you lit the fire glowing in me

what a card though

frankly, after the day i've had, i would rather shit in my hands and clap than talk about anything of substance. it's done nothing but fuel my already warped perception of the human race and, although i try to seek out the few diamonds in the rough, truth be told there is a lot of rough to trawl through. but let's not give life's bitches our time of day. let's take some time to remember that something good does happen every day and (again, because of this uninspired mess of words) that might cheer us up.

it might be a bit hollow today but "what the fuck are you so happy about?"

is mexico hot all the time?

firstly, in a self absorbed way, i'm quite happy about how well this blog is doing. maybe this is the first one you're reading, maybe you read them all, maybe you only read the ones where you think you'll get a mention or something free. it doesn't matter right now - the fact that you're here and now is magical. if i wasn't dead on the inside or busy eating midget gems at my desk, i'd hug you right now. you come from all over the shop and it's so affirming to think that a few of you really digest the words i say/type/questionably choose. so thank you.

such sepia

i'm really happy that my charlie simpson t-shirt finally came today. about fucking time too, sandbag orders! if you didn't read the post about my deluxe boxset turning up with no t-shirt then a) go fuck yourself, read it now and b) you won't understand my sheer joy that the set is complete and i can sleep easy knowing my shrine to the recently married (boo) mr. simpson is looking shit hot. i'm off to see him again in february, mainly because he's fantastic but also because he's beautiful. that helps, doesn't it?

lastly, i'm most happy that someone wrote to me. it wasn't a competition winner, it was an old friend who lives in a different city and is a little slice of wonder. it was a "just because" kind of card, one that warmed my blackened heart to the core and made me do a smile. so claire, if you're out there (god i hope you are) thank you for being so dreamy.

i feel like i overkill songs on here but it's a good way to end a post and everyone should listen to more music so i guess what i'm trying to say, regardless of this messy sentence, is "what the fuck is that song?"

remember cher lloyd WAIT COME BACK well she was a bit of a prick wasn't she? she released "swagger jagger" and we all lost interest alongside any hope that she'd be a credible artist. then she released a few more below average songs from her debut album and then, rather shockingly, it turned out to be okay in the end. yes it was sickly sweet, cheeky bubblegum pop but sometimes that what we're craving, isn't it?. then she fucked off and got really famous in america. i don't know why either. but she released a follow up album, "sorry i'm late", a few months back. and it's really good. not ironically good. not sickly sweet, cheeky bubblegum pop good. genuinely impressive. there's a song called "bind your love" which was written by ina wroldsen (of "ask embla", an almost godlike swedish band) who's written more than enough quality pop songs in her time to ensure that, even if cher lloyd did sing it, it would be fucking incredible. and so here it is, for your aural pleasure. never judge a book by its cover (or its shockingly shit single choices) xo