There And Back Again: A Hobbit's Blog

Just in case any of you guys are interested...

2007-08-23T19:07:00.001+01:00

I got my GCSE results today!

English Language = A
English Literature = B
Mathematics = B
Science (Dual) = C
Music = A
German = A (!!!!!)
Drama = B
Graphics = B
RE = B
ICT (Short Course) = B

I quite like the idea...

2007-08-01T19:37:00.000+01:00

...of doing a post every four months.

Martha Jones.

2007-04-01T11:51:00.000+01:00

She's alright, isn't she?

I didn't think that they would be able to find a suitable replacement to Rose Tyler, but this new girl is okay.

She's very different, which is good, as it makes a refreshing change.

But I always approach each new companion with a tinge of bitterness because I feel that I ought to be the Doctor's new assistant. I have all the necessary features - an interest in space, super-intelligence, amazing good looks. I'm the perfect candidate.

Alas, the TARDIS has never landed in my garden. The Doctor hasn't had to destroy any large threatening aliens roaming around my town. We have never met, so he has had no oppotunity to whisk me away to another galaxy as his trusty companion.

*sigh*

...

...

Wait...

What's that noise coming from the garden?

And who is that man walking across my lawn?

Could it be...?

...

Nope, wait, it's just a burglar.

*sigh*

Television.

2007-03-25T12:36:00.000+01:00

And I agree. I'm sorry. I've been slacking.

HELLO!

Right, what have I been doing whilst I haven't been posting. Well, I tried to get my head round Eastenders. And failed. I only recognised one person in it, and that's because he was in the video for 'Parklife'. So I gave up with that.

Then I tried to watch Hollyoaks. That was even worse. That programme is far too complex for a simple hobbit like me. So I gave up with that, too.

Then the telly broke. I blame Eastenders and Hollyoaks.

We were without said telly for a long time. So, we had to make our own entertainment. Like hand puppets. And Charades.

We all lost the will to live after two days.

Then something brilliant happened.

I got a DAB radio.

All our problems were solved by the power of BBC 6Music. We sat around it on Friday nights listening to Bob Dylan's Theme Hour. This week's theme was dogs. I like dogs.

After the radio came into our lives, we thought that we would never need a television again! But this Tuesday, the telly returned. It was only when it came back when we realised how much we had missed it. I gave it a hug and my hair went static.

We have now made a family agreement never to watch Eastenders or Holloaks again in case the telly dies. Again. I think we'll manage.

Hob-brits 2007 (It's that time of year again!)

2007-02-15T18:43:00.000Z

The 'Why?' Award

Orson. Why did they win? Why were they even nominated? So many questions...

Biggest Loser

Poor Lily Allen. Her father spent more time on the stage than she did

Most Nervous Person

Ricky Wilson, presenting 'Best International Female'. Must have Nelly Potato-phobia

Most Humourous Speech

I don't even like the Arctic Monkeys, but their outfits were stupendous

The 'Well, We All Hoped They Would Win But Deep Down Knew They Wouldn't' Award

Guillemots up for 'Best Live Act'. Yes, Muse are fantastic, yes, I adore them, yes, I did once see Matt Bellamy on a boat, but Guillemots are so nice and new and shiny and brilliant I really wanted them to win.

The 'I Like You More Than I Did The First Time Around!' Award

Take That. I bet you're kicking yourself now, Robbie

The 'Where Did That Accent Come From?' Award

Joss Stone, Devon's favourite American

The 'Molyan, Stop Yelling At The Telly' Award

When Justin Timberlake won 'Best International Male'. And Beck, and DYLAN, didn't

Best British Female

Me. Obviously. Hey, two years running

Happy New Year!

2007-01-20T12:16:00.000Z

I'm only twenty days late.

I apologise for my lengthy absence, but I am back now! I cannot tell you where I was, only that it involved a flamingo, some candy floss and a postbox.

Though now I am back, I don't really know what to say.

Let's watch the cheese instead.

Molyan's Analysis of Scary Santas and Christmas Music

2006-12-17T12:02:00.000Z

Disturbing.

Very disturbing.

WAGH!

It's no wonder that kids are so afraid of Santa these days, really. Look at him!

I do love Christmas though. It's one of my favourite times of year. It's the time when you are allowed to wear funny hats in public. It's the time when you can put a TREE in your HOUSE! What a novelty! It's even the time when it's almost acceptable to go around singing Slade.

Note: almost acceptable.

Everyone seems to go crazy at Christmas. People fight in Tesco over the last trolley. Bands release Greatest Hits. Even when they've only ever done two decent albums. Not that I'm mentioning any names, Oasis.

And of course, there's the legendary Christmas number one. Who will it be this year? The winner of X Factor 2006, Leona Lewis? Or will it be Leona Lewis? Could it possibly even be Leona Lewis? Maybe.

I found a list of all the Christmas number ones. There's some good stuff there! Beatles, Pink Floyd, AND Girls Aloud. And of course, Cliff Richard, with the bizarre Mistletoe and Wine. Ever seen the video? It's a real treat.

I have never seen anyone else dance like that. It's the insane swingy dance! Hooray!

Although nothing quite beats the top quality acting in Wham's Last Christmas.

You can really feel the bitterness.

There was a poll on XFM the other morning to see what the best Christmas song of all time is. The winner was Fairy Tale of New York by Kirsty MacColl (god bless her) and The Pogues. The song is probably the only time in his life when Shane Macgowan has been called 'handsome'. I do like that song very much, but I think my favourite is either Wizzard, The Wombles or The Flaming Lips.

But I really couldn't say.

No-one makes any proper Christmas records any more. The Killers are releasing a single, but that's a DOWNLOAD. Boo :( And it's not being released until Christmas Day.

So it's all down to the Crazy Frog.

...

Well, a very merry Christmas, and a happy new year! Let's hope it's a good one, without any Yoko Ono.

- over and out -

Goodbye sanity...

2006-11-10T18:54:00.000Z

... HELLO CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE!!!!!

this is my 65th post to this blog

2006-11-05T14:40:00.000Z

Wow.

Guess where I was on Sunday night!

2006-11-01T19:07:00.000Z

Clue 1:

Clue 2:

Clue 3:

And finally:

Jim Noir...

2006-10-19T19:02:00.000+01:00

... is a genius. In my personal opinion.

Fantastic.

Morning all

2006-10-14T10:20:00.000+01:00

Hello! Sorry about all the problems that have been going on with the blog recently. It's very annoying. I've now set up the shoutbox so that you can't do that thing where you click your name and it takes you to a website. This may not stop the spam, but it will stop the dodgy links.

We must stop the spammers!!

P.S. On Hobbit Radio this week, it's a song called 'Wave Goodbye' by Steadman. Steadman are one of the bands who provided a song for the Sims 2 University soundtrack (they did the song 'Come On'). I've chatted to Simon, the singer of the band before and he's a lovely guy. He likes Star Trek.)

Robin In Da Hood

2006-10-09T11:34:00.000+01:00

Who watched it?

I did.

FANTASTIC!

WOOOOW!

I've always loved Robin Hood, since I was very small. I used to dress up as Marian.

Actually...

I still do.

(P.S, this week on Hobbit Radio, a very surreal cover version. It's Japanese!!)

Hobbit Radio

2006-09-23T18:04:00.000+01:00

Yup, Hobbit FM has arrived at a blog near you. You guessed it - this blog! Yaay! Every weekend (haha, as if I'll remember) I'll update it with a different track so that you can have a listen and get an insight into my music collection.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

This week - Massive Attack's Teardrop! Yaaay!

I Love OK GO

2006-09-19T19:03:00.000+01:00

Hehe

Inner Child

2006-08-31T18:55:00.000+01:00

Yesterday I became six years old. I was running around at the sea-side with a Thomas the Tank Engine kite. It was a hundred feet up in the air. That's the furthest that I have ever flown a kite. I chased some seagulls. I was laughing my head off at nothing. It was lovely. The nice passers-by all smiled too. The world is a much nicer place when you're six.

Then the kite got tangled around a lampost.

Benedetto

2006-08-29T18:33:00.000+01:00

Yesterday we bought a new computer.

It had a dead pixel.

I called it Benedetto.

We had to return the monitor, so all memories of Benedetto are gone.

A minute of silence please.

Molyans's Super Duper Uber Fun Summer Journals! (7)

2006-08-17T14:55:00.000+01:00

Last night I was standing outside of a big arena. The Rolling Stones were playing, and Dirty Pretty Things were their support act. I was going to listen to the concert from outside. Suddenly, Carl Barat runs out of the arena and over to me.

"Hiya," he says. He looks relieved to have found me. "Oh, hello Carl," I say. As you can tell, we've known each other for a long time.

"You can play bass guitar, can't you?" he asks. I can't. "Yes, I can," I say.

Carl explains: "Didz (the bassist of Dirty Pretty Things) fell over today - he tripped over some equipment, the plank. Now he's broken his arm and we're short of a bassist. Do you think you could fill in for him?"

"Sure!" I say, apparently oblivious to the fact that I can't play bass guitar and I'm about to make a fool of myself in front of thousands of Stones fans.

So, we go round to the back of the venue, I'm snuck in (because I don't have a pass, y'see), and eventually I'm on stage with the band. I'm on STAGE! With, THE BAND! Well, not The Band... they're these guys:

I was with THIS BAND!

We played through pretty much the entire album, and a couple of Libertines classics as well. I sung 'Death On The Stairs', with Carl. The audience loved us.

Then, our time was up, and we had to come offstage. We watched the Rolling Stones from the sideline. They were brilliant! Didz came and joined us with his plaster cast. "Stupid plank," we all muttered, but Didz didn't mind because he had got all his friends to sign the cast which he was very impressed with.

What a good night.

And don't tell me that it was just a dream, like everyone else is saying. IT REALLY HAPPENED, I TELLSYA!

Molyans's Super Duper Uber Fun Summer Journals! (6)

2006-08-10T16:35:00.000+01:00

How times change.

Yesterday we were screaming down the motorway with Mott The Hoople blaring out of the speakers.

Today I am sitting here with the Gardner's World theme tune going through my head.

Ho hum.

Molyans's Super Duper Uber Fun Summer Journals! (5)

2006-08-02T19:21:00.000+01:00

I wouldn't have stopped studying ICT if we got videos like this to watch.

Molyans's Super Duper Uber Fun Summer Journals! (4)

2006-07-31T19:04:00.000+01:00

What a load of absolute TOSH.

Last ever Top Of The Pops. Where were Blur? Blur on Top Of The Pops is my earliest memory! WHERE WERE STATUS QUO?!?!?!?!?

And Shakira was number one. Last ever Top Of The Pops number one. She didn't even perform it live. It's not as good as her old stuff. Why aren't McFly at number one any more? I LIKE MCFLY! I WENT TO SEE 'JUST MY LUCK'!

GAH!

At least the Spice Girls were on.

Molyans's Super Duper Uber Fun Summer Journals! (3)

2006-07-25T19:16:00.000+01:00

Today I bought a recording studio. This makes one little hobbit very happy indeed.

Molyans's Super Duper Uber Fun Summer Journals! (2)

2006-07-22T19:44:00.000+01:00

Today I saw some relatives. I also saw a man with pink hair who was wearing a skirt. He was not a relative. Although it would have been cool if he was.

Starting Tonight...

2006-07-21T18:59:00.000+01:00

Molyans's Super Duper Uber Fun Summer Journals!

Today:

It was hot. My glasses melted.

Shameless Advertising

2006-07-12T19:44:00.000+01:00

A little advert for my other, new blog, called 'Going Downhill' (cheerful). It's basically a little place where I can write a ton of trash about bands and records and suchwhat.

http://going-downhill.blogspot.com

I apologise in advance for my somewhat... obsessive tendencies.

*over and out*

Just call me Sakura

2006-07-02T16:53:00.000+01:00

I went to my first manga convention on Thursday. Had a great time... and I won the cosplay contest!!! Go me!!!

(For those who don't know, a cosplay contest is when a load of geeky fans dress up as one of their favourite characters).

I dressed up as Card Captor Sakura. I made a staff and everything. I was so chuffed when I won!

Some random guy came up to me in the shops yesterday and congratulated me. That was jolly nice of him.

I'm so chuffed!

Bah.

2006-06-21T19:26:00.000+01:00

I remember when I used to do really long, meaningful posts.

Now I just talk a load of rubbish.

Perhaps Deal or No Deal has poisoned my mind.

Dirty, Filthy Habit

2006-06-03T10:24:00.000+01:00

I never meant for myself to fall this far. It was just a one off to begin with. I didn't understand the principles behind it. It was just a bit of fun, completely harmless.

It's not like friends or family pressured me into it, either. It was my own choice, and now I don't know if I'll either be able to trust myself to make a decision ever again.

I thought I could handle it. But now it's like an addiction. It's taking over my life.

A curse on ye, Deal or No Deal.

!!!

2006-05-23T18:39:00.000+01:00

I found out about this five minutes before starting a major exam. Ho hum.

From Kaiser Chiefs' official website:

"We felt we should post something here about an accident that happened on Sunday night in Leeds to quash any rumours.

Ricky was hit by a car whilst walking across a pedestrian crossing in Leeds town centre mid evening on Sunday. He's the luckiest man alive, because he is still alive, it sounds daft, but a 'Ricky trademark jump' has probably saved his life. The jump meant he was flipped over the top of the car, hitting the windscreen, rather than getting trapped under it. He was crossing on a green pedestrian light. Whether it was a joyrider, wreckless driving or drunk driving we still don't know. Police are investigating - we'd like to thank the witnesses that have come forward so far.

Ricky has escaped with minor injuries, a broken toe and bruising. He would like all of you to know he's ok, the band's next live dates on June 2nd, 3rd, 4th in Holland and Germany will go ahead as planned and he's on the road to recovery. Any press or media reading this - Ricky's unavailable for comment for legal reasons. Anyone wanting to help with information for the Police - please call Leeds Police Station on 0845 6060606 or 0113 241 3059.

We appreciate your help, we're all relieved and very pleased we still have a singer and all the practise leaping off the ground proved useful when it really mattered."

Hmmm...

2006-05-13T17:28:00.000+01:00

Does anyone have Bernard's watch handy?

Ghee

2006-04-27T18:49:00.000+01:00

I'm a lot happier now.

Some very complicated things just got a heck of a lot less complicated.

Despite the mysterious disappearance of my picture...

Hmm...

Very Complicated...

2006-04-23T16:42:00.001+01:00

... is life.

Very complicated indeed.

If I owned the world, things would be a lot simpler.

I shall take over the world.

Gah.

Very Complicated...

2006-04-23T16:42:00.000+01:00

... is life.

Very complicated indeed.

If I owned the world, things would be a lot simpler.

I shall take over the world.

Gah.

Boromir's Imaginary Phone!

2006-04-19T17:02:00.000+01:00

...

2006-04-15T14:31:00.000+01:00

They came.

They saw.

They stole the tyres off my car.

The chav orcs! Noooooooo!

Patience, Molyan

2006-04-14T19:09:00.000+01:00

All we can do is sit and wait.

They'll be here soon...

2006-04-13T09:18:00.000+01:00

...

Hooray!

2006-04-10T20:27:00.000+01:00

(Good idea, Menaceman!)

Just a message to let you all know that I PASSED with a DISTINCTION my first keyboard exam last week! Yay!

Four years of studying for it finally paid off!

Hands

2006-03-17T15:53:00.000Z

Hullo

My friend entered a competition. That's exciting, isn't it?

If you think that she has nice hands, you can vote for her to win this competition and get a dishwasher.

http://www.fairyactivebursts.com/cgi-bin/en_UK/fairyactivebursts/hands.pl?SortImages=0&ImageID=52&FirstID=55

She really wants that dishwasher.

Hob-brits 2006 (See what I did there? Eh? Eh?)

2006-02-17T17:21:00.000Z

Worst Acceptance Speech

Jack Johnson. At least it was short

Person Who Had The Least Idea Who Anyone Was

Paris Hilton. Who's new album is inspired by 'music. And fun'. Jolly good

Person Who Probably Didn't Know Where They Were By The End Of The Evening

Ricky Wilson. No doubt about that

People Who Should Have Won At Least One Award

Arcade Fire. They're very good, and they're French-Canadians

Most Confusing Win

Green Day getting best International Album when it was released in 2004 and was up for that award last year. Oh well, it's still a good album

Creepiest Speech

James Blunt when he won best pop act. Absolutely terrifying

The 'Crawl Back Into The Cave You Came From' Award

Chris Evans. Please go away

Best Performance of 'Purple Rain'

Prince. Although KT Tunstall came close

Best Performance When Receiving An Award

Kaiser Chiefs, Best British Group, as Ricky Wilson is an absolute LEGEND, closly followed by the stage invasion when they received Best Rock Act

The 'Molyan, Stop Yelling At The Telly' Award

When James Blunt won best British Male against Ian Brown. That was wrong

The 'Aw, Let's Just Give Them All The Awards' Award

Kaiser Chiefs. Because they are fantastic. And they sent me an email to thank me for voting for them.

Best British Female

Me. Obviously

Molyan Has A Mini-Breakdown Number 137

2006-02-12T09:08:00.000Z

Top of the Pops is poor. And that's official. Ever since they moved it to a Sunday, got rid of the music news section and got Fearne Cotton to present. But I could live with that, because I had Popworld. 10:30, every Saturday. All was well. The excellent interviews and fantastic miming from all the big names and slightly rubbish names, and, best of all, the wonderful presenting of Simon and Miquita.

And now they are leaving the show.

And that is very wrong.

I understand that the sense of humour is not for everyone. In fact, I heard that 1 in every 3 people thinks that Simon Amstell is a smug idiot. Which he is. But so am I. And it was nice to find someone who shares the same sense of humour as myself.

A sense of humour which is apparently 'not appreciated' by my Physics teacher. Odd fellow. I only did a full demonstration on what a wind turbine sounds like.

"Whoosh. Thud. Whoosh. Thud. Whoosh. Thud."

I thought it was a good presentation.

But anyway, this has been a bad month for the pop business. First Smash Hits, now this.

I need another hug.

New Year, New Links

2006-01-15T08:10:00.000Z

Hullo! Happy New Year. Even though we're well into January now. Oh well.

As you have been so lovely and put links to my bloggy on your blogs, I shall now return the favour (something I have been meaning to do for the past three months).

Yay!

Ho Ho Ho

2005-12-18T08:47:00.000Z

I may not be online again before Christmas, so I would just like to say HAPPY CHRISTMAS! to all of you!

Have a magical time everyone!

Proof That I Exist

2005-12-04T08:46:00.000Z

My picture's back on my profile! Whoop! Isn't that great? It's a new one. With glasses.

And a scarf.

A Message To My English Class

2005-11-26T15:25:00.000Z

It's true! I told you so many times but you never believed me, did you? DID YOU? NO YOU DIDN'T! You called me a liar... you said I was mad... but who was right in the end? SAY IT! SAAAAAY IIIIIIT! Yes, it was me! Ha ha! It really does exist, and here is the proof!

Ha ha!

Let's All Cry (Part 2)

2005-11-04T16:29:00.000Z

I can't go and see the Kaiser Chiefs in April.

It's on a Tuesday night.

So I can't go.

*sniff*

My life depended on going to that gig.

*sob*

I need a hug.

Let's All Cry

2005-10-20T16:05:00.000+01:00

No, seriously, I'm really upset.

The American dream is over.

http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=427194

What If We Fell Out?

2005-10-16T09:08:00.000+01:00

People, people, let's not fight...

Molyan vs. Derek The Sheep

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Molyan&word2=Derek+The+Sheep '>

Molyan vs. Menaceman

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Molyan&word2=Menaceman

Molan vs. Gertie

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Molyan&word2=Gertie

Molyan vs. Fat Tony

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Molyan&amp;amp;word2=Fat+Tony

Molyan vs. Paws

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Molyan&word2=Paws

Derek The Sheep vs. Menaceman

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Derek+The+Sheep&word2=Menaceman

Derek The Sheep vs. Gertie

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Derek+The+Sheep&word2=Gertie

Derek The Sheep vs. Fat Tony

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Derek+The+Sheep&word2=Fat+Tony

Derek The Sheep vs. Paws

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Derek+The+Sheep&word2=Paws

Menaceman vs. Gertie

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Menaceman&amp;word2=Gertie

Menaceman vs. Fat Tony

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Menaceman&amp;word2=Fat+Tony

Menaceman vs. Paws

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Menaceman&word2=Paws

Gertie vs. Fat Tony

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Gertie&amp;word2=Fat+Tony

Gertie vs. Paws

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Gertie&word2=Paws

Fat Tony vs. Paws

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Fat+Tony&word2=Paws

Pigeon Poo

2005-09-30T16:14:00.000+01:00

Thought it would be fine to cross the line
But I had made mistakes too many times
To say what I like should be okay
It's not like you listen anyway

But things right now are not so clear
Because I can't see out the window, dear

(Woah-oh)

Don't you think it's such a pain
Pigeon poo on the window pane
You always say that your life is not fair
As you linger in your darkened lair

(Woah-oh)

Why did you take it as such a surprise
Then you found out you're the one that I despise
You're everything that I want to be
You've got the life I want and the life I need

But things right now are not so clear
Because I can't see out the window, dear

(Woah-oh)

Don't you think it's such a pain
Pigeon poo on the window pane
You always say that your life is not fair
As you linger in your darkened lair

(Woah-oh)

Like the sky I'm feeling blue
But I still feel the same for you
And though everything is going wrong
To cross the line would be too far to run

But things right now are not so clear
Because I can't see out the window, dear

(Woah-oh)

Don't you think it's such a pain
Pigeon poo on the window pane
You always say that your life is not fair
As you linger in your darkened lair

(Woah-oh)

There you go. The reference to pigeon poo wasn't really necessary for the song, but it sounded cool at the time.

This was one of the first songs I wrote, you can probably tell.

A Message To The Child Behind Me:

2005-09-09T17:16:00.000+01:00

Thank you.

A Message To The Child Behind Me:

2005-09-09T17:04:00.000+01:00

SHUT UP!

Ya Jealous? (Part 2)

2005-09-09T17:03:00.000+01:00

I saw McFly live on Saturday night.

It was one of the best gigs I have ever seen.

Ya Jealous? (Part 1)

2005-08-26T09:11:00.000+01:00

Very happy. Listening to the Kaisers.

I have got a new guitar.

It is electric. And red. And shiny.

And loud.

I'm stuck for a name.

It's either going to be called Habel or Trixiebell.

I'm torn...

Summer. Woooo.

2005-07-28T15:43:00.000+01:00

Very happy, but rather tired and cold. Listening to Jet for the third time today.

So, it’s summer is it? You couldn’t tell. It’s raining and my feet are frozen solid. Having a great holiday though. Oh yes – because I’m on holiday I won’t be online as often as I usually am. I rely on the school computers to go on the shoutboxes mainly. I’ll be on twice weekly though.

I haven’t got any particular plans this summer. I’m just taking things as they happen. I’ve been on two shopping trips but I haven’t bought anything. I hope to change that soon.

A Poem (2)

2005-07-17T08:49:00.000+01:00

Rather happy, but too hot. Listening to The Used.

I don’t get junk emails no more
I don’t get junk from ‘BigFix’
They would always tell me
How to improve my PC
I didn’t want their help
So I deleted it.

Corneil, you spoke!

2005-07-11T16:29:00.000+01:00

Listening to The Lord of the Rings soundtrack for my drama work. Very happy. Very happy indeed.

I am an incredible dog.
I can do incredible things.
I can play the piano like a pro
And I can even sing.

I can skip, I can dance
I can even walk
But the most impressive of all
Is that I can talk!

Corneil, you spoke!

Yes, but don’t breathe a word of it to anybody.

Watch my chops
Shhh!
It’s no joke, the dog he spoke, he said
Watch my chops
And they must never hear a word
A talking dog
How absurd!

I hope that those are the real lyrics. If so, I remembered them off by heart. Go me. I haven’t seen that programme in ages. I miss it. Same with the Fairly Odd Parents and the Angry Beavers. Those were the days.

We had to do a five minute run today in PE. For half the field, I was in front. I was even ahead of that blonde girl. Yeah. Her.

Go me.

Fifteen Minutes

2005-07-06T17:43:00.000+01:00

Very happy, listening to the Gorillaz.

Fifteen minutes until The Simpsons. Well, seventeen minutes if you want to be precise. Sixteen minutes now. Hope you’re alright. I am. I’m very happy. And, before you ask, I’m not happy because of the Olympics bid. Big waste of money if you ask me, but then again I have absolutely no interest in sport whatsoever. It was my school’s sports day yesterday. Ho ho ho. What a load of rubbish.

We sit in a field for two hours, attempting to show interest in the sporty kids who run for their lives and then fall over into a humiliating heap. I did nothing, apart from talk to my friends and pick up some litter. I was a reserve for the relay race, and I spent most of yesterday morning praying that I wasn’t going to be called up to do it. I honestly cannot be bothered. Is there any point to sports day? The same house win every year. I feel no competitiveness like I usually do, like when playing some strange game in German the other day when I nearly broke the whiteboard. But that’s a different story. Keep an ear out for it on Jackanory.

Which is making a comeback. How lovely! I don’t remember it much, though. I love kid’s television, though. I really do! I have Cbeebies on my favourites on my television. Has anyone been on the Boobah site though? I’m a bit worried about those Boobahs. They do not appear to have a reason for their existence.

Tomorrow is Friday, How Brilliant!

2005-06-30T16:19:00.000+01:00

Rather happy, wanting chocolate. Listening to My Chemical Romance.

Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. I’m tired. I want a weekend. Oooo, Live 8! I like all these musical festivities. Glastonbury last week, Wireless this week and Live 8 this weekend! Hoorah! I wish the Kaiser Cheifs were playing in the UK, though. Not that I’m becoming obsessed or anything. Heh heh.

Keane are playing in England. They also played at Glastonbury and they headlined Wireless. I really wish I could have been there but it’s such a long way from Hobbiton. We don’t have any music festivals round here. Boo!

I’d like to perform at Glastonbury one day. Despite my phobia of mud. I hate it. I really do. It’s the thought of drowning in it. I can cope with it all over my shoes and such what, but I can’t cope with the thought of drowning it in. But that’s just me.

I’d love to do the Pyramid stage. Headlining it would be magnificent, but just playing on it would be absolutely incredible. Even if it was just one song. What song of mine would I choose though? I’m on my second song-book now. I got it for my birthday, my new book. It’s cute and tiny. It’s blue. I used to have a pink one which I got for my birthday last year. It now lives on my shelf by my bookcase.

My writing has definitely progressed since last August when I wrote my first song. That was just a rip-off of The Verve. One day I’ll go back to that song with an original tune. One day. Not yet. I don’t feel ready to tackle that task yet.

I can play some more songs on my gee-tar (Oojah) now. I got a new book on Sunday with some excellent songs in it. I can play Hey Jude and some Dylan, too. How cool am I?

I can play My Chemical Romance too. Helena. Good song that.

But going back to my own writing, I can actually write an original tune now. Thank goodness. This is a big deal! Who said that there is only about three original tunes in the world? Well, they were telling the truth! Was it Lennon? No. I always think it’s Lennon. But it’s not. Ignore me.

I performed in a small concert for my classmates the other day. I did Somewhere Only We Know on the keyboard. The keyboard was the first instrument I learnt see. I have one called Barnaby. Barnaby was my first ever proper musical instrument, and I still have him to this day. Even if he breaks down/all the keys fall off/he explodes, I won’t ever chuck him out for the bin men. He’s Barnaby!

And then there is Oojah, my guitar. A strange name, yes, but I bought him from a shop next to a peculiar store called ‘Oojah’s Wonderland’, and I thought it was a cool name. I got him on a Saturday, because The X Factor was on in the evening. Ooo, the things I remember.

Then, last but not least, there is Maxwell and Martha. They are a pair of harmonicas. They are brother and sister (Martha’s the youngest). Maxwell is silver and Martha is blue. I got Maxwell for Christmas and I got Martha in a shop with a book of harmonica songs. Although my harmonica playing is sometimes a little painful to hear, I think I’m getting somewhere now!

Is it weird that I name all my instruments? No. Of course not. Hee hee!

I Like Tuesdays

2005-06-30T10:31:00.000+01:00

Very happy. Listening to Kaiser Cheifs, very loudly. Very, very, loudly.

What a great day. I used to hate Tuesdays. I like them now. Especially now I’ve done all my homework so now I can ramble for a while and listen to the House of Kaiser instead. Weren’t they great at Glastonbury? They were my highlight, with The White Stripes, The Killers and Keane in at a close joint second.

I can recite the words to Oh My God off by heart, apart from one line. One line! AAGGH! And that one line is: “Great ruins make for greater glories”.

I really must remember that.

What a brilliant song. You see, rock music is scarce in Hobbiton. We have our songs, and lovely songs they are, but dear Mr Pippin singing songs about how dreadful war can be is very different to listening to dear Ricky Wilson singing about the fact that he predicts a riot.

Anyway, must go. I’ll explain more about the dreadful state of Middle Earth music tomorrow.

Middle Earth Music

2005-06-29T05:15:00.002+01:00

Very, very, happy. Listening to the Kaiser Cheifs again, but not as loudly as yesterday, because I have a slight headache.

Guess who’s number one in the Hobbiton chart at the moment? It’s not the Crazy Frog or the Baarmy Sheep, oh no. It’s the Insane Orc. Why do people buy it? We hate orcs round here, why would anyone want to have it? Not really my kind of thing. There are a few hobbit songwriters, including me, but my songs are very different to everyone else’s. To start off with, they’re not folk songs.

There are a couple of record shops around here – you can tell the human influence when you walk past a corner and see a large HMV megastore. I like His Master’s Voice, I do. It’s my favourite shop.

Originally, the only record shop round here was Rosie’s Records. It was a shop owned by Rosie Gamgee (you know, Samwise’s wife. Remember them?) but when she sadly passed away it was passed onto her son, Frodo. Don’t get confused. This is Frodo Gamgee we’re talking about here.

Frodo, however, didn’t particularly want to own a record shop, so he sold it onto some nasty, scheming water-dwelling hobbit (apparently a relative of Smeagol and Deagol) who sold off all the records and turned it into a shop for selling bottled water. What a waste of time. It was a lovely record shop, it was sad to see it go.

So when some humans came to Hobbiton and examined our humble town to make a film about Mr Frodo Baggins and his quest, they suggested that we get a new record store some like they do ‘back home’ (Upper Earth, I like to call it). So they built an HMV. It’s brilliant! It’s not just folk music like Rosie’s Records. It’s how I managed to get all my CDs like the Kaiser Cheifs, who I’m listening to now. Cool, eh?

Middle Earth radio isn’t very good. You get some great stations that do brilliant morning shows and rubbish evening shows, and you get some that do appalling morning shows but do excellent evening shows. Very confusing. Some play good music. Some don’t. *shudder*

There are a few hobbit bands that you may have heard of. Hobbit Squad (a load of nasty, little chav hobbits – we hate the chavvy hobbitses), HobbitFly (I like them, they do 60s-style music) and the Hobbit Sisters (don’t be fooled! They’re not really sisters, they’re just hobbits who like wearing feather boas). And of course, there’s Keane. Great band. Tom Chaplin is definitely a hobbit.

Anyway, must go. Have a lovely day. Go and buy some hobbit records!

2005-06-29T05:15:00.001+01:00

Middle Earth Music

2005-06-29T05:15:00.000+01:00

Glastonbury

2005-06-25T14:09:00.000+01:00

Currently extremely happy, but uncomfortably warm. Listening to U2 on Radio 1, wishing that they would stop playing U2 as they are ever so boring.

Glastonbury's been great so far, hasn't it? This is the best one so far. The Killers were amazing! The White Stripes were incredible! The Zutons were great! Fatboy Slim probably caused half the population to go blind, but he still did a good performance!

I am very impressed. Radio 1 played a Keane track a minute ago LIVE from Glastonbury. I want them to play another one. Us hobbits have to stick together, you know.

I like Glastonbury. I want to go one year. A year with a drought. I hate mud.

*shudder*

But I really would like to go. Kaiser Cheifs in forty minutes! I cannot wait!

Wheehee!

HOT!

2005-06-24T16:14:00.000+01:00

Currently very happy. Listening to Blink 182.

It's very hot, isn't it? We're not allowed fans at school apparently, despite the fact that they have installed four fans to the ceiling of our school hall that look like they're about to tear the whole building down.

The RE room was really nice and cold today, actually. That was very pleasant.

It rained for three minutes, but that wasn't enough to clear the air, really. Oh well.

Oh yes - Doughnut Legend is dead. Sorry to break it to you this way, but that's the way it is. Please don't cry.

I'll be creating a new website soon. But what to call it? Hmm...

Yorkshire Puddings

2005-06-19T08:38:00.000+01:00

Currently feeling very happy. Listening to Simon and Garfunkel.

To Derek and Gertie, the discussers of puddings from Yorkshire, check this out:

http://www.yorkshirepudding.co.uk/

It is the greatest thing ever.

Anyway, I went to Rivendell yesterday. And it was absolutely amazing. One of the best days out EVER. I want to go again.

A Poem

2005-06-15T04:31:00.000+01:00

Currently very happy, despite the long evening of homework ahead of me. Listening to Katie Melua.

How can time go this slow?
It takes such a time to sweep into the past.
Time stops, times starts, it has no flow,
As every single second seems to last.

How long does a week take to fly?
How long will it be until a free day?
Time never really passes us by,
But seems to slowen by the way.

Each silent second we wish to keep
Is haunted by the thought of those ahead.
Yet even though we do not weep
Memories of past times are dead.

So here we stand to the end
As every clock hand continues to wave
Slowly, surely goes round the bend
Until we realise we can’t be saved.

I Don’t Like Pi. I Don’t Like Pie, Either.

2005-06-14T07:59:00.000+01:00

Currently rather happy, yet desperately wanting chocolate. Listening to new White Stripes album.

What is the point of Pi? It’s so… odd. There is no other way to describe it. It is just a random number. I know, I’ll look it up in the dictionary:

The symbol of the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The value of pi is approximately 3.14159. The name of the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Thank you, Oxford. Now everything makes so much more sense. Actually, it doesn’t. Why is Pi called Pi? Why not pastry?

Oh no, now I’m hungry again.

Oooh, check out this: http://www.3point14159.info/

B.O.R.E.D

2005-06-14T04:57:00.000+01:00

Currently bored with homework. Wanting to play on Sims and get a Kylie song out of my head.

I’m BORED! I can’t do my RE homework. Why were we set something that isn’t even in the textbook? I’ll have to research it tomorrow, boh. Shame. I wanted to get all my work done tonight. It’s my target, you see, to get everything done so I can have a free weekend to do whatever I want. I want to watch my new DVD! I watched the first ten minutes last night and it brought back so many memories of being twelve. However, I never actually got over being thirteen, so I’m actually still convinced that I am twelve. That was years ago, now, though. How old am I now? I don’t know.

Perhaps I’m 87, and too old to go to school. Perfect! I’ll quit tomorrow.

What A Lovely Surprise

2005-06-14T04:36:00.000+01:00

Currently feeling extremely happy. I am listening to the new White Stripes album that my mate got me for my birthday.

School wasn’t that bad today. I was dreading it yesterday, because normally Mondays are a load of clonk, but today was actually an excellent day. I’ve got a shedload of homework tonight though, mostly RE, because you get double the amount than usual now. Very unfair. I should be doing it now, actually, but I can’t be bothered.

Tomorrow should be a good day. I’ve got Music so that should be excellent. I have now completed a whole book of my songwriting (and the book that I was using was pretty thick), so I’m very proud of myself. I started a new one last night with a song inspired by Mercury Rev’s Opus 40. So, thanks, Mercury Rev, for your very cool song.

Oh yes, and we have a new addition to the Underhill family. A large, plastic Celtic cross which my mother is threatening to put in the bottom of the garden. Great. It shouldn’t look so bad when it’s covered in plants and grass. She was going to buy a mirror to put down there. I’m not entirely sure why.
Anyway, I better be going. My RE textbook is calling me. Farewell.

How Lovely

2005-06-14T04:35:00.000+01:00

Currently in a near-Nirvana state. Still listening to White Stripes.

It’s a lovely evening in Hobbiton tonight. It really is beautiful out there. I want to go out and play.

I’m sitting here in my cozy study, typing this and looking out the window, thinking, if I want to go out there, then why don’t I? To be quite honest, I’m not sure. Excuse me a moment.

I’m back. I just went to the window. I am just so overcome by how wonderful it is out there. I think I may go camping tonight. Perhaps not. There are foxes in our garden.

I hope that the rest of this week is like this. I’m going on a trip to Rivendell in the next two weeks, and weather like this would be wonderful. I love Rivendell – I very rarely go there and it’s very exciting. Better than Mordor!
Anyway, I best say farewell now, until tomorrow, because I’m very tired and I’ve got a long week ahead of me. Ta-ra!

Hoorah!

2005-06-12T14:02:00.000+01:00

Currently feeling very happy. I have a Texas song going through my head.

Just to let you know, I had lunch. It was lovely.

Rock and Roll and Pebbles and Baguettes

2005-06-12T00:44:00.000+01:00

Currently happy but hungry, listening to someone that I have never heard of on the radio.

Check out the new blog, people! My old one got completely messed up so I decided to start afresh. Look, this one has links! I created it this morning in a slight rush. I’m currently working on my website (Doughnut Legend, go check it out in the Links section. Actually, don’t.). It’s going okay but very slowly. I haven’t been able to do anything on it for the past few days due to it being my birthday.

I keep meaning to collect some midi files together to put on it. I’ve got one – impressive collection, I know – and I know all the ones that I want to get, but it’s just such a hard and tedious job of saving them all to disk, uploading them to Freewebs, at the moment I just can’t be bothered.

I’m really hungry, too. I can’t do my usual chocolate eating sessions in between meals anymore, as I went to the dentist a couple of weeks ago and he said that I need to cut down the amount of sugar I eat so that means less chocolate, boh. That makes me sad. I just ate a carrot, yet I’m still hungry. Seven and a half minutes to lunch. Pancakes today! Woo!

Thanks to everyone who helped make my birthday one of the best birthdays ever! I got everything that I wanted so thank you all so much! Got tons of CDs (Green Day, Athlete, Embrace, Killers and one that my friend made for me) and films (Star Wars I and II, and both Spiderman movies). I am a very lucky person. I also got loads of chocolate, which is great, but I can’t eat it in between meals, unfortunately. Some very posh chocolate, too, yum.

Five minutes till lunch. If I keep typing and stop looking at the clock, then time will probably go faster. I’ve got school tomorrow. Rats. That’s the one disadvantage about Sundays – the day after. PE first thing. I mean, c’mon, how can they expect us to do a five minute run around a field at 8:45 in the morning? And I have to get into school even earlier than usual because I have a music lesson at eight. I don’t mind though, because I like my music lessons. And now I study music three times a week at school, life keeps getting better and better!

One and a half minutes to lunch. Oh my, this is a long entry. You can tell that I need something to do. I went shopping on the evening of my birthday and got the Cardcaptors movie on DVD. I haven’t watched it yet but it looks great. I watched Spirited Away this morning – that’s an amazing film. All of my friends are in despair I think because the majority of my film collection is ‘cartoons’. It’s called anime, people! ANIME!

Ooo! It’s one o’clock! That means lunch is nearly ready! Goodee. I’ve got quite a few anime stuff now. I’m rather proud of my collection. Studio Ghibli have just released a new film, I think. The Cat Returns, or something. It looks good – it’s about a girl that turns into a cat. Sounds like my weird kind-of thing.

I think I’ll be seeing it on my own though. No-one else that I know likes that kind of thing. One of my friends might like it. Although it may not have enough zombies in for her.

I never saw the first Scoobie-Doo film. The second one was great, but I never saw the first. I remember a time when I got really into the cartoon series last year. I watched it nearly every morning throughout the Easter holiday. I’m surprised how long that show has managed to last though, because it’s the same storyline for every episode. Spooky guy – oh no, we’re all terrified – oh, don’t worry, it was the cleaner.

Five past one. Why isn’t lunch ready? I’m hungry. I want pancakes.

I’ve been typing for twenty minutes. Have you read all that I’ve written here? Wow, you’re dedicated.

I’ll stop in a minute. Lunch has got to be ready at some time or other. It’s an important fixture in my day. But what’s the big deal with breakfast? I don’t get breakfast. Well, I get breakfast, but I don’t understand breakfast. People say that it’s the most important meal of the day, but, when you think about it, it is small, often eaten in a rush and at a time in the morning when you’re so asleep you don’t appreciate it. It’s ridiculous!

There is nothing ridiculous about lunch though. What I do find strange though, is people that have lunch at twelve o’clock. Why? It’s too early! Eat it at one, like normal people! If you can call me normal. I don’t know when I’ll be having lunch today though. It’s ten past one and I am starving. Twenty-five minutes of typing hasn’t made me less hungry.

Anyway, I think lunch is actually ready now. My sister is poking my head. That seems like a good enough reason to go and eat. Ta-ra.