Work Idea

I've thought of another idea for writing:

I want to set up a Wiki for the Mighty Boosh. It's a comedy show if you've had your head buried in Gylyngvase beach for the last year or so. They're pretty huge. I've been watching their stuff for years and my head, rather than having sand block my hearing, has an abundant knowledge of their show/gags/references...

Would this be considered as published journalism? I think so.

I got the idea from a Wiki on the television show Lost:Lostpedia

I've also come up with a nice little punny pseudonym: Roman Owes. My mate Neil commented on my conker last night, and rather then be offended I've found it quite amusing. I think that's quite sharp.

Possible idea

This doesn't sound like the most promising introduction to an idea, but here goes: I've been doing a bit of DJing with a friend and we're trying to spread the word. I'm thinking I could write an article on us under a moniker or something. The guy that I'm doing it with, known as Cam (he doesn't have any other names as far as I'm aware), is putting together an old school A6 size zine on random things including stuff about our nights. I think this would be a good targeted publication which is part of the Neg Port requirements right?

Either way, if it doesn't work, I can do it on my own time and focus on some other stuff for the course. Just thought it was worth checking.

Update

Not much to update unfortunately. I've spent a fair few hours online 'hunting'. It's quite shocking how many matchmaking/personals sites there are. The down side is: they all expect you to pay £x a month to use their services to full potential (like to be able to send messages to other members, bit of a con I think).

On the plus side, I did send out some messages via Myspace and a response. I just wish I wasn't so bogged down with dissertation work that I could actually go out and meet her. Also, a friend of mine from back home seems to be quite experienced in 'utilising' Myspace. He had some great words of wisdom. "Message every girl on there and get straight to the point. I guarantee it'll work." I like his thinking: If you throw enough shit at a wall some of it is bound to stick.

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one more

Just remembered that I got another lead on a story. A friend of a friend plays with the band I Am Kloot, they've got a video with Christopher Eccleston in it on Youtube! Which you can get to here.

Please ignore the times of these posts. It may not be the usual time of day for working for most, but it works for me.

Feature idea #473211

And they said it would never happen. Well, 'they' didn't, I did. A dissertation avoiding few pints (and a few more than is maybe responsible) has led to the circumstances in which I've come up with an idea for a feature. Forgetting that it's almost four o'clock and I'm sat around a friend's (a former journalism student I may add, although the relevance is entirely coincidental), I think I've come up with a focused and interesting story. Or the beginnings of one at least.

Last month, Falmouth band Julian Gaskell And The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists did a tour of Eastern Europe playing in bars, restaurants and primary schools in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. (I met them out in Poland incidentally.) I want to have a chat with the guys, record an afternoon's interview and write a portrait piece for Stranger magazine - in a local band gets out kind of feature. They've got loads of photos which I can use to add to the visual commentary, and some videos on Youtube like this one. By chance it's a video of a gig that I attended. They've also got plenty of others, like them playing in a school gym.

It'll be a good 2000 words, and with their photos I think Ill be able to bang out a decent layout (or as good as). Back of the net!

Out of the office

I suppose this is a bit of a critique post. But I thought it's worth mentioning that I'm super busy with my dissertation at the minute (how have I let myself get so far behind? Oh wait, that's not relevant for this unit), so I need to concentrate on that for a while. Bad time management? Yes, very much so. I am all too aware of that. But I need to get on with the dissertation so this is going to have to be shelved for a short while.

I'll keep posting ideas and progress, should I stumble upon any, but I wouldn't hold your breath.