Kevanova's Notes

onekevanova @ 2003-08-06T23:38:00

2003-08-06T22:46:53Z

Well it nearly reached the magic (evil magic) 100 degrees today.

This country is shit. You go anywhere else in the world and they use a thing called air conditioning. I'm stuck using bus', trains and the tube in almost dangerous levels of heat.

Tomorrow and Friday I'm going to see some bands in venues I know are usually sweltering in the winter. Whats more I'm going straight from work, so I'll be wearing my work clothes (shirt, and trousers).

Perhaps I'll get up early enough tomorrow to pack a change of clothes.

I doubt it though, its too hot to get to sleep.

Just to finish off, tomorrow I was suppose to be seing 'Bright Eyes' and 'British Sea Power' with Mike. He's pulled out, so I'm stuck with a spare ticket I can't seem to give away to any of my freinds.

kv.

onekevanova @ 2003-08-05T22:20:00

2003-08-05T21:28:46Z

Its too hot, I can't cope any more. The pollen is so bad I can hardly swallow. I wish it was winter. Luckily work is quiet at the moment. Gives me a chance to suffer in silence.

kv.

onekevanova @ 2003-08-03T22:55:00

2003-08-03T22:05:42Z

Still recovering from going clubbing on thursday.

got home at 5am, and got up at 8.30 to go to work.

slept most of the weekend. luckily the football season doesn't start properly for a couple of weeks. so my weekends are still free.

saw black rebel motorcycle club on thursday as well. they were supported by the hiss, who were great also. both were very similar bands.

need to try to sort out a trip to new york soon.

only one more episode of 24 left over here. i can't wait. (sad tv addict I know)

onekevanova @ 2003-07-28T22:37:00

2003-07-28T21:46:57Z

Spent all day in training today.

So boring. Made me lament my actual job.

Looking forward to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on Thursday.

I've also finaly manged to persuade two more of my mates to come with me to watch British Sea Power in October. The revolution is beginning. Still got nobody to use up my spare ticket and go with me to see BSP supporting Bright Eyes in August.

Nevermind. I'm old and ugly enough to go to concert on my own. (sad life).

Hopefully I should be going clubbing either Thursday or Friday.

kv.

onekevanova @ 2003-07-27T23:16:00

2003-07-27T22:21:15Z

Saturday night I went to Cambridge for my mate Pauls Birthday.

I hate Cambridge. To many bikes.

I could of gone clubbing in london with Mike. Instead Pauls idea of a big night out is the pub and a curry. He went to be at 1.30, so me and Ash thought we might as well go back home as it wasn't that late.

On the way home the Radio had the club I was going to go to on it.

It sounded awsome.

doh.

I'm watching Terminator 2 at the moment. Fantastic.

asta la vista baby.

kv.

onekevanova @ 2003-07-25T23:12:00

2003-07-25T22:22:40Z

Well I must be on a losing streak. Today for lunch I waited ages to get served at Burger King. I ordered my Whopper Meal with Diet Coke. After I found somewhere to sit I realised that they had given me a full fat Coke. I couldn't take it back for 2 reasons. I would lose my seat and the queue was to too long.

So I end up trying to drink it without any liquid touching my teeth. I've become a bit obsessed about suger after I had a tooth taken out a couple of years ago. It doesn't help watching all them U.S. tv show's (particularly the Simpsins) taking the mick about British teeth.

As soon as I got back to work I brushed my teeth. Yes I keep the necessary equipment at work.

kv.

onekevanova @ 2003-07-22T22:44:00

2003-07-22T21:50:06Z

I hate the way everytime I become a regular in a sandwich shop and take a liking to a particular filling, the clerk always asumes that thats the filling I want. This can be a bit of a problem if I go in wanting ham on rye and they still think I want egg mayonaise. But I'm at the back of the queue, and they think their helping me by having it ready by the time I make it to the front.

Excesive rant.

Sorry.

kv.

onekevanova @ 2003-07-22T19:16:00

2003-07-22T18:22:45Z

Today as I sat watching the box a fly buzzed around my head for a couple of minutes. I must smell or something.

Eventually it landed on my glasses. I couldn't get the damn thing off. No matter how hard I shook the glasses.

In frustration I threw my glasses across the room.

Whilst searching for my glasses a fly started buzzing round my head.

Never pick a fight with a fly.

Its futile.

kv.

onekevanova @ 2003-07-21T22:38:00

2003-07-21T21:47:00Z

I've just realised that I'm supposed to go to Cambridge Saturday for Paul's Birthday. I hate Cambridge. I hate paul's girlfriend, Diane. She doesn't like me either. I only going if I can get a lift. I'm not paying to go to this hell. Ash is supposed to take me, but he's working till 4. The only other two going are Carl and his wife, Cheryl. If Ash doesn't go I'll be stuck as the odd one out with two couples. Not gonna happen. I've got a number of other offers, I'd rather be going to.

Never mind. I might actually enjoy myself. I must remember to stay sober or there may be fireworks.

kv.

onekevanova @ 2003-07-20T22:47:00

2003-07-20T21:55:35Z

I woke up this morning at 11am when ash phoned. He gave me half hour to get ready. We went to Bluewater (a big shopping mall near my home). Ash's brother just got married and comes back from honeymoon tomorrow. Ash still hasn't bought a wedding present. He couldn't find anything today. ha ha. We then went for a drive and found a nice pub and a couple of drinks. The sun was out, so we sat outside.

Just finished watching the latest episode of 24. Not many left (I don't want anyone telling me what happens).

Work tomorrow. I've lasted 3 weeks on temporary promotion. A record for me, and still going strong.

Hope its cold tomorrow, the heat is too much for me. The ac never works in my office.

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-19T23:09:00

2003-07-19T22:22:45Z

I didn't wake up in time to go to the football. I guess my heart wasn't into it. I would have had to be at Waterloo by 8.30am on my day off! So I text one of the blokes I was supposed to meet (tommy) that I wasn't going, then turned off my phone. I couldn't be arsed with any confrontation. Spent the day watching crap on tv and fiddling around on the computer. My mate Ash phoned, I've known him since I was 10. I haven't seen him in over a month. He's probably gonna come round tomorrow, and we'll both go over to the local pub for a few. Hopefully the weather will be nice again and we can go to one with a beer garden.

The sunburn from last weekend is finally peeling. So I can do it all again soon, if the sun remains.

Glad I'm not going away this weekend, I wouldn't want to be stuck at Heathrow like all those people on the news. British Airways are shit. Fly Virgin.

word.

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-18T21:10:00

2003-07-18T20:13:12Z

Fantastic, British Sea Power are playing ULU 20 October. Got my ticket today. Also got a ticket to see BSP supporting Bright Eyes. I've never heard of them, so it will be something new.

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-17T23:11:00

2003-07-17T22:16:07Z

I hate oversleeping. Late for work. More work to do because of it. Which meant I had to stay late. Every cloud and all that. By the time I got to John Lewis to buy some moisturiser the Clinique desk was having a happy hour. I got a free pimms and lemonade. More sophisticated than the pints of stellar I usually drink.

It was a good day after all.

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-17T00:45:00

2003-07-16T23:56:40Z

Things I discovered since finding out my best mates Gay.

1. Skin care products are cool.
2. It is possible to dance to House Music.
3. Gay clubs are nothing like what tv and films portray.
4. Were all different anyway.
5. Mikes just the same as when I didn't know.

Another hot day. When to watch then first match of the season today. It was shit. For the record AFC Wimbledon (my team) lost to Kingstonian 2-0. It was good to meet up with a load of mates I haven't seen in two months. I ended up missing the 10.41 train home, and had to get the 11.41. Up early tomorrow.

keeping it real!

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-14T23:24:00

2003-07-14T22:30:48Z

Well it was the hotest day of the year today in London. I was stuck in office with air condtioning that spews out hot air. To make matters worse I had to work harder cause one of my colleagues decided to pull a sicky. I suppose he will return to work with a sun tan. Hope he burns. Like I did over the weekend. I haven't had a night out since last thursday (over a week). I'm going out wednesday night, for sure. Can't wait.

keep cool

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-14T07:30:00

2003-07-14T06:32:59Z

I'm not sure if its possible but I may well have overdosed in watching Beyonce's new video.

Back to work.

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-12T23:15:00

2003-07-12T22:24:41Z

Why do I continue to expose myself to the sun when I know no matter how much sun cream I put on I'm still gonna go pink? When I got up this morning the sun was out, so I've been in the back garden most of the day. I'm a bit sore now. Hopefully I'll recover by Monday morning. I don't fancy going to work looking like this. Everyone will take the piss. Nevermind, I suppose I will just have to keep away from the sun tomorrow, maybe mess around on the computer.

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-10T00:02:00

2003-07-09T23:03:02Z

I haven't had a night out since last thursday. Other than going out after work tomorrow with my work-mates I haven't got a night out planned at all. I will have to try to arrange something. I can't stand another weekend doing bugger all.

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-09T19:16:00

2003-07-09T18:39:34Z

I think my boss must notice soon that I'm always late. Its just that I can't stand the tube in rush hour (too many smelly armpits). The bus is definitley the way to go. You get to see whats going on outside and check out the girls as well, result.

five bands I saw before they hit the 'big time'

1. Radiohead, 24 April 1992, The New Cross Venue, Supporting Catherinewheel
2. Suede, 25 January 1992, The New Cross Venue, Supporting Rescue
3. PJ Harvey 7 December 1991, Happy Jacks, Supporting th' Faith Healers
4. Oasis 26 June 1994, Glastobury, early on in the afternoon
5. British Sea Power, 28 September 2002, Supporting Gene (I had been wanting to see them for ages)They will be big

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-08T22:21:00

2003-07-08T21:27:26Z

If I hear one more news reader say the words 'Tony Blair' and 'sexed up documents' I'm gonna implode.

Does anyone care about this story? I like to watch the news, but this is realy getting on my nerves.

Bought tickets for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club for the Forum at the end of the month. This pleases me as I like to go to at least 4 gigs a month and I haven't got any others planned. The NME come out tomorrow so hopefully I will find some more to go to.

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-07T22:47:00

2003-07-07T22:02:50Z

Since I last posted, I've had a good time. Kimya Dawson was great on Wednesday, but nowhere near as good as British Sea Power on Thursday. They went on until about half eleven, which meant I missed my last train home. That was a good excuse to stay out all night, so I went clubbing with Mike. I ended up going to work on one and a half hours sleep. No mistakes at work and nobody noticed that I was completly trashed. I spent most of the weekend in bed, so I feel great now. Hopefully sometime this week I will get a chance to go to Virgin. I saw the Polyphonic Spree on Top of the Pops (sad I know). I hadn't heard them before, even though they've been around for ages. So I plan to get the Album before Reading.

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-07-02T00:51:00

2003-07-02T00:05:40Z

spent all day at work e-mailing colleagues. nothing else to do. i managed to conduct at least 3 arguments at the same time. so today I went out for a couple of drinks with paul and carl. i haven't seem them in a month or so. nothing happened. just went over old times. tomorrow i'm seeing kimya dawson (from the moldy peaches). should be good. i cann't wait till thursday for british sea power. by the single.

top 10

people who should be in prison but never will

1. Noel Gallagher (letting liam write songs)
2. big brother producer (its shit)
3. george bush (even i can spell better than him)
4. radio 1 (not playing british sea power)
5. me (three square meals a day)
6. my boss (leave me alone)
7. my sisters kids (keep waking me upwhen i'm asleep)
8. ben elton (sold out)
9. whoever invented bic razors (they cut badly)
10.batistuta (nodding when beckam got sent off in 1998)

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onekevanova @ 2003-06-30T23:36:00

2003-06-30T22:50:30Z

So I got the train and bus to work. The five minute walk from the bus was a nightmare as I got drenched. As my jacket was waterproof, the rain just rolled down and soaked my trousers. Not a pretty sight. Work was crap all day, but I was able to go down to Virgin Megastore to buy British Sea Powers' new single - see below. I finished work at five. I wanted to go to see Jeffrey Lewis (a fine musician), from NYC but that didn't start till 8pm. So I decided to have a treck round the west end. I managed to spend two hours in Borders, HMV, and Virgin. Then I went to the pub to have a couple of drinks. I suppose I should point out is the reason I'm doing all this on my own is the reason that most of my friends don't like seeing bands. The one that does, Mike, was busy today. Anyway, I got to the gig when the doors opened at eight, only to find out it was sold out. Bollocks. Nevermind it gave me the chance to come home and work on this. I'm definitley going to two gigs this week. Wednesday, Kimya Dawson, Thursday - British See Power. Nearly forgot. When I was out lunchtime I saw Good Charlotte getting off their tour-bus.

onekevanova @ 2003-06-30T07:07:00

2003-06-30T06:09:50Z

Just a quick message. Buy British Sea Powers' 'Carrion' new single out today on Rough Trade Records. I will be buying it this morning. I promise a review later.

kv

onekevanova @ 2003-06-29T22:52:00

2003-06-29T22:08:25Z

Just watched twenty four - great. I thought I would tell you a story of something that happened to me last saturday. I went out clubbing with my mate james and his brother thomas. It was thomas' 21st birthday. I don't have that much luck with the girls (a few close shaves every now and again) so by 2am I was still looking around. I was a bit drunk by then and was walking around the club when a cute girl started dancing with me. For the first time in ages I decided to be a bit forward and said to her 'I would rather kiss than dance'. Well it actually worked and we started kissing. We exchanged numbers and we both went off with to meet up with our mates and go home. The next morning (sunday) she called and we had a good chat. I arranged to call her on monday. Now the times I have tried to call her it always diverts to voice mail! I've text her as well but had no reply.

I don't think I'll ever understand women. But I vow to keep on trying. I'm sure I will be posting similar stories as the weeks go on.

kv