ZINE READING + WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY!

this saturday (may 12th) we are hosting a little zine reading + zine workshop at coFWD in rochester! if you're anywhere near by, or willing to/can travel here, you should totally come! tukru & emma (of fanzine ynfytyn) will be reading from their zines and then pieces from some of their favourite zines! then we are gonna do a wee workshop with general talk about zines and show how to make them, including practical bits like layout ideas, making flats and printing tips. and we'll also make a little workshop compilation zine!

you can visit medwayzines.tumblr.com for more info AND zine related things, and there's also a facebook event page if that's your thing.

as the venue isn't a so called public space you'll need to book your place in advance, which you can do here. booking is free cos well, the cost of the workshop is going to depend a bit on how many people turn up! but officially it's £2+ donation on the day. you can also email us at vampiresushidistro@gmail.com and confirm through there if the eventbrite page doesn't work for you for some reason. the eventbrite page also has the exact location and i will be emailing directions etc to all participants before hand.

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i just totally copied this from the vampire sushi website (because i think if i tried to re-write it again i doubt i'd ever get this post out in time!) I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE NOT POSTED ABOUT THIS ON MY VERY OWN BLOG. what is wrong with me?? 

i'm super excited about the workshop but i am also so fucking nervous. i'm so scared no one is going to turn up, or that i will mess up and it will go horribly wrong and no one will ever want to make zines or anything. though i'm 90% sure it won't go quite that bad. i mean, not all of those thing will happen in one go. right? luckily i've got emma coming along to help me and she's run some zine workshops before at brighton zine fest. and i suppose nerves are good, and expected in such situation, right? i just feel so unprepared.. i got so excited though when i visited the space last month and booked the space & time. i really hope it goes well and maybe we can do it again sometime.

so yeah, if you're in medway area, or are willing to travel here this saturday, you should come!

LET IT SNOW.

it snowed last night. usually on a sunday i have approx zero desire to go outside and today i didn't even need to go outside for dinner stuffs because i made epic beef casserole last night (recipe courtesy of hugh fearnley-whittingstall's mum!) and there's plenty of left overs for tonight. but i really wanted to go outside in the snow, while it was nice and squeaky and fresh! and it was heaven.

oh and yeah, i have new hair, thanks to my friend emma, and i'm madly in love with it!

SOME PICTURES FROM TYPICAL GRRLS

TYPICAL GRRLS DON'T REBEL..

the next TYPICAL GRRLS is on thursday 26th may!

FACEBOOK EVENT

in other news, on saturday me and emma guest dj'd at our friends club night, moogie wonderland. it went pretty well, despite the fact we were suffering from technical difficulties (aka right cd deck being a dick and refusing to play when you press play and skipping 10 tracks instead..) so i at least didn't end up playing exactly what i meant to, but ho hum. here's a mix of the songs i played, at least what i remember, is sort of order.. (i didn't write it all down..)



"(NIGHT TIME IS) THE RIGHT TIME" RAY CHARLES
"HENRY ROLLINS DON'T DANCE" ALLO DARLIN'
"YOUR KISSES ARE WASTED ON ME" THE PIPETTES
"THE TROUBLE WITH PUBLIC PLACES" CADALLACA
"BEAT CONTROL" TILLY AND THE WALL
"(ANGRY KIDS OF THE WORLD) UNITE" TIGER TUNES
"TELL NO ONE ABOUT TONIGHT" LE SPORT
"WHOS THAT GIRL" ROBYN
"GIRLS FALL LIKE DOMINOES" NICKI MINAJ
"THIS IS FAKE D.I.Y." BIS
"MIS-SHAPES" PULP

"AM I WRY? NO" MEW
"BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY" EDITH MASSEY
"JET BOY JET GIRL" ELTON MOTELLO
"AJETAAN TANDEMILLA" FREEMAN
"TICKING TIMEBOMB" ALL GIRL SUMMER FUN BAND
"GET UP" SLEATER-KINNEY
"GET OFF THE INTERNET" LE TIGRE
"WASTE OF TIME" THE STAINS
"BAD SEEDS" BEAT HAPPENING
"I CAN'T DO ANYTHING" X-RAY SPEX
"COOL SCHMOOL" BRATMOBILE


video of bee dancing to cool schmool.
i've got some pictures too but i haven't bothered to actually have a look or edit any of them. mostly silly ones of everyone pulling faces, covered in cheap flower garlands purchased at my place of employment, cos it's the best place for dressing up crap most of the year..

in other news, i've been watching roseanne on youtube again.

ANOTHER PHOTO DUMP; EASTER SUNDAY

easter sunday me and carl walked to his mum's house for dinner and stuff.

PHOTO DUMP PART ONE = SPRING TIME IN ROCHESTER

i just emptied my camera. here's some pictures from a couple of weeks ago when me and emma walked to rochester for some reason or other (i've forgotten now..)