Before yesterday’s brief attempt at a blog, I hadn’t done any blogging here for the best part of two weeks. I’ve been really busy. Here’s what’s keeping me busy:
University – It’s done. It’s all done. My last hand-in was on Thursday 13th May, on the morning of The Great Escape no less, and I have to say that I felt a bit disappointed with what I handed in. I can’t really do much now except hope that I’ve not been marked on anything that I think is unfair. There is much, much more I want to say about my three years at the UCA in Farnham but I will have to wait until I’m graduated and until I know that that chapter of my life is over for good.
One Little Indian – I have been doing an internship at One Little Indian Records’ digital department for a while now (approaching a month and a half). It’s been enjoyable and it has taught me so much about the music industry to the point where I’m incredibly grateful. It’s also opened my doors to a few new paths where my career could go down. Journalism, digital and possibly even PR (I say possibly because my CV just doesn’t have enough PR-specific experience) are possible options now. Or maybe even something else entirely!
MusicOMH – I have started doing voluntary writing again, this time for a website called MusicOMH. A couple of reviews that I’ve done are already up there and there’ll be more coming. Doing gigs is a lot more convenient for me this time than my last voluntary post purely for the sole reason that I’m in London during the day anyway, so getting to wherever I need to get to is easy and it gives me something to look forward to at the end of the working day.
The Musical Chairs – I’m still keeping it going. Whilst the ‘busy period’ occurred, the website turned two years old in its current format and it would be a shame to just stop writing for it. I’m trying to post as much as I can when I get the time and so far it seems to be working out fine. Besides, why drop a blog that has been given entry to The Great Escape for two years in a row? It would be mad!
So yeah, a lot is happening. The main message though is that the end of university is appreciated far more than is healthy. For reasons I’ll explain at a later date, I felt like I’ve been held back from moving on with what I want to do in my life. However, over the gloriously sunny weekend I’ve had time to contemplate and reflect and I don’t think I would want to be in any other position.
