Swings and roundabouts

Last night I went to bed with the world at my feet, and I today I woke up to hear some very bad news. It sort of put things into perspective for me, and reminded me that life is far, far too short.

I feel like I have another year and a half to go before my 'life' can begin. Seventeen years of none stop education sort of takes it out of you, and I've got another year and half to go. I wanted to leave uni in my first year, but persevered. Then again, they say you don't appreciate it until It's over. I understood that when I got my degree, but now I'm sort of back to feeling how I did in my first year. Moreover, I have now been in the Navy for over a year and still have not passed out. I feel I was ready six months ago! Injured for August, September cancelled, roll on October. I do always say look on the bright side, and try to practice what I preach, but sometimes things just take the piss!

I know life's just a lesson but fucking hell I've passed enough tests haven't I? Well come on 'calm down and carry on' only about a year and half, and a few more to go.

I am also once again becoming acutely aware that the nice guy seems to continuously finish last. I'm sick of it. When I acted like a complete and utter prick, who genuinely had little regard for how his actions hurt others, thing's where going so well, when I changed and tried to be nice, I just keep getting hurt. On that point though, I WILL NOT BUDGE! No "Nice guys finish last" is just something dicks say, to justify being dicks. Still, College was a long time ago.

I know I have an amazing family and some brilliant friends, and I have a lot to be grateful for in terms of the John Lennon Memorial Fund, but I did work quite hard to get hold of the latter. I suppose that's an example of the nice guy finishing first, but still, I guess I just feel a bit down. Roll on Sonisphere!

"I wanna be a billionaire so freakin bad"

O.K. a bit misleading, just a really cool song. This is my first blog in a long time, and much has happened. Gone through the motions as we do, but things are good, things are very good. Had an absolutely brilliant day on my birthday with my awesome friends and family, taught my first seminars, learned some really cool tunes on guitar today, in general getting back into music, physically fit again, (after being out with injury), Navy is going well, PhD is coming along very nicely, been asked to give a talk on Liverpool's political history to some tour guides and being paid for it, the blues are playing well, Labour did well in the local elections, and I'm looking forward to a holiday away with pals and Sonisphere festival!! :D

On the note of elections, it seems that every election campaign I get behind, i.e. work for, the candidate wins. I have a 100% record so far. 2010 Joe Benton (elected and increased his majority), Bill Esterson (Won newly created marginal, Tories were favourite), 2011 was behind Maev and Bob's campaigns in the uni election and they both became student officers (Maev became President) and Diane Roberts won Manor ward, (first time Labour has had that seat since 1991) Of course the main work is done by others, I think I may merely be a 'good luck charm' of sorts :P

Anyway in a nutshell, very happy atm and things are looking up, this is very much down to my awesome friends and family. Cheers guys ^_^ KD xxx