This Is Not A Democracy

I just found the MySpace for my mum's cousin's band, Druid. I knew Marillion had cited them as one of their influences, but I'd never realised they were this well known, back then.

Bloody hell.

The singer, Dane, is my mum's cousin - my nan's younger sister's son. I was only in contact with him about a year ago, regarding our genealogy searches and stuff. It's his eldest daughter, Micah (although I've a feeling they spelled it differently) that the baby girl in the Mpreg is named after.

So, yeah - I'm tidying my room, right, and I think, "Well, I may as well put the stuff I'm not going to wear between now and Chicago into my suitcase so it's out of the way."

The only things I haven't packed are a towel, unwear and my black converse. And I'm talking right down to electrical adaptors.

We don't fly until the 22nd.

O_O

I kind of feel like I need more stuff. I definitely need to buy another pair of jeans before I go, that's for sure (I can live with four pairs, but I don't think I can get by on three - especially when two of them make me look like a dollop of lard). But damn. I've even packed my combat boots in case it snows (note to self: must buy new boot socks).

My carry-on luggage is going to include a laptop, A4 notebook, pens, rainbow fleece blanket (STFU!), wallet, snacks and a video camera (most of which will be in a rucksack).

Thank God I won't have to walk more than 15 minutes at any point.

I need a Chicago icon.

Holy shit.

Hard-Fi are doing MTV Take Over.

Ross Phillips. Who I went to school with. Whose mother I did work experience with. Who I had a vague crush on for a while. Who used to have dreadlocks and play in a metal band called Downtune. Who was one of the few kids who was always decent and friendly (if a bit quiet). ROSS. PHILLIPS. IS. DOING. THE. MTV. FUCKING. TAKE OVER.


This is so weird.