Oh heck, I've been having a road to Damascus time of late and am making (not so) startling revelations about what I want, what I'm worth and who I want to be!
To put it concisely I have decided to put myself first. This means making changes regarding work, my priorities and time. Time is quite a biggie here - I've let myself be leached of my time by others. You may find this hard to believe but a lot of the time I have been far too bloody nice! In fact someone I work with pointed it out to me a little while back, it maybe because we are very similar and he gives me the advice he needs to take himself too! I think we may be co-dependant people pleasers!
Anyway after a wonderful time working at the Download Festival and being surrounded by friends and people who are loving, open minded, talented, non-judgemental, supportive and inspiring a small ember that was already burning was given more oxygen.
So this new timetable needs to be practical (I need to earn money) but I have to put a value on my time. More time for writing, more time for working in slightly different avenues than I have in the past and the time to study these new opportunities and the skills I need. I suspect it may lead me back to blogging (hurrah!), I feel I'm going to be ranting and panicking and worrying before returning to ranting - what better place to do that than on a self-indulgent blog?!.
But enough of using this as a free therapy session. Did I mention how wonderful Download was?
Well here's one bit from the weekend. To explain, The Blackout were playing over the weekend and having not given them a great deal of time they totally won me other. Part of this was when I was invited to the Radio 1 live broadcast where they played a couple of acoustic numbers and impressed me both with the songs but also their fantastically amiable personalities.
The day after I interviewed Sean (one of the singers). Now the interview was just on dictaphone and for my notes as opposed to be broadcast. During the interview we sidelined and he wrote a note and autograph to my friend's niece (I tell you - lovely lad!). We were talking about their acoustic performance the day before (which followed Corey Taylor from Slipknot appearing on the radio broadcast). Now, I have tried (feebly as I don't really know what I'm doing!) to edit it down so you can hear some of the interview with Sean, so not great quality and not a great interviewer (I just waffle at people!) but enjoy!
you sound NOTHING like I expected. Not sure how I expected you to sound.....
Posted by: Pete | 28 June 2009 at 06:04 AM
What *did* you expect me to sound like?! I'm intrigued!
Posted by: Beki | 28 June 2009 at 05:00 PM
I was going to say more regional but that's plain daft as I sound regional :D
uhm more midlandy or northern I guess
Posted by: pete | 28 June 2009 at 05:23 PM
But Pete, you think everyone north of Watford sounds like a reject from Last of the Summer Wine - you said the same thing to me lol
Posted by: Kate | 30 June 2009 at 11:55 AM