some films - primarily Lost in Translation
* Tidy my room
* Take CDs I don't want to shop and trade them in
* Start reading Sound of the Mountain
* Is this enough? I'm tired thinking about it

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Take ILE off my bookmarks and find something else to do.

― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

heh i'd like to see you try

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Wrap up work.
Sleep.
Go see a few shows.
Start plotting out my next album.
Record a Celesteville EP about William Jennings Bryant, apparently.
Travel up to Washington and work on a comic.
Perhaps go to Vancouver, BC?
Sleep.
Try to stay off the Internet.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

- get they mack down
- put they smack down
- get crunk
- read The Silmarillion

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 20:47 (twenty-two years ago)

:-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 20:48 (twenty-two years ago)

So I'm some way along on a coupe of these now. Productive day...

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 22 January 2004 02:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Continue sending resumes in response to job ads (Just about certain).
Get my sleep back onto a reasonably human schedule (Not that likely).
Exercise (Highly unlikely).
See Big Fish (Pretty likely).

― j.lu (j.lu), Thursday, 22 January 2004 04:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Get back in touch with DC ILX. Since I actually live here now.

― TOMBOT, Thursday, 22 January 2004 05:07 (twenty-two years ago)

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