Musical Memories of 2010

I have a 'musical memory' in a way - certain songs have such an effect on me that I feel physically transported back to a point in time.

I can feel my surroundings; taste the air, and remember so clearly exactly how I felt at that point. I can see everything is different to where I am remembering (unless of course the wave of nostalgia happens in that same place.)

There are certain albums that stick out to me when I think of 2010, and remind me of certain periods throughout it. All are amazing, I think :) By the by, not all were released in 2010.

• Balthazar - Applause
• Lykke Li - Youth Novels
• Foals - Total Life Forever
• Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
• Miike Snow - Miike Snow
• Jamie Lidell - Jim
• Marina and the Diamonds - The Family Jewels
• Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom
• Jeff Buckley - Mystery White Boy

Have a listen.

This poem is in Dutch but I'm going to post it anyway.

And no, I'm not going to attempt to translate it, because even though I could, the whole thing is a massive play on words and I don't know if it would be as good.

Vredesbespreking van het hart van Zorro

met de rust

Ik wil naast je liggen

zoals de golf naast de golf.

Ik wil één met je worden

zoals de golf met de golf.

Ik wil je volgen

zoals de golf de golf.

Ik wil in je reizen

zoals de golf in de golf.

Ik wil je leiden

zoals de golf de golf.

Ik wil in je verdwijnen

zoals de golf in de golf.

Ik wil je omhelzen

zoals de golf de golf.

Ik wil je zoals de golf,

blauw

en eeuwig reizen.

Al Galidi.

We did this in my Dutch Culture & Literature module, which is my favourite. I love poetry too, so this is excellent stuff. If you can understand, I hope you agree that it is beautiful.

Can't think of a title

What a busy year this has been.

Almost at the end of it, I feel that I have achieved a fair bit, and done some absolutely amazing things. That being said, the only things that I really regret happened this year; I guess the good doesn't come without the bad, though.

Anyway! Highlights... Amsterdam with Uni, Travelling with the girls, Nederland to see the jongens, Munich with the DV - DV in general. I am so proud to be President of something that I absolutely love. We are such a beautiful community, it's amazing. I've also met some absolutely incredible people this year, that I think (and hope) will be in my life for a really long time.

I think next year is going to be a reallllly big one though - I have so much planned for it already. I'm excited, because the seeds of some things that could potentially be amazing have already been planted.

So bring it on, I say.

For Kenny.

There once was a boy and a girl.

She admired his legs whilst he played rugby, then accosted him at the Under 18s disco.


There were no complaints.


They became firm friends and wanted to get together, but timing didn't want the same.

Every time they met they had twinkles in their eyes; but that was all.

Until the time is right, and maybe it's getting that way.

Fed Up

I'm really fed up and a bit bitter at the moment. Everywhere seems to be couple central, and though I'm not entirely short of interest, nothing ever really seems to happen, and it's very frustrating. I miss that feeling of really liking, or even loving someone. Wanting to be with them, and spend time with them. The same people always seem to be in relationships, how is that fair?! Perhaps they can't be on their own, which isn't a good thing. But still. It's annoying. The same goes for a lot of my close friends too - gorgeous girls who are AMAZING - but still, nothing. What is actually occurring? The only answer is to move abroad, I say. People I like seem to be abroad!





I want to be like her, the saucy minx.

Nan (Thought I did this weeks ago?)

My nan is an absolute BABE. She's doing GCSE photography and took pictures of all the Grand-kids for it - but I only have the ones of me on my laptop, so will put the rest up later. Here are a few!

Too Long

It's been too long since I've written on here..! I had a lot of drafts that I never published, for some reason.

I'm back in Sheffield now - but before I talk about Uni life I'll update on the end of my summer in pictures and words...

I went to Ireland to see my Dad, and my friends, it had been 2 years since I'd been. I have no idea why, I used to go all of the time. I love it because I like to go on long walks and I did, when weather permitted. My best friend there, and anyway, Kara, turned 20 and had a hilarious night out for it. True friends are tested by passing time and distance, and she passes the test every time - I would tell her anything. Literally. That's what real friends are for.

I got lost in vinyls in my loft, my Dad's record collection is quite literally endless. I also watched loads of videos from when I was little, and immensely enjoyed it!

I also saw someone I used to love, and got another glimpse of what that was. Just a glimpse, though - was enough.

The most exciting thing, however, was going to Holland to stay with my friends. They live in Eindhoven, so I flew there from London Stansted for a grand price of £16. After some chilling and buying nappies in Albert Heijn with Stefan and Tho for Yves, we had dinner then went out to De Thomas where Yves works! A Dutch man told me he liked my headband, but that's about all I understood, my Dutch is strained when there's loud music playing and too many biertjes have been drunk!

Then we did a bit of 'Roadtrippen' from Horst to Maastricht in Rusty. (Nils' car) We cooked some Paella at Frauke's then went to see the Belgian band dEUS at a free festival, and drunk a few too many biertjes again. The next day we looked around Maastricht and it is really beautiful, it was a gorgeous day, and I loved it, it's very quaint.

After gathering my things in EHV, I got the train to Nijmegen to go and see James who is there on his year abroad. And who I miss ridiculously. If you get off the train at Nijmegen-Lent, it's vaguely scary - it looks rather bare. But Nijmegen itself is also gorgeous - there's even a bit of a hill! I couldn't cope with that after getting used to how flat it was. I stayed with Yves on my last night before I went home, and on the morning of my early flight it was pouring down with rain. Real case of pathetic fallacy right there. Then home through the tube strikes.

I felt so down when I got home, I had such a good time, and I feel so at home. My friends are all amazing, and I feel so at home with them that I felt I could easily have stayed and just happily slotted in. Also, I rode a bike. But mainly rode on the back of Stefan's, which was so much fun, even though I had a sore bum. Basically, Ik hou van Nederland!

That picture is of Lucy causing mischief out of my window - namely wolf whistling then hiding. Honestly! Being back in Sheffield is so good. We have our beautiful little house and even being back at lectures is pretty good. I love the whole experience - learning (yes, really, I love it), going out, and just being with all my friends here. It really is amazing.

So this has been a blog-update, rather than one of my more pensieve posts. But there we are. I read this poem today, one of my French friends has to do a presentation on it - I wouldn't fancy doing this in another language, as much as I love them.

Crazy Jane Grown Old Looks At The Dancers

I found that ivory image there Dancing with her chosen youth, But when he wound her coal-black hair As though to strangle her, no scream Or bodily movement did I dare, Eyes under eyelids did so gleam; Love is like the lion's tooth. When She, and though some said she played I said that she had danced heart's truth, Drew a knife to strike him dead, I could but leave him to his fate; For no matter what is said They had all that had their hate; Love is like the lion's tooth. Did he die or did she die? Seemed to die or died they both? God be with the times when I Cared not a thraneen for what chanced So that I had the limbs to try Such a dance as there was danced - Love is like the lion's tooth. WB Yeats. Ferg is annoying <3