You are rarer than Dandelion & Burdock, those other girls are just pre mixed lemonade.

Incredible Success.

A sell out and a brilliant vibe.

Gig Poster

- a solid sell out, success

RAISING THE MONEY

Right, i am starting off my travels in COSTA RICA where i am volunteering in the depths of the country to improve their health, education and lifestyle by building education/health centres, teaching english and working in the rainforest to improve the conservation of their local wildlife!

It is going to be relatively tough i am sure and a bit lonely too but thats all good, i am up for it.
I have to raise some money to show my commitment for the cause and to do so i am holding 2 events in Jersey. A gig at the Watersplash with Ben Howard headlining and half price surf lessons, all proceeds going to charity!
I am working on the poster right now... i'll add that on when it's done.

In the meantime check out this website where i hope to raise some money and just spread the word -

http://www.justgiving.com/Delia-Baker

The weariness and silences of such a crowded situation here.

A friend and up and coming artist who will be coming to Jersey for my charity gig.
www.myspace.com/benhoward

These Waters..

I saw red and yellow flowers outside

The brightest sunrise than i seen in a long time.

And through it all,

I stood and stumbled, waded through my thoughts and heart

Yeah through it all,

I fooled and fumbled, lost to the poet's frown.

I fought the wolves of patience just to let it lie down.

See these waters they'll pull you up,

Oh if you're bolder than the darkness.

That these songs be an instrument to cut,

Spaces between the happiness and the hardness.

Out the door,

The touch of morning, the burning of the frost

Out the door

Strong hands to hold; good friends that i never lost.

And what we found 

Down these coves of limestone and cockle shells,

What we found

Down these roads that wander as lost as the heart,

Is a chance to breathe again, a chance for a fresh start. 

See these waters they'll pull you up,

Oh if you're bolder than the darkness.

That these songs be an instrument to cut,

Spaces between the happiness and the hardness.

Oh, spaces between the happiness and the hardness.

-  The beach, being near the sea in the wind rain or sun is something that makes me bloody happy! 

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a pothole of memories.

So at the moment i am talking to no one and listening to Grizzly Bear - Grizzly Bear is passive to my past and does not create any intense memories - so i feeling a bit low i can be content with it for now.

I went swimming with a good friend yesterday, Annie Law - http://annieloulaw.blogspot.com/ We were talking about anything and everything and we got on to the subject of being/feeling alone and the pain and loneliness that it can create - we both agreed how crucial it is to try and conquer this fear, but is that ever possible? We explored how listening to music is sometimes the scariest thing ever when you do feel sad or alone; the emotions it can arise are often impossible to face.

It sounds cliche but music is the most powerful drug known to man - so powerful it has made the majority of the musicians in the past want it so bad, loose their minds, take drugs... and die. Therefore loose all the passion and roots of what music actually is... it is sad. And obviously that is an exaggeration but i guess also it is a metaphor for love and sanity - and the pain and extent people will go through to find it. Should you search for it? Or will it come naturally?

My next hurdle is Control... to what limit can you have the strength to control your own emotions and remain healthy? When is it the right time to listen to music/your heart and are you a coward if you are afraid to?

Possibly having the strength to be completely alone with no music, no outside interference is almost more courageous, you are relying on your own strength of mind to settle yourself OR are you just afraid to face those fears and memories that music can create.

Music is a pothole of memories. It can make you feel amazing, on top of the world and it can make you feel pathetic, small and lonely. It's all just in the essence of your timing and the tone. 

Annie introduced me to The Cribs properly as we were driving around in the sun yesterday... something new and exciting for my ears. At that time it made me feel on top of the world and therefore now will create a great memory. 

The end of A beginning.

My friend, a best friend, http://indiebeau.blogspot.com/ told me to do another post so i am going to simply obey her orders and do so as i sit and fester in my bed reminiscing over last nights intense antics.

Intense in all aspects of emotion. It was our official last day in which we HAD to go to school - so 14years of education FINISHED. Pretty amazing, considering in my first post i expressed how i was never one for the system of scholarly education.

To be honest i only have one exam left in Media Studies so my life is not as stressful as others - i am actually quite bored and becoming unmotivated and lazy - which i hate. And therefore i have only been going in for one lesson a day that seems to always get side tracked onto watching amusing and unfortunate YouTube videos.

Well anyway i am going to give you an insight into the end of a beginning and the beginning of the reason for this blog - finishing student hood and concurring the wide world - well attempting at least.

Jord & Em slaving away in Media Studies

Jord has the heart of a queen and a special ability to fall over or trip where no one else could possibly imagine.

Em is the fashion councillor who's smile could charm a blind king.

Here is a slice of my photography - it is in fact the layout for our exhibition.

A mixture of travel and portrait photography.

So GETTING READY" Schools been and gone so time to go out and celebrate properlyyy. Here is picture of my queen Tamsin and myself.

Jords hosts the pre-drinks.

...and supplies the stolen cigars...

Well i may as well introduce myself. this is me. yup. i think too much. party too much. read too little. say my opinion. enjoy adventures - sporting and all. could not live without music but also could not live with out my eyes, i tend to indulge in the beauty of the world for safety.

The ocean keeps me sane and i wouldn't mind being a fish.

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ANYWAY... after some intense and explicit games of 'I have never...' we got truly and utterly merry, told each other how much we loved each other and crawled onto the bus into town where we sang our hearts out to classic tunes - with not a care in the world, simply beautiful.

1st. Stop was Champions Bar where all the other schools crammed the d-floor to reminisce, dance and drink.

Reuniting and taking photos in the toilets - completely standard.

Tamsin being a lad with her pint.

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I was loving the night of friends and ladies until sadly the boyfriend turned up and changed the mood :/ I did not want this to happen but it did. We had things to sort out.

Therefore we ended up rolling home to his flat (which is bare and dirty as he is moving out) sitting on the floor of the lounge as there are no sofas - drinking and smoking until we sorted it out.

Can love conquer all though?

"We live our lives on different sides But we keep together you and I."

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Anyway - back to the celebrations.

Basically our teachers bribed us with a free breakfast instead of having a 'Muck Up Day' and messing up the school. Considering we were all hungover, are generally pretty lazy and don't really care about messing up the school (as you then just have to tidy it up) we were completely down with a free English Breakfast along St Ouen's Bay to cure the head.

And that was that...We then finished off our mid-week smash up with a windy yet fresh stroll along the beach - perfection.

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The End.