This week we’re chatting a little about the world of loneliness, and how me & Corinne deal with it. Well, that’s what it was supposed to be! Take a listen!
Living off less
January 29th, 2010 | Life | 1 Comment »I’ve started something new recently… mainly due to necessity. Sure, I’d love to drop off and get a cappuccino at Starbucks and then get something tasty out but I have wasted too much money on these things. Instead, I’m living off of less these couple of months and seeing how much I can save.
I wish it was due to better circumstances, but alas not. The holiday season brought forward much thoughtful gift giving and despite the fact I was living with my father for near-enough a month, I dinged my overdraft one unfortunate Thursday. With tickets bought already to return to Dundee, and about £10 in change I hope that money owed to me would arrive quickly–but instead these things have been dragging more than I expected.
It’s been almost two weeks and somehow I still have over £4 of that budget left. I have a reserve of tinned goods in the cupboard that should last me in excess of a week, with money only spent on this highest of necessities.
I am a proud person, but in the past my money management skills have been nothing but terrible. If I wanted something, I bought it. If I was in the mood to eat out all the time or take those nights out partying, I would. I was lazy, and too used to convience.
By limiting what I do and what I have it has helped me understand what is truly special to me, and what matters. By having this experience, I have the drive to do things to make my life easier–not getting things to make my life easier.
What do you think you really need to live?
Distance No Object #002 – Blogging
January 14th, 2010 | Audio | 2 Comments »TMI? Me & Corinne talk about the pros and cons of blogging in a long distance relationship.
New Leaf
January 13th, 2010 | General, Life, Ramblings | 4 Comments »I took some time off to think. I haven’t been able to do that for a long while. I think I lost something.
Let me explain. A long time ago you may remember I decided to change this blog into a more “let’s make it more about me” sorta thing. Well, that worked and seemed to be a good thing for a time… but when July came round, and the hell that started from it, I lost track of my interests and have been wallowing since.
I want to change that.
If it means that I don’t talk about myself that much, then so be it. If it means that I try new things, so be it. If it means that I can reconnect with you guys and feel better being able to comment and talk to you lot again… then I can’t wait.
What I didn’t do at the start of the year was discuss how things are going to change in the next little while. Not with life, and not with this blog. Changes are afoot–most of which I love.
What I hate showing.
Before we can ascertain the issues that… ahem… sorry, I’ve been writing a load of essays all day. Basically, to find what is good–we have to find what is bad.
There’s been a lot of talk about the bad things that occur in my life. So, who cares? Nobody wants to read that stuff. I should be sharing what awesome things have happened to me recently… like getting a big 3mm hole in my ear! 
Or how it looks like Corinne is moving over here in May…. but I haven’t.
Instead of writing about how unproductive I’ve been, why don’t I get off my backside and do some awesome things? I’ve been wanting to release wordpress themes and addons for a while, or even design some nice cool things for others. Why haven’t I? Because I’m lazy!
What I should show!
I should talk about all the cool things that are happening. How I want to bring back the Distance No Object podcast (two are waiting to be released) and I want to talk about all the good movies I’ve seen recently, the games I’ve played… the work I’m doing. All the fun of the fair, as you may say.
The people who read this mean a lot for me, and I don’t do enough to make you happy. Is there anything I can do for you?
Time to turn a new leaf and make things awesome again! WOOOOO!!!
2009 in review & goals for 2010
December 30th, 2009 | Life, Lists | 1 Comment »I think we agree that this year has been a terrible shambles. With that in mind… it’s time to look over the year that was and look ahead to the year that will be.
The Good
- I started freelancing. While it’s not been the best year to start a business, I can now say I’m doing something.
- I attended web-related events that allowed me to learn great people and learn a lot. I can’t wait to get to another (that I can afford!)
- I watched less tv than last year, partly due to the fact I was living somewhere without one.
I found it really hard to think of some good points. It’s been a hard year and maybe I’m not thinking the best tonight…
The Bad
- Corinne had to go back to the States and I haven’t seen her since.
- I lost my mother in July. A piece of me was ripped out that day.
- Money was tight and I almost didn’t have enough for presents at the end.
- When I got back to university I caught a month long cold that caused me to almost loose track of my studies.
- I didn’t fulfil last year’s resolution to read a book a month–but I did renew my library membership and purchased a few new books.
Goals for 2010
- Live frugally. Which also means that there will be a little less Starbucks in my future, and a lot more homemade espresso.
- Lose weight and go to the gym more. The month long cold took any of my exercising ability out of me, but I’ll find time to go.
- Grow the Business. It’s a long-term goal, but something I think I need to achieve… and should be able to do.
- See Corinne again as I don’t think I can’t last much longer without seeing her again.
- Start podcasting again on both Distance No Object and the Kilted Cast.
- Work on my personal projects and get them off the ground. Too often I get half way to completing it and loose interest.
- Eat less junk food and eat more vegetables.
Think I’ll manage that? Let’s hope so… Any resolutions you’re keeping yourself?
Back from the dead.
November 25th, 2009 | General, Life | 2 Comments »
Hello. Since most of you have probably forgotten about me, I’m Craig. I’m twenty and, just like many others, I have issues.
My latest started recently with a cold. A month-long cold.
I couldn’t go to the gym because I was coughing so much. So I gained a little weight. Then I still couldn’t go to the gym because I got myself some bronchitis. Then, in front of that… two nice little doses of emotional turmoil.
In all, it means that when I was last at the shop buying myself some jeans… I gained a size.
You could say my self-esteem is a little bit low right now, and you’d be right.
Image by Sara Björk and licensed under CC: Attribution.
At odds-end.
November 11th, 2009 | General, Ramblings | 1 Comment »Somehow I’ve managed to give myself jetlag. Late nights up and even later mornings have caused a few days of oddness.
I am still trying to get back onto my feet after the cold of the decade in my opinion… and since I haven’t gotten to the gym in over a month I’ve been feeling a little more than podgy. The adrenaline rush you get from exercise… I miss it, but when you’re coughing up almost every day it’s not exactly the motivator you want to get out.
But with the issues almost gone, it’s about time to get life back on track–don’t you think?
I just can’t believe it’s taken this long…
Why I shouldn’t be allowed to own a camcorder
November 8th, 2009 | Video | 3 Comments »Evidence above.
One of the many reasons I love her…
November 7th, 2009 | Video | 2 Comments »SHE IS THE BEST. THAT IS ALL.
Action
November 6th, 2009 | General | 2 Comments »While surfing the web this morning I came across one very interesting quote…
“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.” — Buddha
If you know me well you should know I tend to have what I call ’secret projects’. They continue to stay ’secret’ as the days move forward more ideas come alive, and more secret projects… but hardly any of them come out of the mind and into the real world. And there have been so many good ideas.
We all have ideas that could spark something. I have had ideas I’ve thought over, yet never developed, throughout the years.
So if you’re going to do something by the end of this year, be it this–commit to action. Let an idea become reality before you loose it, before it stagnates or before it’s done by somebody else. Ideas are worth creating and bringing into the real world.