Artful Dinner...

Food is an imperative part of life, is it not? As living beings we must all eat to continue on our wondrous lives, however what we humans consume can sometimes not always be the best for us. I myself if placed in front of a jury would indeed be discovered to be guilty for these wrong doings. But there is a rather judicious way of disguising these possibly less healthy options of subsistence.

A light alluring decoration can act as an ingenious cloak over what nutrients lie beneath. So don't be fooled by those crafty cooks who entice us with their "food art" because who knows what terrible tastes may be lurking inside!

Yours Joe
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Nike Air Max 90 Burger, by Olle Hemmendorff

The unexpected...

Surprises can be quite marvelous things when executed correctly. This day of a past half a dozen plus one, I successfully gave someone very close to me a surprise which proved to be a great success. These moments in life can be made very special. I find that possibly seeing the result of the surprise given can in many ways be much more rewarding than indeed receiving the unexpected yourself.

However surprises are not unceasingly ones of elation. Sometimes these instances can be terribly heartbreaking due to the event being unforeseen.

We have all encountered these such moments, or if not yet will be very much likely to; be that positive or the contrary. So when exposed to those surprises that cause those butterflies to gather inside your belly and that familiar warmth to glaze over you, be sure to not let these moments be forgotten.

Yours Joe
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Garden reading...

I find that when I turn the pages of certain books I am instantly immersed in their wonders. This feeling can be hard to come by especially with the large amount of drivel that is of late being shunted into the mainstream. Be that as it may I am to be slightly contradicting myself for I'm reading Andy McNab's "Immediate Action." For a feeling of wonder and enchantment, I would not recommend. But I foolishly started this as it had been collecting far too much dust on my shelf while I awaited to get my hands the book I had been bought. So I am battling through, with less than sixty laborious pages to go and then I can get back to Dickens' "Great Expectations."

I've really got into the classics recently. They have lifted a blanket off over my deprived eyes and awakened me to the tragic yet passionate F. Scott Fritzgerald novels, the politically aggressive styles of George Orwell and my favourite to date - Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea." A tale of an old fisherman and his struggles with honour and defeat as he strives to catch this magnificent marlin that battles with him for five whole days.

I would recommend "The Old Man and the Sea" to anyone who loves to read. So simple yet beautifully tragic. A must!

My favourite places to read are on windowsills and with company in the castle gardens, hence the pictures below...

Yours Joe
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Joining the trend...

So I seem to have given in to the fast-spreading blogging craze. I've even got myself an awesome photo editing app on my phone to get all my pictures looking sleek. So in advance I apologise for any clique shots.

I guess now to keep up the predictability I must talk about life's wonders. Well I can tell you that I have a calling by the name of Giuseppe, yet I am known as Joe to most people. I also take part in a band called Lecarla. Hitherto I have slightly changed my outlook on music from the current songs that I write for the band. I do not quite know if this a bad thing. I hope that this is not the case.

I attend University at Westminster (Harrow Campus) reading Commercial Music Performance, embarking on my third year of study. Sadly the area is not quite as glamourous as the Westminster name might suggest. It is a rather worn, monotonous place with far too many fast-food chicken restaurants polluting the streets! However I must admit I may well have bought my fair share of "chicken" burgers from here.

But now I write this blog entry from Norwich which is indeed quite the contrary to the dejecting lands of Harrow. If only Westminster University had a campus here, all would be well.

Yours Joe
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