stressed

as the perfect escape from writing dissertations, i figured the journal needed an update...

i broke my wrist 10 days ago. it could not have possibly been at a worse time. to add insult to injury it was in totally humiliating style, having gone over the handlebars on my bike. tripped up by a paving slab, dammit

writing a dissertation sucks. i've probably lost a few hours in mindless wonderings as to where the last three years have gone, i'm pretty sure the dissertation was just that thing i'd have to do in the distant future! i'm totally into the project, however its very difficult to get thoughts to keyboard, and things which make sense in my mind just don't seem to want to translate to paper. luckily, i've been given a slight extention because of my wrist; however i don't think i've ever wanted to wrap up a project so much as i do at the moment

just two weeks of pain and misery to go until freedom

in other news, thepopcast has recieved a fantastic reception in its first week online! jen managed to get plugs both on steve lamacq's show and in nme, the welsh music foundation did us a favour and promoted it through their mailing list, and we've had over 100 downloads. i spent last night flyering at the nme tour, and this morning we got three emails from bands interested in having their music played on the show. the pop factory are loving us, with the full ponty festival's organiser offering free tickets for a competition, and the md requesting the press release for wider circulation. i love being a podcaster

keep an eye on thepopcast; we're gonna take over the music industry