MY LIFE & ME

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this isn't really about what this post is about, but right now i look pretty damn hot. I've not showered yet so my hair's in a bobble on the top of my head (wow i'm sexy) and i'm wearing a striped t-shirt i got in 2010. seriously, why the hell did i think that this would suit me back then? it is hideous.

Anyway! so today i was thinking about my last few posts and i realised that you dont really know that much about me, so i'm going to share some cheeky facts that you may or may not know!

1) My name is Thomas Edward Jon Rogers and i hate my full name. There are two stories i've heard from my family that explain why i have all the names and both of them seem pretty stupid. According to my mum, it's because she wanted me to be able to choose which name i call myself, but seeing as my ID and stuff all say Thomas, i've pretty much been stuck with it. and secondly, according to my auntie, my dad chose three names because 'all good cricketers have three names'. i'm shit at cricket, so well done there.

2) i've touched upon this before, but i am a gay man. my dad and brother are basically homophobes because they think i chose to be like this and they don't approve. Fuck them basically, because it's fact that we can't choose, i mean i want a wife and kids, but that's not gonna happen - vaginas creep me out.

3) i'm a musician, i've been the singer of a relatively successful band for coming up to three years now and before that i was a bass player in another band from the age of 13. I literally live and breathe music, and i work really hard to make sure my band, my baby is going in the right direction. i know i may have talked about it before in posts but i just want y'all to take a look at our stuff and hear what i've been slaving over for years. We've been so lucky in wilson to have been able to travel to different places to play gigs and to have ourselves played on the radio around britain, and it's just amazing to meet you guys if you've seen us and to let people enjoy what we love doing! (links - soundcloud - twitter - youtube - facebook)

4) I wear make up. i know people frown upon the gays wearing makeup, but fuck, i need it and i need it bad! i don't wear it all the time but i have an issue with my skin where it gets really red and i have pretty bad acne. people always say 'use spot cream, don't just cover it', but girl, i've been on everything, like the nhs have ran out of stuff to give me, it just wont go! so basically because of this, i wear rimmel match perfection concealer which i love, and it gives an even layer which i found is really hard to find in a concealer under a tenner, and rimmel (again) wake me up foundation, with works wonders with it, i might be affordable, but its not really wet and runny like my old one i was given to me. I also wear a powder because i can have a really shiny face, the one i first used was MUA but its just seemed way too heavy and i couldnt find a decent brush or pad gentle enough to apply it with. i now use one that had a litte pad-thing with it, which my mum gave me, and it gives the most even covering and its more translucent than the last one so i love it, but the names rubbed off it so i don't know where it's from!

I was going to do 10 facts, but i think i've gone on about myself a little too long for one day, sorry about that and sorry for waiting so long to blog!

 If you like my comments on my make up let me know and i'll do a few posts about it, and i know quite abit about fashion so if you want anything like or just another 'about me' post then tell me in the comments and i'll do it! Love you all! x

PERFECT SHOPS & PROCRASTINATION

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So the other day i was forced out of my house with a bag full of CVs to go into Manchester with and get job hunting, which up until then, I'd been doing fully on my laptop. After 10 minutes of offering my CV to places and being scoffed at because 'everything is online now' which i told my parents before they forced me out of the house, i then decided to kill time by looking around shops. My favourite thing to do when window shopping is to go to the poshest shops you can find (Harvey Nichols was my target this time), and walk around all high and mighty, turning your nose up at designs and saying arrogant things under your breath. it helps if you're wearing loud shoes, like Chelsea boots, or for women; heels, so that you can make your presence known to the up-their-own-arse wankers who work there. 

After spending a good half an hour giving the overpriced designer store and it's staff the middle finger (one of the staff in mention was a guy who once left me during a date for someone else), i decided to take a look for some lesser known, but more friendly designers to appreciate. I ended up in Afflecks Palace in the Northern Quarter, a place i haven't been in properly since i was about 14 and had long hair. To my surprise, there were a lot of little shops that were really welcoming and full of cloths people could actually afford. There was a really cute craft shop that looked perfect for getting really nice vintage look tags and studs etc. called love craft. the woman at the till seemed a little bitchy but otherwise, it'd probably be my craft go to place. 

The main place that impressed me was a little clothing boutique that was sort of hidden away, squished between a load of larger shops, and it didn't have a name. After enquiring, i found out it was called 'Unexpected Apparel' and the clothes they sold were almost all original designs. the thing i liked most about this store was that they seemed very pro-recycle, because most of their work was on plainer, ready made clothing. For example, there was a white jumper that they had added half covers on the shoulders and a middle pocket made out of leather and the stitching was actually really quite good. They also had this long shirt that they'd written on with paint, and seeing as somehow, it's becoming more and more popular to wear nowadays, they'd caught up with the newer trends. It was such a nice experience to see people doing it for themselves instead of being sheep in the heard and following the conventions of normal, mainstream shops.

I'm thinking of doing more about fashion and maybe a bit of beauty on this blog, seeing as i know a thing or two about it, as well as my usual lifestyle posts, but I'm not sure whether that's what you guys want to see. let me know what you think, seeing as you're my target audience and i love ya! leave me a comment or maybe a tweet about it telling me what you think? ta! x

BARS & BLUE PINTS

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As my twitter peeps know, i was in Sheffield on Monday to play a gig at a bar/venue called West Street live. It was the first time i had ever been to Sheffield and it was a lot of fun. The reception from the crowd was quite good and although two spotlights were blinding me all the way through my set, from what i could see, people were enjoying it. It was actually our first gig in 2014 and it was nice to be on stage again. As some of you may know, I'm a terrible front man if i don't have a drink down me, because i get stage fright (not good for a singer, i know), but i was pissed so it was all good.

A good friend of mine from uni, Izzy, came to see us play for the first time and i hadn't seen her in a while so we went out after i finished the set, to a place called 'Corp'. It was a seriously weird place, and i don't think i could describe it too you, it was just that confusing, but fun nonetheless. At this place i met one of the guys who came to the gig and it was nice to hear what people thought of the band, and better that someone recognised me! Now this is where it got interesting - the drinks that were on offer were coloured pints. I have no idea what was in the blue pint but it tasted so good, i mean you have to give the place major points for the quirk factor of it all!

Anyway, we went to another place, called The Leadmill afterwards which was pretty cool, for me good music and good company makes a great night, so this place is what I'm all about. but over all, i have to say Sheffield was such a great experience and I'd love to go again. If you guys have any other places around the country you'd think I'd like, let me know and we'll go for a cheeky drink and a boogy!