For a while now I have harbored a secret desire to start a blog, but for at least as long I've had no idea where to begin. Well after taking some advice from people who know about such things here goes!!
I thought it was sensible to make my first post about the things that I enjoy, as presumably these will be the sorts of things which I will 'blog' about over the coming months. I would say that I have 4 main loves (aside from Family and Friends). These are listed in no particular order below:
MUSIC - My first love, I've been to more gigs than I care to remember and seen just about every band that I love (who hadn't stopped touring before I was ten. My musical tastes are fairly eclectic from The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band to Polysics. My interests in all things music has taken me to quite a number of festivals in questionable English summers over the years, my how I'm going to miss a particular farm in Pilton which over the last 4 years has felt like a second home next year. I guess my blog will contain new music I'm listening to once in a while, I tend to listen to a ridiculous amount of new music, perhaps that's why one of my heroes is John Peel.
BOOKS - If I'm not working there's probably around a 1 in 2 chance that I'm reading, to the left is the pile of books currently beside my bed (contains my two favorites, Alice in Wonderland and Dracula), this pile is ever rotating and I'd guess I read around 1 a week. I've recently discovered a site called LibraryThing which tracks all of the books you read, this is a tremendous idea and there's a link to mine at the top of the page.
One of the real joys of reading is giving fantastic books away for others to enjoy. I do this a lot, to all sorts of people, so if you see something you'd like then let me know
CRICKET - First things first, a confession, I no longer play cricket. I used to, I wasn't very good ... end of! I now consider myself a student of the game at County and international level. I watch a reasonable amount of county cricket live and have been lucky enough to have seen some of the greats of the game play. I've spent lots of the day today watching the third day of the second test between England and India. This test has highlighted one of the reasons I adore the game, in short Ian Bell was run out walking back to the Pavilion for tea and India called him back because they didn't feel his run out was in the spirit of the game. In what other sport would two teams battling for number one status in the world do 'the right thing', a true gentleman's game, well done India!
PHOTOGRAPHY - I've recently begun taking photo's extensively, this is something I've really enjoyed. One of my absolute favorites from the summer is below:
So, those 4 things are some of the subjects my long awaited (by me at least) blog is most likely to contain. If one person reads and enjoys it then it'll be worth it! So please let me know.
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