To Do? Or not To Do?
How do you to do? I mean, you have stuff to do, right? How do you remember to do it? Do you have the brain/memory capacity to remember everything you need to do each day? Or do you forgot lots of things? Maybe you have the ultimate to do list system? And do you worry about forgetting to do things? Or maybe you just don’t worry about not doing, to do’s?
I’ve been asking myself all of these question of late. There have been a couple of blog posts that got me thinking about this, one of which is here (check out my rambling comment!).
The one conclusion that I have come to is that I have relied on technology to remind me to do things for so long now, I’m incapable of doing it myself – my brain can’t handle it, most likely because it’s out of practice (it hasn’t been used in this way, so it’s forgotten), and possibly because it hasn’t been allowed to adapt to a world where there are literally hundreds of bits of ‘mini information’ being thrown at it from all directions at the same time, courtesy of the aforementioned technology.
I always have lots of things ‘to do’ but I suck at doing them. I make to do lists; most are in my email, some are in an online ‘to do list manager’ (which is embedded in my email), many are saved as reminders in my mobile phone, and very occasionally there’ll be one or two in my head. But as my to do list manager (software called Remember The Milk) so often reminds me, my ‘overdue’ list is always longer than my ‘to do’ list.
So, how do I fix this? Do I need to adopt a super-strict routine when it comes to ‘to do’s’, or perhaps I need to stop worry about it, and in the words of Nike ‘just do it’? Either way I’m not sure, and I’m swimming in a sea of ‘to do’s’.
How do you make sure you remember to get everything done?
Jack McManus ‘Bang On The Piano’ out now!
For the last year I’ve been working with a very talented singer/songwriter called Jack McManus. He’s a top lad and has a knack for writing very catchy pop tunes. Think Elton John / Billy Joel / Ben Folds / New Radicals and you’re just about there.
After a lot of hard work (for both Jack and I, amongst others!) his debut single ‘Bang On The Piano’ is released today (yes, Sunday) and I’m asking you to give it a listen, and should you like it – maybe you could click here and purchase it from iTunes (UK) for a mere 79p? (Old Skoolers can get the CD here.)
Your custom will not only help Jack get his career off to a great start, but would also really help me out too!
Should you like what you hear, the album ‘Either Side Of Midnight’ it out a week on Monday and can be ordered here at Play.com for £7.99 (inc. delivery).
Let me know if you like the track – and please feel free to pass the message on to anyone else you think may be interested!
You can get more info and music at www.jackmcmanus.co.uk and www.myspace.com/jackmcmanus
The Moment I Said It
I spent a good portion of today annoyed. I’ve been annoyed by lots of different things, some important, some not important. Non of these things really matter, not in the long run any way. They just seem important at the time.
I’ve said it time and time again and will probably continue to do so, but I love how listening to music can change your mood. There’s nothing else like it as far as I’m concerned…you put on an album you love and it can lift all types of doom and gloom and makes things seem so much better in just a few short minutes.
Right now, and for the last few minutes I’ve been listening to the instrumental version of Imogen Heap’s ‘Speak For Yourself’ album – I’m fortunate to have this as it’s not really widely available. It’s a truly beautiful album…and whilst a BIG part of the album is Immi’s wonderful voice, it’s also an amazing piece of music without her voice. So many intricacies that you just don’t notice on the normal version because of the layers of vocals that hide things. ‘Just For Now’ is a masterpiece, and the strings and orchestral parts throughout the album are nothing short of stunning. I’ve known this for a long time, but Immi is a genius. She’s also one of the kindest people I know to.
Today I received an email via her website from dance tutor – one of the tutor’s young students has recently been killed in a car crash – the student was apparently a big fan of Imogen’s and performed several dance routines to her songs. The tutor emailed us asking if there was any way she could get hold of an instrumental version of the song ‘The Moment I Said It’….apparently this song was a favourite of the student, and her family had asked that a video of the student’s solo be played at the recital to honour her, with the instrumental version of the song as the music.
Now, Imogen has had a bit of a rough ride in the past few days, but despite all of what she’s had going on personally, she still responded very quickly and asked me to send the track. Whilst this may not seem like a big deal, it’s just another little example of what a special and caring kind of person Immi is. Someone I’m glad to call a friend. Bless you Immi x
Doug Walker Magic FM TV Advert
Doug Walker’s song ‘Obstacles’ (which is set to be his next single) is currently being used on the new Magic FM TV advert ‘Good Mood Films’. The short advert features a selection of Magic FM listener’s photos with ‘Obstacles’ as the backing music and gives fans a taste of what is to come on Doug’s debut album ‘Fear Together’ released on Warner Bros Records later this year.
‘Obstacles’ follows on from Doug’s Chris Moyles endorsed debut single ‘The Mystery’ which charted at #36 in the UK singles chart in March.
Aston Villa 5 – 1 Birmingham City (Photos)
My photos from the game – Villa thrash Blues 5-1 on April 20th 2008, I watch from the Director’s box, sitting behind England manager Fabio Capello, having met Villa chairman Randy Lerner. Good times!
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- The Villa Faithful – Villa Park
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- Fabio Capello – England manager
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- Free Stuff!
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- Director’s Lounge Invite/Pass
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- Sexy Villa Notepad!
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- Director’s Box Ticket
