It’s ok to be fucked up sometimes

By Milo | July 4, 2009

I should have been in Kendal right now visiting my cousin Lucy and her fella and generally enjoying the lovely Lake District scenery, but instead I’m sitting in bed typing this because I’ve got some kind of bug and felt too shit to make the journey down.

I don’t want to become one of these sporadic bloggers whose only regular posts seem to be the ones which apologise for not posting often enough, but thought I’d better explain the lack of a weekly round-up post this week. I’ve applied for a couple of jobs recently and this week I had an interview for one of them which involved doing a 5 minute presentation on how to improve a Govt website, so I spent the whole of last weekend preparing for that – alas although I got a great response to the presentation I gave, the job went to a more experienced applicant. I also didn’t get one of the other jobs I applied for, but they were both long-shots, and  I’ve got a couple of good offers as a result so I should be able to expand my current job into something a bit more interesting. I do feel quite knackered though after all the effort involved.

Anyway, there’s quite a few good links and stuff over on my Tumblr in the meantime, and I’ve got a few good things coming on this blog soon – I’ve been trying to clarify the purpose of the blog and my creative output in general and I’m part of the way through an explanation of what the name Products of a Gaseous Brain is all about. The title of this post is also relevant to that I guess. I think it’s a sentiment that runs through some of the music I like, as well as my the music I make to some extent. If you’re not feeling at your best, it’s  nice to know that other people sometimes feel the way you do too. Hey, we’re all fucked up in our own way, right? I don’t think we should have to hide the fact. I think a lot of society’s ills come because we’re not supposed to admit we’re all deeply flawed in one way or another. Maybe it’s just the fact I’m ill that my mind is focusing on such things!

Also coming soon as previously promised, I’m planning a wee video about the iPhone apps I use- I know that will fill a lot of you with either inertia or rage, but a few people have asked me about what apps I use, so I thought I’d do a wee video about the ones I like. And finally, maybe it’s time to get back into writing about a few choice gigs and albums again!

So please stay tuned. I really appreciate those of you who’ve made the effort to subscribe to the blog either by RSS or email, it means a hell of a lot that I’ve got some regular readers at this early stage in the blog, and I hope I can bring you some good content to make it worth your while. As always, your feedback is a big part of why I’m doing this so please leave a comment if you have any suggestions for future content!

I leave you with – Hitler finds out about Michael Jackson’s death. Funny, though tails off a bit at the end

2 Comments

last year's girl on 06/07/2009 at 11:10 am.

I’ll like the apps video, could do with a few suggestions!

The whole job search process is so frustrating, I went through it recently until I sorted things out here so you have my sympathies. Feel better soon!

Milo on 06/07/2009 at 2:25 pm.

Cheers Lis. Apps video coming soon, a better job will perhaps be a longer wait!