Hi and welcome to my brand new hobby! Due to the 'success' of my Holland Hobby, I thought it would be irresponsible to exclude the world from my ongoing adventures! Of course being back in the UK isn't as exciting as being on exchange in Holland, but I will do my damndest to make it sound like it is! Ok here we go...
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Tuesday 15th July 2003 Hey there people. Sorry for the gap in transmission. It has taken me some time to readjust to being in the uk long term again. I just got an e-mail from Emilie, a fellow ex-patriot, with photos of my hommes in Rotterdam. This brought it all back for me. I miss all of you, if you are reading this. Recently my thoughts drifted onto Lisa's work for the show in Rotterdam and the whole theme of being free. I think the time I spent in Rotterdam was the most free I have ever felt. I miss that. The feeling that nothing was holding me back. I was out on my own and everything was new. I partied and worked and felt content. The last few months I have spent trying to change my life in England, to accommodate the changes I have made to myself. To some extent I have succeeded. I have a new house and housemates, made up of people from my course. This in turn has helped me get more involved with Manchester and the people I am surrounded by. A few weeks ago I put some work up in Font Bar, in Manchester, in an exhibition organised by my housemate Owen. Take a look at the work I produced by clicking in on the images to the left. |
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On
Sunday I saw REM for the very first time. I can only describe
this as a spiritual experience. I strained my voice screaming
my lungs out, louder than I have at the metallest of metal gigs.
Michael Stipe might be 43, but he has the energy of a 6 year old
on crack. He should be an inspiration to us all. I have wanted
to see REM since I was a little kid, but have never managed to
get tickets to any of their gigs. I drew the line this time and
forked out for a £70 weekend ticket to the festival they
played at in Manchester. It hurt my wallet, but was well worth
it. I feel recharged after feeling like an anxious mess for weeks.
I made the devil sign at Mike Mills and he did it back at me!!
It was ace. I even managed to get a wave from Mr. Stipe. At the moment I am sitting in my parents' house. I has been hard, until recently, to be back here. I think this is because I got so used to being independent, that it is hard to fit back into being back at home. Having said that, going back to Manchester and clearing my head (and seeing REM) has helped me to enjoy being back here, without feeling cagey and irritable. It is good to be around my folks and my younger bro for a while. I have decided that I need to whine at my landlord in Manchester because my room there isn't in great shape. There is lining paper hanging off the ceiling and all the clothes that I wore there smell kinda' stinky and full of ming. I think it just needs a good clean and a new lick of paint. I am trying to fill up the void of the summer holidays with constructive things. I decided not to work looking after kids this year, so I am relatively short of cash to spend on fun. My time in Rotterdam has made me feel a little restless. I feel the world is out there now, waiting for me and that I am festering here. Especially as lots of people seem to be dashing off places during the summer, or, in the case of my fellow exchangees, have only just left Rotterdam. The thought of traveling though just makes me tense because I have been a transient for so long, drifting to Rotterdam and back for the exhibition and then in between Manchester and Leeds. I haven't lived anywhere on a very permanent basis since I left Rotterdam in April. I want to give a shout out to my crew in Rotterdam (or whereever you are now). Carlos, I hope you are making sure Albacete stays rock. I look forward to getting drunk and singing Smashing Pumpkins with you sometime in the future. Word to all my the rest of the Spanish people. Esther, I haven't forgotten you yet. Wickki to all of you in the stupid southern place called Exeter. To the Frenchies I hope you are enjoying your pastis, strikes, armpit hair and baguettes. Selecta' to all your Irish people. Get Meshuggah's autographs for me Henrik, recognise. Nico, keep being your calm self and keep it real. Chris, I hope you are having fun on your travels ey:) Andrew I will make you a star as the spider in Hexjibber, expect a call from the Academy soon. 'Mein Hamster ist gestorben!!!' to all you good folks in Deutschland. Alstublieft. Check out the film I made of the 'Exchange' show in Rotterdam, here. Wow that was long, time to go to bed (it's 2am) Until next time, Andy. Saturday 28th November 2003 OK...What happened? I can explain really! Just hear me out!!! Yeah hi... So, what has happened to to me in this time apart from writing? Hmm, well I had my film The Bad Mouse shown at KINO the 8th Manchester International Short Film and Video Festival. That was good. The Exposures Student Film Festival has asked for my work, but I am not sure exactly what they are doing with it at the moment. I am going to be cracking on with the follow up to Who Is Hexjibber?, which is called 'Hexjibber and the Werewolf' (early animatic up for viewing here). I have a few new ideas for short animations, which for the moment I will call, 'Human Beatbox Anger' and 'International Drinking'. I hope to have some animatics up soon. Tonight I intend to take in some ale and metal with my friends, here in sunny Manchester. Ok, that's is for now. Andy. |
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